Persephone barely functions as a protagonist, let alone a heroine. The only way to properly address my feelings about this book is to organize things in a list, so here we go: 1. A modern retelling of the Hades and Persephone myth? Great! Then I started the audiobook and it all went downhill from there. I was excited to read "A Touch of Darkness" based on the synopsis I was given. Some people really will romanticize anything, huh?
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A send-up of reality TV life coaches, Damien is terrible at his job and doles out nonsensical advice while double-booking clients. Scott plays Damien Assante, an unlicensed therapist turned contestant who's hired in season 1 to help Marino's firefighter Mark Orlando navigate his feelings, but then returns for season 2 to compete for the heart of bachelorette Julie Gristlewhite (Raphael). Featuring a stacked cast of stars like June Diane Raphael, Kumail Nanjiani, Adam Brody, Kristen Bell, Ken Jeong, Michael Ian Black, and Jennifer Aniston, it's a delight to see these actors throw themselves into the absurd scenarios reminiscent of actual reality TV dating shows. Written and created by Erica Oyama, and co-produced, directed, and starring her husband - and Scott's Party Down costar - Ken Marino, this parody of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette will delight anyone who's ever watched a single rose ceremony. He also directed other horror pics such as 2012's The Lords of Salem. 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They've been doing it for at least a hundred years – longer, if Jack Casey is to be believed, and I have no reason not to believe him. They're experts at hiding things: the living and the dead… the truth. Making people disappear, as you already know, is what they do best. Whatever you do, don't come looking for me. Dear Coop, By the time you read this, chances are I'll be either missing or dead. She was one of America’s first important woman filmmakers, a pioneer in the field of experimental animation who specialized in setting abstract images to music. Mary Ellen Bute (1906-1983) was born in Houston, Texas, and spent most of her creative life in New York City. In 1965, it was honored at the Cannes Film Festival as Best Debut and remains Bute’s sole feature length film. Bute and her husband, Ted Nemeth, were longtime collaborators, and Nemeth worked as both cinematographer and producer of the film. The subsequent film maintains the original novel’s oneiric style. Shot over a two year period, Bute was tasked with transforming Joyce’s impenetrable prose without losing any of the work’s surreal, lyrical essence. Mary Ellen Bute’s final film, and one of the only cinematic adaptations of James Joyce’s masterfully complex work of fiction, Finnegans Wake. Some pages are folded inward, others are laid in loosely. This script belonged to actor Peter Haskell, with his holograph annotations throughout and his shooting schedule laid in. Some pages detaching and wrapper slightly cracked. Mimeograph duplication, with onionskin revision pages throughout. 148 leaves, with last page of text numbered 139. Title page present, dated Maand December 3, 1962, noted as Shooting Final, with credits for screenwriters Mary Ellen Bute, Romana Javitz, and T. Vintage original film script, 11 x 8.5″ (28 x 22 cm.) Brown untitled wrappers. 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Ferris and His Wheel) Kathryn Gibbs Davis’s Followers (5) Kathryn Gibbs Davis edit data Combine Editions Kathryn Gibbs Davis’s books Average rating: 4.24 1,947 ratings 442 reviews 1 distinct work Similar authors Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. The image advertising the Chicago World’s Fair was first published in the San Saba County newspaper on May 12, 1893. Written by Kathryn Gibbs Davis, Illustrated by Gilbert FordĬapturing an engineer’s creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book biography sheds light on how the American inventor George Ferris defied gravity and seemingly impossible odds to invent the world’s most iconic amusement park attraction, the Ferris Wheel. With the help of her experienced newsman mentor Baker Polton, she sleuths out the clues that lead to the real reason behind the hauntings. The local paper, The Bee, starts printing more and more outrageous stories, claiming there's a ghost haunting the old Ludlow place, creating fear and panic in the town. bold, inquisitive and skeptical, and fairly negative on the whole idea of dating. Ever since the recent death of her father, also a reporter, she's been living with her mother and cousin and grandparents. Hildy reminded me a lot of Veronica Mars. But, I stuck with it, and things picked up from there. That, plus the fast-paced, noir-inspired, witty banter that Hildy uses initially felt a bit forced - she was trying too hard to sound like Sam Spade. The book opens with a prolonged description of the Apple Valley Pageant Queen vomiting, which went on for far too long and with far too much detail. I must admit I very nearly put this book in my "Did Not Finish" pile in the first few pages. She's the star writer for her high school newspaper in the small, sleepy farming town of Banesville, NY. Sixteen year-old Hildy Biddle dreams of being a stellar journalist. Bonnie Sue Bomgartner, Banesville's soon-to-be 67th Apple Blossom Queen, let loose a stream of projectile vomiting in the high school cafeteria." First line: "DATELINE: Banesville, NY, May 3rd. Wendy wants to save everyone she cares about and repeatedly tries to sacrifice herself in their place. In the third book Wendy is about to become queen of the Trylle and as soon as she becomes queen, the cruel immortal king of the Vittra will attack. If you enjoyed twilight then you will most likely enjoy the switched trilogy. This is a young adult paranormal romance with mild language and mild sexual situations recommended for ages thirteen and up. Her whole life has been leading up to this, and it’s all coming to an end. But everything she sacrificed might be in vain if she can’t save the ones she loves. With a war looming on the horizon, Wendy’s fate seems sealed. Here is a quick description of the book borrowed from amazon: I've read the the first two and liked them enough to continue to the end. This is the third book in the switched trilogy by Amanda Hocking. Ascend by Amanda Hocking Ascend (Trylle #3) Even when we're not "real" to anyone else.Īlright, now I've read it. That conclusion entails a lot of chaos in the world, precluding true control over your destiny, but does affirm that one person can make a difference. The fact that New Clipperton is not as far removed from our reality also makes the social and governmental dysfunction more frightening than the more fantastical worlds.Īt the same time, the fundamental idea is hopeful: something as simple as a slip of paper can make all the difference, propagate Deviations that save a life or a soul. Snapshot focuses on characters who are a lot less powerful, and who have little to no influence on the world around them. But in those books the heroes were actively fighting to make things better, and had a chance of doing so. He has written oppressive/depressing societies before, notably the Final Empire of Mistborn, and the Fractured States of the Reckoners. While unmistakably a Sanderson work, Snapshot has a lot less of his usual optimism. The most surprising thing for me was the darker tone. The plot twists won't be too big of a surprise people who are genre-savvy or Sanderson-savvy, but they are well executed. It's a really intriguing idea to ponder: does what happens in a Snapshot matter? There were just enough levels to give the questions depth without moving the focus away from the characters. I just finished Snapshot, and I liked it quite a bit. |