Sid Sharma từ Shah Jeewna, Pakistan

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11/22/2024

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2019-02-09 11:30

Collins - Reading For IELTS - Tái bản 12/12/2012 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Collins Cobuild

To crib a line from Roger Ebert: I hated, hated, hated this book. Paulo Coelho knows how to put a sentence together in a pleasing way, and the audiobook is beautifully read by Jeremy Irons. Everything else about this book I hated. Every idea, character, plot point, and line of dialogue made me want to scream. Sitting in my car on the Beltway and listening to this, I did often find myself groaning, making gagging noises, rolling my eyes, and shouting at my iPod. The story is called a “fable” but this is no excuse for this kind of heavy-handed didacticism. I hate to think that anyone could actually believe or live their life by this kind of New Age mumbo-jumbo: listening to “the Soul of the World” which “wants you to succeed” at your “personal legend” (until something bad happens, and then of course it’s the “Soul of the World” testing you to make sure you’re worthy,) only the wise can understand love at first sight, you’ll succeed at anything if you believe hard enough, etc. I also have to fault Coelho for breaking the classic “show, don’t tell” rule of writing. When a character actually says “You see, I fear change,” something in your storytelling has gone wrong. I can recommend this for only two situations: you love Jeremy Irons, or you enjoy being slapped in the face by a very heavy hand of New Age crap.

2019-02-09 13:30

Khu Vườn Truyện 3D Hay Nhất - Ngày Cuối Tuần Vui Vẻ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

When I found out that my twelve-year-old granddaughter was reading and liking this book, I decided to read it also so we could discuss. I liked it too. But it kept reminding me of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Percy Jackson, (the book is the first in a series called Percy Jackson and the Olympians) is the son of Poseidon and a mortal woman. He has problems (ADHD, a temper, a missing dad, a disgusting step-father) and he has been expelled from numerous private schools. Forget about public school. The summer he goes to Camp Half-Blood, he learns for the first time who he really is and gets sent on a quest to recover the lightning bolt of Zeus. Non-stop action, lots of funny bits, kids having to figure out things for themselves; all make it an entertaining story and I can see why it has sold gazillions, also why reluctant readers and especially boys like it. Riodan has cleverly combined all the elements. Camp Half-Blood is Percy's Hogwarts. He has his half-blood friends, each of whom has a Greek god or goddess for one parent. The quest. A boy wanting to please and get recognition from his absent father. Hell is entered through Los Angeles, Mt Olympus via a skyscraper in Manhattan. A Las Vegas amusement park/hotel is a locale where kids never want to leave and lose all track of time. Despite all the "borrowing" this is a great way to introduce kids to mythology and is much more fun to read than The Golden Fleece.

Người đọc Sid Sharma từ Shah Jeewna, Pakistan

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.