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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Harvard Business Review
enjoyable easy reading
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This is a very easy read. An entertaining series that doesn't require a lot of brain share. Perfect escapism. Good for vacations and times when you don't need to refer back to a complicated plot. I enjoyed it for what it was.
Like most people, I have read had this book read to me a myriad of times. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! is among Dr. Seuss's greatest successes, and is perhaps the quintessential Christmas classic, rivaled for that distinction by few books besides Chris Van Allsburg's The Polar Express.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Fujiko.F.Fujio
I really enjoyed reading this book. It's all about a sixteen year old girl whose best friend is a boy, London, who is in the year above her at school. They have known each other for seven years and are very close. The story is told in the first person from the perspective of the young girl (we never do learn her name - but as she says at the end of the novel 'my name isn't important'). The girl has suffered at the hands of an alcoholic father for many years and one night when things go too far, she decides to run away. The one person she can trust to help her is London. They pack up and leave in his jeep, heading from Maine to L.A. Along the way they meet some colourful characters in an entertaining, action-packed and sometimes disturbing read. The young girl tries to escape from her feelings and fears, but finds other dangers waiting to meet her. Ultimately 'Okay' is about regret and learning to live with it, but it is also about hope and how people can come through the greatest of adversities and go on to live happy lives. This is the message that 'Okay' sets out to deliver and it does so in a very dramatic way. This would probably be classed as a young adult novel, but does contain some graphic scenes. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good, thought-provoking book. I am sure Katherine Marple will be a name to look out for in the literary world for years to come.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
Probaby the best of the series. Unfortunately the author introduces and kills off the most interesting character in the whole series. Hamnet. Unlike many of the humans that inhabit Regalia who are mostly thin veneers of particular behaviors, Hamnet actually has some depth and intrigue. Oh well.
** spoiler alert ** This book, written during the administration of Bush II, clearly demonstrated one of the great truths of history ("Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them."). In 1942, the Third Reich sent eight saboteurs to the east coast of the United States, landing them by Unterseeboot on Long Island and Florida, respectively. Each landing of four saboteurs each was accompanied by enough TNT to bring down major railroad bridges and the electrical infrastructure surrounding U.S. aluminum plants. Had the sabotage succeeded, it would have crippled aircraft production among that of other wartime materiel. Yet, less than 1/3 of the saboteurs were firmly committed to the plan. Perhaps, only one of the eight was truly committed to the cause. The others were Nazi sympathizers of German descent who had become disillusioned with the regime in one way or another. Certainly, the leader of the group was the least committed of all and planned to sabotage the sabotage from the very beginning. But the book teaches that no one likes a traitor, not even those who benefit from the treachery. In spite of the clear legal precedent that stated that even terrorists apprehended on U.S. soil should be tried in civilian courts (Ex parte Milligan -- based on an Indiana case during the U.S. Civil War or War Between the States), President Roosevelt ignored the precedent and ordered the saboteurs tried before a military tribunal. Indeed, as argued in Ex parte Quirin, the Justice Department and military ignored even military codes in trying the eight men and the U.S. Supreme Court was complicit in ignoring both constitution and legal precedent because of their fear of leaking any information valuable to the Germans. Sound familiar? It sounds tremendously like Bush's illegal treatment of the crop of terrorists caught not only on U.S. soil, but those captured elsewhere and kept in "black" prisons. Reading this book was rather horrifying for me. I already had a low opinion of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, but I couldn't believe how low his actions were in dealing with a situation that his agency completely botched, a situation that was only contained because one of the men who became a defendant was his primary source--a source that the NY FBI office had totally ignored. Even though the FBI eventually made the arrests, nothing would have happened without the initial intervention of the Coast Guard. Yet, Hoover (Master of Deceit himself) managed to use enough PR to gain sole credit for the arrest. Yes, reading this book helped me understand that the Shrub Administration wasn't completely blowing smoke when they claimed that FDR had set a precedent for ignoring "habeas corpus" with regard to terrorists. Of course, two wrongs don't make a right and multiple wrongs don't make a successful administration. Anyone who is fascinated by they way historical incidents and modern situations interconnect should read this book. I plan to send my copy to my lawyer son. I think he'll be intrigued by the legal wrangling and horrified at the arrogant actions of the U.S. Supreme Court (then and now).
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mammoth World
I read this one back in HS. All I really remember about was that it was really weird. I want to read it again. I think now that I've actually read a few books I may enjoy it more..
Run-of-the-mill genre fantasy. Not an unpleasant way to spend a summer afternoon if all your chores are done, but certainly not anything to go out of your way for.
The 2nd book of this series was better then the first. I do think if I wouldn't have purchase Books 1 and 2 of The Fallen, I probably would have given up. There isn't really any romance in this story, barely. Not to spoil, but Lucifer is in this story - and he's trying to make good.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: NSND Kim Cương
Based on Amazon.com reviews, I didn't think I would like this one. Why do I listen to other people? Some of the complaints about the book were that there was too much of the other characaters lives in the story of Clay and Lilly. But that is what the whole Virgin River series is about. I loved it. Both Clay and Lilly are modern people living with tradional cultural values. Carr does not make a mockery of their heritage and not a lot of time is spent on Native American history, just some attention paid to the individual history of the two characters. Clay is described as a man beautiful in body and in spirit and when Lilly's friend Dane swoons at the sight of him, is just priceless. Makes me wonder who her model for Clay was? Great book which keeps you updated on the lives of the citizens of Virgin River.
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.