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This is a weird one. Apparently (I looked this up, because the book was so weird) Christie wrote a series of short stories about Poirot for some magazine and these stories were mashed together into this book. You can sort of tell that something like this is up, because the mashing didn't work all that well and things still seem a little disjointed. But really, the main problem here is that Poirot is fighting a team of supervillains, and he uses disguises and smoke bombs and has to find their secret underground lair and the whole thing is just...odd. It comes off like Poirot fan fiction. I mean, he's the same character and all that, but the things he is doing are just not what I want Poirot to do. And the supervillains make no sense. They are a Chinese mastermind, a French woman scientist, an American billionaire, and an English master of disguise. How did these people get together? Why are they a team? Do they have any motive to speak of? They just want to take over the world and cause anarchy, for some reason. Sometimes Christie has characters talk of this "big four" wanting to cause world revolution "like in Russia", but that fails to clear things up. Are they communists? Why would the billionaire be a communist? I don't want Poirot to fight supervillains. I want him in little English towns, ferreting out murderers who have motives. I like it when priggish British ladies say things like "What on earth are you on about, you batty little man?! Are you accusing me of murder?" to which Poirot says things like "You have, as they say, caught the bird in the bush, Madame. This is exactly what I accuse you of." And then he and Hastings drink sherry or something.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Minh Nhật
Great review of Irish history, but not enough time exploring the characters. He could make 10 books out of this one book!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tăng Linh
I have been waiting for Hunter's book since his character was introduced, and thankfully it did not disappoint. My only complaint was that I wish there was more of his story. And I confess, I was not in the mood to read any of the other story arcs within this novel, even Chase's (even though it played a big part in the book), so I skipped most of it. My only consolation is the way the story ended, they are going to HAVE to tell more of Hunter's family's story, or I will be most aggrieved....
This book has a lot of passages that make you stop reading and think..."holy shit." The author uses everyday metaphors and analogies to make very complicated things- like black holes- easily understandable. Theories about how life began on earth, the beginning and end of time, and the inevitable demise of planet earth are all covered in this book! The first few chapters are a little slow- but they are building a frame of reference to help those of us that aren't astrophysicists!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hiên
This was my favorite book when I was in intermediate school. I was immersed in this book and couldn't put it down until I finished. The author's use of imagery drew me in as did her description of the character. I wanted my own hollow tree!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Noriko Matsubara
I really loved how this story was woven together. The language was actually really beautiful, and so were the ideas in it about finding happiness when life tries to make you bitter. I also really liked the characters. It's hard to imagine this being spun into a series, but the writer is good enough, that I'm sure it'll be good.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phong Điệp
This is the first book I've posted on goodreads, because it's my favorite. While it's not in the canon of the best books ever written, it's at the top of my list, primarily because of the impact it had on my life. Irving writes as someone who understands the fuzzy, at times non-existent line between the sacred and secular. There are shades of the Old Testament as he writes about a God who's earthy, not afraid to talk about your friend's mom's boobs, and willing to use the unexpected as his messengers.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lương Ngân
“It’s true; life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend, the boy thought” (p 175). The boy is Santiago, a poor shepherd who has the courage to follow his dreams and find his personal fortune. Throughout his travels he discovers that treasure can take many forms and many times the richest treasure is found not in the form of gold and jewels but in the journey and the people and places one encounters along the way. The book is rich in symbolism and dream visions. The use of dreams to foretell the future, give warnings, etc. will add a mystical touch to my forthcoming narratives.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả
What happens when a very sharp woman finds herself in partnership with a failed detective only to discover that the detective was never quite what he claimed to be? What happens when that same failed detective commits suicide and leaves that detective agency to that same woman? Can she operate under the methodological standards her deceased partner has given her, vicarious words of wisdom from James’ other protagonist, Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgleish? My impression is that a very satisfying tale unwinds, twisting and turning through an upper class English family that keeps the proverbial stiff upper lip rather too well. To paraphrase the bard, something appears to have a rank scent in Cambridge. James’ protagonist, Cordelia Grey has to move from the clear-cut suicide of her former partner into the murky world of an apparently clear suicide by the son of a famous biologist. In scrutinizing the scene for the cause of said suicide, she wanders between the sheltered academic world of the Cambridge colleges and the inveterate concern for funds in the scientific research community. Somewhere, either in the demesne of the dons or the laboratory of the learned, is a secret that could illuminate this inexplicable death of a young man who seemed to be at peace. Of course, part of the beauty of this novel is the tightrope James walks between playing off gender vulnerability with her new protagonist (at least, at the time of the writing of this first book in the series) and celebrating gender competence in Cordelia’s courage and cleverness. The cliché of gender weakness is overcome by heroic effort on several occasions without losing the femininity and humanity of this protagonist who seems both genuinely attractive and unwilling to risk authentic intimacy. I’m looking forward to reading more in the series. I want to know what becomes of this admirable woman, her detective agency, and any relationships she might sustain. Somehow, James has put together the best elements of her police procedurals with Dalgleish and classic private detective stories to give us something fresh at the same time it offers something familiar. There are no wisecracking gumshoes here, but there is plenty of suspense and flavor.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Richard Koch
Neat photos of the OBX from the 50s-80s - all before I ever visited. I wish the info. was a little more detailed and the photos higher quality.
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.