Phượng Ẩn Thiên Hạ - Tập 2 tải về miễn phí cuốn sách

Grzegorz Majsterek gmajsterek — I didn't get it. I didn't like it. So sue me.

Audrey Cruchade audreycruchade — I loved this story from the first page and its wonderful, though complex, prose. For much of the story I thought the mystery a little less than mysterious, and then suddenly there was a twist or a turn and I found myself not knowing what would come next. For the most part, the characterizations are typical of 19th Century novels, often predictable, but better than one might expect given the time period. I have seen many novels recently which are written in the first person from the viewpoint of different characters. This is a convention first seen in The Woman in White.

Jaddesign Jesus creaciones_ — I'm left with strangely mixed feelings about Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. First, was it an amazing experience that everyone should have? Yes. Unquestionably. Second, did it do everything it could have? No, actually. There's a weird feeling of incompleteness to Brave New World. If I had to put my finger on why it felt that way, I'd have to say that it has to do with the novel having a hard time figuring out its own main character. Lenina and Bernard get about as much time narrating their own stories as each other near the beginning of the book; however, the book often lapses into third person omniscient asides that don't look at any specific characters but serve more like establishing shots in the films. Near the end, John ("the Savage") takes over the limelight, but his quest to shun civilization moves all too quickly and feels too tidy up until its end, which (although as I just said, it does arrive too quickly) is actually terrifyingly wonderful. Putting that aside for the moment, the book does offer plenty of things to love. First and foremost is Huxley's vision of the subversion of human nature. Brave New World depicts a society which is designed in a way that few conceptual societies have ever been - the social mores of Huxley's "civilization" are carefully planned by the society's highest echelons. Moreover, rather than attempting to suppress physical desire, Huxley posits that a totalitarian society would be better off harnessing it. The way in which Huxley's society embraces sexuality while destroying passion is about as scary as it is brilliant. The eventual commentary by "World Controller" Mustapha Mond, near the end of the novel, does feel a bit plot-dump like, but it still serves as an interesting philosophical debate - particularly the way he states that their society has rejected truth and beauty in favor of happiness and comfort, taken to the most extreme extents possible. Exactly what extend people have to sacrifice comfort and happiness to achieve truth and beauty is certainly a topic for debate, but Huxley's warning about embracing only happiness and comfort, to the exclusion of beauty and truth, is scary in its endgame - specifically, that rejecting truth and beauty in favor of extremes of comfort and happiness might actually work for the intended goals of that society. And, when compared with how much closer our own society moves to rejecting truth and beauty in favor of happiness and comfort, the message's relevance becomes all the more clear.

Nissa Abayan nissaabayaee65 — Thinking about publishing a book? Don't do another thing until you read "Publishing & Marketing Realities." It's absolutely terrific. I'd have saved a whole lot of time and energy (and money!) if I'd read this book before I started down the self-publishing path. Having just gone through the process of working with Lulu.com and then with CreateSpace.com and finally creating my own print-on-demand imprint, I can tell you that Christine Rose tells it straight. She's thorough, honest, and funny. This is no "feel-good-you-can-do-anything!" book. Rose gives you the unvarnished truth about how hard it is to publish. She might dissuade you. (If she does, you probably shouldn't try anyway.) But if after you learn what it takes you still want to press ahead, you will be ready. You'll have clear next steps and be eager to take them. I was thrilled to learn that many of the choices I'd made along the way were the right ones. I was stunned to learn how much I still didn't know. And I am forever grateful for the detailed lists of tasks/activities in the Appendix to use as I dive into marketing "Lily Hates Goodbyes" on a big scale. Holding your own published book is a surreal joy. You increase your chances of having that experience if you read Christine Rose's book.

Andri Adi _ndri_di_ — This was a very interesting book. It started a little slow, but I always wanted to know what was going on. Once I got halfway in, I didn't want to put it down. This book has a great mix of suspense and romance, mix in an evil bad guy, past trauma and magic, and you have to keep reading!