Teresa West từ Liederschiedt, France

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05/17/2024

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2018-11-23 22:31

Trên Mảnh Đất Người Đời - Tái bản 31/03/2015 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Anatoli Stepanovich Ivanov

** spoiler alert ** Stephen King's afterword for this book begins, "The stories in this book are harsh. You may have found them hard to read in places. If so, be assured that I found them equally hard to write in places." In my personal opinion, this might've been a better foreword. I am generally not squeamish but I honestly could've used a trigger warning or two with this book. I found myself having to set it aside and take deep, calming breaths in three of the four stories. Sometimes multiple times in a story. It is very dark, even for Stephen King, and contains some of the most vile characters I've ever encountered anywhere. Nevertheless, I really liked this collection. According to Uncle Stevie's website, it is "a collection of four novellas linked by the theme of retribution." The novellas are as follows: 1922 - "The story opens with the confession of Wilfred James to the murder of his wife, Arlette, following their move to Hemingford, Nebraska onto land willed to Arlette by her father." This was my least favorite of the four pieces in this book. I had a hard time getting into it because ... well ... I mean, it's told from the POV of a 1920s Nebraskan farmer. There's a fair bit of language and attitudes that made me bristle a little, even though it's all in the context of fiction. But I also see that as sort of a good thing in this case because if the characters had all been progressive and modern, it just would've been stupid. Once the wife was actually dead, the story definitely picked up. The couple's son fascinated me and the ending is exactly the right kind of ambiguous, letting the reader decide if Wilf was delusional from being driven mad with guilt or if his story was true. And if you don't want to choose one, that's fine, too! You can keep on wondering forever, if that's what tickles your fancy. So even though it was my least favorite story in the book, I still liked it. Big Driver - "Mystery writer, Tess, has been supplementing her writing income for years by doing speaking engagements with no problems. But following a last-minute invitation to a book club 60 miles away, she takes a shortcut home with dire consequences." This was the 'worst' story in the book. It's graphic and intense and completely unrelenting and it really should come with a warning label. I had to stop to gather myself no fewer than four times. But I was still compelled to pick it up and keep going every single one of those times, and I think that's really saying something. Fair Extension - "Harry Streeter, who is suffering from cancer, decides to make a deal with the devil but, as always, there is a price to pay." This story was my favorite. There was nothing in it that upset or disturbed me enough to make me need to stop while I was reading it but I think perhaps its the one that will stick in my head the longest. The moral questions it raised for me really pushed my philosophical buttons. I suspect I'll be thinking about it for years during my sleepless hours, the way I think about stories like LeGuin's The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas and Asimov's The Winnowing. I think Harry Streeter is a horrible person but in his situation I don't know if I'd think/feel/do anything different. And so, despite being the least triggery and the least graphic story of the bunch, it's the one that I found the most profoundly unsettling. A Good Marriage - "Darcy Anderson learns more about her husband of over twenty years than she would have liked to know when she stumbles literally upon a box under a worktable in their garage." Stephen King said he was inspired to write this story by the BTK killer, and his wife of thirty-something years' claim that she didn't know about his ... hobbies. Bob Anderson is the sort of monster that scares me, far more than ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties. He's completely psychotic but he thinks he's perfectly sane (his incredibly calm and good-nature confession/retelling of his sins to his wife reminded me quite a lot of the narrator in The Tell-Tale Heart) and not only that but he interacts in society in such a way that everyone else thinks he's charming and sane, as well. These people exist, and it's terrifying. Anyway, to me, the triumph of this story wasn't the creation of the sort of badguy who'll creep in my dreams for months. The real triumph was Darcy. It's pretty rare for me to identify with female characters at all, let alone this strongly, but Stephen King managed to make me feel so in tune with her that I actually cried along with her when she had to kill Bob. Really great work there, Uncle Stevie.

2018-11-23 23:31

Giấy Không Gói Được Than Cháy Dở Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Việt Linh

Great fun romping around the world with Cathleen!

2018-11-24 00:31

Tin Học Văn Phòng Microsoft Office 2013 Dành Cho Người Bắt Đầu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Tường Thụy

I really love reading this book. One the first that my little one really enjoyed listening to again and again. I also like the Spanish version...Oso pardo oso pardo que ves aqui?

2018-11-24 01:31

Em Là Nhà Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lan Rùa

This book takes place in Mediveal times. It is about a young girl named Birdy. She is daughter to a rich, but cruel father. Birdy is also a tomboy who hates catsle life. She often wishes to be a pesent free to do what she wants without having to go to embroidery class, but this all changes one day for the worss! She must marry! This is not that bad, but that changes when she sees the soitors, fat, mean, and old. She must find a way NOT to marry them. I really like the time peroid of this book. Cathrine, Called Birdy is a funny tale, that one could read over and over. That reminds me, where is my copy? I want to read it.(:

2018-11-24 02:31

Những Câu Chuyện Giáo Dục Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Minh Hải

Don't order fish on Mondays. Biggest lesson from this book. Crude but entertaining. Who knows if the typical kitchen functions as he described but it's entertaining nonetheless. I was salivating at times, exhausted for the staff at other times. I always said I'd hate to run a restaurant and this hasn't changed my opinion, though I guess I'd go in a tad more aware of expectations after reading this book.

2018-11-24 03:31

Tìm Lại Chính Mình - Tái bản 2014 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Marcia Grad

Anyone who wants to know anything about the U.S.-Mexico drug trade should start with this book.

2018-11-24 04:31

Lời Nói Dối Ngọt Ngào Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Linda Howard

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (2005)

2018-11-24 05:31

Tủ Sách Câu Chuyện Đạo Đức - Chuyện Ngựa Và Lừa Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

This is perhaps the best YA novel I've ever read... the writing is precise and poetic, the story is simple and moving, and Nimmo manages to both entertain and move readers young and old alike with a story of magic and loss. The audio was excellent and I would recommend this to anyone. A great read!

2018-11-24 06:31

Tiếng Anh Trong Phỏng Vấn Tuyển Dụng (Kèm 1 CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

I was excited to read this book, I hadn't read a biography of Whitman before, and it didn't let me down as far as facts go... Kaplan provides enough interesting points about Whitman's life that I felt the book was worth reading. On the other hand, the way it is written was less than stellar - it felt more like a collection of disjointed notes rather than a coherent narrative. In the end I finished it only because I was interested in Whitman's life, not because the book itself was interesting, if that makes any sense...

2018-11-24 07:31

Đại Dương Khó Thương (Tái Bản 2017) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Anita Ganeri

Fantastic. If you want a taste for Virginia Woolf at her finest, read this book. She devles into the minds of her characters better than any other author I have ever read. She has the ability to paint the richest picture out of the most mundane of scenes for her readers.

2020-05-05 17:06

Học Đệm Ghita Qua Những Bản Tình Ca Nổi Tiếng (Kèm CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Si te gusta el baloncesto de la NCAA, ¡te encantará este libro!

Người đọc Teresa West từ Liederschiedt, France

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.