6/29/2023 0 Comments The Haunted by Danielle VegaWith help from the mysterious boy next door, Hendricks makes it her mission to take down the ghosts. And, then, one night, things take a violent turn. Voices whisper in her ear as she lays in bed. But Hendricks isn't sure if it's the demons of her past haunting her. Hendricks learns from new friends at school that Steele House-the fixer upper her parents are so excited about-is notorious in town. Hendricks wants to lay low and forget her dark, traumatic past. That's what Hendricks Becker-O'Malley's parents said when they moved their family to the tiny town of Drearfield, New York. ONE OF ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S "BIGGEST AND BEST YA BOOKS OF THE SUMMER"įrom Danielle Vega, YA's answer to Stephen King, comes a new paranormal novel about dark family secrets, deep-seated vengeance, and the horrifying truth that evil often lurks in the unlikeliest of places.Ĭlean slate.
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I found the book to be divided into three main areas that would have worked quite well on their own as stand-alone books: Anita acknowledging her own monster and accepting it enough to drop most of her defenses and form real relationships that complete the original triumvirate and create a second with unexpected powers manifesting and a setup for a final showdown wrapped up in a stripper serial killer case that gets stuck at the end.Īll this happens in about three or four days There is very little sleep in this book. It’s true that rough sex, group sex, and public sex abound, but if you can get past the descriptions and see it metaphorically, it’s not as graphic as you think. This book is not as bad as I expected based on the reviews. Its length is unwieldy Combined with the pacing, I wonder if the author sees the series finale coming and is urging the reader to hurry up. Incubus Dreams reads more like three books combined into one, which is perhaps why it gets such poor reviews from a lot of people. Vampire slayer Anita Blake finds her life more complicated than ever as she is caught between her obligations to the living and the undead. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Ariosto orlandoThis led to Renaissance humanism.Īfter the death of his father, Ludovico Ariosto was compelled to forgo his literary occupations and take care of his family, whose affairs were in disarray. Ariosto composed the poem in the ottava rima rhyme scheme and introduced narrative commentary throughout the work.Īriosto also coined the term " humanism" (in Italian, umanesimo) for choosing to focus upon the strengths and potential of humanity, rather than only upon its role as subordinate to God. The poem is transformed into a satire of the chivalric tradition. The poem, a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's Orlando Innamorato, describes the adventures of Charlemagne, Orlando, and the Franks as they battle against the Saracens with diversions into many sideplots. He is best known as the author of the romance epic Orlando Furioso (1516). Ludovico Ariosto ( Italian: 8 September 1474 – 6 July 1533) was an Italian poet. Reggio Emilia, Duchy of Modena and Reggio Ariosto, detail of votive painting Madonna with Saints Joseph, John, Catherine, Louis of Toulouse and Lodovico Ariosto by Vincenzo Catena, 1512 6/29/2023 0 Comments The Stand by Stephen KingIn the miniseries, he's played by Owen Teague, who is slim and has clear skin. In the book, Harold Lauder is (originally) overweight with a bad case of acne. Abhorrent Admirer: Harold is this in terms of personality and demeanor, being pale and having an unsettling air around him, with an unhealthy obsession about his childhood babysitter and crush Frannie.One faction is led by the mysterious Mother Abigail who fights to save humanity from the corruptive influence of the dangerous and manipulative "Dark Man" Randall Flagg. Soon however one of the remaining safe havens, Boulder, Colorado, becomes the battleground for a greater war between good and evil. When a dangerous superflu called "Captain Trips" decimates the world's population, what remains of humanity must come together in the wake of the apocalypse. The first episode aired on CBS All Access, December 17, 2020, it is the second adaptation of King's novel, following an earlier four-episode miniseries from 1994. The Stand is an American epic Dark Fantasy web television miniseries, based on the 1978 novel of the same name by Stephen King as directed by Josh Boone. 6/29/2023 0 Comments Portnoys complaint“Ah, but Naomi, maybe that’s the best kind.”Passages like this were bound to offend Jews, and especially Jews no longer charmed by the self-deprecating humor of Yiddishkeit. Portnoy,” she said, raising her knapsack from the floor, “you are nothing but a self-hating Jew.” By dawn I had been made to understand that I was the epitome of what was most shameful in “the culture of the Diaspora.” Those centuries and centuries of homelessness had produced just such disagreeable men as myself – frightened, defensive, self-deprecating, unmanned and corrupted by life in the gentile world. Not much love in that remark, I’ll tell you. “Oh, I don’t know,” I said, “self-deprecation is, after all, a classic form of Jewish humor.” In some little way or other, everything is ironical, or self-deprecating.” I don’t believe you actually want to improve your life.Įverything you say is somehow always twisted, some way or another, to come out ‘ funny.’ All day long the same thing. You seem to take some special pleasure, some pride, in making yourself the butt of your own peculiar sense of humor. “ The way you disapprove of your life! Why do you do that? It is of no value for a man to disapprove of his life the way that you do. NOTE! Consider delaying until first div on page (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) Portnoy’s Jewish complaint - The Jerusalem Post 6/29/2023 0 Comments Homo Ludens by Johan HuizingaUpon his release, he was banned from returning to Leiden. He was held in detention by the Nazis between August and October 1942. In 1942, he spoke critically of his country's German occupiers, comments that were consistent with his writings about Fascism in the 1930s. In 1916 he became member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1915, he was made Professor of General History at Leiden University, a post he held until 1942. He continued teaching as an Orientalist until he became a Professor of General and Dutch History at Groningen University in 1905. In 1902 his interest turned towards medieval and Renaissance history. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the role of the jester in Indian drama in 1897. He then studied comparative linguistics, gaining a good command of Sanskrit. Born in Groningen as the son of Dirk Huizinga, a professor of physiology, and Jacoba Tonkens, who died two years after his birth, he started out as a student of Indo-European languages, earning his degree in 1895. He also earned Caldecott Honors for Where the Buffaloes Begin by Olaf Baker and The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant. As Peter was on his way back to bed, a black dog ran down the stairs. It had gotten so chilly, he went downstairs to turn up the heat. Peter was in bed on the second floor of the old house where he lived alone. Get Ready to be Spooked It was eleven oclock at night. He won the Caldecott Medal for Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman. Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones. Stephen Gammell is the illustrator of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Scary Stories 3, as well as many other books. His collections of scary stories- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Scary Stories 3, and two I Can Read books, In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories and Ghosts!-are just one part of his matchless folklore collection. Alvin Schwartz is known for a body of work of more than two dozen books of folklore for young readers that explores everything from wordplay and humor to tales and legends of all kinds. 6/29/2023 0 Comments My policeman audio bookMy Policeman is a deeply heartfelt story of love's passionate endurance, and the devastation wrought by a repressive society. Forster had with a policeman, Bob Buckingham, and his wife. A tale of forbidden romance and changing social conventions, My Policeman follows the relationships between three people, policeman Tom (Harry Styles/Linus Roache), teacher Marion (Emma Corrin/Gina McKee) and museum curator Patrick (David Dawson/Rupert Everett) and their emotional journey spanning decades. In this evocative portrait of midcentury England, Bethan Roberts reimagines the real life relationship the novelist E. The two lovers must share him, until one of them breaks and three lives are destroyed. Tom is their policeman, and in this age it is safer for him to marry Marion and meet Patrick in secret. Patrick is besotted, and opens Tom's eyes to a glamorous, sophisticated new world of art, travel, and beauty. A few years later near the Brighton Museum, Patrick meets Tom. He teaches her to swim, gently guiding her through the water in the shadow of the city's famous pier and Marion is smitten-determined her love alone will be enough for them both. It is in 1950's Brighton that Marion first catches sight of Tom. “Stunning…fraught and honest.” - New York Times Book Review** **Now a motion picture starring Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, and David Dawson, an exquisitely told, tragic tale of thwarted love. My Policeman Audible Audiobook Unabridged Bethan Roberts (Author), Emma Powell (Narrator), Piers Hampton (Narrator), Hachette Audio UK (Publisher) & 1 more 4. 6/28/2023 0 Comments Serena kaylor long story shortTheir solution: Shakespearean theater camp and a detailed list of teenage milestones to check off. They’ve put a halt to her plans until she can prove she’s able to make friends with people her own age and function in social situations. She thought the hardest part would be getting in, not convincing her parents to let her go. Homeschooled and a whiz at statistics, Beatrice knows that she belongs at Oxford, where she will finally find people who understand her. Serena Kaylor’s Long Story Short is a debut YA rom-com about a homeschooled math genius who finds herself out of her element at a theater camp, where she learns about friendship, love, and how to be herself.īeatrice Quinn has spent sixteen very serious years studying to get into Oxford University. 6/28/2023 0 Comments The Reader by Traci CheeWith the help of this book, and the aid of a mysterious stranger with dark secrets of his own, Sefia sets out to rescue her aunt and find out what really happened the day her father was killed-and punish the people responsible. The only clue to both her aunt’s disappearance and her father’s murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book-a marvelous item unheard of in her otherwise illiterate society. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nin’s been taken, or if she’s even alive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. A stunning debut set in a world where reading is unheard-of, perfect for fans of Inkheart and Shadow and Bone |