Stefany Gutiérrez từ Gaggiano MI, Italy

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05/17/2024

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2018-05-28 20:30

Thập Ba La Mật Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Jaycie Lerner. How can one summarize this young lady? Studious for certain. Dedicated to everything and everyone. Oh yes...I almost forgot...a little spitfire just waiting to explode upon the world. Okay, perhaps she's not going to explode but she can certainly unleash the wrath when necessary despite her outward appearance. At school and in life, she flies under the radar...almost successfully except for the taunts of some fellow students who just don't know when to quit, which leaves her as an outsider. As with most of us that have ever been in her position, looking in doesn't feel all that good and it saddened me to see her want to fit in so desperately given all her talents. Sad as that is, it does reflect the real world. We're not always that accepting of change or those that are "different". It's a shame too because we miss out on some stellar opportunities because of it. Anywho... Jaycie is the girl with all the talent but there are several other formidable friends in her extended family that have powers of their own. From persuasion to mind control, super speed to super strength, it's a mixed bag of power just waiting to burst at the seams...or go up in flames as we discover two new characters that have a unique way of lighting up the night. Alison is her trainer, surrogate mother (hers is MIA), and friend, there when she needs her through thick and thin...even when it comes time to talk about self control in regards to relationships and growing up. Thank goodness she's there because is left unchecked, the chemistry between Jaycie and one particular fellow is enough to rock all our worlds...literally, or at least break a few windows. Her father is in a league of his own and certainly an example of what not to do if you're a parent with the ability to read your child's mind. *glares at character* Yep...a teenage mind is dangerous enough without them poking around in there too. But seriously, his character goes through growing pains as well and it's nice to see that relationship development and change throughout the story. On the newcomer side, we have Haylee...who is much more than she appears and has suffered more than could be imagined. She's a strong girl despite initial outward appearances...think shrinking violet...and it's wonderful to see how she comes into her own eventually. It may not be the most peaceful path but its one that she has to travel and comes to terms with thanks to her new found "family". Continuing in the newbie vein, we meet and greet a few members of the Dey-Vah Guard as well as the more common Guardians. Let's just say though their intentions are for balance and keeping the peace, seeing one is not always a sign of good things to come. The Gray family has a brief stint towards the later half of the story but I sincerely hope we get to learn more about their family as they seem fierce and fascinating themselves. Add to this mix a love interest for Jaycie and well...you've got a wide variety of personalities to sort through, but you're sure to find one you can identify with. Kudos to the author on that accomplishment! A crowded cast can be hard to manage but she pulls it off well. Story wise it holds its own and then some. It breaks free of the "book-one-in-a-series" syndrome early on leaving no doubt that you're in for quite a ride. There's highs and lows. Scenes of total control and total chaos but in the end, it's a well scripted plot that's carried out evenly throughout the pages and leaves you waiting for more...or at least it left me waiting for the next installment. There are two points though that did rub me the wrong way, which I'll touch on briefly here if you please. The first one actually occurs near book's end. One particular character is trying to recover from something or other and there is this dramatic build up of how badly they're doing and then POOF...they'll back in action. I had a small case of reader whiplash from that turnaround. It just seemed like an odd turn of events due to the speed at which it happened. Does it affect the ending? No...just raised my eyebrow for a page or two. Second item to mention...that (at times) was maddening for me personally was the emphasis placed on a person's ethnicity. For me, it doesn't really play a role for the most part. I mean, my brain conjures the story into a movie of sorts and I can see all the characters based off the descriptions and such but their actual detailed features when brought front and center, would in fact be merely shadows...place holders if you will. Sure I can tell you who the blue eyed blond girl was or that the strapping young lad with the dark hair was following so-and-so, but at the base of it all is a love of the story. The journey, triumphs, tribulations, loves gained and lost....all of the actual elements are what I embrace as a reader and though I certainly understand why the emphasis was placed, it doesn't truly make a difference for me one way or the other. In fact, it almost gets in the way of my reading experience...almost. All in all, an exciting start to a series I know will remain on my wish list until we reach the very end....though when or where that might be is any ones guess. There is a world of characters and challenges left to explore in this literary creation...here's hoping the author takes her time showing us each and every one. I for one, can't wait! Recommended read for teens through adults as there are a few sensual situations, crimes of which shall not be named here scenes and retribution scenes that the kiddos could do without, but rest assured it's kept as clean as it can be considering what the one character lives through.

2018-05-28 21:30

Mật Mã Đặc Khu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phan Tùng Sơn

For me, Richard Powers can be hard to read because he is so masterful with words that I get hung up on his beautifully constructed sentences and loose track of the story! Great book.

2018-05-28 22:30

Cuốn Sách Lớn Rực Rỡ Về Kỹ Năng Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Liesbet Slegers

The Country Girls Trilogy is a repackaging of three separate novels (duh), and this particular edition has an epilogue. This particular edition also has a large photo of Edna O'Brien on the back cover that made me feel like I was carrying a Danielle Steele novel around, to my embarrassment. But don't let that deter you - TCGT is well worth enduring raised eyebrows from snobby literary types like me. The middle book gets a bit bogged down, but it all pays off in book three, when Baba, the character whose voice is never heard directly in the first two books, gets her own first person narrative. Baba instantly became one of my favorite characters of all time, and her melancholy epilogue is both hilarious and heartbreaking.

2018-05-28 23:30

Combo Ehon Nhật Bản - Bút Sáp Màu Đen (Bộ 3 Tập) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Miwa Nakaya

Amazing read. Of course everybody know it is the great masterpiece of Marquez!

2018-05-29 00:30

Giấc Mơ Buổi Sáng (Tặng Kèm CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Lãm Thắng

I really really loved this book, the main char is so easy to relate to. But the only think I think was missing was more details about the culture. But at the same time would that have taken away from the book?

2018-05-29 01:30

Ếch (Tái Bản 2017) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mạc Ngôn

Wth is wrong with Kiyo? Seems like his other baby momma has him enthralled/glamoured.And I hate how Eugenie spreads her legs so easily. First she cheats on Kiyo with Dorian in the village, then she cheats on Dorian with Kiyo. She doesn't deserve Dorian. Even though he led her to believe the crown was harmless, he does genuinely love her. N her betrayal must hurt like hell since the night before she cheated on him he said "I trust you". Wish the twins were his.. That damn fox is just too fertile.

2018-05-29 02:30

Nụ Hôn Tử Thần (Phần 4 Series Thợ Săn Đêm) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Sherrilyn Kenyon

Just so beautiful...

2018-05-29 03:30

Alice Ở Xứ Sở Diệu Kỳ: Hang Thỏ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nicoletta Codignola

3.5 Stars

2018-05-29 04:30

Tiếng Anh Đàm Thoại - Thương Lượng & Xử Lý Tình Huống Trong Văn Phòng (Kèm 1 CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thanh Ly

Reflexión sobre el viaje, sobre la percepción de los otros... Amplias citas de la Historia de Heródoto, enfrenta a un hijo de la cultura occidental a otras culturas, manifestando la percepción de la diferencia y la dificultad de la asimilación. De muy fácil y amena lectura. ¿Lo mejor? Que me voy a leer a Heródoto de un tirón.

2018-05-29 05:30

Ông Mặt Trời Và Mùi Hương Của Mẹ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Văn Thành Lê

This is the completely gripping beginning of the epic tale of Roland Deschain, the iconic and eponymous “Gunslinger,” and his dogged pursuit of his nemesis, (the mysterious “man in black”), and the mythical Tower that has captivated his mind and entire sense of purpose. Along his path of sharpshooting, ass-kicking, and general cool-handed bad-assery, Roland encounters Jake Chambers, an imminently likable boy from our world/universe, who will become part son/part apprentice gunslinger/part tether to humanity to our hero. This is the shortest of the seven books in the series, but it does a great job of introducing us to the uber-cowboy of a central character of Roland, (a character who grows more multi-dimensional as the series continues), his quest, his first sidekick, and the pseudo-Steampunk-Western/pseudo-Post-Apocalyptic milieu that will devour the reeader’s attention for at least six novels, (I can’t speak for the seventh, as I haven’t gotten too far into it yet). King builds a world in this series that is at once eerily familiar and engagingly alien. For example, there are Arthurian legends in Roland's world, but the Arthur of this world wielded a gun, not a sword, and led gunslingers instead of knights. There are also remnants of technology and culture that seem to have crossed over from, (or perhaps survived?), our own world (of course the Beatles would have a song in every world!). Yet this world has terrain, creatures, and even adherence to physical laws (or lack thereof) that are decidedly otherworldly. The world-building alone is worth the read, and should thoroughly engage the mind of anybody with an active imagination well past the last page. Warning: this series is nearly instantaneously addicting. Don't start this book before traveling to a foreign country, or you will be PISSED that you can't get the sequels instantaneously upon completion, (unless you have an e-reader with international access, that is). I recently "read" this by listening to it in audio format. The narrator is amazing--he sounds like Roland Deschain in the flesh--which brings this already engrossing tale to a higher level of enjoyment (raising it from 4 to 5 stars, honestly). What he does for King’s pseudo-Western dialect alone is magical.

Người đọc Stefany Gutiérrez từ Gaggiano MI, Italy

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.