![]() ![]() ‘I incline to, Cain’s heresy,’ he used to say. But he had an approved tolerance for others sometimes wondering, almost with envy, at the high pressure of spirits involved in their misdeeds and in any extremity inclined to help rather than to reprove. He was austere with himself drank gin when he was alone, to mortify a taste for vintages and though he enjoyed the theatre, had not crossed the doors of one for twenty years. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life. ![]() ![]() UTTERSON the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse backward in sentiment lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable. ![]()
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![]() Some of the best known are the 1920 version starring Mary Pickford, and Disney's 1960 version starring child actress Hayley Mills, who won a special Oscar for the role. Pollyanna has been adapted for film several times. Despite the current common use of the term to mean "excessively cheerful", Pollyanna and her father played the glad game as a method of coping with the real difficulties and sorrows that, along with luck and joy, shape every life. ![]() Due to the book's fame, "Pollyanna" has become a byword for someone who, like the title character, has an unfailingly optimistic outlook a subconscious bias towards the positive is often described as the Pollyanna principle. Further sequels followed, including Pollyanna Plays the Game by Colleen L. Reece, published in 1997. Eleven more Pollyanna sequels, known as "Glad Books", were later published, most of them written by Elizabeth Borton or Harriet Lummis Smith. ![]() The book's success led to Porter soon writing a sequel, Pollyanna Grows Up (1915). ![]() Porter, considered a classic of children's literature. Pollyanna is a 1913 novel by American author. ![]() ![]() ![]() Cordelia Carstairs is desperate to become a hero, save her family from ruin, and keep her secret love for James hidden. James Herondale longs for a great love, and thinks he has found it in the beautiful, mysterious Grace Blackthorn. But everything changes when the Blackthorn and Carstairs families come to London…and so does a remorseless and inescapable plague. James and Lucie Herondale, children of the famous Will and Tessa, have grown up in an idyll with their loving friends and family, listening to stories of good defeating evil and love conquering all. ![]() ![]() For years there has been peace in the Shadowhunter world. From Goodreads: Welcome to Edwardian London, a time of electric lights and long shadows, the celebration of artistic beauty and the wild pursuit of pleasure, with demons waiting in the dark. ![]() ![]() ![]() As the waves of severe acute respiratory syndrome swept the world – those who had told us to “imagine” the new possibilities that were heralded by the arrival of the pestilence simply closed their doors to the microbial danger that existed beyond the boundary of their abodes. Of course, it did not take long for this imagined scenario of egalitarianism to be unveiled as the lie that it was. ![]() ![]() Politicians, bureaucrats, and celebrities drew on the language of communalism to emphasize that everyone would be affected equally by the coming crisis, and that, only by drawing on the egalitarianism gifted to us by our common humanity would we have any chance of beating the virus. As the Coronavirus pandemic spread throughout the world, and a flurry of lockdowns and border closures were announced, the now-familiar calls of “we are all in this together” rang out from the top echelons of society. ![]() ![]() ![]() On Sleep and Sleeplessness, translated by J. On Memory and Reminiscence, translated by J. ![]() On Sense and the Sensible, translated by J. On Gerneration and Corruption (2 Books), translated by H. On the Heavens (4 Books), translated by J. Sophistical Refutations, translated by W. Posterior Analytics (2 Books), translated by G. Prior Analytics (2 Books), translated by A. Cicero, the Roman statesman and philosopher, once called his writing style "a river of gold " and his scope of thought and subsequent influence on the study of science, logic, philosophical discourse, and theology has led many to dub him "The Philosopher." He has gone down in history as one of the greatest philosophers of all time. Aristotle (384–322 BCE) was a Greek philosopher and student of Plato who stunningly changed the course of Western philosophy. ![]() ![]() ![]() The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. ![]() Cleverly written with a finger on the pulse of the target audience-a winner. The friends alter before readers’ eyes as they learn ever more about them through the veil of the unreliable narrator, who, as her hospital orderly observes, is a lousy judge of character. Jaffe manages the suspense marvelously while also unfolding Jane’s emotional life, especially her estrangement from her mother and her hidden knowledge of the death of another friend. ![]() Plausible red herrings abound, along with the creeping suspicion that Jane might be imagining things. Jane’s fears come across as somewhat more realistic than her friends do, however, as she copes with threatening phone calls, dire messages written on mirrors and frightening gifts delivered to her in her hospital room. All of Jane’s friends are pretty-in fact every young character seems to have stepped straight out of Vogue-and most are super-wealthy. Fear and anticipation stalk this psychological thriller as popular, pretty Jane tries to recover from a hit-and-run accident while wondering which of her beloved friends is trying to murder her. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() People separating gender from sex, gender from lust, infatuation vs. I especially loved seeing all the old ladies. Vernon/Kingfisher's wit and kindness shine through these characters-every single one is lovely and larger than life but in a very relatable way. It was quick, endearing, and told a classic story from a slightly different perspective so that it felt fresh and interesting.ĬONTENT WARNINGS: (just a list of topics) killing animals, body image and self loathing, harassment, self harm, cannibalism, gore I'll untag it after the group has had a few days.Ī sweet, heart-filled book about a couple of plucky girls and their friends. Okay, don't read this if you don't want to know anything at all about the SFFBC Fantasy BOTM. ![]() ![]() He fought his feelings, he denied and rejected his feelings.But eventually in the end, he allowed himself to fall in love with her sister. ![]() I FREAKING LOVE HIM! And when he figure out that he loves Maya, her biological sister, that’s when I almost cried. For me, the thing that made him special, how he fought to survive, to be with his brothers and sisters, how he became the man of the family. I can feel his sadness and everything about him. Wanna know why? because he’s fragile yet I can still feel how strong he was. I fell in love with him and he became one of my favorite fictional characters. I love how frightened he is whenever he’s talking to someone. If you want to read this book, you have to be mature. You won’t feel the sadness and your heart won’t break into tiny little pieces. You can’t feel how pure and delicate and fragile their love was. If you are not openminded on this kind of things, you can’t read this book. ![]() This book just broke my heart into tiny little pieces but still, I love the book. How can something so wrong felt so right? - Lochan Whitely ![]() The point is, we don’t choose who we fall in love with. "He is my soul mate, my fresh air, the reason I look forward to getting up every morning" -Maya Rip out your heart and soul, and leave the wound open, but…it’s worth it. ![]() ![]() ![]() I’d recommend this series to PNR lovers who’ve enjoyed Jennifer L. I can honestly say that there was never a moment when I was bored, even during the times I was frustrated with the emotional progress between Penryn and Raffe’s relationship. Fans of action-packed, emotional, humorous, thrilling, twisted, manic reads will love this series. End of Days was an exhilarating ride and I loved seeing all the captivating characters in full bloom. I felt the back story was a little weak, but I was invested enough in the two protagonists and seeing their story play out, that I didn’t need perfect world building. I say this because it was a relatively short installment for all the loose ends that needed tying up. I wonder, though, if hardcore fantasy and paranormal lovers would be satisfied with the ending. I have a suspicion that Susan Ee is more than a little insane, but I love her twisted mind!Įnd of Days was a satisfying conclusion for me. Susan Ee created a world that’s strikingly compelling and experiencing it through Penryn’s POV was an addiction I wasn’t even trying to quit. I loved this series! Overall, the Peryn and End of Days series is a thrilling and imaginative ride, and I was engrossed from the very first page (no lie!). ![]() ![]() Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why? ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() He has also written a 15-page, single-spaced, third-person biographical resume. He has written film scripts, a (failed) Broadway play, a couple of coffee-table picture books. At last count, "Exodus," his all-time blockbuster, has been published in 50 languages. He is the author of eight novels, five of them No. "Well, I'm in my 54th year," he laughs, when his wife calls him on it. Leon Uris is 53, though he has a habit of uppiing it to 54. "Oh, no, Lee's not hard to get along with," says Jill Uris. When you ask a dumb question ("What are the Irish really like?"), he tells you so to your teeth. Though he swears he's mellow now, even "laid back," his hawklike eyes give it all the lie. He looks like an old street fighter and ex-Marine, and he is. Leon Uris is a tough, squat, mod-haired, blunt-nosed son of an immigrant paperhanger. ![]() |