![]() ![]() ![]() They are also astonishing examples of artistic distillation." To introduce a new generation of readers to Rulfo's unsurpassable literary talents, this new translation repositions the collection as a classic of world literature. According to Ilan Stavans, the stories' "depth seems almost inexhaustible: with a few strokes, Rulfo creates a complex human landscape defined by desolation. First translated into English in 1967 asThe Burning Plain, these starkly realistic stories create a psychologically acute portrait of poverty and dignity in the countryside at a time when Mexico was undergoing rapid industrialization following the upheavals of the Revolution. Juan Rulfo is one of the most important writers of twentieth-century Mexico, though he wrote only two books-the novelPedro Páramo(1955) and the short story collectionEl llano en llamas(1953). ![]()
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![]() It shows that British motives in colonising New Zealand were essentially humane and that Maori, far from being passive victims of a 'fatal impact', coped heroically with colonisation and survived by selectively accepting and adapting what Western technology and culture had to offer. The narrative that emerges is an inclusive one about men and women, Maori and Pakeha. The Penguin History of New Zealand tells that story in all its colour and drama. Between those events, and in the century that followed, the movements and conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth. ![]() It was also the first to introduce full democracy. Buy The Penguin History of New Zealand Large type / Large print by King, Michael (ISBN: 9781459623750) from Amazons Book Store. This bestselling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand. ![]() ![]() New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. This bestselling book, the triumphant fruit of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We join her as she starts to get a little forgetful, nothing too serious – she loses things and occasionally words “are on the tip of her tongue” but then she gets lost just around the corner from home. Alice Howland loves her job at Harvard University, she loves to run and travel, and she loves her husband and her three grown children. In turns heartbreaking, inspiring and terrifying, Still Alice captures in remarkable detail what’s it’s like to literally lose your mind.Īlice is 50, a respected Professor of cognitive psychology at Harvard University, extremely happily married and a much loved mother. As confusion starts to cloud her thinking and her memory begins to fail her, she receives a devastating diagnosis: early onset Alzheimer’s disease.įiercely independent, Alice struggles to maintain her lifestyle and live in the moment, even as her sense of self is being stripped away. ![]() D in neuroscience from Harvard University.Īlice Howland, happily married with three grown children and a house on the Cape, is a celebrated Harvard professor at the height of her career when she notices a forgetfulness creeping into her life. Still Alice is a compelling debut novel about a 50-year-old woman’s sudden descent into early onset Alzheimer’s disease, written by first-time author Lisa Genova, who holds a Ph. 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If you are in search of a feminist, epic fantasy filled with formidable girls healing from their trauma, killing monsters in the style of 300, and discovering their inner power despite the patriarchy, you may want to start with The Gilded Ones.Īll 16-year-old Deka wants is acceptance from her village, even if that means facing a terrifying blood-letting ceremony that distinguishes pure women from impure women. The Gilded Ones, Namina Forna ( Delacorte Press/Penguin Random House 978-9-7, $18.99, 432pp, hc) February 2021. ![]() ![]() Her ascension to immortality is just weeks away during the Winter Solstice, and she will spend it in a Shinto shrine tucked away near a remote mountain village to keep her out of dangers that all kami-gakari face. ![]() It’s told from a single viewpoint, that of Emi, a kami-gakari, who is preparing to become the living vessel Amaterasu Ookami (literally, Great Kami, the equivalent of a goddess, and considered to be the divine progenitor of the Japanese Imperial family until they renounced their divinity after WW2). It wasn’t until Red Winter’s Audible deal that I got around to it… and wow. Whether I picked it up in a Kindle Deal or Prime Reading, it had been sitting on my TBR for a few years. ![]() ![]() As a lover of Asian-themed fantasy, and always a judge of a book by its cover, I had wanted to read Annette Marie’s Japanese urban fantasy, Red Winter, for quite some time. ![]() ![]() Waits’ filmography as an actor is itself a testament to his brow-spanning abilities-from such wide-release fare as Dracula and Seven Psychopaths to the scrappy, intimate films of Jim Jarmusch, and more or less everything in-between. Not before we hear Waits weigh in on his favorite art films. While cable TV and Netflix may be the art houses of the 21st century, let’s not give up on the cultural reach of legacy archives like the Criterion Collection just yet. ![]() Having the ability to convincingly set his brow high or low makes Waits an excellent ambassador for film, a medium sadly riven by brow height. ![]() His depression-era everyman blues and drunken skid row laments ring just as true as his high-concept vaudeville theater act and cocktail lounge performance art. Tom Waits is that rare breed of artist who has equal amounts of credibility in the art house theaters and on the punk rock street. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thunderbolt Ross who is played by William Hurt who does a decent job is not very likable unfortunately. They don't pour enough emotion or witty banter to make it very appealing. ![]() ![]() It does have some humorous moments but for the most part the characters talk like they are contractually obligated. Besides the action, I'm not very invested in the story and some of the characters' banter. The tone and writing unfortunately this film feels and stylistically looks dull. Tim Roth also does a great job playing the character of Emil Blonsky as well.ġ. Abomination is a great villain, he is similar to Hulk and the fight like I said before is awesome. ![]() The scenes with Hulk are awesome, especially the fight scene between Hulk and Abomination is great and thrilling.ģ. The action the entire movie is pretty thrilling, he gets chased down by the SWAT and army and it is pretty thrilling. Hulk looks very menacing and awesome, though he looks nothing like Edward Norton but oh well.Ģ. His performance is solid and he does a decent job. Edward Norton is really good as Bruce Banner. The Incredible Hulk is definitely an improvement over Ang Lee's Hulk but is it a huge significant improvement? Kinda but it still has some problems but some good moments I liked. ![]() ![]() ![]() The story is told in part present and flashbacks to the past. The book starts out with Storm and Keira already separated following the events of his f*ckups. But I happen to love the angst of a good cheating story. If that's not your thing, don't read this book. Let's not address the other elephant in the room. But you can easily read this book and enjoy it without having read the others because there's perfect amount of background given. This series is not really read as standalones. Now let's address the elephant in the room. Storm was emotional, gritty, unapologetic, and completely unforgettable. This story was a kick straight to the feels. And this story? It was all of the things. And I'm absolutely gone for a cheating redemption story. ![]() I'm an even bigger sucker for a gritty MC. ![]() I had to read it and I took a chance to read it completely out of order without having read the rest of the series. But when I read the blurb to this book, I had zero chill. I also haven't read any of the other books in this series. I don't even have the words for all that I feel right now. I was trying to live like a fucking priest, but I was a sinner. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike the other villagers Adele can’t avoid the dark wood, she’s a guardian, she can transform into a wolf to protect the village from the dark wood. Unlike her fellow villagers, Adele cannot avoid the dark wood.Īdele is one of a long line of guardians: women who secretly take on the form of a wolf, in order to protect their village.īut when accepting her fate means giving up the boy she loves, abandoning the future she imagined for herself, and breaking her own moral code, she must decide how far she is willing to go to keep her neighbors safe.Īdele lives in the village of Oakvale, Oakvale is surrounded by the dark wood which is filled with monsters. A forest that light itself cannot penetrate. Genres: Fantasy & Magic, Retellings, Young Adultįor as long as sixteen-year-old Adele can remember, the village of Oakvale has been surrounded by the dark wood-a forest filled with terrible monsters. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ![]() I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. ![]() |