7/6/2023 0 Comments Frank dostoevskyWallace’s point is that in our day and age, if a fiction writer wrote in a modern day “Serious Novel” as Dostoevsky did, “people would either laugh or be embarrassed for ” (274). Dostoevsky’s characters talk seriously, openly, and earnestly about their convictions, ideologies, and beliefs. Wallace uses these passages to make a point about the state of fiction today vs. Throughout the essay, Wallace inserts paragraphs that set off from the rest of the text with asterisks that are in the first person and include what might be considered deep and serious questions, such as:“**Am I a good person? Deep down, do I even really want to be a good person, or do I only want to ‘’’seem’’ like a good person so that people (including myself) will approve of me? Is there a difference? How do I ever actually know whether I’m bullshitting myself, morally speaking?**” (257) Themes/Motifs Sincerity and Irony in Fiction
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7/6/2023 0 Comments Unbound by Joyce ScottShe is also the author-illustrator of Balloons Over Broadway, which was awarded a Robert F. Harkness and the Panda by Alicia Potter, among others. Learn more about Brie and her books at or on Twitter at Sweet is the Caldecott Honor artist of A River of Words by Jen Bryant, The Sleepy Little Alphabet by Judy Sierra, and Mrs. Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott by Joyce Scott, Brie Spangler, Melissa Sweet, Melissa Sweet (Illustrator) Hardcover 18.99 Hardcover 18. Unbound: The Life and Art of Judith Scott. Brie Spangler graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and is the author-illustrator of two picture books, Peg Leg Peke and The Grumpy Dump Truck. Joyce Wallace Scott is an educator, RN, development specialist, and published poet. She lives in Dutch Flat, California, with her husband. She serves on the advisory board of the Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, California, and is currently involved in establishing the first program for artists with disabilities in Bali, dedicated to her sister's memory. Brie Spangler, along with Joyce Scott, show how two sisters were bound together. Joyce Wallace Scott is an educator, RN, development specialist, and published poet. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Wicked tiesIt was a quick easy read - just don't expect to read it without a frown or two. And what man ties up a woman when she is asleep and then does not show at least some form of vigilance when she wakes up as to the possibility she might panic? The list goes on.Įven with the inconsistencies and little annoyances, I liked the book. We are constantly told she is afraid - but she shows no signs of it when they are actually having sex. When the day before she exploded into his face every time he spoke? But there are also sexual inconsistencies that bother me. He walks out on her without a word after they have had sex for the first time - and she does not show even a smidgen of anger? None. Then there are some inconsistency issues which really bothered me. And even from then onwards it remains, emotionally, a vague concept. We are told he wants revenge, we are told he feels guilty but until page 100 we are not shown it. I loved it.'1 New York Times Bestselling Author Lora Leigh 'Filled with scrumptious, burning love.and impassioned sex that keeps the heat on high until the very last page. I loved the beginning and some parts of the end of this book - but the middle niggled on me.įor once thing, his internal conflict seemed contrived. Editorial Reviews 'A wicked, sensual thrill from first page to last. “Francesca was a prettyish, stylish writer who’d been extremely successful with her first book at a young age.” They come at you in bland waves, these attractive young writers working for important magazines with six-figure deals whose books are long-listed for fairly prestigious prizes. But Brooklyn feels a bit perfunctory, maybe a little stale (everyone apparently knows everyone in Brooklyn). This is also a book about a scene-the Brooklyn literary thing. fter you’ve invested way too much time, you are going to realize that key pieces are missing. Smart, engaging 21st-century comedy of manners in which the debut novelist Adelle Waldman crawls convincingly around inside the head of one Nathaniel (Nate) Piven. Nate is like a jigsaw puzzle. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Pretty Lawless by Jodi LintonThe Deputy Laney Briggs series is best enjoyed in order. He's good, I'll hand him that.īut as they say-"You can't pick your family"-and I'll be damned if I'm going to let one of them take heat for a crime they didn't commit. The pure, unadulterated want between us has never been stronger-and it seems Gunner is pulling all the punches to drive me crazy. I know just how damned distracting Gunner can be. Now, I'd bet my britches (and everything else I'm wearing) that my sexy, hot-assed Texas Ranger is lying about my cousin's real involvement in the local gun smuggling ring. Then he played dumb about a duffel bag full of money, my cousin's whereabouts, and the freaking case he'd been working. Instead, he went and pulled one helluva fast onehe arrested her best friend, Luke Wagner and skipped out. She’s about to go vigilante on his ass Laney Briggs was almost certain that her sexy-assed Texas Ranger, Gunner Wilson, was gonna pop the question. The second I ran into Gunner Wilson and his outrageously cocky attitude at my cousin's shooting range, I considered us a team. Pretty Lawless by Jodi Linton A Deputy Laney Briggs Novel Releasing September 15, 2015. He has sworn to find and wed his mystery miss, but this breathtaking maid makes him weak with wanting her. Alas, she knows all enchantments must end when the clock strikes midnight.Įver since that magical night, a radiant vision in silver has blinded Benedict to the attractions of any other-except, perhaps, this alluring and oddly familiar beauty dressed in housemaid’s garb whom he feels compelled to rescue from a most disagreeable situation. But now, spinning in the strong arms of the debonair and devastatingly handsome Benedict Bridgerton, she feels like royalty. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Sophie Beckett never dreamed she’d be able to sneak into Lady Bridgerton’s famed masquerade ball-or that “Prince Charming” would be waiting there for her! Though the daughter of an earl, Sophie has been relegated to the role of servant by her disdainful stepmother. A New York Times BestsellerFrom 1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Benedict Bridgerton, in the third of her beloved. An Offer From a Gentleman: Bridgerton - Ebook written by Julia Quinn. From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn comes the story of Benedict Bridgerton, in the third of her beloved Regency-set novels featuring the charming, powerful Bridgerton family, now a series created by Shondaland for Netflix. 7/6/2023 0 Comments Landline book reviewAs the days leading up to Christmas tick by, and Georgie goes back and forth between talking to the Neal she fell in love with and avoiding her rapidly crumbling current life, she starts to realize that she might be able to undo the complications of the present and has to decide whether she wants to. Instead, she’s talking to him in the past, right before they got engaged. What seems to be the setup for just another contemporary novel about midlife struggles takes a near-paranormal turn when Georgie finds a way to talk to Neal, but he’s not the Neal who’s just left her. The career opportunity of a lifetime has appeared, but now her marriage may be ending as a result. TV writer Georgie McCool is trying to have it all, but it becomes clear that she’s failing when her husband, Neal, heads to Nebraska for a family Christmas with their kids-without her. A marriage in crisis, a magical intervention and a bittersweet choice. Patrick McKenna is the reluctant heir to a kingdom, and the prince Gael has vowed to destroy.Ĭade doesn’t know that Gael and Valencia are the same person. Gael Palma is the infamous boy assassin Cade has vowed to protect. Valencia Palafox is a young dama attending the future queen of Eliana. Two enemy kingdoms are forced to work together to break a curse in this lush YA fantasy, featuring a transgender prince and a bigender dama/assassin in the lead roles.Ĭade McKenna is a transgender prince who’s doubling for his brother. It felt like a loose end and maybe could leave a door open for a 4th book? The way his story ended just wasn’t ‘complete’ enough for me. Without giving away too much, I wanted to know what happened to Gerbert. While I loved the book and the trilogy overall, I felt that the way the story ended left a lot of questions unanswered for me. This book was the final installment in the trilogy but to me it felt unfinished. They must stop Benjamin at all costs and sometimes that means going down different roads, join Diana and Matthew as they seperate to search for the missing pages of Ashmole 782, the book itself, and the cure for blood rage. If Matthew and Diana hope to defeat Benjamin they must rely on their comrades and some past enemies to do it. What they don’t expect is that one of Matthew’s homicidal vampire children,Benjamin, stands between them and the book. Diana and her vampire husband, Matthew, have returned from the 16th century and their home coming wasn’t necessarily the most joyous experience.Īfter dealing with the loss of a close companion and friend, Diana and Matthew must face what the future holds and acquire the elusive book, Ashmole 782, also known as The Book of Life before it falls into the wrong hands. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too. If approved, you’ll be automatically refunded on your original payment method. We will notify you once we’ve received and inspected your return, and let you know if the refund was approved or not. The fastest way to ensure you get what you want is to return the item you have, and once the return is accepted, make a separate purchase for the new item. Unfortunately, we cannot accept returns on sale items or gift cards. 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