![]() ![]() ![]() Sōseki: Modern Japan’s Greatest Novelist provides a literary biography of the finest sort: an engaging, reasonably paced narrative of Sōseki ‘s life punctuated by just enough literary analysis to render the book intellectually important as well. It’s also less well-known to his English-speaking fans that Sōseki was an accomplished poet, especially of haiku he wrote over 2,000 verses.Īll the varied accomplishments of this man who’s often considered Japan’s greatest writer, together with his many shortcomings, are put in perspective and context by literary scholar John Nathan. While the sardonic style of the narrator is unmistakably Sōseki, the tone of this work is much lighter than his later novels, which grapple in various ways with the existential angst induced by Japan’s rapid modernization and engagement with the West in the late 19th century. The first novel he wrote, it was originally serialized in a literary journal in 1905-06, and offers the wry first-hand observations of a cat musing judgmentally on the affairs of the human beings around him. While his later novels are considered the better works, I – like many others – first came to know Natsume Sōseki through his whimsical satire I Am a Cat. ![]()
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![]() Instead of running from it, we must let ourselves connect with those deepest parts of ourselves. In this book, meditation is used as an example to practice feeling pain. What if feeling pain is simply a sign of wisdom, of change, of stepping further down the path to the best life we can ever lead? We do everything we can to feel pleasure, thinking that feeling bad is a result of unfairness or failing in the world. We hate it, we ignore it, we distract ourselves from it. The overall message of the book is how, as humans, we often see pain as fundamentally bad. You kind of go on your own journey of reflective thoughts throughout it, finding yourself as you find your way through the book. ![]() It’s so hard to sum up this book because it has so much raw and honest wisdom within it. I am personally not religious myself, but it’s one of those books that is applicable to anyone, whatever life choices they have made. When Things Fall Apart is a non-fiction book all about Buddhist teachings. ![]() ![]() ![]() Beautifully written, it's a book for anyone interested in the roots of creativity and innovation, for coders and non-coders alike." -Steven Johnson, author of Everything Bad Is Good for You and Emergence "The great software genius Bill Joy likes to say that writing software is like building a cathedral: It's art, science, architecture, and manual labor all rolled into one. Dreaming in Code is a fascinating and sobering exploration of how the challenges of programming both inspire and undermine our human drive to create new tools. Dreaming in Code is stellar reporting and writing." -Dan Gillmor, Director, Center for Citizen Media and author of We the Media "We live in a world increasingly governed by the near-invisible logic of software, and yet most of us know almost nothing about that hidden world inside our computers. ![]() He plainly admires the people who create code, but shows them as the complex, flawed beings we all are- and how human talents, quirks and passions become part of what people create. "Technology people like to call complicated problems 'nontrivial.' Scott Rosenberg has taken an extremely nontrivial topic and made it accessible. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Murphy was deemed a “wonder” for his haunting portrayal of the two characters. Its stage adaptation starred acclaimed actor Cillian Murphy as the father and the “Crow”. Max Porter’s bestselling novel has been sold in 29 countries. The film, produced by SunnyMarch’s Adam Ackland and Leah Clarke, is being launched at the Cannes Market. In 'Crow' he has created something wild, a cinematic monster unlike anything else.” Dylan understands how this story is just as much about domesticity, awkward humour, the silly, fun, and strange routines of raising children, as it is about inexplicable rage and pain. But the experience of reading Dylan Southern’s adaptation rekindled the cinematic memory of reading this most visceral tale of a family consumed by grief.”Īuthor Porter also sang praises of Southern’s adaptation, “I love Dylan Southern’s adaptation of Grief is the Thing With Feathers. In a London flat, two young boys face the unbearable sadness of their mothers sudden death. Cumberbatch weighed in on the film adaptation saying, “Having been a huge fan of Max Porter’s extraordinary book and Enda Walsh’s stage adaptation I was skeptical about a film adaptation. ![]() ![]() ![]() While campy and cheesy, the remake most certainly pays fine tribute to the original version, which was just as b-grade as well. Not Of This Earth is in point of fact a remake of an earlier horror/sci-fi classic from the 1950s. But that’s what these movies were all about both back in the day and in this day looking at it in retrospective. In fact, it is so stuck in the 1980s, it has a nude tittie shot followed by awful keyboard-induced music within the first five minutes of the film – it’s so seamlessly done and indicative of the era that it puts both Flesh Gordon movies to shame. That is the way of things when it comes to movies like Not Of This Earth.įirst off, this movie is totally campy, cheesy, and ill budgeted – it’s best to be aware of these elements before going into viewing it. The movie is a flashback to an era of filmmaking when B-Grade flicks had their own culture and fan following, when it was acceptable and almost mandatory to include a bad story with bad acting, but special effects and lots of boobs. The film has the distinct fame for being Traci Lords‘ first “serious” mainstream acting vehicle after her first few adult film flings. Heading for a change of pace in our weekly Netflix Streaming Review, this week we take a look at the cheesiness and campiness of the classic and cult B-Grade sci-fi flick, Not Of This Earth. ![]() ![]() Starring Traci Lords, Arthur Roberts, Ace Mask, Becky LeBeau ![]() ![]() ![]() Haddie spends the entire book debating in her head whether to allow herself to open up to the “man of her dreams”. Bromberg, but this book was a long agonizing game of hard to get. Thank you for your talant and writing a beautiful and emotional story.Īgonizingly slow, painful to try to finish I loved the Driven series and I am so glad we got a look at Becks and Haddie love the all. If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be? Kelly & Abel bring the emotion to the surface, I probably would never have finished the book because it is really hard to read through tears. What does Kelly Ashton and Abel Cantwell bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book? What other book might you compare Slow Burn to and why?įrom the books I have read this book stands out and addresses an issue that should be out and all of the sorrow, pain, and love makes this book powerful I have never cried so much over one book before. The emotion in Haddie's voice just tour at your heart. ![]() Yes, I am so glad I have the audio edition. Would you consider the audio edition of Slow Burn to be better than the print version? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The large cast of companionable and well-developed characters contains a heroic drama teacher and Simon’s embarrassing but well-meaning parents. Debut novelist Albertalli writes believably in the voice of a confused, openhearted 16-year-old. The threat of being outed by Martin forces Simon to come to terms with his sexuality, and his wise insights-Why do only gay people have to come out? Why is that the default?-add heft to a plot that is both hilarious and heartbreaking. After a “goobery nerd” named Martin discovers Georgia teen Simon Spier’s secret email relationship with a boy who calls himself “Blue,” Martin blackmails Simon into helping him romance Abby, a new girl who has been welcomed into Simon’s lunchroom clique. ![]() ![]() Celia Rees combines creative storytelling that takes your concepts of fantasy to the limit, with fact filled and historic knowledge to create an enchanting story that twists your imagination to the core.”- Sarah Watson, age 16, ( Plymouth Young People’s Review) Far superior in scope and execution to the teen angst routinely offered to this age group, it must surely appear on imminent shortlists.”- Linda Newbery, Armadillo ![]() Precise evocation of place, people, terrain and vegetation, in language that is suggestive but not over-strenuous in its imitation of 17th century idiom, makes Sorceress as pleasurable to the ear as Bloomsbury’s quality presentation makes it to the eye. 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