At the root of things Bubba Ho-Tep is both a horror movie and a comedy. Those are all hallmarks of Lansdale’s writing.Īnd yet, I can’t help but feel that Bubba Ho-Tep isn’t the best introduction to Lansdale’s work. The characters are treated with respect and the story has moments of surprising tenderness. The depiction of East Texas is vivid, detailed and feels very familiar if you’ve spent any time in the region. It quickly became a cult classic.īubba Ho-Tep is profane, funny, absurd and genuinely scary. It was the type of beautifully strange movie that develops a community of appreciation. Lansdale fans whose first contact with the writer was through the 2002 Bruce Campbell-Ossie Davis movie Bubba Ho-Tep in which a pair of retirees (who may or may not actually be Elvis and JFK) fight a cowboy-hatted mummy from their beds in an East Texas retirement home. I’m guessing here, but I suspect that I am one of many Joe R.
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One of the the largest causes of this problem is the binary choice offered by the Federalist Society and the American Constitution Society. But if there's no one in the room arguing for different positions, compromise becomes much more difficult and stubbornness runs rampant.Įvidence of this polarization is all around us….Īs to legal education specifically, there are a number of factors increasing polarization inside law schools making it more difficult to break through the echo chamber. This development is troubling because echo chambers produce, well echoes, not meaningful attempts at compromises and solutions palatable to broad constituencies. But in a recent blog post, he makes some valuable suggestions on improving cross-ideological dialogue and reducing the harmful effects of polarization in the legal world:Įflecting society-at-large, America's law schools are becoming increasingly divided along political lines with both sides retreating to their respective corners. I rarely agree with prominent liberal legal scholar and blogger Eric Segall (see, e.g., our debate over originalism and my 2022 appearance on his podcast). Through a multidisciplinary and comparative approach, and multifaceted (online-offline) methodologies, the book unveils tensions between new and old media, and how the former is not only changing social relations but also exposing existing ones. The findings are based on transnational activities by Kurdish diaspora members across borders that have pushed them to rethink notions of belonging and identity. Online activities and communications between people and across borders suggest that digital media has strong implications for different articulations of identity and belongingness, which open new ways of thinking about the imagined community. The argument offered in this book is that new technology, as opposed to traditional media such as television, radio, and newspaper, is working against the national grain to weaken its imagined community. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated and capsized her during a trip to Florence after college. In Other Words is at heart a love story-of a long and sometimes difficult courtship, and a passion that verges on obsession: that of a writer for another language. ~~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~įrom the Pulitzer Prize winner, a surprising, powerful, and eloquent nonfiction debut. While I understand why some people might have loved it, I still cannot put myself in their shoes to try to love the book, not this one. I did not enjoy reading this book, and it took me a lot of time to put all my thoughts together on this one. The one which I read was ‘In Other Words’, which is sort of an autobiographical book. The other 2 have been on my TBR for forever. Even though I have read only 3 of her books, I thoroughly loved. Hi Readers! Happy Weekend! After not being in the mood of not reviewing a few books that I read, I am finally back with a book review! Jhumpa Lahiri has been one of my favourite authors. There are echoes of Charles Dickens about this novel and like him Waters brings Victorian London to life, as both a boy and a woman. Nancy is a very sexual woman and her time with Diana, a woman who has hired her as a sort of in-house prostitute, is particularly explicit but Waters succeeds in never making it feel too gratuitous. It’s a journey that ultimately brings Nancy out of other people’s shadows and into her own spotlight. For a while, the two live an idyllic life but when Kitty betrays her, Nancy descends into the seedy underworld of London lesbians and the budding Socialist movement. So when Kitty invites Nancy to join her in London as her personal dresser, Nancy quickly accepts. When one night Nancy sees Kitty Butler, a male impersonator, perform, she falls hard for her. 'Tipping the Velvet' is a coming of age novel that follows the life of Nancy Astley, a young oyster girl living in Whitstable with her family who enjoys trips to the local music hall. When you lose one sweetheart, you can't just go out and get another to replace her." "Being in love, you 's not like having a canary, in a cage. That would be a shame - as I hope you will see once you cruise through the swamp. This is a vital message that needs to get through at a time when the most basic elements of government are under attack from the far right who would like to just throw the whole thing away. And I hope those outside the beltway, who only hear from politicians about the government, realize that there is much good and necessary work being done in DC that requires better elected leaders to ensure it gets better. I hope this book provides another vehicle for them to come together to make change happen. I hope it inspires those within to know they aren't alone in their efforts to improve things. Draining the Swamp isn't a utopian vision of what our government should or could be, but a realistic look at the funny, inspiring, and infuriating people that are stuck in its systemic (dis)functioning. I spent 5 years in DC working as an internal change management consultant and was privileged to see a lot directly and meet many other change agents who told me "how the sausage is made." It's a big story that's a mystery to most Americans - whether or not they work in the government - and that's a shame given just how much it affects all of our lives. This is a book I am really happy to have written and shared. A skillful and talented writer, Ed Gibneys Draining The Swamp belongs to a muckraker tradition as exemplified by such American authors as Upton. She fears this tattooed bad boy will see her secret desire to explore his crude threats and promises of rocking her perfect world. Like her flawless performance as the perfect daughter and student, Claire’s production of being the perfect girlfriend has everyone fooled, except Jesse Boone. She’s beautiful, intelligent, and unaware she just became Jesse Boone’s conquest to settle a score with her boyfriend. Jesse is determined to show his nemesis that he’s not only going to take his position as first string quarterback, he’s going to take his girl, too.Ĭlaire Deveraux is perfection at its best. The player Jesse intends to replace doesn’t plan on giving up his spot as starting quarterback so a rivalry is born. He sees an opportunity to snag a college football scholarship when he’s transferred to East Franklin High School but Forbes Henderson has other plans. Growing up in less than desirable circumstances has made him no stranger to the hard knock life but his determination to leave it behind is fervent. Jesse Boone is a self-proclaimed bad boy and doesn’t march to the beat of anyone’s drum but his own. Show More Sky", "12 Message Bearer", "13 The Morning After", "14 The Dam", "15 The Wheat Fields", "16 Submission", "17 Farmhouses", "18 The Jayhawk War", "19 The Scholars", "20 Schemes", "21 War Plans", "22 Something in the Air", "Part Three: Footfall", "23 Cleanup", "24 Meetings", "25 The Garden", "26 Confrontation", "27 The Phony War", "28 The Prisoners", "29 Footfall", "Part Four The Climbing Fithp", "30 Footprints", "31 Maximum Security", "32 Mudhath", "33 Archangel", "34 The Minstrels", "35 The Washing of the Spears", "36 Treason", "37 The Iron Crab", "38 Prayers", "39 The Silver-Tongued Devils", "40 Thy Dastardly Doings Are Past", "41 Breakout", "42 The Men in the Walls", "43 Steam", "44 Impact", "45 Terms of Surrender". Born and raised in Puerto Rico to Argentinean parents, Delacre says her Latino heritage and her life experiences inform her work. Three-time Pura Belpré Award honoree Lulu Delacre has been writing and illustrating children's books since 1980. today.Ī Kirkus Best Book of 2017 * A New York Public Library Best Book of 2017 * A Los Angeles Public Library Best Book of 2017 * A 2017 Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children’s Literature Honor Book * A Booklist Top 10 Diverse Fiction for Older and Middle Readers * CCBC Choices Pick of 2018 * CBC Notable in Social Studies Turn the pages to experience life through the eyes of these boys and girls whose families originally hail from many different countries see their hardships, celebrate their victories, and come away with a better understanding of what it means to be Latino in the U.S. In this book, you will meet many young Latinos living in the United States, from a young girl whose day at her father’s burrito truck surprises her to two sisters working together to change the older sister’s immigration status, and more. A collection not to be missed.” ( Booklist starred review)Īcclaimed author and Pura Belpré Award honoree Lulu Delacre’s beautifully illustrated collection of twelve short stories is a groundbreaking look at the diverse Latinos who live in the United States. "Beautifully written with candor, honesty, and perfect brevity. We aren’t sure if he will turn out to be a good or a bad guy, but he cares for Billie – which is apparent in the limited interactions they have in this book. It isn’t clear in the beginning if he hates Billie, but eventually, he starts to care for her too.Īngelo! I loved him the moment he entered the scene in the first few chapters. He also has a dark secret that he’s hiding from everyone. Grayson is that mysterious guy in the harem lurking in the background. It’s insta-lust on his part, but he starts caring for her and I loved how soft and gentle he was with her. Rhett is the one who meets her first while she is on the run, and provides her with the support and safety that she needs. I hated him completely because he was so self-centered throughout the book, he never once considered the danger Billie could have been in, and never let her explain. Almost all their songs are about Billie breaking his heart by cheating with his best friend (Angelo). Jace is the lead singer in the Bellerose gang and hates Billie. I am hoping I can connect more with her in the next books. I found her a little wishy-washy with her thought processes and behavior. If the heroines I read are described as strong, I expect her to be bold and not just think about being it. The book is written in all the main characters’ POV (majorly from the heroine’s) so we get a glimpse of the heroes’ pasts.īillie’s character starts off strong, but somewhere I found her lacking a little bit. |