![]() Honestly, I was a couple hundred pages into the book wondering if it was actually a horror novel, or even a thriller, before the terror started to set in. The writing was smooth, the story intense. ![]() Plus, at 611 pages, it's a pretty tame Stephen King novel, if I do say so myself.Īnyways, I immediately connected to Edgar. Anyways, when I got to Googling best-sellers for 2008, Duma Key was on the list and on my bookshelf, so it was the perfect chance to get to reading. ![]() Apparently a King fan had recently had a purge of books. In fact, it's not a Stephen King book I'd really ever heard anything about, but I once bought it (along with about seven other King books) at the Goodwill, and a first edition nonetheless. ![]() This isn't a Stephen King book I've heard a lot of praise for. Reading Duma Key has been one the most enjoyable (and frightening) reading experiences for me this entire year. And something's not quite right about Duma Key either. But something's not quite right about his artwork. While there, he gets back into creating art - a small hobby he had as a child. ![]() POPSUGAR Reading Challenge Prompt: A best-seller from the year you graduated high school (2008)īrief synopsis: After Edgar Freemantle's near-death experience featuring Reba's Fancy and a crane (the machine, not the bird), he loses his arm and his wife and decides to spend a sabbatical on the Florida coast in Duma Key. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Instead of feeling sorry for himself with nothing left to wear, Uncle Ry feels remorse for not being able to give away something as beautiful as the moon. Instead of disturbing the robber, he welcomes him into his home and gives him his only robe as a gift. ![]() When Stillwater shares the story of “Uncle Ry and the Moon,” he parallels the idea of unselfish giving with the tale of a simple man who was one day visited by a robber. ![]() Stillwater teaches each child lessons through stories that help them handle the events in their lives. Zen Shorts is the story of how Stillwater the panda becomes friends with three kids named Addy, Michael, and Karl. Read aloud video by Fun2Read Guidelines for Philosophical Discussion Stillwater teaches each child lessons through stories that help them handle the events and emotions in their lives. Zen Shorts is the story of how Stillwater the panda becomes friends with three kids Addy, Michael, and Karl. Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary A series of tales exploring friendship, luck, generosity and anger. ![]() ![]() I am at a loss for words – I seriously don’t know how to review this book – which words to use to do it justice. What a scene! I still feel a tug in my heart remembering it. ![]() I didn't always agree with everything Royce and Jennifer did but, in a sense, their actions were consistent and "right". (BTW, I think "Jennifer" is an unusual name for a medieval heroine but I'm not an expert in History, so I'm not sure it isn't appropriate.)Īs for the story, what an emotional roller-coaster! When I become so involved in a book that I find myself laughing, crying and even "talking" to the characters, I know I have a winner in my hands. That's not to be taken lightly, because I never - or should I say, almost never - forgive a hero who raises his hand against the heroine.Īs for Jennifer, I had mixed feelings about her throughout the book - sometimes I wanted to hug her, sometimes I wanted to scream at her - but I ended up understanding and loving her too. After a less-than-thrilling introduction, he slowly (but steadily) started to grow on me, up to the point where I understood and forgave everything he'd done. ![]() Judith McNaught has done it again! This book has two major "pet peeves" of mine (#1- at the beginning, the hero beats the heroine not only once, but twice #2- somewhere down the road, the hero and the heroine are torn apart by a Big Misunderstanding), but who cares? I don't know why, I don't know how, but I ended up loving this book! :) ![]() ![]() The ballet Coppélia is based on two other stories that Hoffmann wrote, while Schumann's Kreisleriana is based on Hoffmann's character Johannes Kreisler. ![]() He is also the author of the novella The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, on which Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet The Nutcracker is based. His stories form the basis of Jacques Offenbach's opera The Tales of Hoffmann, in which Hoffmann appears (heavily fictionalized) as the hero. ![]() Jurist, author, composer, music critic, artistĮrnst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann (born Ernst Theodor Wilhelm Hoffmann 24 January 1776 – 25 June 1822) was a German Romantic author of fantasy and Gothic horror, a jurist, composer, music critic and artist. ![]() Königsberg, Kingdom of Prussia, Holy Roman Empireīerlin, Kingdom of Prussia, German Confederation ![]() |