He decided he needed “an exotic atmosphere,” and planned to go somewhere in the south of Europe.Īschenbach had achieved notoriety as a novelist, short story writer, and critic. He had always been extremely disciplined and worked hard at his writing, but now craved an escape from his work with some vacation. Embarrassed, Aschenbach walked away, but he found he had a sudden urge to travel faraway. He noticed a strange-looking man standing on the portico of a church with red hair and an “unusual appearance.” Aschenbach stared at him, and the foreign-seeming man looked back at him. Gustav von Aschenbach, a famous, well-respected German author, went for a walk one afternoon in Munich, tired from writing all morning.
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For this hockey star, life is a parade of parties and hook-ups, but behind his killer grins and easygoing charm, he hides growing despair about the dead-end road he’ll be forced to walk after graduation. Plot: College junior John Logan can get any girl he wants. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretending isn't going to cut it. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.Īll Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. Plot: Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. My analysis of the significance of spiral motifs in Lovecraft, and especially in his writings up to 1927, is developed in the article “Stages of The Spiral: Lovecraft’s Descent into the Maelstrom,” which will appear in the collection Lovecraftian Proceedings Volume 3, forthcoming summer 2019 from Hippocampus Press. I further develop my analysis of the relationship between Lovecraft’s “cosmic horror” and the aesthetics of the sublime in the essay “The Birth of Cosmic Horror from the S(ub)lime of Lucretius,” in New Directions in Supernatural Horror Literature. The second was delivered as part of the Visual & Performing Arts & Audiences Division at the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts in March, 2018. The first was given as part of the academic track of NecronomiCon, in Providence, RI, August 2017. This informal and image-driven essay is loosely based on two closely related conference papers. This short story is recommended to all those who seek a few minutes of escape with a couple of cute guys, some hot sex, and a promising start to a relationship. Not much plot here beyond the first date, and the writing reflects that. Toby’s more of a mystery-and a surprise for such a little thing. Well, to be honest, we get to know Sean a bit better, his boring call center job and his hot roommate with whom he once had a fling. Then again, sometimes that’s what floats one’s boat, so to speak. Still, I felt like I didn’t get to know the guys beyond their sexual encounter. It is, however, understandable because of the length of the story. Hello Select your address Kindle Store Hello, Sign in. My pet peeve-lack of deeper characterization-is present here. Sean and Toby (Lust at First Sight Book 1) eBook : Day, Xondra: Amazon.in: Kindle Store. Is he gay or not? Is he interested or not? Is he a top or a bottom? Is he into one-nighters or in it for the long haul? Typical relationship questions. Their attraction is instant, but they remain uncertain of each other at first. Skye Terrier Christmas Cards: Do It YourselfGail Forsyth, Day W/The. Told in first person from Sean’s POV and in the present tense, this story shows us how Sean, starting workouts at a gym, meets Toby, a worker there. It's a good standalone and I really enjoyed the villain origin storyline, however I just found it to be mediocre when it came to plot and character development. I enjoyed this book but it didn't really live up to the hype for me. Towards the end my heart completely broke □ and usually this is something I hate in a book but it was done so beautifully that I admired the tragic turn in the story! Never before have I known how a book ends but still been shocked my the ending □Įasily 5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ and quite possibly my favourite standalone book ❤️ The story is one of forbidden love and following ones dreams □ The entire book was paced very well and had plot twists throughout! It genuinely made me laugh and I thoroughly enjoyed spotting all the little nods to the traditional Alice in Wonderland that we know and love □□□ Heartless is set in the world of Alice in Wonderland and follows the story of the creation of the Queen of Hearts ❤️ it contains all of the traditional characters and it’s packed with whimsical fun! □ Heartless by Marissa Meyer ❤️ read this quite a while ago but it’s a book that has stuck in my mind so much that I think I’ll reread it soon! □ Armand Assante is sympathetic as investigator Al Garcia, but his interest in Erin is never established beyond the notion that everyone must love that spunky Demi Moore. Instead, they're just sweet and dumb the profession is good enough for them.Īdapting plot-heavy novels is tough in that threads often end up dangling in the wind. After discovering that Angela has watched one of her routines, Erin repeatedly frets about the incident's possible impact - even though Moore has chosen to expose her real-life child to the same sight.Įrin's fellow dancers might have helped illustrate any serious points about stripping that Bergman wanted to make. Erin expresses her self-loathing and queasiness over nude dancing, then the camera ogles her moves. The movie becomes a case study of having your cake and jumping out of it, too. Like the sleazy judge who awarded Angela to her father, Bergman must think Erin's occupation indicates - at least to prospective audiences - questionable mothering skills, because he feels the need to insert some gooey reaffirmation of the mother-daughter bond every few minutes. More blatant heart-tugging is done to establish Erin's love for Angela, played by Moore's and husband Bruce Willis' real-life daughter Rumer. The author understood before the audience could fully grasp and appreciate John Paul’s 5 loves, they had to be given the back story which starts with JP2’s upbringing and family life. The first half is a short but packed biography of John Paul’s life. “Saint John Paul the Great – His Five Loves” is broken up into two parts. John Paul 2’s Theology of the Body as the foundation of his and his wife’s apostolate. Jason has spoken about the Catholic faith to more than 1 million people on 6 continents. He spent countless hours mining through a mountain of papal resources uncovering the gems of JP2’s mind numbing writings and now presents the Church a chest overflowing with treasures of the saint’s life. Jason Evert, outside of maybe George Weigel and the few who helped with the canonization of JP2, has forgotten more about the life of JP2 than most of us will ever know. Nonetheless, “Saint John Paul the Great – His Five Loves” by Jason Evert was high on my list and it did not disappoint. However, I have come to the realization that I am more of a collector of books who casually reads instead of an avid reader who buys the next book once the last page is turned. I love thinking that because I bought the book, I will read it. I don’t know about you, but I love buying books. Recently I had an unusual amount of uninterrupted time on my hands in which I decided to attack my extremely long “books-to-read” list. 9780356500287 Fool Moon 31.9000 NZD InStock /shop/books/fiction /shop/books/fiction/science-fiction-fantasy /shop/books Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. But just when it looks like he can't afford his next meal, a murder comes along that requires his particular brand of supernatural expertise. But lately, Harry hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of work - magical or mundane. You would think Chicago would have a little more action for the only professional wizard in the phone book. That's where Harry comes in.īusiness has been slow lately for Harry Dresden. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. But lately, Harry hasn't been able to dredge up any kind of. I remember reading this back when it was still updating, and I loved it just as much as I do now that the story is finished. The end is a promise of good things to come. Why does she switch between fully realized eyes, which she does so well, and the blank doll eyes? Is it laziness? Is she trying to say something with the blank eyes, because I'm getting nothing. The art: It's beautiful, subtle, and portrays what's going on very well. I can't wait to see him with his sister, and I hope he works out some of the strain with his family. TJ favors awful music (see "Tie My Pecker to My Leg", a song I'm sorry to say I'm intimately familiar with). Thoughts/predictions: TJ is either a hooker or a wealthy, white Rastafarian. Weaver fan.Īlso, it has a great start and a good premise. The panels are large, creating a nice inviting feeling, the level of detail is exquisite, and the way Weaver handles body language and facial expression is masterful. However, this one won me over pretty quickly. The focus, though, is on an 11-year-old black girl named Pecola Breedlove, whose entire family has been given a cosmetic cross to bear: You looked at them and wondered why they were so ugly you looked closely and could not find the source. The point of view is passed like a baton from one character to the next, with Morrison's own voice functioning as a kind of gold standard throughout. Set in Lorain, Ohio, in 1941, The Bluest Eye is something of an ensemble piece. It also shows the young author drawing a bead on the subjects that would dominate much of her career: racial hatred, historical memory, and the dazzling or degrading power of language itself. In any case, her debut is nothing if not sophisticated, in terms of both narrative ingenuity and rhetorical sweep. In an afterword written more than two decades later, the author expressed her dissatisfaction with the book's language and structure: "It required a sophistication unavailable to me." Perhaps we can chalk up this verdict to modesty, or to the Nobel laureate's impossibly high standards of quality control. Oprah Book Club® Selection, April 2000: Originally published in 1970, The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel. |