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05/06/2024

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2018-08-28 09:31

Hằng Số Luân Hồi Và Thái Cực Hoa Giáp Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả

The Near Witch was a remarkable debut written with amazing stride and focus. I have never read a book with as many similes and metaphors as the Near Witch, except maybe The Odyssey, which is not even a book. That is an accomplishment, but can be interpreted as an annoying factor that made it difficult to for me to finish the book. Honestly, I have idea of exactly what I think of The Near Witch. Prior to reading the Near Witch, I was reading plenty more novels filled with action and had a fast-pace. Not so with this read. The Near Witch drags a story of a girl discovering the truth behind an old-wives' tale for almost three hundred pages. For most YA books, that's the minimum, but here, it was a whole heck of a lot. So here I went, reading The Near Witch at as fast of a pace as possible, not really caring about whether I missed some important detail, just ready to drop this book ASAP. Of course there as nothing really wrong with the plot. It was a fine idea; a girl discovering the truth behind The Near Witch and the mysterious stranger that appeared in her village. Tragically, it lacked much depth and moments worth remembering. Recalling the whole romance thing incorporated The Near Witch is painful. In fact, it just sickens me. There was no romance in the whole shebang. Somehow, Lexi and Mr. Stranger end up together and you, the reader, is puzzled. Backtracking, one realizes that they just fell in love and you have NO IDEA when. The reason? There was no romantic build-up. It magically appeared, like the magic incorporated in this novel. Now, if there was character who was supposed to be a strong heroine, but just sucked at her job, it's Lexi. One can see the forceful push that the author gives to make her seem strong and extremely determined to solve this mystery of the disappearing child. Too bad, Lexi was as unconvincing as a flat character can get. I would replace her with a talking rock and no one would ever notice, I bet. Don't even get me started on Cole. He could have left the village when he knows he is suspected of the taking of the children, realistically. But no, he decides to stay in the village and get almost arrested at least 3 times throughout the whole novel. Why, that's beyond me. I could rattle on and on about what irritated me when reading The Near Witch; the flat characters, the mystery, the backside of the cover (which is a boring wheat field. I know, that shocked me as well), etc. Still, the writing in The Near Witch is godly! Seriously, I have never read a novel as well-written as this one in a long time. In that regard, The Near Witch deserves credit. Overall, The Near Witch was a major disappointment. The writing as flawless, as mentioned before. Sadly, everything else was as flat as a pancake.

2018-08-28 13:31

Ở Hà Nội Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Yuki

** spoiler alert ** Now ok, the summary of this book is really vague so I'm just going to go ahead and tell you: Sam gets his girlfriend pregnant. I don't think that's a spoiler because that's what the rest of the book is about and it's really obvious from the first few chapters. It's key to this story and what I liked most about the book has to do with the portrayal of dealing with pregnancy from the male perspective. I didn't like how slowly the book dragged on, I appreciated getting to know Sam's life, but I think bits and pieces of his life could have been shared through dialogue and short flashbacks. I also felt like characters outside of Sam and Alicia's family only existed to carry the story along or provide comic relief. Rabbit is hilarious (I honestly can't comprehend someone being so...unintelligent?) but he never develops into an interesting character and I had hoped he would. His story could have been absolutely engrossing but then that would have taken away from Sam's story. There was also some random dreams that I suppose could be called magical realism since Sam goes to the future and what he sees actually happens but...it was bizarre and the story could have moved along just dandy without the dreams. This is the second book I've read about teen pregnancy from the perspective of the father (The First Part Last which I don't think any book can hold a candle to) and it has a rather dry sense of humor towards the whole situation. Sam is sarcastic and that's my absolute favourite kind of character. He's also 99& authentic teenage boy (I left out 1% because I'm not a boy so I can't be 100% sure) or at least 100% teenager. Sam tries to (literally) run away from his troubles, he makes stupid decisions, he realizes he has made stupid decisions and then he makes stupider decisions. A contrast is shown in that while Sam can run away, running away is not an option for Alicia. I also found it most refreshing that Sam looks up to an athlete but he isn't under any illusion of grandeur, he's not trying to go pro, he just loves being a skater (which is what skateboarders are called don'tcha know) and therefore, he loves Tony Hawk. There's also some class issues occurring. Usually a girl's parents don't think any guy she dates is good enough for her, but Alicia's parents really believe that, they don't think Sam has a future. They look down on Sam and his mother because Sam's mother had him when she was sixteen (about the same age as Alicia and Sam), they think it's a cycle and even though it takes two to tango, Sam gets all the blame. The end bit in which they argue over the last name? SO FUNNY. As if a last name like Jones or Burns will determine how far you go in life. I actually laughed out loud at that part. It also made me mad that Alicia's parents thought based on sharing Sam's last name, their grandchild wouldn't be successful. The conversations between Sam and his mother are great, they are both very funny, very sarcastic and it almost makes me wish my mum and I were closer in age. Slam is a thoughtful, dry tale of teenage pregnancy from the perspective of the guy. This novel stands out not just because of the point of view, but because Sam's love of skateboarding is always present and because Tony Hawk encourages him to be his best self. Although really, Sam doesn't need the encouragement. He's going to get a face full of gravel at times (oo is that skateboarding lingo?), but with the help of Tony Hawk, Alicia, his mum, Roof (awww) and even Mark, he will become an excellent father. There is a very telling conversation (paraphrased) in the book between Alicia and Sam in which Alicia gets mad that Sam always asks 'what are YOU going to do?', she wants him to use 'we, what are we going to do?' but then he observes that 'we didn't get any say in whether or not you are even keeping the baby'. Alicia retorts that it's all up to her until the baby comes out because it's her body. It's not preachy, but it's not entirely subtle either, regardless it's a revealing conversation. This is a story infused with light heartened moments that come as a result of a heavy topic that forces teens to grow up fast. To me this book says that it's our fault, but it's not a death sentence and we do have options.

Người đọc Mostafa Moghazy từ Brie, 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.