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Monday, August 31, 2009

Count of Monti Cristo - Erotic Ver.


People who are into literature all know about the story of the Count of Monti Cristo. A story of friendship of love of betrayal and of revenge. A lot of versions of movies and books have been based upon this literary classic. Even the Japanese have adapted it to an anime set in the future which they have done very well.

For the benefit of people who doesn't know the story of the count. He was betrayed by his friends for money and corruption and was sentenced to prison for almost a decade. In prison he has befriended the person next to his jail cell and new that that person has great wealth. When that person died, he exchanged himself to the dead body and then when they threw the body out, he escaped. Meanwhile, while he was rotting in jail, his treacherous friends became a judge, politician (who married his fiancee) and a wealthy banker. In his pursuit of revenge, he slowly destroyed the empire and the lives of these friends of his that betrayed him.

In this erotic version, he has pursued to seduce his finance but concealing his real identity. This version is someone just the same as the original one. The only difference are the exotic sensual taste in the book that made me more interested in reading it.

Now i wish all classic literature have erotic versions ^_^

Friday, August 28, 2009

Mona Lisa Blossoming


It always intrigue me if the book is being compared to the works of my favorite author Laurell K Hamilton. Publisher weekly has dubbed it as fans of LKH will love Sunny's Monere series. That was enough reason for me to buy the book. And it has been sitting in my closet for almost a year before I decided to read it with reasons that I have already read all the Jim Butchers and all the LKH's books that I have and I was forced to look into the books that I have brought on a sale and choose which one to read coz I don't have the money these days to buy a new book.

Anyway, The Monere... according to the book are the children of the moon which is the basis of the legends about vampires and werewolves/wereanimals. But there political/society structure is more like the bees. The Monas "thus explains the name of the main character Mona Lisa" are the queens of their race/species. In every territory there comes a queen which rules and its rare for men in there species rule a territory. In the beginning of the book, upon knowing the Monere origin, what brought to mind is the story of Sailormoon. (you know the anime: "Moon crystal power... MAKE UP!" LOL) But going deeper into the novel i started to understand and accept why most book reviewers and authors like publisher weekly has compared it to LKH. Sunny's Monere series has a touch of Anita Blake and Merrideth Gentry. Instead of vampires there are the Demon Dead. Instead of the Ravens of the unseelie queen theres the warlords.

The story is more about politics, the struggle of the monere monarchs. This is another series that is set in new orleans. This is the 2nd book of the monere series of Sunny. Too bad I couldn't find the first book tittled Mona lisa Awakening. So i hope this Manila book fair this sept i will find the the first book of this series. I really love it when i find another gold amongs a thousand of copper.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

The Handmaiden's Tale


If you have read or known the classic The Brave New World. This book is more like that. Its a society totally controlled by a governing body. Since birth everyone is already classified to their social status. In the hand maiden's tale, its a story of transition to the world we know to a complete different world where men rule and control things and women are being classified with the color of clothing they wear. The wives wear blue and the hand maidens wear red.

What are the hand maidens? The hand maidens are the surrogate wives. In the event that the wive cannot conceive a child a hand maiden is required. However, it is not simple as injecting the egg and sperm of her master and mistress. The process is the hand maiden will be in between the wife and husband while they have sex, its like a three-some if you think about it. The husband doesn't mingle with the hand maiden. And if a hand maiden is pregnant she is the envy of all hand maidens.

The book is somewhat a diary of one of the hand maidens and her narration is when she remembered a society where she had a husband and a child of her own before the twisted society has been made. It is a wonderful and sad story about a culture being run by tyrant men who would want to control there women. And the women's struggle for freedom.

It is a wonderful and intriguing story that would match the literary classic of the Brave New World.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

The Various


"You have been granted three wishes. The Various is but the first."

A fancy fairy tale which is unlike any grim brother or hans christian andersen has written. In this day a lot of children's fantasy novels have risen and has invaded the book shelves of our local store. Some has even found its way to the big screen.

The Various is like the little people. Some call them fairys some call them gnomes. But they are of magikal folk. They call the humans, Gorji. Which I don't know why, the author didn't elaborate.

Story goes like this, Midge was droped off by her mother on the Mill Farm owned by his uncle, her mother's brother obviously. In her stay in the farm, like any other little girl she explored the farm and met a white winged horse. No, its not your typical pegasus. This winged horse named Peg has wings like bats, not wings like birds or like angels have. Peg was trapped under a machinery, spikes pierced through his wings. Midge nursed him to health and eventually tok Peg to the Royal Woods where his home is. Its also the Various home as well. There Midge was not warmlly welcomed and thus starts the adventure of her life.

All through out the book, while i was reading it. I could not help but remember or more like a distinct image keeps on blinking/flashing inside my head. Its a famous picture where the girl had her picture taken and there were faries in it. I first saw it in my mom's books about the unknown along with the famous picture of a bigfoot. (although, this picture was declared a hoax, coz well obviously it really does looks like the little girl just cut those fairies out from her coloring book. LOL) Aside from that, the girl Midge kinds reminds me of the girl who played the role in the secret garden. The story is ok. Its your typical fairy story that a girl discovered fairies or little people are living in her uncle's farm where the woods were thick.

Over all, the novel ain't that bad. This is a trilogy and i just bought this book on bargain price. So I'm looking forward (hopefully) that i will find its other two books.