Maps for Lost Lovers

Book Description

If Gabriel García Márquez had chosen to write about Pakistani immigrants in England, he might have produced a novel as beautiful and devastating as Maps for Lost Lovers. Jugnu and Chanda have disappeared. Like thousands of people all over Enland, they were lovers and living together out of wedlock. To Chanda’s family, however, the disgrace was unforgivable. Perhaps enough so as to warrant murder.

As he explores the disappearance and its aftermath through the eyes of Jugnu’s worldly older brother, Shamas, and his devout wife, Kaukab, Nadeem Aslam creates a closely observed and affecting portrait of people whose traditions threaten to bury them alive. The result is a tour de force, intimate, affecting, tragic and suspenseful.

Customer Reviews:

UNBELIEVABLY FABULOUSLY BEAUTIFUL BOOK.......2007-01-07

Can't say much more than that. The writing is gorgeous beyond anything I have read in a long long time. The story is enlightening amd helps me to better understand the ideas of the Islamic terrorists and extremists. It doesn't really matter the country or culture or religion- it happens in countries all over the world - when religious ideas become so all encompassing, rigid and the only way to look at the world. The cruelty to women is mind bending in its totality. It sounds like I am describing a really brutal and depressing but there is tons of Love and Light in it also. Thank you Nadeem Aslam !!!!!!!!!!!

This is a masterpiece of imagery and emotion!.......2006-06-24

I have never read a more exquisitely written and detailed novel in my life and am reluctant to finish it! It is a story that can be read over and over and I know that I will because THIS is top-notch writing! Though the descriptions CAN be lengthy, they don't interrupt the flow of the story but rather add to them because you are being painted a picture and can take a second to imagine and have your senses thrilled. It's quite erotic!

I'm not going into the details of the story because that's what the jacket copy is for and other reviewers have already done for me, but what I loved best was the unflinching portrayal of the Muslim community - and the way he wrote his characters; so vivid, flawed and HUMAN that if they were appear right next to you, you wouldn't bat an eye.

I also recommend Bodies in Motion by Mary Anne Mohanraj and That Summer In Paris (but especially Babyji) by Abha Dawesar for more delicious and provocative tales of South Asians.

Such beautiful writing...such little beauty to the story.......2006-04-19

There is no question that Aslam is a talented writer; "She goes to the window to look at the falling snow, the mirrors (on her traditional dress) on her [...] reflecting the snowflakes as though they are little windows and it is snowing inside her body."

At times however, the book is overwritten.

I was initially engrossed with the various subplots presented in the book but (without providing a spoiler here), the story concludes with little or no liberation to the reader, from the plight of the characters. The honour killing is deemed a mystery throughout the story but the outcome is predictable. A letdown after a 24-hour reading.

An Islamic topic of this nature will likely be faced with contention. However, Aslam, through his lyricism, had the opportunity to educate the non-muslim reader by presenting a "comprehensive" outlook on the culture of Pakistani immigrants and their British-born 2nd generation children.

Instead, he chose to take a generalised partial stance of estrangement and bigotry.

Although I admire such tenacity behind authoring a book for 11 years, it seems like a waste of such talent. Such beautiful writing...with little beauty & balance to the story. I guess this is why we call it 'fiction'?

I wanted to, but couldn't do more...2 stars.

Too many issues.......2006-03-28

The story tells us the conflicts of an immigrant family. The older generation sticking to its own beliefs. The British born egneration eperiments on the parents ideals and eventually failure leads them to be too Western, in fact misfit on both sides.
The book does target Islam & Pakistan. But instead of being offended the Muslims ahould check the many ill-practises which are shielded by Islam falsesly. Such as the removal of djinns by a cleric so brutally that it killed the victim. Honour killings is a barbaric concept. Islam never imposed it.
Poetry is a bonus in the novel. The metaphors are enhancing the beauty of the language. But at times, the lengthy descriptions of butterflies and moths is irrelevant. At times the information seems misfit and you wonder what the writer is trying to convey. He has tried to cover too many aspects. Anyway it does leave you with things to think upon.

Interesting story. Badly written........2006-01-16

Aslam's core story is fascinating - a culture clash that leads to the deaths of three people, and the collapse of a family.
However, I found the book difficult to read for two reasons.
The first was the visceral hatred thrown up on nearly every page towards Islam and the beliefs and attitudes held by first-generation Pakistani immigrants.
Some of these beliefs are indefensible (such as honour killings and the fatal exorcism that appears in a subplot) but Aslam's seeming hatred of this culture - one he grew up in; he's the son of a Pakistani political exile - and Islam poisons any argument he was trying to make and makes this book a piece of anti-Islam and anti-Pakistani propaganda.
The second difficulty with this book comes from Aslam's incredibly pretentious prose style (such as describing segments of an orange on a plate as "dolphins leaping over ocean waves"). Linked in with this is his failed stab at introducing magical realism (men with glowing hands and blood, peacocks and parakeets, fireflies becoming ghosts, men with golden hair), into the mix.
The story that Aslam is trying to tell is the only reason why I have given this book two stars. If that hadn't been interesting, it would have just managed one.
The difficulties Pakistani immigrants are facing in the UK, and elsewhere in the world, is a matter that deserves investigating and exploring in literature. But there are much better novels that explore these problems - Brick Lane by Monica Ali and Hanif Kureishi's excellent Buddha of Suburbia.

Mapas para Amantes Perdidos / Maps for Lost Lovers

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Mapas para Amantes Perdidos / Maps for Lost Lovers
Nadeem Aslam
Manufacturer: Punto de Lectura
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Spanish | Foreign Language Fiction | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Book Description

The disappearance of Jugnu and Chanda, lovers who broke Islamic law to live in sin, throws the small community into upheaval. Rumors about their disappearance abound, but five months go by before anything certain is known. Finally, the police arrest Chanda's brothers, whom they believe murdered the couple to avenge their family's shame. As the novel unfolds over the next twelve months, we watch Jugnu's sister-in-law struggle to maintain her Islamic piety, as the effects of the double murder prove increasingly corrosive to the life of her family. At the heart of the turmoil is sexual freedom, and Aslam illustrates the many ways women's lives are restricted and romantic love is denied in the name of religion.

Description in Spanish: La desaparición de una joven pareja de enamorados perteneciente a la comunidad pakistaní de una ciudad del norte de Inglaterra se convierte en un auténtico drama social cuando los hermanos de ella son detenidos y acusados del asesinato de los novios. Una encrucijada de pasiones, culturas y religiones en una historia de amor por encima de las diferencias.

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Perhaps he was perfectly harmless. Then again -- perhaps he was her worst nightmare.

When a shady business deal goes awry, Honor Knight is desperate to flee the U.S. with her life -- even if it means taking refuge deep in rural Mexico. Her captor has other ideas. Judd Raven has been hired -- by two men claiming to be her father and brother -- to hunt Honor down.

Honor knows that delivery into their hands will mean certain death. Judd's been led to believe she's a compulsive liar. How can she prove to her kidnapper that these men are seasoned, murderous criminals? Judd's just a cold-blooded mercenary with money on his mind. Or could there still be a beating heart underneath that rugged exterior?

Customer Reviews:

A two is being generous.......2007-06-30

"Don't make me hurt you.", Judd, pg. 36
"If you don't' stop fighting me I'm going to have to hurt you.", Judd-pg. 36
"Go ahead and hurt me.", Honor pg. 36
"That's obvious, including getting yourself raped?", Judd-pg. 42
"I wasn't trying to get myself raped." Honor-pg. 42
"You did try sex. And your efforts nearly got yourself raped.", Judd-pg. 52
Maybe you should have taken her and taught her... ( Judd thinks) pg. 52
"Nearly everyone I talked to urged me not to beat you too severely." Judd-pg. 57
"Last night you practically begged me to take you. If I did that ..if I put you down on the floor and stripped you naked and took you until you no longer had the strength or the will to go on fighting me.", Judd-pg 59
"You mean what would have happened if you raped me?", Honor-pg. 69
"You want rape instead?" Judd-pg. 71
"They want to know how badly I beat you.", Judd-pg. 77

When Judd kidnaps Honor from her home in Arizona:
"You're coming with me tonight Honor. I'm here to collect what's mine. Are we going to have to do this the hard way?" "This is between you and me. It has nothing to do with the laws of the nation.", Judd

After he ties her up:
"I see it more as a matter of recovering temporarily strayed property."

At Judd's house:
"Did you bring me here to rape me in the comfort and convenience of your home?" (They had sex in Mexico.) Honor

Nuff said? In 1983 when this book was written rape and violence and abuse were not considered acceptable any more than it is today. Did I mention that Honor put up with all this like a complete doormat? I found this book disgusting and hesitate to even give it away.

A rough couple.......2007-02-11

A love story between a couple that does not want to bein love. Very good book, like all that I've read from this author.

Great ending, but bad everything else.......2006-09-13

Well, I've got mixed feelings about this one. The whole first part drove me crazy, because the hero was a total [...] and the heroine a bit of a doormat, but I kept thinking: "the one thing that could save this book would be an amazing grovel at the end". The good news is there is a grovel, and it is quite a nice one, too. Not quite incredibly wonderful enough to actually make me give the book a good grade, but enough to bring it to a C, from the depths of a D (and at a certain point, a D-).

Ok, let me backtrack a bit. The story is simple. As the book starts, Honor Knight has been in hiding in Mexico for a few months. She was working for some people who seemed to be consultants but turned out to be gunrunners, and when they realized she'd found out, she had to be eliminated.

So Honor is there, in a tiny little town in Mexico, not knowing who she can turn to, when another gringo shows up, and she just knows he's there to find her. The gringo is Judd Raven, who's been hired by two men claiming to be Honor's father and brother. They told him that he needs to bring her back to them because she's a spoiled neurotic who's supposed to be under psychological treatment and who's even tried to kill herself once already.

Honor obviously does her best to tell Judd her version of the truth, but even after they become closer, she doesn't succeed in convincing him. And for a woman like Honor, trust is something basic in every relationship, so that's that. As far as she's concerned, a relationship between them is now impossible.

Let's start with what bothered me. If this book had been by any other author, I wouldn't have reached the end of it. All the first part, right from the moment when Judd arrives in Honor's village and until the point where he finally becomes 100% convinced that she's telling the truth, sucks big time. And 99% of that suckiness was because of the horrid hero.

Judd Raven kept me gritting my teeth all through this part of the book. He pushed a huge hot button of mine: sexist idiots who think men have the right to treat "their" women as they will. His whole attitude had this "this neurotic woman needs a man who will lay down the law for her" slant to it that I hated. Why was he so decided to completely ignore Honor's story? I mean, he'd already been thinking that her eyes in her photo reflected an intelligence that didn't suggest the type of woman that had been described. And there are many clues that she's not a spoiled little princess. Let's see... spending so long in a backwater village, without any modern conveniences, the fact that everyone in the village liked her and that she was nice to everyone... isn't that enough to engender a few doubts?

But see, two *men* had told him that she was crazy and needed to be brought back, so that was that. Sooo frustrating! When Honor would try to make him understand, and all he would do was accuse her of being hysterical, I wanted to shake him until his teeth fell off.

What else? I'll just list stuff, to give you an idea of this section's flavour, because if I start explaining, it would take pages: We've got plenty of threats of physical violence (to beat her up, to rape her, you name it), we've got Judd thinking to himself she's practically asking to be raped, and that it's her fault that he's so tempted (and we've got him actually fantasizing about it), we've got a disgusting scene in which Judd makes this whole point about forcing Honor to wash his shirts (as any good woman has the obligation to do for her man. And she ends up washing them, too), we've got Judd constantly unable to take a little teasing, always feeling outraged at how she dares defy him, and many, many (believe me, many) more.

The other 1% of this first part's suckiness, if you were wondering, is because of Honor rolls over so easily. Though I do give her some latitude, because she really is in an impossible situation. She does try her best to convince Judd. I just wanted her to resist him a bit more when he makes a move on her!

I think the only positive I saw in this section was a tiny degree of vulnerability on Judd's part, a certain suggestion of loneliness when we are in his POV. If he hadn't behaved like such a boneheaded idiot, he could have been interesting to read about.

So, so far, a horrible book. But once Judd finally becomes convinced that Honor had been telling the truth all along, things do improve. At first, it's only a minute improvement... Judd is still on his best caveman behaviour, telling Honor that since she "gave herself to him" (read: she slept with him), she's now his (old-time JAK heros were quite fond of this reasoning; I've read this in a few of her books) and then kidnapping her so that "they can become friends". I guess it's a measure of how bad the first part was, that this is an improvement!

The only real improvement comes at the end, when Judd realizes exactly why Honor was so upset. And he totally understands then, when he finds himself in a position in which he needs Honor trust and isn't sure he'll get it. The grovel that comes after this isn't perfect, but it's pretty good, and it ended the book in a positive note.

My recommendation? Unless you're a big JAK fan, don't bother. She has plenty more books that are miles better than this, even with the nice grovel.

Oh, and before I finish, a bit of nitpicking. I can't help myself. The Spanish? It was BAD. Especially that little bit about how they called Honor "Honora" in the village, "feminizing Honor's name with an "a" on the end". Nope, that doesn't ring true. Plenty of female names in Spanish that don't finish in "a". Mine, for instance (Rosario). Or, I don't know, how about Leonor? It ends just like Honor. I know, I know, just a tiny detail, sorry for even mentioning it!

Queen of Romance Does It Again.......2005-12-11

I'm big fan of Jayne Krentz. Her novels never disappointed. This is no exception. The plot involves Honor Knight who tries to convinced Raven a mercenary hired to bring her back. That she is in danger. So you have the right recipe for romance,suspense,anticipation. Finally the climax of the story. If you want a great read this is it.

A great golden oldie from Jayne Ann Krentz.......2004-07-05

Raven's Prey, Silhouette Intimate Moments #21, is Jayne Ann Krentz writing as Stephanie James. This book was written over twenty years ago, so it's a wee bit dates, okay, rather dated, but put that aside and enjoy a fun book showing JAK's style before she got too polished. Her current writings really are letting me down, two books out of three, because she is going through the motions. Oh, she is a very brilliant writer, has been one of my favorite writers for two decades. But of late, JAK has forgotten her roots. I am seeing many Romance writers moving to mainstream, and that is fine, but at the same time, I am seeing many of same those writers forgetting what pushed them to the top - their ability to create characters that make you care, the ability to use words on a paper to evoke romance.

This is JAK at her freshest, sparkling style. The battle between the Man from Venus and the Woman from Mars. JAK is a master in this formula, giving you love between opposites. Any JAK knows the routine - feisty woman, dark and slightly dangerous man put in a situation that forces emotions to rise quickly. So enjoy the brightness of JAK when she still had a true love for romance!

Honor Knight was on the run. She'd been hiding in Mexico for a month now, fearing for her life, but the minute he walked into the small cantina, he was there for her. The man was dressed all in black, had black hair. Judd Raven fit his name very well. He was hired to bring Honor back and he intended to do just that.

He turned a deaf ear to Honor's pleas the men who hired him to bring her back were not her father and brother. Eventually, he says he will make sure before he turns her over that they can provide proof of their claim. When it proves out Honor was telling the truth, it was too late in her eyes. He hadn't believed her. Honor thinks their relationship can never survive this. Only, Judd is not willing to let Honor go.

The male-female dynamics are outmoded, but the thrill of JAK really enjoying what she was writing overcomes this. Lets all hope, she takes six month off and goes back and re-reads her first 10 years of work, when she was so sharp, so sparkling. There is no one who can touch her in the feisty heroine and the confused alpha male formula, so I sincerely hope she finds diamonds in the rough have their own beauty, instead of overly polishing them.

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A Murder Mystery for both Men and Women

Raven's Prey should be stalked by mystery lovers.

excellent!
Raven's Prey
Slim Randles
Manufacturer: Mcroy & Blackburn Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books
General | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0963259695

Book Description

A novel. Your best friend is found dead, murdered bizarrely with three other men at a remote camp high in Alaska's mountains. The police have a pretty good idea who did it, but they're not eager to hunt him down; they think the dangerous wilderness into which he's fled will serve just fine as his judge, jury, and executioner. But you know that the tundra and forests of Alaska can be friend as well as foe to those who understand them, and the killer knows them well. What will you do? If you're Jepsen "Jeep" George, topnotch hunting guide who learned wilderness skills from his Athabascan grandfather, you track the killer-no matter if the trail leads across half of Alaska.

Customer Reviews:

A Murder Mystery for both Men and Women.......2000-05-22

This is a book you will not be able to put down. A chase that keeps you on the edge of your seat. A work that paints pictures in your mind and places you in the center of the action. Can't wait for the sequal!

Raven's Prey should be stalked by mystery lovers........2000-03-05

This is a book that gives you a very real feeling of the vastness, beauty, and psychological elbow-room of Alaska, as well as the character of some of it's residents. The main character, Jepson George, remains true to his nature throughout the book. It is one of those books that you wish would go on for just one more chapter, and then maybe just one more... Hard to put down.

excellent!.......1999-09-19

a murder mystery of the type someone looks forward to on rainy evenings - but by no means "typical". Premise is different, location unique, writing unsurpassed. I was charmed. I look forward to a sequal

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Pat Brogan Should Be Shot In The Face
Worthy of a sequel!

Raven's Prey
Patrick D. Brogan
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Historical | Genre Fiction | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 159286760X

Book Description

The ancient city-state of Athens is at the height of her power. She rules over a maritime empire encompassing all the islands in the Aegean and the coasts surrounding the sea. She is an absolute dictator who will not allow her enemies at home or abroad to get the upper hand. Her politicians control her as tightly as they control the hundreds of city-states under her sway. The war with Sparta has kept the two powers in a stalemate for decades. One controls the seas, the other the land. A reckless plan is now underway that could bring glory to Athens, or the destruction of what she has built for so many years.

Customer Reviews:

Pat Brogan Should Be Shot In The Face.......2006-11-28

this is by far, the worst book ever published, may god have mercy on anyone who buys this, speaking of which i bought 3 copies for my family, enjoy!

Worthy of a sequel!.......2004-05-28

Written with passion and knowledge, this book evokes emotion and mental images of Greece, both captivating and feared, the bonds of loyalty tested to their limits. It leaves you intrigued and wanting a sequel......! I LOVED THIS BOOK!

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Raven's Prey
David Framel
Manufacturer: BisonHurricane Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0615147771

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Raven, a small town facing economic ruin and a dwindling population, is the home of Carrie Hammons, a single mother striving to provide for her family. With the help of a friend and lawyer whose role in her future evolves into a romantic interest, Carrie struggles through this difficult transition. Following a chain of missing person's cases in the area, Carrie experiences supernatural visits from an entity. She exits the initial contacts with a change of character and a motivation to increase the number of Raven's inhabitants. Her transformation nearly costs her the respect of her children and newfound love, though she learns in time the true nature of her visitor. Carrie soon confronts the spirit in a life-and-death struggle waged on a mystical battlefield. The plan is simple yet dangerous - free Raven of the entity without jeopardizing the lives of innocent residents. The result is a climactic encounter involving the forces of self-survival and human compassion.

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Raven: The First Bird of Prey

Manufacturer: Puffin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000F2KUDU

An annotated bibliography of Washington raptors and the common raven

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An annotated bibliography of Washington raptors and the common raven
Richard L Knight
Manufacturer: Washington Dept. of Game
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006Y1WKW

Cliff nesting raptors and ravens along the Colville River in arctic Alaska

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Cliff nesting raptors and ravens along the Colville River in arctic Alaska
Clayton M White
Manufacturer: Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007324CM

Implications of communal roosting by common ravens to operation and maintenance of Pacific Power and Light Company's Malin to Midpoint 500 kV transmission line

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Implications of communal roosting by common ravens to operation and maintenance of Pacific Power and Light Company's Malin to Midpoint 500 kV transmission line
Leonard S Young
Manufacturer: Environmental Services Department, Pacific Power and Light Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Wildlife | Conservation | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B00072EP6G

Numbers, productivity and diet of peregrine falcons and observations of other raptors and ravens on the middle and lower Yukon River, Alaska, 1983: A report

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Numbers, productivity and diet of peregrine falcons and observations of other raptors and ravens on the middle and lower Yukon River, Alaska, 1983: A report
Peter J Bente
Manufacturer: FALCO
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B000721FIC

Raven's Prey (Silhouette Intimate Moments #21)

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Raven's Prey (Silhouette Intimate Moments #21)
Stephanie (Jayne Ann Krentz/Jayne Castle/Amanda James
Manufacturer: Silhouette
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000LOMK8U

Book Description

Many years ago, in the mystical city of Kun' Lun, young Danny Rand stared at a suit behind glass - the garb of the "Immortal Iron Fist" - and knew that he was destined to wear it. But where did this costume come from? Why did it wait for Danny all those years like a shadow of his future? The answer to those questions will stun both him and his readers, as Danny Rand leaps from the pages of his breakout hit in Daredevil to his own history-spanning kung-fu epic that will shatter every perception of what it means to be the Immortal Iron Fist! Brought to you by top-ten writer Ed Brubaker and breakout talent Matt Fraction (Punisher War Journal), with action-packed art by David Aja (Daredevil, Giant-Size Wolverine). Collects Immortal Iron Fist #1-6.

Customer Reviews:

An Unexpected Treat.......2007-10-07

Now I wasn't too familiar with Iron Fist prior to this story. All I knew was that he wore funny green pajamas and had a blatantly 90sified dragon tattoo on his chest. Overall, not too interested...On a whim, however, I picked up this classy Hardcover and was pleasantly surprised. Not only are the stories of Danny Rand and his legacy 'Iron Fist' power intriguing and steeped in martial arts, eastern mystery, and shadowy streetcorners, but they are all cleverly written by Brubaker and Fraction and wonderfully illustrated by Aja. A far underappreciated comic like this deserves your time. Hands down.

Reborn!.......2007-08-31

I've never been a fan of the original Heroes for Hire until Bendis reinvigorated Luke Cage in New Avengers. Now Brubaker has done the same for Iron Fist and made him a New Avenger as well.

This book explains where the Iron Fist powers originated, and hints at much greater possibilities than "fist as of iron" abilities. Be prepared for flashbacks, unexplained characters, and a cliffhanger ending as this sets the stage for issues to come. If you want to see Kung Fu in Film Noir style, come and get it!

An interesting start for a sometimes under-used hero.......2007-08-25

As much as I read Marvel comics, I never really had any prolonged exposure to Iron Fist (Danny Rand) before this title. I knew he was one half of the "Power Man and Iron Fist" team back in the seventies, but since that was a little before my time, most of my experience with this character came from Wikipedia. As a result, I really didn't know what to expect from this new comic.

Well, I can easily say it's definitely in my top five being put out right now. As the reviewer before me said, it does spend a lot of time setting the plot up, but I don't think it's for the worse, since I personally appreciated the time to get what was going on. You get to see Danny interact with his main supporting characters like Luke Cage (who thankfully has been brought to the forefront of books like New Avengers), but the "Immortal" aspect of the title is also played up, with short glimpses into the lives of the other people to bear the mantle of Iron Fist. One of these other people plays a major role in the arc collected, so the fact that while the continuity is clearly important (the closeness of Danny and Luke, his former relationship with Misty Knight), it isn't necessary to know all of it in order to follow what goes on. Honestly, I originally read it because Ed Brubaker's name was on the cover, and he could rewrite the telephone book and find some way to make it awesome. I am glad to say his combined efforts with Matt Fraction (who has been a great job on The Order) make this an excellent read.

That good writing is coupled with the more than excellent art of David Aja and Matt Hollingsworth is an even better deal. Sometimes it's annoying when good writing is somewhat dragged down by mediocre or worse art (after all, that's what I first notice in a comic book), but their talent is a perfect match. I don't know how to say this well, but there is a dank atmosphere created by the use of colors in the first few issues, one that makes the story more "real," and then the use of different artists for different time periods takes us, the audience, out of that successfully, suggesting a different world entirely.

This review has probably gone on too long anyway, so to be concise: This is a well-written book that made me, someone that didn't care for Iron Fist at first, a big fan of Danny Rand.

A good start for the series, a boring read........2007-08-22

This collection of 6 issues really only sets up the premise for the series. Not a whole lot happens except for some vauge recollections of past events that have yet to be fleshed out. I wish they would have waited to release this since it seems as if they are writing a 12 issue arc.

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The Last Avengers Story (Book 1 of 2)

Manufacturer: Marvel Alterniverse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000FLF03G

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The Last Avengers Story (Book 2 of 2)

Manufacturer: Marvel Alterniverse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000FLF2ZC

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LAST AVENGERS STORY #1
Peter David
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000URYP9U

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LAST AVENGERS STORY #2
Peter David
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000US03UO

Book Description

The revolutionary new therapy to help heal trauma and relieve eating disorders, anxiety, and depression. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR(r)) has helped thousands of clients haunted by abuse histories or recent traumatic events. It also benefits patients who have not found relief with other therapies and those with chronic conditions or blocked personal and professional performance. EMDR(r) therapy incorporates eye movements into a comprehensive approach that processes and releases information trapped in the body-mind, freeing people from disturbing images and body sensations, debilitating emotions, and restrictive beliefs. Not only does healing occur much more rapidly than in traditional therapy, but clients also experience a sense of joy, openness, and deep connection with others. EMDR(r) seems to be a quantum leap in the human ability to heal trauma and maladaptive beliefs.

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Recommend!.......2004-04-12

Easy to read and helpful for understanding the process of EMDR. I would have to agree with the previous reviewer Laura M that PEACEFUL HEART : A Woman's Journey to Healing is a must-read. Aimee Jo Martin's story clearly illustrates and details her journey with successful EMDR treatments. Quite powerful if you want to really see how effective EMDR can be.

Awesome book! Easy for the lay person to understand!.......2001-11-27

This book was just what I needed to learn about EMDR. She brought everything to a level very easy to comprehend. Many case studies. Just an all around excellent read!

Not too clear.......2001-08-20

This book provides a wealth of clinical examples of EMDR, but doesn't provide any information about what EMDR is or any understanding about how it works. The author admits that she is "not trained as a cognitive-behaviorist" and thus rationalizes her lack of explanation of the theory of EMDR. The author is also an EMDR trainer, which calls into question her choice of case studies. EMDR is a patented method (as the little "r's in a circle" keep reminding us) and it would seem that the author thus has a conflict of interest in selecting which case histories are described. The cases are presented in a gee whiz style that undercuts any sense of objectivity, and as a consequence, the books ends up sounding like a long info-mercial. Too bad, because EMDR is an interesting therapy, but may benefit from a more objective approach than what is given here.

I recommend this book to clients all the time:.......1999-07-31

I frequently recommend this book to clients who are interested in EMDR. It is very readable and conveys some of the power of EMDR. I find it more client friendly than the Shapiro books which are also good.

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