Tag Archives: love

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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On Love And Death

Posted on July 20, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author: Patrick Suskind Translation: Anthea Bell Publisher: Text Publishing Date Published: 2006 Pages: 90 In this inspiring meditation, Patrick Suskind considers the two great forces of human existence. He draws scenes as varied as a young couple having oral sex … Continue reading →

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Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer

Posted on July 4, 2009 by goldnsilver

Author: Patrick Suskind Publisher: Penguin Date Published: 1985 Pages: 263 Patrick Suskind’s Perfume follows the life of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, abandoned at birth in the slums of eighteenth-century Paris, but blessed with an outstanding sense of smell. This gift enables Jean-Baptiste … 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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100 Artists See Satan

Posted on January 17, 2009 by goldnsilver

Editor: Sue Henger Curator’s Foreword: Mike McGee Publisher: Grand Central Press Date Published: 2004 Pages: 128 pages, 115 Full color images Size: 8 x 11 The ‘100 Artists See Satan’ exhibition was organised by the Cal State Fullerton Grand Central … 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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Paradise Lost

Posted on October 24, 2008 by goldnsilver

  Author: John Milton Introduction Author: John Leonard Publisher: Penguin Dates Published: 1667 Pages: 453 In Paradise Lost Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time. … Continue reading →

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