David wisniewski books7/8/2023 This makes the reader capture the text in a fun yet complex state of mind. For example, this book uses immense typographic experimentation and fusion of images and text. This prize comes with many of its artistic elements, such as its attention to detail and metafictive details. This unique style brought "The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups" the 1997 Caldecott Medal. The imagery in this book is both bold and playful and slightly graphic. Where the text and message of this book are defined and playful, what makes this book extremely exceptional is its use of color and bold imagery for each of these rules. In addition, the reader is hit by each "actual" reasoning for these top secret rules by using the bold, black text used on the cover of the book. This book demonstrates the characteristics of a post-modern picture book in a fun and unique way.įor text, this book shows elements of addressing the reader, as it clearly directs the rule given to the child to them and only them. This post-modern book titled, "The Secret Knowledge of Grown-Ups," tells the secret tale of exactly why grown-ups tell their kids to do something that is deemed of high importance for them, such as eating their vegetables and not jumping on their mattresses.
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Threader Origins by Gerald Brandt7/8/2023 Sure to connect with anyone who has searched for their purpose in life and a place to belong. I thoroughly enjoyed not only Greene’s well-drawn characters, but the journey of the protagonists across a future America that is at once reimagined, yet recognizable. " Twenty Five to Life skillfully blends dystopian and post-apocalyptic literature with a moving coming-of-age story. – Reese Hogan, author of Shrouded Loyalties "Following a timeless search for individuality and meaning amid a stark and relatable future, Twenty-Five to Life explores the fine line that separates segments of society living a dystopian reality from those living a post-apocalyptic one. Hough, New York Times bestselling author of Instinct Threader Origins Quantum Empirica, Book 1 By: Gerald Brandt Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross Length: 11 hrs and 58 mins Unabridged Overall 4.5 out of 5 stars 4 Performance 5 out of 5 stars 3. “Our collective fear of being left behind, brilliantly captured. – Gerald Brandt, international bestselling author of Threader Origins A tale of growing up and what it means to be an adult, this is one not to be missed.” Listen Free to Threader Origins audiobook by Gerald Brandt with a 30 Day Free Trial Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet and iOS and Android devices. “Greene creates an all too realistic world filled with very real people. Long Lankin by Lindsey Barraclough7/8/2023 Lindsey Barraclough's first novel is written with a style and intelligence that would put many an adult thriller to shame John Millen, Young Postīarraclough's debut, which is based on a centuries-old British ballad, is a ghost story through and through, chock-full of mysterious apparitions, strange voices, cryptic warnings, and townsfolk who chorus beware Publishers Weeklyīarraclough's depiction of Bryers Guerdon, a village half-immersed in mist-clad marshes, is as vivid as it is frightening its silent and close-lipped inhabitants are reminiscent of those of Crythin Gifford in Susan Hill's The Woman in Black. A fabulous revisiting of the hoariest of old chestnuts Daily TelegraphĪ real stunner of a debut: Long Lankin is a wonderful, imaginative slow burner of a thriller. Author of the edible woman7/8/2023 preceding, anticipating or laying the groundwork for feminism. She sees the book as ‘protofeminist’ rather than ‘feminist’, i.e. She notes that The Edible Woman was ‘conceived by a twenty-three-year-old and written by a twenty-four-year old’ and reflects that ‘its more self-indulgent grotesqueries are perhaps attributable to the youth of the author’. In the introduction to my Virago Modern Classics edition, Margaret Atwood (writing in 1979) reports that she had been reflecting for some time about what she refers to as ‘symbolic cannibalism’, exemplified by wedding cakes decorated with sugar brides and grooms. *links provided for convenience, not as part of any affiliate programme Published: 1986 Genre: Literary FictionĪ.uk ǀ ǀ .uk (supporting UK bookshops) Marriage a la mode, Marian discovers, is something she literally can’t stomach.įormat: Paperback (281 pp.) Publisher: Virago All goes well at first, she likes her work in market research, and her broody flat-mate Ainsley – even an uncharacteristic sexual fling with the divinely mad Duncan cannot lure her away from her sober fiancé, Peter.īut Marion reckons without an inner self that wants something more, which talks to her through the food she eats and calmly sabotages her careful plans. Marian is a determinedly ordinary girl, fresh out of university, working at her first job but really only waiting to get married. Anger is a gift by mark oshiro7/8/2023 The same is true of the fact that Moss has several techniques given to him by a therapist for dealing with them, including sorting through a “Rolodex” of happy memories of his father, without which he cannot get the sound of the gun or the sight of the blood out of his head. In this sense, Moss’s panic attacks are symbolically significant, highlighting the lasting effects of police brutality and the fact that victims of violence and murder by the police extend far beyond those actually killed or injured by them. The fact that Esperanza is so used to them and so well-versed in how to respond helps to highlight both how regular they are and what a debilitating and significant effect they have on his life. ANGER IS A GIFT by Mark Oshiro RELEASE DATE: Rooted in the working-class neighborhoods of Oakland, California, this is a tale of youth of color, diverse in sexuality and gender, organizing to challenge state-sanctioned violence. Indeed, he collapses within the first chapters of the book after being triggered by a protest against the police murdering another unarmed person of color. Since witnessing his father’s murder six years earlier, Moss’s life has been marked by trauma, manifesting in anxiety, nightmares, and especially panic attacks. Crazy by han nolan7/7/2023 If you’re looking for more recommendations, check out our lists of the best films on Netflix, the best movies on Amazon Prime, and the best flicks on Disney+. If you decide you're in more of a TV mood, head over to our picks for the best TV series on HBO Max. So if you see something you want to watch, don't let it linger in your queue for too long.īelow is a list of some of our favorite films streaming on HBO Max-from practically brand-new awards darlings to auteur-driven classics you’ll see near the top of any “Best Movies of All Time” list. However, because HBO Max is not (yet) a production powerhouse like, say, Netflix, hundreds of great movies come and go from the streaming service each month. But the network has been upping the ante with feature-length content, too, as evidenced by the early arrival of some major Oscar contenders in late 2022. As Jason himself teeters on the edge of insanity, Nolan uncovers the clever coping system he develops for himself and throws him a lifeline in the guise of friendship. Both heartbreaking and funny, CRAZY lives up to the intense and compelling characters Han Nolan is praised for. As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO-and, by extension, HBO Max-is best known for its impressive lineup of original series. Both heartbreaking and funny, CRAZY lives up to the intense and compelling characters Han Nolan is praised for. Pride and prejudice remix7/7/2023 She talked about how she values the inclusion of the pantheon in literature and how she does so in her own texts. Ibi presented at the NCTE convention, and she is absolutely brilliant. I love retellings of classics, and I would argue that this retelling is far superior to the original. In a timely update of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, critically acclaimed author Ibi Zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity, class, and gentrification against the heady magic of first love in her vibrant reimagining of this beloved classic. Yet as Zuri and Darius are forced to find common ground, their initial dislike shifts into an unexpected understanding.īut with four wild sisters pulling her in different directions, cute boy Warren vying for her attention, and college applications hovering on the horizon, Zuri fights to find her place in Bushwick’s changing landscape, or lose it all. She especially can’t stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. Summary: Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring all characters of color, from Ibi Zoboi, National Book Award finalist and author of American Street. Contact sagan7/7/2023 It lacked the popularity of Independence Day and Men in Black, but it arguably touched more lives. And while the action spans a large swath of the galaxy, Contact is ultimately a movie about Earthlings and how we perceive science, faith, and our place in the universe. Ellie Arroway, played by Jodie Foster, in an era when scientists (let alone women scientists) were rarely seen in a starring role. (And you don’t even see them until the very end of the film, and even then, they appear in human form.) Contact featured a strong female lead in Dr. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan, the movie marked a sharp departure from the space-travel-and-alien movies of its time. Hollywood has been enamored with aliens for as long as movies have been a thing, but perhaps no alien-themed movie has had quite the impact of Contact, released 25 years ago this month. The rent collector author7/6/2023 I found that really hard to swallow the idea that her reading skills would have progressed so quickly. Who, by the way, learned to read incredibly fast and was soon presented with summarized versions of Moby Dick and Romeo and Juliet by her teacher. Instead, woven through the whole length of the book are lessons on living true to yourself, making the best choices, rising above your circumstances, etc- all presented in the snippets of poetry and literature that the rent collector teaches to Sang Ly. I thought- oh, they'll be able to read instructions on the medicines foreign doctors at free clinics keep giving them, that never seem to work, or they'll learn that having to pay rent for the crummy place where they live is a scam, or they'll be able to leave the dump and find better employment, thanks to becoming literate. It does, but not at all in the way I expected. She convinces this woman to teach her to read- hoping it will somehow help her family improve their circumstances. Sang Ly, the mother, despairs about the misery of her life- until she suddenly finds out that the short-tempered drunk woman who collects their rent (for a shack made out of tarps and cardboard on the edge of a cesspool) is literate. Each day they barely earn enough to eat that night, and their young child is chronically ill. About a family in Cambodia that lived on the outskirts of the largest waste dump in the country- making a meager living by picking through the trash for recyclables. Based on a real place, but the story is fictional. Dangerous visions ellison7/6/2023 This was the beginning of what a lot of folks today call “Literary Science Fiction” or “Speculative Fiction”. Story-wise, New Wave was much more inwardly focused, and valued style and prose as much as the Golden Age valued grand ideas and outward exploration. Instead of beginning there, I jumped forward to the New Wave era that hit in the mid sixties. The Golden Age science fiction stories of the thirties, forties and fifties were a little less focused on stylistic prose or quality writing, and a little too culturally and scientifically removed from my era to interest me. Catching up for lost time became a real priority in my thirties. I think I suddenly realized how many valuable novels and stories and how much interesting history and perspective I missed out on throughout my twenties. I was an avid reader during my teens, but I read very little during my twenties for whatever reason. Something clicked in my head when I turned thirty I started devouring older science fiction stories. |