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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Yow Fu
A story about both sides of a little girl's illness. Lia Lee started having epileptic attacks at 3mos old. Anne Fadiman examines both the Western Medicine and the Hmong Culture that that failed her. And really neither failed. But neither succeeded. I learned alot about how Western Medicine views a patient. And if that patient is a child, how it views the family. I also learned about how the Hmong have survived thru the centuries, never assimilating into the culture of any country they have lived in. They have been nomadic and have no homeland. The Hmong have chosen to live in remote mountains, far removed from the rest of the world. No country has wanted them to stay b'c of this non-assimilation. But they have used the Hmong to fight their wars. Anne Fadiman does an amazing job of showing both sides of Lia's illness. She shows great care in trying to understand the culture of both and find the reason they failed together. She enters their worlds on their terms and has great understanding on how they both tried their best to help Lia. Really interesting book.
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J.D. Salinger's writing style really reminds of the way S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders) writes. It's a first-person narrative, and I had to read the first page about fifty times before becoming interested enough to move on to the rest of the book. I think the first page or so really isn't much of an incentive to keep reading, but this book is an easy, fast-paced read once you sit down and get the hang of it.
Americans have a fear of impermanence. In the residential developments that were the first suburbs, this fear was manifest in restrictive covenants that attempted to hold the neighborhood at a certain state forever. This meant "protection" from people paint their homes the "wrong" color, forbidding people of the "wrong" color to move in, and much more. This is a fascinating book and a breeze to read. Although Fogelson provides tremendous detail, his narratives flow beautifully. Oh, and I helped pick out the cover image!
re: review of laughing corpse.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Vietvanbook
It was August 12th. The US stock market had just spent the last week absolutely tanking, and all signs seemed to be pointing to another recession. And I stumbled upon this book in an international airport, and couldn't resist... the premise of the fictional "thriller" being that in the summer of 2011 the US and world economies collapse into a 2nd global financial crisis, but that leads to a new "Golden Age" of prosperity in China. The book is fictional and is written from the perspective of characters living in 2013, after two years of the new Chinese Golden Age. I think the book is mischaracterized as a thriller... for me the story didn't really move that way. With the hindsight of knowing how it ends, I think it's more accurately described as a thesis on modern Chinese political/economic/philosophical policy. I found the characters and story moderately interesting, but was never very engaged. Partly because the writing style felt a bit stiff... like something written in Chinese that had been translated to English. That said, the story didn't need to be excellent for the book to be worthwhile. The story just needs to set the stage for the climax... which is basically the author's dissertation on Chinese policy, perspective, domestic and foreign aspiration, and intended affect. The Beijing-based author appears to easily have the credentials to discuss the topics, and I found it fascinating to read about these topics (including the view of the American economic and political policies) from a Chinese perspective. Granted, the climax does read less like a novel and more like a poli-sci thesis, but I still found it fascinating.
Set in a small town in 1960's Australia, Jasper Jones is part mystery, part coming of age novel and part To Kill a Mockingbird tribute (echo?). When Jasper Jones, the town rebel, appears in Charlie's window late one night, he pulls Charlie into a mysterious tragedy as he leads him to the body of Laura Wishart hanging from a tree. I have mixed feelings about Jasper Jones. On the one hand, there were some wonderfully written parts of the book. I felt that the setting (small town 60's Australia) and some of the characters (mainly, Jeffery Lu) were extremely well developed and honest. There was a cricket match mid-way through the book that had me edge of my seat, excited for the outcome of a game that I can hardly follow the rules of! On the other hand, try as I might, I did not find myself very interested in Charlie, his parents, Jasper and the relationships among the characters. While Jasper Jones has been labeled "The Australian To Kill A Mockingbird," I think it echoed and mimicked Mockingbird more than it needed to. Every Mockingbird-like element of Jasper Jones felt very contrived, lacking the genuine emotion to pack an emotional punch. Recommended for readers who are looking for a serious book with echoes of great literary works. While the teen protagonist and setting may appeal to some YA reader, I think this will appeal more to the crossover YA/adult literary fiction audience.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Võ Đại Mậu
was good
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Dương Minh Quý
The highlight of this play is certainly Portia's speech on the quality of mercy. We are all inclined to want our "pound of flesh."
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Yann Martel
Well written, smoothly written like a dream. Very sensual, brilliant
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
This book was really good. I read it twice already. it grabbed my attention. it gives really goo d details, really good that you can picturein your mind what was happening.
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.