Part 1: Waabanong (“East”) Part 2: Zhaawanong (“South”) Part 3: Ningaabii’an (“West”) Part 4: Kewaadin (“North”) Part 1: Waabanong (“East”) Chapters 1 – 2 Daunis Lorenza Fontaine is an upcoming college freshman at Lake Superior State University (“Lake State”) in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan who is planning on a pre-med track. Before sunrise, she makes …
The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner drew me in with its gorgeous cover and tantalizing premise. I normally do quite a bit of research on books — reading reviews, trying to get a sense of the plot, etc. — before mentally committing to reading something. But with The Lost Apothecary, I decided to take a …
Chapter 1: Nella (February 3, 1791) Nella Clavinger is 41 and an apothecary. She runs a shop specializing in “women’s maladies”, hidden away at 3 Back Alley in London. There is a woman who regularly visits her with requests for poison to kill certain people. Nella looks at her register’s book, which logs all the …
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro is a “soft” science fiction book (dealing with the implications of science fiction without much emphasis on the science behind it). Ishiguro fans likely know that he’s no stranger to the genre, having penned other sci-fi titles in the past (The Buried Giant and Never Let Me Go). …
Part One Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Part One Klara and Rosa are new robots in a robot store. They get nourishment from the Sun. When Klara is far way from the Sun, she worries about getting weaker. Another robot, Boy AF Rex (“Rex”), shows up and tells her how …
