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This book is good for people that like vampires. It's funny and intriguing.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Italo Calvino
the kid was like forrest gump junior before there ever was a forrest gump! HOLLA
Have you ever found an author that you like? Somebody who has been publishing for awhile, somebody who has a back list but who is entirely new to you? You absolutely love this author and wish you had discovered them earlier because now you have so much to catch up on. Wouldn't it have been great if you had been able to get in on the ground floor, so to speak. Well, here's your chance. First Time Dead is a two volume zombie anthology published by May December Publications and edited by TW Brown. All of the stories contained between the covers have been written by first-time authors. Now before you go rolling your eyes, let me say this. . . I was impressed. And for me to say that about a collection of short stories. . . Well, if you've read my past reviews, you know how much I dread them because they are usually inconsistent. I mentioned that First Time Dead is a two-volume anthology; however, please note that I am only going to be covering Volume 2 in this review, which gets off to a kick-ass start with "In This House I Dwell" by Ron Harris. The zombie apocalypse is already underway when the story opens, and Harris' tale of survival of a man and his wife veers from the norm because some of the zombies are evolving, regaining the ability to speak, think, and reason. But is there something darker at work here? DA Chaney explores the possible origins of the outbreak with "Zombie Bites: The Old Dead", combining the decaying zombies we all know and love with a hint of the more traditional zombies of The Islands. With "Ooky" Matthew R. Davis paints a classic portrait of adolescent one-upmanship as a young couple pass regaling each other with past sexual exploits. While the zombie action is low in this one, the story itself proves to be one you won't quickly forget. Joe Blevins' "Once More Without Feelings" does not deal with the zombie apocalypse, which we have come to expect with zombie anthologies, but delves more into Voodoo idealogy. Blevins proves that when you got it, you got it, even when you're dead. Donny Chavez shows us what a "day in the life" of a handful of survivors must be like in "Snow Days". Of all the stories, this is one that I feel could very easily be expanded upon. It has the same feel to it as The Walking Dead. Alexandro Rios offers up a more analytical view of the outbreak in "Zombies in Puerto Rico: Island of the Dead," in which an ex-reporter witness and blogs about the breakout as it occurs. "The Last Legacy" by Amanda Larson focuses on a mother and her two children who decide to stay in their remote island home, literally cut off from the outside world, and how the community pulls together to survive the outbreak. Eric Pollarine's "The Mission" takes us underground, as the survivors of the zombie apocalypse take to the sewers and underground tunnels. This is one of the most desolate stories in this volume, as it shows the hopelessness of the "new world", that not matter what you do to survive, eventually you will be joining the ranks of the walking dead. Jason Thacker takes a more comic approach to the zombie tale with "The Hungriest Zombie" as he tells his tale from the zombie's point of view. This is the first zombie story I've come across where, between the chuckles, I actually felt sorry for the zombie. "Rude Awakening" by David Maynard is a heartbreaking tale of a father losing his family one by one to the outbreak. The ending of this tale is chilling and memorable. In "Zombie by Night" Aaron Phillips takes a unique experimental approach to the zombie theme that has a vampiric feel to it as he tells of a man's search for his brother's murderer. Gregory A. Carter is the only author to have the zombie affliction spread to the animal population in "What the Cat Dragged In". It's a story of love, loss, despair, and hopelessness as a young couple prepares to flee the city for what they hope will be a safer area. While not all the stories in First Time Dead Volume 2 will be for everybody (and that can be said about every anthology), there's no denying the talent that exists between the covers of this collection. The stories are well crafted and well written, and if you are a fan of zombie fiction, I would highly recommend checking it out. I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Nice beach read.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thẩm Thạch Khê
A fun book my daughter read to me.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Mạnh Linh
Fun as always!
I'd like to give this 4 1/2 stars, actually; but it's not quite a 5. Smart chicklit with characters who aren't so stupid you want to throw the book against a wall repeatedly. The main character here is a tad boy-crazy, but the writing is fun and clever. Highly enjoyable.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Vũ Bội Tuyền
Over the summer I read a book called Small Steps by Louis Sachar. The book is about a kid named Armpit who was at boot camp. Armpit had just came back home only to get in trouble again and become a suspect for scalping tickets with his friend X-Ray who also was with Armpit at boot camp. The only person who believed him was his disabled next door neighbor Ginny. In the story Armpit gets tickets to the most popular teen singer and takes his friend Ginny where during the concert two security officers grab armpit and throw him down on the suspicion of having fake tickets. Just when all hope is lost for Armpit he meets the teen pop sensation Kaira DeLeon and the two become one. While on tour Kaira invites Armpit to go on tour with her where they fall in love but quickly ends. Small Steps is a great book for teenagers, it deals with love and a teen who has a criminal past. While coming home from boot camp his friend X-Ray comes home to and X-Ray plans to scalp tickets to a concert using Armpit’s money. Later while held by police Armpit meets Kaira DeLeon and the two becomes close. After having read through the whole book I felt that it was a good book but at the same time to mushy for my taste. I understand the concept of this book how a everyday average Joe doesn’t have to have all the money in the world to be able to be with a superstar. Also the book teaches values and ethics like scalping is wrong and illegal and that its not what a person is like on the outside its what is in the inside that counts. This is a book I would strongly recommend people should read even if romance isn’t your thing but still it’s a good book and should be given a chance. Louis Sachar wrote this book as a sequel to another book Holes which is where the character Armpit came from. Sachar says he doesn’t get a lot of inspiration, coming up with ideas is harder. After moving to Texas in 1991 gave him the idea to write the previous book Holes, in a way it was about how he felt moving down there. Louis also says when he is writing his books he doesn’t worry about how big it will be or how much he will profit from it, he just likes to write books and whatever will be will be. The character Ginny was created after a girl he knew who had cerebral palsy only her name was Laura so he dedicated this book to Laura and her mother. Louis Sachar has been writing books for years and after each book it seems he has stepped his game up when it comes to writing. Even though as I said before this isn’t really my taste in books I am glad my teacher made me read it because it is a good book and a lot can be learned from it. After having read this book I can honestly give it a 4.5 out of a 5. This is a great book for teenagers I feel there is a great storyline, plot, and I love the characters and settings. Honestly this is an suspenseful and emotional book it can make the most toughest guys in the world shed just one tear with the way the storyline acts out at the end. In all my years of reading books on serial killers musicians and fantasy never have I come across a book like this so well written and controversial within some of the paragraphs. Louis Sachar is truly an exquisite writer and it makes me want to read more of his books.
If you liked See's Shanghai Girls, then you should read this book, the sequel. The same tension between the sisters is present (over a man, of course) and now daughter Joy is involved. When Joy runs off to China to help Mao implement his new vision for China, the reader gets a huge dose of history for this time period in China. I learned some new things about Mao's regime, but it's the characters I cared about, and that is why I enjoyed this book. I found the first book more interesting than this one, but that's because I don't find China under Mao's control something of great interest for me.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: La Quán Trung
Tried. wanted to. just couldn't get through it. I would like to revisit it the next time we study ancient history in homeschool.
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.