Pet emezi review5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Pet isn’t one of those YA novels where a dystopia masquerades as a utopia and the protagonist has to take it down. For one, I was refreshed by the fact that Lucille is an actual utopia. ![]() I’ll start by saying that the audience for this book is probably on the younger side–maybe middle school? But I still loved it as a high schooler, and I think adults would probably like it, too. As she starts to unravel a sinister mystery, Jam must learn how to hunt a monster when everyone keeps denying they exist. Even worse, Pet says that the monster lives in Redemption’s house–one of the safest places Jam has ever known. But Jam starts to suspect that this may not be true when she meets Pet, a creature who says it’s here to hunt a monster. She and her best friend, Redemption, have been taught that the monsters who used to roam the streets and halls of power have all gone. Pet follows Jam, a girl who lives in the city of Lucille. Look, I don’t often recommend hyped-up YA books, but this one is well worth your time. I’ve got a cool-looking scar, a new cochlear implant, and three fantastic books to review, so let’s get to it! First, the futuristic Pet by Akwaeke Emezi. Surgery went really well, and I’ve started the long process of learning how to (sort of) hear out of two ears again. I’M ALIVE, SUCKERS!! You try looking this cute post-surgery. ![]()
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The cost of living rachel ward5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() It is this that has kept Bea living at home and working nearby so that she can attend to her mother’s need for order and routine.Īnt is a young man with troubles of his own. Bea is our protagonist a bright young woman who deserves more than life is currently offering her, Bea is a check out attendant who likes to take an interest in her customers.īea lives with her mum, Queenie, who has been experiencing mental health issues since the death of her husband, Bea’s father some six years earlier. The Cost of Living is primarily set in the local supermarket of the small town of Kingsleigh. ![]() ![]() I wasn’t sure what to expect from Rachel Ward’s first crime novel for adults, but I enjoyed reading this book. The Cost of Living is a warm, contemporary story with likeable leads, an engaging cast of supporting characters and a dark thread running throughout. While fear stalks the town, Bea finds an unlikely ally in Ant, the seemingly gormless new trainee, but risks losing the people she loves most as death comes close to home. Colleagues and customers become suspects, secrets are uncovered. When a young woman is attacked walking home from her local supermarket, Bea Jordan, a smart but unfulfilled checkout girl, is determined to investigate. ![]() Sanditon the book5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Sir Edward is silly and fairly handsome, and Miss Denham is aloof and cold. Sir Edward Denham and Miss Esther Denham are sister and brother, and Lady Denham believes they are both out to get her money. ![]() She is described as 'elegantly tall, regularly handsome, with a great delicacy of complexion and soft blue eyes, a sweetly modest and yet naturally graceful Address'. Miss Clara Brereton is Lady Denham's poor relation and was taken in to stay at Sanditon House. Lady Denham is described as the lady of the town ('every neighbourhood should have a great Lady'), and upon talking to her Charlotte finds her 'thoroughly mean'. When she arrives at Sanditon, Charlotte meets some of the residents, including Lady Denham, Miss Brereton, Sir Edward Denham and Miss Denham. ![]() After Mr Parker's ankle is healed, he and Mrs Parker invite Charlotte Heywood, the oldest daughter at home, to join them on a visit. During their stay, Mr Parker tells the Heywoods that he and his business partner, Lady Denham, are planning on making Sanditon, a small town, into a fashionable seaside resort. Heywood's estate, and Mr Parker's ankle is sprained, so he and his wife stay with the Heywood family for a fortnight. The story begins when Tom and Mary Parker's carriage crashes on a hill near Willingden, Mr. 1817 Sanditon is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, published after her death. ![]() Swim Smooth by Paul Newsome5/12/2023 ![]() We believe that swimming in the rough and tumble of the ocean as well as the smooth serenity of a pool all to yourself is part of Mother Nature’s will. We believe in structured intervals and swimming without a plan. ![]() ![]() We believe that having it beat you is not the end of the world. We believe that pushing to beat the beeper is good for you. We believe that the post-swim smell of chlorine is an aphrodisiac. We believe in the excitement and speed of short course yards as much as the rhythm and fluidity of long course meters. We believe that TRIATHLETES are SWIMMERS. We believe in drills to refine your technique and in using aids not only because they can be good for you, but because they make you feel good too. We believe seemingly ‘mindless’ continuous laps in the pool still makes for a good session. We believe in hard Red Mist Endurance sessions and challenging yourself. ![]() ![]() We believe in the magic of Vitamin-Sea and the benefit of swimming on our mental health as much as our physical wellbeing. And swimmers from the U.S, the U.K, U.A.E, Ukraine and every other corner of the globe. We believe in helping those new to the sport as much as those who’ve been there, seen it, got the t-shirt and are still doing it every day. We have built an entire community around the enjoyment of the shared unity of our daily swimming rituals, whoever you are and wherever you are.Īnd we believe in helping SWIMMERS - fast swimmers, slow swimmers, sinky swimmers, floaty swimmers, those who make it look effortless and those who make it look like an effort. ![]() Lara jean books in order5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() I’ve never fake-dated my middle school crush and had that turn into a real relationship-and I’m going to go out on a limb and say that not many other people have, either-but almost everyone has gone through the panic of graduating from high school. And I think that was my favorite part of this book and why it ended up being my favorite in the series. Although it’s been nearly ten years since I was a senior in high school, reading Lara Jean go through all of the ups and downs of that year brought me right back. Lara Jean and Peter are well into their senior year of high school and dealing with everything that goes along with that waiting for college acceptances, senior class trips, prepping for prom. ![]() Always and Forever, Lara Jean was hands down my favorite in the To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before series. ![]() Garber shakespeare after all5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() This site provides access to many different editions and scholarly works, you will just need to search. Trying to find scholarly works about Shakespeare? The MLA International Bibliography indexes works published on modern languages, literature, folklore, and linguistics - including Shakespeare.Īn online digital library created through a partnership between different institutions and libraries. ![]() Don't be limited by this site's interpretation of the texts. Just be cautious when using this tool by remembering that it is one person's translation of Shakespeare. Need a little help comprehending Shakespeare's words? No Fear Shakespeare is a good source for a paraphrased version of Shakespeare's works. This portion of the site has great links to resources directly related to Shakespeare's use of language and how to read Shakespeare. The Shakespeare Resource Center was first created as a student project at DePaul University, but has grown into a much larger site. The Language of Shakespeare - The Shakespeare Resource Center ![]() The reef nora roberts movie5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() There are two places I see to start with Nora Roberts. ![]() Where to Start With the Best Nora Roberts Books: Contemporary Suspense Remember when I said she wrote more than 225 books? Here is one of many possible pathways for readers and the romance-novel curious for working your way through her prolific collection. But for those without a romance expert for a mother, her backlog can be daunting. I found her by reading the massive collection my mom hid in boxes and under her bed. Not only has she received a Romance Writers of America lifetime achievement award, in 2008 they renamed the honor to become the “Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award.” She’s written more than 225 romance novels, helped define and advocate for the genre, and written so so many of my favorite happily ever afters. There’s not one best Nora Roberts book to start with. It’s hard to know where to start writing about Nora Roberts because…well she’s Nora Roberts. ![]() My last sigh bunuel5/12/2023 ![]() ![]() When I went to see her in Saragossa, where she lived with my brothers, I watched the way she read magazines, turning the pages carefully, one by one, from the first to the last. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.ĭURING the last ten years of her life, my mother gradually lost her memory. Filled with film trivia, framed by Buñuel’s intellect and wit, this is essential reading for fans of cinema and for anyone who has ever wanted to see the world through a surrealist’s eyes. ![]() ![]() His personal narratives also encompass the pressing political issues of his time, many of which still haunt us today-the specter of fascism, the culture wars, the nuclear bomb. In swift and generous prose, Buñuel traces the surprising contours of his life, from the Good Friday drumbeats of his childhood to the dreams that inspired his most famous films to his turbulent friendships with Federico García Lorca and Salvador Dalí. Now, in a memoir that carries all the surrealism and subversion of his cinema, Buñuel turns his artistic gaze inward. Luis Buñuel’s films have the power to shock, inspire, and reinvent our world. ![]() A provocative memoir from Luis Buñuel, the Academy Award winning creator of some of modern cinema's most important films, from Un Chien Andalou to The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie. ![]() ![]() Burroughs' The Gods of Mars "on or about" her eighth year began writing and submitting novels to editors (1928) sold first story to Astounding (1939) published first full-length novel, the mystery No Good from a Corpse (1944) collaborated with William Faulkner on screenplay of The Big Sleep (1944) won 1963 Silver Spur Award from the Western Writers of America for Follow the Free Wind, the only western she wrote was working on the screenplay for George Lucas' Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back when she died (1978). Pronunciation: Lee BRACK-it.īorn Leigh Douglass Brackett on December 7, 1915, in Los Angeles, California died on March 18, 1978, at age 63 only child of Margaret (Douglass) Brackett and William Franklin Brackett (a certified public accountant) attended private girls' schools completed four years of high school in three years and refused a college scholarship married Edmond Hamilton (a science-fiction writer), on Janu(died 1977) no children.ĭiscovered fantasy- science fiction by reading E.R. Name variations: George Sanders, a pseudonym used for the mystery novel Stranger at Home. ![]() ![]() ![]() American author and screenwriter who was dubbed the "Queen of Space Opera" for her contribution to the science-fiction genre. ![]() Kira jane buxton hollow kingdom5/11/2023 ![]() ![]() His tried-and-true remedies-from beak-delivered beer to the slobbering affection of Big Jim's loyal but dim-witted dog, Dennis-fail to cure Big Jim's debilitating malady. ![]() starts to think something's not quite right. But when Big Jim's eyeball falls out of his head, S.T. "those idiots"), and enjoying the finest food humankind has to offer: Cheetos (R). S.T., a domesticated crow, is a bird of simple pleasures: hanging out with his owner Big Jim, trading insults with Seattle's wild crows (i.e. About the Book One pet crow fights to save humanity from an apocalypse and the world that follows in this uniquely hilarious debut from a genre-bending literary author.īook Synopsis A finalist for the 2020 Thurber Prize for American Humor! " The Secret Life of Pets meets The Walking Dead" in this big-hearted, boundlessly beautiful romp through the Apocalypse, where a foul-mouthed crow is humanity's only chance to survive Seattle's zombie problem (Karen Joy Fowler, PEN/Faulkner Award-winning author). ![]() |