Kevin Haselton từ Tupalovce, Serbia

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12/22/2024

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Kevin Haselton Sách lại (10)

2019-05-31 08:30

Bác Sỹ Và Đao Phủ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Vương Vũ Chấn

Anderson veers between genres and subjects with such freedom, that you have to be impressed. Here he takes on the American Revolution from the perspective of a young black slave. For the first part of Octavian's life he doesn't really understand he is a slave. His lack of freedom is well disguised because he is the subject of an ongoing scientific experiment. This makes his plight, when it become clear, especially moving and tragic. I like the representation of the American Revolution here because it captures so many elements that often get lost in the modern version of God-inspired patriots fighting the glorious cause. This book emphasizes the influence of the Enlightenment on American thinking. The scientists here are earnest but ultimately creepy. The book also honestly portrays how confused most Americans were about what was going on and how unsure they were of which side to take in the growing struggle. I also liked how the book follows slaves in a different era from when we usually see them. And I promise, if you read this you won't forget the pox party scenes. I listened to this as an audiobook. Some of the reading fell a little flat, but in passages, Anderson's poetic use of the era's language really soared. One section dragged a little: Octavian's participation in the war is told entirely through another soldier's letters home. The device grew tired after a while. Octavian wasn't really coherent through most of this period, so I understand why Anderson made the choice he did, but it just got stale. Maybe if you were reading and not listening to the book, it wouldn't seem so slow in this section. Overall, I would give this 4.5 stars if I could. The slow section and the cliffhanger ending are the only elements I didn't care for. It would be very long for YA, but this should really have been published as one book. At least Anderson was honest and admitted it was Vol. 1 in the title. I'll definitely pick up the second half.

2019-05-31 09:30

Học Ăn, Học Nấu, Thẩm Thấu Yêu Thương Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kikue Tamura

New author for me in the legal thriller genre. Just when you think things should get better for Joe Dillard, they get worse. But he comes out OK!

2019-05-31 10:30

Bí Mật Của Một Trí Nhớ Siêu Phàm (Sách Bỏ Túi) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Eran Katz

As a child this was my absolute favorite story ever! Unfortunately I believe it is out of print now. I have my original falling apart copy, and my aunt found me one at a thrift store as well (in a bit better condition). Such a cute story, and a welcome change to some of the typical princess marries the prince stories!

2019-05-31 11:30

Bí Ẩn Mãi Mãi Là Bí Ẩn - Tập 1 (Tái Bản 2017) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

I love Julia Quinn - she is my favorite romance author. This one is good, but not as good as the books she writes on her own. There are three stories going on in the book so none of them are as developed as they would be in a regular length novel. I still enjoyed it though - the dialogue is excellent and it's really funny.

2019-05-31 12:30

Xây Dựng Mô Hình Ba Chiều Và Bản Vẽ Kỹ Thuật Bằng Inventor Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phan Đình Huấn

This book was such a joy! Whimsical and eloquent, until of course an absurd, totalitarian government degrades the language of the book into inarticulate stupor. Ella Minnow Pea lives on the fictional island of Nollop off the coast of the US, named after the man who wrote the sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” The residents worship Nollop for so brilliantly constructing a sentence that uses all of the letters in the alphabet. They worship language, too, and use it in the book’s initial epistles with love and glee. Then one day one of the letters falls from a plaque of the sentence in the town square. The high council takes it as a sign from Nollop that this letter can no longer be used, and they crack down accordingly. Soon the residents of Nollop are living in a totalitarian state. They cannot say what they want to say, for their coffers of permissable letters are quickly depleting. The only thing that can win them the war: devising a new sentence that puts the old one to shame. This is a fast-paced romp through the alphabet, complete with several love stories and a nice dollop of action. It serves as a reminder that our language is beautiful not for its order but for the chaos in the sheer possibilities. Loved this book!

2019-05-31 13:30

Zoo Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

This book gives great insight into the struggles of uneducated adults trying to survive on jobs at establishments like Walmart. Easy, quick read.

2019-05-31 14:30

Natra Truyền Kỳ (Tập 2) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I don't usually like short stories, but all of the stories in this collection are about the same set of characters over a long span of time.

2019-05-31 15:30

Hồi Ức Lính Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Vũ Công Chiến

Little bit boring.

2019-05-31 16:30

Giúp Bé Làm Quen Tiếng Anh Môn Toán Song ngữ Anh Việt (Tập 4) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Bùi Quang Tấn

** spoiler alert ** There were at least half a dozen (maybe as many as 15) plots elements that could have been spun into an entire book here;squeezing them all int one short novel resulted in a confusing, twitchy and unpredictable reading experience that was not nearly as enjoyable as his previous three novels. SPOILERS For those who are interested, major plot elements include (but are certainly not limited to) 1) Sunken Treasure of Cortez 2) The modern incarnation of the Spanish Inquisition 3) The last, secret submarine in the Cuban Navy 4) Evil Vatican bankers 5) a Megalomaniac Mexican drug Lord 6) The Blackmailing son of a Nazi spy 7) A shadowy group that spies on the aforementioned Evil Vatican Bankers 8) An evil/incompetent father/son due operating an unethical international drug conglomerate 9) Nuclear bombs lost during the Cuban Missile crisis 10) Mutated flora and fauna attributed to #9 11) Chinese Special Forces working with the Captain of #3 and after #9 12) A Shadowy Assassin for hire 13) A legendary lost ship in the California desert

2019-05-31 17:30

Cha Và Con Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả

Labyrinth was, much to my chagrin, just "ok." It wasn't bad at all, but disappointingly not-stellar. This review may be because I had enhanced expectations for this novel - I bought it while I was in London two summers ago, and never got around to it, being busy with classes. It's got everything I love in a book - a strong female lead, France, a little bit of magic, a lot of history. The list goes on. So I've waited patiently until I had time to properly enjoy it and found the book...wanting. The great things about this book: The history is magnificently researched and artfully reanimated. The reader, reading about the Cors d'Honneur can imagine being in the very spot the character stands. The story is also well thought-out with no loop holes or loose ends. My problem with this book: There was just something...off about it. The author managed to develop the character's histories and personalities, but without any true emotion. You feel vaguely attached to the good characters and vaguely detestful of the bad, but the novel never takes a real grip on it's reader. The interactions between the characters always feels forced. As artfully as the author is able to describe the nuanced facial expressions in the conversations, the feelings all come across as blunt, with little depth. I've thought about this a bit and can't really figure out how I would fix it. The story is all there, and it's a good story, but the inter-character relations have little spice. A final criticism would be that though the attempts to make the mystery complex and interesting were well-meant, the author frequently errs both on the side of "mysterious-to-the-point-of-being-difficult-to-follow" and the opposite side of "how-is-the-character-not-getting-this." All that being said, it's a well thought-out novel worthy of a read...but probably not a second.

Người đọc Kevin Haselton từ Tupalovce, Serbia

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.