Four kids and a dog investigating mysteries and catching the bad guy, who happens to be a man in a costume. Sound familiar? Well, the basic premise of the gang from Scooby-Doo inspired the storyline in Meddling Kids by Edgar Cantero. But the comparisons pretty much end there. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Zoinx!
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She Geek Critique – Circle the Wagons
Most people have heard of the infamous Donner Party. For those not as familiar, this was the wagon train of pioneers who, in the late 1800s, attempted to make the months-long westward journey from Missouri to California. A lot of things went wrong along the way that slowed them down and they were ultimately snowbound in the Sierra Nevada. That’s when desperation took over and, to survive, some reportedly resorted to cannibalism. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Circle the Wagons
She Geek Critique – Into the Aethersphere
If you are even the least bit into the science fiction and fantasy genres of books you know how big an impact steampunk has had on them over the past few years. Unfortunately, it has already reached the point of being formulaic. So when a novel comes along that at least cracks the mold, it’s worth talking about. And Flotsam, published this past March, is just such a book. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Into the Aethersphere
Playing Around – The Gaming Problem
The masculinity of the video game world is nothing new. The issue, however, didn’t receive widespread attention until 2016 with what became known as GamerGate. Anonymous male online gamers harassed a female programmer and female journalist, threatening sexual assault and even death for what they saw as, essentially, an invasion of their territory. It shocked a lot of people, but was nothing new to many women and minorities who are part of the online gaming community. Continue reading Playing Around – The Gaming Problem
She Geek Critique – Happiest Place in the Future
It seems that so many sci-fi/fantasy novels set in the future take a dystopian approach – nothing good can possibly come of the direction we’re heading. That can often seem a more realistic viewpoint. But it’s nice to be able to find a somewhat utopian take on the future. And with the re-release this year of novels by Cory Doctorow you get just that, especially in Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. Continue reading She Geek Critique – Happiest Place in the Future