6/28/2023 0 Comments An imaginary life by david malouf![]() ![]() In this re-imagining, Malouf takes us to the bleak and barbaric island of Tomis where the greatest deprivation for the poet is that no one speaks his language. ![]() In Malouf’s novel, as in reality, Ovid paid a heavy price for his temerity. Yet it is out of these flimsy facts that David Malouf has fashioned an intriguing life-in-exile for Ovid in his second novel, An Imaginary Life ( 1978). It turns out that what I remember about him is about all there is to know, probably because Augustus was as good at turning his foes into ‘non-persons’ as Soviet dictators do. He liked The Good Life, and most of its lesser vices, and he enjoyed being provocative for the fun of it. This was not least because he was a bit of a ‘lad’, full of joie de vivre and a taste for ladies not necessarily available for romance, even in free-and-easy Rome. ![]() He was exiled to a remote island called Tomis because he offended the Emperor Augustus, and was utterly miserable there. I discovered the Roman poet Ovid when I was at university and enjoyed reading his Amores and Metamorphoses very much – but I was much too young to appreciate him properly. All I really remember is that the Amores was rather raunchy and that Ovid wrote once too often about matters too sensitive for him to be permitted to continue. ![]()
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6/28/2023 0 Comments Miriam's Song by Mark Mathabane![]() ![]() Her courage and sacrifice turned Mathabane's life around. ![]() ![]() His illiterate mother believed that education was the only way out of the ghetto. ![]() A love of learning and books and his dreams of tennis stardom, inspired by Arthur Ashe, carried him from despair, hate and anger to possibility and hope. and is on the American Library Association's List of "Outstanding Books for the College-Bound."īorn of destitute parents whose $10-a-week wage could not pay the rent for their shack or put food on the table, Mathabane spent the first 18 years of his life as the eldest of seven children in a one-square-mile ghetto that was home to more than 200,000 blacks.Ī childhood of devastating poverty, terrifying police raids and relentless humiliation drove him to the brink of suicide at age ten. Today, the book is used in classrooms across the U.S. 1 on the Washington Post bestsellers list, and was translated into several languages. 3 on The New York Times bestsellers list and to No. Telling the true story of his coming of age under apartheid in South Africa, the book won a prestigious Christopher Award, rose to No. Mark Mathabane touched the hearts of millions with his sensational autobiography, Kaffir Boy. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Drama by raina telgemeier book![]() ![]() Telgemeier meets this challenge brilliantly. Perhaps because of this, to tell a story set in our world with everyday people and problems might even be more of a challenge in a graphic novel. ![]() Barbarian third-graders who travel to Earth, space aliens, magical amulets and anthropomorphized bones are great subject matter when you can tell a long, complex story with illustrations and words. As Calhoun notes, most graphic novels have a fantasy settings, perhaps because there is so much more you can show (with art) rather than tell (with words) in a story when you are creating a graphic novel. The important thing to remember is that, in the world of graphic novels for middle grade readers, Telgemeier stands alone when it comes to the stories she chooses to tell. ![]() There is a great review of Drama by Ada Calhoun that was in the New York Times book review recently in which Telgemeier's books are referred to as "nice-girls-finish-first" and "hobbies-before-hotties" stories, which I think is great, if not a bit reductive. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Jumper gould![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He meets and falls for psych major Millie, while learning to control his gift and also use it as a weapon. Davy, afraid that his dad will find him, flees to New York, where he robs a bank-by teleporting inside the vault-and lives the life of a reclusive millionaire. Davy Rice, 17, lives with his drunken, brutal father in Stanville, Ohio, enduring physical and mental abuse (his mother had vanished five years ago) until, one day, rather than endure another vicious beating, he finds that he's teleported himself-''jumped''-into the local library! From this starting point, Gould works up a fine set of complications with which to test his characters. Sprightly first novel combining revenge, growing up, lonely- superman and abuse-of-power motifs centered on a classic science- fiction theme: teleportation. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments 3 dark crowns series![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And it’s not just a game of win or lose…it’s life or death. Arsinoe, a naturalist, is said to have the ability to bloom the reddest rose and control the fiercest of lions.īut becoming the Queen Crowned isn’t solely a matter of royal birth. Katharine is a poisoner, one who can ingest the deadliest poisons without so much as a stomachache. ![]() Mirabella is a fierce elemental, able to spark hungry flames or vicious storms at the snap of her fingers. In every generation on the island of Fennbirn, a set of triplets is born-three queens, all equal heirs to the crown and each possessor of a coveted magic. Three Dark Crowns (Three Dark Crowns #1) by Kendare Blake So, I made up my mind, bought English version, re-read the first two books in English and finished the rest of the books.ġ. First, because Three Dark Crowns is one of my few earliest book when I started reading outside my comfort zone genre *cough* thriller *cough*īut aside from Three Dark Crowns and One Dark Throne, I haven’t finished the rest of the sequels because I bought the first two books in Indonesia language and decided to wait for Indonesian publisher to published the rest.īecause reading one series with two different language is confusing *duh*īut it has been years and there’s still no news about the publication in Indonesia. Basically, this series hold some special place inside my heart. ![]() 6/28/2023 0 Comments Double whammy by gretchen archer![]() ![]() What she gets is her home invaded by hardheaded women, a softhearted little man, and major carpet troubles, the combination of which sends Davis' already suspicious mind into overdrive and landing her between a jailhouse rock and a very hard place.Ī little less conversation and a lot more action are called for if Davis has any chance of saving herself, her family, her marriage, her job, and the heartbreak hotel she calls home. If Davis doesn't find the little old lady and the money fast, she'll lose what's left of her job, at which point, there goes her Bellissimo everything. But once there, she runs straight into her ex-ex husband, a rigged slot machine, her. ![]() Davis Way thinks she’s hit the jackpot when she lands a job as the fifth wheel on an elite security team at the fabulous Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. With five million dollars.ĭavis just can't help believing Birdy didn't do it, if for no other reason, she's too old to spend it. Double Whammy: (A Davis Way Crime Caper Book 1) Paperback September 18, 2018. ![]() The quarter-time job she's left with is lulling her to sleep, exactly what she's doing when Birdy James, centenarian director of the casino's Lost and Found department, disappears. Davis Way Cole smells T-R-O-U-B-L-E when she's fired from half of her part-time job at the Bellissimo Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Forever in Texas by Jodi Thomas![]() ![]() But as trouble comes stalking through the valley, lives will cross surprising paths. Pecos Smith, Honey Creek's emergency dispatcher, is grateful to have a new bride he adores and a baby on the way-even if one vital piece of the puzzle is missing. Piper loves her town-but does she love Colby? And is he even ready for what comes next? That was five months ago, and Colby still isn't sure where they're headed. The quiet cowboy comes to listen every time she sings at Bandit's Bar, offering a glimpse of safety and calm that Marcie's rarely known.Īfter Texas Ranger Colby McBride saved Honey Creek's mayor, Piper Mackenzie, from a fire, she claimed him with a kiss. Little wonder so many locals have turned their backs on her. Marcie Latimer longs to run away from Someday Valley-especially since her ex-boyfriend spun a web of lies that almost led to tragedy in neighboring Honey Creek. ![]() "It's the novel's patchwork of tender, slow-building relationships between quirky, caring characters that keeps the pages turning. ![]() The charming and uplifting new novel from the legendary author of dozens of unforgettable romances Travel to the small town of Honey Creek where ties run deep and happiness is just around the next river bend. ![]() ![]() ![]() This is only made worse by the fact that in life, and especially after death, Rick is celebrated as a hero who can do no wrong. But his death does not end the pain, anguish, and hate that she has for him. In that instant, Rick make san enemy of Laura, and she must feel a twinge of delight upon hearing that he is murdered. But, that life comes crashing down when Rick shoots and kills Dwight after he pulls a gun on Pamela Milton. ![]() It's about all she could ask for in such dire circumstances. She finds solid, stable, enriching work as part of Rick's Militia, and on a personal level, she found companionship and love with a reformed Dwight. ![]() There's no doubt that life in a zombie apocalypse is hard, but for Laura it becomes much more tolerable after she leaves the Saviors. ![]() 6/27/2023 0 Comments Fifty shades book 2![]() Critical reception of the book, however, has tended towards the negative, with the quality of its prose generally seen as poor, while its portrayal of BDSM has been targeted for criticism from a variety of perspectives. It has been translated into 52 languages and set a record in the United Kingdom as the fastest-selling paperback of all time. Originally self-published as an ebook and print-on-demand in June 2011, the publishing rights to the novel were acquired by Vintage Books in March 2012.įifty Shades of Grey has topped best-seller lists around the world. ![]() It is notable for its explicitly erotic scenes featuring elements of sexual practices involving BDSM ( bondage/ discipline, dominance/submission, and sadism/masochism). It became the first instalment in the Fifty Shades novel series that follows the deepening relationship between a college graduate, Anastasia Steele, and a young business magnate, Christian Grey. Fifty Shades of Grey is a 2011 erotic romance novel by British author E. ![]() 6/26/2023 0 Comments The cruel prince book![]() ![]() This book is a piece of heaven that was sent from above, this book is the perfection incarnate, this book is nothing short of magical, this book easily makes my top five books of all-time list, and this book is without a doubt the best book I’ve read in 2017. If you guys ever want to see what my true heart’s desires are on paper, read this book. “He looks like a faerie lover stepped out of a ballad, the kind where no good comes to the girl who runs away with him.” ![]() But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself. To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.Īs Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe. They will live forever.Īnd Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here. ![]() This is a previously published cover edition of ISBN 9780316310277. ![]() |