tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45177972805883315742024-03-13T10:32:42.342+08:00A Book under the SunEnjoy reading the way it should bekonshoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13764650464481591057noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517797280588331574.post-14662923246573729682019-09-20T23:46:00.002+08:002019-12-22T11:45:28.165+08:00I Am Legend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is no doubt that I was drawn to this book only because I had watched Will Smith's portrayal of Robert Neville in a post-apocalyptic world. A recent quote shared in GoodReads had further pushed me to seek this book. The book was the original masterpiece, which of course Hollywood had modified to provide an action oriented cinematic experience with Will Smith at the helm. Although most readers preferred the book's original narrative, I enjoyed the portrayal in both the book and the movie, with a higher bias towards the latter due to the dog.</div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">One-liner intro:</span></b> One of the earliest attempt to infuse science into a paranormal horror story.</div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Best part:</span></b> Scientific thoughts in a paranormal (vampire) story, a slightly unexpected ending</div>
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I have always been interested in the Japanese culture. Their products and cultures have pervaded most of lives nowadays, from the sushi and sashimi bars sprouting everywhere to the manga and anime which I chased with a fervour much like housewives following soaps. My hectic pace of life have not avail me the chance to plan a trip to the land of the Far East, but this book here gave me some preparation on what to expect from this isolated nation.</div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">One-liner intro:</span></b> What to do and not to do when in Japan (as the title suggested).</div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Best part:</span></b> Refreshing look into the nation and its culture; summarized and concise, without too lengthy explanation; examples of what others did wrong when they were in Japan; suggestions useful for business travellers and backpackers alike; illustrations which although not really useful, provided a more leisurely read than plain words.</div>
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This book is one of those few which catch me in a grip in the beginning and just force me to flip through the story, trying to unravel the mysteries and know the truth behind. It is, unfortunately, also another book which left me disappointed in its choice to sparingly use obscenities in its story. How employing such useless words in a book could make it into a better story is just beyond me.</div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Best part:</span></b> Imaginative and original future world, which is getting harder to achieve since more and more stories featured an apocalyptic future; exploring a world of liberal gender relationship (this may not be 'best part' for different readers).</div>
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Being in love with Lovegrove’s novel, especially his <i>Pantheon</i> series, could be addictive. Even so, I was rather surprised to find that this latest story following the same pattern to be so disappointing. Although his style of military action never cease to run out of steam throughout the course of the novel, the novelty behind the idea seemed to have dwindled, leaving behind just a husk of a story which tried to continue the legacy of a bestselling series. </div>
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Just as the whole of Singapore celebrates the middle of the year with the annual GSS (Great Singapore Sales), so does all libraries in Singapore, but with its Double Your Loan promotion. So what are you waiting for? Go get double the amount you could borrow now!</div>
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Whenever I read Marvel Comics, I felt that the characters and stories are a little too constrained by the endless revival of heroes and villains, as well as the fact that no matter how bad the villain becomes, he always get away through jail time. Add on to that is the fact that most characters no longer has any surprises left in them, all of them explorer throughout decades of comic publishing and repeated revamps. </div>
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I was drawn to <i>I Am Number Four</i> initially because of the attention grabbing title and its mention of humble backwater Malaysia, but I returned to grab the sequel because of the drama it introduced in the former. </div>
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This time Pittacus Lore blessedly shed most of the mushy romance that is part of an adolescence love story, and focused more on the struggle of a displaced alien from another planet. The plot is more captivating this round, with more to offer compared to the first book. Definitely a better read in my opinion. </div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">One-liner intro:</span></b> A superb, intense and captivating teen read on @$-kicking aliens on the run, with more dramatic powers but less mushy romance. </div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Best part:</span></b> Less mushy, more fighting; good contrast between 2 protagonists that allows the reader to easily shift from one perspective to the other; tying up loose ends from the first title.</div>
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After Straczynski's bout in Marvel ended with the death of May Parker in <i>The Amazing Spiderman</i> and another death of a member of Fantastic Four, he was signed up by DC Comics to work on the character of Superman. The character of Superman was quite intriguing, with his history seldom changing and the character had always been Kal-El/Clark Kent. Having said that, modern readers are becoming more serious, demanding stories with more depth to it, stories which provoke thought and invoke emotions.<br>
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If you are not aware, then be aware - THE Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is back! After announcing its presence back in October, Lieutenant Wolf is back once more with its 75 - 95% discounts on all 3 MILLION of its books. This is a bargain hunt which book lovers could not and should not miss out.</div>
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Today is only the 4th day of the sales and already throngs of crazed book hunter poured into <span style="color: yellow;"><b>MIECC</b></span>, grabbing whatever they can from being snatched by other equally crazed hunters. Enter the halls to hunt for your treasure before <b><span style="color: yellow;">December 23rd (Sun)</span></b>.<br />
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I had been hanging onto Fantastic Four issues on and off now, and none seemed to impress me as much as this "final" issue of Fantastic Four. With the foreboding title of "Three", it seems that one of the member will go off the pages permanently, although fans of Western comicdom knew how much that will stay, what with all those dead heroes and villains showing up again and again via illogical reasons.<br>
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One of the most shocking crossovers in DC Universe which changed familiar characters' background and storyline drastically was introduced in <i>Crisis on Infinite Earth</i>. After that <i>Infinite Crisis</i> was introduced and tried to market the same concept again, extending events from that first major crisis. But with hints being thrown around that this second crisis was but a "middle crisis", there was speculations in comicdom that a "final crisis" has yet to come. And so a few years back in 2008, <i>Final Crisis</i> was launched to put recent events around that time to an end, in another major crisis which once more see the death of major characters.<br>
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Although the beginning was quite uneventful, the story's introduction of all new races made this an original work by itself.<br>
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There aren't many thrillers which I enjoyed, and Stralyn's <i>This Time You Lose</i> immediately becomes one of them when I started reading it. The sense of danger exuding from the pages are more real than Dan Brown's or Michael Crichton's, for what is recounted within the story is something that could happen any day, on anyone.</div>
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<b style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: yellow;">One-liner intro:</span></b><span style="text-align: left;"> A superbly gripping and adrenaline-pumping chronicle of how one ordinary woman faced down dangerous thugs to protect the people around her.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">Best part:</span></b> A fiction that is more real than most thrillers; adrenaline-pumping with a real threat of death around every corner of the story.</div>
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Times' website shared that they have a bargain corner set up within the fair where a book will be sold for RM5, and 5 books at the price of RM10. Knowing what quality these books usually end up as, book hunters are cautioned against high expectations. Still, that should not hinder any dedicated lovers from trying their luck hunting through the shelves (or baskets). Keep them in good condition if it is not the one you wanted though, it may be a treasure for the hunter next to you.</div>
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Continuing his unique style of fusing mythology with modernity is Lovegrove's third installation of <i>The Pantheon</i> series, with the Norse gods in the limelight this time. <i>The Age of Zeus</i> may have secured my unwavering attention to the series, but this next novel in the series equally ruined it.<br>
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Done with the recently organized Penang International Chinese Book Fair last week? There's more this week, as BookXcess, a PJ-based book seller moved north to the isle of Penang to hold one of the largest English book fair in the isle. Over 100,000 volumes of all variety are up for grabs, with discounts between 50 - 90% to be expected according to their Facebook created event. Head over to <b><span style="color: yellow;">Penang Times Square</span></b> starting tomorrow, and don't miss the opportunity as they will only be there until the coming Sunday!</div>
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Let's just face it, for whatever warped reasons which infest our minds, we are drawn to stories of apocalyptic or post-apocalyptic scenes, envisioning a future where the end had come and gone, with the survivors living in a world where necessities of life had to be reevaluated and priorities reset in order to get through the days. Hennessy's <i>At The End</i> fits into that genre perfectly, and is comparable with apocalyptic blockbusters like <i>The Day After Tomorrow</i> and <i>2012</i>, although it lacks the grandeur.<br>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">One-liner intro:</span></b> An intense, adrenaline-rushing apocalyptic page-turner following the footsteps of Gordon Freeman of <i>Half-Life 2</i>.<br>
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If you are not aware of it, then it is still not too late now!! The <b>7th Bookfest @ Malaysia</b> coorganised by POPULAR and Sin Chew Jit Poh is now running its course from <b><span style="color: yellow;">18 Aug (Sat) - 26 Aug 2012 (Sun)</span></b> at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).</div>
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The annual book exposition is deemed the largest in the region, with similar Bookfest expositions held in Singapore and Hong Kong. English and Chinese books from local authors as well as foreign authors are featured in the exposition for all to feast themselves on. Leading publishers from the East (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan) and the West (UK, USA, Canada) as well as local regions (Malaysia, Singapore) all showcase their latest titles for all to choose from.</div>
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Unfortunately though, there is a <b><span style="color: yellow;">RM2.50 entry fee</span></b> but this is not required for students under 18 or senior citizens over 60. More information could be obtained through Bookfest's official website below. With such a big area to get lost in, the official website provided a floor plan for easier navigation, which I have pasted below as well. One shall not miss the opportunity to grab their favorite titles or genres on their way out!<br>
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Too bad I couldn't get myself to there, so do indulge yourselves to your best on my behalf! ^_^"<br>
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<b>Date:</b> 18 (Sat) - 26 (Sun) Aug 2012</div>
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<b>Admission:</b> 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. daily</div>
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<b>Entry fee:</b> <span style="color: yellow;">RM2.50</span> per entry; free for students up to and under 18, and senior citizens up to and above 60; season ticket is available at <span style="color: yellow;">RM10.00</span> for interested parties who wish to enter everyday</div>
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<b>Location:</b> KLCC Hall 1 to 5 (Ground floor) and Grand Ballroom (Level 3)</div>
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<b>Website: </b> <a href="http://bookfestmalaysia.com/?lang=en">http://bookfestmalaysia.com</a>
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</div><a href="https://bookunderthesun.blogspot.com/2012/08/7th-bookfest-2012-malaysia.html#more"></a>konshoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13764650464481591057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4517797280588331574.post-87149990418198488322012-07-28T01:33:00.000+08:002012-09-06T00:53:18.251+08:00The Age of Zeus (Book 2 of The Pantheon series)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This book is a totally awesome combination of mythology and sci-fi mated with page-turning thriller and relentless actions that blows your mind away. So profound is the story that my first experience with Lovegrove's <i>The Pantheon</i> triptych is enough to compel me to return for the others of the same series.<br>
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Although it was originally intended to be a trilogy, it was never explicitly mentioned as so, and so the series which features independent and unrelated stories of gods walking among human in modern era extended into its fourth installation, effectively throwing everyone off the original assumption of a trilogy. Even Lovegrove himself is no exception. Perhaps there is the hand of god in play here.<br>
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<b><span style="color: yellow;">One-liner intro:</span></b> Showdown of <i>Clash of the Titans</i> and <i>Crysis</i> in a modern era.<br>
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<i>by Elle Pepper</i></div>
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When I got hold of this novella, I was expecting a swashbuckling story about a pirate's adventure on sea, maybe not something of the magnitude of <i>Pirates of the Caribbean</i>, but at least with a story which I could relate to a pirate. Unfortunately, the only thing I could relate to those scoundrels at sea was the fact that the protagonist and his crew were pirates.</div>
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<b>The Story of the <i>Dragon Wynd</i></b></div>
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The summary of the story was thus: Jalen Shenn, captain of the ship <i>Dragon Wynd</i>, was constantly persecuted by the Empire, even prosecuted for made up crimes which he did not commit, all for the reason that he was carrying his family's name. He was betrayed by his most trusted crewman while serving under the blue flag of Freehold, and his wife was caught and never to be seen again.</div>
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Plagued by the relentless persecution of the Empire, the betrayal of his trusted friend and the disappearance of his wife, he faced two choices before him: to bow to circumstances and continue his existence in anonymity, or to raise the flag of bones and proclaim himself a pirate once more.</div>
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And that is the end of the story. Really.</div>
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