![]() ![]() ![]() I really like Muller’s approach to sequencing here, a lot of the stories seeming to fall in duos that converse quite nicely with one another, with a truly remarkable pair of bookends in the DeMeester and Wehunt, standouts that could almost have come from the same prompt (of course, I have no idea what the commissioning or slush-reading process was like for this).Īlso, I’m blogging again! Largely because it’s useful to me to have a searchable database of stories I’ve read, but if anyone reads and gets anything from it, great. It hits the ground running here, a much higher success rate than most original anthologies, although of course this kind of understated weird fiction is my bread and butter. Volume I of a series that’s recently concluded with Volume VIII, all of which I have, and which I’ll be going through at my usual snail’s pace. ![]()
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![]() Little Red Riding-Hood set out immediately to go to her grand-mother, who lived in another village. ![]() “Go, my dear, and see how thy grand-mamma does, for I hear she has been very ill, carry her a girdle-cake, and this little pot of butter.” One day, her mother, having made some girdle-cakes, said to her: This good woman got made for her a little red riding-hood which became the girl so extremely well, that every body called her Little Red Riding-Hood. Her mother was excessively fond of her and her grand-mother doated on her much more. Once upon a time, there lived in a certain village, a little country girl, the prettiest creature was ever seen. Read softer version written by Brothers Grimm > We advise you to read the fairy tale first to see if it’s the same age-appropriate for the child as there is a possibility that younger children are sensitive to such topics. ![]() ![]() The original version of the fairy tale may contain violent, aggressive, or inappropriate elements. A story for children about a little girl and her grandmother that got tricked and devoured by the big bad wolf. Little Red Riding-Hood is a fairy tale written by Charles Perrault. ![]() ![]() ![]() It turns out the heroic and moral father and lawyer, who fought for a black man's rights after he was falsely accused of raping a white woman, is a racist. Then an unexpected early book review from the New York Times unveiled a darker side to the much-beloved Mockingbird character Atticus Finch. The first chapter of the book was published online, and fans immediately expressed their surprise at the death of Scout Finch's older brother, Jem. Written in the third person, the novel follows the now grown-up Scout Finch on her return to Alabama from her home in New York to visit her father, 72-year old Atticus Finch.įans have already embraced the sequel by opening their wallets - it's the most pre-ordered book in publisher HarperCollins's history - but they've also been quick to react to pre-released snippets of Watchman. Her latest book, Go Set a Watchman, is a sequel set 20 years later, but was completed prior to Mockingbird. It's been more than half a century since Lee's only other novel was published - the Pulitzer Prize-winning To Kill a Mockingbird. Legendary novelist Harper Lee's second book hits the shelves Tuesday, but it's already been enveloped by hype and controversy. ![]() ![]() ![]() She hates me.' Weaving between their tempestuous present-day jaunts and the author's memories of the past, Gornick traces her lifelong struggle for independence from her mother - from growing up in a blue-collar tenement house in the Bronx in the 1940s, to newlywed grad student, to established journalist - only to discover the many ways in which she is (and always has been) her mother's daughter. ![]() Occasionally they'll hit a pleasant stride - fondly recalling a shared nostalgia or chuckling over a mutual disgust - but most often their walks are tinged with contempt, irritation, and rages so white hot her mother will stop strangers on the street and say, 'This is my daughter. ![]() At the age of forty-five, she regularly meets her mother for strolls along the streets of Manhattan. Vivian Gornick's relationship with her mother is difficult. ![]() ![]() ![]() So at first, Animal Man is finding his voice, his mission, his passion. ![]() It started off a little rough for me, but by the time I got to the end of this TPB, I was thinking "No, it ends on a cliffhanger ! No, don't do this to me! Aaaah!" Thankfully, it looks like I'll be able to get all of the issues at the library. It's only been lately that I've thought that I need to re-visit Animal Man and read the entire 26 issue series. I had picked up one of the Animal Man comics while Morrison was writing it but I didn't really understand it or care for it so I never purchased any more of them. Grant Morrison's great sense of tongue-in-cheek humor. These comics were published before Google (the late 80's) and 2. ![]() Animal Man actually looks himself up in the library superhero encyclopedia and sees the sentence "Presumed retired".Īnd this means two things - 1. Animal Man is the story of a superhero from a long time ago that Grant Morrison was compelled to bring out of retirement and make him relevant again. ![]() ![]() My grandfather feverishly annotated and underlined in red the sections that explained the principal tactical and strategic mistakes that deprived the Reich of a victory. ![]() ![]() It was the only thing my grandfather, a Nazi and SS officer stationed in eastern Europe throughout WWII, left to his son.Įntitled "Unternehmen Barbarossa," it was a post-war account of Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 written by Paul Karl Schmidt, once the Third Reich’s chief press spokesperson and one of its most important propagandists, who after the war adopted the pen name, Paul Carell. When I think about the moment we are in, my thoughts return to a book bound in green linen. Julie Lindahl’s grandfather wears the dark coat in the foreground. ![]() ![]() ![]() A killer who left a path of monstrous, randomly committed crimes in his wake–many of which remain unsolved to this day.Īmerican Predator is the ambitious culmination of years of on-the-ground interviews with key figures in law enforcement and in Keyes’s life, and research uncovered from classified FBI files. And so began a project that consumed her for the next several years–uncovering the true story behind how the FBI ultimately caught Israel Keyes, and trying to understand what it means for a killer like Keyes to exist. When journalist Maureen Callahan first heard about Israel Keyes in 2012, she was captivated by how a killer of this magnitude could go undetected by law enforcement for over a decade. ![]() And then he would return home, resuming life as a quiet, reliable construction worker devoted to his only daughter. He would break into a stranger’s house, abduct his victims in broad daylight, and kill and dispose of them in mere hours. He buried “kill kits”–cash, weapons, and body-disposal tools–in remote locations across the country and over the course of fourteen years, would fly to a city, rent a car, and drive thousands of miles in order to use his kits. Described by a prosecutor as “a force of pure evil,” he was a predator who struck all over the United States. The FBI considered his behavior unprecedented. ![]() But he is one of the most ambitious, meticulous serial killers of modern time. Most of us have never heard of Israel Keyes. ![]() ![]() Give up the Ghost was emotionally hurting me, but I liked every second of suffering. My notes mainly consist of “yes!”, “oh goooood noooooo!” and “my baby!” This book is approximately 79,000 words The Queer’s Review This title is part of the Carina Press Romance Promise: all the romance you’re looking for with an HEA/HFN. ![]() But when he gets them, the solution to fix it all could mean losing everything. To save the city, Wes needs to harness his new power…and find some answers. When all hell literally breaks loose in Toronto and superstrength ghosts are unleashed on Wes and his friends, he and Hudson are thrown into a case unlike any they’ve seen before. He’s hiding the fact that he’s losing control the best he can, but it’s hard to keep anything a secret for long when your partner’s a former cop…and especially when your partner’s a former cop who wants to move in together. But ever since Wes sent a demon screaming back to the beyond, his abilities have grown overpowering and overwhelming. Immortal not-ghost Wes Cooper and his vampire partner, Hudson Rojas, have it all-rewarding private investigation work, great friends and, most important, a love that’s endured. The bigger they are, the harder they maul. ![]() ![]() ![]() Spill over into acts of terrible betrayal. Reconstructing Amelia is a stunning debut page-turner thatīrilliantly explores the secret world of teenagers, their clandestineįirst loves, hidden friendships, and the dangerous cruelty that can She searches throughĪmelia's e-mails, texts, and Facebook updates, piecing together the last Wrackedīy guilt, Kate is determined to find out what those secrets were and whoĬould have hated her daughter enough to kill. The moment she sees that message, Kate knows in her heart it's true.Ĭlearly Amelia had secrets, and a life Kate knew nothing about. ![]() Grief, Kate tries to come to grips with this life-shattering news. School's roof in an act of impulsive suicide. ![]() Kate rushes to Grace Hall, but what she finds when she finally arrives is beyond comprehension.ĭespondent over having been caught cheating, Amelia has jumped from the Amelia has been suspended for cheating, something that would beĬompletely out of character for her over-achieving, well-behaved Summoning her to her daughter's exclusive private school, she's When Kate, single mother and law firm partner, gets an urgent phone call ![]() ![]() Observation #6: These boys know how to make enemies. I'm thinking of calling in a hazmat team. Observation #5: Do not even get me started on the state of the bathroom. ![]() Observation #4: Three words: six-pack abs. ![]() Observation #3: I need a lock on my door. They are a blur of toned, suntanned perfection. These guys have been touched by the Abercrombie gods. Observation #2: Forget evil, laughing, little monsters. Except that this is definitely a better alternative to moving to Korea. Observation #1: Being an army brat sucks. ![]() And she'll send all her notes to her best friend, Tracy, in. Living in a house with seven boys will give Megan, who has never even been kissed, the perfect opportunity to learn everything there is to know about boys. Now, seven years later, Megan's army doctor parents are shipping off to Korea and Megan is being sent to live with the little monsters, who are older now and quite different than she remembered them. When she was nine, Megan Meade met a group of terrible, mean, Popsicle-goo-covered boys, the sons of her father's friend - the McGowan boys. ![]() |