#ann halam

[wormsinastarcoat]

Where are my fellow bitches who are a little too feral about obscure childhood reads

Like. I can't be the only one who read the pushcart war and mail-order wings and the reverse island of dr moreau book and that one about the cockroach boy who turned into a human

My wife's white whale is a book about a loon whose mom told them not to swim to the bottom of the lake and they did and found a lovecraftian eye and they DON'T REMEMBER HOW IT ENDS

[haveyoureadthisscifibook]

have you read Dr. Franklin’s Island, by Ann Halam (2001)?

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[the-english-lit-review]

Book Review: Siberia

I honestly cannot remember how I came by this book, or even the first time I read it, all I can say is that one day it appeared and it was good. it’s a children’s or young adults book, but discusses quite adult concepts, it was intriguing, the sort of plot line that you couldn’t really guess because it was just so different .

It was definitely a good one though, I’ve reread it a couple of times and each time appreciated it in different ways, anyone who enjoys a little bit of sci-fi might enjoy this. :)

[bibliofiendweb]

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[sapphicreader]

Dr. Franklin's Island

The story relates to Cast Away with a sickening twist.

Imagine surviving a plane crash and living in an island for days, still hoping that someday you'll be saved. Imagine having all of your hope crushed by learning that you will never be saved because in the outside world you're already dead and doesn't exist anymore. Imagine being an unwillingly participant of an experiment that will turn you to an animal...no, a monster, a mutant.

That's what happened to Semi, Miranda and Arnie after they encountered a mad but genius scientist named Dr. George Franklin. Everything felt so scary. They are treated not as humans but as specimens. What I admire the most is Semi and Miranda's friendship. They showed what it's like to be strong for your friend and to continue keeping themselves alive and well with the help of the other. When they were turned to 'animals' it seems that there's really no hope anymore but the ending surprised me. I didn't expect that they will turn back to humans. I could accept that they will turn to mutants but to be human again, it seems so unreal...then I realized yet again that I was reading a science fiction. Some parts are exciting and so gripping but others can be depressing as well.

I also became interested of genetic engineering because of this book but it's really sickening to think of infusing a human and an animal together.

[breadna]

Finished reading Dr. Franklin's Island. Loved it.

[rawrockkilz-blog]

Maybe I'm not really shy. Maybe I just don't like people. I think I'm horrible.

Dr.Franklin's Island -Ann Halam