The ebony tower by john fowles6/28/2023 ![]() And certainly it entertains, and touches the heart. ![]() Fowles indulges in light versions of his typical existentialist poststructuralism,unsettling the text for ultimately moral rather thanartisic reasons, but if you're sympathetic to his project like I am it works. This is a collection of four inventive stories, one of which is a translation of a madieval French ballad called "Eliduc", and one kind-of misfire built around its own little fairytale. ![]()
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The case for faith review6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() I rate this 8/10 for sincerity and effort, but 5/10 for depth. ![]() ![]() I would caution that the treatment is too light for skeptics, or those deeply wrestling with these questions, to find much of value here. I would say this material is somewhat worthwhile for those with curiosity about Christianity, and more so for Christians who are beginning a search for ways to help others that are struggling with these difficult questions of faith. Although we award our Dove Family-Approved Seal to this great program, we. I found the case for faith presented for the first question lacking rigor, and not at all satisfying. This is a compelling program and should be a fascinating watch for most people. I thought the film gave a stronger argument for the case for faith in consideration of the second question, although the treatment would have been stronger if opposition, such as a quotation from Bertrand Russell, had not been shrugged off so glibly. I found the treatment of the questions uneven. The Case for Faith examines two questions that challenge the faith of Christians: 1) Why is Jesus the only path to God? and 2) How could a loving God allow evil in the world? The questions are presented in a context that suggests the discussion might help Christians offer answers to these questions to others that are skeptical of the Christian faith. ![]() ![]() There are challenges in her new life, but Ivy's feisty character and her sense of wonder for a prairie as wide as the sea make her adventure one that readers won't easily forget. ![]() Ivy's relatives pack up and head back to England, but to Ivy, Canada is full of wonder and beginning to feel like home. But in Milorie, Saskatchewan (located in the Prairie Dry Belt), their dreams crumble into dust when they reach Uncle Alf's small sod hut and discover that jobs are scarce, and that they can barely make ends meet. They've come to join her uncle for the available land, the lush harvests, and the opportunity for success. Ivy Weatherall is just 11 years old when her family leaves England for the promised riches of Canada's expanding West. This is a heartwarming historical fiction YA story told through a revealing one year diary. ![]() Egoff Children’s Literature Prize Nominee (2002). A Prairie as Wide as the Sea: The Immigrant Diary of Ivy Weatherall (Dear Canada Series) by Sarah Ellis. ![]() ![]() ![]() He has just published his findings in an article in Lapham's Quarterly. Weekend Edition's literary detective Paul Collins has been looking into Follett's life and disappearance. She was a famous child genius, the daughter of an editor and literary critic, and destined to become the next great American writer.Īnd then, one autumn evening in 1939, she disappeared. Her 1927 debut novel, The House Without Windows, received glowing reviews from The New York Times and words of encouragement from the writer H.L. ![]() ![]() Barbara Newhall Follett was 13 when Knopf published her first book, The House Without Windows, which she had been working on since she was 8.īy the age of 16, Barbara Newhall Follett had published two books and written countless poems. ![]() A tale dark and grimm 26/27/2023 ![]() Sometimes this includes throwing in more modern Nightmare Fuel. It becomes popular to return a story to its non-sanitized roots or to pervert the popular Disneyfied version. Only after they were first recorded by early folklorists did the stories obtain morals and, eventually, kiddie-friendly endings that removed the graphic violence and changed cruel twist endings to karmic ones. But originally, fairy tales were told to many different audiences, adults included, and were generally simple folktales to entertain peasants rather than teach lessons. It is a common belief that most traditional Fairy Tales were designed to inform kids via metaphor about a potentially harsh world in a time where children worked and traveled and were essentially treated more like miniature adults than "kids". ![]() The act of allegedly de- bowdlerizing a story, but going to the other extreme instead: Making it Grimm dark. "Cinderella", Roald Dahl, from Revolting Rhymes ![]() Erich kastner lottie and lisa6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() The work also stands out for its two main characters being girls, which was unusual for Kästner’s work at the time. The subject of divorce plays a major role in the novel and the introduction of an independent, single and working mother as a character was praised. While Kästner came up with the concept as a film in 1942, due to strict film laws by the Nazis, the project was dropped, and Kästner worked out the story into a novel after the war. English-speaking audiences may be more familiar with the two Disney adaptations, titled The Parent Trap, but there have been many others in a number of languages, including German, Japanese, Hindi and Korean. This classic novel revolves around a set of twin girls separated at birth who reunite years later at a summer camp. Lottie and Lisa (original title: Das doppelte Lottchen) ![]() ![]() Here are five of his most popular works and why they continue to stand the test of time. Since then, however, most of his works have remained in publication. He was also a pacifist and actively opposed the Nazi regime, which resulted in much of his work being banned and burned in the spring of 1933. ![]() Pole to Pole by Michael Palin6/27/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Crew photographer Basil Pao illustrates with a profusion of seductive color shots. The narrative is witty and Palin's exuberance contagious. He recoups the keen sense of fun-and of trauma-during the days of this Grand Tour. Pole to pole with Michael Palin Available at Shatin Storage Book Collection (Shatin) (G492. This means Palin must abandon the 30 degrees east meridian. While the sheer mechanics of getting from one place to the next occupied most of the time, Palin vividly reports on the almost daily changes in panorama and the acutely experienced differences in climate, culture, politics, plumbing, lodgings, food and mores. London : BBC/Parkwest Publications, 1992. A travel adventure company is able to take Palin to the South Pole from their base in Chile. Through 17 countries they traveled by bus, train, barge, ship, bicycle, car, balloon and raft when prearranged transport failed them in the last leg of their journey, from South Africa to Antarctica, there was nothing for it but to take a plane. This is the record of Michael Palins continuous land and sea journey from the North to the South Pole following a given line of longitude, 30 degrees east. British actor-writer-TV producer Palin (a member of the Monty Python troupe) rose to the challenge in 1991, when he and a BBC-TV crew undertook a five-month trip along the 30 east line of longitude. The ultimate travel adventure of the jet age may be to journey from the North Pole to the South Pole by every means but airplane. ![]() The crossover alexander6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Oftentimes, the basketball lingo and Josh’s internal monologue intermix, and readers will find that the verses enhance the experience. As with the prequel novel Rebound, his free-verse poetry works really well with the beat of the basketball games and Josh’s narration. Kwame Alexander’s The Crossover is told in free-verse poetry. Josh and JB must deal with the consequences of everyone’s actions-including their own. Meanwhile, the boys’ father’s health is on the decline, despite Chuck’s utter denial. But when Alexis walks right into the twins’ lives and steals JB’s heart, Josh is left without his best friend by his side. Untouchable and unstoppable-the sons of former professional basketball player Chuck “Da Man” Bell couldn’t be anything less than excellent. Twelve-year-old Josh and his twin JB Bell are the kings of the basketball court. ![]() Forbidden mate toni griffin read online6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() Jake has been watching over his mate from afar for years, hurting himself knowing he was hurting Patrick. Patrick and Jake have known each other forever and when they learn they are mates they are ecstatic, but Jake pushes Patrick away to protect him causing them both years of pain. Throughout the other books in the series I could tell there was something about Jake and Patrick, but didn’t know for sure. This is a wonderful addition to the Holland Brothers series. They say time heals all wounds, but how much time? The next ten years are nothing but torture for Jake as he watches his mate grow into a remarkable young man. Jake does the only thing he can think of, protect Patrick. Knowing the news might uplift his still grieving father, Jake shares the news only to have his young mate threatened. Jake Richmond never expected to come home from Uni to find the youngest Holland brother was his mate. ![]() Split by forces he can’t comprehend and a long line of misunderstandings, Patrick doubts he’ll ever get the man he’s both loved and hated. ![]() The next ten years-ten long years- of Patrick’s life are spent at odds with his mate. His heart broke, but at sixteen he was too young to do anything. Finding his mate should have been Patrick Holland’s greatest day, instead it turned into a nightmare with one phone call. ![]() A little life book cover6/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. ![]() While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST SHORT-LISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE Brace yourself for the most astonishing, challenging, upsetting, and profoundly moving. A Little Life follows four college classmates-broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition-as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. ![]() |