Leonardo Nino từ Yadkin, NC , USA

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12/22/2024

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2019-08-23 12:30

Từ Điển Anh - Việt - Tái bản 06/09/2009 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Viện Ngôn Ngữ Học

I picked up Across the Universe by Beth Revis after hearing lots of good things about it. I suspect these high expectations contributed in part to my not enjoying it quite as much as I’d hoped I would. The premise of the story is: a generation ship is being sent to another planetary system. It will take 300 years to get there so the colonists are cryogenically frozen for the duration. One of the main characters, Amy, an American teenager from our near future, is coming along on the ship because her parents are crucial to the colonisation effort. But Amy is woken up not on their new home, but fifty years before they land. Someone has tried to kill her by unplugging her. But why? Other frozen people aren’t as lucky as Amy when they’re mysteriously unplugged. Who is trying to kill the colonists and why? It’s bad enough that she’s on a ship with planetfall so distant, now Amy is desperate to find out who the murderer is before her parents are unplugged. The other main character is Elder, around Amy’s age and destined to be future leader of the generation ship. He is under the tutelage of the current leader, Eldest, who is mean, dictatorial and has little faith in Elder’s leadership abilities. Like Amy, Elder also wants to find the murderer and prove to Eldest that he will be a good leader. I wasn’t expecting this book to be quite as much of a dystopia as it was. I don’t want to spoil anything, but when she wakes up, Amy finds herself in a very different world, and not just because it’s a spaceship. All the people we relate to as normal are dubbed crazy and relegated to the psych ward and all the allegedly normal people act more or less like mindless drones. Why? Until Amy comes along, it doesn’t occur to Elder to question the state of things, but once he does, his perception of society quickly unravels. Some interesting aspects of society are examined in Across the Universe, for example what can happen when the dissemination of information and human history is strictly controlled. At one point, Amy is attacked and I thought the way that was handled in the text was very well done. She was traumatised and doesn’t just shake it off like a few too many books would have had her do. On the other hand, one aspect that irritated me a little was related to Eldest being an unlikeable person and obviously a dishonest leader. I very much felt it was unnecessarily to compare him to Hitler to emphasise how unworthy of being admired he was. Yes, it also served the purpose of showing how Earth’s history had been re-written, but that was done elsewhere with other historical figures, so it just felt like lazy writing to invoke Hitler. Although some aspects, like the above, were a bit heavy-handed, I enjoyed the general exploration of the sociological ramifications of the generation ship society. There were some secrets aboard ship that, as a reader familiar with dystopian concepts, I worked out before the main characters, but at no time were these drawn out tediously, which was nice. One thing that really peeved me, however. It was the blatantly wrong science Revis chose to make vital to the plot. It made me angry. I can’t explain it without spoilers, but if you don’t mind being spoiled, I wrote a detailed blogpost about it on my blog (http://tsanad.blogspot.com/2012/03/sc...). Overall, I’m undecided as to whether to read the sequel. On the one hand, I am interested to read about the sociological implications of the events towards the end of the first book. On the other hand, I suspect my blinding rage against the sciencefail might mar the experience a little. It is remotely possible that Revis could redeem some of the science, but I don’t have much faith in that. I might decide after a) reading some reviews of A Million Sunsand b) waiting a bit for the fury to die down. 3.5 / 5 stars

2019-08-23 13:30

Bộ Sách Từ Vựng Tiếng Anh, Hoa, Việt Dành Cho Bé - Hiệu Xe Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Gia Bảo - Tri Thức Việt

I liked this Gross novel, but not as much as the Ty Hauck novels. This one doesxn't have a sequel (at least not yet).

2019-08-23 14:30

Cô Gái Trong Nắng Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Koshigaya Osamu

read it before the movie and it was unreal. absolutely LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!

2019-08-23 15:30

Em Không Biết Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Qifu A

This is a collection of short essays written by women affected by poverty. It's a great book for someone who can't sit down for hours at a time. Serves as a good motivator...

2019-08-23 16:30

Neuroanatomy in Clinical Context, 9e (International edition) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Duane E. Haines

oh scarlett! what a character.

2019-08-23 17:30

Tủ sách Đường đến thành công Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Richard & Kris Carlson (Mr. & Mrs)

If you've not yet discovered Mary Kay Andrews you really need to pick-up this book. This is the third book in her Savannah series and they are so much fun. Sort of a southern Stephanie Plum (a series by Janet Evanovich). They all contain a mystery of some sort, but that is definitely second to the humor in the books. I've recommended Andrews' books to a wide variety of people and everyone always loves them. Blue Christmas is good, but I'd start with Itty Bitty Lies, one of her stand-alone titles.

2019-08-23 18:30

Tuyển Tập Những Bài Ca Cổ Hay Nhất Xưa Và Nay - Chuyện Tình Lan Và Điệp Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

So I'm actually really enjoying these books. I mean maybe I'll feel differently around book 30 but these early ones are pretty entertaining.

2019-08-23 19:30

Shin - Cậu Bé Bút Chì (Tập 10 - Tái Bản 2014) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

This was my first Charlaine Harris book and while I did enjoy it, at the same time it didn't live up to all the hype. I had a hard time connecting to the main character of Harper, she just seemed really distant. As for the mystery part of the book, it was too easy to figure. Hopefully if I continue the series Harper will become more relateable.

2019-08-23 20:30

Giải Toán Hình Học 11 Nâng Cao Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Ngọc Thu

I tried to read this book earlier (just over a year ago) and wasn't in the right mind frame for it...I really enjoyed it on vacation this past week though. I'm actually excited to read the next one...

2019-08-23 21:30

Hướng Dẫn Học Và Thi YCT Cấp Độ 2 (Kèm 1 Đĩa Mp3) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Fun southern read.

Người đọc Leonardo Nino từ Yadkin, NC , USA

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.