Winner of the 2022 CLMP Firecracker Award for Fiction Winner of the 2022 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature "In one of Chekhov's stories, a character says that every happy man should have someone who taps at his door with a little hammer, reminding him that there are unhappy people in the world. Reading Celeste Mohammed's novel-in-stories makes me think of that magical little tap – except that the door opens not to a vision of unhappiness, but to a world crammed with life that you never knew existed."—Claire Adam "The residents of Pleasantview come to vivid light in this extraordinary debut from Celeste Mohammed. Each slice of life in this Trinidadian village cuts clean to the bone, revealing how people are both complicated and complicit in the way we break each other's hearts and bodies. From the riveting opening to the aching end, Mohammed's gift for giving voice to each character is glorious."—Tracey Baptiste "As James Joyce did for Dublin, Celeste Mohamed holds up a polished mirror to the inhabitants of the fictitious Trinidadian town of Pleasantview and dares the reader to take an unflinching look at a multi-ethnic society that is vibrant and joyous but riddled with corruption and the exploitation of women, the young, and the vulnerable. Mohamed’s writing is smart, funny, and enlivened by everyday Trinidadian vernacular, creating rich and lively portraits of a range of Trini characters. A formidable debut, Pleasantview’s razor-sharp observations of misogyny and the abuse of power are leavened by humor and a pitch-perfect ear for the language of human."—Tony Eprile "Pleasantviewoffers the reader a sharp and fearless view of the dark underbelly of life in Trinidad, filled with unforgettable characters that we meet in do-or-die situations. Marked by male violence, political underhandedness, and economic desperation, Pleasantview also demonstrates Mohamed's remarkable range as a writer as she moves seamlessly from callousness to tenderness, humor to sorrow, lyricism to minimalism in work that lingers in the reader's mind long after the final page. This is a thrilling debut."—Laurie Foos “These stories are full of unexpected twists and connections and infused with humour. They herald the arrival of an intriguing new voice.”—Ingrid Persaud "Celeste Mohamed forces you to travel with her characters. You see their lives and their world as they do, on foot. You walk in her characters' shoes. Mohamed is a skillful storyteller, so the journey educates and exhilarates you, Mohamed invents a clear, crackling town/district, Pleasantview, a bustling, hustling side of Trinidad, where few of us have ever been, or will ever go. Pleasantview forces us to look at how we behave when uncontained, when unconstrained, when our lack of morality unmoors us."—A.J. Verdelle Coconut trees. Carnival. Rum and coke. To many outsiders, these idyllic images represent the so-called easy life in Caribbean nations such as Trinidad and Tobago. However, the reality is far different for those who live there—a society where poverty and patriarchy savagely rule, and where love and revenge often go hand in hand. Written in a combination of English and Trinidad Creole, Pleasantview reveals the dark side of the Caribbean dream. In this novel-in-stories about a fictional town in Trinidad, we meet a political candidate who sets out to slaughter endangered turtles for fun, while his rival candidate beats his “outside woman” so badly she ends up losing their baby. On the night of a political rally, the abused woman exacts a very public revenge, the trajectory of which echoes through Pleasantview, ending with one boy introducing another boy to a gun and to an ideology which will help him aim the weapon.
A couple of years ago, I posted some maxis makeovers from my uberhood at the time. That hood exploded in late 2011, and I wasnt really happy with the makeovers anyway, so I deleted all those posts. I was bored today (aka I had things to do but was procrastinating), so I thought Id post…
Uberhood: Pleasantview 170 Sim Lane before and after :>
Retro Pleasantview - Introduction The year is 1940 and the citizens of Pleasantview are fighting a war. Sims must band together and do their part to defeat the enemy . But what about the enemy...
Uberhood: Pleasantview “The Condos” I’ve finally finished the exteriors of the unoccupied PV condos, and I dunno why I postponed it so long because doing this only took about an hour and a half total...
Uberhood: Pleasantview 130 Sim Lane - The Burb Family house - If there’s one thing I absolutely despise, it’s finishing a residential lot makeover I’ve previously started -- I’m not sure why, it just...
Uberhood: Pleasantview Pleasant Vista Apartments
Uberhood: 10 Oak Street of Pleasantview before and after...
Uberhood: Pleasantview “The Condos” I’ve finally finished the exteriors of the unoccupied PV condos, and I dunno why I postponed it so long because doing this only took about an hour and a half total...
Do you love Pleasantview? Are you bored and looking for something different to do in your game? How about playing Pleasantview... with a twist? Here's what you get: Pleasantview as it ships with the...
When Pleasantview decided to invest in remodeling its community-owned lots, the first to go was the old food mart and video game store. Spearheaded by an energetic intern in the mayor’s office, the...
Requires: All EPs and SPs Type: Community Lot ——————————————— ⚠️ Last Updated: April 22nd, 2024 💾 SFS | MEDIAFIRE Ko-fi ☕ ——————————————— Recommended Mods ☑️ 🔹 Rug Fix 🔹 Charge Harvest on…
Uberhood: Pleasantview “The Condos” I’ve finally finished the exteriors of the unoccupied PV condos, and I dunno why I postponed it so long because doing this only took about an hour and a half total...
Don Lothario is a pre-made, playable Sim who first appeared in The Sims 2. He used to live at 150 Main Street in Pleasantview. Then a later, unknown event time happened, which is hinted at as an "accidental teleportation", which might have teleported Don back in time to Riverview. Don lives at 100 Bounty Drive in Riverview, inside an old granary. An argument for Don's "teleportation", involving time travels, shows as him being in Riverview, as a young adult, where he is an adult, during the even
I built this church and cemetery for use in The Sims 2 Pleasantview. It was created in a similar style as the other community lots and is currently setup to
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The Composer suggested a hike this afternoon, so we went up the highway to a trail we had never used before and it was beautiful. Foliage j...
These abandoned schools in Idaho once housed the sounds of children laughing and learning. Today, they sit completely silent.
Requires: All EPs and SPs Type: Community Lot ——————————————— ⚠️ Last Updated: April 22nd, 2024 💾 SFS | MEDIAFIRE Ko-fi ☕ ——————————————— Recommended Mods ☑️ 🔹 Rug Fix 🔹 Charge Harvest on…
The silver one is called camper, and the other one RV, just for ease of identification. The RV comes in two colors. and both are available as deco objects or as tents (you can have both). There’s no...
Update: See the school again in July of 2021. Rural America is not without its abandoned buildings, as can be seen in the abandoned school house near my family’s farm in Illinois. Tucked away…
Overview. It's hard to take pictures of such huge lots! Also, two before pictures for comparison.
The silver one is called camper, and the other one RV, just for ease of identification. The RV comes in two colors. and both are available as deco objects or as tents (you can have both). There’s no...
Okay, as soon as I saw the latest Conversion theme over at GOS, I HAD to do something for it - I've been on a retro gaming kick at the moment, and Makin' Magic was one of my favourite Sims 1 games as it had gorgeous Victorian stuff. It always reminded me of Anne of Green Gables... Remember the pastel Edwardian dresses? They were in slightly different colours for each skin tone, but you could only wear one - Sims 2 and an infinite capability for recolours means an end to such shameful wardrobe segregation. Recolours for all! First off, the original Makin' Magic pastel colours - cream, pink and blue, as worn by umpteen Sims wandering around Magic Town. I've also added a little extra - a leafy green, a nice lilac purple, and a white, for those Edwardian brides who want to get married properly... And finally, the last two recolours in black and grey, for any Sims wishing to go into mourning. I think I had Cornelia Goth pretty heavily in mind when I did the darker recolours... This comes in FA and FT, as Skell did a fantastic age conversion for teens, and can be found in everyday - although they're also placed in formal for teens. All meshes are included as per their creator's generous terms of use. Devil's in the Details - Credits Mesh credits - YanderePlumSim for the original FA mesh Skell for the teen conversion mesh. Texture credits - Yandere and Skell. I just mucked about with stripe and lace textures a bit... Go grab them over at GOS here...
Alexbgd requested these, so he got the first look at them. I asked him to take a picture since his neighborhood is so beautiful. The Observatory is 1813 faces, $1500. The Flying Steampunk Thingamajig...
The Sims 2 Speed Build | Pleasantview | 3 Lot Bin Renovations Part 2 I was recently asked to do a follow up video with lot bin renovations for Pleasantview. The request was for Bonny Bungalow and Tidy...
Do you need a place to bury your Pleasantview Sims?
