![]() And even when you fight, it doesn’t matter so much, because they still have to say hi to you on your birthday, and by then, everybody’s forgotten about it, and you have cake together.” She nodded. They see you at your worst, and they don’t care. ![]() They get who you are, and what you like, and they don’t care who you sleep with or what mistakes you make, because brothers aren’t mixed up in that part of your life. And I know married folks are supposed to be for life, too, but they’re not always. They say stupid things to each other and they ignore all their friends because they’re too busy staring, and they get jealous, and they have fights over dumb shit like who did the dishes last or why they can’t fold their fucking socks, and maybe the sex gets bad, or maybe they stop finding each other interesting, and then somebody bangs someone else, and everyone cries, and they see each other years later, and that person you once shared everything with is a total stranger you don’t even want to be around because it’s awkward. “And there’s nothing better than brothers. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() David believed this to be a handicap that prevented the family from being able to function normally, hence why the Tomkeys were away on Halloween weekend and thought it ok for trick-or-treating to take place on another day: The book opens with a story (‘ Us and Them‘) about the Tomkeys, a family who lived on David’s street growing up and who didn’t believe in TV and therefore did not own one. It’s not the obvious slapstick kind of humour, but more of a ‘this is somewhat inappropriate and probably politically incorrect, but I’m gonna say it, and it doesn’t stop it from being funny’ kind of humour. As odd as it may sound, he writes with a subtle hilariousness, and it’s irresistible. This is a collection of random short stories, scenes from his childhood growing up in a quirkily dysfunctional family and then later, how this family interacts and functions in the present day. It’s a very subtle, arrogant and perhaps even slightly sinister type of humour definitely dark, but funny nonetheless. I finally got round to reading a book by David Sedaris and I think I’m now a bit of a convert. He is funny. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Zuboff plays with the English language, applying it skilfully to conveying her important messages.īeautiful language aside, the book deals with critically important matter by laying out bare the ways in which surveillance capitalists (Google and Facebook are singled out in particular) intrude in our lives, while ostensibly delivering personalised online experience. On the one hand, it is written in a beautiful literary language, more reminiscent of poetry than of factual prose. Having at last finished Shoshana Zuboff’s book, I was in two minds about it. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On the other hand, a reader might theorize that Blake intends to portray the child as precocious and with intentions to dissent from Church teaching-perhaps the Priest thinks so. The little boy is peremptorily castigated as a heretic and summarily burned at the stake, even though the child's age-he is a little boy, after all he sees the world through the eyes of a child's innocence-would seemingly preclude him from comprehending the awful construing of his words (by the Priest) as heresy. Reacting to his speech, a zealot Priest leaps to denounce the boy and to dramatize his offense. In this poem, Blake's titular character, a little boy, appears, by lights of Church pedantry, to have questioned religious dogma, to wit: that every person must love God more than themselves or any other for his sacrilege the boy has instantly become "lost" to the Church. ![]() ![]() ![]() A sniper is only a coward, not a hero and an uncontrolled, uncontrollable mob is only the voice of madness, not the voice of reason. No wrongs have ever been righted by riots and civil disorders. Why? What has violence ever accomplished? What has it ever created? No martyr's cause has ever been stilled by an assassin's bullet. ![]() And yet it goes on and on and on in this country of ours. No one - no matter where he lives or what he does - can be certain who will suffer from some senseless act of bloodshed. They are, most important of all, human beings whom other human beings loved and needed. The victims of the violence are black and white, rich and poor, young and old, famous and unknown. I have saved this one opportunity, my only event of today, to speak briefly to you about the mindless menace of violence in America which again stains our land and every one of our lives. Kennedy: This is a time of shame and sorrow. ![]() ![]() In between these essays, Mohanty meditates on the lives of women workers at different ends of the global assembly line (in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States) feminist writing on experience, identity, and community dominant conceptions of multiculturalism and citizenship and the corporatization of the North American academy. ![]() Mohanty offers here a sustained critique of globalization and urges a reorientation of transnational feminist practice toward anticapitalist struggles.įeminism without Borders opens with Mohanty's influential critique of western feminism ("Under Western Eyes") and closes with a reconsideration of that piece based on her latest thinking regarding the ways that gender matters in the racial, class, and national formations of globalization. This collection highlights the concerns running throughout her pioneering work: the politics of difference and solidarity, decolonizing and democratizing feminist practice, the crossing of borders, and the relation of feminist knowledge and scholarship to organizing and social movements. ![]() Forging vital links between daily life and collective action and between theory and pedagogy, Mohanty has been at the vanguard of Third World and international feminist thought and activism for nearly two decades. Bringing together classic and new writings of the trailblazing feminist theorist Chandra Talpade Mohanty, Feminism without Borders addresses some of the most pressing and complex issues facing contemporary feminism. ![]() ![]() ![]() Witty and filled with stories, this popular book used together with the five-session study guide allows you to peek inside each of the nine Enneagram types. In the bestselling Enneagram book The Road Back to You Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile forge a unique approach-a practical, comprehensive way of accessing Enneagram wisdom and exploring its connections with Christian spirituality for a deeper knowledge of ourselves, compassion for others, and love for God. The Enneagram is an ancient personality type system with an uncanny accuracy in describing how human beings are wired, both positively and negatively. Do you want help figuring out who you are and why you're stuck in the same ruts? What you don't know about yourself can hurt you and your relationships-and even keep you in the shallows with God. ![]() Ignorance is bliss-except in self-awareness. ![]() ![]() ![]() But what they find is a world completely changed – the small huts/igloos of the village have been replaced by a huge bustling city – with their father as mayor! But many are resisting the change and feel they are losing themselves in the name of progress. ![]() Story: Sokka and Katara finally return home for the first time since they met Aang and began their advanetures. For Avatar fans, this is a true gift and joy as we also get commentary from the author for most of the pages. Gurihiru’s art is, as always, fantastic and looks like it was drawn directly from the animation with bright colors and clean lines. We have a complete story, it marks the final, five-year run of Gene Luen Yang and Gurihiru, and it brings together again most of the main story characters. It would be hard to find something to criticize about this wonderful Library Edition of the North and South arc. ![]() ![]() And they have made their own alliances with other gods. The kingdom borders are tested by invaders who long for the prosperity that Vastai boasts. ![]() And under the Raven's watch, the city flourishes.īut the power of the Raven is weakening. His magic is sustained via the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. His will is enacted through the Raven's Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. ![]() Clarke Awards.įor centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven. Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down from the throne in this breathtaking first fantasy novel from Ann Leckie, New York Times bestselling author and winner of the Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. ![]() ![]() Everything about it was so real and natural and it had me absolutely hooked. The chemistry between Jen and Trevor was so palpable that I couldn’t contain my excitement and devastation through the ups and downs of their relationship. While the premise may have been familiar, the book ended up being much more than I expected-it was a well-rounded story about trust, first love and self-discovery. The idea was clichéd, but to be honest, I adored this book so much I read it in one sitting. ![]() To be honest, I’m a sucker for popular guy/unpopular girl love stories (see Nathan and Haley from One Tree Hill, most John Hughes movies, and the recently adorable Jenna and Matty from Awkward), so I thought it would be fun to see the She’s All That concept in reverse.Īt first glance, Jen is your typical goth girl, while Trevor is a handsome geek. I requested this book from NetGalley on a whim. ![]() But when Trevor finds out about the wager, all bets are off. Unexpectedly, Jen discovers that hanging out with Trevor isn’t so bad after all. In an effort to combat her boredom, Jen makes a bet to turn Trevor, a nice little geek, into a “bad boy.” She’s immediately pulled into Trevor’s world of sci-fi movies, charity work, and even-ugh!-bowling. Jen’s life of rebelling and sneaking out is growing stale. ![]() |