Nadya Sugiarto LMST345

Week 14: Science Fiction and Satire For this week, I read the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (I didn't listen to it because I always get distracted if I have to listen to something for a long time). Reading the title, I imagined it to be an adventure story in the space. That didn't really excite me... So, I googled what this story is about and I found that the title really is the mirror of the story. First of all, since sci-fi is not my favorite genre, that alone would be something that can stop me from reading something. And then the sound of the title that makes it sound like an adventure comedy. I like adventure, and I also like comedy, but those three combined.... not really. The type of sci-fi that I would still like to read are the serious one I think, like if it's a movie, it would be Interstellar (I don't even watch Guardians of Galaxy...) This is my thought on what I have read so far: I do find some parts that I like. I like some of the interesting

WEEK 11: Cyberpunk and Steampunk For the week, I read Johny Mnemonic. Personally, I think it's an okay read. The story wasn't that interesting for me. The beginning part made me cringe with all the blood and finger, but other than that, I don't feel any excitement. I think it would be better if I read this as a graphic novel or watch it as a film. For me, the point of interest in this story would be the setting and the environment. It's pretty cool too, to imagine how the Squid and the Dolphin looked like. The characters itself aren't that interesting for me. The main character, Johny, doesn't seem to have that much personality. The only interesting part I found from him is that he is built from different memories from different people, but since it's a short story and we don't get to read the whole history, it becomes less interesting. The lady, Molly, she feels like a generic femme fatale. I also don't understand her personality and her motive.