![]() ![]() She’s exactly the kind of girl so many of us knew in high school that we wanted to maintain a friendship with, but her own self-sabotaging nature and refusal to consider the feelings of others resulted in the relationship ending because she would drag people down with her. The writing itself was great, the conflict between characters was great, but I think Leah’s poor attitude was indulged in far too much and for far too long for me to actually enjoy it. ![]() Especially when you’re painfully aware of how your actions come across to others. You can be withdrawn, have inner turmoil, have issues with other people.and still not be a jerk. Her situation is understandable, but her insistence on embracing jerk as part of her personality is frustrating and disappointing. ![]() If she was unaware of her faults, it would have been much easier to get through, but she REPEATEDLY exhibits how self-aware of her attitude she is, and her reluctance to change is just disgusting. I am (apparently) in the minority with this, considering the glowing reviews, but I find her a tremendously unsympathetic character. ![]() While I enjoyed the journey back to Creekwood, and the familiar tensions of change that the end of high school brings, I could not stand Leah. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ✦✦✦Guest Post~ Amy Lane ✦✦✦ It All Started With Socks? Can he break the painful link to his unrealized childhood and grow into the love Bobby wants to give? One fumbling step at a time, they connect, not just in their hearts but in their bodies, where sex that’s not on camera, casual, or meaningless, becomes the most important thing in the world.īut Reg is hampered by an inescapable family burden, and he and Bobby will never fly unless he can find a way to manage it. What Reg lacks in family, opportunity, education, and money, he makes up for in heart. Reg Williams likes to think he’s too stupid to realize what a shitty hand life dealt him, but Bobby knows better. It’s the sweet guy who held the lights for his first solo scene, who showed him decency, kindness, and a smile. Soon he’s surrounded by hot guys and sex for the taking, but it’s not just his girlfriend back in Dogpatch-or her blackmailing brother-that keeps him from taking it. But city living is expensive, and he’s damned desperate when Dex from Johnnies spots him bussing tables.Īs “Bobby,” he’s a natural at gay porn. ![]() Vern Roberts couldn’t wait to turn eighteen and get the hell out of Dogpatch, California. We are happy to welcome Amy Lane, to talk about her new book Bobby Green.Ĭheck out this fantastic book, and grab your copy today! ![]() ![]() The Canadian Lit scene, for example, is a strong and supportive part of our cultural landscape, and an absolutely necessary one. I’m of the belief that literature can define a place. When I’m sitting in a bus navigating my way from Montenegro to Croatia, the last thing I want to be absorbed in is a top ten list. I recently had a conversation with some editors about the fact that what we read online can be very different from what we read offline. I almost exclusively read fiction these days, as you might have realized from my book lists. ![]() ![]() When I’m planning a trip, the first thing I do is seek out well-written travel blogs and guidebooks like Lonely Planet and all the rest.īut when I’m on the road, there is nothing – and I mean nothing – that beats a good chunk of fiction for understanding a place’s spirit. I am a blogger, a travel writer, a personal narrative junkie. ![]() ![]() Add in a wonderful turn by actor Jim Dale as the Spike substitute and fans should have flocked to it. It has all the trappings of a full blown anti-war farce: the WWII setting the goofball British army recruits the snooty upper crust officers the basic training buffoonery the occasional grim reminders of combat’s realities. Perhaps that’s why a movie made of Milligan’s humorous autobiographical memoir, Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, never became the kind of cult hit one would expect. ![]() They are a funny business footnote, little else. Important players like Python would push the boundaries even further, but it was the Goons who laid the framework for outrageousness.įor many in the US, the collective hold little weight. No holds were barred and nothing was considered sacred or out of bounds. Silly, surreal, owing as much to satire as it did slapstick, it was a freewheeling and free associative form of wit that allowed for a kind of ultimate creativity. Made up of Michael Bentine, Harry Secombe, the bravura Peter Sellers, and the insane Spike Milligan, their seminal radio show (and eventual TV specials) would come to define English humor in the latter half of the 20th century. ![]() You can’t mention Monty Python’s Flying Circus without giving in to some ‘goons.’ Indeed, whenever the cast of that comedy landmark speak, they always reference the classic British humor troupe from their past. ![]() ![]() They’re told in a vein similar to the American author Shirley Jackson, incorporating the supernatural and mythical in a way that’s filled with horror. Latin America absolutely fascinates me, and it is my dream to go to South America and experience the culture firsthand.Īnd I did indeed learn quite a bit from these short stories. ![]() I’d never read anything from Argentina so this seemed like a solid choice for me to get my toes wet in that literature. I really liked that book and the themes it was portraying, as well as the cultural details I’d learned in it, so when I saw this was by an Argentine, I was even more curious. The last book I’d read by a Latino author was Cockfight, which was from Ecuador. ![]() Stumbled upon this book one day when I was crawling through Goodreads looking for women’s literature in translation. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ga naar onze Privacyverklaring voor meer informatie over hoe en voor welke doeleinden Amazon persoonsgegevens gebruikt (zoals de bestelgeschiedenis van Amazon Store). Je kunt je keuzes op elk moment wijzigen door naar Cookievoorkeuren te gaan, zoals beschreven in de Cookieverklaring. Klik op 'Cookies aanpassen' om deze cookies te weigeren, meer gedetailleerde keuzes te maken of voor meer informatie. ![]() Derde partijen gebruiken cookies om persoonlijke advertenties weer te geven en te meten, doelgroepinzichten te genereren en producten te ontwikkelen en te verbeteren. Dit omvat het gebruik van cookies van eerste en derde partijen die standaard apparaatgegevens, zoals een unieke ID, opslaan of openen. We gebruiken deze cookies ook om te begrijpen hoe klanten onze diensten gebruiken (bijvoorbeeld door websitebezoeken te meten), zodat we verbeteringen kunnen aanbrengen.Īls je ermee akkoord gaat, gebruiken we ook cookies om je winkelervaring in de Amazon Stores te verbeteren, zoals beschreven in onze Cookieverklaring. We gebruiken cookies en vergelijkbare tools die nodig zijn zodat je aankopen kan doen, en om je winkelervaringen te verbeteren en om onze diensten te leveren, zoals beschreven in onze Cookieverklaring. ![]() ![]() There are over 40 books in the Discworld series, of which four are written for children. ![]() Terry worked for many years as a journalist and press officer, writing in his spare time and publishing a number of novels, including his first Discworld novel, The Color of Magic, in 1983. His first novel, a humorous fantasy entitled The Carpet People, appeared in 1971 from the publisher Colin Smythe. Born Terence David John Pratchett, Sir Terry Pratchett sold his first story when he was thirteen, which earned him enough money to buy a second-hand typewriter. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I am a Canadian romance author who specializes in the angsty and forbidden side of love. Tell us a little about yourself and your books? ![]() For those that haven’t read anything by you yet. Giana Darling is the author of The Fallen Men series, The Evolution of Sin trilogy, The Enslaved duet and more. ![]() Enough of this, let’s get into the interview. And I feel in love, I have a series review for the first 4 books, and you can also check out my review on her most recent released Inked In Lies. I discovered Giana earlier this year and immediacy jumped into her The Fallen Men series. To start Romance Thursdays we have Giana Darling. I just want it to be a celebration of romance novels. I want to share their experience writing romance and why they love it so much. While also focusing on their writing and books. Each week I’m will be interviewing a different romance author from across subgenres as well as both traditionally and self-published. So, I decided to make a new feature on Angel Reads called Romance Thursdays. I’m excited to share this new feature with you all. And while writing that post and thinking about it after I wanted to spotlight romance authors to highlight how amazing the romance writing community is. A few months ago, I spoke about the stigma and reading genre, especially regarding the romance genre. ![]() ![]() ![]() What did we learn from “Roots” in the 1970s, and what can we learn from it now, as a buffed-up action-adventure remake whose final chapter airs Thursday on the History Channel? The important questions, I would say, are about what kind of imaginative work “Roots” is and was, and what image we see reflected when we gaze into it. Four decades after the publication of Alex Haley’s Pulitzer-winning book and the production of an NBC miniseries that reshaped America’s consciousness, it’s definitely not a secret. It wasn’t presented that way at first, which has led to no end of grief and confusion over the years, but at this point that’s hardly an indictment. ![]() “Roots,” in its various forms, is largely a work of imagination rather than history. ![]() ![]() ![]() Is Lucy's fate really written in the stars? Or will she finally take control of her own destiny? 'When it comes to writing page-turners that put a smile on your face and make you think, Keyes is in a class of her own' Daily Express 'Gloriously funny' The Sunday Times 'A warm and hilarious page turner' Good Housekeeping 'A modern fairy tale, it's full of Keyes's self-deprecating wit' The Sunday Mirror Between the bottles of wine, anti-depressants and her addiction to self-help books, she's not quite ready to walk, or even stumble, down the aisle sober. Not only does Lucy not have a boyfriend, but the chances of getting one are looking slim. For the fortune teller insisted she'd soon be married - within the year, in fact. But when she and three friends visit a psychic for a bit of fun and the woman's predictions start coming true, Lucy is horrified. Hers is a life of quiet, undisciplined desperation. 'I was still at that stage in my life when I thought that weekdays were for recovering from the weekend' Lucy Sullivan is twenty-six and living it up (and occasionally down) in London. ![]() but to who? She doesn't even have a boyfriend yet. Lucy Sullivan's been told she is getting married. ![]() |