Amine Taourite từ Padina, Bulgaria

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05/05/2024

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2019-06-22 22:31

Đã Đến Lúc Nói Lời Tạm Biệt Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gỗ

"A Fighting Man of Mars" is book 7 of 11 John Carter novels that Edgar Rice Burroughs gave to the world. It first appeared serially in "The Blue Book Magazine" from April-September 1930, and, at almost 250 pages, is the longest of all the Carter novels. As in the previous three books in the series, Carter himself only makes a few token appearances, the action mantle this time falling on a distant relation of his, Tan Hadron. As Carter did for Dejah Thoris in books 1-3, and Carthoris did for Thuvia in book 4, and Gahan did for Tara in book 5, Hadron in book 7 goes on a quest to save a woman who has initially spurned him. This IS a big book in the Carter series, as I have said, and Burroughs throws in everything but the proverbial kitchen sink to entertain the reader. Whereas previous books generally featured two or three enemy nations and their leaders, this book has a full six: the dead city of Xanator, with its fierce green warriors; the city of Tjanath, with its despotic ruler Haj Osis; the volcanic realm of Ghasta, with its bestial ruler Ghron; the castle of Jhama, home of the mad scientist Phor Tak; the province of U-Gor, with its cannibal inhabitants; and last but certainly not least, the nation of Jahar, led by the power-crazy Tul Axtar. Instead of one woman that needs saving, and one romantic subplot, this book offers up a full three. The book also lays claim to being the most sci-fi oriented of the lot so far, what with the use of metal-, wood- and flesh-disintegrating weapons, invisibility paint, guided ground-to-air torpedoes and so on. Throw in a scene with a crazed white ape on top of a tower, a humongous killer albino lizard, poison spiders, mucho swordplay, and the mother of all air battles at the book's end and you've got quite a hefty load of fantastic entertainment in your hands. Burroughs certainly gives the reader value for [money] in this one, no doubt. The novel moves breathlessly along from one set piece to the next, never pausing for breath. There are even nice touches of humor to be had; for example, the fact that the scientist, Jason Gridley, at the novel's opening, is from TARZANa, California, of all places! Much as I enjoyed the book, however, I did have some problems with it; numerous problems, actually.... By now, any reader of this series will be resigned to the unwelcome intrusion of what I like to call I&I: inconsistencies and implausibilities. Like what inconsistencies? In one scene, Burroughs tells us that the distance from Jhama to Jahar is 4,000 haads; a little later on, this distance is said to be 2,500 haads. Things like this can drive an alert reader to distraction! In another scene, it is said that Phor Tak had invented the paint that renders the metal-disintegrating ray useless; but previously in the book, it was stated that that paint was a product of one of his assistants, AFTER Phor Tak had gone into exile! Hadron and his buddy, Nur An, are forced to swim through some underground rapids in one scene, and yet in previous books it had been established that Barsoomians don't, as a rule, know how to swim, due to the dearth of water on their planet! In another scene, Hadron is led to the green warriors' encampment by the loud sounds of their squealing thoats (beasts of burden); so why is he so worried when they start squealing as he makes off with one of them? As far as implausibilities: Hadron and Nur An's balloon escape from Ghasta is extremely hard to swallow. Even harder to buy is the fact that this balloon drifts across the planet and coincidentally lands them right on the roof of the person that they are looking for! As in book 3, it is extremely hard for me to believe that a man can climb up or down the side of a tower at night by grasping onto slight protuberances. It is never explained to the reader how Hadron's invisible ship floated away in Tjanath, and that ship's miraculous reappearance in U-Gor is just totally unlikely in the extreme. Also never explained is how Tul Axtar manages to track down Phor Tak at the book's conclusion; this one really had me scratching my head! The "surprise" regarding Tavia at the book's end is so very obvious that only the most obtuse of readers will not see it coming; it is so obvious that I wonder if Burroughs really meant it to be a surprise at all. Despite all this grousing, I do NOT want to give the impression that I didn't enjoy this book. It fully deserves the four stars that I give it, if only for its great show of imagination and superb pace. Oh yes...there is one other thing that I loved. In one portion of the book, it is said that it is the boast of John Carter--leader of Mars' most powerful army--that he will never fire the first [time] in a war, even though--as in this book--he is faced with a power-mad thug who has accumulated weapons of mass destruction. I have to wonder what Dubya would've made of this!

2019-06-22 23:31

Up and Away! (Busy Machines) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Julie Fletcher

I loved this book, but then I love all Maeve Binchy. I love the interconnectedness of the families and neighbors. I love the idea that Emily can arrive from the US and immediately become an important part of the community. I also love 'catching up' with all my 'old friends' from previous books.

2019-06-23 00:31

Trà Hoa Nữ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Alexandre Dumas

** spoiler alert ** I have to say, this book is unlike any of his others books I've read, on one hand; but on another there are a lot of similarities in details. I noticed a lot of similiarites between this book and "Message in a Bottle". The main guy Taylor reminds me alot of Garrett from "Message in Bottle" with the way he takes things so calm, cool, and collective; and his bit about cooking steaks on the gril. Taylor's mom, Judy reminds me a lot of the heavy-set woman in "Message in a Bottle" and Lexie's aunt in "At First Sight" also, Denise (the main woman character) reminds me alot of the main woman character in "Message in a Bottle" when they describe the way she's dressed. Whenever I read about Denise and Kyle riding their bikes, it reminded me of Katie, Alex, and Alex's kids riding their bikes home from a carnival in "Safe Haven" Nicholas Sparks newest books. I had no idea Mitch would die, that was a shocker for me, and it's also the first part of the book that made me cry. My heart broke when I read about how his father had died, and how he blamed himself. At the end when it all comes together in the Epilouge I fell in love with their "happily ever after" story, and I was surprised (although due to foreshadowing I shouldn't have been, but I guess I didn't pay attention) that Denise had another baby, but what really got me was that the named the baby Mitch, after Taylor's best friend. There were so many parts of this movie that broke my heart, made me happy, and irritated me. I would recommend this book to ANYONE. I absolutely loved it. <3

2019-06-23 01:31

Luyện Yêu Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

this book was one of my faviote dork diaries but the second one is my favorite

2019-06-23 02:31

Vui Học Tiếng Anh XYW - Trau Dồi Tiếng Anh Qua 300 Mẩu Chuyện Cười Song Ngữ (Màu Vàng) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thanh Châu

I really liked reading Gilgamesh. Ok, maybe I'm a nerd, but it was a fun read in class, probably because we had just finished Beowulf and Grendel and discussions were very loud...practically epic.

2019-06-23 03:31

The Best Preparation For IELTS - Listening (Kèm 1 CD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Young Kim

I had such high expectations for this book and frankly, I was dissapointed.

2019-06-23 04:31

Những Mùa Wagashi Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phương Nguyễn

I thought this book was ok. It seemed a bit predictable to me. I wanted to like this book but it seemed dry. I didn't think it was as good as Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.

2019-06-23 05:31

Winx Club - Câu Lạc Bộ Các Tiên Nữ Sành Điệu - Đi, Cùng Winx Phiêu Lưu! Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Rainbow

I actually read the english version

2019-06-23 06:31

Lauren Ipsum Và Cuộc Phiêu Lưu Tới Vùng Đất Kỳ Ảo Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I read this book and this book is really good.

2019-06-23 07:31

Sell Local, Think Global Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Olga Mizrahi

To be honest, I haven't even come close to reading this entire book - I think I was assigned two or three essays in a college sophomore English class. But the presence of "Self-Reliance" alone makes it an essential part of my desert-island library. This is the essay where Emerson makes the famous statement "Trust thyself," and the rest of the essay lays out why. "Self-Reliance" is the ultimate weapon against any bout of insecurity or low self-esteem.

Người đọc Amine Taourite từ Padina, Bulgaria

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.