"The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins: Review by Stephen Cronin

An entertaining and relaxing read (breaking from the complicated, syntactical experiments of Thomas Pynchon.) The story moved a tad slow for me at first (and parts that interested me, like the history of the capital - how things came to be, were only glazed upon,) however, once I reached around page 200, or so, the book was difficult to put down. Despite, as a reader, what I wanted to hear more about, the story is not about history, or culture, or government oppression. It is driven by characters, mystery and - more than anything - suspense. Nethertheless, curiosity will lead to my eventual read of the second book, so I suppose Suzanne Collins did her job. Reminds me a bit of the film "Battle Royale." 3/5 stars.

An Emerson Induced Subtle Experience?

Last Friday, April 30th 2012, I lay in bed in the late afternoon (I often have my subtle experience during afternoon naps,) and drifted in and out of waking consciousness before I was able to focus my attention steadily within the subtle realm; very aware of laying in my bed. At that moment I thought of my recent studies of Emerson's "Over-Soul," the observer in your body transcends your body, and in that moment, I felt my body snap like a rubber band, felt static & electric-like sensations in my body; a process that was building but, for whatever reason, I feel like never reached its fulfillment (I think my self became very aware about what was going on.)