Naz Wahid từ Bitzaron, Israel

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11/05/2024

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2019-01-21 03:31

Phương Pháp Giáo Dục Reggio Emilia Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Louise Boyd Cadwell

** spoiler alert ** I read LotF back in middle school, but that was almost 20 years ago so I figured I'd give it a refresher. I'm glad I did, too. After I got into it, I realized I couldn't remember exactly how it ended. Okay, let me get this out of the way right up front: have you ever used glasses to try and make a fire? It's hard. Sometimes, depending on your prescription, it's nigh impossible. But that's a minor nit-pick and has little to do with the actual story. I just had to point it out. First off, I'm fat and nearly blind without my glasses. So, yes, poor ol' Piggy gets much of my sympathy. Left with half his sight, powerless, knowing what should be done but without any way to get his voice heard - pretty much my childhood nightmare. I think that when I read this book as a kid, I spent so much time tied up in that side of things that the larger struggle went by the side for me. I'm pretty sure that the fact that a nuclear war was going on in the outside world while the boys are trapped went completely over my head the first time. Stories about Brits always seem a little old timey to a lot of American kids, myself included, and that and the 1950s language had me setting it mentally during World War II. Even so, the comparison between the boys' battles and the larger war didn't entirely escape me. "I expected better from British boys." Except that British men were engaged in struggles that only differed in their scope. As a kid, of course, I felt like I could do better. I'd know to keep that fire burning. I'd know to build better shelters and make sure the whole tribe felt engaged in our attempts to be rescued. Looking back now, of course, that's bullshit. I'd be Piggy or, in the best case, Ralph - aware but frustrated almost to the point of madness. I've watched a lot of Survivor since then (ha!). I've been part of various troops and crews and teams. I know that the loudest voice and most entertaining path takes the lead, and if that's not me than to hell with what I might think is the right thing to do. Folks write books and papers and websites and so on detailing the symbolism of Lord of the Flies. What did the pig skull symbolize? How about the downed pilot? The conch? The pool in which they swam? The face paint? But, in the end, all that doesn't matter. When Ralph notices that his spear, the one the sow's head was impaled on as an offering to the Beast, is sharpened on both ends and realizes what that means about about the fate that Jack and Roger have planned for him, that's just damn good storytelling. final thoughts: If anyone tells you seriously that they could do better, keep an eye on them. That's a Jack right there. (http://epicdystopia.blogspot.com)

2019-01-21 09:31

Thơ Cần Thiết Cho Ai Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Đức Tùng

A condensed version of the review on my blog http://anonymeet.livejournal.com/ (which features a chart!): Once Under the Never Sky caught my attention, it held me rapt until the final page. I finished it in one day, gushed about it to friends and can’t wait for the sequel. This novel gets right many things that are often done wrong in its peer novels, keeping me hooked, even in places where similar titles have lost me. This “paradystorom,” as I’ve taken to calling it, combines a dystopian world with paranormal elements, a high fantasy-like adventure quest and a charming romance. The dystopia is one element, not the whole plot, Rossi provides pseudo-scientific explanations for the paranormal elements, the quest is compelling, and the characters actually fall for each other over the course of time. Gasp! Each of the genres represented in this book is well-handled, well-developed, purposeful, and the quest did not end up at the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning. Thank God. While dystopian worlds can be tiresome, cardboard, difficult to visualize, and hard to believe, Rossi creates dueling societies – one living like Back to the Future Part II on steroids and one living like it’s the French and Indian War era. The entirety of the world is, for the most part, rich and nuanced and the differences between the two societies create a perfect backdrop for the Romeo & Juliet inspired love story. Though a number of the elements of these worlds appear too briefly and could be further fleshed out to achieve great world-building, the world was interesting. I find myself wanting to know more about why the societies developed as they did and what keeps them at loggerheads. Many YA leads seem to rely heavily on Mr. Rochester and Mr. Darcy as models. However, Under the Never Sky’s Perry rocks a Daniel-Day-Lewis-as-Hawkeye from Last of the Mohicans vibe more than any late 18th century English classics gentleman. This is a much appreciated relief! Further, Perry is not actually an asshole, in contrast to many of his peer love interests. He is always good and kind (albeit ambitious, a little ruthless and sort of a tortured soul). He does start out being a jerk to Aria, but his cultural biases lead to that initial treatment of her and he grows to respect her determination and strength as he gets to know her. Unfortunately, I struggled with occasional plot holes in Under the Never Sky. The set up for first two occasions upon which Aria and Perry meet and the reason they team up are bound by reasons thinner than the finest of gossamer wings. To the book’s credit, the adventure is so compelling and the characters are so interesting that I willingly let the Jedi mind trick hand-wave my attention away from the inexplicable elements and divert me back to the enjoyable parts of the story. Further, for some reason I can’t quite articulate, the first 50 or so pages of this book just did not grab me. Once Perry and Aria’s journey began, however, I couldn’t put the book down. I’m thrilled I received an ARC in trade and I’ve since purchased a copy for my library. I strongly encourage readers to tough it out a little longer than they ordinarily would for this. It’s so, so worth it. And Warner Bros? Please, please go ahead and make this movie.

Người đọc Naz Wahid từ Bitzaron, Israel

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.