![]() ![]() He’s seen as a wimp but he can be really cunning when he needs to be. Fishlegs (in books 1–12) is Hiccup’s closest friend.He’s a young Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus. Toothless (in books 1–12) is Hiccup’s hunting-dragon.He sets out to prove his brilliance and cleverness. Hiccup has a reputation for being a weak and ill-minded man. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (in books 1–12) is the son of Viking chief Stoick the Vast.The characters in the book series are either humans (Vikings) or dragons. Characters in the How to Train Your Dragon books There’s a film trilogy based on the books, created by Dreamworks Animation. The events of the books take place in a fictional Viking world, where the protagonist Hiccup goes through a series of adventures to become a hero. The series was published by Hodder Children’s Books in the time period from 2004 to 2015. The How to Train your Dragon books are a set of 12 dragon books written for children by the British author Cressida Cowell. ![]()
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One of the most well-known works of folktale (or fairy-tale) scholarship is the Tale-Type Index, assembled by Antti Aarne and Stith Thompson, and recently updated by Hans-Jörg Uther. ![]() By looking to that body of scholarship, we can begin to tease out how a novel like The Darkangel might relate to this other genre. How justified is that comparison, and what inspires it? The Darkangel evokes more than one genre, including the gothic and (in certain places) science fiction, so what quality are we pointing to when we say it echoes the feel of a fairy tale? Answering that question means first determining what a fairy tale is-a question which has occupied folklorists for centuries. ![]() Works like Meredith Ann Pierce's The Darkangel simply feel like fairy tales, even when they don't retell a particular story. Some works, though, show an obvious connection: fairy tales are a perennial source for retellings and adaptations.īetween those intentional fairy tale retellings and the kind of fantasy Nikolajeva discusses, there's a middle ground of texts whose nature is less distinct. How much water that argument holds is open to debate Maria Nikolajeva argues in "Fairy Tale and Fantasy: From Archaic to Postmodern" that the commercial fantasy genre is, in most cases, not much like fairy tales at all. Fairy tales often appear to be one of the ancestor genres to fantasy, and readers, reviewers, and even sometimes critics often draw connections between the two. ![]() ![]() ![]() please hold your questions until the end. but oh no! where are the teachers? where are the adult cafeteria and maintenance workers? why are all the children shouting? so, basically - this is a school in which all the duties of the school are performed by the students themselves. ![]() So, seventeen-year-old benson fisher applies for a boarding-school scholarship program in order to get out of the foster-care system cycle he has been swirling around inside for years.he gets it - yayyy - and flies off to new mexico to settle into his new school and meet his new classmates. but these are the cards we were dealt today. that makes perfect sense, right? also, i write my least convincing book reports when i am ill. So this is why i feel bad for hating on this book, because the brother of the author has always been nice when he has come in. but no, not a teen, just the brother of dan wells, who i still have yet to read, but seems like a really nice guy. i am not going to have another truancy experience, thank you very much. ![]() that's cute, right? but about thirty pages in, i started getting concerned that this was another YA book actually written by a teen author. the author dedicated it to his best friend erin. If anyone popped into my RA group looking for a book that was "not well-written, consistent, or plausible," i could hand them this book with full confidence.Īnd i feel bad for saying that, i do. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This is one of the best comics of the week. The hero's got personality (and is unafraid to release a quip as sharp as a Batarang), a horde of supervillains, gumption to spare and a whole host of high-tech gadgetry to suitably impress longtime fans and those new to the Dark Knight. With every year that passes, this masterpiece becomes more entrenched into this medium s pantheon of the greatest stories ever told. This now-classic graphic novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling creative team of Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo is not just fantastic jumping-on point for any new reader, but one of the great Batman stories ever told. If the dark legends are true, his masters are more powerful predators than the Batman could ever imagine. A brutal assassin is sinking his razor-sharp talons into the city s best and brightest, as well as its most dangerous and deadly. The Dark Knight dismissed the stories as rumors and old wives tales. Batman has heard tales of Gotham City s Court of Owls: that the members of this powerful cabal are the true rulers of Gotham. As the Caped Crusader begins to unravel this deadly mystery, he discovers a conspiracy going back to his youth and beyond to the origins of the city he's sworn to protect. After a series of brutal murders rocks Gotham City, Batman begins to realize that perhaps these crimes go far deeper than appearances suggest. The reader will experience the story from Batman s viewpoint on pages 108-117. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Few writers in his genre are on the same literary pitch. Wilson is the Lionel Messi of world football writing. He finds that the country's most celebrated moments and players are never as great as they seem.” ≻loomberg BusinessweekMr. ![]() What sets Wilson's book apart is the depth to which he goes to show how soccer weaves through Argentina's political and economic turmoil. ∺rgentina's narrative is complicated, and Jonathan Wilson mines all of it ANGELS WITH DIRTY FACES. The soccer book of the decade." - Sunday Business Post ![]() "Here, for the first time in decades, is a top-notch soccer book on how soccer is actually played on the field." - Simon Kuper In Angels with Dirty Faces, Jonathan Wilson chronicles the operatic drama of Argentinian soccer: the appropriation of the British game, the golden age of la nuestra, the exuberant style of playing that developed as Juan Peróed the country, a hardening into the brutal methods of anti-fú, the fusion of beauty and efficacy under C'sar Luis Menotti, and the emergence of all-time greats. Argentina's rich, volatile history - by turns sublime and ruthlessly pragmatic - is mirrored in the style and swagger of its national and club sides. Perhaps it's because the country lives and breathes the game, its theories, and its myths. Lionel Messi, Diego Maradona, Alfredo Di St'fano: in every generation Argentina has uncovered a uniquely brilliant soccer talent. The Masterful, Definitive History of Argentinian Soccer ![]() ![]() ![]() With each and every reading, witha different critical approach or with the passage of time, the meanings of literary texts keep on changing. There is no fixed or determinate meaning that will pass the test of time. ![]() She is not a voluminous writer, but judged by even a very strict critical canon, she is a luminous writer all the same that is why her stories and novels have come to be regarded the inspiring models of artistic expression.Ī text is a product of tradition of interpretations. No half strokes can satisfy her, no unnecessary information or detail no word, no phrase is that does not exactly but briefly convey what she wants to convey. As a result she does not like to produce volume after volume or short story after short story. She is a creative artist with a fastidious taste. Her short stories and especially her personal note stem partly from formal considerations such as resistance to experimental tricks and partly from an avoidance of social thesis fiction and from a compulsion to explore the scope and sanction of human love. Lahiri's fiction cannot be classed with the other contemporary writers. ![]() Jhumpa Lahiri, the distinguished diasporic writer, a master stylist, and the author of flawless, standard shorter fiction has contributed gem like fiction and short stories to the diasporic literature for over many years. ![]() ![]() But his purpose in Good Thinking isn’t to shame or place blame. Scientist David Robert Grimes is on a mission to expose the logical fallacies and cognitive biases that drive our discourse on a dizzying array of topics–from vaccination to abortion, 9/11 conspiracy theories to dictatorial doublespeak, astrology to alternative medicine, and wrongful convictions to racism. In our ever-more-polarized society, there’s at least one thing we still agree on: The world is overrun with misinformation, faulty logic, and the gullible followers who buy into it all. Publisher’s Note: Good Thinking was previously published in the UK as The Irrational Ape. ![]() Good Thinking is our best defense against anti-vaccine paranoia, climate denial, and other dire threats of today ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() They're written specifically for young people, but are actually a lot darker than many of the adult books, which are more comedic. These start with 'The Wee Free Men', and end with the already mentioned 'I Shall Wear Midnight'. The first book I read was 'Wintersmith', which is the third of four in a mini series, about a witch named Tiffany. ![]() It's not my favourite by a long way, however, and the books get much better. I was so pleased when Esk turned up in 'I Shall Wear Midnight'.Īs a place to start in Discworld, I recommend 'The Colour of Magic', which is the first book Prachett wrote about Discworld. The crossovers are wonderful, I must say. These include wizards, witches, Death (my personal favourite), the city guard and the wonderfully named Moist Von Lipwig, among others. ![]() There's about five main groups of these, and most of the books – there are between thirty and forty – deals with one of them. It's all set on a world shaped like a disc, surprisingly, where magic and gods are resolutely real, to the extent that they are the constant despair of many of the characters. You've probably heard of Discworld, which isn't so much a series as a collection. I admit it, the title only mentions one Discworld book, but this review is a recommendation for them all. ![]() ![]() For some reason this chick felt the need to fight with Luke just about every step of the way. Honestly, of all the Rock Chicks, which we know are prone for irrational thoughts and behavior, Ava took the cake. ![]() But it’s not exactly as kinky as it looks. When I think of Luke now, one thing comes to mind. ![]() And starting around book 3, I fell under his spell, caught in the Luke Zen Zone. I have been eager for Luke’s book since I started this series, as my girl Milasy over at Rock Stars of Romance is always drooling about him. He has handcuffs and he’s not afraid to use them. ![]() The clash of the Rock Chick and Hot Guy begins but Luke’s got the advantage. Too late, Luke knows she’s up to something and he’s already seen many a Rock Chick try to fight her own battles without the Hot Bunch stepping in. Since Luke, Ava’s childhood crush, is now a private investigator, she thinks to enlist him but changes her mind at the last second. Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Action & AdventureĪva hates men, she has reason and she’s vowed not only never to get involved with another one again but also to exact vengeance on her best friend’s, lying, cheating husband. Title: Rock Chick Revenge (Rock Chick #5) ![]() |