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2019-06-07 06:40

Ernie Ball Po 2221 Elektro Gitar Tel Set TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Ernie Ball

The autobiography of Errol Flynn (1909-1959) is an extraordinary story of an iconic actor who starred in a string of swashbuckling movies in the 1930's and 1940's, including "Captain Blood", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Sea Hawk", and "The Adventures of Robin Hood". A brawler, drinker, drug addict, and womanizer, he became a caricature of himself and, despite wealth, fame, multiple marriages and affairs, was a deeply unhappy man. This is a warts-and-all book. There have been recent accusations that he was a bisexual and a Nazi spy. Considering what he was willing to admit or bragged about, it seems unlikely that either is true. He grew up in Tasmania with a scientist father (who brought the first live platypus to London) and a mother that Flynn battled with for most of his life. He said he never loved her but he respected her. Considering that she beat regularly, once locked him in a storeroom for two days, and, when asked about her son when he brought them to the US, referred to him as 'a nasty little boy,' it's not hard to see where the actor's problems with women and authority figures came from. Flynn's life after he ran away from home at 17 was as extraordinary if less savory than any of his movies. Sometimes living on the streets, he made his way to New Guinea where, in quick succession, he led a group of native policemen as part of a punitive expedition against natives who had murdered white gold miners, became a copra planter, played Fletcher Christian in a movie about the mutiny on the Bounty, became a tobacco planter, gold miner, slave trader, and sea captain. Bumming his way across Asia in the company of a Dutch doctor, they lived cheap and made money by theft and cheating at gambling. Flynn went to England and worked in an acting company, made a couple of small movies, then was discovered by Hollywood, where he was an overnight success as "Captain Blood." He was 26. He married the shallow, violent Lila Damita when she threatened suicide in 1935, and fled to Spain as a war correspondent with his Dutch doctor friend with the hope that he'd be killed. He returned to Hollywood and more movies, women, and drinking. His contract kept him swinging swords and riding horses in roles he despised. A bitter divorce cost him enormous sums and a crooked business manager cost him more. As his harsh life took a toll on his looks, he started getting character roles that he actually liked, including playing his late friend and drinking companion, John Barrymore. He finished the book and died before it was published. There is more in the book: his love of boats and the sea, his women (he admitted he didn't like women), his trial for statutory rape, fights, practical jokes, suicidal impulses, travel, and a love of learning. There is a lot distasteful about Errol Flynn: his predatory attitude toward women, his drinking and drug use, theft. He was also capable, charming, curious and yearned for something more out of life than being a parody of lust and swashbuckling. I could argue in the nature-vs.-nurture discussion that he was created or warped by some very unhealthy relationships, particularly with his mother, and difficult circumstances. If his life had been less bizarre, he could have been a great man. As to his stated wish not to lead a mediocre life, in that he succeeded. 4 stars.

2019-06-07 09:41

Labirent - Ölümcül Kaçış - James Dashner TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Pegasus Yayınları

This was a major feat for Norman Rush, and for me. I'm almost ashamed to admit how long it took me to read this book. I was reeled in by the opening chapter while scanning the book at a used book store, intrigued by the conversational narrative of the nameless central character and the Botswana setting. Yet I felt like I was getting to know someone rather than embarking on a journey. I can't get over wanting to be swept away by novels, but I suppose not everything can be Bridget Jones' Diary (come on, we all need guilty pleasures). I know it will linger, however, find meaning somewhere in my own experience. This is an intelligent, heavy book. Yes, it's a love story, but among the themes of gender, class and politics. Our heroine is smart, verbose and neurotic, just the way I like women. The journey is inward, almost the opposite of another recent read, Amsterdam. The pace and language gave it the feel of an older novel, but with more sex (no complaints here. In fact, I wouldn't have opposed more Diana Gabaldon action, but that's true of all books). Also, the language was challenging. I should have read this book rather than study for the GRE. Half the words were not in my door-stopper Websters, and my nominal French came in handy. My Latin is non-existent, but would have served me well. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful book, a wonderful addition to my list. But it's like the main character's trek into the Kalahari: Go at your own peril.

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