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11/05/2024

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2019-04-12 20:30

Nắng Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Bảo Trung

Timothy Zahn's Star Wars novels were seen as a sort of "Tom Clancy in space" series. While they had some rather ridiculous plot elements they were required reading for over two decades. If a fan wanted to make sense of any Star Wars fiction published after 1991, they had to start by reading this series. While the books themselves were rather weak, they were important due to their primal influence on what became known as the Star Wars Expanded Universe. That influence came to a complete and welcome end when Disney pronounced the entirety of the Expanded Universe was non-canon. With that decision Zahn's novels are no longer essential - in fact I would recommended skipping them. Even when these books were relevant, the wackiness of some of the plot twists (like Luke's clone, Luuke. I wish I was joking) was acknowledged by most readers. The real strength of the series was supposedly the new characters Zahn introduced. Most fans didn't realize the beloved Mara Jade was lifted almost fully intact from Marvel Comics Star Wars series. Shira Brie, as she was known in the Marvel comic books, was sexed up a bit to increase her appeal to the target audience - teenage boys. Her character was heavily praised for her originality and freshness. In reality, Mara Jade was neither. Another new character who was heavily praised was Grand Admiral Thrawn, who was so prescient that he was practically omniscient. In retrospect, he was probably a Mary Sue for Timothy Zahn. He was nothing more than another example of author self-insertion, a practice so common - and tiresome - in sci-fi novels. The Thrawn "trilogy" is a single work that was broken into three novels. This was done to make fans fork over $20 three times instead of $30 once. They were later republished in an omnibus edition and I am only writing this single review for all three books. In conclusion, these books had their time and it has passed. If you have not read this series by now, you should probably not bother. In retrospect, Zahn's trilogy is actually a series of slightly embarrassing YA novels in the tradition of Dragonlance and it completely conflicts with the currently accepted timeline of the films. By themselves, they probably merit two stars. Seen as part of the Star Wars continuum, they rate only one.

2019-04-12 21:30

Vun Bồi Trái Tim Nhân Ái Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thubten Chodron

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2019-04-12 22:30

CƠ SỞ CƠ HỌC MÔI TRƯỜNG LIÊN TỤC VÀ LÝ THUYẾT ĐÀN HỒI Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Ngọc Hùng

I could not get into this book no matter how hard I tried. The first third I talked myself into being interested in the long winded story of the men that gathered together and called themselves the Chowder Society. By the time I reached the final third, the story had taken a sharp turn into territory I wasn't expecting. I quickly lost interest. The basic story was good, but I felt it was too drawn out. I tend to be impatient and this was testing me to the point that I almost did not finish the book. That is a rare occurence for me, no matter how bad the book.

2019-04-12 23:30

Đối Nhân Xử Thế - Tái bản 12/2012 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gia Khanh

It's quite difficult to review this. From the harrowing descriptions of child abuse in both this and "The Way the Crow Flies" it seems highly likely that Anne Marie MacDonald must have been a victim, or at least a witness, of abuse herself. There were times when I just couldn't bear to contiue reading, although I did manage to finish it. She is a brilliant writer, even if her style is a bit overwrought and purple on occasions. But I would have liked at least something cheerful amid the gloom; James's actions basically ruin the lives of his entire family. It was heartbreaking to discover at the end that his daughter Kathleen, initially a rather unsympathetic character, had started to construct a rich, fulfilled life for herself, only to have it brutally interrupted. Do not read if you are prone to depression!

2019-04-13 00:30

Giáo Trình Điện Tử Số 1 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

3.5 stars After reading the first Mercedes Thompson Book "Moon Called" I thought I would never read any more books in the series. I didn't get into the world, I think I rated it 1 star. But I was given Blood Bound to read by one of my work buddies, so I thought I would give it a try. I am glad I did. I really enjoyed this one. There was not as many info dumps as in the first one. And I found that the characters had a lot more conflict and emotions with each other. I liked where the story went and how Mercedes kinda became a (view spoiler) I do want to continue the series and see where it goes for Mercedes.

2019-04-13 01:30

Nàng Bạch Tuyết & 7 Chú Lùn Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

Very fascinating book. I wonder how the movie could capture the thought processes as well as the book. I really enjoyed it and it was a quick read.

2019-04-13 02:30

Minh Triết Giản Dị Để Sống Đời Hạnh Phúc Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Patti Digh

Sort of a modern day Romeo and Juliet tale that wasn't very romantic. I wouldn't recommend this book.

2019-04-13 03:30

Thomas & Friends - Thomas Không Nên Nóng Vội Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

IT was only OK. Another one of those books where the story is good and it reads like a good outline for a movie. I did like the point of view being from the little girl. I wondered while reading what Elizabeth Smart thought of the book.

2019-04-13 04:30

Phân Loại & Giải Chi Tiết Các Dạng Bài Tập Đại Số 10 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I have to say that this book just wasn’t for me. There appear to be a lot of people who did like it, but I found it dry, with very little actually occurring. The synopsis on Goodreads made me think it was mostly about summer love and growing up, but I found the book to have a very different feel from all of that. I didn’t connect at ALL with any of the characters, which is a huge problem for someone like me who reads for character. Chase just didn’t come alive as a character for me. I didn’t understand him or any of his motivations. To me it felt like I was looking in through a window, observing these people, yet not really having a clue what they were actually saying. It also disturbed me that Claudia was so sexualized at such a young age. Right from the beginning I wondered why Shannon, a 15 year old boy, would be obsessed with an 11 year old girl. At that age four years is a huge difference. It just felt dirty and strange. The format of the book was also prohibitive to my enjoyment of it. Because the book takes you through four summers, you’re only able to get brief glimpses of time, but never actually the whole story. I wasn’t able to connect to the characters or feel anything about the plot, because it was all very patchy. Finally, there’s the whole Camus obsession. To be brutally honest, it made me want to smash my head into a wall. Who quotes philosophy like that? It was so strange to read about teenagers quoting Camus verbatim like that. I could understand a quote here and there, but no, it was full, lengthy passages that they somehow knew off the top of their heads. It didn’t feel realistic at all, and it was also pretentious and boring, and after a while I skipped over all the passages. I definitely recommend that you check out all of the positive reviews of this one. Who knows, maybe this will be a book for you. Perhaps it was just too literary for my taste, but I couldn’t make sense of most of it, and I really didn't enjoy it at all. I'm giving it a two because I could see glimpses of redeeming qualities in a couple of the characters, and because the writing was definitely strong.

2019-04-13 05:30

Tự Học Tiếng Hàn Cho Người Mới Bắt Đầu - Tái bản 2007 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhân Văn

Vague recollections but I remember the gist of the story

Người đọc Aman Verma từ Lutherville-Timonium, MD, USA

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.