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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Vũ Trọng Lâm
FINALLY! I have finished this beautifully written, yet painful to read novel. And not just painful because the characters have few redeeming qualities. Painful because I just slogged through it. Definitely not a page turner. I'm glad it's over.
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Dewey was a little orange ball of fur that some uncaring person deposited into a library night deposit box on a bitterly cold winter night in Spencer, Iowa. This act of cruelty did have a happy ending. As head librarian Vicki Myron shares Dewey’s story the reader also learns her story and the story of the whole town of Spencer. Dewey not only became a town favorite, but quite the world-wide celebrity in his own right. Being pleasantly owned by three cats myself (you can read it again, but no its not a typo), this book was a good fit for me. One review I read about this book said there was one drawback to the book, “ … anthropomorphized to a degree that can strain credulity (Dewey plays hide and seek with Myron, can read her thoughts, is mortified by his hair balls)—it's a love letter to libraries.” Now really, of course cats play hide and seek, read our thoughts and are mortified by their hair balls among many, many, many other talents and idiosyncrasies.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Beatrice Gormley
This book covers John Lennon's last year and a half or so, written by his personal assistant. I thought it was a pretty clear-eyed picture of Lennon, and gelled with other things I've read about him. The weirdness of Lennon's world, his relationship with Yoko and his sons, are all covered in depth here. The pictures are great, and John really looked on top of his game during his time in Bermuda. It was interesting to learn that John was prompted back into the studio by the success of 'McCartney II' - it sounds like he and Paul never stopped competing. I think what struck me most was how sad it was. Lennon owned so many possessions and real estate that his whole hippie persona ('imagine no possessions?) seems like a crock. Also, from reading books by his ex-wife and step-sister, it's sad that he was taken away from people who loved him (Julian, at least) by Yoko, who clearly didn't. It's hard to understand why John didn't see that. I can't understand why he had any faith in Yoko. I wonder if they would have stayed together had he lived. The last few chapters of the book aren't quite as cohesive as the first parts, probably due to the fact than Lennon was in the recording studio a lot and the author wasn't with him as much. The author does discuss his misguided attempt to give Lennon's diaries to Julian; but he only uses a few pages to explain the ordeal. In Cynthia's book, she was very appreciative of Fred, for helping Julian cope with his father's death and for being the one to help him be in NY during that time. Cynthia is barely mentioned here (Fred probably never met her, so that's not unusual), but while Fred mentions spending time with Julian before telling Sean of their father's death, and several days afterwards, he doesn't mention telling Julian to be leary of Yoko, that she'll cut him out of things and not to trust her, which was in both Cynthia and Jackie's books and painted Fred in a kinder light. Fred's book was written in 1991, so I'm thinking that he may have left that part out, for fear of a backlash, or hopes for a personal or professional relationship with Julian. This is a very entertaining, interesting book. I'd recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about Lennon's complicated last days. I've got some Yoko-oriented books on the list; I'm wondering if she'll ever be painted in a more neutral light?
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Patricia Orlunwo Ikiriko
After reading Dear Husband I wanted to find another book no short stories dealing with relationships. Weiner's collection of short stories focuses on the relation aquired over the course of a lifetime. One of the first stories is about a teenage girl's relationship with her father. My favorite story out of the 11 would be the story of Marlie Davidow who reminds me of the song "skater boy" a girl sitting home alone with a child watching as an ex moves forward in life wondering what it would be like to still be with him. For a while i couldn't understand what the title had to do with the book but after reading the story it is about that one guy that got away. I think that everyone has that one break up and then a couple months or years later they see the person, hear something or in Davidow's situation sees the ex's wedding registry. I feel like Weiner hits on that weird topic that no one really wants to talk about, the subject that makes people look like losers.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Penguin
I found my copy of The Catcher on a park bench when I was about 19. So began a youthful obsession with J D Salinger. I don't know if I would like this book now. I half think the main thing I liked then was Holden caulfield's affected slang.
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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhóm Lovedia
Max Barry, I love you. Another really funny read, this time about a corporation where morale is in the shitter, nobody knows what their company does, and that's just the way Senior Management wants it. All the departments only sell or charge back to internal departments, and when Holly forwards her phone to Roger, who forwards his phone to Frank, who forwards his phone back to Holly, an infinite loop is created, that takes down the entire network. And so Senior Management sacks the entire IT department, but is too cheap to outsource it. This book is big laughs. Not as fast-paced as Jennifer Government, but a great read for anybody who works in an office and has ever felt like a cog in a juggernaut machine. I'll send it to anybody who wants to read it.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Chetan Bhagat
Book on tape. Loved this thriller filled with deceit and betrayal. You get a look at how cell phones have changed our current lives and pace of communication.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Erica David
I loved this book. It’s about an intelligent, imaginative, dramatic, kindhearted, and resourceful New York girl named Susan and her adventures “at the top” This takes place in New York in the early 1960s and goes back about 100 years. It’s an adventure tale for girls. Interesting that in the early 60s the author and Susan were talking about how the pace of life was too fast and there seemed to be longing to long ago more peaceful times. This is a fun read and I’ve read it many times. One of my favorite books from childhood and worth a reread at least once every decade.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Karen McGhee
I read the book before I watched the film. As with most - if not all - of his books, one has to "plow through" some of the more obstruse prose which tends to fill up some space. They do add to the story, but the way they're written, hmm. A visionary, his books dealt with many themes which only became obvious after his death. Importantly, numerous themes were covered in each book, each lending a unique background to the plot.
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.