Diane Gallardo từ Yiğitler/Diyarbakır, Turkey

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05/04/2024

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Diane Gallardo Sách lại (10)

2019-03-26 00:31

Đại Dương Mất Tích (Sách Tô Màu Dành Cho Người Lớn) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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I usually like historical fiction, but this particular example has been so mitigated by the poorly-hidden didactic tautology of its too-many-cooks legion of anonymous authors and editors that it was rather difficult to enjoy. It also fell into a similar trap to the somewhat similar 'Da Vinci Code', in that it utilized a lot of poorly-researched materials and claimed them as fact. A lot of the data matched up poorly with other historical accounts, especially when it came to numerical data. It seems that the authors of this book had a need for an epic beyond epics, and several bodycounts beyond the capability of a pre-modern war. There was also a problem with the moral and ethical position presented by the book. Normally, I'm not one to nit-pick about such things, since the exploration of ethicism is an important and interesting philosophical task; but, again, this book went in so many different directions with it that it was difficult to keep up. Though the intermittent noir-ish first-person narrative made a lot of moral claims about peace and justice and acceptance, the actual actions depicted by the self-same 'protagonist' were often in complete contrast, such as when he killed all the people in the world except one family. In fact, the entire book seemed to be filled with sensationalist violence, sex, and incest. It's surprising that I haven't heard more crimes blamed on this book, which often orders the reader to kill people by throwing stones at them (I've heard the sequel, the Qur'an, is even worse). Eventually, I began to suspect that the book was some sort of in-joke. I think that when all of the editors and writers saw what the other ones were writing, they decided to take their names off the book. Eventually, I guess they just decided to pull a sort of ultimate 'Alan Smithee'; but of course, once all culpability is gone, I think a lot of the authors lost their will to make this into a good book, and so it just got published 'as is'. I know there are a lot of fans of this book, which makes sense, I guess, since it is really a lot like that Da Vinci Code book, which was also a bestseller. It is pretty fantastical and has a lot of really strong characters, like Jesus (though he's a bit of a Mary-Sue, isn't he?) and Onan. One of the main reasons I read it was because there's this really awesome Fanfic this guy Milton wrote about it, and apparently a lot of other authors were inspired by it, but I have to admit, this is one case where the Fanfic is a lot better than the original. I guess it's like how sometimes, the first example of a genre ends up not really fitting because it feels so unsophisticated and erratic. I know that it can take a long time to try to get these ideas down pat. Maybe someone will rewrite it someday and try to get it to make some sense. Then again, it wasn't that great in the first place. There was some really great writing in the book, though. Some of the poetic statements were really cool, like 'do unto others' or 'through a glass darkly', but I heard that those parts were stolen from Shakespeare, who stole them from Kyd, so I'm not really sure what to believe. I think this is one of those cases where the controversy surrounding the book really trumps the book itself, like 'The Catcher in the Rye' or 'Gigli'. In fact, the Bible is a lot like Gigli.

2019-03-26 01:31

Ông Trăm Tuổi Trèo Qua Cửa Sổ Và Biến Mất Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Jonas Jonasson

Towards the end I got really into it, and wanted to see what would happen. It had a lot of Jewish/Italian/historical references that I didn't know a lot about and were a bit distracting for me.

2019-03-26 02:31

Thực Dưỡng Macrobiotics Hồi Xuân Và Sống Thọ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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I approached this book very cautiously because I've seen several lukewarm reviews (before Deja Dei's which convinced me to read it). Also, I like both steampunk and fantasy, but finding steampunk that satisfies me is rare and there are so many fantasy books out there that they started to blur together. After reading the book, I can say that it was better than I expected. The world building was detailed, especially clockworks and how they functioned. I also liked the overlapping of the "real" and Other world and descriptions of ever changing fae city quarter. The poverty, child labor, descriptions of dirty city streets and crime were balanced with characters' will to live and find their place in the world. I liked the character of Querry. He is an alley cat really: a thief, living on the outskirts of society, a bit of slut and a rascal. But, he also possesses innate goodness and strong protective streak. He is also, surprisingly, a dreamer and idealist who even in the direst of circumstances sees the possibility of better future, happier life. At one point, he tells Reg he would rather live a few years as a free man and then die than live thirty years in misery. This line perfectly defines him and explains his recklessness. Frolic is a lovely character: innocent, playful, loving, curious about the world and his place in it. He doesn't understand human casual cruelty and obvious injustices that plague the world. He is not weak though - he is faster, stronger, more skillful than any human and, because he is what he is, he understands the intricacies of the clockworks. I couldn't really connect to Reg. I didn't resent his choices in the first half of the book. After all, it wasn't difficult to understand why he craved normalcy after the childhood he and Quarry had. It was more that I couldn't connect to him throughout the entire book because he was the least developed, but especially in the second part when he used I instead of we so many times that it got on my nerves: I love Frolic, I need to save Frolic, he needs more time with Frolic... Reg is the main reason why the menage didn't really work for me. The other big reason is that the entire book is told from Querry's point of view, so we don't get to see the period when Frolic and Reg got close. We were told that it happened, but that is not the same thing. Rather than menage, this is more a set of twos: Querry and Reg, Querry and Frolic, Reg and Frolic. Except one short sex scene, they never work on page as three men in a relationship. Personally, I think the entire book would have worked better without Reg. But, since he is here, the authors would have to work really, really hard in the sequel to make me believe in this relationship. I did love other secondary characters, especially Dink, marvelous inventor and junk collector, and Querry's "gentleman", powerful fae who set him on the search for Frolic in the first place. He never comes across as human with pointy ears, which is so often the case. In fact, the only time he shows "human" emotions is in interaction with his human lover. But, I wanted to know more about him and I wanted to get at least some hint how some unanswered questions will be resolved (see Nikyta's review for those). The action was exciting, fast-paced and together with the world building and characters individually (rather than characters in the relationship) this was a solid, imaginative work. These elements are also the reason that I rounded up my rating to four stars. Boots for the Gentleman was also the first book by these authors that I've read and I'm looking forward to their other works set in this world, but especially the sequel to this book.

2019-03-26 03:31

Dragon Ball - Tập 27 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Akira Toriyama

This book was really fun. It is very cool to me that there actually is a camel bookmobile that this fictional story is based on. It's sort of a beach read kind of book, but set in Africa. It has travel, mystique, love, etc.

2019-03-26 04:31

Cô Vợ Hờ Trên Xe Buýt Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

Another book that kind let me down. The front cover is awesome, and there is some comparable art in there, and I do like how loathsome Daken is for a Marvel title character, (though in a way it makes him unlikable) but what started out as a cool premise did not really take the most interesting route, though it did predictably lead to Daken and X-23 both fighting each other as well as teaming up. If that was a SPOILER than you must not have read many comic-books, heh heh.

2019-03-26 05:31

Vui Học Tiếng Anh Qua 127 Truyện Cười Song Ngữ Anh - Việt (Kèm 1 CD) - Tái Bản 2015 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: The Windy

the everyday thoughts of a brilliant man, from bridge construction to friendship to god.

2019-03-26 06:31

Sách Chiếu Bóng - Bedtime Shadow – Truyện Kể Trên Tường - Mật Ngữ Các Chòm Sao Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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One of my all time favorite books by Selden. Sadly my copy seems to have been lost, and I have been looking for a good copy for my own children. Find it hard to understand why this is seemingly out of print. It's a truly magical book, well-written, and engaging. While the plot ultimately revolves around magic, the story itself is a very grounded and touching one of a boy on the cusp of growing up who is at loose ends since the death of his father. I think the thing that I love about this book is the idea that every child needs a genie, of one sort or another, to navigate that transition out of childhood or through emotional journeys.

2019-03-26 07:31

405 Bài Tập Toán Lớp 2 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

O' Brian's deftness of touch with dialogue and detail never ceases to amaze me. The first sentence that Jack's son spoke made me wonder why a half-English, half-Black man raised in the Caribbean would speak like an Irish person - so I was not at all surprised to find that he had been raised in an institution run by Irish Catholic priests from Roscommon. It's things like that which makes it such a joy to immerse yourself in these books. There are some beautiful character moments as well. I especially enjoyed Stephen's thoughts about Diana, Jack's attempts to make Ashgrove Cottage suitable for Sophie's return, and the scene which was in many ways the climax of the book, Jack's being pilloried. That was a scene which I had never thought I would seen in an M&C book, but it was beautifully handled. The reaction of the crew to what happened was note-perfect, and the view it gave us of Jack was both insightful and subtle. The ending was a slight cliff-hanger, though this is not surprising given the structure that O' Brian tends to employ throughout the series as a whole. I like it, though; it gives the whole series a gentle, episodic pace overall that I really, really enjoy. I am thoroughly looking forward to the next book; though, as usual, I am going to put off reading it for as long as possible so that I can make the series last for as long as possible.

2019-03-26 08:31

Ehon Nhật Bản - Kururinpa 1: Đây Là Ai? (Song Ngữ) - Phát Hành Dự Kiến 25/03/2018 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Marutan

A guilty pleasure indeed, but what a pleasure! As I suspect many others did, I got turned on to this book because of the HBO series. Now I can't wait to read the next one.

2019-03-26 09:31

Biết Lựa Chọn - Biết Từ Bỏ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phương Liên

very funny also very useful. if you have ever wanted to join in a conversation yet you dont understand what it is about then this is the book for you. it will do exactly what it says it will do which is to teach you how to appear like a better person.

Người đọc Diane Gallardo từ Yiğitler/Diyarbakır, Turkey

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.