Naushina Shaikh từ Kamuli, Uganda

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11/05/2024

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2019-02-02 22:30

Lòng Người Mênh Mang (Quyển Thứ Nhất) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hoàng Hồng-Minh

Genre: Urban Fantasy This is a pretty straight-forward urban fantasy – in fact it seems somewhat derivative. There’s nothing really wrong with it (and I did pick up the sequel) but it left me feeling slightly disappointed. Alex, the heroine, is a “grave witch” meaning she has an affinity for the dead, and gets paid to raise ghosts and has her PI license (rather like Hamilton’s Anita Blake). Like Harrison’s “The Hallows”, in this world magic is mostly integrated into everyday life; the police have their own black magic unit, and are pretty hip to its use in crime. However, during the course of the book Alex is involved in the very first ghost allowed to testify in court – so the integration isn’t complete. Like pretty much all urban fantasy this was a murder mystery, which was enjoyable, but nothing really special. Unlike most urban fantasy there are no vampires or werewolves in this cosmology (so far), only witches, ghosts and fae. Vampires would be pretty superfluous since their usual role of hugely attractive yet highly dangerous characters is quite adequately filled by the sidhe. I found the different planes of magic interesting, but not much was done with it, except cool special-effect descriptions. The really interesting inclusion in this cosmology is soul collectors – entities that don’t interact with the material world, but show up to collect people’s souls when they die. There are also hints that there’s some sort of mystic organization or universe-design behind soul collecting which was tantalizing. Unfortunately, the characters felt somewhat formulaic - Alex is a tough, underpaid PI who treats men like candy (use ‘em and loose ‘em). Fallin (her main love interest) is a gorgeous but antagonistic FIB agent assigned to the murder Alex is investigating. Alex has two or three friends that show up occasionally but aren’t really fleshed out or given much screen time (Alex’s dog PC gets more). The one character I was really fascinated by was Death – a soul collector that Alex (as a grave witch) can see, but no one else can. Death has been visiting Alex since she was little, and their friendship has grown over time – Alex introduced him to coffee (since he can interact with material objects if she’s touching them). I would’ve liked to see more of Death – but he only shows up at key moments. Anyway, Grave Witch was a fast-paced, solid story; it just didn’t rise to the level of Kim Harrison or Patricia Brigg’s work. If this review wasn’t enough, I recommend the review of the novel here: http://bookyurt.com/scouting/book-rev...

2019-02-02 23:30

Bạn Thông Minh Hơn Bạn Nghĩ (Tái Bản 2016) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thomas Armstrong

Original Review: March 8, 2011 A Midwinter Night's Tale "After Dark" is probably the easiest Murakami novel to read. At 201 pages, it's not difficult to finish in one session. It's also close to what you would call "high concept" in the film industry. Its execution is not much more than its conception. All of the action takes place from 11:56pm to 6:52am on a midwinter night, more or less "after dark" when the days are shortest and the nights are longest. Hidden Meaning Murakami's writing is stripped back, simple, present tense, in the style of detective fiction, yet there is always a sense of deeper meaning, even if it is or remains hidden. We see the surface, almost like a camera, but we know there is something behind it, even if he doesn't choose or have to describe it. Beware of Darkness "Darkness" is an extended metaphor throughout the entire novel. At the most superficial level, it describes the night. However, it also represents the darkness of the human soul. This level of meaning is most likely to resonate with its likely audience – youth in their teens or early twenties who are still trying to piece together some sense of the meaning of life and how they fit into it. The Same People, Just a Different Cave Before people developed the technology to build houses, they huddled together in caves at night, primarily to escape their predators, but also to share their collective warmth. Darkness then created a sense of family, if not society as well. Language as a form of communication probably developed during these hours of darkness, when there was little else to do. Now that we can build accommodation, we create smaller scale, more individualised caves where we can live alone and lonely. What was once a source of comfort has become a source of alienation. The Life of Buildings This spiritual or anti-spiritual life of buildings in Murakami's fiction has been coming for some time. The homes, office blocks, cafes, bars and hotels in his novels take on a life of their own. They are characters with their own mysteries that embrace and surround the human characters. They're almost microcosms with their own cosmic significance. Inside these buildings, we can be easily lured away from interaction with other humans, even the members of our own family. Sister Feelings Call Again Mari and her beautiful sister, Eri, are two sides of the one coin (their names are only one syllable apart) that have lost touch with each other. Eri is at home sleeping a deep sleep that is "too perfect, too pure" and has lasted for two months. Late in the book, we learn that they once embraced each other for protection in a lift while it remained trapped in darkness in a blackout. Spiritually, it was the closest they ever came to each other, a return to the comfort of the cave. Since then, they have drifted apart for no discernible reason. Metaphorically, they have lost touch, but it's almost as if it is important that they have literally lost "touch" as well. Close to You Although Eri never fully regains consciousness during the span of the novel, their reconciliation and sense of wholeness begin when Mari learns to open up personally over the course of meetings with strangers during the night and decides to sleep in Eri's bed, holding her close under the sheets, just as the sun starts to rise and the darkness starts to dissipate. Open Up and Let Me In In Murakami's concluding words, "this hint of things to come takes time to expand in the new morning light, and we attempt to watch it unobtrusively, with deep concentration. The night has begun to open up at last." Throughout the night, we have watched two flowers start to blossom...or, more likely, two shrubs about to re-blossom. In a sense, they have emerged from the dark and into the light. They are literally "after dark" or post-darkness. There is a suggestion of a recurring cycle at work here too. Just as day follows night, night follows day. Darkness Becomes Light, and Light Becomes Darkness Murakami's very last words are that the hint of things to come will continue to expand in the light, at least "until the next darkness arrives". This might just mean that we will retreat to our caves at night, pending a new sunrise. But it could also mean that, all through our lives, we have to deal with darkness and depression, but we have to remember that there will be a new sunrise, especially if we make it happen ourselves. Is Once a Night Enough? Someone has suggested that this novel could be the first in a trilogy based around these characters. There are a myriad of questions that the detective in the reader wants to find answers for. On the other hand, the metaphorical significance of the novel and its title is complete in one volume.

2019-02-03 00:30

Đừng Để Chi Tiết Nhỏ Hủy Hoại Thành Công Của Bạn Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Thị Hòa

Folksy. I far preferred A Random Walk down Wall Street.

2019-02-03 01:30

Bộ Sách Từ Vựng Tiếng Anh, Hoa, Việt Dành Cho Bé - Động Vật 1 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gia Bảo - Tri Thức Việt

La bruja... Que linda.

2019-02-03 02:30

Việt Nam Danh Tác - Đoạn Tuyệt Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhất Linh

ba cheshmane hizash mano mipaeed...

2019-02-03 03:30

Cú Đánh Thức Tỉnh Trí Sáng Tạo (Sách Bỏ Túi) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Roger Von Oech

Just incredible and breath-taking. Clepoatra goes from unbearable bitch to immortal lover in three acts. This is due to the different sources Shakespeare consulted, but also to the power of his high poetry. The lovely secondary roles (Octavius and his sister, the servants of Cleopatra, Enobarbus)are as perfectly drawn as the main ones. Amazing.

2019-02-03 04:30

Flash Card Thông Minh - Thẻ Học Từ Vựng Tiếng Anh Cho Bé: Trái Cây Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: The Cookie

if memory serves, this is the classic seuss parable of the cold war.

2019-02-03 05:30

VOGUE - Một Thập Kỉ Thời Trang Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Iain R. Webb

I'm not sure that we're ready for 9/11 to be incorporated into art and literature, but people are doing so anyway. One of the characters is a boy who keeps a book of clippings, including a picture of a man falling through the sky, having jumped from one of the towers. He wonders if maybe that was his father, who was in a meeting at the WTC that day. In the book we get visual examples of what the characters see, including that picture. This sort of thing struck me as gimmicky, but I was able to go along with it. The story is vivid and emotional, weaving together different storylines of people dealing with their loss and grief.

2019-02-03 06:30

Chúng ta thoát thai từ đâu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Very good book. Set against the cultural revolution in China, this book traces two young men as they get "re-educated" in a remote village in China. Strong characters who show a good deal of complexity and a strong desire to remain their individualism in the face of such social upheaval. Shows the power of art to forever change lives. Sijie writes about literature with such love and devotion, it is impossible not to want to re-visit, or visit for the first time, the wonderful writers he uses to inspire his novel's characters. Concise and powerful, this novel is well worth your time.

2019-02-03 07:30

Trần Quốc Hương - Người Chỉ Huy Tình Báo Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Essentially the same review as "The Tipping Point." Awesome book, a must read if you ask me!

2020-04-27 05:16

Phát Triển Sáng Tạo CQ - Bé Tinh Mắt Vẽ Tài Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Simeon Marinkovic Ph.D.

科尔（Cole）是一位视频游戏开发人员，他对生活感到无聊，因此决定振兴的最佳方法是去加拿大杀人。对于Bambi来说是幸运的，但对Cole和旅途中的其他人来说不幸的是，事情并没有按计划进行，该小组正受到Cole无法识别的巨大生物的攻击。一位试图制止他所谓的“全血”，但显然快要死了的男人，要求科尔给一名名叫佩奇的女人拿刀和信息。科尔认为自己应得了垂死之人的救赎之命，他同意了这一观点，并将他推向了一个他梦dream以求的世界。科尔找到皮基纳（Skinner）并追捕并杀死怪物的人后，科尔得知，即使他回到正常生活，全血也很可能会追捕并杀死他。同样，科尔认为有责任设法制止通常被视为野生动物的谋杀案。他们发现，除了正常情况下偶尔杀害人类和Skinner之外，还有更多的事情要做。佩奇（Paige）和科尔（Cole）在一个自称为先知的人的帮助下，试图制止这些杀戮，然后才开始在超自然的人与人类之间展开全面的战争，他们幸福地没有意识到周围的一切。我很喜欢这本书。起初，Cole确实非常害怕，然后在发生新的和/或怪异的事情时稍微感到害怕。佩奇（Paige）试图让科尔（Cole）加快步伐，并指导他，但又不强迫他做他不想做的事情。她给科尔选择了随时离开而不会令他感到内的选择。他们都是非常正常的人，碰巧碰到的情况比正常情况要少，但是，与大多数人不同，他们做了需要做的事情，以保护其余的无意识世界。有很多动作，我喜欢科尔的个性和幽默感。我期待阅读How叫军团。

2020-08-06 15:53

Cỏ Đồi Phương Đông Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tiểu Quyên

OK so I stole this bible from my sister! Can you believe I stole a bible? But this bible is great... all these little entries along the way to make the bible not so boring. So when I need guidence or something I can skip the actual bible stories and read the advice columns. Thanks Laura

Người đọc Naushina Shaikh từ Kamuli, Uganda

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.