![]() They didn't have a tv (the family was weird) so they had only seen it at friends' houses and described it to their mother as a woman in a bath who puts a Cadbury's Flake in her mouth and looks overcome with happiness. Then they all saw the Cadbury's Flake ad on tv and agreed that they had never seen anyone look so. ![]() When the author was young he would have to bathe after his two older brothers, so he said the water was always cold and it wasn't very pleasant. Chocolate was a nasty, fatty, gritty bitter drink for the Incas I don't quite believe him but through technology has now been transformed into the almost orgasmic pleasure it is today. I hadn't realised it was such a technical marvel. ![]() The most fascinating by far was Aerogel But the most immediately interesting was chocolate. ![]() There were many interesting materials described in the book. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Imprisonment is a central theme evident in both texts, entrapping characters within their own mindsets or within their setting. These prevalent themes in ‘The Tempest’ have been reshaped in ‘Hag-Seed’ to recapture the complex mindsets of these characters in a modern setting. Power and control is interwoven into both texts, acting as the driving force for the characters to further their objectives. They also highlight the damaging consequences revenge can have on a person, and the rejuvenating effect forgiveness has, reflecting the importance of christian values during the elizabethan era. Both texts explore the metaphorical and literal means of imprisonment. The complex and provocative amalgamation of the universal themes of revenge, tragedy, comedy and romance within Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ has inspired many modern authors, such as Margaret Atwood’s adaptation of this text, ‘Hag-seed’. To what extent do you agree with this statement? In your answer refer to your two prescribed texts ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Hag-Seed’ This is evident literally in the setting and the predicament of the characters but it also is a construct of the characters and their mindsets. ‘The Tempest’ and ‘Hag-Seed’ dialogically focus the reader on imprisonment. ![]() ![]() ![]() She had read The Wife Between Us and she told me, ‘This is going to be a big book too and you have to take the chance.'” What’s the status of the The Wife Between Us adaptation? “Marcy Drogin, who found Girl on the Train, called me when we were in production for that movie. Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Partners owns the film rights to The Wife Between Us and is developing the book adaptation as a movie.įrom Holly Bario, who purchased the rights for Amblin: What format will it be? Will the The Wife Between Us adaptation be a Movie or a Series? ![]() Martin’s Press after a huge bidding war between publishers, and the film rights were acquired prior to its publication. ![]() The Wife Between Us was released in January 2018 by St. ![]() See the full summary and review of The Wife Between Us on the Bibliofile. From there, the novel twists and turns and has a lot of surprises as the story reframes again and again all the things you think you know. The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen is about a woman who seems to be stalking the new wife of her ex-husband, except there’s a lot more going on than meets the eye in this book. If you’re curious about a potential movie adaptation of The Wife Between Us by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, here’s what we know: What’s it about? What’s the plot? By Jennifer Marie Lin on Aug 8th, 2019 (Last Updated Aug 8th, 2019) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As for the performance criticism from some of the other reviewers, I had no such problems. I especially found his personal comments interesting, especially the reference to eugenics (did I spell that right?). If I simply want entertainment I'll watch a mindless sitcom. That's the point, isn't it? To get people talking, and thinking? That's why I read books. There's always a danger in taking fiction as fact, so if you have doubts check it out on your own. They stimulate ideas and I always want to read more about the issues he discusses. I always learn something new when I read a Crichton book. ![]() He's been warning about the dangers of the mis-use of science for decades, so this book should come as no surprise. He deals with complex scientific issues, uses complex language and (usually) explains things pretty well. What I enjoy most is that he doesn't talk down to his audience. I've read nearly all of them going back to the very beginning when he wrote novels under a pen name while in medical school. It's tough for me to be open minded about a Michael Crichton book. ![]() ![]() "Feminist Manifestos provides an impressive and unprecedented archive of feminist activism. By assembling these documents into an accessible volume, Weiss reveals new possibilities for social justice and ways to advocate for equality.Ī unique and inspirational collection, Feminist Manifestos expands and evolves our understanding of feminism through the self-described agendas of women from every ethnic group, religion, and region in the world. Weiss is particularly invested in how communities work together toward social change, which is demonstrated through her choice to include only collectively authored texts. In addition, an introduction to each individual document contextualizes and enhances our understanding of it. In a wide-ranging introduction, Penny Weiss explores the value of these documents, especially how they speak with and to each other. ![]() ![]() Covering issues from political participation, education, religion and work to reproduction, violence, racism, and environmentalism, the manifestos together challenge simplistic definitions of gender and feminist movements in exciting ways. ![]() In the first book of its kind, the manifestos are shown to contain feminist theory and recommend actions for change, and also to expand our very conceptions of feminist thought and activism. A wide-reaching collection of groundbreaking feminist documents from around the worldįeminist Manifestos is an unprecedented collection of 150 documents from feminist organizations and gatherings in over 50 countries over the course of three centuries. ![]() ![]() To save her mother, Xingyin embarks on a perilous quest, confronting legendary creatures and vicious enemies. Disguising her identity, she seizes an opportunity to learn alongside the emperor’s son, mastering archery and magic, even as passion flames between her and the prince. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.Īlone, powerless, and afraid, she makes her way to the Celestial Kingdom, a land of wonder and secrets. ![]() Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. ![]() “An all-consuming work of literary fantasy that is breathtaking both for its beauty and its suspense."- BookPage, starred reviewĪ captivating and romantic debut epic fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess, Chang’e, in which a young woman’s quest to free her mother pits her against the most powerful immortal in the realm. “Epic, romantic, and enthralling from start to finish.”-Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Caraval series ![]() The acclaimed national and international bestseller ![]() ![]() Stranded at boarding school, his vulnerability attracts his piano teacher, Miriam Cornell, leaving scars as well as a memory of love that will never fade. ![]() While the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. ' Lessons triumphantly achieves its primary aim of conveying the "commonplace and wondrous" intertwining of global history and everyday life' Daily Telegraph A wonderful author has delivered another mesmerising, memorable novel' Independent McEwan's best novel in 20 years' New Statesman 'Lessons is deep and wide, ambitious and humble, wise and substantial. Lessons is an intimate yet universal story of love, regret and a restless search for answers. ![]() But for so many of us, old wounds run deep. The mesmerising new novel from Ian McEwan, the bestselling author of Atonement. ![]() ![]() ![]() She believes her father will discover her fame and be so proud that he will come home. Raymie has constructed a plan to win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition. She has known for two long days that her dad has snuck off from her mum for another woman. Raymie Clark is a ten-year-old girl with a big imagination. ![]() At some point, Raymie’s father would put out his cigarette and open the paper and clear his throat and say, “Let’s see what we can see here,” and what he would see would be Raymie’s picture.Įxpect the unexpected with award-winning author Kate DiCamillo’s new tale.Ĭlick on title links or cover images to purchase. They would be sitting together in a booth, and her father would be smoking a cigarette and drinking coffee, and Lee Ann would be doing something stupid and inappropriate, like maybe filing her nails (which you should never do in public). He would be with Lee Ann Dickerson, the dental hygienist. The way that Raymie imagined her plan unfolding was that her father would be sitting in some restaurant, in whatever town he had run away to. You can see all Jazzy’s other reviews for Children’s Books Daily by searching her name in the search box above. You can read Jazzy’s complete bio here, see her blog homepage here and ‘like’ her Facebook page, managed by her mum, here. ![]() ![]() Tween book blogger Jazzy is back, this time with a review of ‘Raymie Nightingale’ by Kate DiCamillo. ![]() ![]() ![]() Here is a rigorously constructed hard SF novel where the question is not whether humanity will reach the stars but how it will survive its own worst tendencies. Resonating with that theme, the vignettes are linked by a thin near-future frame about scientists meeting in the midst of ecological and political chaos to find a way to save humanity from itself through the "globalization of empathy." More concerned with technical detail than character or plot, the book rises above its fragmented narrative and frequently repetitive violence to reach a grim and stoic grandeur, which (despite a tendency toward preachiness) clearly has humanity's best interests at heart. A brilliant, grandscale sampling of sixty-five million years of human evolution. Beginning with the gritty slice-of-life tale of a small, ratlike proto-primate called Purga (short for species Purgatorius), the story travels from the end of the Cretaceous through the millennia as primates slowly evolve into creatures more and more recognizably human, learning to make and use tools, developing language and the ability to feel empathy-the trait that Baxter selects as definitive of true humanity. Evolution by Stephen Baxter: 9780345457837 : Books Magisterial and uplifting. Taking a page from SF saga writers like Kim Stanley Robinson and Brian Stableford, British author Baxter (the Manifold trilogy) portrays humanity's origins, growth and ultimate disappearance in a loose-knit series of brutal vignettes spanning millions of years of evolution. Evolution is written by Stephen Baxter and published by Del Rey. ![]() ![]() ![]() She has illustrated a United States, which could be any Western nation, that only barely stretches our imaginations beyond the reality we live in now. Ng is not oblique in her references to the global experience of Covid, or to the inherent racism and misogyny that resulted in the broad and diverse Asian diaspora being treated with disdain and - in some cases - being attacked physically and verbally. ![]() Asian Americans are deemed dissidents, and Bird’s mother, Margaret, has been a fugitive since her son was 9 years old. The act, introduced during a crisis, does not recognize or reward artists who question - let alone criticize - the myopic representation of America. His mother’s poem, All Our Missing Hearts, has attracted the wrath of authorities, falling foul of the American federal PACT (Preserving American Culture and Traditions Act). In her third novel, Ng introduces Bird Gardner, a 12-year-old Chinese American boy who is living with his father in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In American novelist Celeste Ng’s Our Missing Hearts, writers are punished for their (apparently) subversive work, and their children are left parentless and tainted with the stigma of rebelliousness. ![]() |