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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Bùi Quang Đạt
found it kind of disturbing...couldn't really handle the child molestation stuff.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trương Hành Giản (Kim)
I might have liked this better if I hadn't been expecting something more like his Flannery series, light and humorous.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Dr.Jan Yager
As posted in [http://www.amazon.com]: Ever since *A is for Alibi*, I've been hooked to the Kinsey Millhone series. Therefore, Sue Grafton became one of my favorite authors. Throughout the series, some were great and some were not so great. Nonetheless, I was extremely excited to get the paperback edition of *S is for Silence*. I read this book every opportunity I could take advantage of. It's 1987. Kinsey has been hired by Daisy Sullivan to find out whatever happened to her mother, Violet, who disappeared on 4th of July 1953. 4th of July 1953, Violet is getting herself ready for the festive night. In walks Liza Mellincamp, who has been hired to babysit Violet's 7 year old daughter, Daisy. Liza is in awe of Violet. Violet is ready and takes off with her new Pomeranian puppy, Baby, in her brand-new Bel Aire. She was never seen after this day. 34 years later, Daisy wants closure. She wants to know why if her mother left on her own volition. Kinsey returns to the little town where Violet lived before she disappeared. Just about 90% of the people who were there in '53 are still living there. Piece of cake, eh? Not quite so. However, Kinsey has been able to piece together the last days of Violet before she disappeared. It was no secret that Violet was a flirt. Married men didn't stop her. It was also not a secret that she won a $50,000 lawsuit settlement. She wasn't afraid to brag about it. The question is did she disappear on her own or was she killed? If she took off on her own, why? Was there a serious lover? If she was murdered, there are no shortage of suspects. Was it her abusive, now recovering alcoholic, husband? Was it the young salesman who sold her that car and was later fired? Was it one of the married men that she had an affair with and abruptly stopped the liasion? Was it one of the women, disgusted by Violet's absence of moral standards? The book "toggles" between Kinsey's present time (1987), in one chapter, and the characters in 1953. *S* was an interesting change of routine. In the other series, she usually includes Henry, her landlord, Rosie, owner of a restaurant, and some lover. In *S*, they're barely mentioned. So, it was nice to see Kinsey interact more with her client and the people she interviewed. Overall, a good book that I couldn't put down. Now, I'm just sad because I gotta wait forever before T comes out. Sue, hurry!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi:
This novel was the first novel I read in the Malory Family series and I love them just as much as Stephanie Laurens Cynsters. The adventures of the Malory family and the Andersons are treasures. I always look forward to reading each book Johanna writes for the series. I suggest checking them out as well.
A must-read if you're traveling to the Amazon ... but wait to read it after you get home. The story of how Theodore Roosevelt chose to recover from losing the election of 1912...
very dated now very 80s but such a good read well written and constructed brilliantly
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tịnh Lâm
The best thing about this book is the depths Krakauer explored in researching this book. I often think that at one point in my life, I was a lot like Chris McCandless. There's still a part of me that wants to run off, burn my money and carry my worldly possessions on my back. The mystery is why Chris made his choice and I made mine. Great book that is sadly being made into a movie. I'll be surprised if the movie is even worth watching.
** spoiler alert ** I really love Audrey Niffenegger's writing style and her subtlety in terms of characterisations and dialogue. I really did enjoy the book but the ending left me feeling incredibly unsettled (which I suppose was the point). It made me sad that two people who were previously so close couldn't reconcile their differences, that they had to resort to pseudo-killing themselves in order to get away from the other. I wish we had more backstory about Edie and Elsbeth too but I suppose she gave us what we needed. So... overall, feel sort of sad and unsettled (I just finished it) but glad that I've read it.
This is my first Brad Meltzer book. I've actually been looking for it ever since I read an excerpt of it online somewhere and when I saw this at my local bookstore, I didn't think twice and just grabbed it. A mistake actually - I should have at least read the online reviews. The story started off pretty normal, two lawyers in love and married, hubby is a hotshot defense attorney, wifey is the new ADA. The first few chapters were pretty interesting. Then it reached a plateau for the next 8-10 chapters before eventually spiraling downwards. Wifey started off as likeable but after a few chapters and introduced to the antagonist, she starts getting all whiney and irritating, at times even downright bitchy. Same goes with hubby - too spineless and confused. I usually like at least one of the main characters but with this one, I can't seem to identify or even sympathise with either. The plot is all over the place and there are times when I can't make heads or tails of it. Almost all of the side characters are made out to be the anatagonists. I suspect that's the author's way of keeping his readers in suspense but what irks me the most is after all those long-winded dialogues & cheesy cliches, there's almost no surprises. The characterization was weak and inconsistent - it's a case of too many suspects, too little time. However, I'm not giving up on this author. I've read reviews of some of his other books and they seemed encouraging. I might pick up another book of his but it may be a while.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả
** spoiler alert ** The opening of this book was compelling and I had sympathy for the main character, even though he had committed a crime, because we as readers at least partially understand why he did it. The story held my interest as the released convict was reunited with his little boy and given a second chance and hired as a secretary by the judge who had convicted him. Up until this point, I thought this book was a good picture of someone who had messed up, but had been forgiven and redeemed in a sense, by his own judge. However, I can only rate this book as a two star because toward the end of the novel, there is a large section that seems very prejudiced against African Americans. One African American man kidnaps the main character's son, and is described in demeaning ways. The author seems to make it sound like this one person is representative of the entire race. And overall, the second half of the book sort of dragged and didn't seem to have as much purpose as the first half.
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.