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![]() ![]() ![]() Burdened with knowledge of tragedies yet to come, Rauli nonetheless strives to know himself. Moving between Rauli's childhood and adolescence, between the Angolan battlefield, the Cuban city of Cienfuegos, and the shores of ancient Troy, Marcial Gala's Call Me Cassandra tells of the search for identity amid the collapse of Cuba's utopian dreams. And third, that he is the reincarnation of the Trojan princess Cassandra. ![]() Second, that he will die, aged eighteen, as a soldier in the Cuban intervention in Angola. Despite the signs that warn Rauli to repress and fear what he is, he knows three things to be true: First, that he was born in the wrong body. He loves to read, especially Greek myths, but in Cuba in the 1970s, novels and gods can be dangerous. ![]() His older brother is violent his philandering father doesn't understand him his intelligence and sensitivity do not endear him to the other children at school. Ten-year-old Rauli lives in a world that is often hostile. "Dazzling." -Marcela Valdes, The New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice) "A spellbinding novel by one of the best writers of the Americas." -Junot Díaz, author of This is How You Lose Her From the author of the award-winning The Black Cathedral, a darkly magical tale of a haunted young dreamer, born in the wrong body and time, who believes himself to be a doomed prophetess from ancient Greek mythology. ![]() ![]() ![]() It introduced the crackpots, goons, and crazies that are so well remembered as the league's bizarre legacy. The upstart WHA introduced to the world 27 new hockey franchises, a trail of bounced cheques, fractious lawsuits, and folded teams. They didn't know much about hockey, but they sure knew how to shake things up. ![]() It began as the moneymaking scheme of two California lawyers. There's the making of Slap Shot, that classic of modern cinema, and the making of the virtuoso line of Hull, Anders Hedberg, and Ulf Nilsson. And how Mark Howe sometimes forgot not to yell "Dad " when he called for his teammate father, Gordie, to pass. How the Oilers had to smuggle fugitive forward Frankie "Seldom" Beaton out of their dressing room in an equipment bag. It tells the story of Bobby Hull's astonishing million-dollar signing, which helped launch the league, and how he lost his toupee in an on-ice scrap.It explains how a team of naked Birmingham Bulls ended up in an arena concourse spoiling for a brawl. It is filled with hilarious anecdotes, behind the scenes dealing, and simply great hockey. ![]() It brought back so many memories, particularly the unexplained death of Willie MacRae, a solicitor and SNP activist which I had forgotten about (how could I have?) and the rise of Scottish Nationalism in the early 1970s. I loved it because it’s the history of Scotland since the 1950s although it does dip back into some old soldiers’ World War 2 experiences. (You can read Jack’s much fuller review here.) It’s written in six parts and it involves quite a lot of characters who at times don’t seem to have anything to do with each other but their stories all link up eventually. ![]() It was first published in 2010 and it’s quite a chunkster at 671 pages. It was Jack who recommended that I should read And the Land Lay Still by James Robertson, he thought it was great, and I have to agree. ![]() ![]() Lovers at the Lake by Asta Idonea-When Prince Vladimir stumbles upon a lake and goes for a swim, he encounters Dusan. If finding him means rekindling ties with Colm D'Arsy, avowed half-goblin and one-time flame, so be it. Now widowed, all that stands between him and prosperity is his late wife's meddlesome boy, who has gone missing. No Witch's Brew by Helena Maeve-After the trenches of the Somme and a brief affair with a man well below his rank, Alistair traded the soldier's uniform for an earl's suit. ![]() If he succeeds, he'll get a life of warmth and comfort. When a strange man makes a bet, Arron takes it: for three years he must live as an outcast, telling no one the truth. ![]() Bearskin by Andrea Speed-A soldier returned from war, instead of a warm welcome Arron finds himself homeless, alone, and dying of illness alone in a cave. Then she meets Meg, a chambermaid in the palace, and begins to wonder if she'd been imagining the wrong happy ending all along. ![]() After Ever After by Nicole Field-After her fairytale wedding to Prince Phillip, Lotte comes to realize the ending she always imagined isn't what she expected. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Like Uglies, there were times I thought the author did something that I'd have edited out if I had a red pen and the power (mwah-ha). ![]() The further I got into it, the more I liked it. I'm not going to say much more about the plot because I really don't want to spoil the read for anyone, but I will say that I enjoyed Pretties almost (not quite) as much as Uglies. You may come out from behind your chair.**** Knowing she was on the verge of being caught by the Specials, a police force of cruel-looking pretties, Tally wrote a note to herself to be delivered after her surgery - a surgery that would take some of her memory away. During her time in the Smoke, she found out there's more to the Pretty surgery than meets the eye. Out in the Smoke (the world where the rebellious few who don't want to go through surgery live), Tally found love, betrayed a friend and inadvertantly caused a disaster. ****WARNING*****Skip this bit if you don't want to read a potential spoiler!!!!**** However, there's a little bit of spoilery stuff, here - which will also spoil Uglies, if you haven't read it, so beware. It's not giving anything away to say that in Pretties, Tally (the heroine of Uglies) has gone through the surgery to make her beautiful and now lives in New Pretty Town. ![]() I read and reviewed Uglies (<-link to my review), the first in Scott Westerfeld's dystopian series about a world where people are divided by looks, and enjoyed it so much that I rushed out to buy the second and third in the series. ![]() ![]() Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). My husband read it first and told me it was brilliant and that I’d enjoy it. “The Light Pirate,” by Lily Brooks Dalton, a book I can’t stop thinking about so I have to go back and read parts of it again. Demeanor,” by Elinor Lipman, because I never miss one of her funny, delightful novels. ![]() Books I’ve finished but still in the pile: “Ms. Yesterday afternoon I read a graphic memoir, “Gender Queer,” by Maia Kobabe, the most banned book in the country right now. My daughter recently recommended “Roses, in the Mouth of a Lion,” by Bushra Rehman. ![]() I’m about to start Rebecca Makkai’s “I Have Some Questions for You.” I just finished “Still Pictures,” by Janet Malcolm. There are always books piled up, sometimes spilling onto the floor. ![]() ![]() They mistake him for an albino aboriginal kid, and Gemmy only remembers a few English words and phrases, and Lachlan play conquers Gemmy. He notices that Europeans tend to want dominion over the earth, whereas the natives feel like a part of nature itself.Įventually, he encounters a group of kids around his own age, led by Lachlan Beattie. He leaves his home in the bush to try to find a better life with the rest of the Europeans who are still trying to develop their city. ![]() Gemmy Fairley is living in a Queensland settlement in the 1850's, where he has been raised by aboriginals. ![]() Written by carlos meier, Kaon Joep and other people who wish to remain anonymous We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]() ![]() ![]() To save the world, the Mysterious Benedict Society will have to meet up again, along with their new friend Tai. Soon, they find that the Ten Men have a telepath, who could be able to track down their location. ![]() ![]() Now, they are on the loose in Stonetown, and they' re planning on freeing Mr.Curtain.and also take revenge on the Mysterious Benedict Society. But there were two Ten Men who weren't captured, and they have freed all their associates. A few years have passed since they defeated the villains. Most of them have been locked in the Citadel in Brig City, and their evil leader Mr.Curtain has been trapped inside a specially designed security suite on an island. The Mysterious Benedict Society, a group of five friends who have completed tons of dangerous missions together, thought they defeated the villainous Ten Men. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It starts off as a typical good-vs.-evil type of story, but as you read on, you realize its more of a group of morally grey characters, which to me, always makes for a more interesting story. It’s got some Russian (Kalyazin) and Polish (Tranavia) inspiration in the ways of the two sparring countries, and fellow readers are really drawn to the different types of religions and how they’ve been such a huge driving force of the larger, outer conflict this story represents. ![]() Heavily compared to the Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo, this YA-Fantasy trilogy has also been said by fans who shipped Alina Starkov with The Darkling will really enjoy this story, to which I can definitely agree with!įans of the genre have been drawn to this darkly gothic tale of a nation torn in half because of a holy war, and even Owlcrate created their own special editions of the books that honestly look even better than the originals. To see my Fancast/Dreamcast of the series – Click HERE Total Star Rating: 3.75 Stars ![]() |