A vid and two books
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selenakThere is a fantastic new MCU vid, Lions Inside, which also uses the most recent movies, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarök and Infinity War:
Now, on to the book meme:
21. Summer Read
Why not try the first of the Order of the Air novels by Jo Graham and Melissa Scott, Lost Things? For me, each of them are a great summer read, but it does make sense to read them in chronological order. The 1920s, aviation, archaelogy, adventures of the "normal" and of the supernatural type, and an endearing ensemble of characters who make a found family/team that's still in the getting-together stage at this point.
22. Out of Print.
Guy Endore: The King of Paris. (At least Amazon here tells me it's out of print?) Which is a novel about two of the three Alexandre Dumas, though the first one, the general, gets the three opening chapters before finding his early and sad demise. The two Alexandres at the core of the novel are Mr. Historical Swashbuckler, the author of The Count of Monte Christo and The Three Musketeers, and his larger-than-life personality comes across vividly in the novel, and his son of Lady of the Camelies (aka La Traviata) fame. You could call it a comedy and a tragedy at the same time, immensely entertaining and yet also very aware indeed of the flaws as flaws. Considering the more recent biography of the first Alexandre, the general (son of a black slave and her white French owner) , might have reawakened interest in the Dumas family, I hope it will be republished at some point. If not - check out your local library!
1. Favorite book from childhood
2. Best Bargain
3. One with a blue cover.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author
5. Doesn't belong to me.
6. The one I always give as a gift.
7. Forgot I owned it.
8. Have more than one copy.
9. Film or tv tie-in.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
11. Second hand bookshop gem.
12. I pretend to have read it.
13. Makes me laugh.
14. An old favorite.
15. Favorite Fictional Father
16. Can’t believe more people haven’t read it.
17. Future classic
18. Bought on a recommendation.
19. Still can't stop talking about it.
20. Favorite Cover.
23. Made to read at school.
24. Hooked me into reading.
25. Never finished it.
26. Should have sold more copies.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
29. The one I have reread most often.
30. Would save if my house burned down.
Now, on to the book meme:
21. Summer Read
Why not try the first of the Order of the Air novels by Jo Graham and Melissa Scott, Lost Things? For me, each of them are a great summer read, but it does make sense to read them in chronological order. The 1920s, aviation, archaelogy, adventures of the "normal" and of the supernatural type, and an endearing ensemble of characters who make a found family/team that's still in the getting-together stage at this point.
22. Out of Print.
Guy Endore: The King of Paris. (At least Amazon here tells me it's out of print?) Which is a novel about two of the three Alexandre Dumas, though the first one, the general, gets the three opening chapters before finding his early and sad demise. The two Alexandres at the core of the novel are Mr. Historical Swashbuckler, the author of The Count of Monte Christo and The Three Musketeers, and his larger-than-life personality comes across vividly in the novel, and his son of Lady of the Camelies (aka La Traviata) fame. You could call it a comedy and a tragedy at the same time, immensely entertaining and yet also very aware indeed of the flaws as flaws. Considering the more recent biography of the first Alexandre, the general (son of a black slave and her white French owner) , might have reawakened interest in the Dumas family, I hope it will be republished at some point. If not - check out your local library!
1. Favorite book from childhood
2. Best Bargain
3. One with a blue cover.
4. Least favorite book by favorite author
5. Doesn't belong to me.
6. The one I always give as a gift.
7. Forgot I owned it.
8. Have more than one copy.
9. Film or tv tie-in.
10. Reminds me of someone I love.
11. Second hand bookshop gem.
12. I pretend to have read it.
13. Makes me laugh.
14. An old favorite.
15. Favorite Fictional Father
16. Can’t believe more people haven’t read it.
17. Future classic
18. Bought on a recommendation.
19. Still can't stop talking about it.
20. Favorite Cover.
23. Made to read at school.
24. Hooked me into reading.
25. Never finished it.
26. Should have sold more copies.
27. Want to be one of the characters.
28. Bought at my fave independent bookshop.
29. The one I have reread most often.
30. Would save if my house burned down.
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Date: 2018-06-29 05:09 am (UTC)It is indeed out of print to the best of my knowledge (my copy is an old one found in a used bookstore a number of years ago), and if it came back in print I would buy copies for... maybe not everyone I know, but a whole bunch of people :) (It's Guy Endore, not Encore, though.)
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Date: 2018-06-29 06:54 am (UTC)Endore's Dumas has become my Dumas as well. And I so want a miniseries based on his novel, not least to get it back into print.