![]() ![]() The murder plot, trial, and aftermath of this novel are all riveting, but the moments in between leave something to be desired. Simon Baatz’s novel, For the Thrill of It, provides us with an exciting examination of the murder case with a heavy emphasis on the legal rigmarole involved therein. ![]() In the world of notorious, romantic criminal duos, most of us are likely to recall figures like “Bonnie and Clyde,” but we would be remiss to forget about those infamous clandestine lovers and Jazz Age murders: Nathaniel Leopold and Richard Loeb. Despite the juicy subject matter, this novel occasionally reads like a textbook- Dry. Rating (6.7 out of 10)- Bring some moisturizer. One Sentence Summary - The true story of two sociopathic lovers, their murder plot, and how their ensuing trial showcases the legal perception of mental illness during the 1920’s ![]()
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What is Boys' Love?īoys' Love (BL) is by origin a genre of Japanese manga produced mainly by women, for women that features romantic and sexual relationships between men. ![]() ![]() Wenger shows his students the effect of marching together in the same rhythm, motivating them by suggesting that they are superior to the anarchy class, which is below them. When speaking, they must stand and give short, direct answers. ![]() He begins by demanding that all students address him as "Herr Wenger", as opposed to Rainer, and places students with poor grades beside students with good grades - purportedly so they can learn from one another and become better as a whole. When his students, the third generation after the Second World War, do not believe that a dictatorship could be established in modern Germany, he starts an experiment to demonstrate how easily the masses can be manipulated. ![]() The movie was successful in German cinemas, and 2.3 million people watched it in the first ten weeks after its release.Ī history teacher, Rainer Wenger, is forced to teach a class on autocracy, despite being an anarchist and wanting to teach the class on anarchy. The film was produced by Christian Becker for Rat Pack Filmproduktion. It is based on Ron Jones' social experiment The Third Wave and Todd Strasser's novel The Wave. ![]() The Wave ( German: Die Welle) is a 2008 German socio-political drama thriller film directed by Dennis Gansel and starring Jürgen Vogel, Frederick Lau, Jennifer Ulrich and Max Riemelt in the leads. ![]() ![]() Critics particularly praised Druckmann's writing and character development, as well as the simplicity of Hicks' illustrations. The series received generally positive reviews. The comic's art style is different than the game art-a choice from Hicks to give the comic a unique feel and identity. Hicks joined the project after discovering Ellie's role in the game, considering her an unusual character to include in a survival horror game. Druckmann chose Ellie as the focus of the comic due to the uniqueness of her birth and upbringing in the post-apocalyptic world. The comics serve as a prequel to the game, chronicling the journey of the young Ellie and her meeting with another young survivor, Riley Abel. ![]() ![]() ![]() Like the game, the comic is set in a post-apocalyptic United States, overrun by zombie-like creatures infected by a mutated strain of the Cordyceps fungus. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics between April and July 2013, and a collected edition was published in October 2013. It was written by The Last of Us creative director Neil Druckmann and cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks, with illustrations by Hicks and coloring by Rachelle Rosenberg. The Last of Us: American Dreams is a four-issue comic book series based on the video game The Last of Us. ![]() ![]() ![]() Seizing the chance to leave the Deacon home and have a life of her own, Lulu marries Ninian and both set off to Savannah to begin a new life. A visit from Deacon's impulsive brother Ninian brings an unexpected romance and marriage proposal. Lulu is a servant in the family home, earning her keep by taking care of the household. Set in a small town in Wisconsin, it traces the experience of Miss Lulu Bett, the 34-year-old unmarried sister of Mrs. The story is engrossing and builds up to a shattering climax. ![]() Helmed by Kathleen Brant, this social drama is showing its age, but its amazing spirit is still intact. Who would have thought that Zona Gale's Miss Lulu Bett would be getting new legs? Although it's been 10 years since its last New York production, this 1921 Pulitzer Prize winner is being staged at the Workshop Theater Company's Main Stage to celebrate Women's History Month. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “There is a rigorous adherence to this binary: no in-betweenness, no ambivalence,” historian and Los Angeles writer Eric Avila noted in a 2010 essay. More thoughtful and considered critics argue that in Quartz Davis’s Marxism overshadows nuance, thereby bludgeoning the city’s history into binaries. While Davis has inspired multitudes, he’s also drawn his share of detractors-some of them reasonable, others not so much. It birthed “a generation of radical historians and writers, including yours truly,” former OC Weekly editor and current Los Angeles Times columnist Gustavo Arellano wrote in 2018. Keep in mind you don’t necessarily have to agree with Davis, but you must reckon with his vision of Southern California.Ĭity of Quartz, which turned thirty in 2020, remains foundational and, for many, an inspiration. New York: Verso Books, 2020.Īnyone who chooses to focus on Southern California history must consult the work of Mike Davis. ![]() ![]() ![]() ** I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher (thank you!) in exchange for an honest review. I have no idea if this is the final book in the series or if there's more to come - because things did kind of follow a natural conclusion and close the book on all the scandals - but if so. I would definitely recommend this for fans of Pretty Little Liars and, even if that's not your thing at all, but you still like tightly packed twisty stories with strong characters, you'll dig this, too. " At this point, I could literally become a porn star, and I still wouldn't be the real scandal in this family." ![]() ![]() The predictable pacing of a typical kind of mystery doesn't really apply here. Not too devastating and yet packing the right kind of punch for you to feel the rollercoaster without being too numb from all the wow moments.īarnes keeps you guessing all the way through, and even leaves reveals almost to the very last chapter, and I think that adds to the fun. The hijinks are a little less light hearted and yet the way things resolved, and didn't, felt. But definitely not how far things will go or the surprises that are in store. And also as long you read book one, and I don't know why you'd skip it, you'll be prepared for the kind of unreal and unbelievable things. That said, things do veer towards the unreal and unbelievable but honestly it was still a really fun time. If I thought the first book in this series was wild, I didn't know anything. ![]() ![]() ![]() On the very next page, “balking” at the sex details he has just described, Monette paraphrases a friend living with AIDS and asks, “Is this more than you want to know?” The answer comes from the same friend: “Rub their faces in it, Paulie. I recount these descriptions for a reason, and so does Monette. In the scene, Monette writes frankly about the man’s “horse dick poised … in the clench of my virgin pucker,” and realistically about the accompanying pain - “ sitting on a fireplug” - as well as the next day’s cramps. When I read their sex scene, I was shocked by what I had read - not because of its content, but because I couldn’t believe it was published in 1992, and had won a national literary award. ![]() Standing at the railing overlooking Trafalgar Square, Monette is cruised by a man several years older, an ex-sailor who hadn’t returned to the U.S. It happens in London, during the summer before his senior year at Yale. Halfway through his National Book Award-winning memoir “Becoming a Man,” Paul Monette ’67 writes about his first time bottoming during sex. ![]() ![]() infantryman in Vietnam, to counter the vision of the war portrayed in John Wayne's The Green Berets. Stone wrote the screenplay based upon his experiences as a U.S. Army volunteer (Sheen) serving in Vietnam while his Platoon Sergeant and his Squad Leader (Berenger and Dafoe) argue over the morality in the platoon and of the war itself. The film, based on Stone's experience from the war, follows a U.S. It is the first film of a trilogy of Vietnam War films directed by Stone, followed by Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and Heaven & Earth (1993). McGinley, Forest Whitaker, and Johnny Depp. ![]() ![]() Platoon is a 1986 American war film written and directed by Oliver Stone, starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen, Keith David, Kevin Dillon, John C. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Yolen and Mark Teague have teamed up to create a fun, silly, playful read-aloud. This good-natured nighttime book is sure to be a winner (even though it might inspire a few noisy dinosaur antics), especially as it's written by Jane Yolen, prolific Caldecott Medalist author of Owl Moon. A variety of human mothers and fathers trying to put their dinosaur children to bed will bring the point home that the story may have something to do with human kid behavior as well. The chuckle factor is sky-high here, with giant, full-page pictures of cleverly identified Tyrannosaurus rexes, triceratopses, and Pteranodons. ![]() Dinosaurs give their mommies and daddies big hugs and kisses, tuck their tales in, and whisper "Good night!"Įvery sleepy little dinosaur will recognize the tricks of the trade in these bedtime shenanigans. "How does a dinosaur say good night when Papa comes in to turn off the light? Does a dinosaur slam his tail and pout? Does he throw his teddy bear all about? Does a dinosaur stomp his feet on the floor and shout: 'I want to hear one book more!'? DOES A DINOSAUR ROAR?" Most certainly not. Grade Level: Kindergarten (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Reading to Kids Books: How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? ![]() |