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suteki encouraged! Book: Wit'ch Fire by James Clemens
Pages: 428
Genre: Fantasy
Review: This was one of those slog-through books. Sure, there were cliff-hangers; sure, there were some cool-featured characters; sure, some of the fantasy concepts were pretty interesting--but the writing itself reminded me strongly of my first completed novel...somethin I wrote in fifth grade. It was very wearisome, and the weak prose led to weak story elements...Things just went downhill from there. The pacing was thrilling enough at times, but mostly it felt uneven--like when all the characters were in the caves. I thought that was just something that Ratingwould contribute to the beginning...and then I thought it was something that would just contribute to the middle...and eventually, I realized most of the book had been the characters wandering through the woods or underground with fake suspense being induced irregularly with fruitless one-line sentences and abrupt chapter endings. This isn't one I'll be lingering over.
: 3/5 Stars
Pages: 428
Genre: Fantasy
Review: This was one of those slog-through books. Sure, there were cliff-hangers; sure, there were some cool-featured characters; sure, some of the fantasy concepts were pretty interesting--but the writing itself reminded me strongly of my first completed novel...somethin I wrote in fifth grade. It was very wearisome, and the weak prose led to weak story elements...Things just went downhill from there. The pacing was thrilling enough at times, but mostly it felt uneven--like when all the characters were in the caves. I thought that was just something that Ratingwould contribute to the beginning...and then I thought it was something that would just contribute to the middle...and eventually, I realized most of the book had been the characters wandering through the woods or underground with fake suspense being induced irregularly with fruitless one-line sentences and abrupt chapter endings. This isn't one I'll be lingering over.
: 3/5 Stars
- Mood:tired
- Music:What Sarah Said : Death Cab for Cutie
Let's share our thoughts on graphic novels. I'm a big fan, but my tastes are quite specific, so I thought you guys might be able to suggest a few that I should try out.
As a teenager, I was particularly fond of Roman Dirge's Lenore, Serena Valentino's Gloomcookie, James O'Barr's The Crow and Daniel Clowes' Ghost World. I didn't rub along well with Serenity Rose, Jhonen Vasquez or any of the Voltaire books.
As an adult, I'm still really fond of Ghost World, but my tastes have veered away from the cutesy goth stuff. I'm working my way through The Walking Dead series at the moment (which is excellent for zombie fans), but I'm on book 9 of 10... I need to find something else to get stuck into whilst I wait for 11 to come out.
Recently, I picked up Rutu Modan's Exit Wounds and loved it - so understated, so emotional. I understand Marjane Satrapi's Persopolis is similar.
Frank Miller and Alan Moore don't interest me much, I'm not keen on fan-fic graphic novels (i.e. Buffy graphic novels) nor do I like superhero comics.
What are your favourite graphic novels? Why?
As a teenager, I was particularly fond of Roman Dirge's Lenore, Serena Valentino's Gloomcookie, James O'Barr's The Crow and Daniel Clowes' Ghost World. I didn't rub along well with Serenity Rose, Jhonen Vasquez or any of the Voltaire books.
As an adult, I'm still really fond of Ghost World, but my tastes have veered away from the cutesy goth stuff. I'm working my way through The Walking Dead series at the moment (which is excellent for zombie fans), but I'm on book 9 of 10... I need to find something else to get stuck into whilst I wait for 11 to come out.
Recently, I picked up Rutu Modan's Exit Wounds and loved it - so understated, so emotional. I understand Marjane Satrapi's Persopolis is similar.
Frank Miller and Alan Moore don't interest me much, I'm not keen on fan-fic graphic novels (i.e. Buffy graphic novels) nor do I like superhero comics.
What are your favourite graphic novels? Why?
- Location:Manchester, UK
- Music:The Wicker Man soundtrack
Here's a subtle coloring technique I came up with today. I tried to make it translatable to other programs, so the effects I use are pretty simple.
Go from this:
to this: 
Program: Photoshop Elements 4 (Noo I don't have that cool selective coloring.)
Steps: Six
Difficulty: Easy
Translatable: I should hope so. It may take some tweaking.
PSD: No
( Subtle is good, right? )
Go from this:
to this: Program: Photoshop Elements 4 (Noo I don't have that cool selective coloring.)
Steps: Six
Difficulty: Easy
Translatable: I should hope so. It may take some tweaking.
PSD: No
( Subtle is good, right? )
I just finished reading The Silver Blade (which was excellent, by the way) and it's left me with a desire to learn more about the period of time following the French Revolution known as "the Reign of Terror." I'm open to either fiction or non fiction. Does anyone have any recommendations?
Thanks so much!
Thanks so much!
Total icons: 117
[32] Final Fantasy series
[27] Kimi ni Todoke
[19] Female artist (ayaka + Sakamoto Maaya)
[14] Kanjani8
[25] Others(stocks, cosplay, Vocaloid)
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[32] Final Fantasy series
[27] Kimi ni Todoke
[19] Female artist (ayaka + Sakamoto Maaya)
[14] Kanjani8
[25] Others(stocks, cosplay, Vocaloid)
( read more... )
Total icons: 117
[32] Final Fantasy series
[27] Kimi ni Todoke
[19] Female artist (ayaka + Sakamoto Maaya)
[14] Kanjani8
[25] Others(stocks, cosplay, Vocaloid)
( read more... )
[32] Final Fantasy series
[27] Kimi ni Todoke
[19] Female artist (ayaka + Sakamoto Maaya)
[14] Kanjani8
[25] Others(stocks, cosplay, Vocaloid)
( read more... )
hello there everyone :) how are you doing? ok i hope ;)
so in an hour Block C will open and since i won't be able to post my entry till late tomorow (coz here is already 11 pm and i have to go to bed :P) i decided to post this a litle earlyer, hope it's ok :)
so here's my entry, didn't want to repeat the last one so bought some items from kath shop hope it's still original XD
so poupees from block C post away your entries so that we can vote for eachother :)
wish you all a nice day :3
feel free to add me too
so in an hour Block C will open and since i won't be able to post my entry till late tomorow (coz here is already 11 pm and i have to go to bed :P) i decided to post this a litle earlyer, hope it's ok :)
so here's my entry, didn't want to repeat the last one so bought some items from kath shop hope it's still original XD
so poupees from block C post away your entries so that we can vote for eachother :)
wish you all a nice day :3
feel free to add me too
- Location:Portugal, Porto
- Mood:
amused
Thank you very much for all of the review applications! I got 73 overall! It was a very tough decision, but I narrowed it down to the following four people. Congratulations! ♥ Thank you to all of those who applied!!
1)harukakamiya
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Again, thank you to everyone who applied - all of the applicants had amazing messages and review examples, so it was really hard to narrow it down!! Congratulations to the four aforementioned users! :D I will give you posting access asap! Here are your tags (feel free to tell me if you'd like a different name on your tag): Haruka, Kizzy, Yoshimi, and Shapby!
When you guys are posting your reviews, please remember to specify your reviewer name, artist name, language, and single/song/album. As an example, feel free to check out this review, where I used the following tags: artist: aaa, language: japanese, review: single, reviewer: victoria.
If it's a mini-album, please use the review: album tag. If it's an EP, please use the review: single tag. If you'd like to review multiple songs in one post, please use the review: song tag. (Please note there is not an "s" on the end of "songs.") Also, if I've reviewed something you want to review, you can still review it! In other words, you may review something regardless of if I or someone else on the team has already reviewed it. I don't mind any duplicates. Just... no download links. :)
If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask me either here at LiveJournal, or via e-mail! You can start posting reviews whenever you would like.
Thanks again, everyone!
I have been contemplating what kind of giveaway I will do for Christmas/Hanukkah/Solstice/Name A Holiday, Any Holiday, and I have decided that I will end the year with a multi-week giveaway. You read that correctly. I'll be giving away one book (some new, some used, but all in excellent condition) each week, from now until New Year's Day.
So, are you ready for Week 1 of the Winter Holiday Book Giveaway Spectacular? Well, get ready, because here it comes!
Week 1
The first book on Elf Min's list is a hardback copy of "Wolf Who Rules", by Wen Spencer, the sequel to "Tinker". (And if I can find my paperback copy of "Tinker", I'll add it to the Giveaway, if the winner wants it.) Spencer is a solid, established writer of urban fantasy, and this book is a good example of her work, with a little romance thrown in the mix. And it has elves, which fits in with our winter holiday theme. *\:-)
If you would like to enter, post a response and tell me where you fall on the Naughty-to-Nice Continuum, where dangerously naughty is #1 and boringly nice is #10.
So, are you ready for Week 1 of the Winter Holiday Book Giveaway Spectacular? Well, get ready, because here it comes!
Week 1
The first book on Elf Min's list is a hardback copy of "Wolf Who Rules", by Wen Spencer, the sequel to "Tinker". (And if I can find my paperback copy of "Tinker", I'll add it to the Giveaway, if the winner wants it.) Spencer is a solid, established writer of urban fantasy, and this book is a good example of her work, with a little romance thrown in the mix. And it has elves, which fits in with our winter holiday theme. *\:-)
If you would like to enter, post a response and tell me where you fall on the Naughty-to-Nice Continuum, where dangerously naughty is #1 and boringly nice is #10.
- Mood:festive
The winner of Thanksgiveaway is...
...the lovely and talentedbrightlion. Well done! Your copy of "Blind Fall", by Christopher Rice, will be winging its way to you soon.
And don't despair, giveaway faithful. I will be doing a special Christmas giveaway soon. *\:-)
...the lovely and talented
brightlion. Well done! Your copy of "Blind Fall", by Christopher Rice, will be winging its way to you soon. And don't despair, giveaway faithful. I will be doing a special Christmas giveaway soon. *\:-)
- Mood:refreshed
i was wondering, but how do you install pupe blogparts into your livejournal journal and profile?
when i try to use the full-body one, the only thing that comes up is the poupee girl logo!
is there a certain way you have to do it?
when i try to use the full-body one, the only thing that comes up is the poupee girl logo!
is there a certain way you have to do it?
X-post to book_worm, books, booksarelove, readplease, 50books_poc, and thereadingroom
Two really remarkable books, both in the coming of age category and one in the historical fiction genre by Hawaiian authors.
Title: Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers
Author: Lois Ann Yamanaka
Genre: Coming-of-age, Literary Fiction, Hawaiiana
My Rating: 10 out of 10 stars
Summary (from Good Reads): In her exuberant first novel, Lois-Ann Yamanaka tells the story of young Lovey Nariyoshi, who lives in bleak, impoverished Hilo, Hawaii, a place where Japanese- Americans like Lovey find no facsimile of themselves in pop culture, and no trace of their lives reflected in the media. Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers crackles with the language of pidginHawaiian Creoledistinguishing for a new generation of readers one of the most vibrant voices in contemporary culture.
My Review: ( Read more... )
TItle: All I Asking For is My Body
Author: Milton Murayama
Genre: Historical fiction, coming of age, literary fiction, Hawaiiana
My Rating: 10 out of 10 stars
My Review: ( Read more... )
I'm also on GoodReads if anyone wants to find me there.
Two really remarkable books, both in the coming of age category and one in the historical fiction genre by Hawaiian authors.
Title: Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers
Author: Lois Ann Yamanaka
Genre: Coming-of-age, Literary Fiction, Hawaiiana
My Rating: 10 out of 10 stars
Summary (from Good Reads): In her exuberant first novel, Lois-Ann Yamanaka tells the story of young Lovey Nariyoshi, who lives in bleak, impoverished Hilo, Hawaii, a place where Japanese- Americans like Lovey find no facsimile of themselves in pop culture, and no trace of their lives reflected in the media. Wild Meat and the Bully Burgers crackles with the language of pidginHawaiian Creoledistinguishing for a new generation of readers one of the most vibrant voices in contemporary culture.
My Review: ( Read more... )
TItle: All I Asking For is My Body
Author: Milton Murayama
Genre: Historical fiction, coming of age, literary fiction, Hawaiiana
My Rating: 10 out of 10 stars
My Review: ( Read more... )
I'm also on GoodReads if anyone wants to find me there.
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