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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hwang Sunmi
I loved the premise of this one. The world is somewhat ending the power is out and has been for sometime, there is looting and people are against each other at every turn, humanity is not winning it seems. Fear not, our main characters are tucked away in their family home in the forest surrounded by California redwoods and beautiful scenery, sisters Nell and Eva are surviving. It is clear it is not an easy life and this book covers pretty much every concern you would have about two young girls living in the forest by themselves. The journey is a tough one but after everything that has happened they have each other. These young girls who were somewhat sheltered throughout childhood seem to have the odds stacked against them and even when they are winning, life just does not seem to be that awesome. I really enjoyed the idea and the setting for this story, but I will admit I had a hard time connecting with the girls, they were a bit immature and naive and I felt like I spent a lot of my time shaking my head at how decisions were made. Cool survival book without traveling, most of the dystopian books have a road trip to new world full of hope, this was a pretty stationary story which was different.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: An Lâm
After reading so many depressing books lately, I was in serious need of some light, fun reading, and Bloom was perfect for that. Yes, the plot is predictable, but the whole story was just so sweet! I'm amazed by how many different styles this author can pull of seamlessly.The writing in Bloom was great, but so different from what I expected after reading Love You Hate You Miss You and Living Dead Girl. Elizabeth's Scott's writing is much more descriptive in this book. It was so vivid, I could easily imagine I was there with Lauren, while in Living Dead Girl (and in Love You Hate You Miss You, too, to some extent), lots of details were left to the reader's imagination, and the style was more sparse. Either way, Elizabeth Scott's writing is amazing. From the first page on, it was easy to relate to Lauren. All of her problems were realistic, and most of her feelings were ones I'd felt before, too. The only times I didn't understand her were when she complained about her friendship with Katie. I got why she didn't tell her about Evan, but her saying they never talked about anything real wasn't true, in my opinion, so her complaints were kind of annoying. The supporting characters were great as well. Without them, this would have only been an okay read with a predictable, overused plot, but they added a lot of depth to the story. All of them, even the ones who only played minor roles, like Marcus and Gail, were complex and multi-dimesional, and their backstories added a lot to the main plot. Well, all except Dave, but that was the point. Especially Katie was an interesting character. We don't get to know too much about her situation with her family, but we know the mom never gets out of bed (depression?) and the dad always has to work, so she's the one taking care of her two little brothers. I would have loved to know more about her life, and she would have made an interesting main character as well (for a different story, obviously). Lauren's family and its effect on Lauren were developed really well, too. How her workaholic dad and the mom who abandoned her created Lauren's insecurities and fears really made me able to understand Lauren's character. The romance between Lauren and Evan was incredibly sweet. I especially enjoyed reading about their past together, and how that affected both of them. Evan was a great character, and I loved the influence he had on Lauren. I don't have much more to say about this book - it's a well-known plot made interesting by great writing, amazing character-depth and sweet romance. I recommend it to anyone who won't mind a predictable plot! Reviewed at http://www.paperbacktreasures.blogspo...
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i've heard lot's of great things aobut this book! i really want to read it eventually!
Ruby McQueen falls for bad boy, Travis Becker. Travis changes Ruby, but is it for the good? To help Ruby forget him, her mother introduces her to her reading group. And together they embark on a journey of true love. Honey, Baby, Sweetheart was really cute. I love Deb Caletti and can't wait to read the rest of her books.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: The Sakura
Romeo and Juliet is a good love story but to be honest it’s not as romantic as I thought. I was expecting Romeo and Juliet to end with living happily ever after together but sadly they didn’t. When I read the play it was kind of confusing. Therefore it is a great book based on romance but it’s not as interesting as many people may want it to be.
This was a relatively easy read and was a very good book that gives a good snapshot of Stonewall Jackson's staff family, from one of the younger staff members. I found the interactions among the various staff members very interesting, and it made me wish I worked on a staff that small. His view of John Brown was especially interesting. MAJ Douglas gives a young staff officer's perspective of many of the most famous events and battles of Stonewall Jackson's career, through his death at Chancellorsville, including lots of personal details that humanize Jackson. My only quibble is the tone of the end notes, which at times bordered on snarky, the fault of the editor.
** spoiler alert ** Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safar Foer is an interesting piece of literature. I am not as fascinated in the novel as many others due to the awkward phrases & wording. The characters Jonathan & Alex have strange language usage as if they haven't been familiar with common words. They tend to use bigger words, or unfamiliar words to state something. Regardless of my complaint on the language, Everything is Illuminated has a contents to make anyone continue to read it. This book is comparable to a music album where there aren't one mood type to every song. There is a combination of comical scenes as well as some tragic ones. The story is based on a character with the same name as the author, Jonathan Foer, and his friend Alex Perchov. Jonathan is set to search for his grandfather's shtetl who happened to be saved by a women named Augustine from being killed by the Nazis. There are three components to the entire story, chapters told by Jonathan, chapters told by Alex, & letters sent from Alex to Jonathan. The novel begins off with a crash from a man named Trachim B, which leave him dead & the survival of a newborn baby. The village of Trachimbrod then has yearly festivities to celebrate this. Later we learn the history of Brod, Jonathan’s great great-great-great-great-great grandmother, & Safran, his grandfather. Then, in their journey, Jonathan, Alex, grandfather, & Sammy Davis meet a woman that changes everything for all of them. The "journey" becomes less about finding Trachimbrod, but more about the change of all the main characters. At first, Jonathan & Alex weren't as close to one another. As the story continues on with their letters & quest Alex & Jonathan become closer friends than they once were. Another character that had another purpose on the novel was grandfather. In the novel, he is claimed to be blind, but blind would be used to identify his inability to see happiness within himself. Being traumatized from the war, & losing his best friend & wife caused grandfather to live in shame & sorrow. After recollecting these tough memories from Lista, grandfather became even more dramatized with photographs. The book ends with grandfather committing suicide because he finally achieved happiness after Alex stood up to his father. This shows that grandfather's claim to be blind wasn't of a physical disability, but more of him not being able to face life with his faults every day of his life. As Everything is Illuminated is shown to be a journey to search for a village and a lady, it became a life switch for the better for everyone. Grandfather died in happiness as he knew Alex & his brother would live in peace, & Jonathan & Alex became wiser individuals & close friends.
This sounds like a horrible sci-fi book, but it's really about memory and impressions, and an antique book dealer's childhood in Fascist Italy. And it has pictures. I was very sad when it was over.
This is one of the most original worlds I have seen in a long time from Science Fiction. I found it to be a great read. The only thing which faults it a bit for me would be the fact she tends to immerse the world a bit too deeply, switching from narrator to narrator wihtout much warning. Yet, this book is certainly one of the best science fiction has to offer. Look now into the Eye of Meshe!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Ojt Solutions
This book bored me to tears. ack.
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.