In 2001, John Cale’s rendition cropped up in the movie “Shrek.” In 2002, “The West Wing” used Jeff Buckley’s version to soundtrack a pivotal moment. “Look, Leonard,” the label’s president told the singer, according to legend, “we know you’re great, but we don’t know if you’re any good.”Īnd, indeed, it wasn’t the low-rent “Hallelujah” from “Various Positions” that finally took off, but rather a seemingly endless series of cover versions, each weepier than the last. To listen to “Hallelujah” with an ear tuned for hits is to understand, at least a little, why Cohen’s record company initially refused to put out “Various Positions.”
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Its story begins in a quite different metro to that of 20, but in the end the world of post-apocalyptic Moscow is left turned almost completely on its head.īy 2035, the strange world of Glukhovsky's post-apocalyptic Moscow Metro has changed considerably. Its Artyom is also a much more mature person than he was in the first part of the trilogy. It features characters returning from previous novels, such as Sukhoi plus others from Metro 2034, as well as new personas like Ilja Stiepanovich Shkurkin. It has more sexual themes than Glukhovsky's previous works, but is not quite as violent as some of the Universe of Metro 2033 books. Metro 2035 is the sequel to both Metro 2033 and Metro 2034, whilst having its own unique tone and atmosphere. About half way through the Audible narration, I got really bored. I can't say I really bought it and it would have been nice to have someone actually dislike her for being too good-two-shoes and naive. Yet again, we have new characters introduced who fall for her sweetness and fall all over themselves to help her. In addition, it gets tiring to have everyone, including all the enemies, falling in love with Juliet instead of disliking or destroying her. But there wasn't enough Kenji to go around to offset the saccharine romance. Fortunately, we had some great scenes with Kenji again - he's always a welcome injection of self effacing humor to keep us from taking the situations too seriously. It felt like the entire book was the following scene ad nauseum: Juliet: "I'm not sure what to do." Warner: "I'm so in love with Juliet, it hurts." Juliet: "I'm not sure what to do now." Warner: "Juliet is so beautiful, it's painful" Juliet: "What do I do know - I am not sure." Warner: "Juliet is my world, she's so perfect." I kept waiting for a plot to kick in but it was pretty much a love letter to those fans who wanted more Warner mooning over Juliet. 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He knows that real change comes from the compound effect of hundreds of small decisions: doing two push-ups a day, waking up five minutes early, or holding a single short phone call. But world-renowned habits expert James Clear has discovered another way. People think that when you want to change your life, you need to think big. Title: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Onesīook Summary: Atomic Habits by James Clear While I found the scene descriptions crisp and detailed, I felt like the character’s lacked a depth of emotion and believability. Despite such a large task of world building, the author is able to describe each aspect with such clarity that the reader can’t help but visualize the dome, the sea, and the people/mermaids within it. Ervin creates an entirely alternate universe – one with prophecies for the future, battles within battles, and bad guys hidden where you least expect them. 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From page one, I loved the narrator’s voice and couldn’t stop smiling. If your book club needs a good laugh or a feel good book, The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is the book for you. *If you are new here, WELCOME! For The Rosie Project, I provide your book club with a brief summary, a recipe, and discussion questions in that order! The Rosie Project Book Club Questions and Recipe |