![]() ![]() With less than 2 percent of the world’s population left, Sullivan is one of the last humans alive. The waves range from tsunamis to snipers, each resulting in mass fatality. The goal of the Others is to wipe out humanity in five calamitous “waves,” so they can eventually inhabit Earth. “The 5th Wave” is an adaptation of the first book of Rick Yancey’s post-apocalyptic series, which centers around Cassie Sullivan (Chloë Grace Moretz), a girl who survives a massacre by the “Others,” who would be better described as an otherworldly species. ![]() In a similar fashion, the book had the ingredients – a clever plot, developed characters and a sprinkle of romance – to make a great movie adaptation but, just like my dad, the film creators may have metaphorically set things on fire. By all reason the dish should have been easy to prepare: the ingredients were included and so were the instructions, but he still managed to set the kitchen on fire. Watching “The 5th Wave” felt like when my dad made prepackaged macaroni and cheese a few years ago. ![]()
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In this book, Ackerman examines both the science of how the different senses work, and the varied means by which different cultures have sought to stimulate the senses. – Diane Ackerman, "found poetry" from A Natural History of the Senses Ī Natural History of the Senses is a 1990 non-fiction book by American author, poet, and naturalist Diane Ackerman. It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery,īut what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. ![]() To groom one's curiosity like a high-spirited thoroughbred,Ĭlimb aboard, and gallop over the thick, sun-struck hills every day. The great affair, the love affair with life, ![]() ![]() Who knows what's next?The school play is only a couple of weeks away, and Charlie is starting to worry. And this is bad, because Charlie's just learnt that when he gets properly, sweatily, heartpumpingly, stressed, he turns in to an animal, all sorts of animals. 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