Victor Knyazev từ Nyazepetrovsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

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11/05/2024

Dữ liệu người dùng, đánh giá và đề xuất cho sách

Victor Knyazev Sách lại (10)

2019-04-19 18:30

Nhà Đẹp Vận Lành - Phong Thủy - Trang Trí Trần Nhà Và Mặt Tường Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Lê Thanh

A spontaneous purchase. Will this be as good as the film...? Now finished... Don't Look Now A short story, set in Venice, about a recently bereaved couple in a city terrorised by a murderer. Du Maurier portrays the wife (and bereaved mother) as one desperately vulnerable; the father trying to move on, motivated by the terrifying fear that if he doesn't his wife will disintegrate into utter hopelessness and despair. This is a very short story, and the film offers further exploration of the characters and builds on the role of the elderly twin sisters. If you have seen the cinematic version of this story, you will find du Maurier's work a fascinating display of how less can be more. At first, I found the length of the story a little disappointing, having previously seen the film, but on second reading, I found this work poignant, and the final episode in the book is a true chiller. Not After Midnight This story was a little shallow in comparison to Don't Look Now; it explores the greed inside even the most risk-averse of people as a young, mild-mannered and private teacher on holiday investigates the unusual behaviour of a couple of fellow hotel guests. A Border-line Case The journey of a young woman looking for the long-lost friend and colleague of her recently deceased father. To be honest, you don't need all the pencils sharpened in your pencil case to forsee the plot twists to this story. Initially, I didn't understand the inclusion of the Irish terrorism, but this was written in 1971, when the British media portrayed the IRA as evil, so the impact of this would have been much more profound on the reader at the time of publication. Du Maurier tries to develop twists in the narrative, but I found these too transparent. The Way of the Cross A disturbing exploration on the theme of humiliation, with a precocious nine year-old boy exposing the inadequacies and faults of his accompanying adults as a group of tourists explore the holy city. In addition to Don't Look Now, I could see this story being easily translated to the big screen. Du Maurier illustrates how humiliation can develop from a variety of scenarios and how the characters deal with the impact. The Breakthrough The last and, in my view, the poorest of the five short stories. In 1971 this story of technology, medicine and religion may have startled some, but for me, in 2008, I was bored and needed more substance to the science. Four stars, but only because of the powerful Don't Look Now, and the disturbing The Way of the Cross.

Người đọc Victor Knyazev từ Nyazepetrovsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia

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.