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bending_sickleHave been wandering around the Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency, having gotten there from the Zombie Survival Guide. Neat stuff, but not amazing.
Co-worker highly recommends the fantasy novel Song of Fire and Ice. I'd really missed our book and film chats during work hours.
The novel itself sounds interesting if only for the style:
The books are known for complex characters, sudden and often violent plot twists, and intricate political intrigue. In a genre where magic usually takes center stage, this series has a reputation for its limited and subtle use of magic, employing it as an ambiguous and often sinister background force. [...] The novels are narrated from a very strict third person limited omniscient perspective, the chapters alternating between different point of view characters. [...] The author also has a reputation of not being afraid to kill any character, no matter how major.
Have discovered that The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan was made into a film. I remember studying this in Upper 6 (Grade 12). I then came across a similar book, Our Mother's House by Julian Gloag, which also has been made into a film. OMH was much more disturbing than TCG. Still interested in reading Flowers in the Attic, morbid as it is.
Also had no idea that Mary Poppins was also a book.
A note to people who may want to call me: my roommates are evil. Translation: while we can still recieve phone calls, for now, we will be terminating our phone line (date unknown). We are not amused.
* Neil Gaiman, here, talking about legalities, not, as one would think from the quote, about will-power to actaully produce creative works.
Co-worker highly recommends the fantasy novel Song of Fire and Ice. I'd really missed our book and film chats during work hours.
The novel itself sounds interesting if only for the style:
The books are known for complex characters, sudden and often violent plot twists, and intricate political intrigue. In a genre where magic usually takes center stage, this series has a reputation for its limited and subtle use of magic, employing it as an ambiguous and often sinister background force. [...] The novels are narrated from a very strict third person limited omniscient perspective, the chapters alternating between different point of view characters. [...] The author also has a reputation of not being afraid to kill any character, no matter how major.
Have discovered that The Cement Garden by Ian McEwan was made into a film. I remember studying this in Upper 6 (Grade 12). I then came across a similar book, Our Mother's House by Julian Gloag, which also has been made into a film. OMH was much more disturbing than TCG. Still interested in reading Flowers in the Attic, morbid as it is.
Also had no idea that Mary Poppins was also a book.
A note to people who may want to call me: my roommates are evil. Translation: while we can still recieve phone calls, for now, we will be terminating our phone line (date unknown). We are not amused.
* Neil Gaiman, here, talking about legalities, not, as one would think from the quote, about will-power to actaully produce creative works.
