Alejandra Martínez từ Komdi, Bangladesh

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12/22/2024

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2019-02-03 06:31

Con Cá Trên Cây Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Prison romances are not so common in the classical romance genre, probably since this is probably really the only affair where the two lovers HAVE to be men; but with the raising of the Gay romance also this theme is taking a turn and it’s not the first time I read one. The main big difference this time is that both men are guilty of the crime for which they are in prison; prison novels in general, and prison romances above all, have to respect the rule that the goods are good and the bads are bad, and so, even if in a cell, the hero/heroes have to be as much as innocent as possible. Scarlet Blackwell decided this was not the case, and by the way, both Dane than Bailey are convicted for manslaughter, so violence is not new to them. Dane has already spent two years in prison, and even if same-sex relationship are pretty common, he has never “lowered” himself; yes, Dane is a little bit homophobic, he doesn’t go around using gays as punching ball, but he is neither friendly with them. I’m not sure if he is in a huge denial phase or if he is really like that, one way or the other, he is not exactly the nice guy of the story. When Bailey joins him in the cell, and it is soon clear he is gay, Dane presents him a cold back, making easier for other inmates to rape the poor guy. Now Bailey is not exactly the down-low type, he has a mouth on him that seems to attract danger; but I think he was most scared than not, and for sure he didn’t ask or encourage being raped. It’s probably even worse since it happened right the morning after the first night he showed a sign of weakness, and found inside the prison a little hope that he was not alone. It was like giving him a punch in the gut after having him deluded with a caress. The story is highly emotional, and probably for some more romantic readers also a little too much harsh and violent; while the author gives a romance to Dane and Bailey, she doesn’t forget they are inside a prison, and life in prison is not at all easy. Even if in love, Dane and Bailey haven’t found the magic key to a parallel world where their time will move faster and faster to the day when they will be finally free to be together, they are still in a nightmare and they have to pay for their sins. My only complain is that, even if it caused the death of another man, both their crimes seem to me not worthy of being in jail; but I’m not really an expert of the US criminal law. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0042AMG7E/?...

2019-02-03 07:31

Búp Sen Xanh Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Sơn Tùng

Originally posted on Jan 13 2013 at Butterfly-o-Meter Books Fluttering Thoughts: World Building: This is one of those fiction-spin on historical events/personalities that you'd be tempted to call historical fiction, but it presents more as historical reveal. Characters: Though I found the concept of them interesting, I can't say I really got emotionally involved with any of them. Perhaps it was the heavy emphasis on larger then a person events that distracted me, but as you know for me the thing that will make me love something is character. Here though Shali and Clay had potential, for me they just didn't come out of the page. Plot: The historical spin was interesting, the ideas and theories the book advances were intellectually titillating, but for me these sort of stories work better as a documentary, and with that presentation of say 45 minutes of facts. I'm a fan of documentaries, but this story just didn't engage me all the way, I'm afraid. Writing: Solid third person narrative. Considering the story, the tone of the narrative is very adequate - this is not a 'playful' book. Keep in mind though, I'm a very big fan of narratives that have a solid sense of humor. That's why I enjoy first person the most, and also go with third person as long as it's a character's POV. Curb Appeal: The cover and blurb present the book very well, in my opinion. So I believe it will appeal to those that like this genre immediately; I'm not exactly one of them, though. So based on the vibe of the cover and blurb, this wouldn't be an impulse buy. If it'd catch me in one of my very rare 'food for thought' reading moods, I might, but those are rare and going rarer for some reason - nowadays I want food for entertainment. :) So, all in all this is a good book, but I feel it's addressed to a specific niche. If you're in it, you'll love it, if you're not, you might be better off looking for something else to read. I'm labeling it as adult because of the nature of the story and the themes it contains, but there's nothing 'mature', it could be of interest to younger audiences. I'm not saying it's like that exactly, but to give you an idea of what I'd compare it to, this is somewhat similar to Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code: historical facts with an interesting spin and some mystery adventure revolving around it. If you think you'd be into that, give it a shot.

Người đọc Alejandra Martínez từ Komdi, Bangladesh

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.