![]() ![]() Overall, it is a detailed, highly researched, reference book. Each of these assertions are extremely interesting, but need a whole chapter, even a book, to fully explain it. One concludes also because it comes up again and again, that every female deity/figure is a manifestation of the 3-faced moon goddess. Some of the sources are cryptic, as when Graves says a story is a "misinterpretation" of an icon that depicts an event or deity, but he doesn't state where this "icon" can be seen and how he came to the conclusion that is was "misinterpreted". Graves also gives short explanations of the underlying historical meaning of some of the myths, such as: some stories indicate a suppression of particular deities due to war or incorporation by a foreign culture. Each chapter tells the story of a particular figure with notes on sources, and variations on the story/characters. The organization of the themes and deities is chronological, that is, it starts with Greek creation myths, the birth of the gods, and then expands to include every god, demi-god, nymph, and mortal being who had anything to do with the gods. This collection of Greek myths is for the student and scholar of mythology, not for someone who wants an easily readable compendium of myths. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() As a first time reader some of the concepts which I felt as perfectly explained in the book were I personally read Ashtavakra Gita for the first time. Because people standing at the lowest level of spirituality requires some kick while listening to these kind of holy preaching. Also some stories from mythology that relates to the particular situation would have given an added charm to the narration. That would have helped the reader stick to the content with a better perspective. The commentary is given in ‘doubt-answer’ format.Īt some instances while reading, I felt like, the explanations could have been little elaborated by including day to day situations as examples. Such doubts are also cleared by the Author very beautifully. ![]() ![]() Even after the verses are explained, there arises many doubts in a reader’s mind. The language used to explain the verses is also very simple. This definitely increases the understanding level of the reader. The main highlight of this book is that even the Sanskrit verses are translated to English. The only thing that matters is how the Author has presented the content for the easy understanding of the reader. When it comes to spiritual books, there is no question of commenting on content of the book. ![]() ![]() ![]() I take a book at a time, start writing, finish it and then. I don’t count the number of books I have written nor write while considering that. “No secret, just hard work,” Singh laughs. “Six books in the first two years,” she beams.So, what’s the secret of her prolific output? Singh, who has lived across India while growing up and now lives in New York, debuted in 2011 with but was noticed with the 2012 romance If It’s Not Forever. “I really don’t over-think before or while writing. Singh, who started writing at 19 and is in India for the launch of her new book Every Time It Rains says agonising over blank pages is not for her. One has no reason to disbelieve her, given that at 25 she has just launched her 10th novel. New York-based Nikita Singh is in India for the launch of her new book Every Time It Rains.(Image courtesy: Nikita Singh Facebook) ![]() ![]() “Whenever I have a story, I write it,” she says. For Nikita Singh, more famous as the writer of best-selling romance novels like Love Facebook and If It’s Not Forever… It’s Not Love, the writing process is quite spontaneous. ![]() ![]() ![]() It sold 430,000 copies in hardcover, and there were 9.1 million paperbacks in print.Īs a book it was a great fourhandkerchief movie (and bad indeed been first written as a movie script): inevitably the movie went on to gross over $50 million. As Kurt Vonnegut said, the hook was as hard to put down as a chocolate Eclair. Yet in the moment of bathos, most readers could no more resist tears than readers of “Jaws” could resist shivers. $7.95.Īt the end the heroine expired in a death scene that suggested Oscar Wilde's dictum that “One must have a heart of stone to read the death of Little Nell without laughing”-of a disease with the symptomology of a had case of mono. It served up a love affair between a rich WASP Harvard jock and a pretty, poor, dirty‐talking diluted‐ethnic girl, in dialogue that was glib, contemporary‐collegiate and sometimes funny.īy Erich Segal. rent machines, gears greased by schmaltz, purring and clicking as it delivered simulated sentiments like a Swiss townhall clock parading its figurines on the stroke of the hour. ![]() Erich Segal's “Love Story” was one of those perfect little pop entertain. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() One is now reading Way of Kings and the other one is reading Well of Ascension. Book enhanced with curriculum aligned questions and activities. I have already managed to get a few more people hooked on Brando Sando thanks to recommending they start with Skyward. Read Skyward by Sanderson, Brandon, lexile & reading level: 680, (ISBN: 9780399555794). Not with Skyward! Do you know planes exist? Cool! You now know basically all you need to understand the action happening. Brandon Sanderson is the author of the 1 New York Times bestselling Reckoners series: Steelheart, Firefight, and Calamity, and the e-original Mitosis the New York Times bestsellers Skyward and its sequel Starsight the internationally bestselling Mistborn trilogy and the Stormlight Archive. For a first time reader, this can make the fight scenes confusing. Furthermore, while the complicated magic systems in his Cosmere novels are cool (I love Surgebinding and Allomancy the most), learning their rules can be tough. Stepping into his other series can be difficult, because it feels like you have to commit a lot of time. ![]() ![]() Well-rounded characters that are not only believable but sympathetic (seriously, there is only 1 person I didn’t like in the whole book)Ī cool plot that fulfills all the promises it sets up and moreĪ main character that isn’t defined by their genderĪnd most of all it is really tightly written and relatively short. It has everything that makes his books so awesome: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In Quinn’s books, she’s only ever mentioned in To Sir Phillip, With Love, and that’s only to set up Eloise’s romance with Phillip Crane. (Yes, the Marina.) While Marina plays a pretty significant role in the first season as a cousin to the Featheringtons, that’s certainly not the case for her character in the books. In the book, Eloise discovers that her cousin Marina Thompson has passed away. But it doesn’t happen until the fifth book, To Sir Phillip, With Love, so we are unlikely to see the storyline play out in the Netflix series anytime soon. Eloise does in fact find love – but it is in a very unconventional way, fitting Eloise’s character – and her rebellious streak – perfectly. ![]() But does Eloise ever change her tune? Does Eloise ever marry? Brace yourself, dear reader. Eloise completely disregarding the notion of having to find a man is nothing short of iconic. Claudia Jesse’s performance as the witty and brazen Eloise Bridgerton might have often been overshadowed by Daphne and Simon’s love story in season one, but she still became a fast fave among Bridgerton viewers. ![]() ![]() Years later, 36-year-old Tsukuru is a respected member of society who works as a train station engineer. Though he finally leaves behind his obsession with dying, Tsukuru cannot get over the pain that his rejection from the friend group has caused him. The dream stirred an intense jealousy in Tsukuru, which was a departure from his normal introverted and dispassionate temperament. Tsukuru finally emerges from his depression, as a result of a particularly intense dream about an unnamed woman. This period follows Tsukuru’s unforeseen and sudden abandonment by his high school friend group: Four friends inexplicably cut Tsukuru out of their lives, with no explanation for their behavior. He struggles to find meaning in life, and his isolation leads him to an obsession with dying. ![]() Twenty-year-old Tsukuru has a very trying six months. ![]() Additionally, the novel examines mental health issues surrounding trauma, including eating disorders, depression, and emotional distress. The edition for this guide is the Kindle edition published in 2014.Ĭontent Warning: The novel portrays graphic sexual imagery, and rape is discussed explicitly. ![]() ![]() They were given something else in THE TEMPLE OF RELIEF AND EASE. Something white, screaming and screaming." Homes fit for heroes, they were promised after the Great War. A life force that transcends - and brings death. Art that celebrates the triumph of the natural world over the man-made. ![]() "The great delight in being part of the Save Our Shit crew was that sometimes they could persuade those designers of the present and the future to save or incorporate the past into their designs." There is no need in THE OCEAN GRAND, NW COAST, because the original artists created a living work of art for the hotel. ![]() But will it remain there? "Go beyond the graves, and they will come to you." An invitation to a clifftop graveyard leads to a harrowing chase by burrowing things that remain unseen, their hunger unknown and never satisfied, BEYOND ST PATRICK'S CHAPEL. ![]() An entity that fishes for children is in THE MERRY HOUSE, SCALE HALL. "I wish I had been right I wish that it had been a man, or death alone, that had found her." An unearthly light in an abandoned bungalow resolves the mystery of a missing child, but no human force has taken her. Human despair has a power of its own after death, and it is contagious. ![]() "No-one could be that unhappy and be alive." A chambermaid's seemingly innocent request is granted, an act of kindness that has dire consequences for the guest at THE ELMS, MORECAMBE. ![]() ![]() ![]() An ancient mirror with a strange history and possibly supernatural powers figures into the very bad behavior of the young Dashwood, who is more and more becoming like his embarrassingly reprobate ancestor Sir Francis Dashwood. Dashwood all of a sudden starts behaving very oddly.Įlizabeth and Darcy are the team of “investigators” in this mystery. The romance blossoms quickly, but then the young Mr. The husband hunting goes well, for Kitty finds herself an eligible young man, Henry Dashwood, almost immediately. The Darcys reluctantly leave their peaceful home at Pemberley to “sponsor a London season” for Elizabeth’s younger sister Kitty. ![]() ![]() Suspense and Sensibility revisits favorite Jane Austen characters Elizabeth and Fitzwilliam Darcy in a fun book that’s a novel twist on the regular Austen fare, while still retaining its flavor. ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the most popular theories is known as epigenetics, epi- meaning “alongside” or “upon.” The argument is not that violence or extreme deprivation change our genetic code, but rather that these experiences modify how our DNA is expressed, and that those alterations can be passed on to the next generation. In the past ten years, claims that parents’ trauma can be biologically inherited by their children have become increasingly common. It’s August and Terese Marie Mailhot has got me thinking about generational trauma. Heart Berries, p 70 “cut strawberry” by Muffet is licensed under CC BY 2.0 ![]() And then, I knew some part of my disease was spiritual or inherited. ![]() It was polarizing to be told there was a diagnosis for the behaviors I felt justified in having. I couldn’t distinguish the symptoms from my heart. ![]() |