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Justine Cuvellier _ustine_uvellier — Mehhh

Sketchride Project sketchride_project — This book is great to geek out on if you like time travel stories, but it's also really fascinating for the New York historical aspect of it.

Andréa Thoizon andreathoizon — Not sure where to start this review of Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting (apart from thanking Sam at Headline for taking pity on me and sending me a copy – you rock!), so I might as well start with a tiny overview of it. Violet has the morbid ability to sense echoes of those who have been murdered and with that, a matching echo that clings to their killer. Alone a few people know about this, but all that could be threatened when she discovers a body of a child, bringing her into the attention of an FBI agent, Sara Priest. As she tries to keep her secret safe, Violet finds herself the centre of a scary obsession. Is she being stalked? In times like this, she would normally turn to Jay, her best friend, expect they no longer best friends but they're dating, meaning that the rules have changed. And with Jay spending more time with his new friend, Mike, Violet begins to dig into Mike's family history. What she doesn't realise is that, in doing so, she might have started a chain of events that could put everyone in danger... Now, I love the Body Finder! You guys know I do! I loved it so much, I made several people read it. So when I, somehow, got Desires of the Dead from Twitter, one person practically ordered me to read it so he could read it straight after me! (Gave it to him last night so he was pleased.) So, my reactions to Desires of the Dead? I LOVED IT! It felt like a worthy sequel. It was dark and creepy enough, yet it still felt romantic enough to hold your attention. There were several moments where I read the book and went “No! Don't go there!” and there were others I (and maybe several other bloggers) swooned over Violet and Jay's fragile relationship (that's what it says on the back cover of the UK edition). I think, at one point, I was reading the book and went “If Kimberly is doing what I think she's doing to these characters, I might never forgive her.” (I have forgiven you, Kimberly. Promise.) But I think I love Kimberly's writing. I'm not sure why, with this book, I sped through it. Am not sure if it was because of her writing or what she puts her characters through, but I loved it. I loved spending time with Violet and Jay and am very happy that she has been asked to write two more books for this series. I can't wait for more from Kimberly Derting. My other request is that she writes faster!

Nashid Towhid nashidtowhid — We started reading Othello in my World Literature class. It was winter and we were studying tragedies. Honestly, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Would Othello be as melodramatic as Romeo & Juliet? Would it be as disturbing as Oedipus Rex? Would it be as dissatisfying as Waiting? Of all the literary genres I have read, tragedies are still among the least explored. I knew nothing of them though I had experienced my own. However, looking back now I was a bit more apprehensive than I should have been to read Shakespeare, as he grows on you and whose writing is something I have become easily acclimated to. I loved reading Othello. [image error] SPOILER! Starting Othello was interesting. I was surprised at the depth of the malicious designs of the one who inflicted the tragedy - Iago - and the mystery of his motives. I was quite satisfied in sadistic sort of way as to the impact of his actions. He targeted Othello, and yet all the pawns in his scheming, such as the wife and friends of Othello, were devastated as well. Then I experienced my own twisted catharsis: Maybe seeing the play would have a different effect, but I realized then that reading Othello was reading a tragedy that used Logos, instead of the expected tragedian pathos. Of course I felt for Othello! I was sickened by the torture Iago put him through. But secretly I marveled at the truly genius designs of Iago. He hurt who he wanted to hurt and more. Not only did he succeed in creating a hell for the person he hated, but he did it with very minimal emotional reasoning with the maximum impact possible. He decimated the happiness of everyone who surrounded his object, and in doing so that made the play Othello a truly genius tragedy. It was simply amazing, and every bit of my intellectual being appreciated the careful work that good old Bill Shakes made for us all to enjoy. Maybe he did not intend for us to take pleasure in tragedy, but what better way to heal from it than to laugh it off?