![]() In between, I carried the novel around, during my daily walks in Delhi. Three months later I finished the Penguin paperback (with a picture of Ha’penny bridge over the Liffey), while sitting inside an used bookstore in Paharganj. On an icy cold evening of January, while walking on Lodhi Road, I started reading Ulysses for the first time. Really, when will people start reading Ulysses more religiously?!įrankly speaking, June 16 used to be like June 14 or June 17 to me. Leopold And Molly Bloom’s daughter, Milli, turned 15 yesterday-a line in the novel mentions that very fleetingly: in episode 4, line 415 in the Gabler edition. But, you know, I was surprised that yesterday it was me and only one other person in this big wide Internet who tweeted a birthday greeting to Milly.īut of course we all who she is. Text of The Delhi Walla’s speech delivered at the Irish ambassador’s New Delhi residence on June 16.ĭear friends, whether we are “Stately, plump” or not, whether we are Dubliners or not, Happy Bloomsday to us all!įirst things first. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The Fooling of Gylfe tells of the creation and destruction of the Nordic gods' world, and deals with many other aspects of Norse mythology. ![]() It also includes an introduction, a full set of explanatory notes, a vocabulary list, and an index.The Prologue is a euhemerized Christian account of the origins of Nordic mythology: the Nordic gods are described as human Trojan warriors who left Troy after the fall of that city and who settled in northern Europe, where they were accepted as divine kings because of their superior culture and technology. ![]() The Prose Edda forms the basis of what the world knows as Norse mythology, and contains legends of the creation of the cosmos and the best-known stories of Odin, Thor, and the other gods.The Prose Edda was originally referred to as simply the Edda, but was later called the Prose Edda to distinguish it from the Poetic Edda, a collection of anonymous poetry from earlier traditional sources compiled around the same time.This version contains an English version of the Foreword the Fooling of Gylfe, the Afterword Brage's talk, the Afterword to Brage's Talk, and the Important Passages in the Poetical Diction (Skldskaparml). The Younger Edda, also known as Snorre's Edda, or the Prose Edda, is a collection of Old Norse poems preserved by Snorri Sturluson (1179-1241). ![]() ![]() ![]() She bickers often with Cassian, and scares Nuala and Cerridwen. When Nesta Archeron asks her what she was, Amren replies that she was "a messenger and soldier-assassin for a wrathful god who ruled a young world."Īmren drinks blood to sustain herself and hoards baubles and belongings, threatening unspecified but deadly punishment towards anyone who would try to steal them.Īmren is introduced to Feyre Archeron after Feyre takes up residence in the Night Court. She is said to be older than even Prythian and is believed to have slipped into the world from a different realm when Prythian was forming, only to be trapped when the rift she came through closed at will. She is said to have escaped after a millennia long imprisonment by giving up “her grace and perfect immortality" to bind herself and her soul into a High Fae body thus being Made. Amren is an extremely powerful creature of unknown origins and a former inmate of the Prison. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he'll not only be unable to overcome - but that will define his life forever. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. The 700-or-so pages of A Little Life that took Japanese-American author Hanya Yanagihara 18 months to write, open in a somewhat jaunty and recognisable manner: introducing four bright young things as they graduate college, their sights trained on big New York City careers. ![]() There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their centre of gravity. When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and the limits of human endurance. ![]() ![]() Kendall is about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried. As Kendall and Jacian grow closer, Kendall digs deeper into Nico’s mysterious disappearance only to stumble upon some ugly-and deadly-local history. Can he possibly be alive somewhere? Where is he? And how can Kendall help him? The only person who believes her is Jacian, the new guy she finds irritating…and attractive. Then she begins receiving graffiti messages on the desk from someone who can only be Nico. ![]() She knows it’s crazy, but Kendall finds herself drawn to the desk, dreaming of Nico and wondering if maybe she, too, will disappear…and whether that would be so bad. Alone in her depression and with her OCD at an all-time high, Kendall notices something that connects Nico and Tiffany: they both sat at the same desk. Already off-balance due to her OCD, 16-year-old Kendall is freaked out seeing Tiffany’s empty desk in the one-room school house, but somehow life goes on… until Kendall’s boyfriend Nico also disappears, and also without a trace. The community of Cryer’s Cross, Montana (population 212) is distraught when high school freshman Tiffany disappears without a trace. ![]() ![]() Well, I feel like I need a cigarette and a martini. Personally, for me, it's much more rewarding to focus on the immense sea of wonderful books out there. I'm a writer, not a professional reviewer. ![]() ![]() But life's too short to spend your time grousing about books you don't like when you could be talking about those you did like, and those that have inspired you. Sometimes I'm naughty and I don't even finish reading certain books. And yes, I've read plenty of books that I don't like. ![]() When a book I liked stays on my mind, I may even write a sentence or two about why I liked it or jot down some little observation I made in the course of reading it that made me feel like a smarty pants. That's why you don't see any other ratings from me (I swear that while I'm pretty bad with computers, I know how to click different amounts of stars, I just don't). ![]() THE OTHER TYPIST has been translated into 15 languages and optioned for film by Fox Searchlight Pictures.Ībout my reviews/activity on Goodreads: Mama always said, "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." If I read and like a book, I give it five stars here on Goodreads. CARLYLES (July 28, 2020), as well as EAGLE & CRANE (2018), THREE-MARTINI LUNCH (2016) and THE OTHER TYPIST (2013). She is the author of the forthcoming historical mystery, THE TWO MRS. Suzanne Rindell earned her PhD in English literature from Rice University in spring 2018. ![]() ![]() ![]() When Dan Crawford attends a summer program at New Hampshire College, he ends up housed in Brookline, a former asylum now being turned into a dorm. Horror author Roux makes a strong YA debut with this creepy tale of a haunted asylum and the teenagers who are drawn to it. Because Brookline was no ordinary asylum, and there are some secrets that refuse to stay buried.įeaturing found photographs from real asylums and filled with chilling mystery and page-turning suspense, Asylum is a horror story that treads the line between genius and insanity, perfect for fans of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.ĭon't miss any of the books in the Asylum series, or Madeleine Roux's shivery fantasy series, House of Furies! ![]() secrets that link Dan and his friends to the asylum's dark past. And not just any asylum-a last resort for the criminally insane.Īs Dan and his new friends Abby and Jordan start exploring Brookline's twisty halls and hidden basement, they uncover disturbing secrets about what really went on at Brookline. The dorm was formerly a sanatorium, more commonly known as an asylum. ![]() Except that when Dan arrives, he finds that the usual summer housing has been closed, forcing students to stay in the crumbling Brookline Dorm. Madeleine Roux's New York Times bestselling Asylum is a thrilling and creepy photo-illustrated novel that Publishers Weekly called "a strong YA debut that reveals the enduring impact of buried trauma on a place."įor sixteen-year-old Dan Crawford, the New Hampshire College Prep program is the chance of a lifetime. ![]() ![]() Carson, Sr., M.D., Professor of Neurological Surgery, Oncology, Plastic Surgery, and Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions "Invisible brothers become visible men on the pages of this book. For a nation still oblivious to the ways it tears out he heart of our democratic republic, he offers a wake-up call."-Bakari Kitwana, author of the Hip Hop Generation: Young Black and the Crisis in African American Culture "I believe this can be an extraordinarily useful tool not only for black males, but for all of those who will be interacting with black males in American society."-Benjamin S. For those African Americans who live with 2Invisibility syndrome2 daily and are in need of relief, he offers solutions. Anderson Franklin travels to the core of Ralph Ellison2s Invisible Man and reinterprets how this idea plays itself out today. Poussaint, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School "Dr. ![]() This forthright book should be read by everyone interested in understanding the obstacles along the journey toward manhood."-Alvin F. Franklin offers insightful advice to inspire men from any background. "From Brotherhood to Manhood explores-with rich clinical wisdom-the unique burdens of being black and male in America. Wisdom and guidance for African American men in search of a full and empowered life. ![]() ![]() ![]() Yukawa has trouble with this one, and he must somehow find a way to solve an impossible murder and capture a very real, very deadly murderer. So she does what her boss has done for years when stymied - she calls upon Professor Manabu Yukawa.īut even the brilliant mind of Dr. While Utsumi’s instincts tell her one thing, the facts of the case are another matter. His assistant, Kaoru Utsumi, however, is convinced Ayane is guilty. The lead detective, Tokyo Police Detective Kusanagi, is immediately smitten with her and refuses to believe that she could have had anything to do with the crime. His wife, Ayane, is the logical suspect - except that she was hundreds of miles away when he was murdered. Yoshitaka, who was about to leave his marriage and his wife, is poisoned by arsenic-laced coffee and dies. Now physics professor Manabu Yukawa - Detective Galileo - returns in a new case of impossible murder, where instincts clash with facts and theory with reality. ![]() ![]() The first major English language publication from the most popular best-selling writer in Japan, it was acclaimed as "stunning", "brilliant", and "ingenious". In 2011, The Devotion of Suspect X was a hit with critics and listeners alike. From the author of the internationally best-selling, award-winning The Devotion of Suspect X comes the latest novel featuring "Detective Galileo". ![]() ![]() The banter between Royce and Hadrian takes a while to get going, Royce being very much a man of few words. When Stane kills a prostitute in The Hideous Head Tavern and Alehouse (Grue’s establishment) and gets away with it, Gwen decides she needs to leave Grue’s employ to start her own brothel, Medford House. Here, Sullivan gave the novel its truest villains in the drunk, violent customer Stane and Gwen’s boss, Raynor Grue. ![]() Running parallel to Hadrian’s storyline is that of Gwen DeLancy, the “ hooker with aheart of gold.” As much as The Crown Tower is an origin of sorts for the Riyria (Hadrian more so than Royce), Sullivan devotes nearly as much narrative to Gwen’s story. ![]() The man, of course, is Royce Melborn whom Hadrian’s father’s friend pair up and assign a mission of stealth – to steal a book from the Crown Tower. What’s more surprising is that the mysterious hooded man whom he suspected of killing the people on his boat is waiting in Arcadius’s office. When Hadrian finally arrives at the university he discovers his father father’s old acquaintance is Arcadius, the Professor of Lore at Sheridan University. Along the way, several people are killed on the boat, almost including Hadrian himself. ![]() |