Saidur Rahman từ Ballingry, Fife, UK

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2018-07-04 08:30

Thoả Thuận Với Chính Mình Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Don Miguel Ruiz

Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles is, at first glance, a book of loosely connected short stories that tell of mankind's first visits and colonization of Mars. Reading through 90% of the book, this is what I thought I was reading. In typical Bradbury fashion, it was beautifully-written, funny, heartbreaking, and interesting. He deals with his usual issues like prejudice, the role of technology, and the outrageous actions that humans make. But it doesn't end there. Bradbury is unusual in that he is a science fiction writer from the first half of the twentieth century who doesn't think that science will save us all. This is a cautionary tale. But it's also a heartrending story about the pain that humans inflict on themselves for no reason. Reading the book, and hearing Bradbury's voice reminded me what I love about him. He's concerned with the here and now. He uses science fiction to tell us who we are, not to tell us what we can be. There's a place for both, but Bradbury is perfect at what he does, and I wouldn't want him to do things any other way. It's a short read, but The Martian Chronicles packs quite a punch and will stay with you after. This is the first time I've read it all the way through, but I read the first half once, years ago and every story has stuck with me since. Like the Martians and their culture, Bradbury's works have a unique longevity all their own.

2020-08-05 15:42

Lại Thằng Nhóc Emil! (Tái Bản 2016) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Astrid Lindgren

Fascinating topic covered sloppily in a book with bad editing. Just watch the TED talk and listen to the interview with Terry Gross and skip reading the book. It's really a shame that I couldn't enjoy this book more because the use of robotics in warfare is a fascinating and important topic. I didn't realize the extent of the use of drones in the air, on land, and in the water by the military. It has shaped the execution and policy of the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. I was surprised to learn that there are people in a base outside Las Vegas who fly predator drone missions over Afghanistan and Iraq from a cubicle. Then they go home and have dinner with their families. I was also interested to learn that under the conventions of warfare these pilots are valid targets as they walk down the street in Las Vegas or attend their kids's soccer games. There are a lot of interesting observations like this sprinkled throughout the book -- just barely enough to keep me reading through it. The problem is that the book is so badly written -- suffering from points that are restated over and over, pointless digressions, and jokes that are either inappropriate or fall flat -- that I can't recommend it. This book should be about half it current length. This is a pity because the use of robotics -- and the eventual use of autonomous killing machines -- raises all kinds of ethical issues that should be dealt with now rather than after they are even more widely deployed. It's no longer science fiction. Update: I forgot to include this sentence from the book, which I offer as proof that it would have benefited from better editing: "Being killed by a remote-controlled machine is dispiriting."

Người đọc Saidur Rahman từ Ballingry, Fife, UK

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.