by Lee Cross I don’t like to use my blog to just write book reviews, for one thing I’m not the best voice on Literati Pulp for doing so, but mainly it’s because I’m interested in what books are about, and not just whatbooksareabout. …which brings me to Luke Rhinehart and The Dice Man. Everything … Continue reading Book Review: The Dice Man
Month: November 2016
Leopold Broom Investigates: Books & Gaming: A Reading Utopia
by Lee Cross I’ve been running with thoughts of ‘the interactive video book’ (bit corny maybe but I have to call it something; right?) since I wrote the second part of my Gaming/Literature blog and wonder how far we can push the idea(s). If I may force my magic banana down your throat just one … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: Books & Gaming: A Reading Utopia
How To Cure A Book Hangover
by Kaley Ingenito, @ATamedFox Book hangovers, man. We’ve all had them. You finish reading a book and, for one reason or another, You. Just. Can’t. Pick up another one. Maybe the book was just really, really, vastly long. I’m not a particularly slow reader and it took me over three months to finish The Lord … Continue reading How To Cure A Book Hangover
Sorting Hat Game – Find Out Your Literature House
by Davy Kenney The Sorting Hat Game – Pick a Character If you hang around with bookish people enough, you might encounter this question: What character from literature do you associate with the most? You could just pick the first character that comes into your head, but where is the fun in that? Instead, treat … Continue reading Sorting Hat Game – Find Out Your Literature House
Best Lines From Each Shakespeare Play, By Popular Vote
Goodreads is not only an amazing social media site to track reading progress and share book recommendations with friends, it is also a great source for literature quotes. Users are able to upload quotes and vote for what quotes are the best. Here are the top lines from each Shakespeare play that have been rated … Continue reading Best Lines From Each Shakespeare Play, By Popular Vote
14 Great Literature Quotes About Travel
Here are 20 great literature quotes about travel, for #TravelTuesday [Gathered by Regina Kenney] “Not all those who wander are lost.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ― Augustine of Hippo “Why do you go away? So that … Continue reading 14 Great Literature Quotes About Travel
Leopold Broom Investigates: The Interactive Book
by Lee Cross Gaming has clearly learned lessons from literature and used them to move forward in ways that would probably have been unthinkable to the creators of the Commodore-64. Maybe internet Gaming is where publishers should now be looking, in an effort to keep themselves relevant to the wider world as the future becomes … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: The Interactive Book
20 Great Literature Quotes About Love
20 great literature quotes about Love. [Gathered by Regina Kenney] “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, … Continue reading 20 Great Literature Quotes About Love
Leopold Broom Investigates: Novels & Video Games
by Lee Cross They say - “…a picture paints a thousand words…” “the book is always better…” “…give a thousand Monkeys a thousand typewriters, and I’ll give you a masterpiece…” …They, those mysterious others, say a lot of things; but what will be said tomorrow about the relationship between the worlds of writing and gaming? … Continue reading Leopold Broom Investigates: Novels & Video Games
An Idiot’s Predictions of What ‘Game of Thrones’ is About
by Regina Kenney I have not read Game of Thrones. I have not seen the TV Show Game of Thrones. But I did play Game of Thrones: The Board Game. Here are my predictions on what Game of Thrones book series is about, based off the board game. 1. Everyone is angry all the time. … Continue reading An Idiot’s Predictions of What ‘Game of Thrones’ is About