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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Bình Sơn
Outrageous. That is simply one of the more worthy adjectives to sum up this devilishly enthralling book. It may be one of the few reads where every other paragraph I find myself chuckling in amazement and shaking my head in revulsion simultaneously. Seen through the eyes of a child of one of the most disfunctional families every known to print, the narrative begins in the realm of a three year old's fairytale adventureland. This first section of the book demonstrates Jeanette Walls' most daring accomplishment as an author: seducing the reader through the luster of childlike wonder as it twinkles against the crudely cut pallete of homeless life. The real punch in flavor comes from the severity of the delusions of her parents. With their precocious philosophies and obsession with their own audacity of being excessively bohemian, the parents are deliciously and disgustingly unpredictable. In fact, most of the thrill lies in the question that becomes more prominent throughout the book: Just how disurbed are these parents? The reader instantly becomes sucked into Walls' mesmerizing grip, her seasoned storytelling fingers pulling and bending our emotions wherever she wants them to go. She is in complete control of every mouth dropping moment committed by the bipolar mother and that egomaniac bastard of a father. "The Glass Castle" becomes an unexpected page turner as the reader grows from curious to desperate to see the protagonist's perception change,to witness Walls' mature into the disenchantment of adolescence, and to finally watch her realize just how disturbingly wrong her life actually is. Never have I, as a reader, been so intensely on edge for the character so see what I see. Few authors have meshed the hilarious with the appalling as seamlessly as Walls does here. "The Glass Castle" is ultimately refreshing, jarringly and gleefully so.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi:
An unexpected sewer backup this winter resulted in a giant hole in our front yard. Rather than simply re-seed the lawn, I thought I’d explore some other options for landscaping the front yard and avoid the need to push the mower up the incline this season. Among other books I particularly enjoyed Fritz Haeg’s “Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn.” Edible Estates is part art project, part social experiment, part environmental activism. Haeg embarked on the endeavor of transforming front yards from expanses of grass into productive vegetable gardens. This book documents his project in three prototype gardens in varying U.S. hardiness zones in photographs, e-mail excerpts, diagrams, and blog posts. The book opens with a series of essays ranging from the history of the American Lawn (think Jefferson’s Monticello) to front lawn gardening with children. Michael Pollan (The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food), contributes his thoughts on his conversion from mowing that began with apple, peach, cherry and plum trees. Haeg is quick to point out the irony of spreading fertilizer and pesticide and dousing it with clean water in order to grow green grass only to cut it to within ½ inch of death and do it all over again, all the while contaminating the water sources and emitting carbon at preposterous rates. Contrary to Haeg’s expectation that neighbors might complain about yards that don’t conform to the standard acceptable norm, the Edible Estates drew people together, provoking conversation and developing community. I’d encourage you to pick up the book and give it a look. You might be surprised by what you find. While our front yard isn’t likely to feed our family for the year, perhaps if you stroll along Graceland St. NE sometime this summer we can enjoy each other’s company over fresh strawberries at the front stoop.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
I have read the taught this book so many times now and every time I do I find something new and wonderful about it. It is of course, a great way to study mid-century American religious history, which is why I teach it, but my secret is that I include it in my classes because I like reading it again and again. Day's commitment to social justice and self sacrifice is obviously inspirational and particularly relevant at the moment, but her articulation of her religious struggles is what keeps me devoted to this text. Even though as a Jew, I can't really relate to her Christ-centered worldview, her writing has so much to offer anyone who has ever wrestled with what God demands of us, and with what we, in turn, demand from Her/Him.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Jack Hedges
I have read several books by Fannie Flagg and really liked them. (Fried Green Tomatoes for one) This is the story of a lady who, from outward appearances, has a lot going for her. However, she is unhappy and planning her susicide. She has a secret about her past life and discovers that almost everyone has some sort of secret. The first half of this book was S-L-O-W, then the last half speeds up and is a good read.
Wow. I wasn't expecting such an amazing story. I was hooked by the premise and then slowly reeled in as the story unfolded. If a book can evoke an emotional response from me, it is rare and genuine. The part with Rolland in the chop shop did just that. The detail was powerful. The whole scene was riveting and gut wrenching. I felt like it was real. After finishing the book, I felt like the whole story was completely plausible and could be a reality we face in the not so distant future. I thought about the story intently for days after I read it. It's very relevant to now also in that this book brings up the Pro-Life and Pro-Choice debate which is active and heated. This book definitely made me think about all the angles in a new light and questions for the next book in the series which I hope will be released soon! It was a joy to read this book and I would recommend it highly.
I haven't read any really good historical fiction in awhile, and this was really good. At first I thought the old-timey grammar/POV was going to be annoying, but it settled down, and I basically couldn't put the book down after chapter 4. It's the story of a Native American from Martha's Vineyard in the 1650s and his journey to become on of the first two Indians to graduate from Harvard. But very sad, of course, because it was the 1650s, and people were assholes about so many things, as they still are today, I suppose.
This was a fun book, with lots of witty word play on rock & roll terminology and band names, which although making the book enjoyable, also made my brain stutter while reading it (the neuropath less taken I guess). It definitely was fun in the way that it played with time, place, space and possibility with the character of Susan, Death's granddaughter. Definitely an enjoyable read, if a little fluffy. Perfect for a long trip - which is exactually where I read it...
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phan Thanh Lâm
i have lost teeth cool book
Reread Fight Club and it makes me think that if the movie ended the way the book did it would have been soooo much better.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Hữu Thái
Actually, I only got halfway through. It was not as engrossing as I had hoped, but then again, it's a different sort of book than I thought it would be.
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.