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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
The first time I read this book, I ended up kinda maybe crying a little bit when the main character is talking to the ghost of his father at the end of the book. I think this is a great book with a lot of great messages beyond the multiple, very engaging story lines.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi:
Addicted to another vampire series! I had my reservations at first; thought it might be just toooo similar. But I still enjoyed it. Loved that a small-town southern cocktail waitress uses some words that I had to look up.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Ernest Thompson Seton
I tried to memorize this poem once, but it is so goddamn long.
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)
I'm afraid the Don Siegel John Wayne movie colored my enjoyment of this a bit as well. It's superbly written, but awfully cynical compared to the uplifting movie. Books is the same man as the Duke portrays, but Gillom is extremely different - I didn't care for him at all in the novel version, and the ending bleeds a star off my rating.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Paul J. Christopher
This book was very good, although I was disappointed with the ending - too slapped together. Gave insight to the practice of the German soldiers impregnating women during the 1940's to create perfect soldiers for their future armies.
Set in rural Ireland during the 1940s. Marriage is on every young couple’s mind, however none of them can afford it. The main characters, Kieran and Brideen, have to meet to two conditions: 1) Kieran has to acquire the farm that his older brother's supposed to inherit (according to tradition), and 2) Kieran’s older sister has to get married and leave home before he does. Numerous couples are in the same bind and their fates become intertwined when a local priest concocts a roundabout scheme of match-making where one dowry ends up taking on the value of three. Quick, fun story. The twists and turns that stem from the tangled web of relationships are pretty amusing. The backdrop offers a glimpse into Irish culture and traditions around the time of World War II.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả
3.5. I can't decide how I feel about this book. It was very compelling, but very sad. I liked one of the storylines much better than the other too. I was glad I read it though-- I had no idea this event occurred (French police deporting French Jewish citizens on the Nazi's orders).
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Thị Hồng Vân
After teaching myself to knit from a pamphlet, this was the first knitting book I eventually bought.
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 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.