A book & a survey
For some odd reason, I can't get the sentence "Hurry down my chimney tonight" out of my head. Weird.
I've read a book called 'Stravaganza - City of masks' written by Mary Hoffman. It's so good, you all should read it too.
It's all about stravagation, the ancient art of time travel. All you need is a talisman, taken from the world you wish to visit, and a desperate need to escape from your own world. Lucien has both of this. He has brain cancer and is recovering from the effects of chemotherapy. His father brings him something he rescued from a skip, a notebook with a beautiful marbled cover.
The first time Lucien stravagates be doesn't realize what he's done. He falls asleep holding the notebook and wakes up in the beautiful but dangerous city state of Belleza (the city that nowadays is called Venice). There he meets Arianna who is busy breaking the law by staying overnight in Belleza when she doesn't belong there.
Suddenly there's a lot more in Lucien's life than losing his hair and struggling with the after-effects of chemotherapy. He spends his waking life at home in London and his nights in Belleza. He becomes apprentice to the charismatic Senator Rodolfo and discovers there are other stravaganti in Belleza from whom he can learn. But the stravaganti must beware because the scheming di Chimici family will stop at nothing to learn the secret art. And there is Arianna. There's actually more to Arianna than even Arianna knows... but you'll have to read the book if you want to find out.
A fast-moving story of time travel, deception and political intrigue, assassination and kidnap. And I can guarantee the ending will catch you by surprise.
(from http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/book.php?id=231)
I want to read the sequel (City of Stars) as soon as possible!
And a survey...what would you do if
I cried:
I asked you to help me:
I died from natural causes:
I was murdered:
I said I liked you:
I kissed you:
I started smoking:
I stole something:
I was hospitalized:
I ran away from home:
I got in a fight and you were there:
I got dumped:
I pissed you off:
I lied to you:
I did something that you could never forgive me for:
Please be nice and fill in :) I'm just curious.
I've read a book called 'Stravaganza - City of masks' written by Mary Hoffman. It's so good, you all should read it too.
It's all about stravagation, the ancient art of time travel. All you need is a talisman, taken from the world you wish to visit, and a desperate need to escape from your own world. Lucien has both of this. He has brain cancer and is recovering from the effects of chemotherapy. His father brings him something he rescued from a skip, a notebook with a beautiful marbled cover.
The first time Lucien stravagates be doesn't realize what he's done. He falls asleep holding the notebook and wakes up in the beautiful but dangerous city state of Belleza (the city that nowadays is called Venice). There he meets Arianna who is busy breaking the law by staying overnight in Belleza when she doesn't belong there.
Suddenly there's a lot more in Lucien's life than losing his hair and struggling with the after-effects of chemotherapy. He spends his waking life at home in London and his nights in Belleza. He becomes apprentice to the charismatic Senator Rodolfo and discovers there are other stravaganti in Belleza from whom he can learn. But the stravaganti must beware because the scheming di Chimici family will stop at nothing to learn the secret art. And there is Arianna. There's actually more to Arianna than even Arianna knows... but you'll have to read the book if you want to find out.
A fast-moving story of time travel, deception and political intrigue, assassination and kidnap. And I can guarantee the ending will catch you by surprise.
(from http://www.readingmatters.co.uk/book.php?id=231)
I want to read the sequel (City of Stars) as soon as possible!
And a survey...what would you do if
I cried:
I asked you to help me:
I died from natural causes:
I was murdered:
I said I liked you:
I kissed you:
I started smoking:
I stole something:
I was hospitalized:
I ran away from home:
I got in a fight and you were there:
I got dumped:
I pissed you off:
I lied to you:
I did something that you could never forgive me for:
Please be nice and fill in :) I'm just curious.