Lisa Grissom itibaren Tyshky, Poltavs'ka oblast, Ukraine

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04/29/2024

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2019-08-08 19:41

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I had been planning to read "1984" for a long time. It's one of those books that you are supposed to read in high school. My high school AP Lit teacher had us read Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" instead. And "The Stranger." And "The Bluest Eye." Over the summer. I ended up hating all of these books except "Brave New World," because I was brought up a sci-fi-reading geek. "The Bluest Eye" was, in my high-school estimation, a book for girls, and "The Stranger" hit too close to home to make me feel very comfortable. I loved that book AND hated it, hating most that it was too short. "Brave New World" is my least favorite of all those books at present, but that summer, it was the top choice. "1984" was the book the other Lit classes read, and I was jealous, even though the parts of "Animal Farm" I had read didn't do much for me - never was much of a history buff, and the allegory is too stringent to the facts - "1984" had a cool name. It was a number. And of course later I would hear references to the book and have to laugh along, like, "Yeah, totally," all while cursing myself for pretending like I had anything more than a passing knowledge of what the book was about. I thought it was a sci-fi novel. I was wrong. It's a love story. That's about all you need to know. If you read some Dickens, you'll love the descriptions of the old-school trinket shop, and the sentimentality placed in among the brutal descriptions of a mechanized, insane world where war is manufactured for the sake of keeping the people in power right where they are. In short, it is a super-realist tale. Orwell prophesied the use of unconventional weapons and in a way, he was basically describing colonialist Britain in Sri Lanka (where he lived) and throughout the colonies, from the West Indies to the Far East Indies, inciting unrest and ruling with an iron fist in order to pummel the citizens into a state of wary submission. Of course, no one ever believes the hype, the party line, but "act up and get smacked up," as the song goes. "1984" is about characters who skirt disaster, play with fire, and get burned. But it is also about the triumph of love in the face of a loveless society. It even questions whether love - altogether human, imperfect, stupid, and dangerous - is even worth it in the face of the consequences. No final decision is given by Orwell, except for a hint that maybe it's not a decision anyway.

2019-08-09 00:41

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A Star Shall Fall picks up the storyline very nicely where Ashes Fall left off, even though there is a bit of a time gap - but because of the continuation, it makes more sense to review the two together. In Ashes Fall, Lune's court is dealing with both problems internal and external; internally, Lune has power struggles for her court taking up much of her time. Externally, London above is being attacked by one of its greatest enemies of all - The Great Fire of London is raging. And with horror, the fae realize that the two attacks are intertwined - the Great Fire of London is being fueled by a Dragon, unlike anything seen by the faerie in their lifetime. In order to save themselves, they must save London above as well as find out who is behind the attack. A Star Shall Fall opens decades after Ashes Fall, and is told mostly through Irriana's eyes, a wild sprite, who somewhat an outsider a court. In the decades between the two books, Lune fought down an internal fight for power in the court from her own courtiers (in which Irriana played an unwilling part), and the fae have discovered that the Dragon was neither killed or defeated -- but their last attempt to save London (and themselves) was not as permanent as they hoped. Instead, the brightest minds in England have discovered that its' prison - Halleys' comet - is going to come back to Earth, bringing the Dragon back to Earth. Lune is also once again facing more battles - the London Wall is being chipped away in London Above, and as it disappears, so does the size of her court. And the Onyx Court has grown to increasingly distrust her ability to hold her court together in the face of this loss, with the danger of the dragon, and her own physical power waning. To make matters worse, her new Prince of Stone in young and untested. Brennan mixes in these books - as she did in her fist book - a well balanced blend of historical research and fantasy; and especially in A Star Shall Fall the mix of Victorian-age science blended in with the world of the fae and was very nicely done. All over all, the Onyx Court trilogy is a real pleasure to read, blending historical fantasy, fae and intrigue into a great series spanning three hundred years.

Okuyucu Lisa Grissom itibaren Tyshky, Poltavs'ka oblast, Ukraine

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