T + esseract = TESSERACT
tes·ser·act
Science was not my particularly strong subject in high school. I made A’s and B’s, but anything past Biology 101 was of no real interest to me, and fortunately (for me) graduation requirements at the time (back in the day as my kids like to say) only required two years.
In spite of that, I like the Science Fiction genre – be it books, movies, or television shows. What I like are the possibilities that it portrays. Whether you liked the original Star Trek series or not, you must admit it is uncanny the things that are now common place that were only props in the show (communicators – cell phones, Yeoman Rand’s tablet – iPad, phasers – lasers, etc.)
I like the way good writers use their knowledge of the genre they write in. As a reader I don’t have to know- if they are indeed good.
We read "A Wrinkle in Time" this past semester (I never heard of the book-I guess I should broaden my horizons, huh?). We had a little trouble wrapping our brains behind the whole "tesseract" concept, but we loved the story. Then, as a treat, we watched the Disney send up. It was good, but like all movie adaptations, the book was better. Did you know (I'm sure you did) that Madekine L'Engle wrote a sequel?
I like your a-z posts =)
Especially today, since I'm a math person.
Happy t day and happy easter!
I missed your "T" post somehow! I loved "A wrinkle in time". It's one of those books that the kids and I still talk about!