![]() ![]() ![]() I enjoyed the story, and I will forgive its shallowness on character development because of its novella length. ![]() This book was a good hard scifi tale of novella length. It did not detract to much form the enjoyment, but I wish we learned more about what it is like for them to life this transferred existence Beyond the main character, which is dealt with on a surface level, we learn little about the other dramatic personae of this tale. The characters are simply, and we learn little about them. These, beyond the concept of rebirths, are just flavor and are not explored in any great depth in the story, but it was consistent and helped with atmosphere for the story. While we are on the topic of souls, mythology features strongly in this story, with references to Buddhism, the Greek, Norse, and Aztec pantheons present. Who is killing the Gaias, powerful Capeks that create the next generations after a period of spiritual purification of 'souls'? This mystery is handled well, and it kept me invested in the story. It was a short tale, and not to deep, but entertaining. ![]() A hard science fiction tale about a Singularity event, that has all consciousness loaded into robotic life, know as Capeks. ![]()
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![]() ![]() She’s a single mother who gets no assistance from the boy’s father or her mother who rejected her. The Housekeeper has worked diligently her whole life because she needs to make ends meet. ![]() I really appreciate fiction which sensitively depicts working class life. In turn, the Housekeeper develops a deeper engagement/relationship with other people and the world around her. He gives this mother and son an appreciation for the beauty of mathematics. As such he wears a suit every day which is covered in notes to remind him about his condition and who the Housekeeper and her son are. This developed after he received a head injury in a car accident at the age of forty seven. He is an ingenious mathematician but suffers from an illness where he loses all recent memory every eighty minutes. She and her son (who the Professor dubs Root because his head is shaped like the square root symbol) develop a close bond with the Professor. Narrated from the point of view of a single mother and professional cleaner, the Housekeeper tells her story of working for a man she only refers to as the Professor. However, it has a meaning which subtly builds over the course of the story. ![]() ‘The Housekeeper and the Professor’ has an easily digestible style of writing and structure. During the long flight from London to Tokyo, I was grateful to have a novel that was fairly simply written but emotionally engaging. ![]() ![]() ![]() John Steinbeck uses her Book of Revelation-derived phrase The Grapes of Wrath as the title of his great novel about the suffering of Dust Bowl refugees fleeing to California. In any case, both remain prominent in American historical memory. He was well versed in Scripture and references it liberally in his writings and speeches nevertheless, he may also have had Howe’s Hymn in mind when he wrote his Address. ![]() Lincoln is known to have heard the Battle Hymn and reported to have wept when he did. Howe wrote her Hymn in 1861, Lincoln’s Second Inaugural was delivered in 1865. In it, Lincoln addresses the terrible costs of the war in lives and property, surmising that God’s justice may demand that ‘all the wealth piled by the bondman’s two hundred and fifty years of unrequited toil shall be sunk., and …every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword’ in recompense for the terrible sin of slavery. ![]() Filled with Biblical imagery, it reminds me of the Old Testament-inspired Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln. She’s best known as the author of the Battle Hymn of the Republic, the stirring Civil War anthem still sung at military events and in churches today I remember singing it at Mass growing up. Julia Ward Howe, poet, and activist, was born on May 27, 1819, and lived a long life ever dedicated to social reform. ![]() 7/5/2023 0 Comments Witches and pagans max dashu![]() ![]() ![]() Churchmen also railed against the Women Who Go by Night with Diana or Holda or Herodias, in shamanic flight on spirit animals. ![]() Women set out offering tables for the Three Sisters or the "good women," chanted over herbs, and healed children by passing them through 'elf-bores.' Spinning and weaving were ceremonial acts with divinatory or protective power, as bishops' scoldings reveal. Witches and Pagans looks at women's sacraments in early medieval Europe, a subject that has been buried deep for centuries. ![]() Veneration of the Fates persisted under many titles, as the Norns, sudice, fatas and f es, Wyrd or the Three Weird Sisters. They include Berthe P dauque, also known as the "Swan-footed Queen," whose spinning began at the proverbial beginning of time. Archaeological finds of their ritual staffs show that many symbolize the distaff, a spinner's wand that connects with wider European themes of goddesses, fates, witches, and female power. She shows that the old ethnic names for "witch" signify 'wisewoman, ' 'prophetess, ' 'diviner, ' 'chanter, ' 'herbalist, ' and 'healer.' She fleshes out the oracular ceremonies of the Norse v lur ("staff-women"), their incantations and "sitting-out" on the land seeking vision. In this compelling exploration of language, archaeology, and early medieval literature, Max Dashu illuminates hidden cultural heritages. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Her novel The Last Bastion Of The Living was declared the #1 Zombie release of 2012 by Explorations Fantasy Blog and the #1 Zombie Novel of the Decade by Barnes & Noble Book Blog. As The World Dies earned her a coveted starred review from Publishers Weekly. Since then Rhiannon has written over a dozen more novels, most featuring vampires and zombies, and earning a string of impressive accolades along the way. The books were eventually purchased by Tor and went on to sell like proverbial hot cakes. The story took on a life of its own, growing from simple chapters posted online into a sprawling three novel series she later self-published at the request of her rapidly growing fan base. It was during one of these trips that she conjured up the idea of As the World Dies– based on two women fleeing into the Texas hill country in an attempt to survive the zombie apocalypse. The gig required that she traverse the vastness of the Lone Star State, leaving her fetid imagination unfettered to run wild during the long stretches. The job Rhiannon Frater’s held prior to her current occupation as a successful novelist sounds like something she might have invented for one of her characters – governmental consultant. If a woman includes those story aspects, she’s writing a Harlequin novel with zombies.” “Robert Kirkman can have love triangles, sex scenes, etc, and he’s still considered a gritty horror writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() These emotional, tension-filled forbidden romances will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page. ![]() If you happen to decide to read this book you should read why the author was Inspired to write this novelĭeadly Illusion exquisitely fuses romantic suspense elements-romance, danger, page-turning suspense, gripping plot twists, and breathless moments- with emotional moments traditionally found in women’s fiction. I will definitely look at some more of Kathy Lockhart’s books I might not like how Jenna’s friend (Zoey) was so black or white when she found out what happen to Jenna! But you’ll just fall in love with Justin and all his sacrifices & how fiercely protected he is of his younger sister The things that I did like was, From the first sentence to the very end this book holds you captive. Jenna life felt like it was out-of-control & her entire life is imploding,Her fairy tale had come crashing down. After the tragic death of Jenna’s older sister and living in her shadows for so long, Jenna felt the need to escape the small town she left as soon as she could, just like her older brother Justin didĤ-hour drive from the small town in Illinois where she used to live, Jenna wanted to start new chapter in her life in new city located in downtown Chicagoįor the last eight months she's lived in beautiful blissed with her perfect job and perfect boyfriend until one day suddenly Everything Has Changed. ![]() ![]() ![]() The worse: it is not really science fiction the scifi elements are too few, too low-key, lame/uninteresting and actually just there to offer the pretext for the background. The rhythm, already quite slow, does not keep up constantly. Some are totally useless, go nowhere and should have been cut out (the Angel and San Xiang chapters). The bad: the use of way too many first-person points of view is unusual in a tiresome and unnecessary way. The writing is excellent, realistic but fluid. ![]() Some characters are well drawn and the reader gets to genuinely care about them. ![]() The (very) good: it perfectly and subtly depicts the way life is in a half-hearted tired communist state, with the mixture of fear/constant threat/guilt for being slightly different and apparent normalcy that can hardly be understood by those not living through it it also catches the atmosphere of gloom and its effects (depression, suicide) and the constant desperation to do something to hide that from one's own mind. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments My bondage and my freedom![]() ![]() In faithful compliance with this advice, the good lady had not only ceased to instruct me, herself, but had set her face as a flint against my learning to read by any means. My mistress-who, as the reader has already seen, had begun to teach me was suddenly checked in her benevolent design, by the strong advice of her husband. In attaining this knowledge, I was compelled to resort to indirections by no means congenial to my nature, and which were really humiliating to me. The most interesting feature of my history here, was my learning to read and write, under somewhat marked disadvantages. I lived in the family of Master Hugh, at Baltimore, seven years, during which time-as the almanac makers say of the weather-my condition was variable. You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Christopher marlowe faustus![]() ![]() The Privy Council of the queen wrote a letter to the university assuring the college about Marlowe's character and asserting that he had been of service to her majesty. Because of the prevalence of certain rumors, the college was going to hold up his degree. ![]() The only trouble which Marlowe had was just before he was granted his M.A. His academic career was fairly conventional except for some long periods of absences during his second year. in 1584, and three years later he received his M.A. From this fact, it appears that it was Marlowe's intention to go into the church, even though in the college records he first appears as a student of dialectics. He attended on a scholarship founded by Archbishop Parker which was granted for six years to those who were studying for a career in the church. After attending King's School in Canterbury, Marlowe went to Corpus Christi College in Cambridge in December 1580. Marlowe was born on February 6, 1564, and was baptized at Saint George's church in Canterbury on February 26. Christopher Marlowe was the son of a wealthy Canterbury shoemaker who was an influential citizen in his community. ![]() 7/4/2023 0 Comments Criminal Past by Gregory Ashe![]() ![]() Hazard and Somers try to work out the motive of the man threatening Newton, and the trail leads them into a conspiracy of corrupt law enforcement, white supremacists, and local politicians. ![]() The future victim? Mayor Sherman Newton-a man who has tried to have Hazard and Somers killed at least once. She doesn't want Hazard and Somers to solve a murder. When the Chief of Police interrupts Hazard's day at the fair, she has a strange request. Worse, Mikey seems to know something Hazard doesn't-something about the fresh tension brewing in town. Even as a drugged-out wreck, Mikey is a reminder of all the ugliness in Hazard's past. At the shooting gallery, though, Hazard comes face to face with one of his old bullies: Mikey Grames. Emery Hazard and his boyfriend, John-Henry Somerset, just want to enjoy the day at the Dore County Independence Fair. It all starts to go wrong at the shooting gallery. ![]() |