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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hồ Huy Sơn
This novel is about the Igbo culture in Nigeria and how European culture comes to destroy their seeds and their customs. The intrusion of the white man in Nigeria and how they tried to impose their ‘leprosy’, their beliefs and systems of government in Nigeria. Like leprosy, they were spreading throughout Africa, taking the culture away from Nigerians and dissolving it into Christianity or other European forms of mission. Therefore, the white man was seen as horrible men, who wanted to take away the culture and destroy it. Okonkwo, one of the main characters in the book and the one with who the book is introduced, is best exemplified in his vulnerability towards an effeminate and weak attitude. One has to take into consideration that Okonkwo was a man who despised his father, and wanted to present himself as a man strong enough and rather masculine. For this reason, Ikemefuna (ironically not one of his sons) came to be one of the most important persons in Okonkwo’s life both as an individual capable of demonstrating an invincible strength and masculine ‘attire’, but also as a son. Okonkowe admired Ikemefuna’s ability to bring in that masculine and strong aspect to the family, for he would teach important things to Nwoye, things which Okonkwo considered to give men a great potential and spiritual strength. After Okonkwo decided to plot against his own adoptive son, Ikemefuna, Okonkwo fell under great consternation, sadness and incredible guilt.
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Excellent. Volume 1 in May of 1992. Finished Volume 2 in July of 1992.
A very good read. Good pace, interesting subject, well written.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: T. Iezzi
one of the funniest books I've ever read, and a truly unique idea.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hằng Nguyễn
This is my first Pride and Prejudice sequel (indeed, I was unaware up until now of the cornucopia of books in this sub-genre!). Any reviewer would be remiss if he or she failed to remark on Linda Berdoll's diction, so let's address that first: yes, the prose is a deep, deep shade of purple. What many other reviewers seem to have missed is that this is an intentional device that Berdoll employs to mock Jane Austen's style (and indeed, the general diction of the Victorian era). I can understand how a reader can misinterpret this as a serious attempt to emulate Austen; Berdoll walks the line between parody and failed faithful sequel too closely for my tastes. However, in my opinion at least, Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife is an obvious parody of Jane Austen's style, both in it is diction and its characters. I am invoking the principle of charity, because to assume otherwise would mean that this book is a crime against humanity not even I would commit. Oh, the characters. Oh, the sex. Not only does Berdoll delight in bombarding us with numerous intimate scenes between Elizabeth and Darcy, but she uses Regency slang like it's going out of fashion (which it has). I tended to skim through these scenes, but if that's what you enjoy, then by all means peruse them in as much detail as you would like. Criticize Berdoll's style if you will, the two main characters are probably more complex than they were in Austen's original novel. We get to experience Elizabeth's burgeoning love for Mr. Darcy and her own trepidation about assuming the role of wife to a man of such high station. In time, we see her take a stand against her husband when she believes he's in the wrong, and fret over his absence overseas during a war, all the while struggling to do what she considers her "wifely duty" and bear Darcy a son. Likewise, Mr. Darcy is torn between his passion for Elizabeth and his lifelong learned attitude of aloofness in society. His new marital status shakes up the status quo at Pemberley somewhat. I certainly cheered for our two protagonists, especially in their moments of contrived heroics. I cheered when Darcy rescued Elizabeth, and when Elizabeth rebuked Lady Caroline. I blinked in dismay when Major Wickham crossed the line dividing cowardice from villainy. All in all, Berdoll weaves a captivating narrative that, if utterly predictable, is still enjoyable. The book is perhaps somewhat longer than it should be. Part of this is because Berdoll insists on retelling certain events from the limited third-person perspective of another character. This was interesting at first, and useful a couple of times, but it quickly became redundant. Likewise, certain aspects of the plot might have been condensed--does Bingley really need to father a bastard child? Do Jane and Lydia really have to have so many children? I realize that there's a theme in there somewhere about fidelity, but buried beneath the layers of (what I'm hoping is) irony, it will not soon see the light of day. In addition to its ponderous length, there were a few glaring errors I found disturbing. For instance, when did Darcy's mother's name become "Elinor"? A quick stop at Wikipedia, of all places, would inform anyone who hasn't read Pride and Prejudice that Mr. Darcy's mother's name was, Anne. This is a classic example of Did Not Do the Research--ironically, according to the Author's Note, this book was originally going to be titled The Bar Sinister , which is the name of a sub-trope of that ilk. Overall, I suspect that one's attitude toward Mr. Darcy Takes a Wife will be influenced by two factors: whether or not one perceives this as parody rather than straight romance, and whether or not one enjoys Regency romance in general. In both cases, the key to enjoying this book is to not take it seriously (at all). Failure to do so may result in a hernia.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: William Makepeace Thackeray
Overall, I think this is the strongest of the series so far, but I thought the way the Samuel/Adam thing was resolved was way too easy. Although I'm happy it's not being dragged out any more. Still, I'm very curious to read the next book and see what the consequences of this one are.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kota Nozomi
I genuinely really enjoyed this book. Derren covers so many topics, including the psychology of magic, how to improve your memory, an introduction to hypnosis and his personal thoughts on the supernatural, all linked by the general theme of 'tricks of the mind'. It's such a mishmash of different genres, yet it never fails to be interesting. It's beautifully written, albeit with the odd smutty joke, and you can't help but like Derren, even during his mini rants towards the end of the book. I thought he got a tad preachy occasionally during the anti-pseudoscience section, although I can understand why he feels so strongly and he also makes many incredibly valid points about the importance of evidence. Maybe it was simply that I already knew most of what he was saying about scientific experiments so the persuasive tone seemed a little unnecessary to me. This is by no means a 'how to do magic' book, so don't expect any major revelations, but it's an excellent introduction to the background to his techniques. He even provides a recommended reading list for anyone interesting in learning more (although there are a lot of scientific papers and hard-to-find books in it). Ultimately, it's a book that makes you think about people and the world - highly recommended!
This book was utter crap. What a waste of my time. I suppose some people might read this and say, "Oh! This is what heaven will be like for me!" But I found it to be entirely indulgent.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Hữu Biển
This "autobiography" is hilarious start to finish I re-read it every so often and it always makes me laugh. It may be weird but Scott Thompson's Buddy Cole character was a hugele important to me when I was growing up and watching Kids in the Hall, and even though he's not real he's one of the few queer men I consider an influence.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mùa Đông
Listened to an unabridged download of this book from Audible.......perhaps it was the narration, but I found it a lovely story. There is a sequel which was also entertaining but didn't evoke the feelings the first book did. Glad I found this website!
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