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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Ngọc Tư
I simultaneously laugh and weep for humanity. Tucker Max makes Chelsea Handler's "My Horizontal Life" read like a Laura Ingalls Wilder installment. I never experienced such a mix of horror and delight. Take the wildest college story you've heard. Double it. Add ten. Toss in some "Dear Penthouse Letters." Top it off with incontinence. Now you're close to a Tucker Max story but you still have some silicone and ass-slapping to go. Why just one star? Because I have a soul.
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Feel very meh about Cloaked. I ADORED Beastly, I really liked A Kiss in Time, but Cloaked kind of fell flat. It was hard to follow and one-dimensional at times. I liked how the main character was interested in shoes, but all the other characters were kind of unremarkable. I guessed the love-twist early on.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Th.s Hoàng Công Chức
Another of Pratchett's satirical books. This one, however, is my favorite. Not only a fun read, but with deeper, underlying subject matter that really made me stop and think.
This was another of my favorites as a teen, and it seemed a fitting follow up to the last book I listened to, Many Waters. Poly O'Keefe is the niece of Sandy and Dennys of that book, and, though there are a few books that come between these, plot wise, these two are closely tied together because they both deal with time travel. The time travel of this book seems to be a more spiritual form of time travel than that of Many Waters. Whereas Sandy and Dennys travelled through time due to science and messing with their dad's experimental computer, Poly's time travels are less explained by time than by some sort of spiritual connection. Not only do Poly, Bishop Colubra, and Zachary travel back through the time game, into a different "circle of time," but both Karralys and Anaral, druids from 3,000 years earlier, are about to travel forward into the present circle of time. There is no reason given for why the circles of time opened at all, let alone a scientific one, or a reason why it was for those specific reasons. In the end, the only guess that Karralys can make is that God opened the gate so they could eventually help Zachary (be less of a self-centered jerk and also heal his heart). One of the main issues in this book is sacrifice. The tribes in the past come from a culture where sacrifice, both animal and human, was seen as necessary for survival. The earth required it to give them good crops, for rain to be sent, for their people to prosper. Tav, who came with Karralys from England, believed that way, and so did the People Across the Lake. There is a distinct different, however, in blood that taken by force versus blood given, with Jesus as an example. Karralys and the People of the Wind believed the opposite of Tav and the other tribe. They believed that the Mother, the earth, was good, and only wanted their love, which is a much more modern view of religion. In the end, Tav's heart was changed not only because he came to care for Poly as a person, but because he truly realized that the Mother didn't require blood. Zachary's relationship to sacrifice was different in that he would never admit to himself until the end that he would sacrifice Poly's life for his own. Zachary was the ultimate symbol of selfishness. Even though he didn't actually know Poly that well, he insisted on visiting her frequently, charming her and taking advantage of her kindness and good nature, even going so far as to kiss her at times. Even though it was explained to him very clearly that Poly was at risk of being sacrificed if she went back in time again, Zachary chose to believe that the threat of death wasn't real and literally dragged her back to the past with him. When he could have stayed with the People of the Wind and seen if they could heal their heart, Zachary willingly abandoned them to go across the lake because he heard their healer was more powerful. When the chief of that tribe demanded he bring Poly to them before seeing the healer, Zachary arranged for her forceful abduction from the People of the Wind's camp. Even though he kept denying it, Zachary must have know all along what the chief intended for Poly: that her blood be sacrificed to bring rain to their side of the lake, and to provide their healer with more power. It wasn't until her death was eminent that Zachary repeated and realized what he had done. Of course, once all was said and done, they still did everything they could to heal his heart. And then Zachary has the temerity to ask Poly if he could see her again?!? I don't know if you can tell, but Zachary is one of my most despised characters ever. I wish Poly had just left him at that camp to rot, but she wouldn't have been able to live with herself if she had abandoned him, and going back for him allowed for her to negotiate peace between the two tribes. The healers in the past were interesting in their power is not something that can be explained. They are not doctors, with scientific knowledge of how things work, but rather some sort of magical power workers, who can feel the energy in people and manipulate it to bring about healing. Poly experiences this herself, as she seems to have the healing touch herself (and had there been more books, I bet Poly would have gone on to medical school). Her thoughts on good power versus bad power were interesting as well -- can good, positive power work together with bad, malignant power? Or are them incompatible? Would the power give to the healer through the spilling of Poly's blood have been able to increase the strength of his natural, loving power? Luckily, they didn't have to find out. Once of my favorite parts of this book was always the sweet relationship between Poly and Tav. This is another relationship that would never work like Yalith and Dennys/Sandy, both between of the time distance between them and the cultural differences as well. It's another example of love that is true, but not Poly or Tav's only love, one possible love. As much as Poly and Tav were drawn to one another, and truly began to care for each other, and could have possibly built a wonderful, loving life together, had the circumstances been different, I fully believe that they each could go on to love again, and find someone else to spend their lives with, someone who is equally compatible and lovable. That doesn't mean that Poly and Tav will forget each other; it's more like they'll remember each other in their hearts, as one does with someone who has died. Just as Poly thinks of Max out there, enjoying herself in whatever state she is in, be it Heaven or not, she will also think of Tav in that way, I hope. Overall, this is definitely a book I still love, and one that makes you think. Some of my favorite moments were the clash of cultures, like when Poly was showing off all her pocket items to the tribesmen, and I will never forget the visual of the blood red moon on the lake, and the canoe rising up in front of it, with Karralys and Og in the front, and the Bishop holding Louise the Larger in the back.
Listen to my great conversation with this author: http://web.mac.com/garyshapiro
Marvelously powerful book about the complexities and interrelations of cultures and nations. It begins with the bombing of Nagasaki and those horrors, with the prejudice against the German Konrad and his charming romance with the wise Hiroko. Hiroko eventually moves on to India and the author delves into the complexities of the British Empire then as it is ending and Pakistan is forming. Hiroko feels the sadness of the separation and ends of living in Pakistan, with her son having the traumas of being Japanese/Indian, as well as the fears of his being born to a woman who was harmed by radiation and how that could effect his own health. The time is the 1980's with all the warring in Afghanistan and the involvement of the CIA & various nations. The next time is 2001 in New York, where Hiroko now lives, and also in Afghanistan/Pakistan where various characters of the story now work. Shamsie examines a remarkable list of time periods and has an interesting perspective on the lessons of each.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phan Ái Việt
:( so good. so sad. blah!
No disrespect to Ms. Patton Walsh, but I wish she would quit writing these. I love Peter and Harriet so very much that I feel compelled to read. However, I spend most of the time while reading her Sayers continuations yelling things like "That's a contradiction of what she said in Busman's Honeymoon, you idiot!" and "Peter would never DO that!!" at the book. Then things get thrown, I don't finish the book and librarians look at me sternly when I return books with scuffed covers that were lent to me in pristine condition. All in all, this is a perfectly good little mystery of the caliber of an Ann Granger, but it does not even approach the skill at plotting and crafting characters that Sayers possessed. And the way in which Patton Walsh rehashes previous conversations and characters is tiresome. If you like the Sayers novels, I would leave this one alone.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hồ Anh Thái
I REALLY like these books! I great fantasy, a break from the fabulous Terry Brooks, must read more!
The Secret Keeper is a nice introductory piece for those wanting to explore the mysteries of the land that lies between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. The form of the story is not foreign, but some of the conflicts that arise might not be so familiar to all readers. The idea of the next living male relative taking responsibility for the family is not totally unfamiliar. The basic story could be lifted out of this setting and put into another culture. The results could be the same, but the journey would take a few different turns. The ability for a story to be able to cross cultural boundaries says a lot about the basic ideas behind the writing. Mitali Perkins is able to make makes that happen. One element that always hangs in the balance with books set in another culture is the decision to include or omit various concepts, traditions, and vocabulary. Their use adds color and brings a sense of authenticity that is often unachievable by any other means. What does not work well is to depend solely on a glossary or appendix to provide such details. Perkins uses both, but only as an additional resource at the end of the text. Although preferences vary, finding a way to embed this extra information in the text would have been sufficient. A decent story with some cultural information is what one should expect from this book. Creative teachers might develop the family issues and even find a way to share the book with an entire class. Other possible uses include an investigation into gender roles in sports and education. Add this book with confidence, but be prepared to talk it up among students to get them started. A Weak 4 out of 5 John Parker Media Coordinator Andrews High School Andrews, NC 28901 www.slamguy.wordpress.com
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.