Lilly Ruijun từ Ndiyona, Namibia

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11/22/2024

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Lilly Ruijun Sách lại (10)

2018-06-30 08:31

Real Lives Real Listening Elementary A2 (Kèm CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Loved it, get tissues

2018-06-30 09:31

Bích Tiêu Cửu Trùng Xuân Ý Vũ - Tập 2 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tịch Nguyệt Giảo Giảo

"The Wrath of Fu Manchu" is the 14th and final book in Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu series. I refer here to the original DAW publication of 1976, which included four short stories dealing with the good doctor, as well as some other Sax Rohmer stories not related to the series but interesting in their own right. The four Fu stories serve as mere footnotes or codas to the previous 13 novels, but all are interesting, and a must for Fu completists. The first two stories in the book, "The Wrath of Fu Manchu" and "The Eyes of Fu Manchu," fill in the gaps between the last novels of the series. "Wrath" is certainly the best of the bunch, and features the final appearance of Fah Lo Suee, Fu's daughter. In this one, Fu threatens to contaminate the gold supply of Fort Knox (years before Auric Goldfinger hatched a similar scheme!), and Nayland Smith infiltrates a meeting of the Council of Seven to stop him. It is a pretty suspenseful tale. The high point of "Eyes" is a cameo appearance by Dr. Petrie, the narrator of the earliest Fu novels. In this story, Fu kidnaps a scientist and tries to make him work on Fu's life-prolongation experiments. It is a short but satisfying tale. The remaining two Fu stories in the book are "The Word of Fu Manchu," in which freelance journalist Malcolm Forbes (!!!) accompanies Smith as he tries to find out how a CID agent has been killed, and "The Mind of Fu Manchu," in which the good doctor steals the plans for a flying saucer. These last two stories are short shorts and are over very quickly; sadly, they are anticlimaxes to a wonderful series of books. The other, non-Fu stories in the collection are a mixed bag, some in the supernatural vein, many tales of Egyptian adventure. In "Nightmare House," a curse from the Middle Ages afflicts a lonely estate in Cornwall. "The Leopard-Couch" tells of an ancient Egyptian curio that houses the spirit of a dead priestess. "The Mystery of the Fabulous Lamp" is a sweet little O. Henryish story of a couple that buys a lamp that changes that couple's life. "A Date at Shepheard's" treats of modern-day (i.e., 1950) Egypt and how the harem customs have persisted. "The Mark of Maat" is also a tale of modern-day (1944) Egypt, and deals with the strange vengeance that that ancient deity seems to exact on a tomb raider. "The Treasure of Taia" is a beautifully written--almost poetically written--story of the plot against a struggling archeologist, again in 20th century Egypt. "Crime Takes a Cruise" is a delightful thriller set in Port Said, in which a young American girl and an Irish secret serviceman join forces to flush out a dealer in Nazi treasures. Finally, there is the supernatural tale "A House Possessed," in which an English estate is cursed by a student of Nostradamus himself. This tale does elicit some nice shuddery moments. Many of the stories just mentioned are unsatisfying, in that mundane explanations are presented for events that the reader would probably prefer to remain unexplained or supernatural. As usual, Rohmeresque anachronisms and inconsistencies are present. For example, in "Nightmare House," events are described that supposedly took place around the time of the second Plantagenet (the early 1200s). However, harquebusses (a type of musket) are being used, and they didn't come in until around the 1400s! These harquebusses are also said to shoot arrows. Did muskets shoot arrows back then? Somehow, I doubt it! In "A House Possessed," the house is supposed to have been built before 1640, based on designs by English architect John Vanbrugh. But Vanbrugh wasn't born until 1664! Like I said, Rohmer was in critical need of a good copy editor, and, sadly, never seemed to get one. Still, the book has ample charms, and I do recommend it.

2018-06-30 10:31

Từ Giọng Hát Em Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hoàng Phương Anh

Simply THE BEST mountaineering book ever written. Gripping, terrifying, shocking, heartwarming and amazing and true.

2018-06-30 11:31

Bí Mật Tình Yêu Phố Angel - Tập 12 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Girlne Ya

the american dream: power, ambition, greed, lust, the chase, the fall... decadence personified. i loved it.

2018-06-30 12:31

Thẻ Thông Minh - Bảng Chữ Cái Tiếng Anh Kì Diệu - Cùng Con Học Vẽ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: The Candy

A pediatric oncologist gives insight into how she reconciles a loving God with her dying patients. She uses the Book of Job to structure the book, and it flows well. She is more honest than theological.

2018-06-30 13:31

Ký Ức Vụn - Tập 1 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Quang Lập

Even a badly written "Nazis win the war" alternate history is intrinsically interesting. This book while not badly written isn't particularly compelling, devolving into a race against time thriller rather than providing any particular insight. Given the setting's potential it is guilty of myopia and the "Nazi = bad, hero = good" vibe is not particularly compelling. 'Fatherland' or 'The Man in the High Castle' class it ain't. Not even quite up to 'SS-GB'. But worth a read nevertheless if you like that kind of thing.

2018-06-30 14:31

Trái Tim Của Luke - Tập 3: Vương Quốc Hạt Cảm Xúc Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Citta Le

This is the choice of my bookclub at work, I've read about half of it and was ready to give it up, but the others thought it was worth persevering with, so I am going to give it another go. I rarely give up on a book. ETA - Well Lee, I'm afraid I didn't enjoy this very much at all, I plodded through it, uninterested in the characters, found the protagonists rather odd and couldn't relate to them at all. The writing was undoubtably good, but not very engaging. I was very disappointed as I remember really enjoying 100 Years of Solitude which I read years ago in college. I read The Help at the same time and almost couldn't put it down. What did you think of LitToC?

2018-06-30 15:31

Iliad Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Homer

This is a very well researched and pretty good epic soap opera of a historical novel. Chock full of ambitious senators grasping for power and glory, huge blood soaked battles, political intrigue, and all that. I liked it but it just went on too long. Almost a thousand pages. By then end I was exhausted and just glad to finally put the book down.

2018-06-30 16:31

Nếu Còn Có Tình Yêu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phan An

Talbot Course: Reformation and Modern Theology A solid look at the history of Christianity. It reads like a history textbook because it is one.

2018-06-30 17:31

Quà Tặng Cuộc Sống - Cô Gái Hát Lạc Điệu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mai Hương

Reading this favorite again.

Người đọc Lilly Ruijun từ Ndiyona, Namibia

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.