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He sat on a tall hill in Petra reading his book. By the time I got ready for the shoot he had moved. So I waited patiently for his form to appear again...
Sunbury Cafe, Sun Street, Lancaster, about 3:25 pm. This cafe is next to the Music Room, where I have taken pictures of some other readers. I asked her permission, and explained the project. As I took pictures, she began to smile, and I said lots of readers seem to do that when photographed. She is reading The Daily Mail with her tea.
Thank you for participating in my project, and my apologies for interrupting your quiet time. Other photos in my series of readers are here: www.flickr.com/photos/greg_myers/albums/72157652125931010.
Scan of an elegant book cover from a slim volume of Thomas Mann writings designed for High School German-language students.
Matt Grady - Lecher's Holiday
Emerald Reader ER102, 1964
Cover Artist: unknown
"Twisted desires... Insatiable wantons."
This attentive reader was spotted at a local book fair on the weekend.
Our Daily Challenge: Begins with a "B"
at the library of Lenin (Библиотека им. Ленина). Not 100% ok to take pictures in here (this is one of the reading rooms) - but now I have an ipod that has a camera...so hurrah for sneaky. I will also get better at using it, I promise.
I love sunny days in this room - it just streams in so bright and WARM!
20/20 vision but the dr. said she could get some over the counter readers to help with her focusing issue. What girl would turn down the opportunity to shop for a new accessory.
Gentlemen of Space -- "Magnolia Court is not the most magical place in Florida, but to Georgie Finch, his suburban development is the center of the universe...Georgie tells us the story of how his neighborhood and his family change in 1976 when his father, Jerry, wins a contest to become the first civilian man on the moon. Once Jerry is shot into space, Magnolia Court turns into the worst sort of American media circus, and Georgie finds himself navigating through starstruck admirers and their card tables, Winnebagos, cookouts, and telescopes. When Jerry goes missing, the camp turns into a vigil, punctuated by potluck suppers and banners. Eventually the astronauts return to Earth without Jerry and descend on Magnolia Court -- in their spacesuits -- to pay their respects. All the while Georgie gets phone call from his father in space, but no one believes him." (taken from the back cover of the book)
OMG, this book is atrocious. I'm sure where to start...the story is supposed to be a flashback to Georgie's youth but the narrator's point of view is never the same from scene to scene -- one moment, Georgie is an adult reflecting back on his youthful self and the next, he's a clueless child. The story skips back and forth from before Jerry leaves to after and then back again without warning. The character's motivations are never really explained so you have no idea why anyone is doing anything and his character development sucks...big time. The author is so taken by the idea of turning everything into a metaphor for the flaws of humanity that he almost completely ignores the plot line -- I'm sorry, but I'm not quite sure how peanut butter stuck on a knife is a metaphor for loss of control over one's life. Stay away from this book...I'm completely serious, stay FAR away from this book!!
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Sword of Avalon -- "As traitors burn the village of Azan to the ground, the Lady of Avalon, heavy with child, flees with her cousin's young son, heir to the sacred kings descended from Atlantis. Fearing for Mikantor's safety, Anderle leaves the babe to be raised in secret, then gives birth to her own daughter and returns to Avalon. Suspecting that the lost heir is still alive, the traitors who killed his parents seek to eliminate the threat of the boy's power. Anderle strives to keep him safe, encouraged by visions of Mikantor clutching the yet-unforged magical sword of Avalon -- visions that promise that he will one day become king and save the land..." (taken from the front flap of the book)
This book is pretty good so far...I'm liking it but I can definitely see where elements of the story were taken from Mists of Avalon, The Forest House and Lady of Avalon...all in all, a good addition to the Avalon books.
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What the Dickens -- "In the midst of a Katrina-like disaster, 10-year-old Dinah and her siblings, teenager Zeke and toddler Rebecca Ruth, find themselves cut off from society, with only their distant cousin for company. To distract the siblings from their predicament, Gage begins to tell them the story of the skibbereen, the creatures generally known as tooth fairies. His story focuses on What-the-Dickens, an orphaned skibberee whose adventures bring him into contact with a house cat, a bird, a tiger, and a variety of humans, including Gage himself. What-the-Dickens meets Pepper, who takes him back to her colony, where he learns about his people's history and comes to understand their role in bringing wishes to humans." -- from www.amazon.com
I've only just started this book but so far, I like what I've read. I liked the three other Gregory Maguire books I've read this year and I don't forsee disliking this one at all.
Gentlemen of Space -- Started: Dec. 3, 2009 Finished: Dec. 11, 2009
Sword of Avalon -- Started: Dec. 8, 2009 Finished: Dec. 15, 2009
What the Dickens -- Started: Dec. 7, 2009 Finished: Dec. 22, 2009
25 Book Challenge 2009 Books #65, #66 & #67