Understanding Key Education Issues: How We Got Here and Where We Go from Here
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In this age of education innovation and reform, schools must evolve and react to current policy...
Transport Planning and Traffic Safety: Making Cities, Roads, and Vehicles Safer
Dinesh Mohan and Geetam Tiwari
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In recognition of the importance of road safety as a major health issue, the World Health...
Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions
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Evaluating Demand-Driven Acquisitions examines recent research in demand-driven acquisitions in an...
Optimizing Physical Performance During Fasting and Dietary Restriction: Implications for Athletes and Sports Medicine
Ezdine Bouhlel and Roy J. Shephard
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Optimizing Physical Performance During Fasting and Dietary Restriction examines the effects of...
Handpicked: Simple, Sustainable, and Seasonal Flower Arrangements
Ingrid Carozzi, Paul Brissman and Eva Nyqvist
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Brooklyn-based florist Ingrid Carozzi reveals her secrets for creating flower arrangements that are...
Joe Goodhart (27 KP) rated Doctor Who: Christmas on a Rational Planet in Books
Nov 30, 2020
First, let me just write that this is clearly one of the more effed up New Adventures you will ever read. The things I witnessed within were horrible and chilling in a number of ways, far more so than I recall them being when I first read the book!
For those not aware, this was Lawrence Miles' (or, as some like to refer to him as, "Mad Larry") first published DW work. The seeds are planted, offering us glimpses at ideas, like Grandfather Paradox, which will be elaborated on further in his Eighth Doctor Adventures ALIEN BODIES and INTERFERENCE BOOKS 1 & 2.
Yes, as many have commented, his writing is not as polished or focused as it would be later in his career. However, that is not to say that it's rubbish or worthy of being snubbed. There are some damned good ideas here, both abstract and otherwise. The book requires a lot of focus, but it was worth it in the end.
I miss the writing that DOCTOR WHO used to have. Nothing in the 2005-onward NuWHO stories can hold a candle to this! And at least the Doctor's companions weren't all following him with lust-filled, puppy dog eyes like they were in the current stories!
If you are looking for something WHO-related, with a bit more bite and a whole lot more to tickle your brain, look no further than CHRISTMAS ON A RATIONAL PLANET!
Respiratory Medicine and Allergy
R.M. Leach, B.E. Lams and E. Hadley
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This book provides a selection of interesting problems for review by the hospital doctor or GP.Many...
The Gospel According to Flannery O'Connor: Examining the Role of the Bible in Flannery O'connor's Fiction
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Jordan Cofer examines the influence of the Bible upon Flannery O'Connor's fiction. While there are...
Kristy H (1252 KP) rated The Shadow Cabinet (Shades of London, #3) in Books
Feb 13, 2018
Therefore, any nitpicks I have about anything in the book feeling rushed are no doubt of my own doing, as I manically flipped pages, wanting to find out what happened to Rory and the rest of the gang. When the series is over, I look forward to reading all the books again, and savoring them a bit more.
Needless to say, I loved this book. Definitely my favorite novel to date this year. I am sure Johnson's Shade of London series isn't for everyone, but I've fallen for American-based Rory, a transplant in London, who can now see ghosts. It sounds preposterous, but Johnson has made it work- and work well- in all three novels so far. I love Rory, I love her character, and I love the group of people she's come to surround herself in London - far away from the home she knows in New Orleans.
<i>*spoilers if you haven't read the first two books - which you should, immediately!*</i>
In book three, Rory is dealing with the grief of losing Stephen, as the team frantically tries to find his ghost. They are also trying to find her prefect, Charlotte, who was kidnapped by Rory's therapist, Jane. We learn more about Jane and her past involvement in an ancient cult and a likely string of murders. It all involves a much bigger plot involving London's ability to harness its dead, and the existence of a murky, rumored government organization who polices ghosts.
We also meet a new character in this novel, Freddie (a girl), who is quite bright, but of whom I still remain suspicious - silly, perhaps, but it's so hard to trust new people coming into the gang. We see more of Jerome, which is nice, and Boo and Callum, of course. There's actually less focus on actual ghosts than you'd think and more on some big conspiracies, but it all works, really well. The camaraderie of the team, and the way Johnson voices Rory is just lovely, and the book reads so well. Even what should be a crazy plot is made readable and believable through the lens of these developed characters.
As always, I'm left a bit bereft, waiting for the next book. (And, for the record, I finished the last few pages right before the twins woke up. I feel like that's fate, right?)
Rainforest Tourism, Conservation and Management: Challenges for Sustainable Development
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Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture,...