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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Sở Giáo dục & Đào tạo TP.HCM
The time is 1975; the place is India, in an unnamed city by the sea. The corrupt and brutal government has just declared a State of Emergency, and the country is on the edge of chaos. In these precarious circumstances, four characters form an unlikely alliance: two tailors, uncle and nephew, who have come to the city in flight from the cruel caste violence in their native village; a middle-aged widow desperately trying to preserve her fragile independence; and a young student from the northern mountains, bewildered by the end of his idyllic childhood and his parents' slow collapse. Through the dramatic and often shocking turns their lives take, we get an intimate view not only of their world but of India itself, in all its extraordinary variety. Rohinton Mistry creates unforgettable characters and vast social panoramas on the scale of Dickens and Victor Hugo, and he shares, as well, their remarkable generosity of spirit. "Those who continue to harp on the decline of the novel ought to . . . consider Rohinton Mistry," wrote the New York Times. "He needs no infusion of magic realism to vivify the real. The real world, through his eyes, is magical." from ReadingGroupGuides.com
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nick Vujicic
Dear Sue, What were you thinking? I don’t want to be mean, but “The Mermaid Chair” isn’t your best work. Your first novel, “The Secret Life of Bees” was wonderful – full of imagery and emotion. I was expecting more of your magic, but “The Mermaid Chair” is just another novel about a middle-aged woman in a rut. You explore some compelling ideas: marriage, infidelity, betrayal, guilt, forgiveness, grief and faith, but you don’t really add anything to that oh-so-told story. You wrap the issues in a story so farfetched that it reads like a poorly-made TV movie. Without going into every detail look at the story: Jessie Sullivan - forty-something wife, mother, artist - living comfortably but without great passion. Suddenly, a family emergency throws her into a period of self-reflection. Her mother chops off a finger - intentionally. As Jessie goes to help her mother, a woman with whom she has a strained relationship, she questions her marriage, starts an affair with a Benedictine monk, and discovers secrets from her past. The story starts as clich�, veers into absurdity (not just a crazy mother, but a crazy self-mutilating mother – not just an affair, but an affair with a monk) and ends with the too-familiar new beginning where nothing is the same, but our heroine has found peace. You ask us to accept this as a vehicle to explore deep emotional and personal choices; it just doesn't work. Don’t tell us a story – let us feel something. Let us get into the characters’ heads and understand their emotional journey. Everything in “The Mermaid Chair” was a narration – something to be told, not something to experience. I didn’t get to know any of the characters. I didn’t get to feel their emotion. I certainly didn’t like any of them, except, maybe, Max the dog who seems like a really good-hearted fellow. You worked in some legend and mysticism. The imagery and symbolism of mermaids was nice, as was much of your descriptions of nature, but when it comes down to meat and potatoes, your novel was rather bland. Readers who want another story of female mid-life angst can get their hit from an hour of Oprah; they don’t have to invest time in your book. Lately it seems like several of my favorite authors are resting on their past success, spitting out mediocre novels knowing that their name will sell the book. You’ve proven that you’re a writer with a unique vision and voice. We, your readers, want more of the magic that you shared with us in “Bees”. Don’t be afraid to challenge us with new ideas, and don’t be afraid to challenge the stereotypes of women’s literature. Love, Wormie WBS!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Rudolph Wurlitzer
This review was originally posted on my blog, Ramblings of a Daydreamer. You can find it, and many more reviews at the blog. I loved this book. Loved. I can understand why some people don’t like contemporary women’s fiction/romance/chick lit - it’s a lot of dialogue and self-reflection on the main character’s part, but I love that sort of thing. It’s like getting a look into someone’s life and thoughts and dreams and fears, and sometimes seeing yourself there and knowing you’re not alone. A Scottish Ferry Tale was unbelievably romantic, laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreaking, sexy, and so many other things. I’ve always had this secret fantasy (or not-so-secret to those who know me well) of going to Ireland or Scotland or England (I love boys with accents, what can I say) and falling in love. It just seems so spontaneous and romantic. In so many ways, I felt like this was my story come to life on the pages of a book. I completely fell in love with Ralph. He was sweet and sexy and romantic and thoughtful, and not afraid to show his emotions or tell Cassie what he was thinking or how he was feeling. It was a refreshing change from guys in books who feel like they have to be ‘manly’ and keep all their emotions hidden. The relationship between Ralph and Cassie had me sighing and swooning. The romance junkie in me approved 100%. Cassie was a great character, too - very relatable in her insecurities and self-doubts. Her inner dialogue was frank and often humourous, and I found myself relating to her very easily. There were fantastic secondary characters, too. Everyone just seemed so real, and I loved that. I wanted to know these people and be part of their world. This was hands-down the best self-published book I’ve read. It was well-written and well-edited, which isn’t always the case with self-published books (and I am in no way bashing self-pubbed authors, since I am one myself…I’m just stating a fact). As a writer and editor, it kills me a little on the inside each time I read a book that clearly hasn’t been edited, or that has been written with no thought to plot or character development. That’s part of the reason self-published authors still get looked down on by some people. I found it hard to believe this was a self-pubbed book because it was of a caliber I’m not accustomed to seeing (yet) in the indie world. Well done, Ms Volkers.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Linda Bailey
This book was okay. It was a little sad at the end
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If you have questions on prayer this book is for YOU!!!!This is the one book all Christians should have if they want to learn about the power of prayer and hoe very,very important prayer is to the Christians walk with God!!! Please get a copy you will be blessed and give one to someone you love and bless them!!! ****PLEASE READ THIS BOOK AND BE BLESSED!!!!!! :) :)
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lorenzo Angeloni
This is not the sort of book one reads and then shoves back on the shelf to collect dust. It is, instead, one of those rare works which will constantly call the reader back, if only to glance over a page or two. Heschel's book is subtitled A Philosophy of Religion but it might have as accurately been subtitled A Poetics of Religion. Heschel is very much the philosopher poet. Heschel is the sort of theologian the modern world needs. He is a deeply religious man who has no illusions about the difficulties of accessing faith and the ability to sense God. This is not the sort of theological work that is going to bother providing "proofs" for the existence of God. God is, after all, the Ineffable. Like the very weirdness of our existence itself. Heschel is not interested in proving God's existence - and would likely consider such an act to be rather pointless - instead he meditates on what this existence means for us as self-aware beings. Without driving a particular dogma or doctrine, Heschel makes a case for the need to live a life based on something more than the small vanities that constantly entice us to focus on the small and trivial details of existence. That said, this is the sort of book that defies any easy summation or synopsis. Heschel is a deep, complicated thinker and this book is a deep, complicated book. Heschel is a truly gifted writer, and he conveys his ideas in an easily accessible prose. But it is these ideas, nuanced and convoluted, that demand more than a single read. Man is Not Alone is the sort of book that the serious reader will never feel he has thoroughly completed.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gosho Aoyama
This is a great retro Sci-fi novel written in the 70's. Full review coming soon.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Han Nolan
Rivteing account of the storm on Everest that killed so many climbers, both novices and experienced. Read it in a night, I couldn't put it down.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Emila Yusof
16 salam k shod dare yek ghafase az ketab be room baz shod . in yeki az unhayist k hamishe be yad khaham dasht az beyne un hame ketab !
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Haruki Murakami
I really enjoyed reading this book. I read it several months before traveling to Italy. I recommend it to fans of Italian cooking.
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.