Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Sore Muscles From Snow Boarding

Brisingr! by Christopher Paolini

Ok, you need a quick summary for the uninitiated ...
Brisingr is the constant of the books Eragon and Eldest, written by the young American author Christopher Paolini, now considered by the media as yet another heir of Tolkien (which now has about two hundred) and how the Stephen King of fantasy literature.
After I suffered with growing horror the abomination of film Eragon (do not call it "transposition", please .... It would be offensive ...), look forward to the release of Brising to raise the morale .. . And yesterday, my heart throbbing with emotion, I read the first hundred pages!
I state that the prologue has been omitted from scratch (I remember very well what has happened in the first two books, I have branded into the brain from front to back), and I immediately plunged into hunting and Eragon Roran to Ra'zac and desperate for Katrina ... That, however, proved not to be exciting as expected. : ((
Start a bit 'slow? No, I found it. But I could detach myself from the book and go to bed at a decent time, but remember that for the first two volumes do not there was no way to sleep and come off the pages for 7 days (the time taken to read all 1400 pages and goes). I am confident that I reserve more surprises going forward, maybe I still get affected by the atmosphere ....
However, as always, very well written! Perhaps he, like many in the industry now, of which Troisi (just to give a name at random) is the founder, has undergone a process of commercialization of language, which I think is less refined than the previous texts
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Moreover, as some of the hardcore fans will know, initially everything was supposed to be a trilogy, inheritance trilogy, but because of the excessive length of the last volume, it had to be further divided into two, so BRISING NOT 'THE END OF THE SERIES, BUT WE STILL WAITING FOR A FINAL VOLUME TO READ! Alas, I just hope this does not lead Brisingr to be only a volume interval between the second and fourth, a sort of limbo in which to put a little 'to place the pieces of the puzzle and make preparations for the final battle ... It would not be fair to the many readers who have waited intrepid waiting, and they spent the 23 € of the book in my hands thinking about having a product written with a different intention ...
trust that the following pages Brisingr have a turn!
Paolini, we all believe in you! :))

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Is A Cover Letter Necessary

News

There was recently the Grape Festival in Monzambano .... Not to the levels of lizzagone Rivarolese, but discreet, I enjoyed it!
For fans of metal, Nightwish will do a concert at Palabam of Mantua in March 2009, tickets are on sale now! Although, for Christ's sake, € 40 + advance! But Finland in Mantua, the journey is long, and they deserve this and more!
E 'Clone Wars came out to the movies, which I have already mentioned in the blog in the past. Cute, I must say, good special effects, dubbing, animation. The plot is a bit 'simple and straightforward, no great mystery, and certainly lacks the retro style of the Star Wars saga .... So, in a word? E 'commercial was made, here. As usual. On the other hand we want to do, is the trend of recent years. We want everyone to be passionate about fantasy? A-ah ... This is the price you pay ...
However, a film not to be missed, but pleasant. It can be done.
A new book due out in October Licia Troisi! After that I went to see her for the third time (this time to Festivaletteratura Mantua) live, has announced the release of its third saga narrative the events of World Emerging .... I'd missed !!!!!!!
A new event overlooking the Italian territory, to demonstrate once again the expansion of the genre: the Fantasia on festivalfilosofia of Modena. A little 'fact on the basis of Festivaletteratura of Mantua, however, has had some success and was full of interesting initiatives, including free access to museums, the train that ran free through the center, shows at the cinema, reading stories, Market exchange of books in the industry. Everything is practically free. Good organization and also the information the festival.
The Festivaletteratura of Mantua was a crash as usual, magnificissimo.
Go to the website for the latest news, www.festivaletteratura.it
Nothing more to say and are, as usual, frettissimaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Until next time!