Jefferson Marques từ Somasila, Andhra Pradesh, India

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12/22/2024

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2019-01-15 04:31

Combo À Ơi, Chúc Bé Ngủ Ngon (Bộ 6 Cuốn) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers is a novel about communication and belonging. It takes place in Georgia before the onset of World War II. Tensions between blacks and whites thread the novel, along with greater tensions as Hitler consolidates power overseas. The focus of the novel is a character named, Singer, who is deaf and mute. Singer has a deep friendship with another man who is also deaf and mute, Spiros Antonapoulos. During the years of their friendship, the two passed largely unnoticed in the town. It's when Antonapoulos is sent to an asylum that Singer begins to change. He paces the town at all hours. He takes all of his meals at the New York Cafe. Through a change in behavior he is now accessible to the townspeople, even though he cannot speak nor hear. The perspective of the novel widens to include four characters, all of whom project themselves onto Singer. Each of the four characters meet with Singer on a weekly basis and empty themselves of thoughts and emotions. They talk and talk, but never engage with Singer. Singer becomes a receptacle for them and while they believe their friendship is deep, Singer finds it puzzling, because he does not understand them as intimately as they think. Another layer to this theme is that Singer has a similar relationship with Antonapoulos, who clearly suffers from some cognitive impairment. Is Singer's relationship with Antonapoulos any different from the other four character's relationship with Singer? How can Singer be blind to this possibility? Ultimately, how well does the reader know Singer? Even though the novel is about him, it's rarely from his perspective. Just like the other characters, the reader projects onto Singer and establishes a relationship that is largely one-sided. Carson McCullers explores what it means to be isolated through physical impairment, race, family, poverty, and political beliefs. It's an interesting technique and one that largely works. Among the four characters who are friends with Singer, none of them are able to identify with the other. They are all outcast or isolated in someway, yet are unable to find solace in one another.

2019-01-15 08:31

Đừng Gọi Anh Là Người Yêu Cũ (Tái Bản 2017) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Du Phong

Mapson is an author I turn to like comfort food when I get tired of rich fare. Her chaaracters are real people with flaws, ones you can love and appreciate. In Solomon's Oak, Glory is a grieving widow whose's part-time job at Target might provide just enough money to get by--if she didn't take in strays. Glory and her husband of ten years had fostered teenaged boys, whome they loved and sent on their way better prepared for life. She also fosters dogs, that she loves and trains for a permanent home. Why not? The dogs don't eat as much as her horses, they have space to run, and they help take Glory's mind off her loss. Glory's already short of time, money, and energy, when she agrees to foster a teenage girl--a troubled vulnerable girl who lies--but Glory won't say no. She starts a wedding business to help with the bills; she can cook and organize but she's no good with a camera. Luckily for all involved, Joseph, an amateur photographer, is visiting from Albuquerque to take ictures of California trees, one of which, the Solomon oak is on Glory's property. But Joseph is also an injured cop, slowly recuperating, and planning to leave soon. Is he the man for Glory or is Joseph another stray? Maspson has an excellent back list too; all are recommended for readers who want a well-written, intelligent, cointemporary romance and friendship story.

Người đọc Jefferson Marques từ Somasila, Andhra 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.