Polly Johnson từ Murshet, Maharashtra , India

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12/22/2024

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2018-06-18 18:30

Chim Bằng Và Nghé Hoa Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Bùi Việt Sỹ

Good book about class, wealth, unrequited love.

2018-06-18 19:30

Cách Tân Nghệ Thuật Văn Học Phương Tây Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phùng Văn Tửu

This book was shaken like a cell-phone on vibrate.

2018-06-18 20:30

Đủ Xa Sẽ Cũ, Đủ Lạ Sẽ Quên Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Khải Vệ

This book was very stange. I have read everything I could find on the web to get an idea of what I was missing. Apparently it was written this way in the misguided idea that rarely in real life to we have all the answers in a mystery. What this means is that the reader is struggling to figure out what the various strange happenings and murders in the Honeymoon bedroom mean, who did them, why, and most importantly, how. Well, you are never quite sure of most of the above, especially the "how." I also read that is was a parody on the Gothic mystery, but I wasn't really satisfied with that. I agree with one reviewer that it needed to be either a parody or a Gothic mystery, but not both. On the other hand, the book was very interesting. It had the feel of The Moonstone and The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins and I think it could have been as good if there was an explanation of the mystery. I did like it and I figured out enough of the solution to feel somewhat satisfied, but it could have easily been a great book.

2018-06-18 21:30

Những Bài Ca Gia Đình Ấm Áp - Mẹ Bảo Gấu Ted Ngủ Trước Đi Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Cassandra Webb

I loved the history in this book about a part of the world I knew absolutely nothing about. It moved way too slow for me though and had a lot of sexual references.

2018-06-18 22:30

Dragon Ball - Tập 2 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Akira Toriyama

My godmother bought me this novel because she believes I need Salvation with a capital S. My mother died less than three years ago and I think she believes this is her way of getting me to cope with it. I tried, I really did, to read this book. I got about four chapter in and completely gave up. I'd get rid of the thing but she signed it and my conscience would bother me, and so it sits here mocking me, probably for forever. I thought I couldn't finish it because the writing is bad, but I read the Twilight series (the entire series, not just the first one) and even though I cringed at most of the writing, I still read them like a guilty pleasure. This, however, was not a guilty pleasure. Not at all. Then I thought that maybe it was because of the religious aspect to the book, but I've read and enjoyed books that are religiously allegorical (The Chronicles of Narnia series, arguably the Lord of the Rings series). So, I don't know. Maybe it's because it's outright religious, God is literally there, in the form of a black woman named Papa. Maybe it's because the names of things like the serial killer being called the "Little Ladykiller" or the main characters depression being called The Great Sadness that had me laughing instead of empathizing. Maybe it's because the whole book is a crock and really shouldn't have been published in the first place. But it was, and now it sits on my floor, and will, discernibly, for a very long time.

2018-06-18 23:30

Vé Cuối Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mai Hà Uyên

I haven't read any Peter Ackroyd before, and I'm quite looking forward to it. I'm a fan of black magic and olde Englysch

2018-06-19 00:30

Con Mẹ Thật Giỏi Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trương Binh

What is the fascination we have with war? Is it the disturbing realization that humankind can descend into such madness? Do we seek out the horrific? Or perhaps there’s something more. In Ambrose’s Citizen Soldiers, I admired the resiliency, ingenuity and humanity of our soldiers in a time when chaos and inhumanity reigned. Because World War II history is already known, I won’t consider the excerpts I’m about to include as spoilers. I hope to give you a small sense of what I enjoyed and learned from this excellent book. When the allies landed on D-Day, they brought with them over a million soldiers, vehicles, equipment and supplies. Once the soldiers were mobile, the big problem was how to get a supply line to them. “The crisis was inevitable. It had been foreseen. It could not have been avoided. Too many vehicles were driving too far away from the ports and beaches. The Red Ball Express, an improvised truck transport system that got started in late August, made every effort to get fuel, food, and ammunition to the front lines.” The problem was the front lines kept moving east and the supply lines were too thin. They couldn’t keep up. Another major problem had by the allies was their tanks. “The Sherman was universally denounced by anyone who had to fight against a Panther or Tiger.” And these Sherman tanks were vulnerable in hedgerow fighting. In the first place, they couldn’t get through the hedgerows, and second, if it tried to climb them, their unarmored underbelly was exposed, making them an easy target for Germans. This is where the ingenuity of the Americans really impressed me. “Lt. Charles Green, a tanker in the 29th Division, devised a bumper that was made from salvaged railroad tracks that Rommel had used as beach obstacles. It was incredibly strong and permitted the Shermans to bull their way through the thickest hedgerows.” Another GI invention equipped the Sherman with a blade to cut the hedgerows. Shermans with this device were called “rhino tanks” The fighting was fierce and chaotic. Sometimes the soldiers would get lost and find themselves behind enemy lines. I love this story told by German soldier Lt. Hans-Heinrich Dibbern: “From the direction of the American line came an ambulance driving toward us. The driver was obviously lost. When he noticed that he was behind German lines, he slammed on the brakes. The driver’s face was completely white. He had wounded men he was responsible for. But we told him, ‘Back out of here and get going – we don’t attack the Red Cross.’ He quickly disappearred.” Later, another Red Cross truck showed up. The driver took a crate out the back and left it for the Germans. They were afraid it might be a bomb, but it ended up being a “thank you” – a crate filled with Chesterfield cigarettes. As the war dragged on, the soldiers faced their toughest test in the Ardennes, It was cold, wet, and the fighting was intense. The soldiers did not have winter clothing or access to other, much needed supplies. The hatred towards the Germans was growing intense. When the allies started invading Germany, they saw the destruction wrought by their bombers and themselves. And they were glad of it. As Lt. John C. Harrison put it: “I thought how odd it is that I would feel good at seeing human misery but I did feel that way, for here was the war being brought to the German in all of its destructive horror…The war has truly come to Germany and pictures of these terrible scenes should be dropped over the entire country to show them what is in store for them if they continue.” Another fascinating part of this war was the scope of the campaign itself. Eisenhower was in command, but he had generals under him that often disagreed with him. Sometimes he was right (as in the case with Montgomery most of the time), and sometimes he was wrong. When the Germans were finally retreating the Ardennes, Bradley and Patton wanted to push through, where Eisenhower wanted to attack from the north. I loved the phone conversation between them: “Bradley’s final words were, ‘I trust you do not think I am angry. But I want to impress upon you that I am goddam well incensed.’ Patton, in the background, said in a voice loud enough to be heard over the telephone, ‘Tell them to go to hell and all of us will resign. I will lead the procession.’ As Bradley slammed down the receiver, every officer on Patton’s staff rose to his feet and applauded.” You gotta love Patton. Every time I read about him, I am convinced I need to read his biography! Of course, once the Germans started the retreat, it was pretty much over for them. Hitler commanded that they still fight, the young Hitler Youth recruits were too immature to realize they should just go home. Our boys continually faced pockets of 15 year old kids with weapons. But often, the story the was different: “The Air Force guys told their story: when they started to dash out of their burning plane, the first man was shot, so the rest came out with their hands up. The Germans took them to the cellar of a farmhouse, gave them some cognac, and held them ‘while the Germans decided who was winning. A little later the Germans realized they were losing and surrendered their weapons and selves to the bomber crew. The Germans were turned over to the airborne and the bomber crew went to the aid station.’ This was perhaps the only time a bomber crew took German infantry prisoners.” Stephen Ambrose was a master storyteller. Or rather, he was gifted at relating the stories of others. At any rate, Citizen Soldiers is a remarkable work about everyday people rising to accomplish the extraordinary.

2018-06-19 01:30

Picture Book Song Ngữ - Ngày Tồi Tệ Nhất Đời! Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Julia Cook

I didn't know anything about this book going in (except that a couple of movies have been adapted from it). I didn't think I had expectations, but apparently I did because I was surprised by what the book was about. (I don't know how to explain it; that's just what I felt.) I did an audiobook from OverDrive. I enjoyed the narrator's British and Australian accents, though sometimes it felt he was rushing some of the speaking. I think I missed a few parts with the audio (and being in the office), but I believe I got the gist. Was a bit surprised at a couple of parts and wasn't sure exactly what happened--but I'm going to go with what I want to think. :-) Otherwise, I liked the book. I can't really say for why or for what reasons. But I liked the book. I liked the writing. I liked the story. I was a little "ummmm" that the narrator had so many details of what occurred between Jean and Joe. Did Jean really write THAT much to him? 'Cause I would have thought some of that a bit too personal. Maybe that's just me.

2018-06-19 02:30

Điều Bí Mật (Trọn Bộ 2 Tập) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Still amusing, but not quite as funny as its predecessors. It seems like Adams was starting to flag a little in the "toss out crazy, random stuff and then explain it in an amusing way" department. The couch is funny, and so are the Cricket-playing robots. Still, there's enough continuity to the series now that the random humorous tangents take away from the story. More accurately, the story takes away from the random humorous tangents which are the bread and butter of Adams' style.

2018-06-19 03:30

Ehon Kỹ Năng Sống - Chiếp Chiếp Lần Đầu Cắm Trại Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kudoh Noriko

I got to page 65 and then I ended up skimming the rest. I liked the concept, it had potential, but it didn't live up to it. It started off pretty strong, but it quickly showed its true colors. More high school drama than cool alien story. Way too long and very melodramatic. Corny, even, at times. Sarah (trapped in a burning house): "You came." Number Four (to the rescue, and as flames lick at his clothes): "No one, and nothing, will ever hurt you as long as I'm alive." The saccharine sweet "romance" at the heart of this story has no substance, and neither do any of the characters--except for Number Four himself. I liked him, and he's the reason I kept on to see how it all shook out. I'm thinking the movie's gotta be better than the book.

Người đọc Polly Johnson từ Murshet, Maharashtra , India

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.