Jing Zhou từ Saint-Nexans, France

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12/22/2024

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2018-03-09 14:30

Nơi Tình Yêu Ngang Qua Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Choi Kab-soo

Up until this book I really have enjoyed the series as as whole. I can't figure out the "who dun it" until the end. This one,while still a good mystery, was a little too farfetched for me as a murder. A plane crash that only kills the intended victim and the pilot with no others injured or killed? I mean really! And this mysterious carry over from book 4 had better be addressed soon, or I am going to lose interest. As for Bob, I royally hope he gets whats coming to him. Angelica,the sister is still not endearing herself to me by now I and I think she either needs to be rewritten or written out!

2018-03-09 15:30

Anh Yêu Em, 1m45 Ạ! Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Dương Hàn Linh

Harrison has some gems tucked in this book. I love how he creates complex characters who may or may not be central to the story. Old man Lundquist, Freida, Ted, Paul, He Dog, Charlene... are all unique and rich. I was prepared to hate the second part narrated by Michael, the idiot, but was delighted to get his perspective. I look forward to reading the next one.

2018-03-09 16:30

Phong Tục Thế Giới - Tín Ngưỡng Tôn Giáo Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thanh Liêm

A friend of mine recently observed: "You're so funny when you don't like stuff!" She'd just listened to me lambast the Lakers as they lost Game Two to the Mavs, and I was merciless in my assessment of their lazy passing and sloppy ball-handling (IMO, the Mavs didn't win the series as much as the Lakers lost it). But the first thing she ever heard me lay into was this book. We read Sarah's Key for our book club. I was excited to read it; a Holocaust story? That's like a free throw. If you miss that shot while standing still with no one defending you, then you have no one to blame with yourself. Well, Tatiana de Rosnay's shooting percentage must be awful because Sarah's Key, a book that should've been an emotional slam dunk with de Rosnay hanging off the rim, mad-dogging the shattered reader she just posterized, was instead an airball that sailed into the crowd and beaned the reader right in the face. There are two main storylines in the plot. The first one is about Sarah, a young Jewish girl living in Paris during the German occupation. The second concerns Julia, an American expat journalist who discovers Sarah's story. I like to call them "Vaguely Interesting" and "Rage-Inducingly Idiotic," respectively. Each chapter alternates between telling Sarah's and Julia's stories. Once again, the Sarah part of the book was tolerable; if the book had been entirely about Sarah, it might have merited as high as three stars out of five. But, no: about a third of the way into the book, the author inexplicably decides that Sarah's story is finished, and the latter part of the book is all about Julia. Just so you can get a flavor of Sarah's story, let me sum it up for you. She and her family are rounded up by French police in the infamous Vel d'Hiv Roundup, in which thousands of Parisian Jews were held in the Vélodrome d'Hiver, an indoor bicycling track, and detained for several days without food or water. Before Sarah and her parents are hustled out the door, her brother Michel refuses to leave, so Sarah locks him into a hidden cabinet behind a wall panel. Because she doesn't believe they'll be there for long, she promises him that she'll come back and let him out when it's all over. Of course, it's not over for a long time. Sarah is separated from her parents, but she is able to sneak out of the Vel d'Hiv with another little girl. They wander around for a while until they're taken in by an elderly French couple living outside Paris. But, all the while, Sarah remains determined to keep her promise to her brother. I'll give you three guesses how that turns out, since it's a Holocaust book and Sarah's story ends in the first third of the book. SPOILER ALERT!!! Ehay iesday inyay ethay abinetcay ecausebay eshay ouldn'tcay etlay imhay outyay inyay imetay. That part of the book was decent. It was the Julia part of the story that I really couldn't stand. Julia's been living in Paris for many years, and she's married to a Frenchman and they have an eleven-year-old daughter. Their marriage is rather rocky, and the most emotionally mature person in the family is, of course, the eleven-year-old daughter. I mean, come on. But what's really infuriating about Julia is that she is one of the stupidest characters ever committed to the printed page. She supposedly speaks perfect, accentless French, and complains that her in-laws still refer to her as "l'Americaine." What do you expect them to call you? The Native Frenchwoman? Because you're not, you know. When she finds out about the Vel d'Hiv Roundup, she excitedly chatters to her husband (with whom she already has a rather strained relationship) about how she can't believe how the French covered this up and how she can't understand why no one wants to talk about it with her. Um, maybe it's because you're an American writing a a news story about this shameful event in French history and it's going to make them look bad. And, also, maybe it's because your husband wasn't even born when it happened and he really doesn't know much about it. Julia is the stereotype of the obnoxious American, always asking inappropriately probing questions and kicking in figurative doors without knocking first and then demanding that the occupants explain why they're so upset with her as she tap-dances on their battered door. And, somehow, she manages to make Sarah's story all about her. Sarah's story deeply moves her, and she demands that everyone else care about it just as much as she does just because she does. Look, I love the Lakers, but if you don't, then we can talk about something else. I'm not going to force you to love what I love and then judge you for not loving it as much as I do (especially considering what a crapper their postseason was). But Julia insists that everyone around her obsess about what she's obsessed with and then complains when people find that off-putting. Tatiana de Rosnay is French, and she says that she has a lot of expat friends. Well, her friends must be serious bores if this is de Rosnay's depiction of American women. Don't do us any favors, Mme. de Rosnay. I may find the need to write a book about snooty French authors who think they can understand what it's like to be an American expat in France who thinks that she knows what it's like to be French. If I were friends with Mme. de Rosnay and I read this book, we would have a serious falling out in full "Jersey Shore" fashion with fingers in faces and shoving in high heels after I read this book. Only slightly less annoying is de Rosnay's portrayal of Julia's eleven-year-old daughter, Zoë. Zoë is always there to comfort her mother and to reason with her and encourage her. She's always calm. When she finds out that her parents are (SPOILER!!) ettinggay ivorcedday, she responds with understanding and reassures her mother that it's the right thing to do. No eleven-year-old I know, no matter how precocious, would respond this calmly to this kind of news. Sounds to me like she's a sociopath. I'm guessing that, when she's not comforting her mother, she's burning holes into her dolls' eyes and torturing kittens. Ultimately, I disliked the book because it was supposed to be a Holocaust story, and it wound up being about a whiny, self-absorbed American instead. It's been a long time since I was this angry at a main character. By the way, de Rosnay seems especially fond of a very thin trope in which she doesn't tells us the names of people until it's "naturally" revealed by others. We don't even see Sarah called "Sarah" directly until the third or fourth chapter about her. "The girl" does this and "the girl" does that, and her identity is supposed to be a mystery, but it's like, come on, the book is called Sarah's Key. Obviously, her name is Sarah, so can we stop pretending we don't know who she is and move on, already? I don't know if de Rosnay was trying to make the book more mysterious or what, but, either way: FAIL. Writing a compelling Holocaust story: FAIL. Moving the plot along effortlessly: FAIL. Subtly revealing various facts about the characters: FAIL. Writing a sympathetic main character: EPIC FAIL. Book as a whole: You tell me what you think I'm going to say. If you're a fan of de Rosnay's you're probably going to string me along without telling me what you really think before answering a completely different question that I didn't even ask.

2018-03-09 17:30

Các Đề Thi Tuyển Sinh Đại Học - Cao Đẳng Môn Hoá (2002 - 2006) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: ThS. Phạm Đoan Trinh

I read the first book of this series and I'm starting to really like it. The vocabulary is a bit juvinile and annoying sometimes but the story is really interesting.

2018-03-09 18:30

Thiền Định Qua Ngôn Ngữ Giản Dị Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: John Daishin Buksbazen

Overview This is the second book in a trilogy (it features Carlos Fuentes - Alex’s brother, from Perfect Chemistry). As with Perfect Chemistry the narration switches between the hero and the heroine, but I have to say that Ms Elkeles’ writing has matured a lot since Perfect Chemistry. I love Perfect Chemistry, but this book seemed to be a much smoother read. I really enjoyed it: Kiara and Carlos are well drawn, interesting and likeable; there’s romantic tension, action, and comedy; the scenes in the book are imaginative and varied; the relationship between the two main characters actually develops and changes them. This book will suck you in and make you want to reread it before you’ve even turned the final the page. Synopsis Kiara isn’t as mixed up inside as Brittany was, but she’s just as interesting. She’s always been a tom boy (loose t-shirts and trainers, restores her vintage car, hiking in the afternoons etc), she’s growing up with shrink parents, she has a younger brother and a fun (male) best friend. Carlos is returning to America because he got into trouble back in Mexico. He’s initially crashing in Alex’s apartment, until a trumped up drug charge leads to him moving elsewhere (I’ll say no more, because if you haven’t seen the book trailer, this would be a major *spoiler*). He thinks Kiara - his new school ‘guide’ - is unattractive at first, and a know it all. He’s also heading nowhere fast; he sees no future outside of gang life. Through their relationship (disintegrating cookies, action movies and prom date), each begins to change, in subtle and rewarding ways - the best parts of them seem to come to the fore. I liked the fact that at the outset they were competitive (this felt like a subtle unconscious attraction being played out) and that gradually this turned into mutual respect and then admiration. Even with messed up, self-constricting characters, Ms Elkeles manages to provide a healthy, laudable model for romance. This account is realistic, hard edged and just plan awesome. (Two hands in the air for the double narration!) Is This Perfect Chemistry ‘The Remake’? Like in Perfect Chemistry, the hero struggles with gang affiliation and eventually backs out for the girl and a better, cleaner life. However, it’s clear from the outset that Carlos is a completely different boy to his brother, and his storyline reflects this difference. You don’t need to worry about repeat scenes or deja vu language usage. Random Facts The scene on the cover, it actually happens! (Which as we all know is almost never the case in YA fiction.) I have to say, this book had the best last line, it left me laughing out loud. It will leave you laughing out loud too, I guarantee. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever read a funnier last line. Conclusion This book is definitely a ‘must buy’. I cannot wait for the last brother’s book! I’m sure it will be just as wild, heart racing and sexy as both its predecessors.

2018-03-09 19:30

Combo Chuyện Tình Paris (Bộ 2 Tập) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Yu Ho Yeon

This review is only based on the story by Jess Haines. Her story is set in the world of her series, H&W Investigations. I found myself not really liking any of the characters, too much like the Real Housewives series, filled with vapid and vain women who live to shop and make others envy them. Add the werewolf in and it is just one more thing to lord over others. They all deserved each other.

2018-03-09 20:30

Nuôi Sói Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Cuồng Thượng Gia Cuồng

This book made me smile, probably becuase I have the same problem as the heroine of this story: I can't give up Mr. Darcy.

2018-03-09 21:30

Sống Đẹp - Ước Nguyện Của Cha Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

Most people probablly won't be able to relate to the book but anyone that is in or has been through an art school will be able to relate and will probablly dig the novel.

2018-03-09 22:30

Sài Gòn, Một Sợi Tơ Lòng - Tập 2 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Hoàng Hựu

Amazing book! Utterly addictive. The story of the rise and fall of King Arthur told through the lives of the women in his life - mother, sister, wife, etc. (I read it twice.)

2018-03-09 23:30

Gặp Lại Kiếp Này (Phần 2 Series Thợ Săn Đêm) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Sherrilyn Kenyon

recommended by Kelly. mystery/thriller

Người đọc Jing Zhou từ Saint-Nexans, France

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.