Karina Ratiani từ Čanjevo, Croatia

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2018-09-08 23:30

Những Nhân Vật Khác Thường Trong Lịch Sử Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Basher

This book is a lot like most things in life, a giant fucking disappointment. It's been years since I read it. When I first met Karen, even more years ago, she gave me a copy of Trip to the Stars (by the same author) to read. Trip to the Stars is one of those books that is magical and pretty near perfect. It's an amazing wondrous book. It's the kind of book that makes you want to go out and read everything else an author has written, just so you can try to capture even some of that feeling again. Years ago Karen warned me against reading this book. At time it was the only other Nicholas Christopher novel available. I didn't listen to her. I listened to her, but more correctly I thought, ok it's not going to be as good, but there will be something good in it. The book was a major disappointment. Like most things that you get really excited about before they happen this book didn't live up to the expectations. It was actually similar to my feelings of seeing Star Wars: Episode One. But it was better than the first Star Wars prequel because there wasn't any pod-racing or Jar Jar Binks. I don't know why I rated this two stars, for my feelings of disappointment it should have rated one star. But at least there was no pod racing, or Jar Jar Binks. It didn't take a great big shit on something I loved as a child, so I guess it deserves an extra star for that. I think this book might be out of print now. That's ok. It deserves to sail silently into oblivion. I think Trip to the Stars is still available, but only as a slightly hideous print on demand version with those awful covers that look like they were done on a color photocopier. A shitty color photocopier, run by some moron who doesn't now how to correct the settings before running a job. That's not ok. In a perfect world, Trip to the Stars should be one of those perennial best-sellers, like Confederacy of Dunces. Well not like Confederacy of Dunces. It should sell like Confederacy of Dunces does, but not suck. Confederacy of Dunces sucks. Why people keep reading it is beyond me. Seriously people give it up, there are better books out there. If you are looking for something literary and humorous, let me point you towards undeservedly underselling Stanley Elkin. Now there is a funny and good writer. Stanley Elkin died in a non-romantic fashion though. His mom was probably already dead by the time he succumbed to disease so she didn't get to push his books on Walker Percy and make him a 'star'. I don't know if Walker Percy ever read Stanley Elkin. He probably did. Or maybe not. I have no idea. So in conclusion. Veronica, bad, but not as bad as any of the Star Wars prequels. Trip to the Stars, amazing! Go read it right now. Seriously, all you with your fancy devices download it right now. Confederacy of Dunces? Mediocre at best, not deserving of it's perennial sales. Stanley Elkin? Semi-forgotten master of the darkly comedic novel, heroically kept in print by the fine folks at Dalkey. Read him, too.

2018-09-09 05:30

Tâm Lý Học Trong Nháy Mắt (Tập 5) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Bitterblue takes place several years after the events of Graceling. You don't have to read Graceling to enjoy this book but it will help as many of the characters from Graceling are in this book and events from Graceling are referenced in Bitterblue. Bitterblue is now Queen of Monsea after the death of her father Leck. Leck's 35 year reign of mind-raping terror has left the country a place of secrets and lives that many can't move on from. Bitterblue keeps discovering more and more secrets as she starts venturing out from her castle into the city. She discovers that people are not moving on from the terror of Leck. In fact, there is a group that is doing everything in its power to make sure that the truth about his reign does not come out. It is up to her and her trusted friends to uncover the truth. I said that you didn't have to read Graceling or Fire to enjoy this book and you don't, but I found myself wishing that I had reread them as I was reading Bitterblue. The story of Leck's beginnings in Fire and his end in Graceling are very relevant to this story so you really might want the refresher. Bitterblue is a book about secrets and lies. What people do to keep those secrets, the lies they tell, and what they do to uncover the truth. There are a lot of secrets in this book; it seems like no one is telling the full truth. At times it was hard to keep all the secrets straight and I was right there with Bitterblue asking "what is going on?" and "why is everyone crazy?". Because it really did seem like no one was quite sane. There is a lot of talk about codes and cyphers throughout the book and it does get a little wordy and bogged down. Is it worth it? Ultimately, yes. It does all pay off in the end when secrets are revealed and the mystery is solved; it just takes a while to get there. Bitterblue is a great character and she is surrounded by a wonderful case of supporting characters. She is strong, inquisitive, and always armed. Her supporting cast is comprised of a bunch of characters from the other books and some new ones. I especially loved Death (pronounced Deeth) the royal librarian. He is prickly and grumpy and probably one of my favorite librarians! His grace is speed reading and remembering everything he reads. He is trying to recreate every book Leck destroyed (all 4000+). I loved how he resented Bitterblue at the beginning and then became her greatest ally by the end because she challenged him so much. I think fans of Cashore's other books are really going to enjoy this addition to the Graceling world. It ties the other books together and it will be interesting to see where things go from here.

Người đọc Karina Ratiani từ Čanjevo, Croatia

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.