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"The
Cormorant" by S.Gregory
A history teacher moves, with his wife and baby son, into a newly-inherited
cottage in northern, seaside Wales. The terms of the inheritance dictate
that he must care for his dead uncle's cormorant. It's just a bird, but
in the eyes of this man and his family, the cormorant looms as a relentless,
malign presence -- "as ugly and poisonous as a vampire bat"
-- and seems to draw the small boy under its spell. A tightly written,
erotically charged drama about people who do not know themselves and cannot
come to terms with the natural world and its inescapable strangeness. |
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"Carnevale"
by M.R.Lovric
A story takes place in time of Enlightenment as the he glamour of Carnevale
incorporates the life of Venetian artist, Cecilia Carnaro, in the midst
of a decaying Venice, both quietly in denial of their defeat and suffering.
At the age of thirteen Cecilia is drawn from her bath, and into the arms
of an aging Casanova, whose undeniable love and goodness teaches her the
tenderness of love and the talent of representation. What follows is an
astoundingly depiction of love. Cecelia and Casanova explore the many
aspects of passion. Amid the scandal and festivities, however, Casanova
goes too far and has to escape. Cecilia is left alone and she discovers
that the consequences of loss are far greater than ever imagined. Twenty-Five
years later, now an esteemed portrait painter, Cecelia finds her self
in England, where she meets lord George Byron. With him, she discovers
love that gives more sorrow than Cecilia ever bargained for... |
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"A
Clockwork Orange" by Anthony Burgess
A story in this book takes place in a futuristic England, centering around
a teenage gang. Their leader, Alex, is our narrator, as he lets us join
in on the gang's adventures, which mostly center around "ultraviolence"
such as rape, beatings, very sick jokes where someone ends up severly
damaged, etc. On one of these outings they make their way into a middle-aged
woman's house and Alex ends up killing her and is caught by police. If
I say anymore I will give away the book, so I will stop now.
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"Dangerouse
Laisons" by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Prime characters of this XVIII century novel, the Vicomte de Valmont and
the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealth, and bored--form an unholy alliance
and turn seduction into a game. And they play this game with such wit
and style that it is impossible not to admire them, until they discover
mysterious rules that they cannot understand. In the ensuing battle there
can be no winners, and the innocent suffer with the guilty. In common
words, Les Liasons Dangereuses tells a twisted story of the plotting and
eventual downfall of two young rich lovers whose evil schemes end up getting
the best of them. |
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"PunkRockLater"
by M. Lizut
Interviews conducted by author with erderly guerillas of polish punk scene
of '70 and '80. This book is the most important work of modern polish
sociology. |
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