Verônica Aquino từ Mehua Hasanganj, Uttar Pradesh, India

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12/22/2024

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2018-11-13 05:30

Một Vòng Hoàng Đạo - Sư Tử Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhóm bút Lovedia

I tore through this book. Literally read it in about eight hours (my day off). It was an entertaining read, and sad, but I wasn't uplifted by it; it lacked profundity. It's not one of the books that I would read again and again. But maybe that's got to do with the fact that I prefer happier stories. No one will deny that women have always, and continue to, have it hard. Life sucks for women, and it sucks harder if you live in a war-torn, third world country. Mariam is the bastard child of a local wealthy dude who has three wives and umpteen children (I'm sorry, but why couldn't the household expand to take in another wife and child???), and she and her mother are exiled to a little hovel, outside of town. Her father visits her once a week, and her mother, an embittered woman, constantly rains down negativity. But as it turns out, this negativity is well-founded, for when Mariam's mother kills herself, her father's wives pressure and nag him into marrying her off to Rasheen, an abusive, oppressive lout of a man. (Incidentally, this is a darn good example of how women often are each other's worst enemies.) Not long after, Laila is introduced into the story--first as a baby, and then a nine year old girl. We see the eventual crumbling and encroaching misery of Afghanistan through her eyes, although she does not realize how profoundly this will affect her until the day a bomb drops on her house and kills her parents, leaving her a 14 year old orphan. Rasheen manipulates her into marrying him, and this is when Mariam and Laila's lives become intertwined. Hosseini's writing is narrative and straightforward rather than lyrical and evocative, but still a good read.

2018-11-13 10:30

Vango - Tập 1: Giữa Trời Và Đất Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

It's possible that people who have never experienced much actual trauma or severe discrimination might not understand how on-target this book can be. If that's you, you'd probably find it really interesting to check out Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman for a solid overview of how/why trauma survivors can be crippled by fear in seemingly irrational ways. And The Macho Paradox by Jackson Katz is a surprisingly good book on male violence (and not just against women). Reading the first 3 Earthsea books, I couldn't understand why some people called Le Guin a "feminist writer." In Tehanu this finally comes across clearly - and it works very well. I love that each of the Earthsea books is very different, and this one certainly takes fantasy novels in a new direction. Dealing with your own weaknesses and other people's ignorance and fear in daily life can take far more courage and perseverance than any heroic quest. Honestly, the feminism of this book is no different from themes that are found in all her other books: no matter what status or power you have, it's important to have respect for people, maintain balance in your actions, and not rely excessively on force. I'm not sure what to make of the ending, which doesn't tie up some loose ends... but then that's sort of her point, right? Things are never neat and tidy. Life is complex; life goes on. Previously: The Farthest Shore

Người đọc Verônica Aquino từ Mehua Hasanganj, Uttar Pradesh, India

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.