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Get in the car. Go.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hồ Đắc Túc
Dostoevsky called it the second greatest book ever written: the first being The Bible. I'll leave it at that.
The End Justifies the Mean I originally bought this as a remainder and left it unread for several years, suspecting it might be a vain or indulgent experiment in crime genre fiction by one of my favourite authors, John Banville. Instead, it’s a masterful and easy to read pathological, if not necessarily surgical, dissection of family, social and religious issues in 1950’s Irish Catholic Dublin and Boston. Banville subtly utilises all of his literary skills to conjure a convincing irreverent, if not slightly sacrilegious, crime thriller. Writing in the guise or disguise of Benjamin Black, he juggles adoption, abortion, murder and petty thuggery; parenthood actual, surrogate, foster and unsuspecting; sisters spiritual, nursing and consanguine; life lived and tasks undertaken with both caution and abandonment; systemized vice and spontaneous virtue; evangelism, charity, love, violence and power all dispensed and discharged in the name of the Father and of the father. Black’s target is those who would argue that we know what’s good for you better than you do, and that the end justifies not just the means, but the meanness. Religion is less under threat from those who would question it than those who would declare false allegiance. Quirke of Love and Fate The protagonist, Quirke, himself a motherless child, a black sheep, a widower, an uncle, a coveter, a doubter, and a dreamer, is flawed but tenacious in his pursuit of the truth, even if he risks pulling the temple of family, employment, society and religion down around him. I originally wondered whether "Christine Falls" was a natural water feature. It turns out to be the name of the victim who triggers Quirke’s rollercoaster ride, but I wonder whether it symbolizes the decline and fall of virtuous religious influence on society through the eyes of a mother and daughter who would have had every right to feel let down by the powers that be, both mortal and immortal.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Annette Langen
Not bad, but I didn't read the Mephisto Club so I was a little lost with some of the characters. I will have to go back and re-read it after school is done.
I read this book in my college German class (in German). The story was very interesting and I can see why Wagner based his Ring opera trilogy on it.
Only a few words on each page. Beautiful illustrations of the constellations.
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So far this book is fantastic, one of the true classics that can't be missed!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Yuichi Kimura
I am about 2/3 of the way through this book. While the plot is interesting and riveting, the telling of the story is not so wonderful. It is definitely a book that tells the reader more that shows the reader and I always find that annoying. Still, I am drawn to stay up late reading it!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Yukito Ayatsuji
Great book! Love the history. Looking forward to the next book.
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.