she cannot cope with her old life with its layer of new grief, so she leaves everything behind: her friends, her job, her possessions, and goes off to edinburgh, where she had studied theater in her youth. Fury was genuinely inspiring and based on a true story and I really enjoyed it; Dragon had some incredible writing and I had to take note of a few sentences that were just so strong; Churail was haunting and stuck with me for a couple days after. Tygress” Claire Kohda (5/5) is impressive in its symbolism and its unique representation of motherhood. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. I really liked how Haynes depicted her grief - this quote especially struck me: ”If I could go back in time, I wouldn’t do any of it.

Then there was the same teacher's perspective from the past leading up to the present so that they would merge together. Has the madness of the Greek Plays, with all their murder, mayhem and bizzare twists, inspired the class to change for the better or worse? Some stories are more relatable than others but each one as beautiful and interesting because it celebrates our being, our existence.I enjoyed reading the novel greatly and it certainly fulfilled one of the author's intentions in that it made me want to go back and re-read those Greek tragedies. And in this case, what they are learning about is one of my favorite subjects in the whole world: Greek tragedy.

I also expected the mystery and the violent act it culminates in to be more tied to the mythology the kids are studying – as it is now, it almost felt like the myths could've been swapped for any set of violent stories or tragic plays and the story would've remained the same.And they keep acting up because everyone tends to expect the worst from them and think of them as stupid and hopeless cases - why would they try or make an effort if no one seems to have any faith that they could? Tā kā autoru un stāstu daudz un negribu kaukultēt, kopējais iespaids, ka vispār jā, patika, bet sajūsmā neesmu.

I don't even think the present perspective or the written perspective should have been there at all because the extra two storylines made the whole story much too predictable. Margaret Atwood, Susie Boyt, Eleanor Crewes, Emma Donoghue, Stella Duffy, Linda Grant, Claire Kohda, CN Lester, Kirsty Logan, Caroline O’Donoghue, Chibundu Onuzo, Helen Oyeyemi, Rachel Seiffert, Kamila Shamsie and Ali Smith – introduced by Sandi Toksvig. I loved the creativity and variety of the whole collection and as a result look forward to seeking out more of the work by some of the authors who contributed. Never quite sure how to properly rate anthologies; some of the short stories I absolutely loved and was disappointed that it wasn’t a full length novel but then there were others that I skim read as they just weren’t for me. Siren” by Margaret Atwood - ļoti amizants stāsts par sirēnas vadītu citādo būtņu adīšanas pulciņu (bet varbūt par to, kas vispār ir būtne (vai sieviete?First of all, I am not entirely sure myself why this particular novel captured my imagination the way it did – but it really really did. Whilst you aren't going to love every story in an anthology of mixed authors there are some great short stories in here. Publication information is for the USA, and (unless stated otherwise) represents the first print edition. In “The Furies,” the journalist Elizabeth Flock reports the stories of three women who fought back — to defend themselves, other women or their people. As Alex's boss Robert puts it: ”These children deserve to be more than their records–” I also liked how the story got a little bit into why some of these kids act up: most have extremely difficult home lives and families that have not given them any tools to handle emotional crises, many have become outcasts due to bullying and so on.