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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Teri Coyne
I have such a crush on Alan Grant.
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Even though the vampire thing is so played, I really wanted to like this. Especially as I am a lover of all things English. But I was so bored I returned this to the library after 4 or 5 CDs... This vampire book just didn't have much bite.
(Genre:Mystery) I am always torn when I read Anne Perry. She writes a great mystery with distinct characters and wonderful attention to detail for the Victorian English culture. But I usually can only read a book or two of hers before I need a break. Her writing usually explores some hidden and dark elements that we usually don't associate with the time period (probably due to the social constraints at the time, not because they didn't exist). I've asked myself while reading her books if murder must always have some dark and unsavory element behind it and I decided that it isn't unlikely, seeing that it IS murder we are discussing after all, which is a very dark subject. This novel is the 5th in Perry's Thomas and Charlotte Pitt series. Charlotte is summoned by her mother (Caroline) to her parent's home in Rutland Place to address a private and potentially embarrassing situation that her mother finds herself in. She had a locket stolen with a picture inside of a secret crush/love. While Charlotte strives to help not only to find the locket but to protect her mother from herself, a murder is committed and Inspector Pitt (Charlotte's husband) is called to investigate. Eventually Charlotte's sister Emily also becomes involved as they become embroiled in the investigation. I didn't care for the resolution to the murder revealed at the very end and the dark reason behind it, but the ride to get there had some entertaining moments and it kept me fully engaged. Here is my favorite "thought provoking" quote from the book. Charlotte is confronting her mother about her mother's infatuation and making the case that she doesn't really know the man and he doesn't really care about her either. He has no idea how seriously Caroline is taking their flirtation because Caroline is feeling a little lonely and overlooked at home by her husband. Charlotte tells her mother that she is just pinning her romantic ideals on this other gentleman without truly knowing him. "We haven't the right to dress anyone else in our dreams and expect them to wear them for us! That isn't love! It's infatuation, and it's childish--and dangerous! Just think how unbearably lonely it must be! Would you like to live with someone who didn't even look at or listen to you, but only used you as a figure of fantasy? Someone to pretend about, someone to make responsible for all your emotions so that they are to blame if you are happy or unhappy? You have no right to do that to anyone else." I thought it was a great argument. Especially since we live in a culture where we often mistakenly label infatuation and passion as "love", which is much deeper and less selfish in nature.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Patrick King
I always knew golf could kill now I have proof!
I thought I might like this book. However, I found it really just...dull. Sookie, the lead 'heroine' isn't likable enough to carry an entire series. She's got almost no personality aside from being a poor, misunderstood hot chick with telepathy. (Note: No, actually, despite what you may be thinking, being telepathic doesn't make one automatically interesting as is clearly illustrated in this book.) And if you're reading it for the romance, save your self the time and pick up virtually anything else. Bill, the vampire love interest, is in this book for about 4 pages.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Émilie Gillet
آرش حجازی ناشر کتابهای پائولو کوئلیوست
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phương Huyền
Elegant, beautiful writing for a book that- at first glance -sounds like just another addition to the zombie/post-apocalyptic genre. I really, really enjoyed it.
empowering. sassy. sometimes too much.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Beppe Severgnini
I've not read a lot of Roald Dahl, but I really enjoyed the short stories contained herein. They generally had a really nice zing at the end, feeling delightfully finished.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Khánh Vinh
Since joining Goodreads I have begun to read better books, plus I have become more discerning in how I rate them. So, had I read this book a year ago I might have given it a higher rating, but at this point it is now a book that I liked, but not as much as many of the other books I have been reading. This book is more of a character study as opposed to a plot driven story. More of a retelling of each characters life experiences, than a story that is moving forward. I tend to like books that take place in different cultures and era's, so that is a plus with this book. I am always amazed at how much I take for granted. For some reason I expect that people should be treated with respect, and in a humane way. People in many other cultures do not have that expectation. This is another book that draws a pretty bleak picture of women and poor people living in India. I do really appreciate the fact that the author is Indian and grew up in Bombay...she brings a truth to the story.
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.