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In So Vast the Prison, Assia Djebar takes full advantage of the novel as a flexible art form, moving majestically between narrative and history, bending the book's shape to reflect its concerns. In rich, poetic prose, she describes the women of Algeria and their inner lives of faith, longing, and grief. Aside from their aesthetic value, Djebar's innovative narrative strategies create an additional poignancy, as the artistic freedom she enjoys rubs against the restrictions placed on the women whom she portrays.
The novella-sized first section begins in the capital city of Algiers, in the world of a post-colonial middle class that straddles French and Algerian cultures. The narrator, an educated married woman, is consumed by love for a younger man who works in her office building. This secret, platonic love could happen almost anywhere: her actions are restricted less by the Islamic society than by her emotional commitment to her marriage and "the watchmen of bourgeois respectability." But when the narrator confides her hidden feelings to her husband, his response makes clear Algeria's very different history and culture.
He struck and I slipped to the floor.... then I heard him, as if echoing from within a prison cell in which he found himself, in which he wrestled, in which he was trying to keep me. From inside this nightmare space, inside this bodily fear, my eyes closed, and hidden under my arms, under my lifted elbows, under my already bloody hands, I heard and I would almost have answered with a laugh, not a madwoman's laugh nor one of tearfulness, but the laugh of a woman who was relieved and struggling to free herself. "Adulteress!" he repeated, "Anywhere, except this city of iniquity, you would deserve to be stoned!"
The book's focus then shifts to a historical account of the relationship between Muslim women and the lost languages of North Africa (enigmatic traces of which have survived), as Djebar explores the symbiotic relationship that women have had with words, serving as the culture's literary caretakers, "preserv[ing] the writing while their men wage war in the sun or dance before the fires at night."
Djebar combines themes of narrative and erased histories in the third section, as the narrator seeks to "recapture the deep song strangled in the throat of my people"--that is, to convey (and thus preserve) the lives of the contemporary Algerian women who have been veiled and silenced. The section's short narratives, mingled with the experiences of the narrator while making a film in rural Algeria, are fascinating and inspiring. This Algeria is a world of women-only ritual dances, bride thieves, gossip in the hammams (public baths), sorceresses, and an unforgettable 8-year-old shepherdess who gazes at the narrator "without real curiosity but with fond indulgence." In Djebar, these stories have found a courageous, gifted teller--though one who is sadly aware that her voice is a lonely substitute for what should be a chorus. --John Ponyicsanyi
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Assia Djebar's latest novel explores the contradictions of being a modern, educated Algerian woman trying to survive in a man's society. Set against the backdrop of bloody Carthage, the novel celebrates one woman's attempt to transcend history.
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A modern, educated woman in the male world of Algeria lives a life of contradictions in this sweeping, cross-cultural novel translated from the French and first published by Albin-Michel.
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A bit suffocating.......2005-09-09
I have mixed feelings about So Vast the Prison. Some of it is speedy, compelling reading and some is obfuscating malarkey. I find it difficult to decipher exactly what her objective is and I was never convinced that she herself knew. As someone interested in the varied culture of the Middle East, I did not regret the few hours I spent reading it, but I'm sure there is much better material out there.
Undoubtedly the most horrible book ever!.......2004-04-16
So vast the Prison is indeed just that: a prison! the writing is so boring and confining. this book however does act as a great sleep aid, everytime i just held the book i fell asleep! save your money, but more importantly your valuable time; no one really cares about this topic anyway.
So Vast the Prison.......2003-12-29
A somewhat difficult book to read, unless one is familiar with the French post-modernist style (Derrida, Cixous) however well worth the effort. This is an ambitious book that explores the power-relationships between men and women, husbands and wives, colonists and colonized, French and Arabs, Arabs and Berbers as well as the power implicit within spoken and written language, using a poetic, somewhat cinematic style (Djebar is also a film-maker)that meanders between what is apparently a semi-autobiographical narrative and (somewhat)straightforward historical writing, focusing on both modern and ancient Algeria.
This is not a book that one can skim through and still understand: however the end result is insightful and haunting and leaves one wishing for more.
A Very Boring Story.......2002-10-23
This book is a waste of paper. It is extremely hard to follow and it actually puts me to sleep when I read it.
So Vast The Prison.......2000-10-06
I read the book without knowing what the subject would be. I was happy to find the same style Assia Djebar has acustomed us with. True I didn't see myself in the main character but I could see Algerian women of pre and post-revolution, mostly the city women. I don't think that this book gives a picture of another culture like the previous previewer was hoping to find. Also, the book was translated from French. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in reading about an Algeria that is not darkened by the stereotype of today, fundamentalist, terrorist...
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- This is the next great series by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller!
- loved it & glad there is to be more
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The #1 Science Fiction Trade Paperback in America, March 2003! -Locus Magazine Meanwhile, on another side of the universe... Freelance thief Gem ser'Edreth makes the calculated mistake of turning down a commission from the local crime boss. Gem's hidden past proves an unexpected liability as his plans to leave the planet go catastrophically awry. Suddenly embroiled in interplanetary politics, and a potential interstellar war, in possession of a Trident, a mysterious, ancient object of power and an unwanted cousin, Gem discovers that the Trident may hold the key to his salvation-or his undoing.
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This is the next great series by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller!.......2006-07-29
No, The Tomorrow Log isn't set in the Liaden Universe. But don't let that stop you from mining the riches you'll find in this book. The Tomorrow Log is replete with relentless excitement, derring-do exploits, mystical elements, an understated romance, and the authors' trademark diverse socio/cultural touches.
Gem ser'Edreth is an electronics ace by nature and an independent thief by trade. He has very few ties to anyone and prefers to exist on the fringes of civilization, under the radar of the law. His preferred companions are his tiny robotic spider constructs, which are invaluable in reconnoitering and infiltrating many potential "jobs."
Gem's status quo changes when the beautiful and lethal Corbinye Faztherot - scout, mediator, and assassin for the GenerationShip Gardenspot - shows up and claims kinship with Gem (they're cousins) and tells him that he is the long-lost Captain predicted in the Tomorrow Log to steer the Gardenspot past its greatest peril and then onward to bigger and better things for Ship and Crew. But Gem dismisses her, an act which he also repeats time and again with Lady Belaconto, a chieftain of the planetary crime syndicate, who wants to commission Gem into stealing a legendary artifact in order to control the trade of a rare drug.
The tension is ratcheted up when Belaconto sniffs out Gem's familial ties with Corbinye and has her kidnapped and held as hostage until Gem undertakes and completes her commission. Little does Gem realize that the theft of the mystical Bindalche Trident will catapult him and Corbinye into a rousing, high-stakes adventure foretold by a prophecy centuries past.
This is the first entry in the Gem ser'Edreth series. The upcoming sequel is titled Web of the Trident, which hopefully will be out soon (the authors' blog says maybe around April/May 2007?). As usual, Sharon Lee & Steve Miller make for a wonderful, highly entertaining read. I was totally engrossed in The Tomorrow Log and finished it in one sitting. This book found me marvelling once again at the authors' talent for intricate world-building. Given time, Gem's universe might prove to be as entrancing as the Liaden Universe. Gem and Corbinye turn out to be as captivating, resourceful and heroic as Val Con and Miri. They certainly ingratiate themselves with the reader. Gem's cute techno-spiders make good supporting players, as Lee & Miller invest them with almost human characteristics. The valiant golden-eyed Spider Number Fifteen may well be my favorite secondary character.
This is a very promising start to what hopefully will be a memorable series. It's similar to the Liaden Universe in terms of its space opera scope and sensibilities. But at this juncture, The Tomorrow Log doesn't resonate as well with the fans. But, give it time...Anyways, four and a half stars.
loved it & glad there is to be more.......2006-04-01
I just now finished Tomorrow Log. It was good to once again read intelligent, plausible and human SF (of which there is all too little). I am also very glad to have just found out that there is an upcoming sequel to this one, which I hope will be available soon, because a lot could happen next, and I want to know what that is ASAP!
so-so.......2005-07-30
THe book was a little too long even though its short. I read it, but did not really enjoy it. I am hoping when I re-read it in a couple of months I will find it more interesting.
Not Liaden, but satisfying nonetheless.......2005-07-28
I recommend the authors' Liaden series; most characters are well developed and interesting. I bought Tomorrow Log assuming it was a new Liaden installment, and was disappointed to find this was not set in that universe. Nevertheless, the first few pages grabbed me, and I stayed up way too late because I couldn't put the book down. Thanks, Lee & Miller!
W-O-W-! This is not one to miss!.......2004-12-03
Gem ser'Edreth is a wizard with electronics and a freelance thief. He is a loner by choice. The only help he wants is that given to him by the small robot spiders he creates. These little fellows help him enter computers via cracks to take it over or steal data, help check for traps, pick locks, even crawl into rooms and spy.
Lady Saxony Belaconto is a planetary crime boss. She wants an ancient object, a Trident, that would allow her to control the hesernym trade. She seeks Gem out with a commission to steal it. Of course, he refuses. Being a loner no one has any hold over him. Persistent, the crime boss waits and watches. Then she learns Gem has a cousin.
Corbinye Faztherot, if you ask the people who live on land "Grounders", is an assassin. If you ask the people who live on ships "Worldwalkers", she is a seeker. Her duty is to bring back the ship's Captain-to-be so that his Crew (A.K.A. family) may know him and he may be about the business for which he was foretold in "The Tomorrow Log".
Gem suddenly finds himself embroiled in interplanetary politics, a potential interstellar war, a ship filled with an unwanted Crew, and in possession of an ancient object of power and its Witness. Things will never be the same.
***** W-O-W-! When authors Sharon Lee and Steve Miller team up marvelous things happen! This is one of those rare books that hook the reader, not in the first chapter or on the first page, but in the first sentence which contains only nine words. I eagerly await the next in this fabulous series! *****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
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Walking in the Shadow of a Rainbow........2005-07-07
I have read many wolf books, but this one brings a feeling of bondage between Man and Wolf. But the story is not goody-goody. There are bounty hunters and trappers as there are in real life. This book refers to a map in the beginning of the book a lot, but you can manage to do without it, its not vital. Though this is a slightly shorter book it still has all the action and emotions as if you were really there. It is a really good buy and would recomend it to any wolf or animal lover.
Absolutely Incredible.......2003-10-25
Just finished reading this and it is truly the most powerful factual story I have ever read. It has a similar thread to a fiction novel by another Native American author, Ghost in the Rainbow. There is a ghost wolf Indian spirit in that story, and I couldn't read this story without referring back to that one. The Native Americans know something about wolves, and this book touches upon that something...are wolves spirit creatures? I am of the opinion, because of these two books, to believe wolves are a lot more than animals. I can only encourage people to read this story. You will never be the same.
"Shadow of a Rainbow": Silver Screen for the Silver Skin?.......2002-07-24
There are three non-religious books I read and re-read constantly. "In the Shadow of a Rainbow" is one of them. Man and wolf become alive before our eyes, with unexpected depth and dimension, as does the land of BC itself - and my life has become the richer.
I despair of ever seeing this story done properly on film, but there is one person who could do it justice - Hayao Miyazaki, master storyteller from Japan, known the US for "Totoro," "Kiki's Delivery Service," and "Princess Mononoke." (He could also do a worthy animated "Diary of Anne Frank." With the eye and heart of a spiritual magician, and artist's touch to match, I wait for him to bring Nahani alive on the screen. In the meantime, I'll just have to keep reading the book itself...
Connections.......2002-02-05
What a lovely book. Leslie has captured the remarkable story of a young Indian man, who is befriended by a wolf, in living color. Greg (the Indian) and Nahani (the white wolf) meet when Nahani brings her pack into the area where Greg is prospecting for gold . Thanks to Greg's willingness to watch and learn from the wolves, along with his inherent respect for their boundaries and ways of doing things, the leader of the pack (Nahani)gradually comes to trust him. Eventually she sits by his fire, allows him to scratch her back, and pull ticks from her skin. This mutually satisfying relationship ends when the first snows of winter arrive and Greg must return to town.
Back in civilization, Greg discovers that Nahani has earned a reputation as a killer. There is a large reward being offered to anyone who can kill her and bring in the skin. Greg is naturally upset by this, and tries to convince people that the wolf is not a threat. He is opposed by a trapper named Dan who does all he can to stop Greg from helping the wolf. Concerned for Nahani's safety, Greg embarks on a 3-year quest to locate the wolf and save her if he can.
The story of how Greg manages to locate and track Nahani through one of the remotest and most inaccessible regions of the country is as inspiring as it is fascinating. Better still is the story of what happens when Greg eventually locates the wolves.
This story, which ends on a very positive note, is said to be true. It was told to the author (Robert Franklin Leslie) by Greg himself. Aside from the few places where human motivations and emotions are attributed to the wolf, the story rings true. It is a real treat for anyone who believes in the interconnectedness of all living things.
One of the best that I've read!.......2001-01-09
I have read many books, both fictional and non-fictional, about wolves. This book was truly one of the best. It was refreshing to read a story about a wolf where it did not end up dead by the end of the story yet, the story is realistic. If you love wolves, you will be amazed at the friendship that is possible between a human and a pack of wolves. I will re-read this one!
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In 1931 John Neihardt traveled to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota to interview Lakota elders who had witnessed the Ghost Dance and the Wounded Knee Massacre. He met Black Elk, and their two weeks of intense talks became Black Elk Speaks, one of the most important biographies of an American Indian ever published. Accompanying John Neihardt to help him observe and to take notes were his two daughters, Enid and Hilda. For the first time Hilda Neihardt presents her memories of those interviews. She celebrates the days and nights of storytelling, camping, feasting, and horseback riding with the fresh eyes of a bright fourteen year old. The volume includes never-before-published photographs and answers many questions about the collaboration between the Lakota holy man and her father, called Peta Wigamou-Gke, or Flaming Rainbow. Hilda Neihardt lives on the west bank of the Missouri River near Tekamah, Nebraska. For years a private attorney, she now devotes much of her time to presentations in schools and to service organizations.
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A must read.......2003-01-09
Anyone who has ever read "Black Elk Speaks" should put this book "Black Elk and Flaming Rainbow" on their must read list. Written by a woman who was there during the interviews, this book sheds much light on the arguement of whether "Black Elk Speaks" is fiction or non-fiction. It also explains why "Black Elk Speaks" could not have been written exactly as Black Elk had told his story to Neihardt. The book also touches lightly on interviews leading to the writing of "When the Tree Flowered" also by John Neihardt, as well as "The Sacred Pipe" by Joseph Epes Brown. This book is a must read for anyone interested in Lakota culture.
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Barbie¨ returns as the brave fairy Elina in Barbie™ Fairytopia™: Magic of the Rainbow. Elina is going to fairy school where she must learn to use her fairy powers to perform the Flight of Spring and ward off winter. Unfortunately, the evil Laverna has returned and she's putting the freeze on springtime! Will Elina and her new fairy friends defeat Laverna or will Fairytopia be on ice forever?
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Magic of the Rainbow book - good book.......2007-05-13
My 3 year old loves all the Barbie movies and their books! She enjoyed using the stickers that came along with it too.
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- Awesome for the Imagination
- Regards to the Man in the Moon
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Regards To The Man In The Moon (Reading Rainbow Book)
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Louie's unhappy because the other kids call his father "the junkman." But his father knows that it's not just junk: "All a person needs is some imagination! And a little of that stuff can take you right out of this world!"
So Louie builds the Imagination I, a spaceship fueled entirely by imagination -- and blasts off into an adventure that will dazzle children and adults alike.
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Awesome for the Imagination.......2006-12-29
This is a great book for a few reasons and not just that Ezra Jack Keats wrote it. First, it addresses an important issue; that no matter what you look like, how you dress or how much money you don't have your friends are the ones who are true to you. In addition, your popularity can change within a few hours. Second, this story is great because it has inspired my kids to believe in the power of their dreams. My kids love this book; it really seems to fuel their imagination.
Regards to the Man in the Moon.......2002-01-22
Louie is upset that his friends call his father "the junkman." But his father explains to him that all it takes is a little imagination to transform "junk". So with the help of his parents, Louie builds the spaceship Imagination I. The next morning, he and his friend Susie blast off into the wide expanses of space. At first they are a bit afraid, but that changes when they see wondrous things and discover new worlds. A mini adventure occurs when Ziggie and Ruthie---who have followed the two into space---run out of imagination and get stuck. This book introduces children to the mystery and beauty of outerspace. Keats' illustrations done with a combination of paint and collage are truly fantastic. However, I find that most importantly "Regards to the Man in the Moon" teaches children to let their imagination soar and transport them places they've never been, and where they can be anyone and do anything.
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- excellent!!!
- Very intrigueing
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Rainbow Man
M. J. Engh
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excellent!!!.......2001-12-23
I highly recommend this book! It is so interesting to read and M.J. Engh shows her great knowledge of science fiction in writing this novel. READ IT!
Very intrigueing.......2000-05-31
This book was unusually good for me. I am used to adventures where the characters go off beating each other up as well as the bad guy, but this book was different. It was more about discovery of other cultures.
The main character in "Rainbow Man" is a woman who has left her starship to live on the planet Bimran? . She is a woman who is defined as a male because she has had an operation done to make her unable to reproduce. This and other strange things about her new surroundings are the main conflict in the story. read it!
Prismatic.......1998-12-02
There is something irresistibly compelling about this novel which defies specific definition. Piquant, poignant, with depth. I'm one of those people who seldom picks up the same book twice, and yet somehow I found myself reading this same novel for the third time, just recently. Let me try to tell you why. Liss, a floating visitor of planets aboard giant starships of the future, finally decides to settle down upon a harmless-looking planet. She is immediately and somewhat cryptically nicknamed "The Rainbow Man", and rainbow man it is; the book is a sparkling yet poetically spare exploration of intriguing psychological issues. There is philosophical conversation, there are enigmatic characters, there is an interesting construction of a world both parallel to and separate from our own. Identity, morals, theology, open-mindedness, time, relationship and connection, and most of all freedom of choice - it's all here, and in a science fiction context which, as a genre, is enriched by this tale. I felt a strong connection with the independent main character, and a delight in the ethereal yet simple style of the piece which leaves much to the imagination but leads you there, and leaves sparkle behind when you've finished. An interesting read and highly recommended if you've got some time on your hands and a curious mind. Reminds me of Michael Swanwick's books "Vacuum Flowers" and "Stations of the Tide" - also wondrous worlds.
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A Great Vision.......2006-05-08
_Over the years I have read this book in the wilderness and in the wasteland. Every time that I have reread it I have come away renewed.
_There are just so many levels on which this account can be appreciated. It is one of the best first-hand accounts of plains life- from camp life, to the march, the hunt, courting, healing, etc. It is also one of the best first-hand accounts of historical events- the Fetterman Fight, the Wagon box Fight, Red Cloud's Treaty, the Custer Fight, Wounded Knee... It is also a first-rate autobiography of the deepest thoughts of a man who fears that he may not have lived up to his God-given destiny. But, above all, it is a legitimate Revelation from the world beyond.
_At times Black Elk seems to despair that he didn't live up to his great vision. Personally, I do not see this. He did what he was supposed to do. First, he brought his vision to his people in the form of the magnificent Horse Dance. Then, in his twilight years, he wisely brought the same vision to the outside world in the form of this book. This was too powerful and universal a vision to be confined to one people alone. Every part of it resonates with the Perennial Philosophy, the eternal religion that underlies all true Tradition- from the World Tree at the center of the people's hoop, to the certain knowledge that the things of this world are but a shadow of the true Reality of the next.
_As far as the sacred herb of four blossoms is concerned that he saw at the end of the forth ascent- that was the rebirth of the sacred tree from sacred seed. This book is that seed.
This Bison Books edition is the first that I read- it is filled with hand drawn illustrations.
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- magical indeed...
- Great children's book.
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The Magical Rainbow Man: And the Journey of Love
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magical indeed..........2005-04-05
This book is really amazing. It teaches kids about the colors, and how they relate to different feelings and chakras in our bodies. It is a truly educational story. A crucial addition to any childs library.
Great children's book........1999-10-06
The Magical Rainbow man was a special childhood book for me. It not only teaches colors, but lessons like loving people.
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Mindblowing.......2007-01-19
Absolutely mindblowing. Bonnie Gaunt has discovered truly staggering numerically encoded signatures within the great pyramid, stonehenge, the earth-moon system, and others. The coded numbers of Einstein's E=mc2 alone is worth the price of the book. The book reveals "signs" that could only be discovered after the advent of modern physics.
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