Sunday, February 27, 2011

Probiotics Help Bloating

"marked man" dePeter V. Brett

The marked man. The saga of the demon I , Peter V. Brett, ed. Minotaur, 2009 (reed.)

Second Life for a novel which I think went unnoticed in his first publication (other cover and several euros more expensive). At least to me go unnoticed because even remember passing by the store and the order arrived, it was sold, was again asked and was never heard. The truth is that it did not intend to read this story, but as he had just finished a novel and wanted to go out for coffee mid-morning (literally, if you do not take things I sleep ... narcolepsy), grabbed the first thing at hand. Two days after I finished. And I can say is one of my most enjoyable reads so far this year.

Apunto's argument because it gives me stick back up (I'll be vague, but at least I'm honest).

Every night, when darkness looms over the world, the abyss, demons he can not hurt with ordinary weapons, emerge from the soil to feed on humans. When the sun goes down, people should hide behind magical symbols and pray that their protection will last one more night. For hundreds of years the Demons have been the owners of the night.
Although not always the case. There was a time when, under the command of the legendary Liberator and armed with powerful symbols, the men battle the demons ... and slowed its progress.
Now, once again, it's time to face the night and struggle to regain freedom.

Okay, I always will say. One people, some bad and a choice that will save them all. Yes, but written with grace, with nerve, con brio, in an interesting world with many hosts. The novel presents the adventures of three characters principles: Arlen, Rojer and Leesha from his childhood, his subsequent separate ways, how to know and the final apotheosis. The author describes and explains the history go separately, so long, for these three characters grow antre the reader and pass much of the novel trying to see them together. Characters are well treated with the reader sympathy of the blue (personally I prefer Rojer sympathy aroused by the minstrels and because it remains a likeable loser ...) and perhaps lack a little depth, but they have enough charisma and its evolution is correct. Perhaps as a reader you do not agree with the decisions that the character takes, but are appropriate for the story to flow.

The world we created Peter V. Brett is the best of the novel. The whole subject of graphs (okay, okay, not original but it worked very well) that are just magical writing, the people we are missing a description about the importance of the word of stories and legend.

the devils. For in this novel the bad guys are demons. Period. I thanked both a novel that is not based on the intrigues of the palace, in the power struggles between kingdoms, in good and bad they are good they are bad. Here are some humans who have to kill demons. Period. This allows for epic battles, cakes continuous and pleasure of amateur fantasy that innocent dichotomy between good and bad. Very starting role (and, incidentally, the author must be a frikazo of town and if the photo library is yours, it is ... and the role is well presented ... go see the witch to find information? power weapons? give you a +4 in attack to find the magic spear? I'm tempted to steal this world and I mounted a game ...).

The devil maimed.
One of the best characters and stars some of the best and most electrifying scenes.

The novel reads quickly. Is smooth and addictive. Is well explained and when a character gives a cake you know who is giving. Passes well and has a taste for detail that I appreciate very much. Although missing pages to delve into the cities and areas, to finally seal the romance, Peter V. Breet spends another narrative details that make the characters suddenly humanized in the eyes of reader. Example? Page 54.

Jessi Little Boogie, only five years old, climbed on top of Arlen's lap to see better. He had given his family a few puppies a dog from his father a few weeks ago and now she is stuck in what looked closely. The said while starting Keerin The story of Return, and his high voice ...

Brilliant. The girl does not reappear in the novel, but this detail to sit in the lap of Arlen humanizes and makes real the world and the people we encounter. Not talking about parades and bait of demons, not an excuse for some hosts. They are people. Children listen to minstrels. Are details of those who serve so that the reader cares what happens and understand the change and sacrifice of Arlen, Leesha healing obsession or Rojer rides for people. And Brett sampling that likes to write and who cares what you write.

And all to speak of redemption. The three protagonists are people injured. Both physically and emotionally and there is a search for forgiveness and reconciliation. For reasons I will not explain, we are faced with three characters who turn away and refuse affection or love. Looking for a second chance and a family. The real demons also become the fears and traumas that drag the protagonists. Mostly Arlen. But this is what you read and ya lo descubriréis por vuestra cuenta y riesgo.



El hombre marcado es una buena novela. Entretenida, vibrante, adictiva y divertida. Una gran película de acción y unas horas de lectura feroz. Una muy agradable sorpresa y una novela muy recomendable para todos aquellos que quieren pasarlo bien con un libro, les apetezca explorar un mundo apasionante, se sepa de entrada quien es el malo y quiera vibrar con unas grandes peleas. Y en abril la continuación. Y sí, le tengo unas ganas...

Friday, February 25, 2011

Letter Of Appeal For Work Permit

"Awakening" by Kelley Armstrong

Despertar (Los poderes oscuros II) , Kelley Armstrong, ed. Marlow, 2010

Awakening took days and days roaming the shelves at home, from stack to stack, always delayed and always rejected. Curious, because it was the continuation of that Invocation liked me so much. Why not read it? Mandritis, I guess. But finally last weekend I sat in the reading corner (corner changing every two or three weeks because it is so hard on the couch at home one spot) and I zampa in a fairly quick read with a pair of through narrative gaps.

argument: it is a continuation of what happened in the first half. A Chloe and her friends things happen and solve mysteries and underpin new and confirms that youth is a saga of mystery, but different. I know that as a short story is suspenseful, but since the editorial Marlow is responsible for explaining the plot and the mysteries of the first part on the back, because it happened to me.

definitely saga The dark powers is one of the ones I like. I guess that is because much of what separates the amateur's literature (and more if you read romance paranormal or what you call or that horrible sense of "young adults" which is like neither fish nor fowl). While the plot and characters are very similar to the usual (classless, quiet guy vs. kids friendly, enemy, family mysteries, etc.) presented here by a dirty optical realism. The characters are all cute or funny or not have to be liked. And the problems are not solved problems and on two pages. The latter is explained.

being simplistic, the story arc is Awakening characters are at point A and have to get to point B without passing through points C and D because they are ill. What other novels are resolved in a paragraph. For example

Mike and I fled from the residence Starry Night. There could be happy and love as we loved each other because the evil Nazis Communists living in the basement boilers want to use my powers for evil. We left the road. No money, no food, no shelter, no friends, no personality and are to forty below zero. How would come to New York?

We arrived in New York while dawn ...

fragment of the novel do not love you Go, unwritten.

In Awakening, no. Kelley Armstrong plays the trick of the road and knows that some teens fled without money or food, and shelter are suffering. Poor sleep. Cold. Hunger. Odor. Road hazards. This contrasts physical journey with the only site that was the first novel. Along the way the characters grow, know, hate (little characters are so bad they end up falling between them, but must work) and run from danger. The argument and the mysteries are deployed, but always in a different way. The author points out something in the first few pages left in the air, follow other paths, swerves, turns ... Play with the structure and this is commendable, demanding the reader. It is also true that sometimes we miss a little more narrative pace, but the writer saves these challenges with a couple of big scenes that bring the novel to terror. The scene of the bats, for example.

protagonist of one of the best scenes in the novel.

characters develop, the bad are really bad and new threats. Kelley Armstrong begins to create a literary world that is becoming increasingly attractive, but subtle. New beings with powers, new creatures and new side. Leaving the residence to explore a subtle and controlled the fantasy world in which live actors.

Awakening is a good continuation of the series and a chapter that delves into the characters rather than action. It is still entertaining, fun and a different point. Perhaps that desire I had that fall more in the realm of terror has not been completely fulfilled, but has its moments. And in this part and start with hints of romance, but as the novel, romance is a realistic, credible and peaceful. When one flees from the bad and cold and hungry, one can not entertain to make hands.

A good second half for a good and friendly saga.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Free Dirtbike Birthday Invitations

"a vampire"

A vampire , Martín Piñol, ed. More Timun, 2011

Los Angeles. Costales has a seemingly easy job, caring for a child to something posh Barcelona did not miss anything while fulfilling his dream of studying film. Costales kills time meeting people, attending shoots, spying on the girl next door and little else. Until one day the boy (not a child, but a strapping young man) disappears, and without wanting anything to deserve it, Costales is immersed in a chapter 24 terrorists just changing moviegoers Interncional by vampires. And stress and hosts, tension, hosts and gross humor. New novel

Martín Piñol. And that's always good news. Because you know that at least you will find a well-written novel and fun. After the resounding and absolute masterpiece that is that wonder of iron dragons (and if it was an American novel and would have Pixar made a movie and want, want, want dolls and GEPEC Gulman, and if French would have given some Goncourt Piñol had left them) and I never tire of recommending and you have to read if you or another if they flatter yourselves reading good literature, Piñol back with a piece of humor for adults. And he points to the vampiric fashion, but moving love stories (although there is one and pretty) and focusing on action, laughter and reference.

Because this novel is a paradise for thirty-something culturally dispersed (also known as Geek of balls). DC, Marvel, TV series, movies of the eighties, music (less) etc. All the service history. Come on, that this novel is a small dictionary of geek thirties. These references are explicit in some cases, some are parodies (Frank Castillo and subtlety I pass by ...) and some are, say, environmental. Because A vampire takes us straight to the cinema of the eighties with, and this is a very personal impression, that jewel of Fright Night to the head (the face of vampires led me here at once), a story vampire with a lot of action, humor and the weight of the cinematic tradition as a flag. Although Piñol as a good writer played with marked cards, and obscures some of us references or main inspirations (He notes, for example) or that point much like the first adventure of that disturbing character named Ripley Patricia Highsmith.

The characters are well cared for, though one is nothing more than an excuse for a good couple of jokes. Costales serves a trilogy and what you want to take. De drive is pathetic and can not hide the geek within. The vampires are bad and Chung. The Adolecedor deserves a spin-off for himself and the couple provides one of the best moments in the novel. And this pair of Catalans lost in Los Angeles called Piñol and Natalia that could make your own sit-com. And the city. Character more known and unknown corners. The novel also serves as a brief guide to visit the city (novel freak + dictionary + Guide + laughter insured and all fourteen euros for nothing).

The novel is well written and funny. It has very good jokes, parodies very well developed and there is no page where the reader does not let go a smile, a giggle of those who do not hear me the meter series and a good pair of laughter. And the joke of the heart, which is burrez and anthology. Something negative? Maybe I've missed more shoring up the structure and that on occasion seemed to rely too much on the joke or reference. But Pecato minutes before a work fun, fresh, exciting, agile, donkey and very refreshing.

Y, Piñol, godfather,

1. Is there a prize for which he has caught all the references without using the glossary?
2. Like I said, I know who is Deadshot and what is the Suicide Squad. I have the comics at home. Ostrader got a funny series, fast, fresh, violent and mythical.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Best State For Disabled People

Martín Piñol "I'm number four" Pittacus Lore (seud.)

'm number four, Pittacus Lore (seud.), RBA, 2011

admit that she fell for the first time this novel in my hands crossed malrollero my body shuddered. Why? Fear. It could not be a good sign that this novel came sponsored by a sentence of Michael Bay, this "film director? Hogwash has perpetrated as Bad Boys I and II , Pearl Harbour, Transformers I and II , The Is ... what the hell, like all the fucking work "film?. A "film? cameras characterized by seizures, embarrassing patriotism and exhibition booth free female body pajillero impossible positions. Days later you discover that there is a movie about to premiere and its producer is Michael Bay. If that add a mysterious author (or author? or author) and the cover is the handsomest of the movie that this made a stink of burning and precast product (and, indeed, after seeing the trailer I can only say that will not go to see the film and it shows that behind all this, Mr. Bay: epileptic camera, lots of noise, lots of girls explosion and dirty, sweaty and impossible positions.) But we're here to talk about the novel.

planet was once a crowded supeguay superguay that was suddenly invaded by some very bad types who won and loaded all the life he had. Only one ship managed to escape in the direction to earth with nine children who became the hope for the survival of an entire race. Children with special powers. As well, three of them killed by the bad guys and go for the room, the protagonist of this story.

Okay, I admit, I liked the novel. I read it in a few hours (do not let her fool you five hundred pages: the paper is thick, short paragraph and there is much dialogue. It's not addictive, is that it reads in a pis pas) and kept me entertained.

Point.

Nothing. It is mere entertainment. You can not ask more than what it is: a novel popcorn to hang out, forget and devote it to things of greater substance. The story is simple (there is a good with a mission and those who spank bad) and a thousand times seen and heard and explained. The characters are flat and fulfill the function with which they were born (the hero, the hero's master, the girl, the girl with guns, best friend, certainly not the enemy, the bad terrible, the monster who does not, etc. ), but offer no surprise. A fast-paced style, direct, film and functional. A mere entertainment. It's not like I hate somewhere the spiritual heir of hunger games. No. Not by a long shot. There's nothing hardness, ambiguity, depth, character work and polyhedral Masterpiece by Suzanne Collins (of which one of these days I'll talk, but there are so many things to say and I never dare ...). It is a novel flat, with flat characters and a huge zero originality and inventiveness. Everything we read and what we have read or seen on The Star Wars (with an almost modeled in the pupil / teacher), Final Fantasy , Superman, Matrix , Marvel comics and, above all, Dark City, one of the most influential films of contemporary science fiction. Powers, explosions and bad. "Tall, pale, with hats and coats?


We, like these.

And some more. Four is special, four falls, four masters his powers, four fights bad guys in a final battle full of cakes, explosions and monsters that ends up being exaggerated, not credible and full of clichés. Novel

popcorn with all that implies gender. To eat, be entertained and forget.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Whats Better On Aruger 10 22, A Scope Or Red Dot?

The black swan with Natalie Portman


This post is a salad. : D
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Then I tell them about This movie I just saw: The black swan.



I do not know much about the film (and I would like) so my comment is only a humble spectator. I can say is that the movie is worth it, apart from awards or nominations may be received, the film is consistent all the time the story told, although that story is not at all consistent, due to the characteristics the main character, Nina, a ballerina who has dedicated her life to dance, and now is one step to realize their greatest dream, to dance in Swan Lake, but any dancer of the cast, but as the Queen Swan the main figure.



The Swan Lake is a love story (this goes for any girl @ s @ s who are here and that may not be as aware), tells the story of Odette, a girl turned into a swan by a sorcerer and that to be freed from this body that imprisons need true and pure love of a prince. A prince falls for her, but .... the day we celebrate the feast in the castle and in which the prince must choose a wife, the magician appears on the arm of his daughter Odile, who, because one of its charms is very much like Odette, Prince wrong, chooses Odile and declares his love for Odette ... and finally ... you look it: D

Dancing Swan Lake in a special moment for a young ballerina, that means, in many cases, has reached a state of technical maturity and can become the center of attention of critics, the press .... Nina

dance perfectly white film (Odette), but also must dance representing the black swan (Odile) and fails with sufficient expertise. In contrast, Lili seems perfect for that role, is a Chinese light-hearted and evil, just what I needed the black swan.


Nina will have to compete with her for the role has waited all his life. But it used to be a lovely girl, sweet, demure. Will bring to light the dark being in all of us?


is possible yes, but that other girl, selfish, evil has been hidden so long, I will not settle for crumbs ....



not stop seeing the black swan, I expect more of a surprise ...

Monday, February 14, 2011

Does Clairol Dye Have Mteallic In It?

"The Nightwalker" by Kate Thompson

creature of the night , Kate Thomson, ed. RocaJoven, 2011 TEXT BACK



conflicted Bobby is a boy of 14 years. Stealing, made with foreign cars and get into trouble in general are part of his hobbies. That is, until his mother decided to move to Bobby and his younger brother Dennis to the field. They rented a house which is situated on the edge of a farm family takes Dooley. Dennis

insist that every night is a fairy, but it is a tiny old lady who appears at the hatch door dog and carrying a man's shirt. Besides the old lady has told Dooley that a child was killed in that house for some time ...


When this novel came to the bookstore and saw the cover and read her argument, cataloged as a young adult novel of terror. As I am interested in terror and more if it is oriented toward young, I decided to read it this weekend. No sooner said than done. It reads fast, is interesting, well written, but it pissed me entertained. Why? For this edition of creature of the night is dishonest. Everything about her seems bound to find a horror novel. Not really. It is a horror novel. Not even a fantasy novel. Neither contains a wonderful item. The night creature is cutting a social realist novel that chronicles the misadventures of a boy of fourteen, his problems with a dysfunctional family and their path to crime youth. The novel is this more a little mystery of disappearance which takes up little in the novel, which is anecdotal and it is without doubt the weakest of it (even if the trap is used to keep the reader ... the silence of night ... the presence ...).

is why I say that the presentation of the novel is dishonest (or at least the issue here has done Roca). You sell one thing and then gets you bent another. One expects a classic haunted house story with murder and is then included a picture of a guy fights with his mother, stealing a car and reintegration efforts by working in the field. And most Incredibly, the first thirty pages start out as a horror novel and haunted houses to ghost (in this case fairy) child included and disturbing. But once the masks are removed and the hero steals a car and start the social drama.

And it is this part of social realist drama and the best of the novel (and fortunately, that occupies more pages). Bobby is a good character. Hard, dense, contradictory. It is well written and defined. His need to give and receive love, yet the wounds he carries. The reader sympathizes with the character and feel their doubts and mistakes. And is nervous to see that is screwing things and that sometimes mistakes that for fear makes you want to and disappointed. The character of the mother is also very well drawn. Single mother of two children. At first I was fourteen years old. Overwhelmed by a responsibility he never wanted. Irresponsible. Conflict. Violent. Loving. His love collides with the wall of coldness and hardness of Bobby and his frustration erupts in the worst way. The rest of the characters become real to the viewer and one lives with them and feel the freshness of the countryside of Ireland on his face.

But ...

But not quite understand why the author puts in a subplot of mystery novel with a neighbor and a girl missing elderly woman who only sees the younger brother and legends about fairies. Reading the first pages, it appears that this will be the main argument, but no. Is diluted in the fights between Bobby, their leak to Dublin, his reflections on life crap, work in the field. Whenever the subject of fairy pointing, milk disappears, the neighbor who was never seen again, clueless and I had to remember what we were talking. This part of "mystery" I think that is missed, badly explained and that adds nothing significant to the story that really matters: the anxiety vital and Bobby crisis.

creature of the night I found a good novel with realistic characters well built, but with that annoying subplot that goes nowhere, but curiously Rock that has exploded in its English edition. And again, if someone searches for a horror novel or cutting fantastic, this is NOT his novel. If someone wants a realistic novel with good characters, then YES.

And one last note ... Is it me or see something more than a reasonable resemblance between the cover of The Creature of the Night and The House of Shadows published by Edebé?


And if someone questions it, that of Edebé was published earlier.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

What Doctor Treats Bursitis Of The Pelvis

Emerald Land - The magic sphere

everyone!

share with you information about Esmeralda-La Land of magic sphere of Pilar Alberdi.


- Title: Land of Emerald
- Subtitle: Magic Sphere
- Author: Pilar Alberdi
- Cover Illustration: José Gabriel Espinosa
- Interior Illustrations and Map: José A. Rando
- Graphic design and layout: Silvia Pou
- ISBN: 978-84-92826-10-0
- Collection: Series Young
- Format: 138 pp. 21.6 x 15 cm.
- PVP: 14 €






will be on sale from February 15 .


Synopsis

legend
A world where many characters face the dark world represented by Ténebrus and his henchmen. While in the Land of Emerald residents have realized that a book is worth a library and a person and all, into the murky world surrounding, the darkness lurks at every turn. Can an older teenagers and restore hope to the towns? And what do you do with this story Tilsmans these young fliers? To find out, just open the book to the first page, where you say ... 'Land of Emerald or the lineage of the smaragdos. They are also known as the land of the Three Kingdoms (Mytos, Circe and Artemis), the three lineages and the three libraries. " Then let yourself be enveloped by a magical world, classical and medieval, where wonder becomes real. A war between good and evil. A saga that has just begun ... Over fifty characters at your disposal. And this is just the beginning ...


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From LDC wish you many successes of this new literary creature.

And you my dear reader ... let me comment: D

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"Cycle of the Werewolf" Stephen King

cycle Werewolf, Stephen King, DeBols! Ment, 2010

There novels that over time they become mythical. They are not, do not read, they appear in lists, but have for years sold out and disappeared. Eagerly anticipates and when someone finally reissued or find them in the second hand stops, the wait is worth it and the novel becomes essential. Other novels not know, you do not hear even thought contral the work of the author and one day appear by surprise. When you read this thought comes to mind of how you might have lived without having read it before.

Cycle of the Werewolf not belong to either of these two categories. If one of the unknown, and no novels of Stephen King, it is by merit. Although Stephen King will defend one of the best American storytellers of the century and early twentieth century, when the shit, the shit thoroughly. To show the film he directed and end Shop

Twelve months. Twelve full moons. Twelve attacks a werewolf. And little else.

One of the great virtues of the work of Stephen King is his ability to maintain and provide new blood ancient myths of the novel of terror forever. I think the vampires of Salem's Lot , in the myth of the haunted house as well played in The Shining or Bag of Bones, or the mythical and essential reecración story William Wymark Jacobs monkey's hand in the wonderful climate and animals Cemetery, the game refers to dogs of Tantalus in the sympathetic Polaroid's dog . Naturally, each of these findings has a dark counterpart. King is one of the best, but also one of the most irregular.

And where do we put this Cycle of the Werewolf? Peorcito For what I've read from King. The origin of this short novel is a curious request. Someone decided to make a calendar on the figure of King Lycan and commissioned to compose a short texts accompany the artwork. Naturally, King spent Stpehen text length, the project was abandoned and the stories of the calendar is published in book form. So we met with twelve minihistory conductorio a tenuous thread to tell us the attacks of a werewolf in a small town.

Problem. No story, no characters, no stress, no terror, no literature. Only sketches of possible chapters extremely stereotypical characters in the line of King (the repressed, the abuser, alcoholic, etc.) And zero psychology. How big is King is the care with which traces the psychology of his characters, their contradictions and fine eye to remove the defects and the flashes of evil and madness within us. There's nothing here that. Someone might say that the brevity of the chapters does not allow the development of psychology or characters to which one might reply Monterroso recommended reading. In werewolf cycle nothing remarkable except for some image or some blunt words. The rest is bad. And worse, the rest remain indifferent. The best part? Some of the illustrations that accompany the novel. They are the best of Bernie Wrightson, but always watch your line is fine.


That itself can be a bad novel, but is not a boring novel. And that also need to know to recognize it.