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This was a fun read. It's time travel, romance, history. It's not earth shattering and in many ways a bit predictable, but I did have trouble putting it down and enjoyed the read a lot. The heroine is Douglass who has come on a vacation to England with the man she hopes is going to propose to her and his bratty daughter. Together this man and his daughter are making her life miserable and then leave her stranded by an old church even taking her luggage, purse and all of her identification. She enters the church crying (she cries a lot in this book, but that is part of the story). Her grief kneeling beside a tomb in the church leads her to saying she needs a Knight in Shining Armor and suddenly there is such a man standing beside her. I know this sounds a little corny and maybe it is, but as I said, this is a fun read, not a serious one. Her grief has called Nicholas Stafford, earl of Thornwyck, across the ages - from 400 years in the past. And he is every bit as shocked as she is to find himself standing there dressed in light armor. When he nearly gets run over by a bus, Douglass forgets her own problems when helping this man she feels must be either a lunatic or an actor who has gotten to far into his role. Thus begins the story where they both discover that in the past he was beheaded and has been portrayed in history as a womanizer as well as a traitor. Nicholas is convinced that somehow he can find proof of his innocence and go back to his time and change the future. Thus they begin on a quest to do so, aided by the extremely valuable "old" coins that Nicholas has with him. Part of the fun of this story is Nicholas discovering the modern world. There are some lessons in it too. He is shocked when Douglass cleans something with a tissue and casually throws it away and even more so when he sees glossy magazines and she tells him that they are "throw-aways". He explains how precious paper is in his time. His delight in simple modern things like running water and shampoo make him fun to read about. Douglass irritated me rather regularly and yet I liked her too. I won't do spoilers, but if you like time travel stories, this will take you back 400 years with Douglass as well as reading about Nicholas coming forward. I laughed in this book and cried too. There is a beautiful forever love theme in here that I am a sucker for. A miniature of him done in the past with "Time has no meaning. Love will endure" on it and a similar one of her with "My soul will find yours" was just too romantic. I have read some reviews where people hated the ending. For me, I was kind of hating it toward the end and was relieved when it ended like it did. Believable, definitely not. It is fiction and a nice piece of fiction at that.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Bùi Hoàng Yến
Great book that shows the precarious state of a single woman at the turn of the century. Lily knows she must catch a rich husband to insure her security and standard of living. But when it comes down to it, her integrity prevents her from sacrificing herself.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Thế Lữ
(I'll go ahead and post this review for all Jonathan Kozol books). I really like what he writes about and how he does it. Kozol is pretty remarkable given he has devoted his life to putting the spotlight on societal issues and problems in urban communities -- all in the hopes of bringing about change. Sadly though not much has improved and there is little hope for a better future for the families that Kozol befriends and whose lives are portrayed in his books.
This was a great book. I did not want it to end. The characters, especially Lin, were intriguing. I found myself thinking about them when I was not reading. You really feel how the author feels about Bombay. The story was quite interesting. I love how the reader can really understand and appreciate the relationships in the book. You really get the feeling this book is more about the author's real life than he claims it is. Loved it!!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều Tác Giả
i read it when i was 14 and again when i was 23. still an epic...still only skim the long bits about the civil war.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Ban Biên Soạn Chuyên Từ Điển: New Era
This was such an inspirational story - I love this man! It was also a nice WWII lesson.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Kim Hải
Outro clássico que me apanhou desprevenida e me surpreendeu desde o início. Gostei de tudo. Para já, quero salientar a escrita da Emily Brontë que foi uma surpresa agradável. Adorei as palavras dela. Senti-me transportada para o mundo que ela descreveu com uma clareza incrível. As paisagens (nem sempre lindas) e as personagens que ela nos apresenta permitiram-me uma leitura atenta de que realmente desfrutei. Eu tento ir para a leitura de um livro livre de qualquer expectativa. O que é muito raro acontecer, confesso. Este livro foi um dos que não consegui manter-me neutra. Já tinha ouvido, lido as mais variadas opiniões sobre este O Monte dos Vendavais e fui ficando com curiosidade para pegar no livro e sem saber o que esperar. Poderia ter acontecido mais cedo, a ocasião de lhe pegar, contudo considero que foi a altura ideal e que não poderia ter aproveitado melhor esta leitura. Um dos pormenores que mais gostei no livro, foi a maneira como a autora nos apresentou de forma brutalmente honesta, o ser-humano e o seu carácter. Nem tudo na vida é um conto de fadas e esse livro mostra isso. Na vida, temos todos o tipo de situações e pessoas – quer sejam elas más, boas, etc. É de certa forma refrescante ler sobre pessoas que são más, cruéis, egoístas. O Heathcliff, personagem principal deste romance é isso tudo e muito mais. Conhecemos o percurso que a vida dele tomou, pela parte de uma governanta, Nellis Dean, que é quem nos conta a sua vida. Os seus relatos trouxeram todo o tipo de emoções. Senti-me chateada, frustrada, benevolente e até ocasionalmente, com pena. O misto de emoções é todo muito intenso. Cheguei a odiar personagens num extremo, adorá-las noutro. Outros que me causaram indiferença, como por exemplo o Joseph. É uma história muito intensa, com o seu quê de mistério. Certamente não esperava o desfecho que ele teve, mas não posso deixar de pensar que é o mais adequado. Falar sobre a natureza humana nunca é fácil. Falar sobre o bem e o mal, igualmente. Tenho sempre a tendência para pensar – “porque é que isto é mau? Quem o classifica como tal?” e o mesmo faço para o conceito de “bem”. A autora trabalhou tão bem esse tema que fiquei incrédula. Fez-me realmente reflectir sobre o que é leva as pessoas a terem determinadas acções e além disso, mostrou-me como é que uma pessoa pode tão depressa ser “boa” como pode ser “má”. Fiquei muito admirada com esta obra. Uma leitura fantástica.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Trí
Interesting combo of fantasy and science. Didn't love it as much as his "Lamb", but still a good read, especially on my airplane/subway sections of the last trip.
Very predictable but a good story. It's sad though so beware if you are planning to read in public.
What a heart massage. Palmer's style is intimate and I find my self resonating with his thoughts years after I turned the last page.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hữu Ngọc
Chicos en el siglo XVIII escribieron en prosa densa
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.