![]() ![]() This is honestly one of the most beautifully written books I’ve ever read – the prose is gorgeously lyrical and descriptive. ![]() It gives a voice to the women of these legends and presents them as something more than the pawns of men. ![]() In a world where women are nothing more than the pawns of powerful men, will Ariadne’s decision to betray Crete for Theseus ensure her happy ending? Or will she find herself sacrificed for her lover’s ambition?Īriadne is one of my most anticipated books of the year so I’m very pleased to say that it totally blew me away! The story follows Ariadne and her sister Phaedra and their involvement in some of the most well known Greek myths like Theseus and the Minotaur. But helping Theseus kill the monster means betraying her family and country, and Ariadne knows only too well that in a world ruled by mercurial gods – drawing their attention can cost you everything. ![]() When Theseus, Prince of Athens, arrives in Crete as a sacrifice to the beast, Ariadne falls in love with him. The Minotaur – Minos’s greatest shame and Ariadne’s brother – demands blood every year. As Princesses of Crete and daughters of the fearsome King Minos, Ariadne and her sister Phaedra grow up hearing the hoofbeats and bellows of the Minotaur echo from the Labyrinth beneath the palace. ![]()
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![]() ![]() With which means though, is a whole different story. She did manage to captivate your attention & make you read on. You’ve got to give at least that to the author. I wanted to know how the story continues & how it would end. I got through the 460 page book in 4 days & there were multiple parts where I was racing over the words & through the pages in order to find out what happens next. #1 The author did manage to build up the suspense. The 1st reaction I had after reading this book, was wanting to dive straight into some meaningful & real non-fiction, so if you intend on reading “American Dirt”, I’d suggest you to have something like that ready on your bookshelf at home. ![]() ![]() Even to simply support the critical voices, I would’ve liked to give it 1/5 stars, but it did have 2 positive points to it, so I decided to settle on the total of 2/5. This book was selected for a book club I’ll be attending & I now completely understand all the polarising opinions about it. ![]() ![]() She tried telling the stories from other characters' perspectives, but none felt as natural as Cassie's. The breakthrough was her creation of protagonist Cassie Logan, originally eight years old, who is loosely based on Taylor's aunt. She thought of the tales often before she finally succeeded in crafting one into her own short story. Taylor grew up listening to her father's reminisces about his family's struggle to keep its land despite the Great Depression and hostility from white neighbors. Taylor uses her family's past as a lens through which to explore the legacy of the American South, deftly making a case for its modern relevance in the process. Based on Taylor's father's experiences growing up, the books reflect some of the South's most troubling history, when Jim Crow laws ruled and civil rights were not yet within reach. ![]() ![]() It is Taylor's second account of the Logans, whom she follows in six other books, including a prequel, a sequel, and several novellas, all written for a child and/or young adult audience. Taylor's novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry examines the hardships and struggles of the Logans, a black family living in rural Mississippi during the early 1930s. ![]() ![]() ![]() Written in the 1970's this still has resonance today, written in letter form it shows how easily Sally becomes a target of the Fan's increasingly hostile attentions. Broadway superstar Sally Morgan is stalked via letter by a persistent fan. center kitchen, split bath, corner bed, fabric colors, wood trim): _ _ _ PRICE RANGE DESIRED: FROM $_ TO $_ TRADE IN INFORMATION (Brand/Model/Year): _ MILES: _ENG. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2011. ![]() golf clubs, fishing poles, clothes, pots & pans etc.): _ _ EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS (air conditioner, generator, satellite dish, TVs, TV antenna, CD, DVD, Washer/Dryer, Leveling Jacks, etc.) _ _ _ _ _ SPECIAL NEEDS (Handicap requirements etc.) _ _ _ DISLIKES (be honest, this is very important, i.e. “CUSTOMER USE DATA WORKSHEET FULL TIME: _ WKS: _ MOS: _ PER YEAR PRIMARY SLEEPING (Yours) QUEEN: _ TWINS: _ NO PREFERENCE: _ OTHER SLEEPING AREAS NEEDED (Specify # adults or children) _ EATING ACCOMMODATIONS – BOOTH OR DINETTE: _ TABLE & CHAIRS: _ BATH PREFERENCE – WALK THROUGH: _ SIDE BATH: _ PRIVATE COMMODE: _ FULL HOOK-UP CAMPING: _% TIME OR SELF CONTAINED _% TIME (This helps to determine holding tank, fresh water, and generator needs.) STORAGE NEEDS (both inside and out - i.e. ![]() ![]() ![]() Anton Palmer lives in the Forest of Dean, England.Īpart from reading and writing, he loves listening to music - as loud as possible.rock and metal mostly Pink Floyd, Metallica, Kid Rock, Motley Crue, Motorhead and many others. Feel free to get in touch or ask him a question.ask about anything, anything at all, even about that medical condition you're too embarrassed to see the doctor about. He enjoys a beer or two, particularly ales such as Bishop's Finger and Hobgoblin and is particularly partial to a nice drop of red wine. Apart from reading and writing, he loves listening to music - as loud as possible.rock and metal mostly Pink Floyd, Metallica, Kid Rock, Motley Crue, Motorhead and many others. Anton Palmer lives in the Forest of Dean, England. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() That forbidden love triggers the shocking ending of the book. ![]() Both are also involved in a close but platonic relationship with a “dalit”, or untouchable, who befriends them and ultimately becomes the lover of their mother. Their close relationship with each other ultimately culminates in a not-so-wonderful act of incest near the end. The central story is the close relationship between the boy, Estha, and his sister Rahel, which borders on romantic love. The story, which jumps back and forth in time over about 25 years, touches on many aspects of Indian life, including the Communism of Kerala (India’s only Communist state), the caste system-still very much alive then, and the ambiguity of love. The plot involves a pair of fraternal twins (boy and girl) growing up in Kerala, India in the 1960s in an extended family of Christians. This is just a mini-review as I’m still processing the book. ![]() Published in 1997, it won the Booker the same year. The latest one was one was The God of Small Things written by Arundhati Roy. I’ve finished my second novel in my quest to read all the Booker Prize winners (I read eight before I started this odyssey). ![]() ![]() This classic seasonal tale of self-discovery has become one of Charles Dickens's most famous and best-loved works. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. With stunning, atmospheric illustrations that evoke Dickensian London at Christmas time, award-winning artist Robert Ingpen has worked his wonders on this timeless tale. This volume also includes Dickens's short story, `A Christmas Tree', with its evocative description of the delights of the season, which provides perfect fireside reading once the gifts are unwrapped. He awakes on Christmas morning chastened by his nocturnal experiences, and resolves to be a better man. During the night, the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Yet to Come show Scrooge the scenes of his youth, the poverty-stricken Christmas currently being endured by his loyal clerk Bob Cratchitt and his crippled son Tiny Tim - and the lonely future that awaits him if he continues in his grasping ways. ![]() ![]() On Christmas Eve the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is haunted by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley, who warns him that he will be visited by three spirits. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story, for those who are not familiar with any of the above, concerns a director who, whilst planning for his biggest, best film, learns that he has cancer, and only a short time to live. There is a stage adaptation by Marc Rosenbush and Robert Toombs from 1999, and Dave McKean has been writing about work to turn it into a film, which, to my knowledge, is currently on ice, but which I look forward to, should it ever materialise. Neil then re-wrote it into a Radio play, with music by Dave McKean, in 1996 (and released on CD in 2000). ![]() I must have been too young and superficial at the time, I suspect) in 1989, and then collected into a Graphic Novel in 1992. Signal to Noise was originally published in serialised form in The Face, the UK 'style' magazine (I remember some of it from those days, although it passed me by. This is a re-publication of this story written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean, with a long and slightly convoluted history leading to the form you can now (re)purchase for your enjoyment. ![]() ![]() Patrick McGrath has done both he has written about psychiatry and the experience of mental suffering ( Spider), but he has also written about psychiatrists. Writers also write about psychiatrists, often with the same result. The result can produce stereotypical depictions of mental health and of the people who work in that arena. Fiction writers often write about psychiatry for dramatic effect, but not always faithfully. As Baker et al 4 note, for writers ‘madness has long been, and remains, a compelling preoccupation’. Novelists write about the human condition, that much is evident. Psychiatrist/writers can help to restore that link. ![]() ![]() Garcia-Nieto 3 says that there used to be a strong connection between literature and psychiatry, a connection that was severed during the 20th century. ![]() Certainly, fiction can be powerful, but so can psychiatry. This observation is pertinent to this paper, which will look at the connection between psychiatrists and fiction writing. Femi Oyebode 2 notes the similarity in the tasks of the fiction writer and the psychiatrist, pointing out that they are both trying to make sense of human behaviour. 1 This paper asks the related question of whether psychiatrists should write fiction? Chekhov did it, and so did Oliver Sacks, even if he did burn his first efforts. ![]() In 2003, Allan Beveridge examined the idea of whether psychiatrists should read fiction. ![]() ![]() He was best known for Lloyd Llewellyn‘s arch humour, and most acclaimed for Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron – a waking nightmare of the 20th Century. Well, it seems now to be Clowes’ archetypal work – a template, even – but at the time it was something of a departure. Graphic novels have come a long way since then so, how does Daniel Clowes’ book stand up today? Begun over twenty years ago in Eightball, it was filmed, and that’s now over fifteen years old. ![]() A debt to Maggie and Hopey from Jaime Hernandez’s already canonical Locasis perhaps more obvious in hindsight. ![]() Enid is witty, painfully cool and self-conscious, Becky more ‘nice’ – a straight foil. Ghost World was a milestone in graphic novels reaching a young hip audience, who presumably identified with eighteen year-old outsiders Enid and Rebecca. ![]() |