That Hideous Strength

That Hideous Strength

By C.S. Lewis

Fantasy Science Fiction

10

That Hideous Strength recounts the adventures of the illustrious Dr. Elwin Ransom, the man who went to Venus and fought an ancient darkness there. But now there's another problem, and this time it's on Earth! Merlin's waking, and the descent of horror unimaginable has come. And who can stop this Hideous Strength? Certainly not Ransom.

I would rate this book for ages ten and up, for language and disturbing imagery. Overall, I absolutely adored it. I recommend it highly.

Other New Word (I'm noticing a trend here!!)

heterogeneous |ˌhetərəˈjēnēəs|adjectivediverse in character or content: a large and heterogeneous collection.• Chemistry of or denoting a process involving substances in different phases (solid, liquid, or gaseous).• Mathematics incommensurable through being of different kinds, degrees, or dimensions.DERIVATIVESheterogeneity |-jəˈnēətē| noun.heterogeneously adverb.heterogeneousness nounORIGIN early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin heterogeneus, from Greek heterogenēs, fromheteros ‘other’ + genos ‘a kind.’usage: The correct spelling for the word meaning ‘diverse in character or content’ is heterogeneous, but a fairly common misspelling is heterogenous. The reason for the error probably relates to the pronunciation, which, in rapid speech, often skims over the fifth syllable as if to skip the e. Take care to note that heterogenous is a different word, which is used in specialized medical and biological senses and means ‘originating outside the organism.’


Good for writing. Yes indeedy.


Annabelle

New Word!!! (But not very useful :))

sigil |ˈsijəl|nounan inscribed or painted symbol considered to have magical power.• archaic a seal: the supply wains bore the High King's sigil.• literary a sign or symbol.ORIGIN late Middle English: from late Latin sigillum‘sign.’



Now, I know that there isn't much use for this word in today's world (except maybe for archaeology), but for writing? Exactly.



Annabelle

Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood

Prairie was happy on Peabody Mountain being homeschooled. Then, her mother's folks died and she had to move, with her parents and grandma, to their house. Prairie's okay with it, but then the whammo. Grammy is moving back home. Her parents are sending her to public school. Nobody likes her. The only thing good in Prairie's life are her chickens. But soon things start to look a little better. Prairie befriends a girl named Ivy Blake, and they do everything together.



But then something happens that threatens Ivy, and Prairie goes into action.



I L-O-V-E this book. I bought this book because I thought that Prairie is somewhat like me! And I was somewhat right, but whatever. I give this book 5 stars, and I say that this is a good book for all ages, but not really for family reading, because the chapters are so short. I do think that teens and tweens may not like it. I also think that it may be good for a girl who is struggling with reading. There are a few delicate matters discussed in the book as well.

Annabelle

New Word!!!

curmudgeon


noun
a bad-tempered or surly person.



Do you know any curmudgeons?

Annabelle

Quote, Unquote!

It will be a Light for you in dark places, when all other lights go out.

~ J.R.R. Tolkien 

Allons-y,

Amber Shipp

Divergent

Divergent

By Veronica Roth

Dystopian/Romance

7

Choosing Day is the most important day in the City, where young men and women choose what they are going to be like, what they are going to think like, and who they are going to respect. Especially for Beatrice Prior, who decides to leave her faction of birth and selflessness for one of danger and violence. And during the brutal Dauntless initiation, she might have just found a love interest, one who has the same values as her and one who will help stop the malicious and dark plan that is about to be uncovered...

Rating 16+, a lot of gory violence and disturbing points. Some suicide and attempted murder, inappropriate parts, though there are no sexual relations. I, admittedly, did not enjoy it very much.

Allons-y,
Amber Shipp