![]() ![]() The resulting story itself is good, and Foster does a great job of telling it. As you can imagine things go pear-shaped from there. As they need the time to repair anyhow they decide to investigate. While said crew members are up and about they receive what appears to be a human distress call from a nearby, unknown, uncharted planet. Things don't go smoothly though and the ship sustains some damage, forcing crew members out of statis for repairs. The ship is already on-route to the distant planet Origae-6 where it is hoped the settlers can terraform the planet and create a viable human outpost. The story begins over a decade after the events of Prometheus and concerns the colony ship Covenant. Thankfully the story, at least this version penned by the talented Alan Dean Foster, is much better than it's predecessor.įor those who don't know, it was Foster who wrote the novelisations for the original Aliens stories in the 1970's and 1980's. As a fan, Prometheus has made me wary of watching Alien: Covenant. ![]() I've watched all the films of course (the first two many times), including the dreadful Prometheus which promised much but delivered nothing. I've watched and read the Aliens vs Predator crossover media, some which is great, some not so great. ![]() I've read all the books, including the expanded universe (non-canonical) ones from Bantam, and more recently from Titan books. I've been a big fan of the Aliens series ever since I saw the first film back in the 1980's. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Lauren has been trying all she can to save her marriage so that it doesn’t come to an end. ![]() However, she ignores all the red flags hoping that things will get better, but the secrets slowly ruin her marriage. What she thought would be a happily ever after turned out to be a dream. Unfortunately, she comes to realize that her marriage is far from perfect and it’s full of secrets. Soon they get engaged then married, and even when things have changed, Lauren still feels that she’ll have a happy life with Cal. At first, she didn’t plan to marry him until she was convinced otherwise. Seeing him, Lauren knew he might be trouble, but little trouble is all she wanted for the first time in her life. Cal is a tall guy with deep gray eyes and ebony hair, and his smile hides every doubt one could have on him. ![]() Everything changes after the meeting, and she feels that she has found the love. The story features Lauren, who has been planning how she’ll make her dreams come true one day.Įverything in her life is good so far until the night she meets Cal. ![]() If I Break is the first novel in the If I break Series. When not writing, she likes cooking and spending time with her family. She’s an iBook and Amazon bestselling author and writes mind-blowing romance thrillers that leave her fans coming for more. Portia Moore is an American romance writer best known for her If I Break, Collided and the Her series. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The author minces no words in showing how many of the things people say to comfort children at a funeral, such as don’t cry, or I know how you feel, doesn’t make children feel better. You might be freaked out by the grief of those you depend on”), as well as several included ideas for how to remember and honor those who have departed, may be eye-opening for readers facing grief themselves. Death is Stupid, written and illustrated by Anastasia Higginbotham Higginbotham provides a frank view on death and the complex emotions grief can bring up. ![]() It’s that exact mix of true-to-life humor and unflinching honesty that makes Higginbotham’s book work so well, and many of the plainspoken sentiments she includes (“Dying is not a punishment. 0:00 / 7:15 Death Is Stupid by Anastasia Higginbotham - read by Lolly Hopwood Lolly Hopwood 784 subscribers Subscribe Share 1. “Now your gramma can watch over you wherever you are!” reads one, as the horrified boy imagines a spirit swirling overhead as he guzzles whipped cream straight from the can. Praise for Death Is Stupid: author of Small Victories, Stitches, and Help, Thanks, Wow Caitlin Doughty, mortician, author, and founder of the Order of the. There are images that may be familiar to readers (flowers, a coffin, a hearse), along with well-intentioned but confusing condolences. In collages assembled on brown paper, Higginbotham introduces a boy whose grandmother has died. Following Divorce Is the Worst, this second installment in the Ordinary Terrible Things series acknowledges that despite the aphoristic things adults might say to soften the impact of death, it won’t necessarily help. ![]() ![]() ![]() "A magnificent tour de force, skillfully written and full of original and disturbing ideas." -Adrian Tchaikovsky, Arthur C. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl with All the Gifts There are echoes of Neuromancer and Arrival in here, but this astonishing debut is beholden to no one." -M. ![]() Fabulous!" -Ann Leckie, award winning-author of Ancillary Justice Innovative and genre-bending, Tade Thompson's ambitious Afrofuturist series is perfect for fans of Jeff Vandermeer, N. But Aminat is stymied by the machinations of the Mayor of Rosewater and the emergence of an old enemy of Wormwood. ![]() What you’ve encoded is memory, and personhood is not just memories. She must capture a woman who is the key to the survival of the human race. The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson 3,424 ratings, 3.99 average rating, 403 reviews Open Preview The Rosewater Insurrection Quotes Showing 1-3 of 3 The mind is an illusion, a hologram generated by the body. The government agent Aminat, the lover of the retired sensitive Kaaro, is at the forefront of the cold, silent conflict. All is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. Those who know the truth of the invasion keep the secret. The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning science fiction trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging voices. The Rosewater Insurrection continues the award-winning science fiction trilogy by one of science fiction's most engaging voices.Īll is quiet in the city of Rosewater as it expands on the back of the gargantuan alien Wormwood. ![]() ![]() "Light and entertaining, A House to Die For is a fun mystery and fantastic way to spend an evening!" -Suspense Magazine "A superb prologue, wonderful story, atmospheric with a good plot."-Crimespree Magazine the author does a good job portraying Darby in her efforts to make peace with her childhood past and solve a murder on a picturesque Maine island."-Publishers Weekly ![]() ![]() As a brutal storm surges up the coast, Darby must salvage the deal, find the killer-and somehow stay alive. ![]() Assisted by handsome journalist Miles Porter, Darby uncovers dark secrets that reveal an ugly scandal. Within hours of Darby's arrival, an obscure deed restriction scuttles the sale just as the backup buyer is found bludgeoned to death on the property's grounds. The deal seems simple, but trouble is brewing on the rocky coast. Then one morning, she learns her aunt is dying, and the calculating woman has one final demand: clinch the multimillion-dollar sale of Fairview, a breathtaking waterfront estate. Red-hot real estate agent Darby Farr has spent years trying to forget her hometown of Hurricane Harbor, Maine-especially the painful memories of being raised by her controlling aunt following her parents' tragic deaths. ![]() ![]() ![]() After all, we've looked to the Nordic countries for functional designs (the iconic Alvar Aalto stools) and relaxation ideas (saunas!) for ages. ![]() Trust us, it's lighter and funnier than it sounds. ![]() In each episode, the three authentically Swedish hosts-an organizer, designer, and psychologist-walk a participant through the steps of the death cleaning process, help them declutter, and hold their hand as they manage the thoughts and emotions around sentimental attachment and their own morality that emerge. In it, author Margareta Magnusson recounts the process of cleaning out her late husband's storage shed. ![]() The show is based on a 2018 New York Times best-selling book of the same name. (Think of it as more heavy-duty than spring cleaning but less intense than a full Kondo.) An age-old concept in Sweden and throughout Scandinavia, the concept has landed stateside with a new show on Peacock produced by Pohler and narrated by Amy Schumer called The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning. The technique is pretty much exactly what you're imagining: It's the process of decluttering and organizing your belongings so that when you pass, your loved ones won't have to wade through piles of knickknacks and 30-year-old paperwork. We have Amy Poehler to thank for the latest craze to sweep the organizing sphere: Swedish death cleaning. ![]() ![]() ![]() Long-listed for the 2013 National Book Awards Long List in Fiction, The End of the Point received rave reviews from The New York Times and Boston Globe. A haunting, inspiring meditation on the tenacity of women, this lush, lyrical novel celebrates the insistence on seizing beauty and grabbing hold of one’s one and only life.Įlizabeth Graver's 2013 novel, The End of the Point, is set in a Massachusetts seaside summer community from 1942 to 1999 and tells the story of one family and a place over half a century. Moving from Spain to Cuba to New York for an arranged second marriage, she faces her greatest challenge-her disabled stepdaughter, Luna, whose feistiness equals her own and whose challenges pit new family against old. ![]() When the Cohens lose their wealth and are forced to move to Barcelona and start anew, Rebecca fashions a life and self from what comes her way-a failed marriage, the need to earn a living, but also passion, pleasure and motherhood. Elizabeth Graver's novel Kantika-“song” in Ladino-follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of early 20th-century Istanbul. ![]() ![]() The series incorporated music and visual elements from the 1939 film version, including the Scarecrow's diploma and Dorothy's ruby slippers. Dorothy, Toto, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion set out to rescue him and defeat the Wicked Witch once and for all. The Wizard is in his hot air balloon, which is under a spell that causes it to be constantly blown around by an evil wind. With the Wicked Witch of the West back from the dead, the Emerald City has been taken over by her and she has stolen the gifts that were given to Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion. Dorothy learns from Glinda that the Wicked Witch of the West has been resurrected by Truckle and his fellow winged monkeys. Upon arriving there, she reunites with Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion. Plot ĭorothy has decided to return to Oz with Toto using the ruby slippers that showed up on her doorstep. ![]() Īuthor Jeff Lenburg mentioned an aspect of the series wherein Dorothy has to learn to believe in herself. The show presented a number of stories and characters from L. The series aired for thirteen episodes and premiered on ABC, starting on September 8, 1990. ![]() ![]() The Wizard of Oz is a 1990 animated television series produced by DIC Animation City to capitalize on the popularity of the 1939 film version, to which DiC had acquired the rights from Turner Entertainment, Co. American TV series or program The Wizard of OzĪction, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical ![]() ![]() ![]() They don't wear clothes, and they don't explicitly talk to each other. ![]() Jan Brett has the animals looking and acting like animals. (In this case, that one color is turquoise, as you can see on the cover.) I like the detail more, but there's a real charm in the simpler pictures of this edition. and like many books of that time period, it alternates between full-color spreads and one-color spreads. In contrast to Jan Brett's signature style of very intricate pictures, the artwork in this book is very simple. When one teeny animal tries to be the last to just squeeeeeze in (in this version, a cricket), that proves too much for the old mitten and it bursts all over the place. A boy loses his mitten in the woods, a series of progressively larger animals climb in, culminating in a bear. If you can get your hands on both, do so - keep one for yourself and donate the other to a local school! However, as the comments here show, many people prefer this version, which predates Brett's version by quite a while. And unless your home library is enormous, you probably don't need both books. Now, let me say from the start that, having read Jan Brett's version first, I prefer it. ![]() ![]() ![]() Participants will learn how these issues come into contact with tragic questions of knowing oneself and encountering the “other” within. Faraone will discuss the religious background of The Bacchae, including issues of divine recognition, belief, madness, mystery rites, and the role of gods and worship in ancient Greece. Sarah Nooter, renowned author and faculty member of the Department of Classics and the College, shares insights about the dramatic elements that make Euripides’ tragedy ripe for adaptation, including a discussion of Wole Soyinka’s The Bacchae of Euripides.Įuripides’ Bacchae: Sight and Blindness Self and Other Octo| Featuring Dr. Euripides’ ancient Greek tragedy explores the consequences of mixing the personal and political and the importance of listening to the will of the people. The extant Greek plays continue to speak to contemporary cultures, fueled by a myriad of creative retellings and adaptations by contemporary playwrights. ![]() |