tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68057311601919267622024-03-14T01:54:06.664+08:00The Book SloothIsméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.comBlogger317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-63746745321688606012017-02-06T13:38:00.001+08:002017-02-06T13:38:42.213+08:00Nerd out - Shakespeare's First Folio<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On a visit to the Huntington Museum, Library, and Botanical Gardens in Pasadena, California, I had an amazing moment with a first folio Shakespeare. If you're interested in what that actually means, well: <blockquote class="tr_bq">
<i>Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, histories & tragedies, published according to the true originall copies, also known as the First Folio, was published in 1623, 8 years after Shakespeare’s death. </i></blockquote>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">In 1622, two of Shakespeare’s fellow actors and friends, John Heminges and Henry Condell, decided to publish a collection of his plays as a memorial and testimony to Shakespeare’s work. They gathered together both fair and “foule” copies of Shakespeare’s plays, selecting the version which they felt was true to Shakespeare’s intent. Troilus and Cressida proved the most difficult and reached the printers so late that it was too late to be included in the printed contents page. Of the 36 plays included in the </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">First Folio</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;"> collection 18 had never been published. It is possible that without this publication plays such as the </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">Tempest</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">Twelfth Night</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">, </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">Antony & Cleopatra</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;"> and </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">Macbeth</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;"> would have been lost. Heminges and Condell also decided the divisions between comedies, histories and tragedies.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Chronicle Text G1 A', 'Chronicle Text G1 B', 'Crimson Text', 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;"> </span><a href="http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/shakespeare-400/shakespeares-first-folio" target="_blank">(source).</a> </i></blockquote>
Although I was well chuffed at seeing one of these, apparently they aren't too rare.... One was just found :<br />
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at Mount Stuart, the neo-Gothic home of the Marquesses of Bute, brings the total of known surviving copies of the First Folio in the world to 234 <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-07/rare-shakespeare-first-folio-discovered-on-scottish-island-bute/7309296" target="_blank">(source).</a></blockquote>
I also <a href="http://theconversation.com/the-strange-fates-of-the-shakespeare-first-folio-34908" target="_blank">read this interesting article</a> which details the disappearance of some manuscripts, and how one is discovered roughly every six years!<br />
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I also love the inscription "To the Reader" found in the NSW State Library's edition:<br />
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You can search through a <a href="http://firstfolio.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/" target="_blank">digital facsimile of the Bodleian library's copy here.</a><br />
Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-55377590654012386632017-02-06T12:51:00.001+08:002017-02-06T12:51:08.303+08:00REVIEW: The White Cat and the Monk - Jo Ellen Bogart and Sydney Smith<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While perusing the picture books, I fell in love <i>The White Cat and the Monk. </i><br />
It tells a beautiful and simple story of the harmonious companionship between a medieval monk and his fluffy white cat, Pangur. The monk spends his days reading, researching, and learning from illuminated manuscripts in silent contemplation. His cat Pangur hunts mice and sleeps. It is a gorgeously gentle tale based on a poem written by a 9th century Irish Benedictine monk wrote about himself and his companion cat.<br />
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I was so taken not only by the resonance the tale has with my inclinations towards reading, cats, and illuminated manuscripts, but also by Smith's charming illustrations, which are the perfect companion to such an enchanting tale.<br />
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A simple but gorgeous gift for any book lover, it's a double bonus if you also like cats. Triple word score if you enjoy illuminated manuscripts as much as I do.<br />
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5 stars from me, a must buy!<br />
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All Illustrations by Sydney Smith, sourced online from (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/White-Cat-Monk-Retelling-Pangur/dp/1554987806" target="_blank">picture 1</a>, <a href="http://canlitforlittlecanadians.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/the-white-cat-and-monk-retelling-of.html" target="_blank">picture 2</a>, <a href="http://kinderbooks.net/shop/2nd-grade/the-white-cat-and-the-monk/" target="_blank">picture 3</a>, <a href="https://jillrbennett.wordpress.com/2016/06/23/the-white-cat-and-the-monk/" target="_blank">picture 4</a>.)Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-9229012324602719892015-12-07T13:17:00.000+08:002015-12-07T13:17:54.316+08:00Love from Minoa, IstanbulMinoa is a bookstore and café in Istanbul, and its combination of beautiful design, snacks, and, of course, books, calls me to Istanbul.<br />
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Here's <a href="http://www.theguideistanbul.com/spots/view/4314/minoa-bookstore-cafe/">some info about the bookstore</a> from The Guide Istanbul.
And here's <a href="https://www.instagram.com/minoabooksandcoffee/">Minoa's Instagram page</a>.
Enjoy folks, and if you've been here please tell me about it!
Isme
Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-5186680286391392822015-07-14T21:59:00.002+08:002015-07-14T21:59:22.022+08:00Jane Austen: The Small ThingsI <a href="https://19thcentury.wordpress.com/2013/01/11/jane-austen-a-life-in-small-things/" target="_blank">came across</a> this lovely book trailer for Paula Byrne's book, <a href="http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/9780007358328/the-real-jane-austen" target="_blank">Jane Austen: The Small Things.</a><br />
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IsmeIsméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-38943846567458759772015-07-07T16:11:00.000+08:002015-07-07T16:11:18.197+08:00Sneaky TeaserThe internet was atwitter when a (fan made) trailer was recently released for <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-adapting-lemony-snickets-a-746666" target="_blank">the upcoming production of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events series by Netflix</a>.The fan made trailer is well produced, and <a href="http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/6/8899507/lemony-snicket-netflix-a-series-of-unfortunate-events-teaser" target="_blank">the props abound with details which reference the books.</a> If I had seen it, I would have believed it - bravo to the creator. Although Netflix has denied any involvement, I still though it would be fun to share the trailer as a reminiscence of reading the series when I was in primary school.<br />
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Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-50763437071857073112015-06-05T18:58:00.004+08:002015-06-05T18:58:48.782+08:00Macbeth is killin' it.The chilling teaser trailer for director Justin Kurzel's upcoming film rendition of Macbeth promises a foreboding performance from both Fassbender and Cotillard. Curious? Watch the trailer for yourself.<br />
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<li>I saw Divergent and loved it! It was better than I had imagined, and I didn't feel let down by the actors, direction of the film, or creation of the world. All the right details were present, yet I didn't find that they were catering too much for fans of the books - which can sometimes be a big problem. I definitely suggest that you go see it. But of course, read the book first!</li>
<li>After reading the amazing <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3236307-graceling">Graceling by Kristin Cashore</a>, I raced out to the bookstore and bought the companion novel, Bitterblue. I have to steal myself away from it, lest I would spend the whole day absorbed in the pages. You absolutely must read all of Cashore's books - starting with Graceling. Now. Go. Read. Tell me what you think. </li>
<li>I think that I should start a book club. What do you think of that? Would you be interested in reading a book a month and then talking about it? It could be done across platforms, or just on one, via email, or comments on posts? Please let me know via twitter, email, or commenting on this post if you are in the slightest interested!</li>
<li>I must now get back to reading the Australian Guide to Legal Citation. Mid Semester test on Wednesday, and two assignments due on Thursday. Fun times! </li>
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You might like this series if you have enjoyed novels by Maria V. Snyder, Kristin Cashore, and Cayla Kluver. I can't wait to read the third book, which comes out in September, but for those who are interested, here is a little teaser for the first book:<br><i><br>When magic has gone from the world, and a vicious king rules from his throne of glass, an assassin comes to the castle. She does not come to kill, but to win her freedom. If she can defeat twenty-three killers, thieves, and warriors in a competition to find the greatest assassin in the land, she will become the King’s Champion and be released from prison. <br><br>Her name is Celaena Sardothien.<br><br>The Crown Prince will provoke her. The Captain of the Guard will protect her.<br><br>And a princess from a foreign land will become the one thing Celaena never thought she’d have again: a friend.<br><br>But something evil dwells in the castle–and it’s there to kill. When her competitors start dying, horribly, one by one, Celaena’s fight for freedom becomes a fight for survival–and a desperate quest to root out the source of evil before it destroys her world.</i><div><i><br></i>
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So, worthy of cover(s) of the week? I think so! But what about you; have you seen any magnificent covers worthy of mention lately? Let me know in the comments section below.Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-49842589396435396282014-02-14T13:18:00.000+08:002014-03-10T16:04:11.484+08:00YALSA Quick Picks<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbJGjSLcPrP69c7dusFSPIKNcWTWVSoznBO9rwH1wErYYbFehAXtB-SP4eclUSUGsOnFb4v9z724rQCWnfABObQIE6l7Y_mZrLVMSx2JWP2nEBiHqSRA5zguAGsvwUpxC0Zt8eRLaOYA/s640/blogger-image-661788976.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbJGjSLcPrP69c7dusFSPIKNcWTWVSoznBO9rwH1wErYYbFehAXtB-SP4eclUSUGsOnFb4v9z724rQCWnfABObQIE6l7Y_mZrLVMSx2JWP2nEBiHqSRA5zguAGsvwUpxC0Zt8eRLaOYA/s640/blogger-image-661788976.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Picture via tumblr</div></div><div><br></div>Be sure to check out YALSA's list of <a href="http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2014-quick-picks-reluctant-young-readers">2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers</a>.<br>
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I tore voraciously through Reboot, the debut novel of Amy Tintera, and would highly recommend it to fans of dystopian fiction, sci-fi, or even if you are just looking for something different.<br />
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Reboot works on a zombie-like premise; a virus causes you to come back to 'life'- less human, and more robotic, than before - if you have contracted it before you die. I appreciated this concept, as I have not come across a zombie-robot-mercenary premise before, and this was executed very well. </div>
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I MUST address the protagonist, Princess Alera of Hytanica, the narrator of this novel. While I have read many reviews in which people were frustrated by her recurrent lack of inaction, and seeming weakness, I have to disagree for the most part. I loved the character Alera, and found her a very agreeable protagonist who I did come to love. On the other hand, I was sometimes irked by Alera's lack of action. However, it is worthy to note, that upon the assumption that this is a medieval fantasy [which I did get the impression it was], and considering the social structure of the patriarchal Hytanica, in this situation, women did not really have an active role in decision making - especially in politics. This is hard to comprehend from my point of view, given the modern franchises that I possesses, but nevertheless, I did not find that this tainted the novel in any way for me, as I found it true to itself.</div>
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The pace of the novel is reflected in the size of the novel. Being a 496 page paperback novel, Legacy was definitely a large read. The main 'action' itself could have filled a novel half the size, but it was the little, ritual things that the reader has insight into, that makes it a slower pace. It has the same amount of action as any other novel, but it was the space in between that was full of commentary from Alera's part that made it more spaced out. Also, the action did not move as fast when it happened because of the rich descriptive style of the prose. Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed this aspect of the novel, as I felt that it changed the story from a typical romance/ medieval fantasy story of warring kingdoms to something altogether more enjoyable. </div>
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P.S. I plan to finish King Lear, and post about it on the 31st - just in time to keep my promise about January! And announce February's play (which I plan to be more vigilant about) - which if you have read the comments on the first post *spoilers* - will be announced. Fair warning, it's Twelfth Night. Enjoy!Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-14423497154921687112014-01-20T13:25:00.000+08:002014-01-20T13:25:45.259+08:002014 with William Shakespeare<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I love a bit of Shakespeare.<br />
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Reading the plays, watching the plays, watching an adaption, reading an adaption, watching a film performance - anything!<br />
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The beauty of Shakespeare (for me) is the timelessness. Whether you set the Taming of the Shrew in 1593 when it was first performed, or in the 1999 adaption into 10 Things I Hate About You, the stories stay the same through their universal themes.<br />
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That's why I have decided to make 2014 Shakespeare's year.<br />
Every month I am going to read and talk about 1 of his plays. I will also probably be watching various adaptions of the play, and, if applicable, might read a re-do of the selected play.<br />
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For this month (January 2014) I have selected:<br />
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I look forward to hearing from everyone, and discussing King Lear throughout the month. <br />
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Any suggestions for discussion topics? Let me know in the comments! Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-73576881303091741942014-01-08T17:14:00.000+08:002014-01-08T17:14:11.082+08:00Yet to be reviewed… I have a lot of work ahead of me. Freedom has gotten to me, I feel a bit like Napoleon Dynamite...<br />
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Which means that I have not been writing down my thoughts on books that I have read. Which means that I am going to be very busy over the next few weeks as I review eight books. Whoops. Now I feel like Pedro in this picture. Hmph.<br />
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Anyway, the point is that I feel as if I should take up writing in the margins so that I don't forget what I want to say about a book. Which can be a problem sometimes, leaving me staring into the distance like a dead fish, with a major squint on, trying to figure out the specifics of what I thought.<br />
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The eight books that I have yet to review are the following - just to tease you... and maybe incite you to read one - you really should, they're all good!<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3236307-graceling" target="_blank"><b>Graceling by Kristin Cashore:</b></a> An awesome high fantasy with a strong heroine and a plot that incorporates adventure, and romance, not leaving you behind for a moment.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13517455-reboot" target="_blank"><b>Reboot by Amy Tintera:</b></a> a very interesting twist on the zombie concept with a dash of robo-cop tossed in.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10072160-legacy" target="_blank"><b>Legacy by Cayla Kluver:</b></a> Richly drawn characters (like velvet) set in a medieval time, where the heir to the throne is unsure if their enemy is really her enemy. Please, just read it, as it is awesome.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.jenniferesmith.com/this-is-what-happy-looks-like/" target="_blank">This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith</a>:</b> a cute chick-lit novel that has a great atmosphere to it, and makes you feel light, giddy, and fluffy, with a bit of substance on the side.<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.boneseasonbooks.com/" target="_blank">The Bone Season by Samantha Shannon</a>:</b> AMAZING!!! An extremely complex, fantasy dystopian novel with congenial characters, and a tantalising promise of 7 books and a movie.<br />
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<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17283570-the-wild-girl?ac=1" target="_blank"><b>The Wild Girl by Kate Forsyth:</b></a> A dark historical fiction novel that takes you behind the (fictitious, I think) story of the collection of the Grimm Fairytales, and the life of the 'Wild' girl who inspired them.<br />
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<a href="http://catpatrick.com/books/the-originals/" target="_blank"><b>The Originals by Cat Patrick:</b></a> definitely original, an intriguing addition to Cat Patrick's trick of writing stand alone novels that tease you with an awesome concept, great characters, and then leave you after one book (unfortunately so, as I do enjoy them!).<br />
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<b><a href="http://www.rookfiles.com/books/the-rook/" target="_blank">The Rook by Daniel O'Malley</a>: </b><i>“The body you are wearing used to be mine.”</i> This line sets the tone for the whole novel - brilliant opening line. Need I say any more?<br />
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I am always reading at least three books at a time. Which is great when accommodating a change in taste due to a change in mood or weather! However, this does mean that I often leave books unfinished, if, and when I really get into another book.<br />
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So, this month I am going to make it my personal reading mission to finish some books that I have lying around.<br />
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<i>A brilliant portrait of the Greek philosopher who personified philosophy</i> <i>Socrates was undeniably one of the greatest thinkers of all time, yet he wrote nothing.</i><div>
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In the last few weeks of post-highschool freedom, I have absolutely devoured (punny!) AMC's The Walking Dead - all available seasons! It is awesome and I recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great show!<br />
But the point is that it reminded me of a list that I had written after reading the YA novel Reboot by Amy Tintera. I read it back in July, but have just gotten round to sharing the list! It was scribbled madly in the night, so I put a nice filter on it to reflect that!!<br />
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Anyway, I would share the list that I wrote up today, and then a review of Reboot soon after. I really enjoyed it, as you can see, it drove me to <a href="https://twitter.com/BookSlooth" target="_blank">twitter</a>!<br />
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I have finally gotten around to reading The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, and I am very excited about the upcoming film. I love Geoffrey Rush, enjoyed the atmosphere of the trailer, but thought that it was ruined by the American voiceover at the end. Totally ruined the mood for me. Anyway, back to study, only two weeks until my final year 12 exams! Isme </div>
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It was unseasonably rainy today, which made it seem perfect to snuggle up in bed with a classic.<br />
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My eyes flitted across the tempting cover of <a href="http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143106142,00.html" target="_blank">The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde</a>, and the wit of Mr Wilde pulled me in.<br />
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The first chapter was beautiful, I found myself re reading lines just to enjoy the verbosity of it. My first chapter was so enjoyable, this may just be the first book that I read twice?! <br />
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I will be sure to share some quotes later - that will be a long post! - but in the meantime, you can hear about some other quotes from all sorts of books through the Book Depository's great <a href="http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/quotemark#ourpicks" target="_blank">Quotemark</a> system....<br />
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Until then, Isme !Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-47862314792020128882013-10-18T20:24:00.001+08:002013-10-18T20:24:30.971+08:00On the Grapevine: News<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Catton is the youngest person to ever win the Man Booker prize, which, by the way, will be opened to non-commonwealth countries next year. The novel, The Luminaries, sounds like a right bit of fun, being described as such:<br />
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I also heard about a book called <span style="font-size: large;">The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason </span>on The Story Siren's stop on it's blog tour. Sounds interesting...<br />
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I love the 'clockwork scarab' on the cover, the colours all gel really well too!<br />
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I sped through The Rook by Daniel O'Malley, which was amazing! One of my favourite books - ever! </div>
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<i>"The body you are wearing used to be mine." So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex gloves. With no recollection of who she is, Myfanwy must follow the instructions her former self left behind to discover her identity and track down the agents who want to destroy her. <br /><br />She soon learns that she is a Rook, a high-ranking member of a secret organization called the Chequy that battles the many supernatural forces at work in Britain. She also discovers that she possesses a rare, potentially deadly supernatural ability of her own. <br /><br />In her quest to uncover which member of the Chequy betrayed her and why, Myfanwy encounters a person with four bodies, an aristocratic woman who can enter her dreams, a secret training facility where children are transformed into deadly fighters, and a conspiracy more vast than she ever could have imagined.<br /><br />Filled with characters both fascinating and fantastical, THE ROOK is a richly inventive, suspenseful, and often wry thriller that marks an ambitious debut from a promising young writer.</i><br />
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I found an interesting slideshow on the online <a href="http://www.britannica.com/" target="_blank">Encyclopaedia Brittanica</a>, about <a href="http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/162141/Charles-Dickens" target="_blank">Charles Dickens</a> and his penchant for inflicting various symptoms upon his characters...<br />
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You can <u><a href="http://www.britannica.com/list/13/9-diagnoses-by-charles-dickens" target="_blank">read the article here</a> </u>- meanwhile I am going to start reading Great Expectations... <br />
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I just thought I would let y'all know that I have branched out to include tumblr!<br />
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At the moment, there is a <a href="http://thebookslooth.tumblr.com/post/52373130624/1" target="_blank">Great Gatsby theme</a>, and you can read about why I started the tumblr <a href="http://thebookslooth.tumblr.com/post/52373337177/gatsby" target="_blank">here</a>.Isméhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08385665459003541860noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6805731160191926762.post-67878275003858818412013-06-07T19:07:00.001+08:002013-06-07T19:07:31.188+08:00That time of the year...That time of the year has come around again.<br />
You book lovers know what I am talking about - <a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/" target="_blank"><b>BEA. Book Expo America</b></a>. I am once again devastated that I cannot attend (the fact that I live on a different continent is not a factor!), and am envying the goodies that are being displayed in the blog world. On her blog, author Elizabeth Norris talks about some great looking books in her BEA giveaway posts, which can be found <a href="http://liznorris.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/bea-giveaway-1_29.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://liznorris.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/bea-giveaway-2.html" target="_blank">here</a>, <a href="http://liznorris.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/bea-giveaway-3.html" target="_blank">here</a>.. and <a href="http://liznorris.blogspot.com.au/2013/06/final-bea-giveaway.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Some of the ones that I picked up on were:<br />
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<b>Eleanor & Park</b> by <u>Rainbow Rowell</u><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"Bono met his wife in high school," Park says.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"So did Jerry Lee Lewis," Eleanor answers.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"I’m not kidding," he says.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"You should be," she says, "we’re sixteen."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"What about Romeo and Juliet?"</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"Shallow, confused, then dead."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">''I love you," Park says.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"Wherefore art thou," Eleanor answers.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"I’m not kidding," he says.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"You should be."</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Set over the course of one school year in 1986, ELEANOR AND PARK is the story of two star-crossed misfits – smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love – and just how hard it pulled you under.</span></i><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Just Like Fate</b> by <u>Cat Patrick & Suzanne Young</u></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><u>I love Cat Patrick, she is always involved with interesting concepts, and Elizabeth Norris siad that it's <i>"like a Sliding Doors for Teens". </i>Sounds good, no?</u></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Caroline is at a crossroads. Her grandmother is sick, maybe dying. Like the rest of her family, Caroline's been at Gram's bedside since her stroke. With the pressure building, all Caroline wants to do is escape--both her family and the reality of Gram's failing health. So when Caroline's best friend offers to take her to a party one fateful Friday night, she must choose: stay by Gram's side, or go to the party and live her life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The consequence of this one decision will split Caroline's fate into two separate paths--and she's about to live them both.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Friendships are tested and family drama hits an all-new high as Caroline attempts to rebuild old relationships, and even make a few new ones. If she stays, her longtime crush, Joel, might finally notice her, but if she goes, Chris, the charming college boy, might prove to be everything she's ever wanted.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Though there are two distinct ways for her fate to unfold, there is only one happy ending...</span></i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Parasite</b> by <u>Mira Grant</u></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">A decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the tapeworm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system - even secretes designer drugs. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams. Now, years on, almost every human being has a SymboGen tapeworm living within them.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">But these parasites are getting restless. They want their own lives... and will do anything to get them.</span><br />
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