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The Bucknell Archive


The Spy, A Tale of the Neutral Ground
James Fenimore Cooper 1821 Grade: B- Like the other works from Cooper that I’ve had the pleasure to engage with, here he finds these...
Bowdoin Plumer
Feb 25, 20244 min read


The Wizard
Todd Holland 1989 Watched: 02/10/24 Grade: D This is an unbelievably fascinating cultural artifact, and the veins of discussion are so...
Bowdoin Plumer
Feb 13, 20246 min read


Horizon: Zero Dawn
Mathijs de Jonge 2017 Finished: 2/2/2024 Grade: B+ This is going to be an extremely interesting and difficult game to talk about. Should...
Bowdoin Plumer
Feb 7, 202412 min read


The Starless World
Gordon Eklund 1978 Grade: B- A thoroughly enjoyable story, engagingly told, and perfectly situated in the world of Star Trek. The amount...
Bowdoin Plumer
Feb 1, 20244 min read


...Baby One More Time
Britney Spears 1999 Listened: 01/28/24 Grade: D This album is ensconced in the images of freshman year. Trying to get home in time to see...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 31, 202414 min read


The Rundown
Peter Berg 2003 Grade: C There is no shortage of content here as the filmmakers have given their best effort to fit a one last mission,...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 27, 20244 min read


Solomon's Seal
Hammond Innes 1980 Grade: C+ This is a story excellently told. It is crafted with great skill and care for the subjects with which it...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 22, 20244 min read


Vulcan!
Kathleen Sky 1978 Grade: F There are a few things to enjoy here, and certainly one of the foremost is the cover. Even though the Arachnae...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 22, 20244 min read


I, Robot
Alex Proyas 2004 Watched: 01/20/24 Grade: B- I have to admit that I’m nowhere near as familiar with the work of Isaac Asimov as I should...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 20, 20244 min read


Planet of Judgment
Joe Haldeman 1977 Grade: C The writing here is of a much more professional caliber. For the first time in the novels, there is a direct...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 19, 20244 min read


False Gods
Graham McNeill 2006 Grade: D+ The author largely succeeds in making this story feel like a direct continuation of the previous work,...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 17, 20245 min read


Ghost of Tsushima
Nate Fox & Jason Connell 2020 Grade: A- I have been away from gaming proper, with the exception of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 14, 20244 min read


Shoeless Joe
W.P. Kinsella 1982 Grade: C+ It is very difficult to divorce this work from the more famous film that is based upon it, but much of what...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 12, 20244 min read


The Price of the Phoenix
Sondra Marshak & Myrna Culbreath 1977 Grade: F Some of the philosophical ideas here are very in line with the questions that Star Trek...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 12, 20244 min read


The Big Boss
Lo Wei 1971 Grade: C- It is supremely difficult to discuss this movie in any meaningful way and divorce it from my childhood association...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 12, 20244 min read


Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Rupert Wyatt 2011 Grade: B- I remember being pleasantly surprised the first time I saw this movie in the theater, and I’m glad to say...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 11, 20244 min read


Horus Rising
Dan Abnett 2006 Grade: C- The novel is written solidly and with a talented hand. Abnett does a good job at recreating much of the...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 11, 20244 min read


Spock, Messiah!
Theodore R. Cogswell & Charles A. Spano, JR. 1976 Grade: D The overall writing style is stronger here than in Spock Must Die! both in...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 11, 20244 min read


The Man Trap
Dir: Marc Daniels Writer: George Clayton Johnson Airdate: 8 Sept. 1966 Grade: B- Plot: Kirk, Bones, and Darnell beam down to do a yearly...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 10, 20242 min read


Spock Must Die!
James Blish 1970 Grade: D- Though not the first time Star Trek has tackled transporter malfunction doubles (The Enemy Within) this story...
Bowdoin Plumer
Jan 10, 20242 min read
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