Book Association: Sherlock Holmes - Part 2

March's selection The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes inspired bromances last week.  This week we're exploring books about geniuses.



The Time Traveller from The Time Machine - The man built a working time machine. Automatic genius status, enough said.






Charlie Gordan from Flowers for Algernon - The heartwarming (and equally heartbreaking) journey of Charlie explores intelligence and its societal function as he undergoes an experimental surgery that takes him from having a below average I.Q. to being a genius. 




 Lisbeth Salander from The Millenium Trilogy (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo/The Girl Who Played with Fire / The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest) - Prickly, anti-social Lisbeth had a photographic memory and a nose for hacking. The girl with the troubled past was a smarty for sure. 



Captain Nemo from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea- Nemo is a nautical know-it-all, knowing the ocean like the back of his hand (both in its inhabitants as well as how to get around it) as well as having some pretty impressive engineering skills.






Dr Victor Frankenstein from Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus -Dr Frankenstein is a student of chemistry at the University of Ingolstadt (yeah, the doctor is Frankenstein, NOT the monster!) He uses galvanism and creates his monster who (unlike in the movies) actually "inherits" his creator's intellect and is a smart cookie himself.





Which other literary geniuses did we miss? Add your selection in the comments!

Literary Links: March 13th Edition

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Celebs Caught Reading  Books are more fun when it's part of a threesome...Care to join? 

Michael Vick Cancels Book Tour  Due to some serious death threats. 

Ten Writers Who Really Loved Cats  The feline seems to go so well with books.

Happy Birthday, Edward Albee  Yesterday was Mr. Albee's birthday.  Let's celebrate with some of his quotes. "I have a fine sense of the ridiculous, but no sense of humor." Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Some of the Worst Sex Scenes in Literature  "Slither, slither, slither, slither went the tongue."  Yeah, that's pretty bad. 

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Meet-a-Tator Tuesday: Jared

Part two of our Meet-a-Tator Tuesday. Last week we met Laura, our Gametator and this week we'll meet our newest host, Techtator and resident token guy. Jared is in charge of all things technical (hence the name), from making sure the sites look good to setting up the podcast for posting to making sure the rest of the Tators know how to load things onto the Google Drive. 

Jared

Title: Tech-Tator, Podcast Host

Fave books/authors/genre: Non-Fiction, Malcom Gladwell, Ayn Rand

IMPACT BOOK: Atlas Shrugged

Tell us about yourself: I have an eclectic background and have gone from being a Landscaper, Air Force Aerospace Mechanic, UAV Imagery Analyst, and now I find myself working with 3D Mapping software. What I read might be boring to some, but if I have time to read a book I like gaining some insight on a topic I am unfamiliar with.

Twitter/Facebook/etc: @Jared_Fagan

Literary Links: March 12th Edition

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Rare Footage of Famous Authors - J.D. Salinger, George Orwell, F. Scottt and Zelda Fitzgerald, and more. Feels like watching E! for the Classics.


Trailer for Joss Whedon's "Much Ado About Nothing" Released - Whedon is well on his way in trying to capture the adulation of  both geeks from the comic book realm as well as the literary world. 

"Russian Lit Wives": On Bravo This Fall - Admit it. You're already intrigued. What was it like being Sophia Tolstoy or Vera Nabokov? 

What Happens When You Like Books More Than Anything Else - So I wasn't the only one to ask for books for Christmas? Yay!

7 Geeky-Cool Translations of "Hamlet" - The LOLspeak makes me want to gauge out my eyes and I'm pretty sure the Bard would have too. 

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Literary Links: March 11th Edition

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What is America Reading?  See USA's ranking of titles selling at a broad range of retail outlets. It reflects combined sales of titles in print and electronic format.

The Accursed  At age 74, Joyce Carol Oates is still writing. This books features jilted spouses, demons, and likable lunatics. 

Why Japanese Readers Don't Like eBooks  According to this study, 72% of Japanese consumers said they had not tried e-books and did not want to try them. 

A Look at Vampires in the Lemon Grove  Is it possible the reader can feel empathy for the vampire? 

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Literary Links: March 10th Edition

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Wait a Cottin' Pickin' Minute!  Stephen King's latest book to be adapted for a smallscreen series.

Feel the Energy, Feel the Life Force  A yoga class for the visually impaired held at a library.

Book Tries for Balanced View on Roosevelt and the Jews  An attempt at a neutral assessment on how Roosevelt responded to the Holocaust. 

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz  A trip back to where the journey begins...the Yellow Brick Road. 

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