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The spotlight is squarely focused on Beast Boy in two complete sagas. First, in the days before the current incarnation of the Teen Titans, Beast Boy tries to reignite his stalled acting career only to find himself implicated in a murder. Then, Beast Boy is seemingly cured of his animal shape-changing powers only to see the children of San Francisco suddenly run riot, assuming green animal shapes with no experience and lots of panic. Introduction by Geoff Johns.
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Nothing special.......2006-01-16
The third TPB of Geoff Johns' re-invention of the Teen Titans focuses on longtime Titan Garfield "Beast Boy" Logan. This TPB collects both the Beast Boy mini-series from 1999 as well as the Titans story; both of which are fine in their own right, but there's really nothing special here. Johns is a gifted writer (don't let Infinite Crisis fool you) but his knack for team superhero storytelling is replaced here for the conventional stuff that you'd expect from someone else. The art is solid enough, but as a whole Beast Boys and Girls feels completely unnecessary for the most part. All in all, this is worth checking out for Teen Titans fans who enjoyed the first two volumes, but there isn't much here to hold your interest.
insight to the background.......2006-01-02
This TPB gives great insight into the character and orgins of Beast Boy of the Teen Titans. It helps explain what drives him to be the way he is. In the second part of the book, events show exactly what Garfield thinks of life. And it finally shows what a true rock that Beast Boy plays in the Team.
Weakest Of The Three Titans TPBs.......2005-07-17
Beast Boys and Girls compiles two stories about Gar Logan, the Titan's Beast Boy.
The first story, a Beast Boy miniseries from 1999, gives us insight into Gar's character and his motivation. It's a great story with some very lovely artwork and it rarely hits higher than a four on the comics-cliche-o-meter. The script is only awkward when it tries too hard to hit a dramatic or comedic moment, but this does not happen often and, overall, the drama and comedy don't suffer.
The second story is the actual Teen Titans story. It gives us spot-on Gar Logan characterization that is, sadly, often presented in trite comic-book-character-expository-dialogue. The characterization of the rest of the Titans is usually right, despite their smaller roles. The exception here is Bart Allen (aka Kid Flash), whose maturity level seems to change based solely on whether he's needed for a comedic, dramatic, or expository moment. Similarly, the Teen Titans all appear as though they have the mysterious power to change their own ages at will, often choosing to look younger than they actually are. The action here is so-so, with nothing particularly thrilling. It is usually not even threatening enough to require the involvement of all the present Titans. Still, Gar get what he's been wanting all along, a chance in the spotlight (even if it is to fight a cliched, d-list villain).
Beast Boy Kicks Butt!.......2005-06-25
If you're a fan of Garfield Logan (aka, Beast Boy), from either the Teen Titans comic book or even the animated series, then this collection is definetely for you. Not only do we get a lot of character moments and background, but we also get to see Garfield do some long overdue butt kicking, as he tries to prove to everyone that he's no longer just a kid with super powers but a superhero in his own right.
There are two stories in this collection, both of which were written (at least in part) by Geoff Johns, the current head writer for Teen Titans. The first is the 1999 "Beast Boy" mini-series, which has BB on his own for the first time ever and trying to make it in L.A. Personally, I think this is the better of the two stories; it's filled with lots of humor and drama, as Logan finds himself accused of murder and tries to find the real killer. Most especially, it shows that Garfield has now really grown up, and is well on his way to coming into his own.
The second story, "Beast Boys and Girls", jumps ahead in BB's continuity to the current Teen Titans series, with Garfield still older and now back with the Titans. In this story, Garfield loses his powers but must deal with a new villain known as The Zookeeper - a villain who has a connection with Garfield's parents. A little bit more action oriented than the first, but still a pretty good tale - and one that finally gives BB someone who may end up being a very real arch nemesis for him. My one complaint about this story is that, for some reason, the artist kept making him look a lot younger than he should be - Garfield Logan is, by this time, supposed to be about 19-20, yet he frequently comes off as looking younger than he was in the mini-series above. Grumble.
Anyway, complaint aside, if you are a Teen Titans fan of any stripe, and especially if you like the Titan's green shapechanger, then this is the collection for you.
And open note to Geoff Johns: Please bring back Matt Logan!!
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Mayhem and miracles in Wales beckon Owen Archer back to his roots....and to a ruthless killer.In the wet spring of 1370, a time of political unrest, a murdered man is left outside the gates of St. David's, Wales. Not far away, a wounded stranger, drenched in blood-- not all of it his own-- is carried to sanctuary by a wandering bard. And a mystery linked to warring passions for a woman and a nation begins for Owen Archer.Owen, leaving his family behind, has undertaken a holy pilgrimage to Wales with his ailing father-in-law and his friend Geoffrey Chaucer-- and has agreed to carry out a mission for the English king. But he is unexpectedly moved by his return to his native land. And when asked to investigate the killing at St. David's, Owen-- sharp at discerning truth from falsehood-- begins to see the momentous import of a fugitive shrouded in secrecy, a lady betrayed by love, and the ties binding a man's soul....that tighten to torment his heart.
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Another excellent Owen Archer Mystery.......2005-09-10
I love these books and have read everyone now. This one is as a good as the others. I am glad that Owen has finally returned to Wales for a time. Brother Michelo's growth is fascinating.
A Gift of a Good Book.......2004-11-12
Spring 1369, Owen Archer, one-time soldier and spy is out recruiting archers for the Duke of Lancaster, but he is also on a mission to find out whether the Duke's own steward is betraying him to the Welsh rebels. Trouble goes before them and a body in the Duke's livery is left at the city gates.
All of Candace Robb's novels have great appeal to those interested in the medieval period and this one is no exception. Owen Archer is a believable hero and the area of York in which he lived is not too far from my own home which lends a extra dimension to the novels from me.
Very confusing.......2004-07-25
I agree totally with the reader who wrote that a simple list of characters would have helped. I too, thought the names were very confusing, Dafydd, Dyfrid, the dogs names so close to the men's names...ahhh. The names were also very long. I found myself having to go backwards to read to figure it all out. It was more work than enjoyment. I have read about 5 other Candance Robb books and I enjoyed this one the least. The others were very good.
Much to think about........2003-05-15
I think this is my favorite so far of the Owen Archer series. It certainly gives one much to think about. Although A Gift of Sanctuary takes place in Wales and lacks the Archbishop's Spy Owen's charismatic wife, Lucy, the apothecary, it does expand on the characters of her father Sir Robert D'Arby and of the Archbishop's secretary, the mercurial Brother Michaelo. These are characters with which the reader has become familiar in earlier works. When the elderly knight and the irritating brother are thrown together as companions on pilgrimage to a sacred site in Wales and travel with Owen who is on a mission for the Duke of Lancaster, the reader has the opportunity to know them better. Both individuals grown in depth throughout the story, adding human interest to the story of murder and love betrayed. Indeeed, the story focuses as much on the development of these two people as it does on the mystery itself.
Haunting too is the tale of Owen's long separation from his family and of the many changes that are wrought by time in one's absence from home. In the years during which the action takes place, travel is a dangerous pursuit undertaken only rarely and then usually for religious or commercial reasons. Most people had not travelled more than a few miles from their home. For Owen, who left home years before to become an archer for the Duke of Lancaster, returning home to Wales is a bitter sweet experience at best.
Interesting too is the reintroduction of the poet Chauce--he appeared in an earlier story as well--and of a Welsh bard (with whose name I am unfamiliar). Both add some comic relief to the story, especially Dafydd ap Gwilym who plays a wise fool throughout. I took a class in Middle English, reading Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, when I was working on my MA in history, and although I struggled through the unfamiliar and vaguely familiar words of the poetry, I never learned much about the man himself. Robb's recreation of his personality, while it may not be perfectly accurate is probably not far from the truth.
Again the author provides an interesting summation of the history of the period, including the political climate of the Welsh-English frontier of the 14th Century.
Bravo! Wonderful! I laughed out loud, I cried..........2003-01-06
How do I rate the best thus far in a series of 5-star books?!?! If there were more stars, this book would get them from me. I read it in one day, devoured it like Belgian chocolates. What can I say? I loved the journey through Wales, the pilgrimage. It was great to meet Martin the Fleming again (Jasper's old friend). Sir Robert and Michaelo were wonderful. Tangwystl, yes what a beautiful name. It was fascinating to find out Owen's feelings upon revisiting Wales, crossing the Severn, meeting up with countrymen and family. The author does a phenomenal job of characterizations. The bard Daffyd was fascinating, as were his friends Cadwall and the two dogs. Great books, all of them so far, but this is my favorite. I've been to Wales and this book captures the mystery perfectly!
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A 365-day devotional to encourage you to maintain the awareness of God's manifest presence, no matter where your days may take you.
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Moonwise
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Beautiful, poetic, and challenging.......2006-02-12
If you are looking for light fantasy, a quick escape from the world, this book is not for you. If you love poetry and language, puzzles and riddles, myth and folklore, Moonwise will delight you, if you are willing to take on a challenge. Be warned, Greer Gilman paints -- beautifully -- with old English and dialect, words so fallen out of use that you will only find them in the OED, not Webster's. She weaves meaning with the rich imagery one usually finds in poetry, not prose; like poetry, Moonwise is sometimes best read aloud.
Although the story may not seem complex to some, it's profound enough to enlighten and even transform lives. I've lent this often to fantasy-loving friends over the years: for half it was too rough going, some loved it, and - to my surprise - it transformed the life of one (a woman on the threshold of middle age, not some green youth who'd be entranced by Ayn Rand or Heinlein). Even now, on my fourth read through, I'm seeing things I didn't before. This is one of the few works of SF/Fantasy that might be read 2 centuries from now.
If you do buy this edition of Moonwise, cut out the foreword unread. It contains spoilers, a terrible thing to do to a masterpiece that is part riddle and puzzle.
Gibberish .......2005-12-24
I attempted to read this book quite a while ago. I saw the cover, read the back cover, and was intrigued. It promised to be a mystical, magical, imaginative tale and so I bought it. I began reading it, and although the writing style was somewhat convoluted and disjointed, I persevered through it, determined to read it. I got a little beyond where Sophie vanishes and the mysterious gnome-type character enters the story. As I continued to read, however, I found myself really struggling with and becoming more and more frustrated with what the author was trying to say. I began to get really annoyed with the her insistence on being as obtuse, hallucinogenic, and completely dysphasic in "communicating" a story as is possible.
To be fair, at times the cadence and rhythm of the words themselves do carry you along, but after a while I found it to be a strain to follow a story where not that much seemed to be happening. Poetry and the beauty of language is one thing, being maddeningly obscure is another. This book was like a bad acid trip. I agree with Green Melusine. If you are absolutely determined to read Moonwise, make sure you have a bottle of Excedrin with you. If you try and fail to finish it, don't feel bad. It would be akin to feeling bad about not being able to ride out shizophrenia.
If you like folk music and folk motif, give it a chance.... .......2005-10-21
I enjoyed this book a great deal (I managed to get a secondhand copy as a gift from a friend). I think it's a truly great example of an almost-lost way of telling tales, and it's daring, and it's a deep, heavy, demanding read. The scope of the tale is traditional -- it's a quest for someone, something valued -- but immense, and sends out roots into balladry and myth and so many other layers of the world. I enjoyed what Ms Gilman did with language, dialect and the voices of her characters. I concede that it's not a quick book, but books weren't always quick.
Haunting, Mythical, Magical.......2005-08-14
No doubt one man's cloud is another man's clod, but that Publisher's Weekly review seems particularly misleading and tonedeaf about "Moonwise." Look at some other evaluations of the book:
"Moonwise remarkably attempts to compose an entire long fantasy at a pitch and density of language reminiscent of Gerard Manley Hopkins . . . . Greer Gilman's deep knowledge of English etymology (including dialectal variations) charges every word with all its possible meanings . . . . Moonwise is a work of inexhaustible richness." -Encyclopedia of Fantasy
"Greer Gilman is a writer like no one else. Many try to employ the matter of myth and folktale, but their tongues are inadequate-Gilman can employ words as the bards of Ireland did, to make realities, and she does it handily, and over and over. Moonwise doesn't resemble a work of the past age-it is the past age come back new, in its clothes and its language and its dark riddling heart. Moonwise simply has no peers."-John Crowley
"Moonwise is an amazing book, a work of genius. It deserves to stand beside Lud-in-the-Mist or the writings of Lord Dunsany as a truly original seminal classic. And yet the most remarkable thing about it is that, amidst its intense and serious magic and its astonishing use of words, it causes you to laugh aloud-quite suddenly, taken unawares by an outrageous pun or an ingenious one-liner. I love this book and admire its nature magic more every time I read it."-Diana Wynne Jones
"There are some books that seem to have existed forever. That when you find them for the first time you are only rediscovering something you had lost, long ago. Hope Mirrlees's Lud-in-the-Mist is one of these; David Lindsay's Voyage to Arcturus is a second; Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is another. Green Ilene Gilman's Moonwise is one of that company. It does not take you to where the dreams start. It is where the dreams start."-John Clute
If you look at the copyright date for the review, it's 1991 -- this is a special hardback reissue by Prime Books. It's a shame Amazon.com couldn't find a more up-to-date review for this edition.
Some Other Perspectives.......2005-07-27
No doubt one man's cloud is another man's clod, but that Publisher's Weekly view seems particularly misleading and tonedeaf to "Moonwise." (...) Look at some other evaluations of the book:
"Moonwise remarkably attempts to compose an entire long fantasy at a pitch and density of language reminiscent of Gerard Manley Hopkins . . . . GIG's deep knowledge of English etymology (including dialectal variations) charges every word with all its possible meanings . . . . Moonwise is a work of inexhaustible richness." -Encyclopedia of Fantasy
"Greer Gilman is a writer like no one else. Many try to employ the matter of myth and folktale, but their tongues are inadequate-Gilman can employ words as the bards of Ireland did, to make realities, and she does it handily, and over and over. Moonwise doesn't resemble a work of the past age-it is the past age come back new, in its clothes and its language and its dark riddling heart. Moonwise simply has no peers."-John Crowley
"Moonwise is an amazing book, a work of genius. It deserves to stand beside Lud-in-the-Mist or the writings of Lord Dunsany as a truly original seminal classic. And yet the most remarkable thing about it is that, amidst its intense and serious magic and its astonishing use of words, it causes you to laugh aloud-quite suddenly, taken unawares by an outrageous pun or an ingenious one-liner. I love this book and admire its nature magic more every time I read it."-Diana Wynne Jones
"There are some books that seem to have existed forever. That when you find them for the first time you are only rediscovering something you had lost, long ago. Hope Mirrlees's Lud-in-the-Mist is one of these; David Lindsay's Voyage to Arcturus is a second; Tolkien's Lord of the Rings is another. Green Ilene Gilman's Moonwise is one of that company. It does not take you to where the dreams start. It is where the dreams start."-John Clute
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The MoonWise Path 2004 Daybook/Journal teaches us how the Moon's unique qualities at each New and Full cycle help expand our future opportunities and assist us in creating an amazing life. A weekly calendar also shows Moon Voids, Solar/Lunar eclipses and other unique planetary alignments that collectively effect our lives as well as space to journal your New Moon intentions and Full Moon affirmations.
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MoonWise Path is wonderful!.......2003-12-03
This calendar is great! It has wonderful astrology & mythology information ... the New Moon & Full Moon pages are inspiring.
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Moonwise
Greer Llene Gilman
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Moonwise 2005
Pendragon Publishing Inc.
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Time and again we stumble for words and actions that will reflect our feelings of compassion and our desire to be of comfort. Based on the authors' extensive research, their workshops, and their professional experience, and filled with personal stories and anecdotes, this heartfelt, practical, and easily accessible resource covers the three most common areas of concern: "What can I write?" "What can I say?" and "What can I do?"
The authors address such issues as:
- Special circumstances -- sudden death, suicide, the death of a parent or child
- How to compose a letter of condolence -- including a variety of sample letters
- How to be of service -- from ideas for thoughtful gifts, to assisting with business affairs and funeral arrangements, to suggested ways of helping in the aftermath
- When more help is needed -- the benefits of grief therapy and support groups, with a listing of recommended reading and other resources
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excellent addition to your library.......2001-07-28
I recently lost my beloved cat of 14 years. At the same time our neighbors lost two of their beloved dogs. We were all floundering in grief and what to do and say. This book helped me with my own grief and also allowed me to say and do things better with others.
"What Do I Say, What Do I Do?".......2001-05-01
As one who spends my professional life with grieving people and the professionals who care for them, one of the most common questions I hear is, "Do you have any suggestions about what to say/what to do. . .?" In a thoughtful, practical book, the Zunins have made that question much easier to answer!
I especially like the section on what to write in condolence notes and cards. After my Dad died in 1993, the cards that came that "told the stories" and helped us remember were the real "keepers." The stories and remembrances bring fond recollections to the family and friends and help through the healing process of bereavement.
If you've ever wondered, "What do I say, do, or write?" this book is for you. You'll find yourself going back to it again and again.
Help at a difficult time.......2000-09-30
When my father first recommended this book as I was struggling to write a letter to the family of a friend killed by a drunk driver, I was skeptical. "How can a book tell me what to write?" I thought. "I don't want this to be some kind of form letter. This is personal." But the letter that The Art of Condolence helped me to write was anything but distant. The book guided me with sensitivity through one of the most difficult tasks I've ever faced, and the result was a deeply personal letter offering my condolences and memories of my friend. To my amazement, several different members of the family independently thanked me for the letter and told me how powerful it was for them. Finally, this book made what could have been a wrenchingly empty and frustrating task into a cathartic process that helped me grieve as I remembered my friend.
The Art of Condolence.......2000-05-17
We have all been in some variation of the miserable situation of learning of the loss of someone special, and staring at hopelessly at a blank page, groping for words of comfort. Often, we are tempted to give up, and write or say nothing, for fear of saying the wrong thing. The Art of Condolence is the answer to this situation.
The Art of Condolence has guided me through writing comforting letters to bereaved patients and families for more than 5 years. This book is a wonderful step-by-step guide on how to write helpful, and meaningful letters to bereaved people, while making them heartfelt, individual, and personal.
The strengths of this book include guidelines for almost any imaginable situation of loss, to people in any variety of relationships, from people in many different positions. Dr. Zunin also succinctly and simply discusses phases of grief, with rationale and suggestions for helpful letters, notes, telegrams, cards, or personal conversation. From the sudden violent death of a child, to a protracted illness and death of a spouse, or the heartbreak of a stillborn infant, this book offers specific and yet comprehensive guidelines.
I highly recommend The Art of Condolence for anyone who hopes to offer comfort and compassion to another, in any situation. I am extremely grateful for this book, and the healing words which can be penned by anyone who uses it.
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