Travis Haggerty từ Bundorf, Germany

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11/05/2024

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Travis Haggerty Sách lại (10)

2019-03-08 12:30

Danh Nhân Thế Giới - Những Tấm Gương Vượt Lên Mọi Hoàn Cảnh Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

One of the great stories of Western civilization, and Fitzgerald’s translation is by far my favorite. Among the best of his treatments: So now Odysseus made his shirt a belt and roped his rags around his loins, baring his hurdler’s thighs and boxer’s breadth of shoulder, the dense rib-sheath and upper arms. Athena stood nearby to give him bulk and power, while the young suitors watched with narrowed eyes— and comments went around: “By god, old Iros now retiros!”

2019-03-08 13:30

Bứt Phá Giới Hạn - Phụ Nữ, Lãnh Đạo, Và Thành Công Theo Cách Của Riêng Mình Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Maureen Chiquet

This book is incredible. I picked it up when I was 12 or 13, and my brother (3 1/4 years older), told me he thought I was too young for it. Of course then, I had to read it. When done, I agreed with him, but the images were already in my mind. I have read it again since then, and intend to read it yet again. There are so many vivid images, and commentaries on living life, I love it.

2019-03-08 14:30

Để Gây Ấn Tượng Cá Nhân Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Jackie Smtih

With its non-linear structure, sensuous prose, and cast of characters buffeted and beleaguered by love, this tetralogy is one of the masterworks of the twentieth century, and remains the finest work of literature to emerge from Alexandria. Durrell jotted notes toward his "Alexandria novel" in the tower of the Ambron Villa, but began writing Justine, which he initially called his "Book of the Dead," in Cyprus in 1953. Soon after their arrival in Cyprus, Eve Cohen, Durrell's second wife, became depressed, then psychotic. Durrell had her confined in a hospital in Germany, and brought his mother to Cyprus to help him with Sappho, his daughter with Eve. Rising at four-thirty am, he wrote in longhand so as not to wake Sappho, before leaving to start teaching at seven. He typed out his week's work on weekends. In a letter to Henry Miller, he noted "never have I worked under such adverse conditions," but commented also: "I have never felt in better writing form." Justine investigates its characters by laying down scenes and moments with little concern for chronology; instead, like a mosaic, the pieces link up to form a whole. This broken, cluttered style echoes the love lives of the characters, who are continually floundering within relationships: deceitful, forlorn, exhausted, cynical. Justine, the central character, is based on Eve, to whom the book is dedicated, and it is her portrait that emerges most fully, though there are no caricatures in the Quartet. The prose is miraculous, the metaphors always fresh, ideas and images crushed together to form an angular beauty. Eve left Durrell before he had finished Justine, but he shortly thereafter met Claude Vincendon, who had grown up in Alexandria. Inspired by her love and memories, he completed Justine, and conceived the idea of a series of books "using the same people in different combinations." Balthazar is the equal of Justine in its imagery and investigation of character; of the tetralogy, these two are closest in spirit. Mountolive, more traditional in its storytelling, relates the love affair between David Mountolive, a British civil servant, and Leila, a married Copt. Clea, an homage to Claude, and dedicated to her, moves forward in time. Darley, the narrator of Justine, returns to Alexandria after the war, where he falls in love with Clea Montis, and they reminisce about their acquaintances. Less successful than the previous three in some ways, it nevertheless contains some vivid scenes, and the writing remains delicious. Justine was an instant critical and popular success upon its publication. The Quartet cemented Durrell's reputation and made him a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize.

2019-03-08 15:30

Bộ Túi Thế Giới Cổ Tích Cho Bé Yêu (Trọn Bộ 8 Cuốn) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Sad to say this, since I have been a huge fan of Kathy Reichs all these years. I did not enjoy this one. I really believe now that she is doing the TV Scripts that she is losing her touch on what was great about her books. It all seems so choppy now, and doesn't flow. I was glad when this book was over. I would have stopped before finishing it, but kept hoping that it would get better. Kathy has lost her place on my "Anything by Kathy Reichs" Christmas list entry.

2019-03-08 16:30

Hệ Miễn Dịch Tâm Hồn Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mike George

To save her mother, Clary has to go to Idris. The problem with this plan? Jace doesn’t want her to go. And so Clary misses the legal portal opened by Magnus Bane. The result: she has to create her own, very illegal one. This crime could be punishable with death. To make matters worse, Valentine arrives, with an army to crush the Glass City and all in it. But can the hatred between the Downworlders and Shadowhunters be put aside to save all their lives? Just when you think this series can’t get any better, it just goes and does. Cassandra Clare creates such a vivid, realistic world that it’s like I actually travel there. Every time I open one of her books, I’m whipped away into a new life. And then there’s her storylines. Well, let’s just say that they blow me away. There are so many twists, so much action, humour, romance, suspense, despair: I was literally never bored and putting down the book was the hardest thing to do. And I just love seeing how her characters have grown over the three books, with every new character being just as strong as the main ones. Clary, in particular, has grown a lot stronger, and with her newfound gift is a force to be reckoned with. Jace... well, what do you say? I love him! His sense of humour, his sarcasm, his soft side, that stubborn streak. Just: love him. And then there’s Simon, the Daywalker, who is definitely my favourite male-best-friend-from-a-book. His irony is brilliant, and whenever he and Jace are together I end up in stitches. But one character I just have to mention is Magnus Bane: I love him, with his sparkly hair and rainbow-leather pants. Plus he and Alec are the sweetest couple – even if neither of them will admit it. And now for the darker side: Valentine. I can’t read, see or hear that word without hissing, growling or flinching. His evilness is so lifelike I actually feel like he is trying to destroy the world. He’s just one of the bad-guys that makes you scared for the characters all the way through the book. And he’s just so mean. I hate him. He isn’t real, but I hate him. Cassandra Clare is honestly that good. Oh, and there’s a new face for the evil guys. Who may be even worse than Valentine, something before City of Glass I hadn’t thought possible... I laughed, I cried, I feared, I loved, I hated. Twists and turns left me breathless. Questions screamed in my head. My heart pounded. I loved every single second of all four-hundred-and-something pages. Now, from what I understand, this was meant to be the final in The Mortal Instruments series. I can see how: the loose ends were all tied up, all the niggling questions answered. However... I am so glad that it isn’t the end! I just love the entire Shadowhunter world. The mythology, folk lore and pure imagination that go into these books is astounding, and I just want to jump into the pages and live there forever. Since that’s fairly impossible, I’ll settle with my copy of City of Fallen Angels.

2019-03-08 17:30

Snoopy to the Rescue: A Peanuts Collection Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Wasn't to impressed with the other short stories in the book but I loved Patricia Briggs addition to the collection so I am basing my rating off that story alone! Really liked Anna's character and thought that Briggs did a really good job on making her personality believable considering her circumstances and past. Can't wait to read more about her and Charles and their growing relationship. Not to mention just spend more time in the world of Mercy Thompson.

2019-03-08 18:30

Rừng Gió Hú - Chuyện Không Kể Lúc Nửa Đêm Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Người Khăn Trắng

10 years ago, this may have been an earth shattering book, but today, it seems a little tried. Now mind you, this may have been the book that deciminated the knowledge that feels so cliched into our society, but even still, I was a little less than impressed. He is a magazine writer and it shows, as every little chapter feels like it should be a short essay in a different publication. It makes for very little unity and little organization in the book. All in all, not bad, but not the book I thought it was going to be.

2019-03-08 19:30

Xanh Một Màu Xanh Khác Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Fumio Yamamoto

I'm just kidding, I've never read this book.

2019-03-08 20:30

Cẩm Nang Của Người Phật Tử - Bộ 3 Cuốn Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Khải Thiên

A fun and light story - humorous - about 30 something gals learning about life, love, and struggling with eating disorders and low self esteem.

2019-03-08 21:30

Nhớ Quê Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tô Hoài

A better story than The Preacher. Detective Hedstrom has just become a father when the body of a young girl is found, drowned, murdered. I always think that the clues are sometimes too contrived but that's a personal opinion. A good read.

Người đọc Travis Haggerty từ Bundorf, Germany

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.