![]() ![]() My Impressions: I really enjoyed this book – it’s long, as most Michener books are, but it’s broken up into sections of about 120-150 pages each of which has its own characters, and context, their own drama, their own cultural and historical lessons. ![]() In Alaska, Michener creates compelling characters struggling and thriving in early and then later Alaska, their struggles serving as a lens through which we learn about the broad scope of Alaskan history, with an emphasis on the last 200 years, which included Russian ownership and exploitation, the purchase of Seward’s Folly, the two major gold rushes and then the key 20th century issues leading up to the late 1980s, when the book was published. I can’t compare it to other books by Michener (since I haven’t read any others yet), but I understand Alaska follows his standard format – beginning with geology, then biological history, then human history – it is a series of inter-connected novellas that paint a broad picture of the evolution of human society in the geographical area about which he is writing. Alaska was recommended to me by a very good friend who has read a number of Michener’s books, so I decided to take it on. I’ve only been to the state of Alaska once, but my daughter spends a lot of time there and I feel drawn to it and want to go back. ![]() Why this book: I’ve always been fascinated by Alaska, and also had never read one of Michener’s tomes. ![]()
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This novel focuses on bit, a child born into a hippie commune, and checks in with him during four periods in his life. i have read all three of her books now, and while monsters of templeton is still far and away the winner in the "books by lauren groff" award ceremonies, this one is very very good. fucking hippies.īut i should have known that lauren groff would write a spectacular book even if it was about fucking hippies. I had reservations about this book because, well, look at that cover. ![]() ![]() ![]() What motivated you to write the book “Brutal”? Politics, geography, weaponry, history – I still can’t believe the amount of research has gone into Brutal. How much research do you do before writing the book?Ī lot, and it’s a continuous process as I proceed with the story. To me as a reader, if a book is marketed as a thriller, it better be a thriller. It’s very easy for an author to get waylaid and lose the plot, making the novel become something else. What is the greatest challenge in writing a book?įor me, the biggest challenge has been to stay true to the theme of a genre. I also read Raj Comics a lot and still have a massive collection of those comic books at home. Hardy boys and Nancy Drew series were my favorite books. What did you like to read when you were a boy? That was the beginning of my dedicated attempted at being an author. ![]() It made me desperate to put my thoughts in writing. The change happened when I struck a brilliant plot twist one day while thinking randomly. Till Brutal, I had never put them on the paper. Being an avid fan of thrillers, my mind frequently comes up with some interesting plots. I have been more of a reader than a writer throughout my life. He has won numerous awards in quizzing at regional and national level. He is currently working as a Client Manager at HCL Technologies at New Jersey, US. ![]() He had completed Electrical Engineering from VSSUT, Burla, Orissa. 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Illustrated by Chris Wildgoose and adapted by Stuart Moore, this graphic novel presents a thrilling new take on Batman before he donned the cape and cowl. View Stuart Moores profile on LinkedIn, the worlds largest professional. Madeline is the mystery Bruce must unravel, but is he convincing her to divulge her secrets, or is he feeding her the information she needs to bring Gotham City to its knees? There, he meets Madeleine Wallace, a brilliant killer.and Bruce's only hope. On the way home from his eighteenth birthday party, newly-minted billionaire Bruce Wayne makes an impulsive choice that puts him in their crosshairs and lands him in Arkham Asylym, the once infamous mental hospital. 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This compelling #1 New York Times bestseller examines the legacy of slavery in America-and how both history and memory continue to shape our everyday lives.īeginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the listener on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks-those that are honest about the past and those that are not-that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Streaming Platform: Netflix, Prime Video.Cast: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder.There is plenty of fantastic supernatural television to watch for anyone who misses the Supernatural, whether they discover something brand-new on tv or travel in time to a classic.įortunately for us, there seem to be many otherworldly being shows ready to be viewed it’s not just the Winchester brothers who are saving people and hunting creatures.Įven better, you can binge-watch many of them from beginning to end! 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