владимир дольников từ Parzeń-Janówek, Poland

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05/03/2024

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2019-04-27 03:30

The Sky Is Everywhere Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Jandy Nelson

The biggest draw in this story, for me, was to get to the end and learn if the author really was able to accomplish his mission. However, it turns out that the journey was pretty interesting, in itself. I'm sure there's a moral there somewhere -- something along the lines of "the destination not being as important as the journey". Nonetheless -- I enjoyed reading about all of the unbranded, "Mom and Pop" hotels they stayed in and restaurants they ate in. It's nice know that quirky spots like that still exist in the US. I also enjoyed reading about the many acts of kindness the author was shown by the people he came across in his journey. It kind of makes me happy to know that we Americans aren't as bad as foreigners make us out to be :P The one thing that did annoy me was how much they obsessed over gas, and finding an unbranded gas station. It was actually the most vital, yet most difficult, part of their journey -- so it seems pretty stupid to me that they picked a car made in 1970 that only gets 15 miles to the gallon to make a 3,000 mile cross-country journey. Every time they had car trouble, or were on the verge of running out of gas, I was thinking "well, DUH!". So, whereas the journey might have been more "fun" for them in that kind of a car, in my opinion, it definitely added unnecessary cost and stress. Overall, though, this book was fun to read, and I enjoyed learning about places in my own country that I've never visited, and reading about places that I have already visited.

2019-04-27 05:30

Ăn Uống Trị Bệnh Mỡ Trong Máu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Intense. That's one word that can sum up this entire book. I've been a big fan of memoirs and other works portraying the struggles in war-torn West Africa for a while, but this is easily one of my favorites I've read. James Brabazon has a very easy writing style. There's a lot of information to take in, and a lot of names and places to remember, but he describes every encounter so accurately, you feel as if you are there. I don't find myself having to go back to figure out who's who and what's going on. I think my favorite aspect of this book isn't the humor that Mr. Brabazon infuses every so often, even in the most dire of situations, or the vivid - and almost always graphic and stomach-churning - descriptions of the conflicts the witnesses. It's the heart of his memoir - the unlikely friendship he struck up with his South African friend Nick du Toit - that makes this book a worthy read. They come together in the most unlikely of situations, and evade death several times over together, and the bond that forms between them is unreal. Even when Nick later finds himself in trouble, Brabazon has an internal war, having to choose between his duties as a journalist or his loyalty to his friend. It's a very humanizing conflict, even more so than the horrible war that scarred Liberia. This is a great read, but it's very intense. I had to walk away halfway-through, take a breather, read some chick lit, and then pick it back up again in order to finish it. This isn't casual reading at all. But if you want to appreciate what you truly have, delve deeper into a culture and conflict that is still largely unheard of on U.S. shores, and really understand what it's like to have a friendship that's truly larger than life, read this book. You won't be disappointed.

Người đọc владимир дольников từ Parzeń-Janówek, Poland

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.