5/29/2023 0 Comments Grass by sheri s tepperTepper came to science fiction late in life. No, Tepper’s heroines (not all of them women) hit back, hard, and often in ways their male adversaries never even suspect. Tepper’s ecofeminism had no truck with sentimental earth-mother tropes of gentle peaceful softness. But her grim view of the masculine power is matched by the remarkable reslience of its feminine counterpart: courageous, clever, compassionate, wily, and – when needed – hard-headed. In her books, women’s lives, women’s bodies, and the fertile planets they call home are almost always in danger of assault by these stereotypically male villains (not all of them men). The limitless evils of man – grasping, needy, controlling, thrusting, swaggering man – were an endless theme for Tepper. Trump – a misogynistic con man with an impossibly large ego, a need for outside vengeance over every slight, and a sadistic brand of dominance politics – is a Tepper villain from her literary version of Central Casting, and if life were one of her novels, he would have been grabbed and strangled by a cyborg pussy willow or crushed to death when the earth itself shook Trump Tower to pieces. Tepper’s novels are sometimes described as “ecofeminist sci-fi,” but that barely begins to describe the spirit that pulses and crackles in her work: as wide and nourishing as the sea, and as capable of drowning you in an instant. Tepper was no longer alive to hold him at bay. I know now why Donald Trump won the election: because Sheri S.
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She continued with more novels, including Red Leaves, Eleven Hours, The Bronze Horseman, The Bridge to Holy Cross (also known as Tatiana and Alexander), The Summer Garden and The Girl in Times Square (also known as Lily). Through word of mouth that book was welcomed by readers all over the world. Her dream was put on hold as she learned English and overcame the shock of a new culture.Īfter graduating from university and after various jobs including working as a financial journalist and as a translator Paullina wrote her first novel Tully. Growing up in Russia Paullina dreamt of someday becoming a writer. At the age of ten her family immigrated to the United States. Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad, USSR, in 1963. 5/29/2023 0 Comments Carve the mark bookWhen Akos is thrust into Cyra's world, the enmity between their countries and families seems insurmountable. Though protected by his unusual currentgift, once Akos and his brother are captured by enemy Shotet soldiers, Akos is desperate to get his brother out alive - no matter what the cost. But Cyra is much more than just a blade in her brother's hand: she is resilient, quick on her feet, and smarter than he knows.Īkos is from the peace-loving nation of Thuvhe, and his loyalty to his family is limitless. Cyra's currentgift gives her pain and power - something her brother exploits, using her to torture his enemies. The duology tells the story of Akos and Cyra - two young people who are born enemies but are thrust together by fate, in a world where everyone has a unique power, a “currentgift” that will decide their future.Ĭyra is the sister of the brutal tyrant who rules the Shotet people. Carve the Mark is a science-fiction fantasy series by Veronica Roth, the bestselling author of Divergent. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Matthew sadler game changerThe selection of ten games published in December 2017 created a worldwide sensation: how was it possible to play in such a brilliant and risky style and not lose a single game against an opponent of superhuman strength?įor Game Changer, Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan investigated more than two thousand previously unpublished games by AlphaZero. The artificial intelligence system, created by DeepMind, had been fed nothing but the rules of the Royal Game when it beat the world’s strongest chess engine in a prolonged match. It took AlphaZero only a few hours of self-learning to become the chess player that shocked the world. Garri Kasparov har skrevet et eget forord til boka. Denne imøtesette boka forteller allerede historien om det selvlærende sjakkprogrammet som har sjokkert verden med revolusjonerende resultater og sjakkpartier faktisk utviklet på timer.įorfatterne har hatt tilgang til over to tusen tidligere upubliserte partier av Alpha Zero. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Nightwood djunaBut I hope that if I read the book again, I might well learn to love it. I’m still stumped by a “fragment of resuscitation” and there’s plenty more that I think I’m missing. Nightwood takes a bit of fudging and a few mental loops, but it has a kind of charm. Or he is listening and expounding on what he hears and interjecting. I suppose the idea of listening with loquacity is funny, even if her exact meaning is elusive. “With the fury of a fanatic he hunted down his own disqualification, rearticulating the bones of the Imperial Courts long forgotten (those long remembered can alone claim to be long forgotten), listening with an unbecoming loquacity to officials and guardians for fear that his inattention might lose him some fragment of his resuscitation.”īarnes loves contradictions. There are some glorious surprises and descriptions – here’s a description of the first chapter’s main subject, Felix: Just as her outcast characters are trying to shrug off the shackles of early 20th-century society, so Barnes breaks the rules of prose. Barnes throws out the rules of structure, form and even sentence construction – and that’s part of the fascination. We asked for modernism - and boy, did we get it. 5/28/2023 0 Comments A thousand acres novelIn its solidity and poise, A Thousand Acres is a book that will outlast this year's rainy season.' -Vogue 'Powerful, poignant, intimate and involving. Its style is relaxed, conversational, unhurried the novel flows gently onwards like a broad river. 'I don't know,' says cool lawyer Caroline, and Daddy slams off in a fury. It's at a well-liquored neighborhood social that Daddy announces he's giving up his farm to his three daughters. There may have been better novels than A Thousand Acres, but I fear I didn't read them - a haunting inquisition into the decline and fall of a family.' -Independent 'A studied, ingenious variation on the brutal clashing of sexes and generations in King Lear. Youngest daughter Caroline, whom motherless Rose and Ginny had raised and unfettered from Daddy, is a lawyer in Des Moines. A Thousand Acres is a great American tragedy about the failure of a family's land and the failure of its love. Its success is down to Smiley's ambitious gusto, her intuitive handling of the relationship between character and landscape, and her willingness to haul genuine moral freight across the panorama she has so expertly painted.' -Sunday Times 'Epic fiction of the very highest order, naturalistic, penetrating and wholly absorbing.' -Literary Review 'Superlative, extraordinary, amazing. Remember that the dust jacket is an important part of any book, and so books without their original dust jackets typically have less value. A Thousand Acres is a strong, gnarled shocker of a novel. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Lie down with lionsHelp unexpectedly comes in the form of Jean Pierre’s nemesis, Ellis, and knowing both men have dangerous secrets, Jane must once again choose who to trust if she is to make her escape over one of the most remote mountain ranges in the world. Fierce fighting means they must find a way out of the line of fire. In Afghanistan the Mujahedeen are fighting to free their country of the Soviet invasion and the newlyweds travel to the Valley of the Five Lions to help the cause as doctors. Lie Down with Lions by Ken Follett 3.7 (46) Paperback (Reprint) 17.00 Paperback 17.00 eBook 12.99 Audiobook 0.00 Audio MP3 on CD 14.99 Audio CD 14. Ultimately Jane can marry only one and chooses Jean-Pierre. In Paris, rival spies Ellis and Jean-Pierre both fall in love with Jane, and all three become gripped in a tangled web of lust and deception as they battle terrorist conspiracies. Abridged edition, read by John Nettles ( Midsomer Murders)įrom terrorist conspiracies in Paris to guerrilla warfare in Afghanistan, Lie Down With Lions is the thrilling tale of suspense and deceit from master of the spy story, Ken Follett. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Blame noise mangaHe is also an avid fan of the video game series Halo, as he mentions in his commentary section in the Halo Graphic Novel. His works are usually in black and white. This became one of his general theme that makes his manga unique. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics.Īt first he studied architecture and later it is shown up in his manga works with drawing huge structures. He has a relatively large community of fans in Germany where his manga Blame!, NOiSE and Biomega were published by Ehapa. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following. Tsutomu Nihei (弐瓶 勉 Nihei Tsutomu, born 1971) is a Japanese manga artist. Taken from Wikipedia: http See also 弐瓶 勉. Blame was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics. At first he studied architecture and later it is shown up in his manga works with drawing huge structures. Blame! was also published in France and Spain by Glénat, in the US by Tokyopop and in Italy by Panini Comics. 5/28/2023 0 Comments Ramona blue hairNow, with her sister, Hattie, pregnant, responsibility weighs more heavily than ever. But juggling multiple jobs, her flaky mom, and her well-meaning but ineffectual dad forces her to be the adult of the family. Standing over six feet tall with unmistakable blue hair, Ramona is sure of three things: she likes girls, she's fiercely devoted to her family, and she knows she's destined for something bigger than the trailer she calls home in Eulogy, Mississippi. Since then, it's been Ramona and her family against the world. Ramona was only five years old when Hurricane Katrina changed her life forever. The fourth novel from Julie Murphy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin'-now a Netflix feature film starring Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Aniston, with a soundtrack by Dolly Parton! For fans of Rainbow Rowell and Morgan Matson, Julie Murphy has created another fearless heroine, Ramona Blue, in a gorgeously evocative novel about family, friendship, and how sometimes love can be more fluid than you first think. Here 'we can meet the writer full on' (Stephen Fry) as he opens our minds to the people he admires and the things he believes might just mean something - and makes room for us to join the conversation too. Of course, the real world continued to make up its own stories around him, and he has responded over the years with a wealth of ideas and introductions, dreams and speeches. An enthralling collection of nonfiction essays on a myriad of topics - from art and artists to dreams, myths, and memories - observed in 1 New York Times. Neil Gaiman fled the land of journalism to find truths through storytelling and sanctuary in not needing to get all the facts right. It has to be a conversation' Welcome to the conversation. The is just one of hundreds of hugely enjoyable, thoughtful and wise pieces on everything from writing for children to horror, Doctor Who to SimCity The View from the Cheap Seats is published. THE VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS draws together myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon and Sunday Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman. From Make Good Art, the speech that went viral, to pieces on artists and legends including Terry Pratchett and Lou Reed, the collection offers a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. A collection of speeches, articles, essays and introductions from Sunday Times bestselling author, commentator and craftsman Neil Gaiman. |