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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả
Enjoyed this read. It's perfect for the beach or a summer holiday - especially if you enjoy reading about food!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hiểu Hi
i didn't really buy the whole "female author narrating from a male's perspective", but it was quick and entertaining enough.
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This fanciful retelling of "The Land that Time Forgot" would just be a passable (if fun) story if not for Gurney's rather lovely artwork. His imagining of his new and strange world carries a depth and weight that, to be trite, truly transports you there--but then, that's what he built his career on. A competent draughtsman who plied his imagining of ancient Egyptian rituals and architectural recreations in the pages of National Geographic, Gurney's style evokes the travelogue of a naturalist (which is, happily enough, his story's frame), so that the sometimes indulgent fantasy or unremarkable characterization mostly comes off as an occasionally unlikely (or overly likely) world. This isn't to say that his art is always wholly successful--there are rough patches here and there, especially when his sartorial and tonsorial choices cause his characters to resemble late 60's hippies. It reminds me of the way that one can always tell when a period film was made because the costuming is always viewed through the lens of modern fashion, so that 70's Shakespeare is all wide lapels and feathered bangs, which the 80's trades in for mullets and angular silhouettes. Portrayed as a travelogue of a shipwreck survivor on the island of Dinotopia, Gurney successfully captures the feel of early century sci-fi tales which even today seem only just beyond the realm of possibility. It seems that the only area positively affected by a little scientific naivete is that of the visionary futurist. Of course, it was not as difficult for Gurney to look back and imitate this method than it was for the original Victorian authors to create it, though it is not a very familiar style for modern readers, anyway. Perhaps the greatest gift of Gurney's as a combined author/illustrator is that he lets you forget what you know and allows you to believe in what he has created.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hoàng Lại Giang
Eat, Pray, Love annoyed the hell out of me, despite the fact that it had some very profound messages. I just couldn't stomach the author: her lack of self awareness re: her privilege and her selfishness. This book is Eat, Pray, Love, but good, with a hysterically funny author. I felt like we were meant to be best friends. The part about the possessed blender was probably my favorite, although the urine therapy is a close second. I would have given this book the full five stars had the author not droned on about the relationship she was in when she wrote her diary entries and, even more annoyingly, the "sailor." The ending seemed abrupt and unnecessary, as well as completely out of sync with the rest of the book. That said: great memoir, hilarious author, and spot on about the ambivalent relationship many of us have with our yoga practice.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gilles Legardinier
Love the story until the end.Was very dissapointed in the ending--no real resolution.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Thị Thanh Huyền
I have FINALLY embarked on my re-read of the entire Harry Potter series. I first started the series before the fourth book came out, so I had the experience of having to wait in agony between books. It was, well, magical. Midnight release parties were so fun, and we made t-shirts and raced home to immediately start reading once we got our hands on the new book. The sixth book came out the day before I went on a trip to Europe, so I ended up getting the book at midnight and dragging it along with me in my backpack and reading it on planes and trains. (This was before e-books were a thing.) It's been so long since I've read this that I forgot how whimsical it is at the beginning. Nothing is too dark/depressing, it's just precocious British children learning to be magic. So fun. I know the series gets "better" (more complex or whatever) later on, but I honestly really enjoy the whimsy. The first two movies are among my favorites for this very reason. My favorite thing (view spoiler) is already rearing its ugly head. I know it's basically the M.O. in this series but it's such a stupid cliche, I hate it. I hope my salty opinions don't color this re-read experience too much. I honestly do love the series as a whole. Onward!!
cleanly written, heartfelt account of unconsummated love set withing the transition from rural/settlers to city life approx 1890-1920. sort of a dual bildungsroman, framed by a fictitious present reminiscence of perhaps the 30s. tho the writing is a bit naive at times, with simplistic devices and occassional slips in vocab (wrong style for character), on the whole beautiful and worthwhile. a refreshing departure from literature that i have previously read. vivid characters who are built in conjunction with their rural settings. quirky enough to be alive and real, and yet not so quirky as to make the work seem whimsical. moving. lasting emotional effect.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gào
Beautifully written and the photography is amazing. I'd recommend it to any expectant mother.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Ngọc Tư
See the entire review: http://breesabookworm.blogspot.com/ This is an ARC review: This book focused on Suzanne Yoder and Titus Fisher. It's written in third person and you get the point of view of everyone and their brother. Basically you have Titus in Lancaster, PA living at home with his parents (which is totally common when they aren't married), the girl he has been in love with and courting for years, Phoebe, has decided to run off to California with a girlfriend. Phoebe has yet to join the Amish Church, has told Titus that she doesn't know if she will ever join. Since Titus has already joined the church, they are broken up. Titus is heart broken but he is soon given the opportunity to move to Pembroke, KY to start work in another Amish Community. He jumps at the chance. Titus is dealing with insecurities, as his twin brother is far more accomplished in life than he is. Titus is also a wee bit immature. Suzanne Yoder is thinking that she is going to be an old maid. She's an Amish girl that doesn't care for cooking (gasp!) and instead loves to be outside hunting or fishing. Her passion is working with wood, though her grandfather and brother won't allow her to help out in the family woodworking business (said business that Titus is coming to work for). When Titus first sees Suzanne he has a hard time being around her or even being cordial because she reminds him so much of Phoebe. Titus soon starts courting Suzanne's best friend Ester. This book is The Journey of Suzanne and Titus coming through a rocky first meeting, to becoming friends, and then possibly something more. I like how in the book, they really didn't even like one another all that well for at least half of it. It wasn't love at first sight. There was a definite building of a relationship here, which I always appreciate the author taking the time to do. Of course, there are other things going on here too...family troubles on Titus' side of the family and so forth. We follow Phoebe on her quest to find happiness among the English in California, Titus' mother learning to let her son go, along with other family drama. Overall, it's a good book. Not the greatest book ever written, but decent, clean, and altogether wholesome. Good Bible verses and lessons throughout as well.
my favorite book from my favorite author, everything about it is amazing
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.