Tobias Siegrist từ Richmond, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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11/22/2024

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Tobias Siegrist Sách lại (10)

2019-06-20 19:30

Fujiko F Fujio Đại Tuyển Tập - Doraemon Truyện Dài (Tập 2) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

*minor spoilers* PROS: After a meh wedding and an amusing honeymoon, the first half of the book is surprisingly dark with genuine consequences arising for Bella and her friends as everything seems to fall apart, most of which is written quite well in the bitter, cynical voice of Jacob. The pack politics are good, a whole bunch of intriguing vampires come into play in the second half, and there's a great buildup to a big final conclusion. Most impressive of all, the perfection that is Edward finally breaks in the first half as his controlling ways fall apart and he's so desperate to save Bella that he proposes some nasty ideas. But it works because the book admits it's twisted and builds off his desperation. CONS: Alice, who used to be a likeable character, has kinda fallen into Edward's role of trying to control every aspect of Bella's life. Once we get through the second half, everything is perfection and rainbows again and Bella defies odds and becomes a vampire to beat all vampires. She has a ridiculous superpower amidst a section already bogged down with ridiculous superpowers, and the way she has her cake and eats it too in terms of her new lifestyle robs the story of any true sacrifice or weight. The super brain and rapid aging of the baby feels like cheap plot convenience. I like that they acknowledge the ookier aspects of imprinting, but it's still ooky. Leah Clearwater is a fascinating character that keeps getting the short end of the stick. The promised epic climactic showdown is pretty much just people debating and failing to use their powers on one another.

2019-06-20 22:30

Theodore Boone: the Accused Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: John Grisham

I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. It's still an honest review, but the FTC wanted you to know... ---------------- This book seemed to me like "Gnosticism for Dummies" wrapped up in a thin candy Scooby-Doo shell (the only thing missing was the crazy old man who dressed up like a ghost/alien/monster). I was excited to receive the book when I saw it on first reads--it sounded like an adventure novel along the same lines as the DaVinci code. My first hint that it was not the case was the classification on the back cover: Spirituality/Fiction. Spirituality? Not mystery, thriller or adventure? Hmmm. Nonetheless, I dove in, hoping for the best. The book felt like it had been written by a high school student, both in style and story. The characters were flat and insipid. The entire book was merely a platform to explain Gnostic ideas, with the "adventure" and "detective work" being merely a secondary concern (if that). I also found it surprising that two of the main characters were so quick to accept ideas shared with them by two professors--in the course of two days, they essentially drop their Catholic upbringings and accept the Gnostic ideas they are told. No heavy internal wrestlings? Not much of a spiritual struggle, it seemed. Now for the good (because there was some). I applaud Mr. Davila for having written a book about something that he obviously believes and wants to share with others. Second, I felt like he provided a (mostly) realistic view of the middle east. I appreciated being able to "see" Jerusalem and Palestine and the description of the Jewish settlements in the West Bank. It's stuff that I hear about on the news, but don't know what it looks like. Tariq ends up being the most interesting and deepest character of the book--maybe it should have focused on him instead of everyone else. There was exactly one moment in the whole book where I felt connected emotionally to the story: page 155 where ***SPOILER*** (view spoiler) ***END SPOILER*** That was the only time that I cared about anyone in the whole book. And the only time that the book actually felt like an adventure. The good news: you can get published if you want to write a book badly enough.

Người đọc Tobias Siegrist từ Richmond, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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.