Carlos Fernando từ Proletarskiy, Krasnodarskiy kray, Russia

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05/03/2024

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Carlos Fernando Sách lại (11)

2018-06-28 23:31

Níu Tay Ngày Cũ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lệ Thu Huyền

This story starts right off in the head of the main character Brie. It’s a bit like working backwards at first, then the reader catches up to where Brie is in her own story and we ride it out with her. Since I wasn’t invested in the character yet, the first few chapters were not that interesting to me. Once the reader catches up to Brie and Patrick enters the picture, the book gets on a roll. The concept of the main character being dead and working her way through the stages of grief sounds depressing. However, this book is anything but. Each stage of grief brings about new revelations for Brie. Even though this is a fiction book, the events that unfold reminded me people’s lives are not always what we think they are. Everyone has secrets or things they didn’t know. Brie gets to see these hidden things from her life in the afterlife. All these things you think lead her to accept she’s dead. But that’s not the end goal. The book takes a twist that makes this book a much more romantic read than I originally expected. The two main characters, Brie and Patrick, end up quite likable. At first, Brie acts like the teenager she is, but by the end of the book I quite liked her. Patrick is a great guide in the afterlife and helps Brie through her stages of grief. There are complications in the story that add to the intrigue of what is really going on in Brie’s former life and current afterlife. Rothenberg does a nice job of interweaving these two aspects carrying the reader to the same conclusion Brie eventually comes to. The ending wraps up well except I do have one nagging thought. Brie does something in the end that leaves me to question her and Patrick’s ‘status’. This is a stand alone novel, so my main complaint is that not all was firmly explained to my satisfaction. In a stand alone I don’t like being left with any questions. Other than that, I enjoyed the book.

2018-06-29 02:31

Những Điều Trường Harvard Không Dạy Bạn (Tái Bản 2015) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mark H. McCormack

Can I skip this whole review and just say "Wow. This book blew my mind. If you do not run to the nearest bookstore right this second and buy it you are absolutely insane"? Yes, I could, but I won't do that because that doesn't even come close to giving this book justice. Nightshade is told from the point of view of Calla, the alpha female of the younger generation of her pack. Calla has always accepted her future; a bonding to Ren, the alpha male, and co-leader her pack of Guardians under the jurisdiction of her Master. But right when Calla's and Ren's packs begin to merge together in preparation for the bonding ceremony, Calla begins to question all that she's been raised to believe. There's a new human in town, Shay, and the fact that he is human is only part of the problem. He seems to know more about Calla's life than she intended which puts many lives in danger. This book had so many factors that kept me engaged: beautiful characters, action, crazy plot points, mystery, romance, friendship and much more. One of my favorite aspects, however, was the interesting pack dynamics. As Andrea Cremer pointed out at her Breathless Reads signing, this is a wolf book, not a werewolf book. They are shape-shifting wolves. I found that it was extremely interesting to see how one's place in the pack influenced not only their behavior as a wolf, but their behavior while human. It was very different than anything I've ever read before. And oh my goodness! Cliffhanger! There is not much I wouldn't do if someone told they could get me a copy of the sequel, Wolfsbane, right now (after I recover from my inevitable fainting). Also, there was not a single character I didn't like. Sure, there were a few characters that I didn't quite appreciate, but it wasn't because they were boring or ill crafted. Quite the contrary actually. It was because they were so beautifully crafted that an extra level of depth surrounded them (which either made angry or disgusted with them). And if the fact that this book has made it onto my "all-time favorite books" shelf isn't enough to persuade you to read it, maybe the fact that the book itself is so darn beautiful will persuade you. The cover is beautiful (as anyone with eyes can see) and the inside is just as stunning. The pages have that uneven, crinkled (don't know how to explain it) effect to it which is very pretty. And each chapter page starts with a picture of the moon, which goes through its whole cycle, chapter by chapter. It is simply breathtaking. As you can see, I've used about every complement I know (exaggeration, I know, but the fact is that I could have if I had the patience). This book is just so freakin' good! You don't need to be a "werewolf fan" to enjoy this book. You just need to be literate with a heart and you'll no doubt fall in love. So do yourself a favor and experience it for yourself (and then we can fan-girl/boy together!). One last thing before I go, TEAM REN!

2018-06-29 05:31

Barbie - Công Chúa Ngọc Trai Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả

Okay, while discussing The Edible Woman, I swear I’ll resist the temptation for cutesy puns (delicious prose, succulent plot, I devoured this like a hamburger, etc.). This book, in many ways, has restored my faith in the female narrator. After reading a series of novels in which our first person POV ladies were horribly self-pitying, Margaret Atwood has presented me with a narrator (Marian) who manages to be charmingly neurotic. It could possibly be the most accessible character I‘ve read, EVER, which is why The Edible Woman gains a spot on my top 20. While the book starts out slow, by page 70 or so it really gets meaty…and that pun was unintentional, really. Marian, who works in marketing, is out doing a face-to-face survey when she meets an bizarre grad student who she coincidentally continues bumping into and forms a friendship. Meanwhile, her boyfriend (who she’s in a comfort relationship with but they aren’t that compatible) proposes, seemingly out of will rather than love. Marian then seems to detach from her identity, and in the process finds more and more food too intimidating to eat. The story is full of subtle humor and metaphor. The point of view in this novel is especially interesting. It starts off in first person, switches to third, and then returns to first at the end. It first I wasn’t sure if Atwood had done this for the hell of it or what, but by the end of the book it became obvious.

Người đọc Carlos Fernando từ Proletarskiy, Krasnodarskiy kray, Russia

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.