Gize Valle từ Cravero UD, Italy

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05/04/2024

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2018-08-20 14:30

Dẫn Luận Về Tôn Giáo (Trọn Bộ 5 Cuốn) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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I absolutely adored this book for so many reasons. First of all was the writing which I thought to be excellent portraying the story of Hadley, Ernest Hemmingway's first wife. The setting of the 1920's Paris scene was presented in all its "glorified" form, and the world of excesses and outrageous behavior was vividly portrayed. Against this backdrop of hedonism, we meet the Heminyways before fame and fortune were to strike. They are so much in love and lead a type of wanderlust existence through the "in" spots of Europe. Excessive drinking and partying was the rule and both Hadley and Ernest rub elbows with the glitterati of the day including Gertrude Stein, the Fitzgeralds, the Maddoxes etc. All of their friends were of the artistic bohemian mind where morales seemed to be in short supply and where everyone seemed to be dedicated to their own egos. Ernest certainly was a bigger than life character and Hadley loved him truly while understanding his many faults and indiscretions. She, being nine years older than he, was able in the five years of their marriage to bring about and nestle that talent that many have thought to be brilliance. Both of them were children of very hard determined mothers so were naturally drawn to each other as they searched for that happy medium of finding themselves. Sad and tragic and never really falling out of love, these two found themselves separated by a good friend who carries on a torrid affair with Ernest while being a friend to Hadley. It was all very civil as they traveled in threes all the time knowing of the relations between them all. In the end, I could not help but feel that Ernest would have been much better off staying with Hadley. She went on to making her own life and seemed to be happy at its conclusion. A great book about a great American author and his very beginnings, one could not help but think of that phrase "behind every great man stands a woman." Hadley did seem to be that woman.

2018-08-20 17:30

Phòng, Chống Suy Thoái Tư Tưởng Chính Trị, Đạo Đức, Lối Sống, Của Cán Bộ, Đảng Viên Hiện Nay Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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The experience of reading dystopian novels is a lot like that of a coward reading horror books: even as the last pages have been turned, the shock and fear is still palpable - fear that the story is prophetic of the real future. And if it is in fact the truth, then let me warn you now: the future is bleak, damaged and fatalistic, so be ready. The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is probably the most haunting and frightening, yet most exciting dystopian novel I have ever read. It tells the story of Offred, a handmaid, assigned to bear offspring for the Commander and his Wife - part of the highest echelons of society of the Republic of Gilead - formerly United States of America. In the new order of things, women are not allowed to own property, have their own money, and express an opinion, like the olden days. The writing is intelligent, nostalgic, and comes off as trying very hard to be detached - which is a good thing as it is told through the eyes of Offred. The narration struggled to be unemotional, but in every chapter, the reader witnesses an initial neutrality that yearningly digresses to recall the past - an exhibition of her fumbling for words to battle the loneliness, anger, and denial that she really feels for her situation. As this story is very introspective and centered on a single character, the others appear caricature-like, but in this case that is acceptable and even expected as Offred struggles to reconcile her current situation with the past, and the uncertainty of the future. The other personalities appear one-dimensional but still very human and could evoke an array of feelings from the reader. If the narration was shifted to the third person, a clearer view of each characters would be presented, but the focus on Offred and her tumult would be lost which would make the story lose its point, for what use is a handmaid's tale if it is told by an invisible narrator and not the handmaid herself? The voice is subjective, one-sided, and very reflective of the main character's personality and attitude towards certain things, events, memories, and people. To her old friend Moira, she has nothing but admiration, respect, and affection. To the Commander, she expresses a confusion as to his real intentions and motives. As for Janine, one of the Handmaids she met at the Red Centre, she maintained a real dislike and a lack of sympathy that at first the readers might blindly accept, until the whole story unfolds and we are encouraged to question whether Janine should really be hated and/or disliked. As for the story's background, the future Republic of Gilead appeared as frightening as can be, and readers are forced to reflect on whether it does hold a bit of truth based on our current state of affairs. Just recently, a tsunami and a very strong earthquake devastated Japan that resulted to a leak from one of their nuclear power plants - the radiation from which was feared to spread to most countries in Asia. While reading the news, I was gripped by a fearful recollection of this book that was so recently read I am slightly doubting that it is just coincidence. However, that may be the paranoid in me speaking. But still, a bit too close to home, right? Equal parts scary and exciting, this is one book that most readers would probably dread reading but will nevertheless get caught up in, and it would be too late when they find themselves entangled within the context of this story it would leave them sweaty, breathless, nervous, but wanting more.

Người đọc Gize Valle từ Cravero UD, Italy

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.