![]() ![]() The pages of this book, I'm sorry to inform you, contain such unpleasantries as a giant pincher machine, a bad casserole, a man with a cloud of smoke where his head should be, a hypnotist, a terrible accident resulting in injury, and coupons. Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are sent to Paltryville to work in a lumber mill, and they find disaster and misfortune lurking behind every log. If this is the case, I advise you to put this book down instantaneously, because of all the books describing the unhappy lives of the Baudelaire orphans, The Miserable Mill might be the unhappiest yet. ![]() I hope, for your sake, that you have not chosen to read this book because you are in the mood for a pleasant experience. ![]()
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7/7/2023 0 Comments Hindsight by Ronald Kelly![]() ![]() My wife has read a few of my less intense books in the past, but she’s more of an Amish Romance fan than the blood and gore type. The folks I grew up with, those I live around now and work with, they know that I’m a writer and know the kind of genre I write in, but they don’t make a big deal about it… and neither do I. Ronald Kelly: Well, to tell the truth, they don’t. Meghan: How do you feel about friends and close relatives reading your work? And I’m a devout Christian – the proverbial Southern Baptist – which seems downright odd, considering the sort of stuff I write. I work in the quality department for PPG one of the biggest paint companies on the globe. I’m a faithful husband (going on 29 years now) and papa to three wonderful young’uns. Ronald Kelly: I reckon you could say that I wear a lot of hats outside of the horror genre. More Sick Stuff is sort of like the bigger, nastier sibling of the original Sick Stuff. ![]() Thunderstorm put out a hardcover edition of More Sick Stuff a few months ago, the follow-up to my extreme horror collection, The Sick Stuff. I’ve been working with various publishers, mostly Thunderstorm Books, Sinister Grin Press, and Crossroad Press. ![]() I finally finished my Southern-fried zombie novel, The Buzzard Zone, after a long bout of writer’s block. Ronald Kelly: I’ve been busy with one writing project or another. What’s been going on since we last spoke? It’s been awhile since we sat down together. ![]() Meghan: Hi, Ronald! Welcome back! And welcome to our new home, Meghan’s House of Books. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Linked by imogen howson![]() I loved Lissa's voice in this story, it was relatable and rather than showing Lissa as this innocent, selfless, courageous heroine it showed just a normal teenage girl who had been forced into a situation that terrified her. The history of Sekoia, Lissa's home planet, and the other planets, galaxies and how the Universe was run made this book far more real than most dystopian books that focus on just where the character lives rather than the bigger picture of things. The dystopian setting of this story was brilliantly detailed, right form slide walks and gravity control to SFI ships and nutrimachines you could picture every detail brilliantly. ![]() But when a girl who looks identical to Lissa shows up with new information about a telepathic connection and the power of electrokinesis, Lissa realises her visions are part of something much bigger… At first it seems like a good idea, scary, but still a way to be normal again, or at least less of a freak than she already is. Most of the doctors she has been to have been no help, but a new one comes up with a frightening yet far more certain solution: to burn out the cells in her brain that he believes is causing these visions to physically hurt her. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I highly recommend this book and have spoken to most of my friends about it already. Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? This is Kristin Hannah at her very best, telling an unforgettable story about the longing for family, the resilience of the human heart, and the courage it takes to forgive the people we love. It is a luminous, heartbreaking novel that captures both the exquisite pain of loss and the stunning power of hope. or the courage to forgive.Vivid, universal, and emotionally complex, Night Road raises profound questions about motherhood, identity, love, and forgiveness. In the years that follow, each must face the consequences of that single night and find a way to forget. In the blink of an eye, the Farraday family will be torn apart and Lexi will lose everything. One decision will change the course of their lives. On a hot summer’s night her worst fears are realized. Nothing feels safe anymore every time Mia and Zach leave the house, she worries about them. It has always been easy - until senior year of high school. Jude does everything to keep her kids on track for college and out of harm’s way. Then Zach falls in love with Lexi and the three become inseparable. ![]() Lexi, a former foster child with a dark past, quickly becomes Mia’s best friend. When Lexi Baill moves into their small, close-knit community, no one is more welcoming than Jude. For 18 years, Jude Farraday has put her children’s needs above her own, and it shows - her twins, Mia and Zach, are bright and happy teenagers. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments The 158 pound marriage![]() ![]() The 158-Pound Marriage is as lean and concentrated as a mine shaft. ![]() "One of the most remarkable things about John Irving's first three novels, viewed from the vantage of The World According to Garp, is that they can be read as one extended fictional enterprise. The main character is an unnamed college professor who writes unsuccessful historical novels on the side. Irving's cool eye spares none of his foursome, he writes with genuine compassion for the sexual tests and illusions they perpetrate on each other but the sexual intrigue between them demonstrates how even the kind can be ungenerous, and even the well-intentioned, destructive. The 158 Pound Marriage Book Summary and Study Guide Detailed plot synopsis reviews of The 158 Pound Marriage Four people enter into a swingers relationship where they swap partners, but jealousy and pettiness cause problems. ![]() The darker vision and sexual ambiguities of this erotic, ironic tale about a ménage a quatre in a New England university town foreshadow those of The World According to Garp but this very trim and precise novel is a marked departure from the author's generally robust, boisterous style. "Irving looks cunningly beyond the eye-catching gyrations of the mating dance to the morning-after implications." ![]() ![]() ![]() You know, if it was just a movie, just a dress, whatever - goodness knows I availed myself of my mom's cast-off tiara now and again. How the Princesses are currently marketed plays into that flume ride. And the ways that they learn to see their femininity, sexuality, and identity from the outside in rather from the inside out. But what I am exploring is the unprecedented marketing to girls at ever-earlier ages that encourages them to define themselves through appearance and play sexiness. Anyone who is saying that sort of thing clearly hasn't read the book. ![]() And it would be ridiculous to say that a+b=c, that if you wave a magic wand you will suddenly need a prince to save you. ![]() Princess phase so much more harmful than the many other phases that children pass through? PEGGY: I'm a mom, so I first came to this from that perspective - feeling surprised and curious about why my pre-school daughter suddenly knew all the gown colors and names of all the Disney Princesses when I had never even heard of the concept. She moved on to Disney fairies, another phase, and now prefers outdoor sports. For my daughter Allie, though, the Disney princess 'trap' was a phase through which she passed without noticeable damage. In your book, Cinderella Ate My Daughter, you argue that Disney harms impressionable young girls through its marketing of an unattainable 'princess ideal'. ![]() 7/6/2023 0 Comments Maugham the moon and sixpence![]() This meetup was another good example of why I feel book clubs are valuable. Even though the Goodreads description says that this book is based on the life of Paul Gauguin, it is loosely based on his life – more like Paul Gauguin inspired the idea of The Moon and Sixpence. My Review:This book was picked for my IRL Great Books book club. Through Maugham’s sympathetic eye Strickland’s tortured and cruel soul becomes a symbol of the blessing and the curse of transcendent artistic genius, and the cost in humans lives it sometimes demands. As Strickland pursues his artistic vision, he leaves London for Paris and Tahiti, and in his quest makes sacrifices that leaves the lives of those closest to him in tatters. He is also a man possessed of an unquenchable desire to create art. Somerset Maugham’s ode to the powerful forces behind creative genius.Ĭharles Strickland is a staid banker, a man of wealth and privilege. ![]() Goodreads Description:Based on the life of Paul Gauguin, The Moon and Sixpence is W. Genre: Classic Literature, Historical Fiction ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This disappearance is just the latest in a string of unfortunate events that have plagued the controversial expedition, and rumors abound that the curse of the vengeful princess has been unleashed as the shadowy figure of Anubis himself stalks the streets of London. His former expedition partner has vanished from an archaeological dig with a priceless diadem unearthed from the newly discovered tomb of an Egyptian princess. As colorful and unfettered as the butterflies she collects, Victorian adventuress Veronica Speedwell can’t resist the allure of an exotic mystery-particularly one involving her enigmatic colleague, Stoker. Members of an Egyptian expedition fall victim to an ancient mummy’s curse in this thrilling Veronica Speedwell novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Lady Julia Grey mysteries. ![]() ![]() ![]() Moreover, prominent white feminists broadly suffer from their own myopia with regard to how things like race, class, sexual orientation, and ability intersect with gender. That feminists refuse to prioritize these issues has only exacerbated the age-old problem of both internecine discord and women who rebuff at carrying the title. ![]() All too often, however, the focus is not on basic survival for the many, but on increasing privilege for the few. Mainstream feminists rarely talk about meeting basic needs as a feminist issue, argues Mikki Kendall, but food insecurity, access to quality education, safe neighborhoods, a living wage, and medical care are all feminist issues. ![]() You can read this before Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom.Ī potent and electrifying critique of today’s feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism Today’s feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot written by Mikki Kendall which was published in. Brief Summary of Book: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall ![]() ![]() ![]() When a fire destroys the only bridge into Magan, the students become trapped with a small group, including Sakimi, a supposed prophet who has predicted that two men and two women will die soon, and high school student Marie Toiro, who somehow can do pencil sketches of events, such as the bridge burning, before they happen. Hamura and Kenzaki follow clues to what may be a hidden Madarame research facility in the remote village of Magan (a name that can mean “evil eye” in Japanese). ![]() Following the previous book’s horrific events, Shinko University students Yuzuru Hamura and Hiruko Kenzaki, members of the university’s Mystery Society, resolve to probe the Madarame Organization, believed to have been responsible for a fatal bioterror attack. Imamura presents one of the cleverest riffs ever on Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None in this sensational sequel to 2021’s Death Among the Undead. ![]() |