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I thought the book was a drudgery. It took me MONTHS to finish it! I found myself forgetting who was who, and there weren't that many characters to keep in mind. I just couldn't identify with anyone. The characters were just shells of people. So depressing. The setting felt almost other-worldly, it was so desolate. I had to force myself to finish the book, and, to be honest, I skimmed the last 25 pages. I just wanted to find out what happened in the end, and I didn't care to read all the dark, depressing details.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Văn Thành Lê
Interesting to see how characters continue to evolve through the series. A minor in one book is a major in another and vice versa. I do not know how she keeps them all straight in her mind!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trần Đăng Khoa
Update 5/3/14: Robert LaVigne passed away a month ago. I am deeply saddened at his loss, and am sorry I was not able to see him again before he died. May he rest in peace. Original review: These booklets are a great concept -- take 25 different artists and have them each create a small booklet of their artwork to widely distribute. I have not seen all of the booklets in this collection, but I have seen a handful of them and own one. The booklets vary in quality of the art, but most are excellent. However, some of the reproduction leaves something to be desired. I have Robert LaVigne's booklet, Cyberliths, which is excellent. Robert LaVigne is an artist from the Beat Generation, a good friend of Allen Ginsberg and his ilk. His artwork in this booklet is very different from his paintings. In the work he has tackled the idea of the language and of the staggering time required to reduce plutonium to safe levels of radiation. We can barely decipher works from some cultures thousands of years ago. How can we make sure cultures millions of years from now can read our warnings on our nuclear "safes"? The art looks like black and white ink drawings, though it all was done digitally. They are of objects covered with glyphs that are believable and realistic. The work conveys a feeling of antiquity while also asserting the future. I give four stars to the collection and five stars to Cyberliths. --------------------------------------------------------- Postscript: I wrote this review 9 years go. I got to meet and work with Mr. Lavigne because he needed help using PageMaker to lay this book out and I supported PageMaker at Adobe Tech Support. He was in ailing health at the time and I don't know if he is still alive, as I cannot find any information about him. In return for my meager help he insisted I take one of his pieces of art, all he had in a tiny rent-controlled apartment above the Pike Place Market. I took the smallest he had. He was introduced to me by a good friend who was also immensely talented and who committed suicide a few years later. This review is my honest opinion of the book but it is also a memorial to two beautiful souls.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Henry Gilbert
I read this book while living in California, which was fun, since it takes place in SF. Dave Eggers rambles on a bit, which can be fun and also tiring at times. The character is very personable, and is mentally split somewhere between reality and fantasy.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Adam Braun
It was OK. An interesting idea with the protagonist telling the story of her grieving family from heaven.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Julia Cook
I thought this was a pretty good book overall. It moved fast and was exciting. Part of me felt like the ending was too "Happy ever after" after everything that Sam went through. Everything just seemed to work out perfectly for Sam. I found the racial theme interesting and very eye opening. While this story is fiction it is sad to think that there really are people out there who feel that way. I felt like there were several loose ends left with some of characters. For one, I wish that we found out what happened to Dewayne after the Judge moves him. Did he ever come home! Did anyone ever find out the truth? Did Sam ever tell anyone besides his friends the truth about the trial.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Quách Tất Kiên
So good.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Ths. Hoàng Nguyên
Very good writing. Read very quickly and was anxious to get back to it when I had to leave it. This author will definitely be on my list to read next book.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trương Chính
You can remain alive anywhere in the world when you keep your wits. This is a major lesson in survival. Remember that nature and the elements are neither your friend nor your enemy—they are actually disinterested. Instead, it is your determination to live and your ability to make nature work for you that are the deciding factors. Learn to put up with new and unpleasant conditions. Keeping your mind on SURVIVAL will help. Don’t be afraid to try new foods. One survivor reported that some men would almost starve before eating strange food. He said they tried a soup made from lamb’s head, with lamb’s eyes floating around in it. When a new prisoner came in, he would try to find a seat next to him so he could eat the food the prisoner refused. A clean shave is a good morale booster. Avoid scratches, bruises, and loss of direction and confidence by developing “jungle eye.” If caught in an avalanche, use swimming motions to stay on top. Be careful not to drink more than three or four cups of ripe coconut juice a day. This juice is a violent laxative. Be careful not to get this [papaya:] juice into your eyes—it will cause intense pain and temporary or even permanent blindness. …you can live for a long period on nothing but almonds. Both rats and mice are palatable meat, particularly if cooked in a stew. These rodents should be skinned, gutted, and boiled. Rats and mice should be boiled about 10 minutes. Either may be cooked with dandelion leaves. Always include the livers. Survival in remote and desolate areas, in the Arctic, desert, or jungle, depends on you. You must be physically fit; have a fundamental knowledge of woodcraft principles; know what foods are available and how to find and prepare them; understand how to care for your body and how to conserve energy; and recognize those plants and animals that will harm you. Armed with this knowledge, you are prepared to wage a winning battle for survival. With few exceptions, natives are friendly. They know the country, its available water and food, and the way back to civilization…. (1) Let the natives contact you. Deal with the recognized headman or chief to get what you want …. (3) Treat natives like human beings. …. (5) Respect personal property, especially their women. (6) Don’t take offense at pranks played on you. Primitive people especially are fond of practical jokes. Survival is synonymous with “take your time.” The polar bear is a tireless, clever hunter with good sight and an extraordinary sense of small. He may even hunt you! Do not fry meat. This method eliminates the fat necessary for your health. Don’t hurry. Never try to beat the jungle by speed—you can’t. Native food in the Sahara is both palatable and edible. You are less likely to enjoy the food that is available in the Gobi since the native Mongols have less idea of cleanliness than the Arabs. Avoid wild buffalo because of their continued mean tempers.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Shel Leanne
This was interesting because I read it back in high school or college, loved it and everything else I could find by Thomas Hardy. A couple of years ago I listened to it, and hated it because of the unquestioned miserable fate of the heroine.
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.