Literature

Literature: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

TLS reviews this critically acclaimed graphic novel about the author’s experiences growing to teenhood in 1970s-1980s Iran.
[Aggregate score: 10]

Literature: No Exit

Hell may be other people, but there is no limbo like the purgatory of The Lost Signals.

Literature: Evil Robot Monkey by Mary Robinette Kowal

In this short and bittersweet story, TLS explores what it is to be trapped between two worlds via forced technology.
[Aggregate score: 9.6]

Literature: The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen

Join TLS in discovering the secrets behind the veil of reality in this detective/psychological cosmic horror story as we head into the 2019 Halloween season.
[Aggregate score: 8.3]

Literature: All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury

On the rainy plains and in the classrooms of Venus, TLS experiences the sun for the first time in this Ray Bradbury short story.
[Aggregate score: 5.75]

Literature: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

“Droll thing life is — that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge of yourself — that comes too late…”
With those words in mind, join TLS for Part 1 of 2 in which we analyze and critique Joseph Conrad’s influential novella, Heart of Darkness, followed by perhaps its most famous contemporary adaptation, Apocalypse Now.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Literature: Byzantine Empathy by Ken Liu

TLS discusses and debates the intricacies and pitfalls of charity work, blockchains, cryptocurrencies, statism and much more in Ken Liu’s polarizing story, Byzantine Empathy.
[Aggregate score: 7.75]

Literature: Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel

A quite short story with nevertheless more than a bit to say on dissolving relationships, TLS reviews Lawn Dad by Lincoln Michel.
[Aggregate score: 8]

Literature: The Game of Smash and Recovery by Kelly Link

TLS grapples with the problems of A.I. and identity in this intriguing although often opaque short sci-fi story. [Aggregate score: 7.5]