![]() ![]() The movie is being produced under Amblin Entertainment, a company Spielberg owns and runs.Īs of January 2023, the project is still in development. Steven Spielberg is personally managing the project. It was revealed the script has gone through several different drafts. In November 2022, it was reported that the script was in the works with a new writer. In September 2020, it was announced that screenwriter and director Gary Dauberman (It, Annabelle) was adapting the film, and writing the new draft. However she is not part of the project anymore, Neal announced in April 2020, that they were looking for a new writer. Īs of January 2020, Sera Gamble (Supernatural, The Magicians, You) was writing the script. Neal Shusterman is involved in the project as a producer. It is currently in development with Universal, and Amblin Entertainment. Scythe is an upcoming movie adaptation of the novel, Scythe by Neal Shusterman. It will be updated accordingly when new information becomes available. ![]() As such, some of the information might be inaccurate and is subject to change. ![]() This article contains info that may not yet be final because it deals with material that has yet to be released. ![]()
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For fans of A Man Called Ove, a luminous debut novel about a widow’s unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus reluctantly residing at the local aquarium-and the truths she finally uncovers about her son’s disappearance 30 years ago.Īfter Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. ![]() ![]() The violence (both subtle and overt) is startling and seems too unreasoned.īut stick with it. ![]() After thirty pages someone asked me how the book was so far and the only word that came to mind was bizarre. The night was near at hand.” - but the characters are rendered so abstruse by it that it feels slightly maddening. From far away came the sound of the bugle, clarified by distance and echoing in the woods with a lost hollow tone. There was a chill in the air and a light, pure wind. The descriptions of the setting benefit from this and become starkly beautiful - “Then suddenly the sun was gone. 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The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838 (from just before the Hundred Days through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. The writing of the work was completed in 1844. It is often considered, along with The Three Musketeers, as Dumas's most popular work. ![]() ![]() The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. Download cover art Download CD case insert The Count of Monte Cristo ![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of lying in wait under the waves, the USS Barb pursued enemy ships on the surface, attacking in the swift and precise style of torpedo boats. All strove for personal excellence, and success became contagious. 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Only daughter Cara remains faithful, even accompanying Luke on some of his wolf adventures. Now, however, Luke’s ex-family has been uncomfortably reunited by a tragedy: Driving home after rescuing Cara from a drunken teenage party, Luke crashes his car. Cara, 17, suffers a shoulder injury, but Luke sustains severe brain damage. Wolf expert languishes in a coma while his family debates his fate, in Picoult’s latest. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are perfectly dropped tiny references to literary pieces, to music (both lyrics and titles), to current world events and historical ones. There are tie-ins with previous novels in this series. In this novel, the plot and sub-plots move between the mid-1970’s and roughly 30 years later. She masterfully deploys her plots in such a way that fascination is enhanced. ![]() It is authentic – I believe in the reality of all the characters and what they are experiencing. It is witty with surprise literary flourishes. This novel is a great example of why I love Kate Atkinson’s writing so much. ![]() ![]() ![]() I absolutely loved the romance in this book – it was perfectly done. And the payoff for all of these mysteries was amazing! How were Tarver and Lilac rescued? What happened to them on that planet? What happened between them? When Lilac begins hearing voices, the questions just get bigger. But these little snippets of information just serve to pique your interest more. ![]() ![]() From the very beginning of the book, we know that Tarver (and, we assume, Lilac) have been rescued because we get snippets of Tarver’s debrief (or, perhaps, interrogation?) at the beginning of each chapter. There are so many mysteries set up in this book and twists and turns that I did not see coming. It was the perfect blend of sci-fi, fantasy and adventure in my book. It all felt a bit more like fantasy than sci-fi, which was perfect for me. Once the spaceship crashes, Tarver and Lilac struggle to make their way through a foreign land, full of dangerous creatures and harsh conditions and Lilac is haunted by voices that only she can hear. There were definitely sci-fi elements to this book, but it wasn’t hardcore sci-fi. For me, this was a plus (though true sci-fi fans might be disappointed). ![]() ![]() ![]() What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. ![]() This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). ![]() The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() For example, Isis, Cleopatra, Egypt, Alexandria, the moon, the Nile and even Selene herself were all used at some point as metaphors for the feminine, while Rome embodies everything about the masculine. This novel uses a lot of symbols and imagery to illustrate its themes, of which the most interesting to me was the relationship between masculinity and femininity. It’s labeled as historical fiction, but I was surprised to find a thread of fantasy laced through the novel in the form of old magic, which sets it apart from many other historical fiction I’ve read in the past. ![]() While not exactly a heart-thumping page-turner, it nonetheless had me enraptured with its story an d characters every step of the way.Īt the heart of it, Lily of the Nile is a coming-of-age story, and it’s a unique one at that. A prisoner trapped in a culture completely at odds with her heritage and faith, Selene struggles to hold on to Isis and the memory of her parents’ legacy, meanwhile using all her wits to survive life in the Roman court. From birth, Selene and her twin brother Helios were hailed as a sacred pair by the worshipers of Isis, but after Alexandria fell to Ro man forces and the suicides of their parents, the children are brought to Rome by the conqueror Octavian to be fostered in his imperial household. Lily of the Nile is a historical fiction novel about Selene, the daughter of Cleopatra and Mark Antony. Book Review: Lily of the Nile by Stephanie Dray ![]() |