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Apoc·a·lypse
Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈpä-kə-ˌlips\
1: one of the Jewish and Christian writings of 200 B.C. to 150 A.D. marked by pseudonymity, symbolic imagery, and the expectation of an imminent cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil and raises the righteous to life in a messianic kingdom
2: something viewed as a prophetic revelation
3: a great disaster
Whether it's been a subconscious attempt to remind myself that despite the economic recession, current wars and general devastation, life could be worse, the theme of my reading recently has been "apocalypse". Bring me misery and despair apparently.
But I want to share the list of apocalyptic stories as they are general good tales of human endurance and survival in the face of total catastrophe. Take note. Enjoy. Humanity shall endure!
Z for Zachariah by Robert O'Brien
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The blush after your first kiss. The adrenaline of a roller coaster ride. Moving to a new town. None of these can compare to the emotions one feels after finishing a book so completely excellent that you want to buy it for everyone you know. I love that feeling. And somehow I have become blessed this past month for I have read not one but TWO of these wonderful books. Of course I have to share them now with you all and desperately hope that you will pick them up at the local library.
My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins, and Fenway Park by Steve Klueger
"Boston teens T. C. and Augie are such close friends that their families acknowledge them as brothers. Alejandra has recently arrived from Washington, D.C., where her father served as a Mexican ambassador to the U.S. Kluger’s crowded, exuberant novel follows the three high-school freshman through an earth-shaking year of friendship, romance, musicals, and baseball. At the center is a broadening sense of what family means." In the hands of any other author this story would have been sappy chick lit, but Klueger gives his first YA book a fresh and...
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Another great book,
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For all bookworms thirteen and over, well for bookworms who don't need each character explained to them each time there mentioned throughout the novel, I have a great book you may like to try out if you haven't already. 'The Way of Shadows' By Brent Weeks, the first book in the Night Angel Trilogy. It's an action packed story filled with assassins, romance, friendship and life when it's hard. It's a fantasy book that challenges your imagination and keeps you guessing. I have heard multiple phrases for it and love it myself. Another book of mine that I didn't want to put down.
If your searching for a book to read try this one. Though I can't promise that you won't be disappointed, because everyone has different tastes, I can promise that if you don't give it a shot you may regret it.
Yeah I know, it's not much of a book review but I'll leave you with your wandering minds and the blurb.
[b]For Durzo Blint, assassination is an art. And he is the city's most accomplished artist, his talents required from alleyway to courtly boudoir.
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