So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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If you haven't read through the synopses of this book, take my advice and CLOSE YOUR EYES AND CLICK ADD TO CART. Do not read about this book, just read the book - the less you know the better. Believe me, you'll thank me later. The whole tale left me breathless and exhilirated, as if I had survived Pi's ordeal in the lifeboat myself. Fantastic, brilliant stuff.
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This is one of those books you get so lost in that when you look up, you have to shake your head and remind yourself that you aren't a time traveler. Non sci-fi fans might be squeamish about the central concept, but the characters are solid and stable, if not in time then in narrative. Henry dipping in and out of chronology doesn't feel like a cheap ploy; instead, it gives the novel an intricately woven texture, strengthening and tightening the love story that is its premise. The best kind of wistful, rainy day read.
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An Agile Rabbit book (or half a dozen of them) should be a must for every graphic designers, artists and simply curious. Although this particular one is not my all-time favorite, it's a great buy because of the old-timey maps and illustrations, as well as the CD with royalty free images included. I would buy any of their publications sight unseen.
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel
imajojobean, February 11, 2007
If you haven't read through the synopses of this book, take my advice and CLOSE YOUR EYES AND CLICK ADD TO CART. Do not read about this book, just read the book - the less you know the better. Believe me, you'll thank me later. The whole tale left me breathless and exhilirated, as if I had survived Pi's ordeal in the lifeboat myself. Fantastic, brilliant stuff.(13 of 27 readers found this comment helpful)
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
imajojobean, February 11, 2007
This is one of those books you get so lost in that when you look up, you have to shake your head and remind yourself that you aren't a time traveler. Non sci-fi fans might be squeamish about the central concept, but the characters are solid and stable, if not in time then in narrative. Henry dipping in and out of chronology doesn't feel like a cheap ploy; instead, it gives the novel an intricately woven texture, strengthening and tightening the love story that is its premise. The best kind of wistful, rainy day read.(6 of 11 readers found this comment helpful)
The Agile Rabbit Book of Historical and Curious Maps with CDROM by Pepin Press
imajojobean, December 3, 2006
An Agile Rabbit book (or half a dozen of them) should be a must for every graphic designers, artists and simply curious. Although this particular one is not my all-time favorite, it's a great buy because of the old-timey maps and illustrations, as well as the CD with royalty free images included. I would buy any of their publications sight unseen.(13 of 23 readers found this comment helpful)