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Back in 2005...
Before I begin this late night book review, we have to take a quick journey back nine years. Nine years ago, I was a a very shy, awkward, 12-year-old struggling to walk around the school without being mocked or called out on a flaw I already was aware I had. I spent every lunch period hiding my face in a book, spending those peaceful 30 minutes in my own fantasy world. Other girls my age, were talking about the latest gathering or boy crush that arose overnight which was something way out of my comfort zone. I told myself that I would one day have that romantic book relationship (which I do currently) that would make me see what all the hype was about. That was when my best friend suggested reading one of the most well-known romance writer’s books: Nicholas Sparks. I was more than willing to take the suggestion but then a situation arose. The librarian, who became a friend after how many days I spent in the library, informed me that Nicholas Spark’s books are not written for the young mind due the material that was more mature. I respected her decision. When I was told this little piece of information, I told myself that I would put on my bucket list (12-years-old with a bucket list?) to read all of Nicholas Sparks books. I am now 21 and being that Sparks continues to write more novels, I refuse to fall behind. I decided that I would get started on this little item on the list. At the time, I thought how hard could it really be? Then I learned that there are 25 books that I have to read without being distracted and tempted by other appealing novels.
By Hailey Peterson8 years ago in Geeks
Would You Walk Through A Forest Where Souls Wander
*Warning: This book contains mature content that could also be considered triggering. SPOILERS* Sitting at the base of Mount Fuji, one of the most beautiful mountain peaks on the face of the Earth, sits one of the most haunted forests. Aokigahara (Suicide Forest or Sea of Trees) stretches across the base of Mount Fuji for 30 kilometers. People from across the world travel to this specific forest to end their lives and release their soul back into the unknown. It is said to be believed that people commit suicide here due to the beauty of the surroundings and the last thing they see and hear is the calmness of the endless forest. Not only do people from around the world come to commit suicide here, but the best thrill seekers will come to test the unknown. Japanese citizens look at the forest as taboo and refuse to guide people through it. Citizens believe that the people who lost their lives in this forest continue to haunt the forest. It is also believed that the negative souls push the depressed to end their lives or even go as far as possessing the living. Different paranormal hunters have declined offers on traveling to Suicide Forest due to the negativity the forest holds. You have to take a risk walking through the forest during daylight hours, but when night hits you are asking to be killed.
By Hailey Peterson8 years ago in Geeks
Harry Potter: How Sex Would Be in the Wizarding World
The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling might have been written for kids but grown-ups all around the world still love to read it and see the story in a whole new way. You might want to obliviate some of these things because today, we are showing you how sex would be wrong in the Wizarding world.
By Charlotte Poitras8 years ago in Geeks
New 'Arrow' Novel Reveals Prometheus Left Killer Traps Behind For Team Arrow
Since Arrow Season 5 ended with the death of Adrian "Prometheus" Chase, we believed the villain had done all the damage possible. A new novel, coming in January 2018, corrects that assumption as Fatal Legacies picks up where Season 5 ended. According to the official synopsis provided by Amazon, Chase left a little something extra behind for Team Arrow in Star City.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Geeks
Book Review
Sarah Vowell is an American historian and author known for her snarky and irreverent writing style and unconventional way of handling non-fiction prose. My father is an admirer of her and her work and that is how I am aware of it. When I decided to write my term paper on the Marquis de Lafayette and the beginnings of America’s relationship with France, I was reminded of this book and chose to use it as one of my sources. Vowell’s writing is unique among history books in that they have a much less formal and pedantic tone than is typically associated with the genre. Her books read more like Jack Kerouac's On The Road than the history texts students are made to read in school. The structure of Lafayette in the Somewhat United States is based around Vowell’s trips to sites associated with her subjects and she often goes into descriptions of the people and places she encounters on her excursions. As someone with a penchant for history related vacations, I find this format enjoyable.
By Rachel Lesch8 years ago in Geeks
Oliver Jeffers Signing Copies of 'Here We Are'
Where: Waterstones Putney When: November 11 of 2017 at 4:30 PM. About the makers: Oliver Jeffers: Artist, illustrator, and picture book author from Northern Ireland. His work has been shown in different galleries and cities around the globe, including Lazarides Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery in London. His picture books are well known and have been translated into 30 languages; one example of it is The Incredible Book Eating Boy and its sequel The Day the Crayons Came Home. You can visit his site here. Waterstones: It is a British book retailer with more than 200 stores. Tim Waterstone founded it in 1982 with the idea of creating a different bookshop in the UK, thereby he followed the styles he saw in United States, creating store displays with important literary authors and employing highly literate staff. Each store has the purpose to adapt to the local market interests, but they also sell books that are bestsellers around the country so that they can fit into the reader’s demands. They also have prizes (like the Waterstones Children’s Literature award), events (like the one I had the chance to attend to) and Café W, where people can enjoy a coffee while they read their favorite book. Visit their site here.
By Laura Jaramillo Duque8 years ago in Geeks
From Book To Television: 3 Fantasy Series That Would Rock On TV
Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Teen Wolf, and Grimm are just some of the fantasy shows that have become rabidly popular over the past decade and more. In the past we've had Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Charmed, and Angel, all of which were just as addictive as those more current hits. Fans turn to fantasy time and again, and with some shows preparing to air their final season in 2017, television is going to have openings for engaging series that can hold an audience captive. With legions of fans already in place, these three book series would almost guarantee a successful transition to television.
By Rachel Carrington8 years ago in Geeks
The Creator of Paddington Bear Has Passed Away, Aged 91
The creator of the beloved children's character Paddington Bear has tragically passed away at the age of 91. Confirmed by his publisher Harper Collins, Michael Bond passed away at his home on Tuesday, June 27 following a short illness.
By Lewis Jefferies8 years ago in Geeks
Describe in Detail One of the Many Strands of Postmodern Thinking That You Have Explored and Show How It Affects, or Is Inherent in, an Aspect of Your Own Field of Study, or an Aspect of Your Own Country and Culture.
Since the beginning of the twentieth century much European theatre has striven to engage the audience. Antonin Artaud’s Theatre of Cruelty is one of those attempts; he tries to make the viewer feel and react to the play in the same way that a plague can kill without destroying the organs; in other words, changing the minds of the audience in ways that logic cannot express (2001: 17). The purpose of this essay is to analyse Antonin Artaud’s use of language based on Derrida’s concept of performative language in his radio play To Have Done with the Judgement of God (1988), specifically "Tutuguri: The Rite of the Black Sun" as an opposition to logic. For this I will start with the definition of Derrida’s performative language and logic, and its relation to the Theatre of Cruelty of Antonin Artaud, continue with a brief description of the use of language in "Tutuguri: The Rite of the Black Sun," and finally I will try to understand how Artaud’s use of language in the radio play is an opposition to logic.
By Laura Jaramillo Duque8 years ago in Geeks
A Brand New JRR Tolkien Book Is On Sale - After A 100 Year Wait!
Saddle up Middle Earth fans! It’s time to put away your second breakfast, grab your staffs, blue hats, and pipe weed, and get on down to your local bookseller. Why? Well JRR Tolkien’s new book has been released, a century after it was first conceived. Check out the details below!
By Max Farrow8 years ago in Geeks
