![]() ![]() While colour is mentioned in passing, it wasn't the main point. ![]() The author could have titled it Variations, Explorations, whatever, but something that makes more sense than the use of colour. I am nitpicking but this isn't the only instance when the writing is grating. ![]() What the author talks about is the importance of having variations. This was under the chapter of Developing Character. One of the sections is titled, The Use of Colour. I feel like the author didn't structure the information in a good way and it comes across as shoddy. The information is there but the way it is written is just so grating. I've read a little over a quarter of the book and god-damn, this book is annoying to read. Okay, I'm still reading this but I feel like I have to vent. The writing is not so good, as it pertains to communicating said information. This book is good, as it pertains to information. Okay, I'm writing this minutes after the venting. It did have some good information here and there but the presentation leaves a lot to be desired. The writing was a bit frustrating and it kind of shaped my reading experience. ![]()
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Alexandre Koyré, Georges Canguilhem, Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, Gilles Deleuze, Pierre Bourdieu, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Dominique Lecourt, Gilbert Durand, François Dagognet, Nader El-Bizri, Rogelio Salmona, Don Ihde, Cornelius Castoriadis, Michel Serres, Jules Vuillemin ![]() ![]() ![]() "The only thing I can say about the book is that it’s going to be about spaceships. Malice told the Daily Transom via e-mail. "Jessica actually texted to ask me if I wanted to collaborate on the next book (how 21st Century! It’s like we’re living in Gossip Girl!)" Mr. "So if there’s anything weird or illegal in there, I’ll blame him." That someone is author Michael Malice, whose last book was co-authoring Made in America, the New York Times bestselling memoir of Ultimate Fighting Champion (and devout Christian) Matt Hughes. ![]() What about a new book? "I have lots of ideas, and someone helping me," she said. They won’t know until next year if it’ll be a series." How was the HBO adaptation of The Washingtonienne going? "They finished shooting the pilot and are probably editing it now-I mean, I only know what I know from Google Alerts. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() We know that people don’t read well online. (I suppose there’s not really much of a distinction.) Scanners and pleasure seekers The ancient Greeks had a label for those who were widely read but not well read - they called them sophomores.Īs in sophomoric … not a second-year college student. While seeking out novel information from a wide variety of sources is admirable, it doesn’t necessarily give you an advantage. Anyone playing to win is searching high and low for information that others don’t have, which for many means subscribing to a ridiculous number of sites. If you haven’t noticed, competition in the world of online content is fierce. What we’re talking about here is what you say, rather than how you say it. Reading can make you a better writer, as long as you’re paying attention and actually leaving time to write. ![]() More importantly, are you really reading? After all, we all learned how to read fairly early in life, usually in elementary school, right? ![]() ![]() ![]() Naylor is perhaps best known as the author of Shiloh, a story about a West Virginia boy and an abused dog. Naylor writes primarily for children and young adults - although she has published several books for adults, including How I Came to Be a Writer, a wry and very personal look at the ups and downs of one writer’s life. Naylor continued to write short stories and articles until she discovered a preference for the novel where she can really dig into the characters, narrative, and sense of place. This story, called Mike’s Hero, was published and Naylor received all of $4.67 for her work. When she was 16 years old, a Sunday school teacher asked her to write a story for the church magazine. These shared stories, from Mark Twain to Lewis Carroll, are among Naylor’s deepest and happiest memories - and inspired her to write her own short stories, beginning as a very young girl. Her parents shared theatrical read alouds with Naylor and her siblings every evening, well until her teen years. ![]() Phyllis Reynolds Naylor was born in 1933 in Anderson, Indiana, growing up during the Great Depression. ![]() ![]() ![]() Well we haven't discussed it yet in our Book Club. ![]() This novel is considered as one of the top 10 books that every book club should discuss. Even as an adult, she would hide under her bed to escape from her parents' screaming matches - a scene she incorporated into the novel. Her main inspiration for the story came from a radio interview she heard where a woman recounted her parents' abusive relationship. Big Little Lies is a 2014 novel written by Liane Moriarty. But I managed to finish this novel in a week! ![]() So I was pondering as to whether I will find Big Little Lies interesting (I had ordered this book much earler). Since its coming from America and I want to save on shipping, I do mass ordering of books - sometimes forgetting that I already own the same book! Recently I had ordered Before I go to Sleep by S J Watson only to reaise that I had the earlier edition of the same book collecting dust in my study cupboard!! Plus I am more into psychological thrillers these days because of my recent reading of The Girl on the Train. I have a habit of ordering as many books as I can online on Amazon. My first thought when I began reading this book - oh gosh! 486 pages? How will I finish it in time for my other novels? I have a huge pile of books that are sitting quite snugly next to me on my bedside table. ![]() ![]() ![]() “What was that book called” posts are exempt from this rule, as they are unlikely to show up in future searchesīook requests must be specific and contain detail.Book request titles must contain details about the kind of book you’re looking for.Inflammatory titles like Does Anyone Else, Unpopular Opinion, or similar are not allowed.Gush and critique posts should contain the book title/author if applicable. ![]() Reviews and screenshots of book excerpts must contain the book title/author in the post title.Book request titles must contain details about the kind of book you’re looking for and/or keywords that will inform future searches.Rules Post titles must be clear and informative For updated information regarding ongoing community features includings upcoming AMAs, please visit 'new' Reddit. Resource links will direct you to Wiki pages, which we are maintaining. Please be aware that the sidebar in 'old' Reddit is no longer being updated with informative links about Book Clubs, AMAs, etc. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, Author AMAs, book clubs, and more. ![]() R/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. ![]() ![]() ![]() There were high squeals and low squeals, grunts, and wails of agony there would come a momentary lull, and then a fresh outburst, louder than ever, surging up to a deafening climax. The uproar was appalling, perilous to the ear-drums one feared there was too much sound for the room to hold-that the walls must give way or the ceiling crack. And meantime another was swung up, and then another, and another, until there was a double line of them, each dangling by a foot and kicking in frenzy-and squealing. The shriek was followed by another, louder and yet more agonizing-for once started upon that journey, the hog never came back at the top of the wheel he was shunted off upon a trolley and went sailing down the room. At the same instant the ear was assailed by a most terrifying shriek the visitors started in alarm, the women turned pale and shrank back. So, as the wheel turned, a hog was suddenly jerked off his feet and borne aloft. “They had chains which they fastened about the leg of the nearest hog, and the other end of the chain they hooked into one of the rings upon the wheel. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They must figure out how to stop an alien invasion and get Wolfie back to his old self before the world is totally destroyed. Wolf is blown up to godzilla proportions, the bad guys find themselves in monster-sized trouble. The bad guys are back for the monstrously funny 9th instalment of the new York Times bestselling series! When Mr. And this time, they may just get some help. Shark finally have their chance to be (superheroes. Marmalade ready to destroy the world, Mr. Defective or not, the bad guys have a job to do. Not exactly what you’d call hero-caliber skills. They can only do things like blow their own pants off in public. But their powers might be, well, defective. The bad guys have strangely acquired superpowers. Who knew alien escape pods were capable of time travel?!? And now that they’re 65 million years in the past, they must avoid being eaten by dinosaurs and fix their broken time machine if they ever want to get back home before an evil alien destroys the whole world! The Bad Guys have flown through outer space, made it back to Earth and managed to land in exactly the right place. But will it be funny? You bet your butts it will. 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