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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyệt Xuất Vân
I'm left with strangely mixed feelings about Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. First, was it an amazing experience that everyone should have? Yes. Unquestionably. Second, did it do everything it could have? No, actually. There's a weird feeling of incompleteness to Brave New World. If I had to put my finger on why it felt that way, I'd have to say that it has to do with the novel having a hard time figuring out its own main character. Lenina and Bernard get about as much time narrating their own stories as each other near the beginning of the book; however, the book often lapses into third person omniscient asides that don't look at any specific characters but serve more like establishing shots in the films. Near the end, John ("the Savage") takes over the limelight, but his quest to shun civilization moves all too quickly and feels too tidy up until its end, which (although as I just said, it does arrive too quickly) is actually terrifyingly wonderful. Putting that aside for the moment, the book does offer plenty of things to love. First and foremost is Huxley's vision of the subversion of human nature. Brave New World depicts a society which is designed in a way that few conceptual societies have ever been - the social mores of Huxley's "civilization" are carefully planned by the society's highest echelons. Moreover, rather than attempting to suppress physical desire, Huxley posits that a totalitarian society would be better off harnessing it. The way in which Huxley's society embraces sexuality while destroying passion is about as scary as it is brilliant. The eventual commentary by "World Controller" Mustapha Mond, near the end of the novel, does feel a bit plot-dump like, but it still serves as an interesting philosophical debate - particularly the way he states that their society has rejected truth and beauty in favor of happiness and comfort, taken to the most extreme extents possible. Exactly what extend people have to sacrifice comfort and happiness to achieve truth and beauty is certainly a topic for debate, but Huxley's warning about embracing only happiness and comfort, to the exclusion of beauty and truth, is scary in its endgame - specifically, that rejecting truth and beauty in favor of extremes of comfort and happiness might actually work for the intended goals of that society. And, when compared with how much closer our own society moves to rejecting truth and beauty in favor of happiness and comfort, the message's relevance becomes all the more clear.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Scotland Chiết Nhĩ Miêu
I really enjoyed this memoir! Mary had an incredibly challenging childhood, yet she turned out well. It is hard to understand what a childhood like that would be like. If you enjoyed this book, I would recommend "The Glass Castle" by Jeanette Walls - its another very good memoir about a difficult childhood.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Huy Tâm
A lovely memior of the author's journey to balance seeking spirituality with seeking pleasure.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Antonie Galland
Great gothic read. It is difficult to find books of this genre now-a-days and I would definitely read more books by this author.
I didn't read this edition but a 1930 one with Walter Crane Illustrations (of which I would've liked more). It was neither as preachy as much Victorian children's literature nor as exciting as the best. There were some obvious didactic efforts and some interesting or pretty scenes, but overall I found in a little dull. As a child I would have liked best the brief visit to the cuckoo's house. As an adult I found most interesting the penultimate introduction of the little neighbor boy, Phil, and what it reveals about class assumption and gender. There were a lot of pretty standard "girly" elements: Griselda meets the flower fairies and gets a pretty dress for a banquet (which, interestingly, turns out to be very boring) and the virtues promoted are the standard feminine ones of obedience, silence, politeness and lack of complaint in the face of illness, boredom, and pointless tasks. Fine but definitely not an essential read unless one is researching less-well-known Victorian fantasy.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phạm Công Luận
I can't believe that I just read this book again and that I read EVERY SINGLE WORD again too.. I never read every word when I reread a book. Just this one book... Reason #1 "He doesn't shit on what we claim as our own and still command that loyalty." Reason #2 "First blood has been shed." Reason #3 "That motherfucker hurt our coya, you son of a bitch, and if you're going to kill anyone, put the gun to your head first."
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
I may be gruesome because I found the serial killer parts of this book fascinating. In contrast, I grew bored with the detailed description of how the world's fair came to be.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phùng Phương Liên
I had previously used my crock pot but without much Southwest flavor. Now the pot bubbles with lots of green chiles, chipotle peppers, cilantro, and other Southwest specialties.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nathalie Choux
Book #7: Heart-Shaped Box, by Joe Hill. This is the story about an aging, famous rock star with a taste for macabre artifacts. He purchases a suit off the internet that supposedly carries a ghost along with it. Bad things follow. I liked it! The characters were believable, the story was a lot deeper and original than I expected, and there were enough twists and turns and genuinely creepy moments to make it a step above the horror I've read lately. As I was reading I was prepared to be highly annoyed at the ending (because it would have been so cliche), but was pleased to realize what could have been the end wasn't, and there was a highly satisfying true ending. Oh yeah, he's Stephen King's son. (Couldn't not mention it)
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhà Số 5
Un final decepcionante para una serie por lo demás bastante divertida, aunque este libro sin duda recupera algunas de las sensaciones tontas y divertidas que hicieron de las tres primeras "Trilogías de autostopistas" un clásico entre los fanáticos.
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.