7/8/2023 0 Comments Ken follett trilogy books![]() ![]() There are moments when I engage with the characters (the Freedom Ride bus ridden by civil rights activists through the southern states for instance) but some of the occupants of Book 3 seem more like windows through which Ken accesses historical events rather than fleshed out people. I even admire his intention of writing a mammoth hist fict encompassing the violent and world-changing vacillations of the 20th century but for me this trilogy (and this third instalment in particular) hasn't been his finest hour. ![]() I really feel I should start this review by asserting that I am actually a big Ken Follett fan and have loved so much of his previous work. ![]() What of the Dvorkin twins in Russia? Tania and Dimka may have differing ideas on how to effect change but storm clouds are hanging over them - and the rest of the world - as an island off the coast of America gathers prominence. Meanwhile in America George Jakes has ideals and strong convictions that will take him past the metaphorical draw bridge into the echelons of a modern day Camelot. ![]() What the Hoffmann-Francks don't realise is that things are about to get a lot worse, partially due to the treacherous influence of someone they all once trusted. For others such as Rebecca Hoffmann and Walli Franck, living in East Germany means other priorities and, indeed, worries. The story baton is passed to the next generation as the swinging 60s arrive for people like Dave Williams. ![]()
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7/8/2023 0 Comments Paul auster 4321 reviews![]() ![]() ![]() I am fervently, emphatically anti-spoiler I refuse to share any details about a book that would reduce its impact and dampen the experience of the next reader. ![]() “Until that moment, it had never occurred to him that he might not be an American, or, more precisely, that his way of being an American was any less authentic than the way Dougie and the other boys were American, but that was what his friend seemed to be asserting: that there was a difference between them, an elusive, indefinable quality that had to do with black-hatted English ancestors and the length of time spent on this side of the ocean and the money to live in four-story townhouses on the Upper East Side that made some families more American than others, and in the end the difference was so great that the less American families could barely be considered American at all.” ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Fantastic mr fox 1970![]() Fox, Meryl Streep as Mrs Fox, Bill Murray as Badger, Hugo Guinness as Bunce, and Michael Gambon as Bean. Fox (George Clooney) breaks a promise to his wife (Meryl Streep) and raids the farms of their human neighbors, Boggis, Bunce and Bean. It was adapted into film by director Wes Anderson and released in 2009 and features the voices of George Clooney as Mr. ![]() The beginning chapters describe the characters, the following sixteen present a constant stream of adventures as the bitter confrontation ensues between Mr. In this story, a gentleman fox outwits three crass and vindictive farmers in order to protect his family from extinction. Near fine in a very good dust jacket, light offsetting to the front free endpaper. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "Ryan Love Roald Dahl." Illustrated by Donald Chaffin. It was published in 1970, by George Allen & Unwin in the UK and Alfred A. ![]() First edition, early printing of Dahl's classic children's work in the tradition of The Adventures of Peter Rabbit, this is a "garden tale" of farmer versus vermin, or vice versa. Fantastic Mr Fox is a childrens novel written by British author Roald Dahl. ![]() ![]() Her chronic wanderlust has led her from Alaska to Thailand and many places in between. ![]() ![]() Originally from Upstate New York, Megan is a professional musical theatre performer whose work has taken her across North America. To be the first to hear about new releases, free short stories, and giveaways, sign up for Megan's newsletter by visiting the following: From Girl of Glass, which blends dystopian darkness with the heart-pounding danger of vampires, to The Chronicles of Maggie Trent, which opens the gateway to a hundred magical realms.Ģ019 has led Megan on a new publishing journey, which will see thirteen projects released within the year including the Girl of Glass series, The Tethering series, The Chronicles of Maggie Trent, and The Tale of Bryant Adams. ![]() Megan O'Russell is the author of several Young Adult series that invite readers to escape into worlds of adventure. ![]() 7/8/2023 0 Comments Brandon sanderson reckoners![]() ![]() ![]() His recent Kickstarter campaign broke records, gaining more than 41 million from some 180,000 backersand becoming the most. Sanderson uses plot twists that he teases enough for readers to pick up on to distract from the more dramatic reveals he has in store.” - The A.V. Brandon Sanderson is the 1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stormlight Archive series, coauthor of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy. Period.” -Patrick Rothfuss, author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller The Name of the Wind Look for book two in the Reckoners series, Firefight, available now. ![]() But to exact revenge in Steelheart’s world, David will need the Reckoners-a shadowy group of rebels bent on maintaining justice.Īnd it turns out that the Reckoners might just need David too. If everything you ever loved was taken from you?ĭavid Charleston will go to any lengths to stop Steelheart. How far would you go for revenge if someone killed your father? And don’t miss the rest of the Reckoners series: Firefight and Calamity. They saw a lot of success with those books on Audible and wanted him to write a spinoff series for it. And he was approached a little while ago by Audible. And he has a book series, the Reckoners series: Steelheart, Firefight, and Calamity. The #1 New York Times bestseller from Brandon Sanderson, the author of Oathbringer, coauthor of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time series, and creator of the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy. I discussed before getting to know Brandon Sanderson, and we ended up becoming really good friends. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Neil gaiman myths![]() ![]() Together they contain essentially 90% of all the Norse myths and legends, and pretty much all notable appearances of the Norse deities. ![]() There are only two main major sources for Norse Mythology: First the Poetic Edda which is a collection of poems about the gods and heroes, which are themselves believed to have been passed down orally for centuries prior and second is the Prose Edda, a later written telling of all of Norse Mythology as one cohesive narrative. Unlike Greco-Roman Mythology which has literally hundreds of stories and variations, making it impossible to consume all there is to know, or Egyptian Mythology which is cryptic and nigh-incomprehensible, the Scandinavian myths are comparatively incredibly accessible. And one of my favorite mythologies has to be Norse, partially because of how simple and straightforward it all is. It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I absolutely love mythology, often regardless of the region they come from. ![]() ![]() One distinguishing mark of his work are his great and deeply distinct illustrations. He writes big, British fantasy stories that root themselves resolutely in space and place and explore the darkness of what may happen and what has already happened there. Young friends, Lil and Verne, embroiled in events they can't begin to understand have to stand with Cherry and save their town from the brink of destruction. This town has guardians, protectors, and it needs them right now because Whitby is facing its newest - and maybe darkest - hour. She's the last of the Whitby Witches a delicious bit of writing that I can adore and marry for it is perfect. Aunt Alice was one.Ĭherry Cerise is another. Whitby is a space between the worlds, a thin gauze between the human and the other, and such a town needs protectors. ![]() They don't get there easily nor painlessly, but they end up there when they're needed. Jennet and Ben, back in The Whitby Witches have to earn their presence within Whitby. This is a strange, evocative town that you have to earn. ![]() ![]() It hinges on the great jaws of the West and East Cliff and when you stand there, on that bridge between the two sides of the town, you can feel the whole world rolling in off the sea to greet you. ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Head on by john scalzi![]() ![]() Until a star athlete drops dead on the playing field. No one gets hurt, but the brutality is real and the crowds love it. But all the players are ¢ € œthreeps, ¢ € � robot-like bodies controlled by people with Haden's Syndrome, so anything goes. With flesh and bone bodies, a sport like this would be impossible. The main goal of the game: obtain your opponent's head and carry it through the goalposts. Hilketa is a frenetic and violent pastime where players attack each other with swords and hammers. ![]() ![]() Chilling near-future SF with the thrills of a gritty cop procedural, ‚ Head On ‚ brings Scalzi's trademark snappy dialogue and technological speculation to the future world of sports. ‚ John Scalzi returns with ‚ Head On, ‚ the standalone follow-up to the ‚ New York Times ‚ bestselling and critically acclaimed ‚ Lock In. ![]() ![]() It’s the return of the gladiators and prisoners are competing for the ultimate prize: their freedom. Loretta Thurwar and Hamara “Hurricane Staxxx” Stacker are the stars of Chain-Gang All-Stars, the cornerstone of CAPE, or Criminal Action Penal Entertainment, a highly-popular, highly-controversial, profit-raising program in America’s increasingly dominant private prison industry. ![]() She felt their eyes, all those executioners… “This book will change you!.A masterpiece.” -Jenna Bush Hager, The Today Show’s #ReadWithJenna “Like Orwell’s 1984 and Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Adjei-Brenyah’s book presents a dystopian vision so…illuminating that it should permanently shift our understanding of who we are and what we’re capable of doing.” - The Washington Post Two top women gladiators fight for their freedom within a depraved private prison system not so far-removed from America’s own in this explosive, hotly-anticipated debut novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Friday Black. ![]() St Joseph's University (Brooklyn Voices Series). ![]() 7/7/2023 0 Comments Tentacle by Rita Indiana![]() ![]() Argenis comes to live on Giorgio and Linda’s beach, Playa Bo but he starts having visions during which he is alive in the colonial period in the same part of the island. Meanwhile, a young artist named Argenis who is fired from his job giving tarot readings to customers over the phone is taken in by Giorgio. They start operating a laboratory on a beach on the island dedicated to saving marine life. ![]() Eric finds Alcide after she goes on the run and helps her to transition from a woman to a man, then Alcide is transported back in time to 1991 and becomes Giorgio Menicucci, who falls in love with a woman named Linda Goldman who inherits money from her rich father. With a friend, Alcide is responsible for Esther’s murder and gets away with a precious anemone that Esther keeps in a special receptacle in her luxurious home. Alcide is a low-rent female prostitute who is taken in by a man named Eric who occupies a place in the household of a soothsayer for the country’s president. The story opens in a year (2037) in the future when the coral reefs have all died. The other thing to say at the outset is that it’s not long so you never feel oppressed even when the story takes one of its characteristic turns. The plot is complex and the politics are unashamedly progressive. The translation is very good but the pace is very fast and you won’t grasp everything as it unfolds. This strange work of speculative fiction was first published in Spanish by its Dominican author in 2015. ![]() |