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This story is reminiscent of The English Patient, different story but dramatic and heartbreaking in similar ways. I enjoyed it and felt it was a fast-moving and somewhat powerful read!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
great series. must read!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Thu Huyền
There were some cultural/religious inaccuracies in this novel that should have been obvious, that lead me to believe the author was somewhat careless about her research. Otherwise the Twentieth Wife (and its sequel) was a magical, fairy-tale like read, where the reader envisions the richness of the lives of kings and queens in Mughal India. It's especially interesting if one has visited the ruins of these palaces or forts. Highly recommended for lovers of Mughal history.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả
While astutely researched and poetically written, this basic issue with this book is that hardly anything happens in it 600 pages. Though highly sympathetic to Marie Antoinette, it failed to endear me to her throughout the course of the novel, and I was relieved upon her final beheading that I had, at least, finished this ponderous and meandering portrayal of a far more exotic and scandalous woman than is to be found anywhere in the pages of "Abundance."
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hs Gia Bảo
Tuesdays with Morrie really got me thinking about meaning of life and death, which by the way crossed my mind a thousands time per night, as I lie in bed and try to fall asleep with no success: I thinks about how life short and those catchy thoughts about me using my time wisely so I wouldn't regret it in the future, you know, because of old peopel who says "use your life! don't let it slip away" and this kind of stuff before they pass away (which, btw, really is a philosofical issue.. I mean, you pass away to what place and time? heaven. if you believe it, or whatever), like in the movies. To make you regret. But life (mainly, the last three seconds of your life, before you actually die) isn't the only thing that keeps me awake and keeps my mind working. I mainly think about death and truly am afraid of it. No, afraid is a flimsy word to use right now, what I meant to say was, that death - or the thinking about it - scares the shit out of me! But the worst thing is, when I say "death" I really mean my death - how selfish, and yet so freaking out - and how I hope I'd outlive everybody I know. But I know it would never happen. or I think I know. Actually, I don't know. And I guess that's what scares me most of the time: The fact that, well, you can Never know. You can never know where, why and when you will die. Nothing is known for sure. Never. Which is fascinating (in a good way, though) and yet so terrorize me! And all of us, I guess. I know that what I just said isn't enough to make you think about the true meaning of death (or life, it really doesn't matter, because none counts on you when you're old and filthy and are going to die in any given moment). The story of Mitch, a young man, who faces the death not only in Morrie's death - but in Morrie's life as well. The death looked him in the eyes, even when Morrie was among the living. Whoever says that when you look deep into someone's eyes you can get a glimpse of his soul - is lying, or just wrong, though. 'Cause you can't see the man's soul, no way. He can only tell you what he really feels, if it satisfays you. I don't believe in that shit., When you look into someone's eyes - espically someone who is about to die (and unluckily know about it) - you really see the death. In every given moment, any of us could fall down and never rise up. That's the way it is, and it's never gonna change. The book itself made me so sad.Though I guess that wasn't Mitch Albom's propose, I think he just wanted to tell us, the readers, how much death is... Lingering. Yeah, that's the right word. I linger. To Live, To Die,to "pass away". I don't care, as long as I'd NEVER know about it from the first place - because this is the worse thing you could tell to someone. I mean, speak:" You are about to die in five months" or so, and yes, now you gonna say:"I am sorry". But what the hell(??) it's not gonna help the person you're talking to. The man you just literally killed, inside and out! I'm just saying, this book's a something. Really good. I could only rate it in two ways: give it one star - only because it scared the hell out of me - either five stars - only because it really changed me. My way of thinking, my thought, my mind, myself. I am different person now. And this is scary. I wish I could just recommend it to you, but I can't. I feel as if it's a matter of life and death, ironically. I wish you all, long and happy life.
Written in 1946 and translated from Yiddish by A.H. Gross. Situated on E. 48th St. on the last block between the East River and 1st Ave. Many Jews and a few gentiles make up the myriad characters of this charming but none too subtle novel. A Catholic girl, Mary, marries Irving Davidowsky, causing his father to sit shiva for him. Irving is making his fortune running a garment business. Includes much of the author philosophizing about religion, labor, socialism. Asch remains essentially Jewish, while having an open mind and a certain curiosity about Christianity.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Angeline Tan
The Picture of Dorian Gray actually caught my eye when I was searching Goodreads looking for an outside reading book. It had generally high ratings and good reviews, so it seemed attractive. The only thing that gave me doubts was the genre of the book, which I researched, gothic horror fiction, but I’m open to new things. The Picture of Dorian Gray starts off with an artist, by the name of Basil Hallward, painting a picture of an incredibly wealthy and handsome man, Dorian Gray. Lord Henry Wotton, a friend of Dorian, corrupts Dorian as he warns him of his fading beauty. Soon Dorian Gray sees his picture and wishes that the picture would age instead of him, much like selling his soul for eternal life. He soon begins hedonist type of quest as pleasure seems to be the only thing to live for. When the picture ages for the first time, due to causing the death of a former lover, Dorian is hesitant in participating in more wrongdoings, but it soon begins to consume him. He forgets his true friends and character, such as Basil, and eventually kills him leading to his own death. His guilt soon catches up with his as he struggles to repent for his sins, trying to renew his portrait back to its original form. But he has already gone too deep in his hole to climb or be pulled out and he eventually gives up when realizing that there is no way to repair the portrait. The theme of this novel is that beauty is not true beauty. Dorian was easily convinced to believing that he must live his life to its fullest before his beauty disappeared. This led to his unending quest to receive as much pleasure as he could for himself rather than others. All his relationships deteriorate and he forgets what was truly important to him until he can’t get it back. Oscar Wilde did an amazing job in creating long descriptions which fit with the plot and overall setting of the novel. Most, if not all, his descriptions are filled with darkness and lurking evil, as if he was describing Dracula’s castle. This gave me a sense of flow in the book because everything connects and somewhat freaked me out. The only thing which really bored me was the long drawn-out monologues of some of the characters. I would recommend this book to everyone, especially if they’re goth-like and because it is just a really interesting novel. Although I can’t exactly relate to it, it is very interesting and shined some light on a topic which I never really paid much attention to. It is definitely one of those books that stick out because of its very unique plot.
Giffin is the queen of "train wreck, I can't look away" novels. I struggled with whether to give Love the One You Are With 4 or 5 stars b/c I loved that one too. I went with 5 stars with this one b/c I think she finally nailed an ending that wasn't tied up in a bow too neatly.
It took me a while to get into this book and I'm not all together positive I would have finished it had it not been for a friend buying the book at the same time. It was an interesting read but at times difficult. Wordy. But I do enjoy books about mental illness becaue I always feel sane and normal by the end.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hà Thu
Entah berapa kali aku nangis sewaktu menerjemahkan buku ini. Sedihnya.... hiks.
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.