𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙏𝙤𝙢" 𝙗𝙮 𝙑𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙇𝙖𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚 -

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Lovecraft-revisited
Race-revised
Gorefest-astute

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

What does Black Tom’s final choice say about humanity and about cosmic horror?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙝𝙪𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙞 𝙅𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙜 -

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Elusive
Familiar
Dreamlike

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

Tempting to compel this story to allegory: Why might we or should we resist?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙟𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙪 -

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Gorgeous
Layered
Plot-Heavy

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

What is the role of 'spectacle' in fantasy stories? in graphic ones?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: 𝙀𝙡𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜-

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Parable-like
Plot-contrived
Fitting Finale

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

Besides weight, what is Scott also shedding which accounts for his ending?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙠" 𝙗𝙮 𝙎𝙞𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙅. 𝙊𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙯 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Pensive
Physical
Stirring

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

How does Ortiz carry his history? How should we?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: 𝙋𝙏𝙎𝘿 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤" 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙨 1-6 𝙗𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙨𝙖𝙖𝙠𝙞 𝙉𝙖𝙠𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙢𝙖 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Evisceral
Repetitive
Meta-fictional

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

What proportions of the familiar and unfamiliar result in horror?

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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 – 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 1" -

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𝑳𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒓𝒚 𝑵𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒔 - "𝑮𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 – 𝑫𝒂𝒓𝒌 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒈𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑷𝒕. 1" -

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘈𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳'𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙑𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝙤𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙩 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Fast-argued
Provocative
Enactable

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

How is Rose's "Friction" different from mere critical thinking?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙣 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙚 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Illustrated
Reflective
Serene

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

What valuable meaning remains in another's personal epiphany?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝑶𝙧𝒇𝙚𝒐" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝒊𝙘𝒉𝙖𝒓𝙙 𝙋𝒐𝙬𝒆𝙧𝒔 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Holonomic
Fast-paced
New-Agey

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

Where do Powers's themes shift from compelling to dubious? Where does "compelling" provide cover for them?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙇𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙖𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙮" 𝙑𝙤𝙡𝙨 1-2 𝙗𝙮 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙧 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Frolicking
Researched
Indulgent

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

Where might Butler be massaging history to tell her "cat" story?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙜𝙤𝙣𝙮" 𝙖𝙣𝙙 "𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘿𝙖𝙮𝙨" 𝙗𝙮 𝙃𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙙 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Foundational
Ethics-Driven
Intricate

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

In what ways are the works of Classical Greece advancements or dilutions of Hesiod's narrative?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙪𝙠𝙩𝙪" 𝙗𝙮 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Idiosyncratic
Dog-Level
Liminal

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

Does Auster's narrator betray the reader expectation for satisfying story?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝘼𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙄𝙨 𝙖 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙗" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙈𝙖𝙮 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Fundamental
Acclimating
Necessary

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

Written primarily about Canada's indigenous community, how widely might LeMay's lessons be applied?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝙃𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙧𝙠" 𝙗𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙘𝙖 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙣𝙞𝙩 -

𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Challenging
Dated
Local-grounded

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

Originally written in 2004, what new challenges face Solnit's arguments?

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𝙒𝙖𝙮𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙙𝙜𝙚𝙧: "𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚" 𝙗𝙮 𝙀𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙚 𝘼𝙝𝙣 -

𝟯-𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄:

Straightforward
Expository
Memoir

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲:

What promises of the memoir genre are frustrated/fulfilled here?

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