Tag Archives: Life

True Loves 1 and 2

Posted on December 9, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author: Manien Botma Penciller: Jason Turner Publisher: New Reliable Press Date Published: Volume 1 – May 2006, Volume 2 – June 2009 Volumes: Both are single volume A modern romance, True Loves follows a young vintage clothing store owner falling into … Continue reading →

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Speak, Memory

Posted on November 30, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author: Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Penguin Date Published: Originally published under the title ‘Conclusive Evidence’ in America and ‘Speak, Memory’ in England in 1951. This Penguin addition with additional ‘Chapter 16’ was published 2000. Pages: 272 An Autobiography Revisited ‘Speak, memory’ said Vladimir … Continue reading →

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12 Days

Posted on May 30, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author/Artist: June Kim Publisher: Tokyopop Date Published: 2006 Volume/s: 1 Only Pages: 208 When Jackie’s ex-lover Noah dies, she decides the best and quickest way to get over the love of her life is to hold a personal ritual with … Continue reading →

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Orange

Posted on May 1, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author/Artist: Benjamin Publisher: Tokyopop Date Published: 2006 Pages: 144 Her name is Orange. She’s a young girl in high school, coming of age in the heart of the city. And she has decided she has nothing to live for. Not … Continue reading →

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Lolita

Posted on January 15, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author: Vladimir Nabokov Publisher: Penguin Dates Published: 1955 Pages: 336 ‘Lolita, light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul.’ Poet and pervert, Humbert Humbert becomes obsessed by twelve-year-old Lolita and seeks to possess her, first carnally … Continue reading →

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honest conversation

Posted on December 20, 2008 by goldnsilver

Author: Lindsey Kay Publisher: Self published through Cafepress Dates Published: 2008 Pages: 110 A novel about homosexuality and the church Honest conversation begins when a gay couple attends a mainline protestant church in a close community. The pastoral team has to … Continue reading →

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She

Posted on October 14, 2008 by goldnsilver

Author: H. Rider Haggard Publisher: Penguin Dates Published: 1886 Pages: 368 On his twenty-fifth birthday, Leo Vincey opens the silver casket that his father has left to him. It contains a letter recounting the legend of a white sorceress who … Continue reading →

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Io: Art of the Wired

Posted on May 15, 2008 by goldnsilver

Edited and Compiled by: Althea Chia  Publisher: Guu Media Date Published: 2004 Pages: 143 “For Those Who Dream of Electric Sheep” Originally, I was attracted to ‘Io: Art of the Wired’ because I was going through a stage of obsession over … Continue reading →

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Bliss Express: Illustrating Happiness

Posted on March 23, 2008 by goldnsilver

Creator/Editor: Althea Chia Essays: Mark Kingwell, Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong Publisher: Guu Press Pages: 224 Dimensions: Hardcover 11.0″/8.5″ Date Published: 2007 Bliss Express: Illustrating Happiness is a collaboration of 21 artists’ exploration of the notion of personal happiness and … Continue reading →

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