Concetta Kilmer từ Tyulpan, Kaliningradskaya oblast', Russia

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12/22/2024

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2019-02-24 01:30

Kho Tàng Cổ Tích Việt Nam - Ăn Khế Trả Vàng Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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Initial reaction: I'm glad I read this outside of a sea of dystopian reads. While formulaic and short (with a fair share of instalove), I'll admit this entertained me in places, and I'm interested enough to continue with the series. I do wish I'd had more investment in the characters though. I like smart characters, I like action packed sequences, I like dystopian environments, but I think there were parts of this book that came a little too easily for events. Full review: Quick review for a quick read. I really liked Marie Lu's "Legend" as the start to the series of the same title. Granted, it took me forever to even pick this book up because it was constantly on hold at my library (or sold out of my bookstore - I'm seriously not kidding). So it went unread up until this year - upon finishing it I was really entertained. This is set in a dystopian future of the United States (It's a republic) where two factions are continuously at war. Day is a wanted criminal who's somewhat of a futuristic Robin Hood - steals from the rich, gives to the poor, doesn't kill anybody. June is an up and coming soldier who's a prodigy and sister to one of the miliary's top officers. Day and June aren't aware of the other's existence until June's brother is killed and Day suspected to be the culprit behind the crime. It's then a gradual uncovering of many lies and harsh contrasts in the lives of the two characters, up until the rather satisfying conclusion (which felt self-contained enough to finish the book, but not end in a cruel cliffhanger, thankfully.) This book felt like it was cut of the same cloth as many dystopians in the YA group, but I enjoyed reading it. I read through this really, really fast (probably within the matter of hours), and I'll admit to being affected by the character deaths and other events that were fast paced, action oriented, and the discovery of things being not what they seemed in the Republic. At the same time, this did have a fair helping of instalove (it was hard to feel like Day and June's relationship wasn't telegraphed to me in places of the novel), and I felt that the characterizations were lacking more flesh and development in the overarching novel. Granted, I mentioned that the character deaths impacted me, but I still felt like something was missing even after reading about them among some of the other character experiences in the work. Still I'm invested enough to see what Lu brings to the rest of the series, and I liked the journey this took me on. Overall score: 3.5/5 stars

2019-02-24 03:30

Đi Tìm Phần Thân Đánh Mất Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Giang Hân

"It's Bud, not Buddy ma'am". This is a quote that is said daily in the book Bud, Not Buddy. Bud, Not Buddy is a book about a ten year old African-American boy named Bud who is living in the 1930's time period. Bud is an orphan that lives in an orphanage in Flint, Michigan who is sent to live with his foster parents, which he doesn't like. After realizing that his mother is deceased, Bud decides to go the the hunt and find his father. During his quest for his dad, Bud runs into some "good samaritans, as well as experiencing racism." This book is very good to read because it deals with real life situations, has a setting that makes you feel as if you're in that exact time period, and it has an incredible text that's funny as well as showing you how people talked in those days. In the book Bud, Not Buddy, Bud and other characters deal with real life situations that could happen everyday. When reading the book, you can relate to the characters because they have real life problems. For example, when Bud is in his orphanage, the head of the facility tell Bud and his friend that " you both have been accepted in new temporary are homes starting this afternoon". This is a real life situation because there are children that go through foster homes and orphanages everyday. Secondly, Bud, Not Buddy has a very interesting text. When reading the book, you get to understand the types of slang that people used back in that era. You also see that the text is not only funny, but it's easy to understand. As Bud lays in his bed, he says to himself " Unless you're as stupid as a lampost you've got to wonder whats coming off next, your arm or your leg." in this quote, Bud was referring to being a child and always getting hurt and not knowing what part of your body is going to get hurt next. Third, this book has a setting that takes you back to the 30's and gives you a vivid image of how the atmosphere was. For example, it tells you about how people used to deal with the Great Depression, which is very historical. In the book, it gives you images of when Bud was at a library and how there were metal bars on the windows, which makes it feel like a prison and how the musicians played their jazz instruments so lovely and precise. Bud, Not buddy is a very good book to read because it gives you good real life situations, detaild text and a good setting. This book is excellent for learning about how life was/ could've been for a young African-American male orphan that deals with rasicim. So, if anyone is ever interested about knowing how people lived in the 30's this is the book to read.

Người đọc Concetta Kilmer từ Tyulpan, Kaliningradskaya oblast', Russia

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.