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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Matt Thomas
I loved these inter-connected stories of a no-nonense math teacher in Maine, her family, friends, and neighbours. Beautifully written by Strout.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Susan Meredith
2.5 but gave it 3 for the writing. This is my first Colson Whitehead novel and while I was very impressed with his writing, I wasn't with the story. I understand the hype surrounding literary authors putting a high-end spin on genre fiction, but not all do it justice. Justin Cronin's The Passage was a well-written novel about vampires. There was no romance, no bejeweled brooding boys, British accents and blonde hair, but there was an engaging story, including relatable characters that held my interest. Zone One isn't your typical zombie novel, in fact there's no mention of zombies at all. The infected are known as "skels" or "stragglers." The novel has a wonderfully gloomy empty streets post-apocalyptic feel, but there was too much exposition and the pacing tedious. There is very little action with most of the story taking place in the main character's head. Although beautifully written I wanted out of his head!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhân Trí Việt
I am not as much a fan of Murakami's short stories as I am of his novels, but still a fantastic read!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Suzu Fukazime
I really liked this book. It was even better than the first in my opinion. For me, the measure of a really great book is it's ability to take the reader away from everyday life and make them feel like they are part of the story. I think Aprilynne Pike has really moved forward in terms of the growth of her writing. I liked the first novel but it didn't pull me in like this did. I thought she really made the characters grow here and it made the story come alive. I loved the way she made Avalon, and the way faeries have apparently influenced humans was great, very chuckle inducing. (In an AHH now I FINALLY understand history kind of way.) I really loved the referances to Laurel's past, I wish there was a way to remove the memory block so that her early years could be remembered and help shape her personality in a more faery esque direction. I really like the love triangle created in this series. It's more than just a plain old trianlge, basically the choice is between embracing a life she doesn't remember (and letting go of the only life she can remember having) or clinging to the life she's most comfortable in. Personally I hope she ends up with Tamani, because that means that she embraces what she is. She can't really have a future with David, though he is a wonderful human he just won't live as long as she, and from what I understand of the faerie reproductive system the job cannot be done by a human. Although Pike could through a freaky Twilight like twist in there and make the story suck by suddenly making it possible... I think I shed a tear or two in the part where this quote comes from, "Tell me," he said, his voice sharp and demanding. "Tell me David is all you need or want in your life." His face was close to her, his soft breath caressing her face. "That you never think of me when you're kissing him. That you don't dream about me the way I dream about you. Tell me you don't love me. ". Thats whole situation broke my heart because I felt like she knows she's meant to be with him, but she's too afraid to admit to it because she thinks that will mean loosing the humans she loves. Anyways, I loved this book, I can't wait for the next in the series and based on this second edition I would reccomend the series to anyone who is interested.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: William J. Rothwell
Tracy Kidder did an excellent job of telling Dr. Paul Farmer's story.
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Trolling the depths of the soul's despair... done with gentleness, clarity and compassion. A comforting read.
I wonder what I would have made of this book if I had read it the year it was published, 2001, the year I graduated from high school and started college. Would I have found anything of interest, any insight that may have altered my later decisions? As it was, I had not heard of Robbins and Wilner's writing on the "Quarterlife Crisis" nor had I encountered the term. I had no way of knowing how much just a few years later I would find myself a in the midst of exactly what the book describes. Becoming interested in this "phenomena" I thought I should take a look at the first text to describe it, written ten years ago. I found it to be thought provoking, if flawed, first articulation of growing identity crisis for people in their 20s. In first describing and discussing a growing frustrations among 20 somethings that came to be a much debated in pop culture, Alexandra Robbins and Abby Wilner were among the first to put a name to the crisis. While the book is more than a little dated, I did enjoy reading about how similar feelings to me own were common even a decade ago, and that such concerns may very well have become standard for many people at this stage of life. In fact, they have only grown after the tumultuous years since 2001. Discussing feelings of failure, doubt, and inadequacy in careers, education, relationships, and other problems The information they rely upon, though, is mostly anecdotal, compiling the experiences and thoughts of many 20 somethings to illustrate their arguments, which, if nothing else, comfort the reader with the knowledge that they are by no means alone in their fears. Because of this, Robbins and Wilner succeed in crafting a definition of the quarterlife crisis that continues to today. However, aside from defining it, they do little to discuss the cultural and psychological issues of this growing problem, let alone discussing actual advise for those in the throws of it. Perhaps, just showing that challenge exists is a good start.
I actually didn't get to finish this before I had to return it to the library, but I got a lot out of the chapters I read. Useful for me in my role as a project manager at work, but useful in the broader sense that it helped me to understand how I can have influence in difficult situations without feeling like I'm being coercive or manipulative.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lại Nhung
Touching, sad, heart-warming and all around wonderful. Brought tears to my eyes.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lê Duyên Hải
I thought it was thought provoking and easy to read. Filled with suspense and was able to read quickly.
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.