Elizabeth Cammack từ Yağbasan/Kars, Turkey

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05/09/2024

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Elizabeth Cammack Sách lại (10)

2019-04-01 18:30

Tự Học Tiếng Việt Bậc Tiểu Học - Những Bài Làm Văn Mẫu 4 (Tập 1) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Thị Thìn

I really had a hard time motivating myself to finish this book, thus I'm giving this Kristin Cashore prequel to "Graceling" a 2 star rating. It is unfortunate, as the author seemed from the second chapter on to be constantly searching for a direction to take with this book. Cashore attempts to tell the story of a monster-human woman with the power to enchant through her astounding beauty and control people's minds after reading their thoughts. In the prologue she sets the stage to tie this book with her earlier hit "Graceling" by telling of the birth of the manipulative Leed (the villain from Graceling) and his early childhood in a far-off land inhabited by "monsters" of all forms. It is when she begins to tell of the main character, Fire, that the reader soon gets lost in long narratives of the strange world she lives in. There are monster-humans, monster-mice, monster-cats, and monster-raptors that live side by side with regular humans, mice, cats and raptors. The greatest difference between the two groups are that the "monsters" have the ability through their beautiful colors to mesmerize those around them. Fire lives a seemingly quiet life at the beginning of the book, but as it progresses you are introduced to the so called "skeleton in the closet", her father. Years before he had been responsible for the manipulation of the King and for the ever downward spiral of power by the royal family. Just as things reach chaos, both the king dies and later her father is thought to have committed suicide. This leaves the kingdom on the brink of war with it's neighbors. Through no fault of her own, Fire finds herself in the middle of this power struggle when an archer is caught on her property after he nearly kills her. Strangely she cannot read his thoughts, and gets the impression that they are being covered up by a mental fog. She is then summoned to King City to find out what is going on. The reader then must spend the next 200 pages witnessing her being attacked by raptors, over-zealous suiters, and learning more about the kingdoms perception of her father and showing she is not like him. There is basically no plot except that the kingdom is under threat of being attacked. In the midst of this Fire's love interest, Prince Brigan, is always coming and going, spying to gather information for the king. Fire, feels like a prisoner because her beauty puts her in constant peril of men, and monster-raptors who smell her out particularly when she is having her period. Yes, this topic is brought up numerous times. The story picks up briefly when the graceling Leed appears as an adolescent who is causing havoc through mind control, and kidnaps Fire thinking she will help him to over throw the winner of the coming war so he can become the regions ruler. But this storyline ends abruptly when Fire pushes him into a seemingly bottomless pit. As much pain as Fire is exposed to throughout the book, I think the real victim is the reader as they must wade through a lot of unnecessary sidelines to get to the heart of this story. I don't think I will be recommending this book to anyone in the near future.

2019-04-01 19:30

Chênh Vênh Hai Lăm (Tái Bản 2015) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Ngọc Thạch

Wanted more, but then I guess that's why there's two more books. Right?

2019-04-01 20:30

Các Hung Thần Lên Cơn Khát Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Anatole France

I read this book so many years ago that it is a little hazy in my mind. One of the better war novels that I have read. I felt sympathetic towards the characters and the situations that they found themselves in during these tumultuous times.

2019-04-01 21:30

Sử Ký Tư Mã Thiên (Bìa Mềm) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

very informative. good read if you are unaware of the current power struggle over nuclear arms, etc.

2019-04-01 22:30

Em Học Tốt Toán Lớp 5 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

True confession: I have a serious love of Westerns - not so much the books, but the movies and TV shows. My father started me on them when I was a little girl. The first movie I remember seeing was the Seven Samurai, I still remember my father holding me on his lap while we watched. Seven SamuraiFirefly and if you haven't seen The Quick and the Dead you're missing out. Did I mention that the books and I just don't get along? I'm not entirely sure why other than that I really want them translated across the screen. It's one of the few genres where I prefer someone else to see it for me. Blood Red Road is a Western and it's going to be huge. The movie rights have been optioned by Ridley Scott and once you read the book you'll know why. Please don't skip the book and wait for the movie. The book is fabulous. Honestly, it had me in the synopsis with the phrase "gang of girl revolutionaries," but the reality of it is more than I imagined. The book is beautifully written with sparse words to mirror the spare landscape. Every character in the book is fully imagined. The main character, Saba, takes a glorious hero's journey complete with vulnerabilities, doubts, fear, and romance. She's not always nice and she's too independent for her own good, but people and circumstance force her to grow. Perhaps my favorite thing about this book is the way Ms. Young combines both Western and post-apocalyptic tropes (many of which come right straight out of video games like Fallout) into something completely unique. Like The Angels are the Reapers, the apocalypse is a fact and part of the landscape rather than something central to the book. I love the relationships in this book as Saba learns to love her little sister as much as she once hated her. Character growth is steady and realistic and my heart was fully engaged throughout. This is a book where girls rescue boys, but both genders are whole people with flaws and weaknesses and strength. A book where gender doesn't determine capability, where romance comes when you are least expecting it and least ready. A book that illustrates a budding romance that is realistic and not based on emotionally unavailable boys, a romance that is not emotionally abusive. I want to buy a copy for every girl (no matter the age) that I know. Book one in a proposed series, I'll be first in line for the next book and first in line for the movie, too.

2019-04-01 23:30

Chờ Yêu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hạc Xanh

I just recently re-read this book because I had been calling it my favorite book for 8 years and felt I needed to go back and prove my love. When I first read this during middle school I LOVED it. I felt it was risque in the most appropriate way for a middle schooler. I went through a phase where all I wanted to read were stories about kids who ran away, who did things differntly, who were a bit quirky and odd. (Don't worry I turned out alright) I connected with the main character that first read through. Upon my second read...I'm almost surprised at my middle school self. Did I really read past all the vulgarity and the harsh situations on the novel? I must have...but that's not to say that I hated it when I re-read it, but the book definitely lost some of its magic. I still give it four stars though because it captured me during my first read!

2019-04-02 00:30

Bầu Trời Tình Yêu - Tập 2 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mika

I don't normally read cookbooks, but anything Anthony Bourdain writes is worth reading cover-to-cover. Oh, and the food's good, too.

2019-04-02 01:30

Tớ Tư Duy Như Một Nhà Khảo Cổ Học - Tất Tần Tật Về Xác Ướp, Pharaoh, Kim Tự Tháp Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Jenifer A. Ericsson

Definitely the most useful book on writing I've ever read.

2019-04-02 02:30

Horrible Science - Điện Học Cuốn Hút Đến Tóe Lửa (Tái Bản 2014) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nick Arnold

I thought this book was a beautiful tale of the struggles of adults to have friendships with imperfect friends and perfect ideals in their heads of what people should be. It's a genuine tale of love and compassion and the learnings of life.

2019-04-02 03:30

Người Láng Giềng Ánh Trăng (Bộ 2 Tập) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Đinh Mặc

every one of her books are marvelous. my favorite part was when he is writting the letters.

Người đọc Elizabeth Cammack từ Yağbasan/Kars, 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.