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Disclaimer: I don't particularly like novels about ranching. And that is, to some extent, why I didn't particularly like this book; however, I have to say that even if it had been set in a large city (and this could easily have been so) I probably still would not have liked it particularly well for the simple fact that the characters all seem so flat and puppet-like. While the author certainly went to some effort to a) give the characters some non-stereotypical attributes, b) write dialog that seems realistic, sprinkling it with f-bombs and other vulgarities that are ubiquitous in spoken language in the US today, and c)attempt to make a lot of characters look like plausible suspects in the murder that is the centerpiece of this story, the novel taken as a whole still seemed rather mechanistic. A number of times during my reading of the first half of this book, I considered putting it down unfinished, but I kept on because I had read some pretty glowing reviews and recommendations for it. By the time I was a little more than halfway through, I decided to stick it out if for no other reason than I was "in for a penny, in for a pound" and frankly I just wanted to see how the real murderer was flushed out. Unfortunately for me, this was the low point of the book and it was about 300 pages in! In addition to the flat characterization and the hurried and implausible resolution, I also felt as if the author had really written a romance novel and put a window dressing of unsolved mystery around it. So even though it was a pretty fast, non-taxing book for me to read, I still felt as if my time could have been better spent looking for another, better book to read.
I enjoyed this book, but I kept thinking of Precious Bane while reading it. Maybe because they both feature weavers. I should read more books about weavers.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Really good. I forgot what had happened in the first book, but with his POV, I didn't really need to know what the first one was about. Really well written. Keep my interest the whole way, and it brought up an old song that I haven't heard in ages, which made me really happy. :)
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Akiko Kameoka
Fantastic book! The ending was great!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Võ Chân Cửu
I like this book. It was a fun, and quick read. I love the addition of the glossary at the end.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Dương Ký Châu
read in 2003
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nam Cao
Congradulations to Jandy Nelson, This is the first book to have ever made me cry. If you happen to see a puddle on the ground its my heart! This book melted my heart. My heart seriously hurts. I love you Joe. He is an amazing man!!!!! I love how Lennie discovers her family secrets. Oh and Gram how could you not love all of Grams wise wisdom. I wanna read this book again and again.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: The Windy
In this philosophical essay, Camus presents and defends his philosophical school of thought entitled the philosophy of the absurd. The philosophy of the absurd asks about man's futile search for meaning in a world which it devoid of eternity. He presupposes the question: Does the realization of the absurdity of life mean suicide is the best option for mankind? Throughout the essay, he comes to say that suicide is not the best option--but revolt. This is seriously such a fascinating review of existentialism and the meaninglessness of life. It leaves you with the thought (to do with as you will)-- "What counts is not the best living but the most living." The last chapter deals with the actual myth--this is taken from wikipedia: In the last chapter, Camus outlines the legend of Sisyphus who defied the gods and put Death in chains so that no human needed to die. When Death was eventually liberated and it came time for Sisyphus himself to die, he concocted a deceit which let him escape from the underworld. Finally captured, the gods decided on his punishment: for all eternity, he would have to push a rock up a mountain; on the top, the rock rolls down again and Sisyphus has to start over. Camus sees Sisyphus, who lives life to the fullest, hates death and is condemned to a meaningless task, as the absurd hero. Camus presents Sisyphus's ceaseless and pointless toil as a metaphor for modern lives spent working at futile jobs in factories and offices. "The workman of today works every day in his life at the same tasks, and this fate is no less absurd. But it is tragic only at the rare moments when it becomes conscious." Camus is interested in Sisyphus' thoughts when marching down the mountain, to start anew. This is the tragic moment, when the hero becomes conscious of his wretched condition. He does not have hope, but "[t]here is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn." Acknowledging the truth will conquer it; Sisyphus, just like the absurd man, keeps pushing. Camus argues that Sisyphus is truly happy precisely because the futility of his task is beyond doubt: the certainty of Sisyphus' fate frees him to recognize the absurdity of his plight and to carry out his actions with contented acceptance, which Camus argues to be a form of true happiness. With a nod to the similarly cursed Greek hero Oedipus, Camus concludes that "all is well."
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
our toddler loves this book; it's straight-foward enough that she can say and/or sign the story as we read, but there's still plenty to look at and discuss beyond the basic text of the book.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Phương Nga
After the paranormal marathon I've been on, this was such a sweet change of pace. Loved it!
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.