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John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 8 years, 11 months ago
While reading excerpts from Books of the Living, the idea of how people should act together as a community really struck me. Lauren truly lived by that mentality because she would gather everyone in Acorn for a […]
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John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 8 years, 11 months ago
“Oh, God, there you go again. You’ve always got a disaster up your sleeve.” – Joanne Garfield, Parable of the Sower
While reading Parable of the Sower, I couldn’t help but think this statement is the perfect […]
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John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 8 years, 11 months ago
“’Human beings fear difference,’ Lilith had told him once. ‘Oankali crave difference. Humans persecute their different ones, yet they need them to give themselves definition and status. Oankali seek difference and […]
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John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 9 years, 1 month ago
This is mostly just a mixture of wishful thinking and denial, but I want to believe that Doro is still kicking. I felt a bond with Doro. Whether it was because he’s been with us from the beginning, or […]
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John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 9 years, 1 month ago
While reading Conversations with Octavia Butler, Butler discussed how most science fiction novels deal with religion. She begins by explaining, “…science fiction tends not to deal with religion, and when it does […]
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John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 9 years, 1 month ago
Until today, I’ve been having trouble choosing a topic to blog about. I’ve been meticulously going through each topic that popped into my head until I came upon one that really got me thinking. When the professor […]
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John Tjartjalis joined the group Speculative Fiction 9 years, 2 months ago
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John Tjartjalis started the topic Seven Psychopaths and it's Anti-Hero in the forum Film Talk 9 years, 11 months ago
Martin Mcdonaugh’s Seven Psychopaths utilizes its incredibly talented cast of actors to poke fun at the clichés of Hollywood and the irrational tendencies that come along with it. First, we have Marty (Colin Farrell) the alcoholic screenwriter, and his good buddy and our antihero Billy (Sam Rockwell). Early in the film, we learn that Marty has a…[Read more]
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John Tjartjalis replied to the topic Book's Character Journey in "Witness" in the forum Film Talk 9 years, 12 months ago
Although I do agree with a lot of what you are saying about John Book, I believe that Book ultimately belonged with the Amish. From the bits and pieces we are given about Books past, he has always felt a sense of superiority over everyone in Philadelphia. From acting as a parent to his sister’s children because he can’t find a family of his own,…[Read more]
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John Tjartjalis started the topic Big Fish – Is Edward Bloom a Hero? in the forum Film Talk 10 years, 1 month ago
When you look at Ed Bloom, what do you see? Do you see a man who has lived a heroic and adventurous life, or a man who hides behind his stories to make his life seem more appealing. In fact, Ed Bloom has altered his life into such a series of weird and wonderful stories that his grown son, Will questions whether he really knows his own father. Fin…[Read more]
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John Tjartjalis joined the group Film Talk 10 years, 2 months ago
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John Tjartjalis became a registered member 10 years, 2 months ago