![]() It’s about a guy called Akseli, who has his own avant-garde heavy metal band, whose other members are a regular-lish girl playing the keyboards, an old hippie guy on the bass and a real, live, honest-to-Black-Sabbath bear pounding the drums like nobody’s business. Perkeros, which saw the light of day just recently, is a comic book by JP Ahonen and KP Alare Ahonen is the illustrator but they’ve both written it. It’s only in Finnish for now, but I’m hoping that someone translates it soon to other languages – thus this blog post, so I can do my part. Now, I’m no comic book artist, but I’d say that JP Ahonen’s art in Perkeros is the graphic equivalent of Jimi Hendrix. Hasse Walli, a renowned Finnish guitarist, later said that the budding guitarists who actually attended the concert divided into two camps: those who quit instantly, and those who began training furiously to be as good as Hendrix was. It only lasted for half an hour, but it made a lasting impression on the Finnish music scene – so much so that a lot of folks who weren’t there claim to have been. ![]() In May 1967, Jimi Hendrix held a concert in Helsinki. ![]()
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![]() ![]() When he realized Hanami was already gone, Dagon was infuriated to the point where pure rage drove him to evolve from a cursed womb into a full-fledged cursed spirit. However, Dagon cried out for help and called for his friends by name when he was in trouble. Despite being capable of human speech, he only communicated through noises like "bwoo-hoo" and didn't participate in any conversations. ĭagon would silently follow his friends while in their company. ![]() He was most comfortable around his allies and appeared very shy and nervous when alone. Dagon would devour people when called upon but wasn't nearly as active as his allies. He would remain on the sidelines through most of the operations and simply maintained the domain in their group's hideout. In his cursed womb state where Dagon was essentially an infant curse, he was very docile, especially compared to Jogo and Hanami. Personalityĭagon's timid nature as an infant cursed womb. ![]() ![]() ![]() If you have the courage to tell your own story, you can re-make the world. Published by Bloomsbury UK on Februand by Bloomsbury US on May 30, 2017.īuy Now: Waterstones | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | See All Storesīloomsbury Australia Foyles (UK) LoveReading4Kids (UK) Blackwell’s (UK) Amazon CAįind out more Add on Goodreads The Girl with the Dragon Heart UK cover by Freya Hartas won’t she?Ī chocolate-filled, girl-powered fantasy with a heroine who learns what it means to be a strong, fearsome human (and a dragon, too). All she has to do is get to the human city to find herself an apprenticeship (whatever that is) in a chocolate house (which sounds delicious), and she’ll be conquering new territory in no time. Still, she’s the fiercest creature in these mountains, and now she’s found her true passion: chocolate. Aventurine is determined to fly on her own and prove them wrong by capturing the most dangerous prey of all: a human.īut when that human tricks her into drinking enchanted hot chocolate, Aventurine is transformed into a puny human girl-no sharp teeth, no fire breath, no claws. But as a young dragon, her tough scales haven’t fully developed yet, so the outside is too perilous-or so her family says. ![]() The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart UK cover by Freya HartasĪll Aventurine wants is to do is explore the world outside of her family’s mountain cave. ![]() ![]() ![]() He attended the Bronx High School of Science and received a B.A. Gartner also taught and supervised in the clinical psychology program at Columbia University for twenty years. Gartner with its 2004 Director's Award for his contributions to the psychoanalytic understanding of trauma.Ī consultant and supervisor at the Trauma Treatment Center of the Manhattan Institute for Psychoanalysis, Dr. Founding Director of the White Institute's Sexual Abuse Program, for six years he was Director of its Center for the Study of Psychological Trauma. Gartner is a Training and Supervising Analyst and is on the teaching faculty of the William Alanson White Psychoanalytic Institute in New York City. ![]() He is a licensed psychologist in New York State.ĭr. A lifelong resident of New York City, he mainly practices in Manhattan and lives in Brooklyn. Gartner (is a psychologist and psychoanalyst who specializes in treating men with histories of sexual abuse. ![]() ![]() A handsome miner with a revolutionary spirit accompanies Fei on her quest, bringing with him new risks and the possibility of romance. She sets out to uncover what’s happened to her and to fight the dangers threatening her village. Until one night, Fei is awoken by a searing noise. Fei and all the people she loves are plunged into crisis, with nothing to look forward to but darkness and starvation. When villagers begin to lose their sight, deliveries from the zipline shrink. ![]() Rocky terrain and frequent avalanches make it impossible to leave the village, so Fei and her people are at the mercy of a zipline that carries food up the treacherous cliffs from Beiguo, a mysterious faraway kingdom. ![]() My content rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing)įor as long as Fei can remember, no one in her village has been able to hear. ![]() ![]() ![]() Similarly the illustrative quotes chosen here are merely those the complete review subjectively believes represent the tenor and judgment of the review as a whole. Please note that these ratings solely represent the complete review 's biased interpretation and subjective opinion of the actual reviews and do not claim to accurately reflect or represent the views of the reviewers. Yet her novel is a petition in spiritual and emotional bankruptcy." - Time Her style is spare, lucid and psychologically astute. "Author Sagan's prose is as disciplined as her characters are not.A Certain Smile was made into a film in 1958, directed by Jean Negulesco, and starring Joan Fontaineī : quite well done, but rather limited novella.General information | review summaries | our review | links | about the author Trying to meet all your book preview and review needs. ![]() ![]() More about Irish Tech News and Business Showcase here.įYI the ROI for you is => Irish Tech News now gets over 1.5 million monthly views, and up to 900k monthly unique visitors, from over 160 countries. ![]() His latest book explores the many upsides of ageing (yes, there are upsides!) In Praise of Slow: How a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed with Carl Honoré His first three books show how slowing down can help you lead a richer, happier and more productive life. There has never been a better time to embrace the healing power of living slow.Ĭarl has been published in 35 languages and landed on bestseller lists in many countries. In this entertaining and hands-on investigation, he takes us on a tour of the emerging Slow movement: from a Tantric sex workshop in London to a meditation room for Tokyo executives, from a SuperSlow exercise studio in New York, to Italy, the home of the Slow Food, Slow Cities and Slow Sex movements. ![]() International bestselling author Carl Honoré uncovers a movement that challenges the cult of speed. These days, our culture teaches that faster is better.īut in the race to keep up, everything suffers – our work, diet and health, our relationships and sex lives. ![]() Almost everyone complains about the hectic pace of their lives. Slower is better: better work, better productivity, better exercise, better sex, better food. Latest interesting podcast by Aidan McCullen, with one of our own favourites Carl HonoréĪcross the western world more and more people are slowing down. ![]() ![]() ![]() Stanley’s great-great-grandfather, Elya Yelnats, was cursed by Madame Zeroni for failing to keep up with his end of the deal. Stanley’s family history was one that left much to be desired, and one that he believed had a lot to do with his various predicaments. While Stanley Yelnats IV has family history and luck against him, he makes the most of every situation and is able to rise above his misfortune. He is poor, friendless, overweight, self-conscious, constantly picked on and innocent of a crime for which he is sent to a correctional facility. Stanley Yelnats, the main character, is a fifteen year old boy whose family has a history of bad luck, believed to be caused by a curse placed upon his great-great-grandfather. ![]() Other topics explored are buried treasure, magic and delinquency. ![]() There are various themes explored in Holes, the most prominent one being how young Stanley redeems the curse that has been upon his family for generations. The book follows the story of the Yelnats family over a period of five generations, culminating in the period of Stanley Yelnats IV. Holes is a novel by Louis Sachar published in 1998. Character analysis of Stanley in Louis Sachar’s novel, ‘Holes’ ![]() ![]() Vivi’s cousin Gwyn suggests they perform a “hex” on Rhys in order to help Vivi vent some of her heartache, and they assume that because their intentions are unserious, the spell will not be real. The novel opens as 19-year-old Vivienne Jones recovers from her recent breakup with Rhys Penhallow, a dreamy witch from Wales whose family founded Vivi’s hometown of Graves Glen. As all the central characters are witches, the novel makes frequent use of supernatural and tarot imagery, as well as allusions to mythology and spirituality. The novel deals with themes of Unintended Consequences, Second Chances, and Love and Friendship as Sources of Strength. The plot centers on the rekindled relationship between two witches, Vivienne (Vivi) Jones and Rhys Penhallow, as they try to put aside their past to solve a mysterious magical curse for which Vivi is partly responsible. ![]() The Ex Hex is a 2021 romantic comedy novel by Erin Sterling, a pen name of bestselling author Rachel Hawkins. ![]() ![]() ![]() Kimball throws herself into both the farm and all it entails and into her relationship with Mark. ![]() Kimball doesn’t glamourize farm life – it’s here in its grimy detail of early mornings and hard physical labour – but her clear love for the farm (as unexpected as it may be) gives the story a more appealing edge. Not just an organic farm but one using as traditional methods as possible, including horses rather than tractors and other machinery. The Dirty Life follows roughly the first year of Kristin and Mark’s relationship, leading up to their wedding, and covering their first year of starting their own farm. She’s out of place on his farm and surprised to find herself drawn to both Mark and his way of life. Kimball is a journalist in New York City when she interview Mark, an independent and charismatic farmer. I was pleasantly surprised by Kristin Kimball’s tale of farm life however. ![]() ![]() My friend also happens to be a little more of a hippy than I am and I wasn’t sure I was interested in reading a farming story. I don’t read a lot of memoirs and it’s rare that they appeal to me. When a friend loaned me a copy of The Dirty Life I wasn’t that excited. The Dirty Life – Kristin Kimball (Scribner, 2010) ![]() |