Valerie Susik từ Camugnano BO, Italy

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04/27/2024

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2018-03-12 00:30

幻想温泉郷 (講談社文庫) - Suối nước nóng lạ kỳ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: 堀川 アサコ

If you have yet to read Delirium, the first book in the series, then it would be wise not to continue reading this review. Now that Lena has escaped Portland and found her way into the Wilds, she wants to move on and start over. She wants to forget the person she used to be; a girl who believed everything society told her, and saw love as a life threatening disease. Lena managed to escape just before she was to undergo the procedure that would stop her from ever feeling true happiness or sadness again, although in the process of fleeing she lost her boyfriend, Alex. Now Lena is one of the Invalids who live on the outskirts of society. With her new group of companions, she struggles to survive and find food. While things are much more difficult than they were in Portland, she at least has her freedom. As time passes, Lena becomes part of the resistance and lives under a false name in Brookyln. She finds herself in grave danger when she is asked to keep an eye on Julian, the son of a prominent leader in support of an earlier procedure. While their cause is for the good of everyone, to what extreme will the resistance go to to stand up against the government’s fear of love? I haven’t been waiting for this book as long as some people (I read Delirium in August) but it feels like I waited forever. While some sequels to terrific books can be a letdown, thankfully Pandemonium was worth the wait. The book is told in chapters that alternate between ‘now’ and ‘then.’ ‘Then’ follows Lena’s life after she escapes into the wilds and meets up with a group of Invalids. ‘Now’ follows her life as a ‘cured’ member of the resistance in New York. This format worked very well, since the two different paces complimented each other. Honestly, I can’t imagine it being done in any other structure. If the events of Pandemonium were told in sequence, it would have dragged on too much. While it had a slow start, Pandemonium quickly took off and was fast moving and full of suspense. The interesting thing about this sequel is that only one of the characters from the last book appears in it. And that, of course, is Lena. After having to leave everything she knows behind, Lena has grown a lot as a person. The hardships she faced as she left Portland have helped her grow and leave the person she used to be behind. As Delirium began, Lena was almost exactly the type of person the government wanted her to be. She believed in The Book of Shh and feared deliria. Now, Lena is immersed in the resistance, fighting for the right to love. I don’t actually want to reread my Delirium review, since it was one of my earlier reviews. However, I do remember saying that while Lena felt like a bit of a flat character, it was because she grew up in a society that encouraged her to be ‘flat.’ So many things have changed Lena since then, and in Pandemonium we get to see more of who she really is. After this book, I don’t think anyone could accuse Lena of being flat or undeveloped anymore. I don’t think it’s a spoiler to say that Lena has another romantic interest in this book. I knew that this was going to happen, and I had an idea of how she would meet this person. My predictions on that front proved to be incorrect, although I guessed who was going to be Lena’s new boyfriend as soon as he was introduced. I know a lot of people were not looking forward to this aspect of the plot, but but I ended up feeling just as Lena does by the book's end. Of course, the big question when reading a sequel is how it measured up compared to its predecessor. While Pandemonium didn’t quite match Delirium, it was a compelling read that was darker and perhaps more thoughtful than the original. I think one of the reasons I preferred Delirium was because of the writing. The prose was much more poetic and enchanting. I suppose you could measure how much you enjoyed a book in a series by how much you want to read the next book (or if you want to read it at all.) If Requiem was already out, I would probably have gone to the bookstore to buy it right after finishing Pandemonium. 4/5

2018-03-12 01:30

Cổ Tích Mới - Tấm Thảm Bay Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyên Hương

sick and twisted

2018-03-12 02:30

Đừng Vì Cô Đơn Mà Yêu Một Ai Đó Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Văn học trẻ

a sweeping epic of real men and the west. 800-some pages after I started, I was terribly disappointed to have to stop reading. yeah, it's that good.

2018-03-12 03:30

Bụi Đường Tuổi Trẻ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tâm Bùi

While a very good continuation in the series, it seemed to end rather abrubtly. I would have liked to have had the seventh book ready and waiting once this was finished.

2018-03-12 04:30

Zaches Tí Hon Mệnh Danh Zinnober Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: E. T. A. Hoffmann

Chetan Bhagat explores the issues of marriage in India. It is a clash of what I would think "New India" is and "Old India". Just like it says on the back, boy and girl meet, fall in love, now have to convince their parents of their love. I found this story interesting because it explores the idea of arranged marriage while demonstrating some of Indian wedding culture. The kids want to get married, but have to convince their parents they are right for each other, despite their cultural differences. There are a lot of cultural differences, even language, between them. One family being from north India, the other being from South India. 2 States explores the differences and the troubles the couple must go through to make their parents understand and maybe even accept the differences. The writing style was a very easy read, as most of it was conversation. It is not very poetic, or alluring, but Bhagat does a good job telling the story. I wish I could have given it 3.5 stars. I feel it is more than a 3, but less than a 4. I tend to rank things 4 when I would read them again. I don't think I would read this again.

2018-03-12 05:30

Hồng Gai Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Keng

What lovely quiet read with lots of Irish humor. Beautiful use of words.

2018-03-12 06:30

Picture Book Song Ngữ - Gấu Mèo Chester Và Kẻ Bắt Nạt To Xác Xấu Xa Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Audrey Penn

Great end to a great series. Even though I missed Logan throughout the book I was glad that Jeri found a way to let the characters and readers remember him. I'm still a fan of Logan but was very happy with the ending to this series. She stayed true to her characters and their feelings through out. Although one thing I was disappointed with was Mickey, Meghan, and Daniel. Sorry but I was truly hoping things would have worked out differently at the sametime i was glad they all seemed to have found peace in their own way even if that meant not the way I wanted. Zachary as always did not let me down. Even though he was trying to be strong and deal with what happened to him throughout most of the book he never let that get in the way of his feelings for Aura. He was still strong and yet vulnerable all at the same time. Besides who doesn't like reading about a guy with an accent that will wear a kilt.. I felt that Jeri stayed true throughout the entire series and was really glad I picked up the first book a couple years back. Even though I am fan of Logan's I was glad that I didn't give up and kept on reading. Unlike the first 2 books though I was glad that I didn't end up crying. This one wasn't as emotional for me as the first 2 when she was struggling to deal with Logan being dead and a ghost. All in all each and every book was worth the read for me. It's not a series for everyone. It does move slow at times and not full of action like some other series. However it is truly about moving on from your first love, accepting a loved one's death, and that things don't always work out how you originally planned but sometimes they can work out even better.

2018-03-12 07:30

101 Điều Em Muốn Biết - Vũ Trụ Diệu Kỳ (Tập 1) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lưu Sướng

Emily McCarthy is told that she will be leaving her orphanage home to marry Bartholomew Axel, a man she has never met. Although she does not want to do this, she travels to his home in Montana, only to be kidnapped on the way. Luke Sullivan knows Axel, and he believes that he is saving Emily from a horrible future. In time, Emily sees that he may be right, but this is only the beginning of the trials they will face. With romance, adventure, and suspense, this is a light and enjoyable book. I enjoyed the spiritual journey that the main characters took, however I felt that the romance moved a little quickly. Overall, there is a strong Christian theme stressing a relationship with the Lord, and there is plenty of action to keep the pages turning. I would recommend this to other Christian romance readers. I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review.

2018-03-12 08:30

Cuộc Chiến Siêu Nhiên Giữa Đời Thường - Tập 2 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kota Nozomi

AMAZING!! This book was one that made you fall in love with a bad guy of a different sort. Picoult centers this one around high schoolers, but she captures the emotions that a 16 year old would feel in these situations. I put this book down affected, and I was dying to pick up whatever was next in the series.

2018-03-12 09:30

Giúp Học Tốt Đại Số 10 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Fast paced, but once you outgrow choose your own adventure, it's hard for you to read books narrated in the second person. You just find it annoying.

Người đọc Valerie Susik từ Camugnano BO, 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.