Steven Mercado từ Poljana, Croatia

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04/27/2024

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Steven Mercado Sách lại (11)

2018-02-21 22:30

Tư Duy Như Leonardo da Vinci Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Michael J. Gelb

I've been reading a lot of memoirs (or life stories with creative enhancements) lately. Most are painfully bad and commit the horrific crime of being dull. Most shocked me with an oppressive self-centeredness while miraculously dodging any act or hint of self-awareness. I mean, I'm merely writing a short review and I'm totally aware of the self-importance I'm exuding. I'm not going to pretend that I'm humble or thoughtful; I'm doing this entirely because I like writing about the VERY. IMPORTANT. STUFF I like to think about. The difference between self-indulgence and self-reflection often gets murky in a book like this one . It's a daunting challenge that I'm probably not capable of handling with any grace. Probably. Anyway, I think Dave Eggers manages this challenge with careful skill. Yes, yes, I agree that he sounds pretentious at times and overly self-congratulatory at others. There are even occasions where his attempts at authenticity lead to embarrassing revelations that felt like a kind of meta-pretense. Ultimately, I enjoyed Egger's writing style and the flights of his imagination that launched at the slightest of provocations. Quite frankly, his life isn't all that interesting. That's fine. Most of literature is about boring stuff when you think about it. I mean, Pride and Prejudice is about a bunch of spoiled, jobless aristocrats worrying about ribbons and getting married. Yawn. But, its the writing and narrative choices that made that snoozer interesting and a classic. I not suggesting that Dave Egger's book will be a classic; I'm saying that I enjoyed reading his book. It reminded me that our reactions (often over-reactions) to the simple things in life are what make every individual's life so wildly fascinating.

2018-02-21 23:30

Tư Duy Cá Mập - Suy Nghĩ Cá Vàng Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Jon Gordon

This memoir described one month in the recent past of the author, while she was in therapy and one year in her less recent past. The convention of switching back and forth between the time periods and showing the correlations between events was less confusing than I thought it would be. The musical terminology and descriptions of pieces of music were much more confusing to me. She described her feelings a lot of times in terms of certain concertos and symphonies. I don't read music at all, and I had a hard time grasping the point of what she was trying to say. I also didn't feel that the book really resolved. She went through a lot of abuse and broken relationships and her therapy was all about coming to terms with that. She described the process of that very well, but even though the book includes a 'Coda' (Epilogue) that takes place 3 years later and then the entire work was copyrighted 2 years after that, the author does not say how she now relates to her family and whether her father continues to be an abusive clergy person. I'm glad she can play the piano again, but I'd like to know how other things are going as well.... Possibly I shouldn't have attempted reading a memoir so steeped in musical theory with my lack of knowledge on the subject, but I was reading for the personal story, which I thought got lost amidst all the musical analogies. Also, I understand that this is probably a very difficult process, to write about one's childhood abuse, so I feel apologetic for judging the work rather harshly.

Người đọc Steven Mercado từ Poljana, Croatia

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.