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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mark Twain
I like this kind of modern epistolary novel. This was a fun read, fluffy and light and entertaining - yes it was shallow, with very little plot, but it was FUN! (Read for the TNBBC Summer Challenge 09 - read a book that has less than 50 ratings on GR - 5 points)
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Quang Huệ
A wonderful beach read
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Paolo Giordano
I read this years ago and it is still one of my favorite books. The prose is clean and the humor dark and dry. It's a fascinating look into 'crazy'.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Etsumi Haruki
Every avid reader should read A Farewell to Arms. It's arguably Hemingway's best. The story is filled with pain and struggle, love and heartache.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lôi Mễ
Read this during Mom's surgery and bawled. Also Evan called it anticlimax, but i couldn't disagree more.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Betty G. Birney
One of my all-time favorite books. Exquisite writing, heart-breaking, wonderful. Setting: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, later USA (NYC, Boston); bits set in Scotland, India, etc. Characters: Marion & Shiva Stone, twins--Marion, narrator Sister Mary Joseph Praise Matron Hirst Dr. Ghosh Dr. Thomas Stone Dr. Hemlatha (Hema) Adam W.W. Gonad Genet (Almaz's daughter) Almaz
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gerry Bailey
My apologies but once more i am in a situation of trying to review a book that I finished reading more than a month ago and ok i better start writing things about it before making this review again looking like a mini chapter of my diary (that i dont have by the way...perhaps i should start one avoiding to add personal and sometimes even private things to goodreads quite often,oops i started again...i'd better focus much better...come on!!!) This book has attracted my interest when i saw it was available in booklending this new amazon thing that lets kindle owners of any kind (even for pc) to be able to borrow e-books from others for a limited period for two weeks without any fee at all, that's a nice feature. If i recall well it was a girl named Jessica that had this so whoever she is (and in case she is reading this) thank you... a bit late for that but better late than ever right? About the book now...yes it was about time for that to happen, here we go... What seemed to have made it look unique was that it was dealing with an original subject, bipolar disorder and even more fascinating it was the fact that the writer herself suffers from that syndrome and should know so much better how hard it is in some moments to be dealt with not only from the one that is having it but also from his family members, friends, beloved ones etc... Unfortunately it wasnt so much as I expected it to be, didn't go so much deep in analyzing not only Annabelle's brother that had it in the book but even Annabelle herself though it looked like it would be much more detailed from the first chapter when she was talking about it to a therapist. The novel is quite simple, mostly it is about a girl that has worries if the relationship with her boyfriend is going on quite well since he's not exactly the perfect guy, if she's ready to make that next step that her boyfriend is asking for though she is not ready...then having to deal with losing her boyfriend for not giving in to him, and not only that but to face the rumors he spread for her and of course to try and keep her brother out of trouble who goes mad in his attempt to make things right for his sister. Afterwards a new guy appears, quite soon, there is mutual attraction but still the main story is how everything becomes messy due to some parties that things went really out of order, the police comes in the way...drugs as well...steroids...it gets just too complicated from one moment on (and perhaps not so easy to be read by really young adults that it's mostly aimed to have as "target group" obviously) with one fact following another confusing the reader about what's really happening. I believe that it would have been much better if the person that was telling the story was the brother himself so we the readers would get a clearer view of how it feels having to deal with a situation like this... From Annabelle's point of view there are many things missing... she doesn't know when to blame her brother and when is he influence by that or not. In addition to that there should have been more reference to the parents and how hard it is for them to handle things. Moreover since the mother, who is a writer, is also bipolar but not so many things mentioned about her... how she finds her way out how she managed not to let this issue bother her so much. There is also the father, that his role in the story is even minor, doesn't look that much of an ideal father to deal with that kind of family… it’s easier for him to make things worse than helping the situation acting in that way that he does… I am sorry that I don’t recall many of the names anymore so I am referring to most of the characters as Annabelle’s brother mother father ex etc… I will try to be more detailed in the future when writing a new review and don’t let so much time pass after having finished reading the book. I tried to check other reviews here to get an idea of the names but none seemed to have written so many stuff in order to “help” me hehe but it’s ok... So…conclusion… despite the negative facts written above this book had some moments that really urged me to keep on reading it (that and of course the “deadline” of two weeks that was passing which would automatically removed the book out of my kindle… ) but for completely different reasons that I initially had in mind… Perhaps if I was looking for a young adult book with a bit of romance and mystery inside I would even put one more star to it…so three stars it is and I am looking forward to reading more reviews about it and see how others feel after reading it cause the current ones are quite small and I can’t have a complete idea... so those of you who read both my review and the book write one yourself as well ok? Thanks in advance :)
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lam Bạch Sắc
Oh my goodness, I'd forgotten how much I loved this book when I was nine. It gave me the guts to beg my mother to let me pierce my ears like Mallory did. I loved the part where they all exchange earrings and they all have cool, personalized themes to them. I miss being a preteen and feeling like I could genuinely express myself with what was dangling from my earlobes. On reread, I mostly realize that the Ann M. Martin books tower above all of the ghostwritten ones in quality, style, everything. I don't think it's any coincidence that when I was a kid, my interest in the BSC dwindled right along with Ann M. Martin's participation in the writing of the books. Also worth mentioning: the Arnold twins as portrayed on the cover of this book look like creepy alien children. This cover art has literally haunted me for twenty-two years. I still look at it and shudder.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Lương Hiệu
I enjoyed this book. It made me question dichotomies that exist between people and how we use language that reinforces assimulation.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trang Hạ
Kurt Vonnegut was unquestionably my favorite author when I was in high school. My most beloved English teacher, the grey-bearded Mr. Hansen (who somewhat resembled an Anglo-Saxon vision of God, if God wore Hawaiian shirts and linen shorts in the summertime), wrote something in my yearbook about how I had a Vonnegut-like sensibility. Nothing could've made me more proud. It's been years since I read anything by the man, though, and when my friend Lauren recommended this collection, I put it on hold at the library right away. I am particularly fond of short stories and deeply adore Welcome to the Monkey House; Lauren said this would be right up my alley. She's right, that girl. How did I manage to allow it to be this long since I last read something from KV? I won't be foolish enough to make that mistake in the future. While I'm not usually enamored of forewords, I particularly enjoyed this one. Dave Eggers sets up the volume, a posthumously printed collection of works KV had published in various magazines and journals, rather brilliantly. His main argument is that the world needs (and is currently lacking) storytellers like KV, who was an unabashedly moral voice. His stories frequently have a very clear moral, he is quite often trying to teach his reader something about what it means to be good or kind or right (or at least not ridiculous and selfish). Eggers argues that the world is full of opinionated people who have a lot to say about right and wrong but the loudest of these voices are usually on the fringe and (my words) somewhat deranged. Story writers, on the other hand, have learned to avoid telling people what is right and wrong, to remain a nonjudgmental voice. And while there's a place for everything, the spot occupied by writers like KV lately remains fairly empty. But on to the stories. Vonnegut has a way of turning ordinary situations extraordinary while still keeping them grounded. Where else would you read a story about a man who travels the country shilling appliances by showing off a custom fridge he built to resemble his ex-wife (complete with blinking eyes, blushing skin, and skills on the dance floor) and come away with a story about the dangers of idolizing our loves and not seeing them for the imperfect people they really are? Goddamnit, Kurt Vonnegut, you've done it again. If you're the sort of person who didn't hate "A Long Walk to Forever," a somewhat romantic and mysteriously divisive story from Welcome to the Monkey House, this is going to be right up your alley, as it was mine.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
A pesar de solo darle tres de cinco estrellas, disfruté este libro, pero no lo encontré tan apasionante y convincente como podría haberlo hecho. Por lo general, no soy un lector de no ficción, pero la descripción y el concepto de este libro despertaron mi interés. En cierto modo superó mis expectativas, pero en otros aspectos me pareció un poco decepcionante. Tan interesante como fue la historia de McCandless y sus hazañas, sentí que la narración saltó demasiado. Krakauer es un escritor de talentos, pero sentí que la historia habría fluido mejor si partes de ella hubieran estado mejor organizadas. De alguna manera pude identificarme con McCandless, y lo respeté por salir solo en lugar de seguir a la multitud. Sin embargo, me sentí frustrado por la forma en que alguien tan inteligente podía carecer de sentido común y empatía, especialmente en la forma en que trataba a quienes se preocupaban por él. Disfruté el estilo de escritura de Krakauer y especialmente la forma en que entrelazó extractos de otros libros, inspirándome a querer leer obras de otros autores, Jack London en particular.
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.