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Throughout his tale, Cal recounts a century of American history—Ellis Island, the Great Depression, the River Rouge Ford plant, Vietnam, Detroit race riots, the desegregation of schools, Watergate, the Cold War, and the oil embargoes. In doing so, Eugenides questions what it means to be American—citizenship, attitude, and history. Despite being third generation American and despite her family having climbed the class ladder—at least achieving the financial aspect of the American Dream—Calliope feels out of place in her private preparatory all-girls school...
...Fall” can be seen as a kind of cautionary tale. The singer-songwriter may not be cut out for rock ballads, and her voice does not integrate well with overeager electronics and heavy drumbeats. But she has her vocal powers and lyrical allure of years past and this album reminds us that she can still persuade listeners to come away with...
Rosero’s choice of name for his protagonist puts us in mind of another famous first-person narrator and survivor of catastrophe: Herman Melville’s Ishmael, who lives to tell the tale in “Moby Dick.” Melville’s epilogue is taken from the book of Job: “And I only am escaped alone to tell thee.” Like Job, Rosero’s Ismael has no part in the processes governing the destruction of his life but is forced to take up the challenge...
...which they chase the vengeful vampire Victoria through the deep woods is vivid and furious, a bracing break from the long stretches of teen heartbreak. ("You gave me everything just by breathing," Edward tells Bella. Oy.) Where Twilight is and remains mainly a love story, this chapter of the tale involves far more action, vampire-on-vampire violence, wolf on wolf, wolf on vampire, you name it. (See Hollywood's most famous werewolves...
...woman and began working with orphans. President Obama's name is mentioned just once, when Ndesandjo thanks several people, including "Barack," in the foreword. With this book, Ndesandjo says he's stepping into the public eye in order to raise awareness of domestic violence, promote volunteerism and share his tale of starting a new life in a new land. "I am an Obama, and a large part of my life was a repudiation of that," Ndesandjo tells TIME. "To a certain extent, my brother ... opened my eyes to things that I had left behind for a long time." (Ndesandjo...