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Sách được viết bởi Bởi:
Awesome! This was a page turner for me. I found it to be unique and had a really great story line. I'm looking forward to the next book :)
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Jinco
This was still very good fun, but I just didn't think it was quite as good as the previous ones in terms of character development and plot. The history (U.S. Ohio River to Mississippi) was very interesting, though.
I absolutely loved her writing. It didn't feel like I was written a book from this century, but from centuries past. The book takes place during the transcendentalism movement, but the style of writing really reminds me of my favorite novels from that period. It took me away to another period, set me in the 1840s, and took away all my problems, instead making me feel for the protagonist, Una, and all of the terrible events in her life that she must persevere through. I love Una's strength through good times and bad, and admire her capability to remain positive and see that there can still be a future, even though that future seemed dismal time after time. The first third or so of the book didn't make me feel this way, but by the last half of the book I was drooling over her writing style and the incredible descriptions of daily life, terrifying events, and the author's ability to be so good with giving unique but real characteristics to her characters.
I literally just closed this book and figured I may as well quickly sum it up before it becomes forgettable to me. Which it most definitely will. Although, if I need to call on something to help me remember, I guess I could think of Maureen Johnson's 13 Little Blue Envelopes I(which I highly enjoyed) because this book seemed to borrow heavily on that concept. After walking in on her boyfriend making out with another girl, Jessa finds herself in the uncomfortable position of joining them, along with other classmates, on a trip to Italy. Jessa has decided that she is going to wallow throughout this trip rather than make the most of it. Enter Carissa, writer of Jessa's 20 envelopes containing examples of why Jessa's ex sucks. Each envelope has a reason and instructions for some un-Jessa-like thing for her to do as a follow up. Sound familiar? It certainly did to me! I had several problems with this story (in addition to the obvious similarities of Maureen Johson's novels). I disliked the constant references to Broadway musicals. It seems that Jessa (yes, a theater kid) defines and sets her moods to different Broadway musicals. While I do know many of the ones that were referenced throughout the book, I feel that constantly referring to certain shows, characters or songs might be a bit out of touch for many teens. Especially those who don't have an interest in that type of music. Also - and may I enter now that this will contain a brief and pretty insignificant SPOILER - the whole brief kiss with the hot/young/clearly-has-boundary-issues teacher just felt very cliche. I knew it was going to inevitably happen and yet that didn't stop the very dramatic eye-roll that it produced. Lastly, Jessa's character just wasn't that enjoyable to me. While Culbertson clearly had a character who was going through something that everyone experiences, she still wasn't relatable and I didn't sympathize too much with her. I kind of wanted to tell Jessa enough already - get over it. Her character was constantly attention-grabbing and pretty much cast a pal over the trip to Italy. Boring. It took every ounce of energy just to will myself into finishing it. Which I did quickly because I really didn't want to have to talk myself into opening it partway through to finish it.
I chose this book because it had been a lit circle book for my local library and I was not disappointed. The main character lives through a year of quarantine with the others in her village because the plague has come to visit and the populace does not want to unintentionally spread the deadly sickness. This is one of those books which shows the reader both sides of the human condition -- how good people can be as well as how evil they can turn. There is an autho's note at the end of the novel which says while visiting England, she came upon a plaque signifying a village whose inhabitants had done just this - to stay and not spread the plague. That marker haunted her until she created this fictionalized version of what she thought the people had gone through. I didn't love the ending of the book - but I also saw how the author led me there. This is a satisfying tale with a little something for everyone.
This was absolutely brilliant with FANTASTIC use of language and a lovely ending.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trung Nghĩa
Beautiful... Paints a portrait of the life and vibrancy of the 60's and 70's. Tells a wonderful heart-filled story of the closest of friends... an amazing friendship that lasted the test of time, distance, and others. A friendship that will be remembered and one that is legendary and one that went beyond life and death... truly touching
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Đoàn Giỏi
If you want irrevocable proof of the previous existance of the the Illuminati and how they were tied into several secret groups such as the masons, this book will provide it to you. That being said, it's a very difficult book to get through as it was written in New England in the 1830's and the manuscripts that the book was compiled from date back to the middle of the 1700's in Europe. The language and terminology is hard to follow and the content of the book is colored by the author as he was a staunch christian minister. I would recomend this book to only those who are really curious about the illuminati; it's too hard a book to get through without that passion. If you're looking for the actual rituals or grand designs, you'll be dissapointed. But, again, what you will get, is irrevocable proof of the past existance of the illuminati. Whether or not they still exist, I have no idea...
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Born
This is a very well written nonfiction book about genetics(obviously). The author tells the story of our different chromosomes by focusing on one gene from each chromosome. It's a great way to learn some general genetics which is important for all of us as we head into a more technologically advanced age. Even if we aren't scientists, we must be informed about scientific issues in order to properly vote and understand what our elected officials are doing with regard to scientific policy. Anyway, even if you aren't interested in all that, it's an entertaining book.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kjartan Poskitt
This one was my favorite of all the Nancy Drew Books!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hoàng Đình Quang
Marcelo en Read World me recordó un poco de Flowers para Algernon. Sin embargo, unas pocas páginas más, parecía ser lo apropiado. Y luego me golpeó, técnicamente el libro lo delató, Forest Gump. Fue el tono de la novela, las acciones en las que participó Marcelo lo que me recordó mucho. El estilo de escritura era rígido, crudo y directo. Desde el gecko, el lector salta a la novela. Tiendes a perderte cuando te presentan a un nuevo personaje cuando el autor escribe como si esperara que ya los conozcas. Directamente desde el punto de vista de Marcelo, entiendes de cerca las luchas cotidianas y los aspectos más comunes. Su confusión con frases y palabras simples, tratando de comprender el significado a través de su propio patrón de pensamiento. Supongo que en términos de gusto o no, estoy en algún lugar en el medio. El principio y el final fueron geniales, pero el medio se arrastró y fue pesado en el aspecto de la ley. Tenía que leer de vez en cuando para mantener un ligero interés. En general: una lectura interesante para decir lo menos.
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.