![]() ![]() Of pitting personal conviction against state law. The myth of Antigone, as told by the Greek playwright Sophocles, is one of the most well known of the Greek myths and one of the most meaningful for feminism and for revolutionary politics. ![]() These can be limiting and destructive but also inspirational and liberating. They form the foundations and scaffolding of the beliefs that shape our politics and our lives. 2 The Greek and Roman myths have become embedded in, and an influential part of, our culture. What makes a myth a myth, rather than just a story, is that it has been told and retold over the centuries and has become meaningful to a culture or community. I still love the way that myths open up new ways of looking at the world. I liked knowing that the eyes on the peacock’s tail are there because when a beloved giant of Hera, the queen of the gods, had been killed, she plucked out his hundred eyes and placed them, in tribute, on her favorite bird. No one does power and rebellion and love and loathing quite like the gods and mortals of ancient mythology. W HEN I WAS A GIRL I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO READ A BOOK called the Tales of the Greek Heroes. the old men of Thebes on Antigone in Sophocles’s Antigone Clearly the girl has a fierce spirit.… She does not yet know how to submit to bad circumstances. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Often, the twins' entries mirror each other, on facing pages: although used differently in the two poems, the same key words are set off in corresponding stanzas (“think./ How/ different/ life./ could be” reads one set of key words). Strategically placed concrete verse includes a poem about revenge shaped like a double-edged sword in another, about jealousy, the lines form one heart reflecting another, until a rupture breaks the symmetry at the bottom. ![]() Hopkins's verse is not only lean and sinuous, it also demonstrates a mastery of technique. Brief, gutsy confessions reveal a history of sexual abuse and emotional neglect, and it's not clear that both girls will survive it. We are corpses.” Raeanne seeks escape in sex and drugs Kaileigh binges and cuts herself. But ever since an accident, “Mom doesn't love anyone./ She is marble. Their father is a prominent judge, their mother is running for Congress, and both girls do well in school. The girls' family appears picture-perfect. ) takes readers on a harrowing ride into the psyches of 16-year-old identical twins Kaeleigh and Raeanne, both of whom are racing toward self-destruction. ![]() ![]() Using free verse as her vehicle, Hopkins ( Crank ![]() ![]() ![]() Wry humor, ridiculous action sequences, satire and absurdity, and implausible science in equal measure are combined to create a fascinating and entertaining story…which should come as no surprise for anyone who read John Dies At the End and This Book Is Full of Spiders. He is the Executive Editor of, author of John Dies at the End and the New York Times bestseller This Book is Full of Spiders. It isn’t meant to be derogatory when I compare Wong’s writing and narrative in this novel to John Scalzi, because I consider Scalzi to be one of the most imaginative and versatile authors in the science fiction genre…though he seems to have some competition in Wong. David Wong is the pseudonym of Jason Pargin. The only thing anyone could use to distinguish this novel from one written by the author of The Android’s Dream and Redshirts would be the requisite dick jokes that certify it as being a David Wong book. A young woman who believes her father dead enters a cyberpunk theme park. Since I reviewed the sequel on here, I figured I should copy over my review of this novel as well.įuturistic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong (aka Jason Pargin) is a John Scalzi novel that Scalzi hadn’t gotten the chance to write, or at least that’s what it feels like while reading it. Author of John Dies at the End, John dies the end, Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits, What the Hell Did I Just Read (John Dies at the End), Futuristic. This review was originally written in January of 2016. ![]() ![]() ![]() There, she'll find clues about her past and future.Ībove all, this is a heart-warming story, full of charm and atmosphere, and Martine's sheer delight in her giraffe friend and the fantastic landscape that is theirs to explore. This is the beginning of her mysterious and magical adventures, and her discovery of her gift of healing and a secret valley that she travels to with the giraffe. ![]() One night Martine, lonely and feeling slightly rebellious too, looks out of her window and see a young albino giraffe: silver, tinged with cinnamon in the moonlight. She must leave her home to live on an African wildlife reserve with a grandmother she never even knew she. ![]() Johns The White Giraffe - Martine is left an orphan after her parents die in a fire in England she is shipped. There are secrets about Sawubona (the reserve) just waiting to be revealed, and rumours too about a fabled white giraffe - a trophy for hunters everywhere. The night Martine Allen turns eleven years old is the night her life changes completely. Fall Novel: The White Giraffe by Lauren St. But she has an ally in Tendai, one of the keepers on the reserve, from whom she learns the lore and survival techniques of the bush, and in Grace, who instantly senses there is something special about Martine. Her grandmother seems strangely unwelcoming, and Martine has a difficult time settling in at her new school, where she is conspicuously an outsider. When she is 11 years old, Martine is orphaned and sent to live with her grandmother on a game reserve in South Africa. ![]() ![]() ![]() Currently she is active on her Twitter page only, where she is in constant interaction with her followers. Aurora has no tattoos or piercings and her body is free of any plastic surgeries. ![]() She has been casted in various teen scenes, but also she shot lesbian scenes, POV, striptease, amateur, uniform, blowjobs and some softcore at the beginning of her career.Aurora has already collaborated with the notable production companies and websites such as Teenfidelity, Naughty American (her first boy/girl scenes was shot with this company), New Sensations, Digital Sin, Kelly Madison Productions, Evil Angel, Metart, Colette and her Twitter bio says that she quit porn to go to college, Aurora is still active and is not going anywhere away from the cameras. She joined the industry in 2016 and performed under the alias Aurora Zvezda (which means ‘star’ in Russian) Aurora changed her name to Aurora Belle and already filmed plenty of girl/girl scenes. ![]() ![]() Aurora is a Russian young beauty born on January 16, 1998. Although she is quite new in the adult entertainment industry, Aurora is working hard to make her name recognizable and she is doing a great job, considering the fact that she already has a growing fan base that follows her work religiously. raw-need-by-cherrie-lynn.epub Original Title: Raw Need Creator: Cherrie Lynn Language: en Identifier: calibre:4056 Publisher: Swerve Date: 1498546800 File Size: 1087373.312 Zane Larson has done everything he set out to do. ![]() ![]() ![]() Chloe Davis was twelve when her father was arrested for the murders of six young girls in their small Louisiana town, put away by evidence Chloe herself turned over to the police. Stacy Willingham’s beautifully written debut A Flicker in the Dark tackles serial killers from the perspective of one’s daughter. There are plenty of novels that deal in the paranormal-ghosts and goblins and creepy creatures of the night-but if you’re truly in the mood for a good scare, what better than a book about the real-life phenomenon of serial killers?Ĭovering the spectrum from campy to psychologically horrific, we’ve compiled a list of the ten best (fictional) serial killer thrillers to pick up this spooky season.Ī Flicker in the Dark by Stacy Willingham ![]() With Halloween on the horizon and Dahmer-Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix, spooky season has officially arrived and with it, our increasing desire for books that send shivers up our spines. ![]() ![]() His maneuvering positioned America for entry into World War II, even as it ushered in England’s post-war decline. He was the most famous journalist of his time and perhaps the greatest orator of all time, despite a lisp and chronic depression he kept at bay by painting. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrays-with characteristic wit and passion-a man of contagious bravery, breathtaking eloquence, matchless strategizing, and deep humanity.įearless on the battlefield, Churchill had to be ordered by the king to stay out of action on D-Day he pioneered aerial bombing and few could match his experience in organizing violence on a colossal scale, yet he hated war and scorned politicians who had not experienced its horrors. On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. ![]() From London’s inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the story of how Churchill’s eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() His fiction is known to be some of the most terrifying in the genre of supernatural horror, but Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction book may be even scarier. It may be stated thus: Behind the scenes of life lurks something pernicious that makes a nightmare of our world." ![]() "There is a signature motif discernible in both works of philosophical pessimism and supernatural horror. In Thomas Ligotti's first nonfiction outing, an examination of the meaning (or meaninglessness) of life through an insightful, unsparing argument that proves the greatest horrors are not the products of our imagination but instead are found in reality. ![]() ![]() Usually with fantasies, the narrative can get bogged down with the worldbuilding, which sucks a lot of the momentum out of it. ![]() When you put it all together, it makes for a riveting read, one I couldn't look away from. Even when they are forced to do morally gray things, you can't help but cheer for them. ![]() The magical system is fun, the unfolding of the tournament fascinating, and the characters compelling. Even though it uses a trope previously done before, there's enough newness in here that it still feels fresh. This story grabbed me from the very first moment. Who will emerge victorious, when victory carries such a high cost? And so for the current seven champions, thus begins the battle of their lives. During the Blood Moon, each family must offer a champion to fight to the death, with the winner gaining control over the highly sought-after resource. In a world greedy for high magick, seven families in Ilvernath are bound to a powerful secret. All this time, I'd just been waiting for a captivating tale to reel me in and All of Us Villains does just that. ![]() But here is definitive proof to the contrary. ![]() We decided it was ours to claim.It's been so long since I've felt the magnetic pull of YA fantasy, I wondered if I'd outgrown the genre altogether. High magick fell from the stars, and when we found it, we did what humans always do. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crucially, Moneyball was able to enjoy the levels of success that it did due to the star-studded cast that was put together to portray the true-to-life story. The 53-year-old has centered more than one of his film developments around the biological sports scene, with Foxcatcher, a 2014 production, too finding inspiration in a true story – this time around wrestling recruitment for the Olympics. Moneyball, which was released in September 2011, was directed by the two-time Academy Award nominee for Best Director, Bennett Miller. Since the early 2000s, a number of baseball films have hit the big screen, with Moneyball being one of the most popular due to its factually correct storytelling elements.Īs a result, we’re going to delve into what made Moneyball so successful, while also looking at how the film itself helped to drive the sporting world into a data-focused era. ![]() While other titles including Seabiscuit and Field of Dreams are also remembered favorably. Most notably, the Rocky franchise took the genre to new, unprecedented heights with iconic characters and gripping plots. Throughout the years, sports films have been of the most successful in the industry’s history. Posted by Josh Drew on in All, biopic, drama, Film, News, sport | 1 comment ![]() |