mercoledì 26 settembre 2012

La rupe dei Troll - Troll Fell, by Katherine Langrish (2004, UK)

Peer's a boy whose father died and whose bad, giant, cruel uncles come out of the blue and pick him up to their mill. He gets to be a slave to them, surviving only thank to his dog, Loki, Hilde, a girl of the neighborhood, and to some of the peculiar creatures living there. Sad, but full of hope. [so.., 2009] http://rubidu-2009-3.blogspot.it/

venerdì 21 settembre 2012

Calliphora - Blow Fly, by Patricia Cornwell (2003, Usa)

Kay Scarpetta is no more working at Richmond police district: after Benton's death she's close to desperation. But Lucy and Marino know Benton's alive, a protected witness. Besides, Jean Baptiste Chandonne, the loup garoud, is not futureless, although in jail. In Lousiana, Chandonne family's rich in mysteries, far from been solved in this novel, which has to be continued... [metissage..b, 2009] http://rubidu-2009.blogspot.it/

venerdì 14 settembre 2012

Le vostre zone erronee - Your Erroneous Zones, by Wayne W. Dyer (1976, USA)

A guide to soul independence likely to drive to happiness. Seriously. [ok, 2005] http://rubidu-2005.blogspot.it/

lunedì 10 settembre 2012

L'ultimo scalo del tramp steamer - La ultima escala del tramp steamer, by Alvaro Mutis (1988, Bogota)

Our story teller works on ships and travels from Helsinki, to Jamaica, to Africa... and from time to time he sees in the harbours Alcion, an old fascinating tramp steamer. Finally, he also happens to work with Jon, the last captain of Alcion, whose story is linked to his love story with Warda, its owner. And that finished with the end of Alcion. Deep and slow. [cross point..wax, 2009] http://rubidu-2009-4.blogspot.it/

martedì 4 settembre 2012

Mr. Zuppa Campbell il pettirosso e la bambina - A Redbird Christmas, by Fannie Flagg (2004, USA)

Oswald lives in Chicago, but his gp suggests him to go to a warm place, or his lungs won't get to Christmas. This is how he arrives to Lost River, an Alabama village with less than 100 people, but with a magic atmosphere that'll change Oswald's life. Nice. [pensiero, 2007] http://rubidu-2007.blogspot.it/