Mauricio Gatiyo từ Newcastle, ME, USA

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11/05/2024

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2018-07-19 18:30

Nói Sao Cho Con Hiểu? - Bé Sẽ Làm Gì Nếu Bị Lạc Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Thụy Anh

As the second book in the Caster Chronicles, following Beautiful Creatures, one of my top 10 books of all time, I knew there could be some complications in the way I would view additions. Yet, J. K. Rowling could produce great extensions to her series, so I had hope. The title, "Beautiful Darkness" should have been my clue. This wasn't going to be a pretty, light experience. In fact, since I am so invested in this series, I had a very emotional time getting through this book and had to take significant breaks from reading it. However, it wasn't over the top, vulgar, or inappropriate. It was a traditional second part in a three-part arc. It is the time when all seems lost. For the first part of the book, the writing seems to be up to its usual good standards and the flow and plot are spot on for what the author intends. However, after the half-way point, it tends to slow down and get lost in the pain too much for me. This is also when a lot of the back-story of the series is explained. I can't say I can see a better way to do it, but there are two things that made it a problem for me in the second half. First, the humor was gone. I understand building the tension and feelings toward a larger emotional end. But having moments of levity and positive progress interspersed between the growing tension and mood is one of the things that makes a book great in my opinion. The first book used this method very well throughout the story. Second, true, unconditional love is a great and beautiful thing. But if it is one-sided, it becomes a sad and tragic thing. I loved how the main character seemed like he had limits to how far he was willing to be taken. Yet, in the end, it seemed like the authors were trying to channel an Edward of Twilight, an ideal, not a real person. This is contrary to the excellent job they did keeping both main characters real in the first book. There can't be that much darkness, that much emotional pain without some kind of outlet in anyone. A good example of this is the driving force for the female lead. She could only take so much darkness and emotional pain without an outlet. But somehow, they forgot about the lead male. Overall, it was a good book, but it wasn't the great, amazing book I was expecting after reading Beautiful Creatures.

Người đọc Mauricio Gatiyo từ Newcastle, ME, USA

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.