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Like The Other Boleyn Girl this book gives the reader a glimpse of life in the Tudor court from the imagined prospective of a minor figure in history. Although we know very little about Jane, we do know that she was a witness to an era that continues to fascinate people nearly five hundred years later. Henry VIII and his court changed the way governments work and the relationship between church and state. This book gives the readers a glimpse of what it might have been like to have been both an insider and an outsider at the same time during the latter part of Henry VII and early part of Henry VIII's reigns. It also gives a view of relationships within the Tudor family and its court.
I read all of the Archer books some thirty-five years ago, and since then I have been under the impression that none of the books until The Galton Case was worthy of attention. I was wrong. True, The Moving Target (Archer #1) lacks a family tragedy with haunted children that is the hallmark of later Archer, and it also lacks a disciplined series of images--both in metaphor and in the visuals evoked by the narrative--that carry us to the heart of the classic Archer tale. Still, there's enough here to make it worth your while. The fringes of Hollywood are handled with flair (a sleazy piano bar with B-girls and a coke-head soloist, plus a has-been actress--and former S&M club mistress of ceremonies--turned astrologer/grifter), Archer's narrative voice is spare, elegant and already close to perfect, the imagery is precise, and the picture of a money-obsessed Southern California society living off the energy of countless anonymous Mexicans and Filipinos is very well done. I thought the first and last part of the book were better than the middle (which relies a little too much on cliches of the genre), but this is still the work of a fine genre writer, well on his way to becoming a master.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: KS. Nguyễn Nam Thuận
This is Ross Macdonald's final novel, and the last in the series of Lew Archer mysteries. It is a very good novel, animated by the usual Macdonald themes, and marks a fitting end to a life of literary achievement. Detective Lew Archer is hired by Ruth Beimeyer for what seems like a routine job: to find a stolen painting. But Lew soon finds out it is not as simple as it seems. What is the connection between Mrs. Biemeyer and the artist Richard Chantry? Why is Mr. Biedermeyer so angry, and why is their daughter Doris so sad and lost? Is her art student boyfriend Fred a thief or merely a troubled boy fascinated by a stolen portrait? Who is the woman in the picture anyway? And what does this have to do with the disappearance of the painter twenty years ago? The answers to these questions will be uncovered in time, but not before the sins, crimes and deceptions that were buried a generation ago are unearthed as well. And, as usual, Lew does his best to look after the suffering young people: Doris and Fred, lovers too young for the ancient guilt that is destroying their lives. This book—like all the Archer books—is well written, but it seems to me its style is more discursive, its metaphors less pointed, than usual. Certain readers on The Blue Hammer's first publication saw this as an interesting stylistic development, but in retrospect I am afraid it is rather the first faint signs of the effects of Alzheimer's, a disease that would prevent Macdonald from publishing any more novels. What a shame! For Macdonald was planning—or perhaps just dreaming—a novel in which Lew Archer would explore the secrets of his own history. What a treat that would have been! On the other hand, perhaps it's best that this final novel was never written. Archer is a hero, and—as with the heroes of Greek mythology whose ghosts populate Macdonald's landscapes—sometimes the gods decree it is best for a hero's origins not to be revealed.
Beautifully written; a mixture of historical fiction, literary analysis and a study of humans' self perception. Hard to put down.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phương Lan
Actually, I started reading it at B&N but didn't have any money at the time so...I gotta get on this because I love everything Brian K. Vaughn does. Although that's not going to make me watch the unholy mess of a show that is Lost.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Đỗ Lệ Hằng
So I know that you are supposed to read the book before watching the movie, but I didn't. I absolutely loved the movie with Johnny Depp, so I eagerly raced to my nearest copy of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. I was sorely disappointed. The movie is by far superior. Of course, I am not a big poetry fan, so that fact that every character spouted poetry was a big minus for the book. It was on ok read, but not brilliant.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Cheri J. Meiners
I thought this was a really interesting book, especially if you are familiar with Van Gogh and his work. I see that some reviewers found the book sad or depressing, but I didn't think so. The artist did suffer from mental problems, so obviously that's a big part of the story. I thought that the author provided realistic insight into Van Gogh's mind and his art. I also liked that the author tells at the end how she did her research and how much of the story was factual, because I always wonder about that when I read historical fiction. It would have been neat to have some prints included in the book so you could see the paintings to which the book refers, but I guess the reader could do some research of their own!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: John C. Maxwell
Another one of those books about the future that's not too far off the mark. Scary. I think it's time to give it another read.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phùng Thùy Linh
I completely related to it. A classic read!
Roadl Dahl is great! ;)
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.