![]() ![]() ![]() Her healing process has just begun when she has another violent encounter with him. ![]() Only her art class offers any solace, and it is through her work on an art project that she is finally able to face what really happened at that terrible party: she was raped by an upperclassman, a guy who still attends Merryweather and is still a threat to her. As time passes, she becomes increasingly isolated and practically stops talking altogether. She is friendless, outcast, because she busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops, so now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen to her. "Speak up for yourself-we want to know what you have to say."įrom the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. The first ten lies they tell you in high school. ![]()
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![]() Add it to the shelf with books like Circe by Madeline Miller, Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, and Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton.The perfect gift for Greek mythology and history buffs, lovers of ancient Greece, art aficionados, and devoted fans of Stephen Fry. ![]() A collectible volume complete with a textured case, a foil-stamped jacket, and full-color art throughout.This gorgeous volume invites you to explore a captivating world with the brilliant storyteller Stephen Fry as your guide. ![]()
![]() ![]() Shortly before the book is to be published, Oscar Wilde is arrested. John and Catherine have three grown daughters and a long, settled marriage, over the course of which Catherine has tried to accept her husband's sexuality and her own role in life Henry and Edith's marriage is intended to be a revolution in itself, an intellectual partnership that dismantles the traditional understanding of what matrimony means. Though they have never met, John and Henry both live in London with their wives, Catherine and Edith, and in each marriage there is a third party: John has a lover, a working class man named Frank, and Edith spends almost as much time with her friend Angelica as she does with Henry. ![]() In the summer of 1894, John Addington and Henry Ellis begin writing a book arguing that what they call "inversion," or homosexuality, is a natural, harmless variation of human sexuality. In this powerful, visceral novel about love, sex, and the struggle for a better world, two men collaborate on a book in defense of homosexuality, then a crime-risking their old lives in the process. ![]() A brilliant and captivating debut, in the tradition of Alan Hollinghurst and Colm Tóibín, about two marriages, two forbidden love affairs, and the passionate search for social and sexual freedom in late 19th-century London. ![]() ![]() The book was mainly about how they went to go visit some of the kids homes, but they didn't find anybody at the homes. The book I read was Maximum Ride, Vol.3 and this book was written by James Patterson. Did I mention that Fang and Iggy are way hot? :DĪnd that's all I have to say for today kids. Captain Terror!!! HAHAHHA Still can't get over that. ![]() NEW GUY IS IN THE BOOK!?!?!? He should get out, though he seems like he was an experiment too, heĬould possibly get in the way of Max and Fang. Arial, Jeff, Max, Nick and Dypher? Not sure about that last one. HAHA, that kid who jumped off the jungle gym and fell down, I laughed. Iggy doesn't look as hot with his new look but he still is so hot. ![]() Do to a couple of things, I did not give this book 5 stars like I did with the first two books. All the characters hairs grow so fast!!! ![]() I'm not gonna say her name because I'm not sure I trust her yet. ![]() Remember when Iggy was crying? Didn't you feel so bad?!!?! I felt so bad for Iggy, I just wanted to Let's talk about the book in no specific order!!! FANNNNNGGGGG! So, I loved Fang in this book but then when he kissed that girl and Max saw I was like "HOW COULD YOU?!?!?!" ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This book was comforting, yet refreshing. The writing style was simple yet wonderful. Although you don’t feel for the ‘bad guys’, you do know and maybe somewhat understand their reasoning. ![]() You follow different characters, from both sides of the conflict. The story was fast-paced and action-packed, yet there was also a decent amount of humour and plenty of world building. This is the first book I read by Michael J. The Age of Myth is over the time of rebellion has begun. Now, only a few stand between humankind and annihilation: Raithe, reluctant to embrace his destiny as the God Killer, Suri, a young seer burdened by signs of impending doom, and Persephone, who must overcome personal tragedy to lead her people. But when a god falls to a human blade, the balance of power between men and those they thought were gods changes forever. Since time immemorial, humans have worshipped the gods they call Fhrey, truly a race apart: invincible in battle, masters of magic, and seemingly immortal. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the mid-seventies, he wrote original Star Trek stories for the Peter Pan-label Star Trek audio story records. Star Trek įoster wrote 10 books based on episodes of the animated Star Trek, the first six books each consisting of three linked novella-length episode adaptations, and the last four being expanded adaptations of single episodes that segued into original story. ![]() ![]() įoster returned to the franchise for the prequel-era novel The Approaching Storm (2002), and also wrote the novelization of the first sequel trilogy film, The Force Awakens (2015). Foster's story relied heavily on abandoned concepts that appeared in Lucas's early treatments for the first film. However, Star Wars was a blockbusting success, and The Empire Strikes Back (1980) would be developed instead. It would be akin to a contractor demanding to have his name on a Frank Lloyd Wright house." įoster also wrote the follow-up novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye (1978), written with the intention of being adapted as a low-budget sequel to Star Wars if the film was unsuccessful. Not having my name on the cover didn't bother me in the least. When asked if it was difficult for him to see Lucas get all the credit for Star Wars, Foster said, "Not at all. He has written several book series, more than 20 standalone novels, and many novelizations of film scripts.įoster was the ghostwriter of the original novelization of Star Wars, which was credited solely to George Lucas. ![]() Humanx Commonwealth and Spellsinger seriesĪlan Dean Foster (born November 18, 1946) is an American writer of fantasy and science fiction. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A number of assault allegations then emerged, including a rape claim investigated by the LAPD. Armie Hammer spectacularly and rightfully fell from grace in 2021 when text messages emerged revealing he was cheating on his wife with multiple women, had an interest in erotic cannibalism, and had frequently pushed women beyond what they were comfortable with sexually. What this Death on the Nile adaptation also has is drama behind the camera, with almost a quarter of its marquee cast embroiled in at least one scandal since the movie was shot in 2019. Once again helmed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, Death on the Nile mimics many of the same beats of Christie’s 1937 book of the same name, right down to the Karnak, the luxury steamer that serves as the setting for much of the tale’s bloody plot. Poirot’s latest cinematic case is Death on the Nile, the sequel to 2017’s middling Murder on the Orient Express. It doesn’t take a sleuth to figure out why: Christie wrote Poirot into 33 novels, two plays, and more than 50 short stories, meaning there’s never been a shortage of source material for Hollywood to adapt. Since Agatha Christie introduced Hercule Poirot in The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920), the brilliantly mustachioed detective has been a mainstay of whodunnit TV and film. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Within this rich fantastical milieu, the relentless Detective-Inspector LeBrock of Scotland Yard pursues shadowy death squads, psychotic killers, dark political conspiracies, ruthless crime lords, and bloodthirsty cults through the streets of London and the center of the greatest empire on earth, the Belle Epoque Paris known as Grandville. It's a world you'll never tire of exploring' IAN RANKIN Beware the Badger! The acclaimed steampunk series from graphic-novel pioneer Bryan Talbot explores an alternate art-nouveau world populated by intelligent animals, a human underclass, and wondrous technology. The complete Grandville graphic novels series - the bestselling, award-winning steampunk thrillers, whose fans include Philip Pullman - in a sumptuously designed package, with an introduction by Ian Rankin 'I've never come across a fictional world as fully-realised as Bryan Talbot's Grandville. ![]() ![]() ![]() Why is being an artist so at odds with the kind of mentality needed to find stability in our modern world? What do we give up as we pursue economic gain? How can we find agency-write our own rules for living-while also making our way within enormous capitalist systems that are entrenched and seemingly immovable? These are the big questions Biss approaches in her compulsively readable memoir, Having and Being Had, which blends research (the notes section is nearly 50 pages long), reflection and richly rendered personal experience. As she came to terms with her new success, she also found herself reflecting on precarity-as well as money, art and capitalism. The moment her contract shifted from visiting artist to a more permanent title, Biss and her family bought a house. ![]() Writer Eula Biss worked a variety of temporary jobs before achieving economic security as an English professor at Northwestern University. ![]() ![]() Lila is in the Grotto watching the flames rise around her. This is one of my favourite parts of the story. Finally she comes face-to-face with the Fire-Fiend, Razvani. Razvani lives in the smouldering centre of Mount Merapi and the journey to get there is a long and gruelling one for Lila. Lila may have done her apprenticeship, but in order to become a proper firework maker she has to travel to the Grotto of Razvani, the Fire-Fiend, to bring back some Royal Sulphur. The stories that I like the best are those of personal challenges and I reckon the writer of this book, Philip Pullman, would agree, because Lila goes on a very dangerous adventure. That those explosions in the sky are actually the dreams and ideas of people like Lila, bursting into life. Honestly, before I started reading this story, I'd never thought about who actually makes a firework. But luckily for Lila, she's got an expert teacher, her dad, and he shows her how to make some eye-popping fireworks, like Leaping Monkeys and Golden Sneezes. You know, fireworks can be dangerous and you have to be very careful around them. Now Lila has always dreamed of being a firework-maker. ![]() ![]() It's called The Firework Maker's Daughter and it's all about a girl called Lila. ![]() |