Florian Defaix từ Booyal QLD , Australia

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12/22/2024

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2019-04-05 09:30

Nói Lời Bạc - Được Việc Vàng Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Tiêu Tương Tử

When I read the description this sounded to me as if Patricia McKillip had taken bits of the ideas and tropes of Riddle-Master of Hed and explored them in a slightly different fashion. Since I particularly adore that trilogy (or omnibus, depending on when you've discovered it), that intrigued me enough to buy it. I'm happy to say that this is - to me - exactly what it is. Now, this is a 250 pages book on my ebook reader at 12pt font size, Riddle-Master is a trilogy - of course certain pieces are missing. We lose a strong heroine fully developed (Raederle), we lose the exploration of the influence of kingship/power over the land (which we had various versions and explorations in various countries in the trilogy), we lose the in-depth development of family ties bar those between children and parents, we have far fewer protagonists and far fewer simultaneous quests. We keep the power of music(Nairn, Zoe, Welkin, Declan, Kelda) and riddles (Phelan, Nairn, Beatrice, Jonah), the power of the older magic and the problems of inheriting it (Declan, Zoe, Quellen, Nairn), family relationships between children and parents (Phelan and his parents, Beatrice and her parents), the danger of challenging a power and needing to overcome it (Nairn, Phelan, Zoe) but the focus of the story remains on Nairn and Phelan - everything else is subsumed - especially the very tacked-on love story. I was satisfied, but my biggest impulse now is to re-read Riddle-Master which gave me so much more of these tropes and explored them so much better. But then again - I don't think there could have been another Riddle-Master of Hed - that trilogy is perfect in and of itself (it should be made into a Ghibli movie by Miyazaki). I think McKillip could take the world of this book and explore, do stand-alones here, that would work ^^. I wouldn't want that for Riddle-Master, that story is already perfect to me.

2019-04-05 10:30

Vượt Lên Chính Mình - Tập 2 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Steve Young

In "A Miracle for St. Cecilia's," you won't find one main character who seems to tell the story. Much to Father James and his church-goers' chagrin, St. Cecilia's isn't bringing in enough funds to keep it going and is scheduled to be shut down. The church is in great disrepair with leaky roofs and a heating system that regularly needs fixing. Father James has much concern for his parishioners' needs, both spiritual and otherwise. He was directed to find a nursing home for long-time Father Keene, something that Father James doesn't wish to do. He thinks Father Keene would appreciate being with friends instead of strangers during his latter years. The elderly from the church meet regularly after weekday mass at the local diner, The Country Kettle, where Lori is a waitress. She is now the main breadwinner in her family since her husband Bob has taken ill. He needs a bone marrow transplant but first a match needs to be found. An elderly priest is missing during a blizzard. St. Cecilia's is used for a base camp for the search party. George the repairman happens to show up at mealtimes, auspicious occurrences for him. Peter grieves over the loss of someone and takes it out on God. Because of this, he gives his mother the ultimatum - she was to choose either God or him. Is that the Blessed Mary folks are seeing in St. Cecilia's? Crowds come out to see, wanting Father James' attention.

Người đọc Florian Defaix từ Booyal QLD , Australia

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.