Books with author Jean Baptiste Georges

Young adult fantasy is a genre that has exploded over time, with the most popular example being the ‘Harry Potter‘ movie series, of course. However, there have been countless ones that have followed, most of them book-to-screen adaptations, attempting to emulate that level of success. However, that’s easier said than done. Disney takes up the monumental task with ‘Artemis Fowl.’

Netflix’s ‘Sweet Magnolias’ follows the story of three women who handle their personal struggles and professional challenges with the help of each other. The show focuses on the importance of friendships by chalking a story around the common problems faced by ordinary people. Over the season, the show builds more complicated character arcs, which lead the story to a shocking end.

The first act of ‘Control Z’ is very archetypal in context with its characters and storyline. Even its atmosphere feels dry instead of being ominous and unsettling. When it comes to the initial hook of its mystery, it just gives you enough information to pique your interest and makes you somewhat of an amateur sleuth. But even though the dramatic element of its first act aligns you with its central character, there seems to be a stint of predictability to it. And it’s this predictability that will eventually be a turn off for many viewers.

Signs and symbols represent abstract ideas and concrete objects, providingn a sense of number, danger, value, distances in time and space, and even love. Over time, these marks and gestures have multiplied into an immernse and complex network of images, pictures and emblems - pictographs and logographs, maps and charts, letterforms, colours and patterns. How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the maning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? Can sounds? This work takes the reader on a journey of discovery through the world of symbols.