Zync Designs từ Pouldergat, France

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2018-06-05 21:30

Cẩm Nang Tuyển Sinh 2016 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

If you’re looking for some scary stories to read around the campfire, at Halloween maybe, with the kids wide-eyed and never going to sleep—well, most definitely never going to sleep in the nearest haunted coffin—this book’s for you. M.J.A. Ware’s tales are told in a pleasantly chatty first-person style, the voice convincingly that of a young teen put-upon by sisters, brothers, parents, friends and the rest of the world… until the rest of the world jumps in with scares aplenty. Hide-n-Go Coffin tells of a little brother trying to prove he’s big and strong. But there’s a very modern twist waiting when he innocently slips into traditionally scary danger. Brother’s Keeper is the haunting tale of a boy obsessed with blaming his brother for everything; this dark winter’s night holds horrors definitely not for the younger kids. (Let’s make this age 8 plus.) Then Grandpa’s Suits, rather pleasingly, changes the voice to that of a teenage girl, making this a delightful collection to read with a group. The author provides a truly scary spin on the popular game of spin-the-bottle, and ends the collection by inviting readers to sign up for his mailing list or look for his novels. With titles like Super Zombie Juice Mega Bomb they’re bound to be a hit… And then you can go to his website, if you dare… where you’ll find Steven, Space Stowaway, a brave young adventurer who’s just too scared to stay with his aunt; he might have even worse dangers to face out in the place where no one hears you scream. Or, if you want a slightly longer read, there’s Monster in the Mirror, another fine collection of scary stories (which includes poor Steven’s tale). Disclosure: I was sent an ecopy of this book by the author in exchange for an honest review.

2018-06-06 03:30

Thiền Trong Nghệ Thuật Bắn Cung Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I always hate to write about these venerable SF classics, because very frequently I end up being disappointed by them. I know that I can't hold genre fiction from the 1950's up to the same standards as current-day genre fiction, but... Well, hold on. Actually, I can and I am. Maybe I just feel guilty about pointing out the various flaws, especially because back in the day, this was cutting-edge stuff. Sure, it's filled with cardboard characters (almost all male of course) that either talk about science, fight off alien menaces, or do both simultaneously. Sure, some of the "cutting edge" science is now verging on the ridiculous (early in the novel, one of the scientists dictates a report and then runs it over to the steganography department to have it transcribed). Some of it is a bit unfortunate (naming the most commonly used weapons "vibrators" was just plain distracting). But there are also a lot of ideas here that were really innovative and exciting at the time. In the end, I try to read these novels with an open mind, trying to muster admiration for them by keeping their place in the canon in mind... while trying to ignore the distractions. So. This is an episodic novel --- it really feels like 4 separate novella's sharing the same characters. The 4 stories are incredibly similar (even down to the length --- about 50 pages each). The Space Beagle is basically a giant inter-galactic spaceship filled with a bunch of scientists from nearly every known discipline (and one new one --- more about this later). They are on a voyage heading out of our galaxy and on the way to the galaxy next door. Along the way, they encounter 4 different alien life forms (one per story) who all pose a threat to the expedition. Some of these aliens are pretty nifty (the telepathic bird-people were very cool). Others are more boring (the lay-their-eggs-inside-human-tummies variety). Invariably, the aliens are defeated by Elliot Grosvenor, the ship's only representative of Nexialism, a relatively new science branch that is initially described in very vague terms but in the end turns out to be something like a simultaneous insight in every other science branch, achieved by hypnotic machine-learning brain-programming (with tapes --- in the vein of CJ Cherryh's Union folks but less evil). Grosvenor is initially ridiculed, shunned and/or ignored, but time and again turns out to be the ship's savior. My favorite aspect of the novel was the sometimes ethically questionable methods Grosvenor uses to push through his will. It adds a nice greyness to the black-and-white quality of the other characters (good scientist versus evil scientist politics). Grosvenor does good things, but he sometimes accomplishes them by hypnotizing entire sections of the ship to make them do his bidding or by killing the last or only representative of an alien race. In this sense, the novel reminded me of George RR Martin's "Tuf Voyaging" --- about another loner who is posed with moral dilemmas. (I just realize "Tuf Voyaging" is also an episodic novel. Hm.) However, none of the characters in this novel come anywhere close to the depth and charm Martin used to draw Haviland Tuf, one of my favorite SF characters of all time. In the end, I would only recommend "The Voyage of the Space Beagle" to people who have an interest in the history of the genre and are willing to overlook some of the flaws common in older genre fiction.

2018-06-06 04:30

Truyện - Thơ - Câu Đố Thiếu Nhi Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Duy Long - Bảo An

I'm a fan of Tamora Pierce's young adult fantasies, which I discovered as an adult after a friend who loved her books from childhood was horrified when I asked her Tamora who? She can fall into a preachy political correctness, which can be seen from time to time in these shorts, but she also writes among the strongest female protagonists in fantasy, yet alone Young Adult. She's the perfect counter to Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga with her active, kick-ass heroines and creates imaginative magical realms. My favorites among her books are The Protector of the Small series with Keladry and the two Trickster novels with Aly. Those books are set in Tortall (as are most of her novels) as are six of the stories in this anthology. In addition there are three other tales of high fantasy, one urban fantasy and one short work of mainstream fiction. The relatively low rating I'm giving this book reflects that I just didn't find her shorts as compelling as her novels. It's not that like some I'm no fan of the short story--there are authors who I think shine in the short form, even surpassing their long fiction--Stephen King and Isaac Asimov spring to mind. But I don't think Pierce's talents of world-building and character development are displayed to most advantage in the short form, and if you're new to her, I wouldn't start with this book. I don't think these stories have the "punch" of really strong short stories, instead many of them made me wish they could be longer and more fleshed out--although in that regard I guess that proves Pierce certainly writes characters you want to linger with! (I'd love to see more of Adria of "Lost" or Arima of "Time of Proving" or Ri of "Mimic" again someday.) That said, if you are already a Tamora Pierce fan, there is a lot to enjoy here. If you love her Immortals series, then you'll probably grin at "Elder Brother" which tells of the tale of Qiom, the apple tree Numair inadvertently turned into a man, and "The Dragon's Tale" from the point of view of "Kitten" the young dragon Daine adopted. "Nawat" about the half-crow/half-human triplets born to crow-man Nawat and his mate Aly of the Trickster books is the longest tale in the book--novella-length at 70 pages. At times I found it a bit TMI squicky rather than humorous as obviously intended and all too weird in its mix of human and beast, but ultimately oddly touching. My favorite Tortall-based story, based on characters from the Lioness Quartet, doesn't really have a fantasy element at all. The pleasure of that story opening the book, "Student of Ostriches" is precisely how the Kylaia teaches herself martial arts from the close observation of real animals. A wicked kick from the ostrich and a punch from giraffes and she "learned more kicks from zebras, a double hand strike from lions, and a back-of-the-fist blow from elephants." I also found Pierce's one urban fantasy tale, "Huntress" genuinely scary--maybe because the Central Park setting hits all too close to home for a native New Yorker like me. And at the end there's a teaser from the next Beka Cooper novel Mastiff that has me salivating at the thought of the release of the entire novel.

Người đọc Zync Designs từ Pouldergat, France

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.