It’s impossible to choose a favorite here as the selection is so varied and the stories so unique. The contributors cover a wide range of Asian experience and take on their chosen retellings using a variety of genres and settings, with interstellar science fiction, robotics, contemporary American fantasy, and fairytale adventures all making an appearance. The anthology they have created does a fabulous job of addressing their youthful frustrations and I ardently hope it is one of many such anthologies to come. “We longed for nuance and subtlety and layers, the embedded truths about culture that – more often than not – can only come from within.” Those stories “felt superficial at best and at worst, quite hurtful,” write the editors. The most famous shared myths, it seemed, were rarely Asian, and when they were, they did not come from Asian writers. However, for Chapman and Oh, immersion in tales of Greek and Norse gods, while exciting, was always a bit disappointing. In the introduction to A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, editors Elsie Chapman & Ellen Oh write of their deep love for myth and legend, something many readers will likely identify with. A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, Ellen Oh & Elsie Chapman, eds.
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No matter what was thrown at her, no matter what the Corporals put her through and what was said to her, she never gave up - she never gave up for both herself and her pride but also for the people around her and the women who are to come after her in the DMA. I think that is what I love about her the most. Sam takes strong female characters to new heights! She's a sassy, takes no nonsense kinda girl who would carry on through the pain just to spite the people who are telling her that she can't do it like the men do it. It wasn't even that wishy washy kind of love that has you rolling your eyes at the cliche of it - it had my heart going and everything. If anything, this book is more about the military training and what Sam has to go through as a woman - a McKenna woman - with a side of love to go. It almost makes it sound like a love story with a weird military twist on the side. I don't think that the cover or the premises of this book actually do the book justice at all. However, I did add this book to my TBR (despite the cover) because of the review that I read - and thank god that I did! I absolutely loved every second of this book. I think, if I saw it kicking around on Goodreads or in a book shop, without having read the review I read about it first, it wouldn't be the sort of book I would go for. This isn't normally the sort of book that I would pick up based purely on the cover. If the conscious mind-the part you consider to be you-is just the tip of the iceberg, what is the rest doing? Lewis George Orwell Mary Pope Osborne LeUyen Pham Dav Pilkey Roger Priddy Rick Riordan J. 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The biggest science fiction series of the decade comes to an incredible conclusion in the ninth and final novel in James S.A. For example, she thought several times that Nikki's new body was just not attractive and was kind of catty about it. She seemed to have developed some of Nikki's shallowness. Along the way she and Christopher try to make the transition from best friends to boyfriend/girlfriend.I had Robert Stark's secret project figured out well before Em and the gang did and it got kind of frustrating watching them trying to figure it out when it was SO OBVIOUS! Also, I felt like Em had changed in this book and not for the better. This review assumes that you've read the first two books in the series and may have spoilers for them if you haven't.In Runaway, Em Watts has finally figured out what sinister project Robert Stark has been up to all this time and works with her friends to expose him. Runaway (Airhead, #3)Runaway by Meg CabotMy rating: 3 of 5 starsRunaway is the third and I'm assuming final book in Meg Cabot's Airhead series. Yet it's immediately clear that all is not right at Camp Nightingale. When Francesca implores her to return to the newly reopened camp as a painting instructor, Emma sees an opportunity to try to find out what really happened to her friends. The paintings catch the attention of Francesca Harris-White, the socialite and wealthy owner of Camp Nightingale. Now a rising star in the New York art scene, Emma turns her past into paintings-massive canvases filled with dark leaves and gnarled branches that cover ghostly shapes in white dresses. The last she-or anyone-saw of them was Vivian closing the cabin door behind her, hushing Emma with a finger pressed to her lips. The games ended when Emma sleepily watched the others sneak out of the cabin in the dead of night. Vivian, Natalie, Allison, and first-time camper Emma Davis, the youngest of the group. The girls played it all the time in their tiny cabin at Camp Nightingale. I am Indigenous and have been hearing about the original version of this book since before it was published. Miigweetch NetGalley and Zest Books for sending this book for review consideration. A solid adaptation of an already stellar book that I can’t recommend enough. I can’t wait to share it in class and with my local neighborhood read. It’s also great if you’re looking for a shorter adaption that doesn’t sacrifice the original’s depth and complexity of ideas. Overall, this text would work well in any introductory Indigenous Studies, Ethnic Studies, or environmental justice course. I also appreciate that the art is by Indigenous creatives. And the art! Beautiful and worthy of dialogue on its own. The adaptation doesn’t include a couple essays that are in the original, but this is a plus if you’re looking for a shorter read to assign in classes with supplemental materials or if your community read is on a shorter timeline. An emphasis on key passages and discussion prompts is helpful for youth and adults alike. However, this young readers adaptation is different. I typically refrain from assigning young adult adaptations since I find most to be a bit too simplistic, even for young adults. Thank you to NetGalley and the authors for an advanced copy of this young adult adaptation of Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass.Īs a community college educator, I’m constantly looking for accessible, affordable, and challenging texts to assign in my ethnic and gender studies classes. Vinland Saga is known for being a faithful adaptation of the manga, and the episodes have adapted the chapters in the following manner: Season 1 No. A second 24-episode season premiered on January 10, 2023, and is still ongoing as of the time of writing. Consisting of 24 episodes, the first season aired in Japan between July 8 and December 30, 2019, on NHK General TV, with the first three episodes airing consecutively. The manga ended in 2004 and spanned 4 volumes. History He made his debut in 1999 with the manga Planetes (, Puranetesu) in Kodansha's Morning magazine. He used to be an assistant of Shin Morimura. The series was directed by Shūhei Yabuta with scripts written by Hiroshi Seko and Kenta Ihara, character designs by Takahiko Abiru, and a soundtrack composed by Yutaka Yamada. Makoto Yukimura (, Yukimura Makoto ), born May 8, 1976, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, is a Japanese manga artist. On March 19, 2018, production company Twin Engine revealed that the series would receive an anime adaptation produced by Wit Studio. Is Vinland Saga Worth Watching? Here Is Our Honest Review! Which just goes to show how wacky this book really is, I sing. I wish I had a wacky friend like Minnie in the city!Īlthough I think it is weird to put spaghetti on everything, Minnie and Freddy’s dialogue with each other was wacky and witty! If I could eat a thousand bowls of spaghetti, then I am ready! This book made me want to eat some more spaghetti, I could read this book all day in the sun. Rita Golden Gelman’s writing was just so fun! Including putting spaghetti on pancakes and ice cream, Minnie sings.Ĭan Freddy get Minnie off her spaghetti fever? With that spaghetti, Minnie did all kinds of things, More Spaghetti, I say, said Minnie, all happy,Īlthough Freddy was thinking this was getting too sappy. She wanted that spaghetti more than she wanted to play with Freddy. There were two monkeys named Minnie and Freddy,įreddy wanted to play, all excited and ready.īut all Minnie wanted was her precious SPAGHETTI, This is yet another special review where I review one of my most favorite books from my childhood in rhyme, since this particular children’s book is told in a rhyme! Goddess by Miranda Seymour, The Memoirs of Helen of Troy by Amanda Elyot, and Helen’s Passage by Diana M. This may simply be because I’ve read at least half a dozen novels about the Trojan War from Helen’s viewpoint – the most recent, by Amanda Elyot, published last fall. This particular rendition of the epic events is competently done, but doesn’t do anything new with the material, and I didn’t find it anything special. Her husband and brother-in-law lead an armada against Troy, starting a war that lasts ten years and results in the destruction of Troy. When Prince Paris of Troy visits Sparta, he and Helen fall in love, and she flees with him to Troy. She marries Menelaus, brother of King Agamemnon of Mycenae. For those of you who came in halfway through the epic, a real quick summary: Helen of Sparta is the most beautiful woman in the world. Once again we have a re-telling of the Trojan War from Helen’s point of view. |