Chiayuan Hsu từ Triigi, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

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05/18/2024

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2018-06-18 12:30

Bí Quyết Teen Thành Công (Phiên Bàn Mới 2015) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gary Lee

As I was cruising the new books shelf in our local library, this book jumped out into my hand. I’d never heard of it, nor of the writer, whose earlier memoir set in the same area apparently garnered praise and awards. This is her first book of fiction. It’s a winner. Achingly beautiful in its writing, it tells the intertwined tales of the German immigrants and their neighbors of New Germany, Minnesota. At its heart is Liesl, who harbors what she thinks is a shameful secret about her body. Her only friend is Lester, brain-damaged by beatings administered by his father. The story opens with Leisl’s brothers, themselves damaged in other ways, especially by WWI, inflicting a terrible revenge on Lester, based on what Liesl has said in terrible fear. The first half of the book is spell-binding, as we learn through flashbacks how everyone has arrived at the moment opening the book. Things slowed down a bit for me when the story enters the WWI battlefield. The writing became less lyrical, flatter, and my attention flagged. It finishes up with a bit of magic realism, which could have been left at ordinary realism and worked just as well, or better, as the ending. All in all, though, an excellent book, beautifully written. I’m putting Helget’s memoir, The Summer of Ordinary Ways, on my TBR list, and shall wait for her next novel.

2018-06-18 15:30

Tại Sao Chúng Ta Chia Tay? Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

View the original review in my blog: The Midnight Book Thief Ah, I love the Mediator series. If I remember correctly, this series sealed the deal for my love of YA. But at that time, I had no idea what YA. I think that's also the series which made me love paranormal romance, but of course, I didn't even know such a genre existed! So Heaven Sent (also titled "Twilight"- though not the one with sparkly vampires, let me assure you) is the last book in the Mediator series. And I absolutely loved it. Suze is a Mediator, so she can see ghosts. And she also loves Jesse. Who, needless to say, is a (very hot) ghost. Throw in Paul, another jealous Mediator who wants Suze for himself, and ta-da! Instant conflict! I really liked the romance in this series. Its obvious that Suze is attracted to Jesse from the beginning, but you slowly see her falling more deeply in love with him. I wish more YA series and a romance like this. It wasn't insta-love; their relationship had emotion and depth to it. Jesse is so sweet too, the perfect gentleman to Suze's kickbutt attitude! And not only that, I loved the plot in this book. I mean, how can a romance between a human and a ghost end up, well, nicely? This book had eveything, from romance, to humor, to suspense. This book slowly builds up the tension, leading up to the explosive climax. Anf that ending. So sweet, so happy, so perfect. It was THE ultimate happy ending. I couldn't help but be happy with the way Meg Cabot ended the series! After everythig that they went through, Suze and Jesse desered their happy ending! The Rating Five Stars! A personal favorite of mine, and my favorite book in the series (followed by the fourth book, Young Blood). I've read this series countless times, ever since I read the second book back when I was ten or so, and I never seem to get tired of it!

Người đọc Chiayuan Hsu từ Triigi, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

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.