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A Thread of Grace
Author: Mary Doria Russell
ISBN: 9780385608665
A simple answer to a simple question. That’s all Werner Schramm required.
This book I loved. Loved.
But I should have guessed, I’ve loved most of Russell’s books. I wasn’t hugely fond of part of Children of God, as I recall, but I still intend to reread it at some point. She just [...]
Tagged: 10 Stars, 813.54, A thread of grace, forgiveness, historical fiction, Holocaust, Italy - wwii, loved it, makes you think, Mary Doria Russell, Nazi Germany, refugees, War, WWII
links for 2008-11-12
All Blacks go all out against Irish » The Roar – Your Sports Opinion
(tags: rugby autumn.series ireland.v.new.zealand)
Men Against Rape | MetaFilter
(tags: rape feminism sexual.assault discussion worth.reading)
Irish Examiner | Irish News | News from Ireland
(tags: tomas.o.leary rugby autumn.series ireland.v.new.zealand)
No minor return for O'Leary – The Irish Times – Wed, Nov 12, 2008
(tags: rugby autumn.series ireland.v.new.zealand tomas.o.leary)
Irish [...]
Tagged: autumninternationals08, Croke Park, discussion, feminism, Graham Henry, Ireland V New Zealand, Metafilter, rape, rape as a weapon of war, rugby, Stephen Lewis, Tómas O'Leary, violence, War
Half of a Yellow Sun
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
ISBN: 9780007200283 DDC: 823.92 LibraryThing ; Other reviews
Master was a little crazy; he had spent too many years reading books overseas, talked to himself in his office, did not always return greetings, and had too much hair.
This is the story of a collection of different characters; Ugwu from a small village [...]
Tagged: 1960s, 823.92, 9 Stars, Africa, Africa - 1960s, Africa - fiction, Africa - history, Africa - politics, Africa - war, Biafra, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Half of a Yellow Sun, historical fiction, IMPAC nominee, love, Nigeria, Orange Award Winner, War
The Wars
Author: Timothy Findley
ISBN: 0140050116 DDC: 813.54
See also: Library Thing ; The Stay at Home Bookworm ; Wikipedia
Prologue
She was standing in the middle of the railroad tracks. Her head was bowed and her right front hoof was raised as if she rested.
The Wars tells the story of Robert Ross, an officer in the Canadian army during [...]
Tagged: 10 Stars, 1915, 813.54, Canada, Canada - wwi, foreboding, Governor-General’s Award Winner, historical fiction, The Wars, Timothy Findley, War, WWI
The Separation
Author: Christopher Priest
ISBN: 9780575081154 DDC: 823.914
See also: LibraryThing ; Grumpy Old Bookman ; Singling out the duplications ; Guardian Review ; Excessive Candour ; Sandstorm Reviews
The rain was falling steadily on Buxton that Thursday afternoon in March, the town veiled by drifting low clouds, grey and discouraging.
Jack and Joe are identical twins. Medal winners in [...]
Tagged: 1936 Olympics, 8 Stars, 823.914, alternate history, Arthur C. Clarke Award winner, Britain - wwii, BSFA Award winner, Christopher Priest, Germany - wwii, London Blitz, multiple narrators, RAF, sff, War, WWII
The Kite Runner
Dir: Marc Forster
Writ: David Benioff based on book by Khaled Hosseini
Khalid Abdalla … Amir
Atossa Leoni … Soraya
Shaun Toub … Rahim Kahn
Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada … Omar
Zekeria Ebrahimi … Young Amir
Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada … Young Hassan
Homayoun Ershadi … Baba
I haven’t read the book this film is based on so I can’t comment on how well the story makes [...]
Tagged: 8 Stars, Afghanistan, Ahmed Khan Mahmidzada, Atossa Leoni, based on book, David Benioff, Homayoun Ershadi, Khaled Hosseini, Khalid Abdalla, Marc Forster, R15A, religion, Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibazada, Shaun Toub, subtitled, The Kite Runner, War, Zekeria Ebrahimi
War
Dir: Philip G. Atwell
Writ: Lee Anthony Smith & Gregory J. Bradley
Jet Li … Rogue
Jason Statham … Jack Crawford
Devon Aoki … Kira
Luis Guzmán … Benny
Supposedly this is a martial-arts action film about an FBI agent hunting down an assassin because he killed the cop’s partner. But in reality there isn’t enough plot for that. Which is very [...]
Tagged: 2 Stars, action, assassin, Chinese Triads, corrupt police, crap, crime, Devon Aoki, FBI, Gregory J. Bradley, Japanese mafia, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Lee Anthony Smith, Luis Guzmán, martial arts, Philip G. Atwell, plotless, police, War
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