George R. R. Martin (referred to as GRRM by many of his fans) is perhaps best known as the author of the bestselling A Song of Ice and Fire series, which was recently adapted by HBO for the pay-cable series called Game of Thrones, based on the first novel.
Game of Thrones was published in 1996 (though Martin had begun writing the series in 1991). What was intended to be a trilogy became the ongoing series that has yet to see its predetermined sixth and seventh installments. (An eighth installment has also not entirely been ruled out.)
The fourth installment was the first volume
Chronicles of Narnia
by Louise March 15th, 2012 | Children's, Classics, Fiction
Flipping through the channels on the TV in the exercise room, I came across a wintry scene that included four children and two talking beavers. I recognized at once that I was watching a scene from the film version of C.S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, though I had never seen it before. Those weren't just any four kids: they were Lucy, Edmund, Peter, and Susan, the four Pevensie siblings, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Beaver. The fact that I was instantly able to recognize the scene is a testament both to
The Uglies
by Kaitlin March 9th, 2012 | Fiction
I didn't quite realize it until I started browsing my bookshelf wondering what book to write about this week, but I have apparently been on bit of a dystopia kick as of late. In the last few weeks alone, I've written about one of my favorites growing up, The Giver, and also Lord of the Flies, which, while not exactly a dystopia, still has the society-falling-t0-pieces theme. This past weekend, I spent the vast majority of time on the couch with a blanket reading The Hunger Games trilogy. Yupp, all of it. And apparently it's not just me --
Wolf Gift
by Angela Yorke February 13th, 2012 | Fiction, New Releases
Anne Rice’s newest novel arrives just in time for Valentine’s Day; that is, if you like your plot to have some bite to it (I won’t do that again, promise). I have a soft spot for the woman some might call the grand dame of Gothic horror. Indeed, Anne Rice found that writing this book was a “pure joy ... a return (…) to gothic motifs: the old dark house, a mysterious death … family secrets, and the supernatural monster as hero”.
The protagonist is Reuben Golding. He is handsome, works for the San Francisco Observer, and has a girlfriend
The protagonist is Reuben Golding. He is handsome, works for the San Francisco Observer, and has a girlfriend
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
by Sam P. January 20th, 2012 | Children's, Fiction
Now, I'm sure almost everybody has read this book, but can anyone tell me the difference between Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass? I see no hands raised, so I'll assume no one knows it. They are pretty much the same book, except Alice in Wonderland takes place when Alice is about seven and a half, but seems to be much older just by the way she acts. In Through the Looking Glass, Alice is a few years older.
In Alice in Wonderland, Alice is bored and ends up following a rabbit and falling down a rabbit hole
In Alice in Wonderland, Alice is bored and ends up following a rabbit and falling down a rabbit hole
