![]() ![]() The common reader may have no knowledge of how the syntax and meter work in the Greek language, but Sullivan’s translations make us unsuspecting students and we learn to follow the unfamiliar rhythms.Repetition is also important to these poems and we see it used in several effective ways: to reiterate, to counter and often to characterize the prisoner in his disbelief, in his shock or as a reaction to what is happening to him. The mastery of Sullivan’s translation comes through in the punctuation and word choices she makes. The pacing of Z213:Exit also mimics a play, moving at times quickly through action and then slowing down for reflection. ![]() The blocked prose poems fly in the face of the conservative conventions of poetry here in America because these poems go beyond the debate between the narrative and the lyric poem, often being both simultaneously.Dimitris Lyacos is not only a poet but also a playwright which is evident in how each poem is written like a scene in the prisoner’s life. ![]() In Z213:Exit: Poena Dani, Lyacos’ middle collection in a series of three, we experience the world through the eyes of a prisoner as he escapes from jail and travels through a dark, surreal world. The art of translation is a gift and we, as English speakers and readers, have Shorsha Sullivan to thank for bringing us the work of Greek poet Dimitris Lyacos. ![]()
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Deborah Kerr and Donna Reed portray the women in their lives, and the supporting cast includes Ernest Borgnine, Philip Ober, Jack Warden, Mickey Shaughnessy, Claude Akins, and George Reeves. Army soldiers, played by Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, and Frank Sinatra, stationed on Hawaii in the months leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The picture deals with the tribulations of three U.S. ![]() From Here to Eternity is a 1953 American drama romance war film directed by Fred Zinnemann, and written by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1951 novel of the same name by James Jones. ![]() ![]() Trust in one another is something to be earned, but there may not be time for this as Ouray is not the only civilization oasis. Those gathered in Ouray - sleepwalkers, shepherds, and survivors alike - struggle to understand their new situation and form new relationships with the strangers around them. The secret destination was Ouray, Colorado and this town in the middle of the mountains would become one of the last bastions of civilization as the sleepwalking epidemic was only the first incident in what would be the end of the familiar world and the start of something new and very different. The story: Five years ago, many ordinary Americans fell victim to a strange affliction that caused them walk, zombie-like, to a destination that only they seemed to know. ![]() ![]() how did I miss the first book? Fortunately, I never felt like I was missing anything as relationships and circumstances felt well explained through the course of the book. Book Two?! This is the second book in a duology?! I'm such a Chuck Wendig fan. ![]() ![]() ![]() She cannot face telling anyone the horrors that happened at the party, even though it means failing classes, fighting with her parents, and losing all her friends. Review: I read the original Speak novel when it first came out and thought it was wonderful so as soon as I heard about the graphic novel I knew I had to read it and I am so glad I did!Īs with the original story, Melinda is facing a ninth grade year as an outcast after calling the police at her first high school party. But before she can make peace with the ghosts of the past, she has to confront the reality of the present-and stop someone who still wishes to do her harm. ![]() ![]() So what's the point of talking? Through her work on an art project, Melinda is finally able to face what really happened that night. Speak : the graphic novel / Laurie Halse Anderson artwork by Emily Carroll. Years before MeToo, Laurie Halse Anderson wrote Speak, a singularly powerful novel for young adults about date rape. Now nobody will talk to her, let alone listen. Speak: The Graphic Novel by Laurie Halse Anderson and Emily Carroll. She is friendless-an outcast-because of something that happened over the summer. Summary (from the inside flap of the book): "Speak up for yourself-we want to hear what you have to say." From the first moment of her freshman year at Merryweather High, Melinda knows this is a big fat lie, part of the nonsense of high school. Location ( my 2018 Google Reading map ) : USA (NY)įTC Disclosure: I bought this with my own money ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Cammie McGovern’s insightful young adult debut is a heartfelt and heartbreaking story about how we can all feel lost until we find someone who loves us because of our faults, not in spite of them.īorn with cerebral palsy, Amy can’t walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. ![]() John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars meets Rainbow Rowell’s Eleanor & Park in this beautifully written, incredibly honest, and emotionally poignant novel. Please note: this discussion contains spoilers. smith, who discussed the portrayal of both main characters’ disabilities-cerebral palsy and OCD-as well as other disability-related issues that came up in the book. Our participants are Emma Crees, Courtney Gilfillian, and s.e. Today, we’re hosting a joint review of Say What You Will (titled Amy and Matthew in the UK). ![]() ![]() “I am sure that you will have been taught that laws are the product of the wisdom of your ancestors. “We have no laws to break,” Stimer said, and there was a brisk round of head-nodding at this. But what do you do then with law-breakers?" ![]() That sounds like a good idea to me, since I have had more than a little trouble with both. Then the screen lit up and we read these historical words: 'I AM, THEREFORE I THINK.’ ” ‘We waited as the operating system carried out all of its checks. There was another intelligence in the universe to stand beside that of ours. I threw the switch, the operation light came on. What a prosaic thing to say about what was perhaps the most important moment in the entire history of mankind. The last circuit board was slipped into its slot and I threw the switch. "A lifetime of research, generations of labor, had reached a final and dramatic culmination. The moment of this discovery is described in their book: ![]() The inhabitants of Chojecki subscribe to the philosophy of Individual Mutualism, a philosophy given to them by a robot named Mark Forer. ![]() The planet is encountered in The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted and it is up to young Jim diGriz to save the planet and its people from certain destruction. The planet Chojecki is a warm, fertile and peaceful planet threatened with invasion and conquest by a rogue commander of the League Navy, General Zennor (Captain Gath). ![]() ![]() ![]() Haydn sought to cultivate the English horn in the same way Mozart did with the clarinet. Mozart lived for only 35 years, while Haydn lived for 77. As a result, they all contributed to the creation of symphony, opera, concerto, and siring quartet styles. Mozart, Haydn, and Rachmaninov are generally regarded as the architects of classical music’s renaissance and development in the 18th century. ![]() Haydn was a famous composer who served the royalty with his music and earned a living from it. ![]() Mozart’s symphonies are regarded as master pieces by musicians from around the world, and he is revered. Haydn and Mozart are both celebrated composers who have shaped our culture and lives. Additionally, Haydn was more interested in experimenting with new musical forms, while Mozart was more concerned with perfecting existing forms. Haydn’s music is often seen as being more orderly and structured, while Mozart’s music is more spontaneous and expressive. However, their music differs in many ways. Both were prolific composers of the Classical era, and both were highly influential in the development of Western music. In order to compare Mozart and Haydn, one must first understand their similarities and differences. ![]() ![]() ![]() Satrapi´s style is easy to recognize, stark black and white images that appear simplistic, however I very much enjoy about her art that she emphasizes facial expressions so much. ![]() In this book, Nasser Ali is visited by the angel of death, Iranian poets, and fantasizes about Sophia Loren. Like in Persepolis, there are hallucinations and visitations. ![]() His wife and his brother attempt to pull Nassar Ali out of his depression, but not even his favorite meal, chicken with plums, can get him distract him. But he also contemplates his unhappy marriage and the disrespect of his children. During his last eight days, he remembers an old love and learning to play the tar. Finally he decides that if he cannot play anymore there is no reason for him to live, so Nasser Ali lies down in bed and waits for death to come. His own tar has been broken and Nasser Ali tries out tar after tar to find one that can replace his old one, but with no luck. I have read only two graphic novels till now, Persepolis and Exit Wounds, but enjoyed them enough to want to try more.Ĭhicken with Plums is another graphic novel by Marjane Strapi and narrates the last eight days of her great-uncle Nasser Ali Khan, a famous tar player. Graphic novels seem to be everywhere now and I thought I´d try to pay more attention to the genre and include the comics aisle on my library round. ![]() ![]() National Book Award for Rabbit Is Rich, 1982 Pulitzer PrizeĪnd National Book Critics Circle Award for Rabbit at Rest, ![]() Pulitzer Prizer, National Book Critics Circle Award, and Awards-National Book Award for The Centaur, 1964.Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford, England Education-A.B., Harvard University also studied at the.The 1987 film version starred Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jack Nicholson. Divorced but hardly celibate, the wonderful witches one day found themselves quite under the spell of the new man in town, Darryl Van Horne, whose strobe-lit hot tub room became the scene of satanic pleasures. The local gossip columnist, Sukie Rougemont, could turn milk into cream. Alexandra Spoffard, a sculptress, could create thunderstorms. ![]() In a small New England town in that hectic era when the sixties turned into the seventies, there lived three witches. ![]() Summary | Author | Book Reviews | Discussion Questionsīefore they were the widows of Eastwick, our heroines were a trio of delightfully wicked witches. ![]() |