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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Phong Việt
Pretty "self absorbed" book
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It has a bit of rough language but the family is so endearing, it is easy to allow the "eskimo" words!
Very interesting. I thought Armstrong would try to convince the reader (er, listener) of God's existence, and she certainly approaches it from a believer's standpoint. However, this is more of a historical approach addressing how humans have considered God throughout time and how various scientific, mathematical, and philosophical theories and discoveries have affected that view. She also discusses our logical approach to God versus our feeling approach to God.
Well written and emotive memoirs of childhood hardship are not hard to find – what makes The Glass Castle stand out is the depth of character behind the Walls childrens’ unorthodox upbringing, and the results that the bizarre expanses of neglect and poverty wrought on Jeannette and her siblings. Pragmatic and warm, her story provokes fear, sorrow, anger, admiration, high humour and even envy… the childhood that they experienced was rich with the innovation and adventure which went hand in hand with the seemingly unacceptable situations and hardships into which the family journeyed (unavoidable is the thought that the worst of the deprivation and behaviour occurred when their parents finally insisted on calling somewhere – the worst place they had ever come to, and in spite of owning another house - ‘home’.) The stories that this journeying engendered are vivid and sometimes personally affecting; I was greatly upset that Lori, the oldest child, had been denied glasses for so long; her reaction to the realisation that everyone could naturally see what she thought so miraculous when she was given some by the school really got under my skin. Also infuriating was their father’s stealing their money, saved for a practical dream that would see both the girls, and eventually their brother on a path that would provide them with education, careers and security. Their parents’ decision to follow them and then remain essentially homeless is somehow understandable thanks to Walls’ articulate and empathetic painting of their natures, although the shock still remains at the uncovering of the worth of the ‘family land’ that Jeannette’s mother had always referred to, particularly in light of the woman’s seeming depression during the worst days of hunger, miserable cold, and damp mould. I would recommend this book to anyone who not only reads biographies but ‘On the Road’ style cross-country travelogues where character is as important as geography; Jeanette’s remembrances, coupled with a unique child’s ferocious eye for detail makes the reader feel as though they have crossed borders in one or other of the family’s ‘clunkers’, wondering if the next stop will count as ‘somewhere they’ve lived’.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Vương Đình Chi
Longest book I have ever read, couldn't put it down. The character developement is what kept me going.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Janet Keegans
Interesting to be reading about Hungary as the Syrian refugee crisis seemed to highlight its current xenophobia.A mindset so far from the Golden Age of 1870-1910, experienced so soon after Hungary's war for independence was cruelly extinguishes in 1848. In 1867 Hungary's capital Budapest would become co-capital of the Austro-Hungarian [Habsburg] empire. A generation later, Hungary would experience a period of great advances in the arts & sciences. Its Golden Age, 1870-1910, presented the world so much by so few including the persons below: Scientists Leo Szilard, Edward Teller, Eugene Wigner and John von Neuman. Writer Arthur Koestler Photographer/director Robert Capa Photographer Andre Kertesz Filmmaker Alexander Korda & Michael Curtiz The gentleman outlined in this book give much credit to Budapest's cafe culture as much as the rigorous learning/schooling available in Austria/Hungary & Germany at the time. Their journey from Hungary as it journeyed from an open society to a fascist anti-Jewish one mirrored the rise of fascism & Hitler. As a result, they were uniquely positioned to see the danger in Hitler's rise to power. The book is a great introduction to the lives of these gentleman as they brought so much to the general public. Physics, photojournalism, etc.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Jé Gampopa
so this was a Young Adult type book that my friend Jamie Lin recommended... the whole plot is a little intense/gory but i thought the book was fast paced and overall enjoyed it. i think i may even have to look into the sequel/s
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Tấn Trường
not your average crime book. shocking. blunt. in-your-face. brilliant.
Oh my god...what a horrifying,endearing,suspenseful story. Through the middle I was so nervous for Jack and Ma. I just LOVED how it evolved.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phan Hồn Nhiên
I have been a reader of her books since she started writing. She always weaves a magical element into her books. This one traced the history of a town and it's people. A little quirky, fun and sometimes sad. In some places it felt a little dis-jointed. I would have loved to have seen a family tree at the end of the book.
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.