For all the books I’ve read where I saw the movie first I always end up hating the book. I always recommend reading the book first or the movie will mar the reading experience. It doesn’t matter if you’ve seen GoodFellas, you will enjoy the book nonetheless and that is A RARITY. Scorsese- the greatest filmmaker of all time- masterfully brought it to life on screen (as only Scorsese could). It’s the only time in my reading experience where I’ve read and thoroughly enjoyed the book after seeing the movie, and believe me, I’ve seen the movie countless times. This was a wonderful read in so many ways. The book is based on the life of former New York gangster turned FBI informant Henry Hill and the events that led to the change from the former to the latter. Though you probably couldn’t tell the difference.įor those of you who may not know (um, have you been living under a rock, and how did you find this book?!) “Wiseguy” by Nicholas Pileggi published in 1985 is the basis for Martin Scorsese’s gangster epic, “GoodFellas” (1990). So what I’ll do here is try my best to not turn this into a movie review. One more time for the people in the back: not only is GoodFellas my favorite film, I’m borderline obsessed. First things first, GoodFellas is my favorite movie.
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Unwilling to watch his home be destroyed, Perry will sacrifice everything to save it. Nine songs of power have escaped from the piano that maintains the city’s beat, and without them, Nola will fail. So when the city’s Great Magician starts appearing in odd places and essential songs are forgotten, Perry realizes trouble is afoot. In a world of everyday miracles, Perry might not have a talent for magic, but he does know Nola’s rhythm as intimately as his own heartbeat. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. A place of sky trolleys and dead cabs, where haints dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. Music is magic in this vibrant and imaginative debut novel set in a fantastical version of New Orleans where a battle for the city’s soul brews between two young mages, a vengeful wraith, and one powerful song.Nola is a city full of wonders. Zwar haben sie Ecken, Kanten und Macken, aber sie sind einfach Menschen. Donovan und Seth sind relativ einfach gestrickte Protagonisten, die auch nicht negativ auffallen. Viel Drama oder tiefschürfende Probleme darf und sollte man nicht erwarten. Override ist der Start einer neuen Serie von SJD Peterson, der mich überzeugt und eingenommen hat. Doch es braucht ein wenig Zeit und das Drängen von Donovans besten Freund bis Donovan sich überwindet und Seth anruft. Dennoch fühlt Seth sich zu Donovan hingezogen und macht ihm schon beim ersten Treffen in einem Club mehr als nur dezente Andeutungen. Und im Gegensatz zu Donovan, der in einer Fabrik arbeitet, kommt Seth auch aus einer wohlhabenden Familie und verfügt über Bildung und Finesse. Kleiner, zierlicher, ein paar Jahre älter und ein studierter Mediziner. Bis er auf Seth Manning trifft.ĭieser ist das komplette Gegenteil von Donovan. Dabei würde Donovan lieber seine devote Seite ausleben und dazu auch noch etwas über BDSM und dem ganzen Lifestyle lernen. Jeder sieht in ihm einen Alpha, einen Top. Leider entsprechen seine Neigungen nicht dem, was seine Mitmenschen von ihm erwarten. Groß, kräftig, muskulös und dazu noch ziemlich gutaussehend. Der Arbeiter Donovan Gregory ist ein Schrank von einem Kerl. That moment was an inflection point in Douglass’s life and those words would change his destiny forever. He would at once become unmanageable, and of no value to his master.” Not only was it unlawful, but the master added that if a slave learned to read, “It would forever unfit him to be a slave. His new master’s wife had never had a slave before and taught Douglass the alphabet before the master found out and told his wife that such an activity was illegal. When Douglass was eight-years-old, he was sent to live with another master in Baltimore. One would think growing up in an unjust world would break a person, but Douglass survived, and would soon thrive. He was given almost no clothing and slept in a sack to stay warm, “In the hottest summer and coldest winter, I was kept almost naked.I had no bed,” Douglass wrote in his memoir. She was moved to a farm that was 12-miles away and Douglass only saw her four or five times before she got ill and passed away.Īs a slave, Douglass was treated poorly. Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland around 1818 and had a life that was anything but easy.ĭouglass was separated from his mother before he was a year old (a common practice by slave owners during those times). Her command is masterful and severe, as one who has played the game in real life. However, revenge is merely a pretense for attacking the countries of this world. But after a slaver traveling through the forest murders one of her Swarm and the nearby kingdom's knights burn down the elven village and massacre its people, she prepares to launch her counterattacks in the name of revenge. In order to survive, she raises her Swarm and forms friendly relations with the elves of the neighboring forest. The insects under her control, collectively known as the Swarm, praise her and implore her to lead them to victory. While things are a bit different from how they were in the game, one element has remained the same: she is the leader of the Arachnea. (Gary Gibula / Naperville Sun) Before Tuesday night, the last time a Democrat was elected. One day, she finds herself in a world similar to the one in the game additionally, her body is now that of a fourteen-year-old girl. Jean Kaczmarek is the first Democrat in more than 80 years to win a countywide race in DuPage County. Author : 616th Special Information Battalionĭescription: Our protagonist is a college student who enjoys playing as the evil-aligned faction Arachnea in her favorite real-time strategy game. This book is intended for mature audiences.
Tracing the early development of urban planning, Newitz also introduces us to the often anonymous workers-slaves, women, immigrants, and manual laborers-who built these cities and created monuments that lasted millennia.įour Lost Cities is a journey into the forgotten past, but, foreseeing a future in which the majority of people on Earth will be living in cities, it may also reveal something of our own fate. Newitz travels to all four sites and investigates the cutting-edge research in archaeology, revealing the mix of environmental changes and political turmoil that doomed these ancient settlements. Investigating across the centuries and around the world, Newitz explores the rise and fall of four ancient cities, each the center of a sophisticated civilization: the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Central Turkey, the Roman vacation town of Pompeii on Italy's southern coast, the medieval megacity of Angkor in Cambodia, and the indigenous metropolis Cahokia, which stood beside the Mississippi River where East St. Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR and Science Friday A quest to explore some of the most spectacular ancient cities in human history. In Four Lost Cities, acclaimed science journalist Annalee Newitz takes readers on an entertaining and mind-bending adventure into the deep history of urban life. A title in the Caribbean Modern Classics series. Told in Woodsley s skeptical, self-mocking and good humoured voice, Mittelholzer creates a brilliantly atmospheric setting for his characters and their terrified discovery that this is not a place where they can be at home. Told in Woodsley s skeptical, self-mocking and good-humored voice, Mittelholzer creates a brilliantly atmospheric setting for his characters and their. But when the Nevinsons mention a flute player that no one else can hear, Woodsley begins to glean that there is more to their stay. Milton, an artist, thinks he has been invited to do some paintings for Nevinson, a rich businessman. Only when he is on board the steamer halfway to their remote destination up river in Guyana does Milton Woodsley realize that there is more to Henry Nevinson s invitation to spend time with his family in their jungle cottage. Tiny knocks to front corners but hardly noticeable. Originally published in 1955 by Secker and Warburg. Crave was filled with so many swoon-worthy moments between the two of them that, while I get that this book had bigger issues to deal with than romance, I missed the intimacy and reminders of why these two individuals work so well together. This is disappointing mostly because I wanted a little bit more with her and Jaxon. It’s such a refreshing detail to read, making this series all the more enjoyable. Yes, she needs help sometimes, but she never needs protection or saving. And she calls them out on it.Ĭrush, moreso than Crave, really delivers on a promise of a heroine that can save herself and the ones she loves. Grace is constantly asserting her independence and strength throughout Crush, prompting discussions of agency at almost every turn and with every new plotline.įor instance, Grace’s closest family and friends all constantly talk about what they’re going to do to help her and make decisions for her without asking her what she wants to do or giving insight on what she can do for herself. She’s frustratingly aloof and while she doesn’t necessarily rely on others for everything, she doesn’t show that she has all that much agency either. When it first came out, Crave prided itself on being a more feminist and inclusive vampire novel but, for a lot of it, Grace is kept in the dark. I’m also happy to say that, along with that journey, is an even more explicit endeavor for Grace to assert independence and agency. The author did a very good job with the history. There are also French words, phrases, and sentences with no translation (which is frustrating). The story comes across more like a young adult novel in places (especially with Margot’s infatuation with Henri, Duc de Guise). I found it to be very dry and dull (flat). Medicis Daughter is a very long, drawn out novel (I just never got into this book). I thought it would be interesting to learn more about Margot. We find out how she felt about the Protestants (Margot is Roman Catholic) and their fight with King Charles and how this affected her life.I picked Medicis Daughter because I enjoy history, and I love the show Reign. We find out how she lived her life under her mother’s thumb (and her brother’s, King Charles who seemed to have mental issues). It is told from Margot’s perspective from the time she is a young girl through the days after her marriage (when she is nineteen) to her cousin, Henri, the King of Navarre. Medicis Daughter tells the story of Catherine de Medici’s daughter, Marguerite de Valois (aka Margot). I just finished the historical novel Medicis Daughter by Sophie Perinot. |