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Mazie kustīgo bilžu komentāri #4

Tā kā ik palaikam sanāk noskatīties kādu filmu, tad grēks šo to neiekļaut blogā. Ideja par šo rakstu iegūta no Tējtasītes ‘’Mazo filmu komentāriem’’.

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Straight Outta Compton (2015)

Stāsts par grupas N.W.A. rašanos, būšanām un nebūšanām. Pazīstamākie droši vien ir Dr. Dre un Ice Cube. Sajūta, ka par spīti filmas garumam, gandrīz divarpus stundas, daudz kas nav iekļauts vai drusku saīsināts, būtu ar mieru skatīties vēl un vēl : ) Nobeigums visai emocionāls ar Eazy-E nāvi.

Hotel Transylvania (2012)

Meivisas 118.dzimšanas diena, dažnedažādi mošķi arīdzan apsveic un svin, bet cilvēka uzrašanās monstriem domātā viesnīcā visu samaisa un virza notikumus uz priekšu. Biju jau pirms kāda laika redzējis; varu teikt, ka šoreiz patika pat labāk. Noteikti kaut kad jau arī atvēlēšu laiku otrajai filmai.

Star Hunter (1996)

Bariņš skolnieku pēc neveiksmīgas izbraukuma spēlēs iestrēgst nelabvēlīgā pilsētas rajonā, kad noplīst viņu busiņš. Bet ar to nelaimes nebeidzas, jo nez kāpēc viņi kļūst par medījumu kaut kāda citplanētieša medībām, kas pamatīgi atgādināja radījumu no plēsoņas. Ilgi tāds ‘’sviests’’ nebija skatīts; laikam pieskatāma pie B filmu klases.

Novembra TBR (2015)

Novembris joprojām sanāks pilns ar kriminālromāniem un spēcīgām izmeklētājām.

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Atgriežos uz brīdi pie Detective D.D. Warren sērijas ar Fear Nothing, septītā grāmata sērijā.

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Tālāk manā redzeslokā nonāk Temperance Brennan sērija. Pāris gadus atpakaļ izlasīju latviski izdotu sērijas sesto grāmatu Noslēpumainie kauli (Bare Bones). Ir arī redzēts seriāls, būs interesanti salīdzināt. Lai nebūtu tā, ka katru reizi izpildu TBR, tad iekļauju listē pirmās desmit no sērijas, izņemot sesto. :D

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Un no klausāmajām iekļauju vismaz – Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury, Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut un The Mote in the God’s Eye by Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle.

Oktobra kopsavilkums (2015)

Atkal prieks par sevi, ka izlasīts viss no oktobra TBR listes un vēl drusku. Bet varbūt tas tikai nozīmē, ka varu iekļaut vairāk.

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Urban Hunters sērija – Bullies, The Orphanage, Bowels of Hell un Final Straw. Piektā līdz astotā grāmata nopietnāka ar mazāk jokiem kā pirmās četras septembrī izlasītās. Ar interesi gaidīšu iznākam nākamās četras un attiecīgi arī pēdējos stāstus sērijā.

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Izlasīju 6.-8.grāmatu no Rizzoli & Isles sērijas – The Mephisto Club, The Keepsake (jeb Keeping the Dead) un Ice Cold (jeb The Killing Place). Uz laiku tālāk neturpināšu, bet gan jau decembrī pirms gada beigām.

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Stīvens Kings ar Doktoru Miegu nelika vilties. : )

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Secrets of the Royal Wedding Chapel by Kathleen Irene Paterka. Tīri tā neko.

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Pirms mēneša beigām paspēju atkal ielūkoties detektīves Vorenas pasaulē – Catch Me.

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No audio grāmatām paspēju noklausīties – Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, 1984 by George Orwell, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells un The Forever War by Joe Haldeman

Un… par mēneša grāmatu nominēju Doctor Sleep by Stephen King!

Lisa Gardner – Catch Me (Detective D.D. Warren #6)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

In New York Times bestselling author Lisa Gardner’s latest D.D. Warren thriller, the relentless Boston investigator must solve a coldly calculated murder–before it happens.

In four days, someone is going to kill me . . .

Detective D. D. Warren is hard to surprise. But a lone woman outside D.D.’s latest crime scene shocks her with a remarkable proposition: Charlene Rosalind Carter Grant believes she will be murdered in four days. And she wants Boston’s top detective to handle the death investigation.

It will be up close and personal. No evidence of forced entry, no sign of struggle…

Charlie tells a chilling story: Each year at 8:00 p.m. on January 21st, a woman has died. The victims have been childhood best friends from a small town in New Hampshire; the motive remains unknown. Now only one friend, Charlie, remains to count down her final hours.

But as D.D. quickly learns, Charlie Grant doesn’t plan on going down without a fight. By her own admission, the girl can outshoot, outfight, and outrun anyone in Boston. Which begs the question, is Charlie the next victim, or the perfect perpetrator? As D.D. tracks a vigilante gunman who is killing pedophiles in Boston, she must also delve into the murders of Charlie’s friends, racing to find answers before the next gruesome January 21 anniversary. Is Charlie truly in danger, or is she hiding a secret that may turn out to be the biggest threat of all?

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Nopirku to Latvijas grāmatu izstādē 2015!

Vērtējums/Rating: 4.5/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Čārlija Granta apzinās, ka pēc četrām dienām, 21.janvārī, viņa tiks nogalināta. Tāpēc Čārlija, ja nu kas, izpēta izmeklētājus Bostonā, ja nu tā tiešām notiek. Par laimi, viņas izvēle krīt uz detektīvi Vorenu.

Virzoties sižetam maz pamazām uzzinām par Čārlijas neapskaužamo bērnību, līdz viņa nonāca astoņu gadu vecumā nonāk slimnīcā un tad pie tantes. Līdz tam bija jāpacieš un jāiztur māte ar MBPS, t.i., māte, kura nodara pāri savam bērnam, lai gūtu uzmanību no citiem. Tas atstājis paliekošas sekas pieaugušās Čārlijas dzīvē. Iemesls, kāpēc Čārlija gatavojas konkrētam datumam, ir tāds, ka pēdējos divos gados nogalinātas viņas divas labākās bērnības draudzenes, un nu Čārlija palikusi kā pēdējā. Pēdējo gadu viņa visvisādi trenējusies, bet, apsverot slepkavību apstākļus, rodas jautājums, vai tam beigās būs nozīme?

Bez šīs pamattēmas Vorenai kopā ar dzimumnoziegumu izmeklētāju detektīvi O(uzvārds pārāk grūti izrunājams, tāpēc tā saīsināts) mēģina atrisināt slepkavības, kur dažs labs drīzāk būtu gatavs slepkavam pateikt paldies, jo upuri ir pedofili. Interesanti bija vērot O jaunības asumu, dedzību un Vorenas pieredzes pieeju darbā, kā mēģina sastrādāties.

Aplausi par neparedzamību vainīgā ziņā gandrīz līdz pašām beigām! Vienubrīd jau tu esi pārliecināts, bet tad pēkšņi, nez no kurienes tāds pavērsiens un jauns aizdomās turamais, ka tik turies. : )

Netiek aizmirst arī par ieskatu Vorenas personiskajā dzīvē. Tagad, kad mājās ir desmit nedēļu jauns puika Džeks, viņas darba ikdiena ieguvusi šādas tādās pārmaiņas. Varēja pasmaidīt par to kā varenā detektīve uztraucas par savu vecāku neizbēgamo vizīti. Un kā pēdējā piebilde; apsveikums no manas puses Vorenai un Aleksam! Par ko? Tad vien atliek pašam izlasīt. (Vai arī sagaidīt manu viedokli par septīto sērijas grāmatu; visticamāk)

                                                                                                                                                

Charlie Grant knows that after four days at 21st January she probably will get killed. That’s why Charlie looks for a decent detective in Boston if that should happen. Luckily or not it’s detective D.D. Warren that she finds.

While the plot goes on we little by little find out about Charlie’s unenviable childhood, until at age of eight she is at hospital and after goes to live with her aunt. Until then she had to endure her mother with Munchausen by proxy syndrome. That has left big scars to the life of grownup Charlie Grant. The reason why she knows that it’s going to be 21st January is because her two best friends have been killed on those dates for last two years, and know Charlie should be the last one. For the past year she has trained in all imaginable ways for the coming moment, but knowing how her friends were killed you have to ask will that will matter?

Besides this main theme Warren together with sex crimes investigator detective O (the last name to complicate to pronounce) tries to solve murders for which some might congratulate the killer because the victims are pedophiles. It’s interesting to watch how the young and impulsive O and Warren with her experience try to work together.

Applauses for unpredictability considering who’s the killer, couldn’t tell almost until the end. For a while you think you know pretty sure who it is, but out of nowhere a twist with a new suspect and you don’t know what to think!

D.D. Warren’s personal life isn’t forgotten. Now, when there is a 10 weeks old baby boy Jack at home, there are some changes at Warren’s day-to-day work routine. You can only smile seeing how the strong and a bit intimidating detective fears and worries about her parents visit. And as a note from me are congratulations to Warren and Alex! Why? Well, you should probably start to read the book. : ) (or wait for my review of Fear Nothing)

Animals Have Feelings Too Blog Tour! (Guest Post)

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Karen Lee Stevens

 

About the Author:

Karen Lee Stevens is the founder and president of All for Animals, a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a compassionate world for animals and children through humane education and literacy programs that nurture the human-animal bond.

Karen is also an author and a Certified Humane Educator who, for the past 14 years, has given presentations to thousands of elementary school children and has helped them learn how to treat animals with love and respect.

In February, 2013, Karen launched ARF! (Animals + Reading = Fun!), a unique literacy program that gives children from all walks of life an opportunity to improve their reading skills and inspire them to become life-long readers by reading aloud to specially trained therapy dogs.

Her latest children’s picture book is Animals Have Feelings, Too!: Exploring Emotions From A to Z.

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About the Book:

Title: Animals Have Feelings, Too!: Exploring Emotions From A to Z
Author: Karen Lee Stevens
Publisher: All for Animals
Pages: 32
Genre: Children’s Picture Book

Filled with humor and whimsical illustrations, this enchanting and educational A to Z guide takes young readers on a journey through the alphabet with a lovable Labrador retriever named Sandy, who shows kids that animals and people share many of the same feelings. From A is for Affectionate to Z is for Zonked, Animals Have Feelings, Too! helps children to understand and express their feelings and to treat animals with kindness and respect.

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  • Animals Have Feelings, Too!: Exploring Emotions From A to Z is available at Amazon.
  • Discuss this book at PUYB Virtual Book Club at Goodreads.

Book Excerpt:

Hi Kids,

My name is Sandy and I’m a yellow Labrador retriever. Most of the time, I’m a happy-go-lucky pup, but once in awhile, I feel lonely or grumpy, too. Just like you, I experience lots of different emotions (that’s a BIG word for feelings).

When I’m happy, I wag my tail and let out a soft ruff-ruff-ruff as if to say Let’s play! When I’m annoyed or frightened, I may grumble and growl, meaning Back off, buddy! Stay away!

My feline friend, Willow, likes to remind me that I’m not perfect, but I love her anyhow. And that’s why I’ve asked her to help me introduce you to my very favorite feeling words. I hope you’ll share them with your human family and, of course, your furry and feathered friends!

Love,

Sandy

                                                                                                         

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I Have the Best Job in the World – I Draw Pictures All Day!

By Teri Rider

Byline:  Teri Rider is a Book Designer, Illustrator and Publisher. Learn more about Teri’s work at teririder.com.

As a children’s picture book illustrator, I often get images in my mind as soon as the author tells me the story the first time. If it captures my imagination and hooks me, my job is to then find a way to capture the imaginations of others and cause them to fall in love with the characters, too.

When Karen and I first met, we sat down for a long lunch and walked through the whole story. Because Karen was so passionate and had already done so much work on her story, by the end of that first meeting, we had almost all of the ideas for each drawing. On my four-hour train ride home from our meeting, I was so excited that I sketched the entire cover illustration. We ended up keeping many of those original ideas.

I love illustrating animals—especially dogs. Coming up with an illustration for the star of the story, Sandy—originally named Mr. Fluffy Pants—was probably the most challenging part. I did several sketches, mostly to determine just how fluffy he would be! Turns out, he wasn’t really all that fluffy and “he” became “she” and her name became Sandy, named after the “real” lovable Labrador retriever who is Karen’s sidekick in her read-to-a-dog and humane education programs. The name was perfect and right in front of us the whole time!

One other important step in the process of illustrating a children’s book is to do thumbnail sketches of the entire book. This way, we can see how the story flows from page to page and how the drawings look side by side when the book is open. These very simple sketches are then turned into full size line drawings.

For this book, I decided to do a combination of hand-drawn artwork, which I then scanned into Adobe Photoshop and colorized digitally.

Karen and I both really love Animals Have Feelings, Too! and we hope to create another book together next year. Be sure to follow our blog for updates on our next project!

Joe Haldeman – The Forever War (The Forever War #1) (audiobook)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

Series Info:
This is the first part of the “Forever War” series, however it can be read as a standalone.

Book Description:
The Earth’s leaders have drawn a line in the interstellar sand—despite the fact that the fierce alien enemy that they would oppose is inscrutable, unconquerable, and very far away. A reluctant conscript drafted into an elite Military unit, Private William Mandella has been propelled through space and time to fight in the distant thousand-year conflict; to perform his duties without rancor and even rise up through military ranks. Pvt. Mandella is willing to do whatever it takes to survive the ordeal and return home. But “home” may be even more terrifying than battle, because, thanks to the time dilation caused by space travel, Mandella is aging months while the Earth he left behind is aging centuries.

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Recorded Books

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no www. Izvēlējos no Top 100 Sci-Fi Books grāmatu listes.

Vērtējums/Rating: 3/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Interesanta ideja par pulsāru izmantošanu starpzvaigžņu ceļošanā, bet tam diemžēl piemīt liels mīnuss. Katru reizi tā ceļojot, atkarībā no attāluma tiek arī patērēts laiks, un kaut arī tev tas bijis vien mirklis īsāks par acs samirkšķināšanu, uz Zemes un citu var būt pagājušas vairākas desmitgades vai pat gadsimti.

Kad ierindnieks Viljams Mandela pirmoreiz atgriežas atpakaļ ir 2008.gads; stipri atšķirīgāks no mūsu astotā gada un labi, ka tā. Apstākļi un sabiedrība kļuvusi tik atšķirīga un Mandelam neizprotama, ka gan viņam, gan pārējiem dažiem, kuri izdzīvoja, lai varētu atgriezties, doma par atgriešanos armijā, šķiet, pat vilinoša.

Kamēr Viljams karojis ar citplanētiešiem, arī Zeme nav iztikusi bez karošanas un šoreiz resursu dēļ, un rezultāts tāds, ka lielākā cilvēku izvēlas būt homoseksuāli un tieši uz heteroseksuāļiem tiek skatīts ar šķību aci, un tāds stāvoklis tiek tad ‘’ārstēts’’. Tā teikt apgriezta situācija. Bet nākamā Viljama vizīte uz Zemes būs vien nākamajā tūkstošgadē, un 2008.gada situāciju vēl varētu uzskatīt par labu esam.

Karš ar citplanētiešu rasi tik dziļi ietekmē ekonomiku, ka daudzi ātri vien nespēj iedomāties pasauli bez tā, tādēļ arī Mūžīgais karš. Viedokli atvieglo tas, ka kaujas nenotiek pat ne tuvu Zemei. Bet nekas nav uz visiem laikiem, un pat Mūžīgajam karam kādudien pienāk gals, vienīgais iemesls, kāpēc tā, visai savdabīgs; to pašu varētu teikt par epilogu.

Pavisam noteikti militāra rakstura zinātniskā fantastika, un, ja tādas nepatīk, laikam labāk neķerties klāt.

                                                                                                                                                

An interesting idea about how using pulsars you could have interstellar travel but this option has one big minus. Each time travelling like that, although it might be just an eye blink for you, on Earth it might be some decades or even centuries.

When private William Mandella returns to Earth for time it’s year 2008; it’s very different from your eighth year and let’s just say that I’m not sad because of that. The society and circumstances are so incomprehensible for William and others who were lucky to survive, that the thought about returning to military starts to get tempting.

While William as fighting with aliens, Earth had its own wars and this time because of overpopulation and resources. In the result to be homosexual has become a norm and if you are heterosexual everyone thinks you are weird; plus there is a ‘’cure’’ for you. You could say that the situation is upside down. But the next time William will return to Earth it’s going to be the next millennium, and the situation previously could actually be called as reasonably good one.

The war with an alien race gets intertwined in the economy so much that soon enough most can’t imagine a world without it, as a result Forever War. It obviously helps that the fighting is not nearly close to Earth. But nothing lasts forever and ever, not even the Forever War, only the solution how that happened was a bit bizarre; the same I could say about epilogue.

Definitely a military sci-fi and if you don’t like that this book won’t be for you.

Tess Gerritsen – Ice Cold (Rizzoli & Isles #8)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

New York Times” bestselling author Tess Gerritsen’s relentless, inventive novels take readers on pulse-racing thrill rides that are as satisfying as they are heart-stopping. Now, in this edge-of-your-seat suspense novel, a mysteriously isolated town stands abandoned as a silent watcher waits.
In Wyoming for a medical conference, Boston medical examiner Maura Isles joins a group of friends on a spur-of-the-moment ski trip. But when their SUV stalls on a snow-choked mountain road, they’re stranded with no help in sight.
As night falls, the group seeks refuge from the blizzard in the remote village of Kingdom Come, where twelve eerily identical houses stand dark and abandoned. Something terrible has happened in Kingdom Come: Meals sit untouched on tables, cars are still parked in garages. The town’s previous residents seem to have vanished into thin air, but footprints in the snow betray the presence of someone who still lurks in the cold darkness–someone who is watching Maura and her friends.
Days later, Boston homicide detective Jane Rizzoli receives the grim news that Maura’s charred body has been found in a mountain ravine. Shocked and grieving, Jane is determined to learn what happened to her friend. The investigation plunges Jane into the twisted history of Kingdom Come, where a gruesome discovery lies buried beneath the snow. As horrifying revelations come to light, Jane closes in on an enemy both powerful and merciless–and the chilling truth about Maura’s fate.

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Ballantine Books

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no www.

Vērtējums/Rating: 4.75/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Savā pieejā noziegumam, tā izmeklēšana un atklāšanai Ice Cold labā veidā atšķiras no iepriekšējām sērijas grāmatām.

Pēc kārtējās darba konferences, šoreiz Vaiomingā, un vilšanās pilnas telefonsarunas ar Danielu, Maura piekrīt kopā paziņu no mācību laikiem doties sniegotā piedzīvojumā kopā ar vēl trim līdzbraucējiem. Bet, kad uznāk sniega vētra un laikapstākļi krasi pasliktinās, viss no laba aiziet pilnībā šķērsām. Pierādās, ka, pat esot 100% optimistam, tas nepalīdz, ja kāds vispirms šauj un jautā pēc tam.

Kad Maura neraksturīgi sev paredzētajā laikā nav atpakaļ, nedod par sevi ziņu un neatbild uz zvaniem, viņas draugi un kolēģi sāk uztraukties. Kā likuma pārstāvjiem Džeinai un viņas vīram FBI aģentam Gabrielam ir vieglāk virzīt meklēšanas procesu, bet līdzi dodas arī mācītājs Daniels un Antonijs no Mefisto kluba.

Sākotnēji izmeklēšanā visu uzmanība vērsta uz reliģisku kopienu/sektu. Lai gan ne bez pamata, valda stereotipi. Intriģējoša pirmā nodaļa.

No tēliem vēl gribētos pieminēt Džulianu Henriju Pērkinsu un viņa kompanjonu, suni vārdā Bear. Abiem būtiska loma pēc sastapšanās ar Mauru.

Pārsvarā nodaļas ir no Mauras skatpunkta; situācija, kurā viņa nonākusi, atklāj citu Mauras īpašību kopumu un raksturu. Grāmatai arī kopumā ir daudz psiholoģiskāks spēks.

Alternatīvais nosaukums The Killing Place.

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In its approach to  the crime and investigation Ice Cold in a good way is different from previous books in the series.

After another work related conference at Wyoming and disappointing phone call with Father Daniel Brophy, Maura agrees to go to a ski resort with an acquaintance from college, his daughter and two friends. But when the snow storm starts and weather gets horrible everything from good goes to bad and then worse. It proves that even being 100% optimist doesn’t help if someone shoots first and asks later.

When Maura doesn’t come back when she should and doesn’t answer to her calls, her friends and colleagues start to worry. Being representatives of law it’s easier for Jane and her husband FBI agent Gabriel Dean to advance the search. To Wyoming with them also go Daniel and Anthony Sansone from Mephisto Club.

At the beginning of the investigation almost everyone’s attention is to a religious commune. Although not without reason what dominates are stereotypes.

From other characters I would like to mention Julian Henry Perkins and his loyal dog Bear who have a very important role in the story after they meat Maura.

Most of the chapter are from POV of Maura; the situations and everything else reveals her other characteristic features. The book overall was much more psychologically powerful.

The alternative title for this book – The Killing Place.