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Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Kim Hải
What an unusual book! How to classify it? Romance? Historical fiction? Fantasy? Truly a mixture of all 3 genres. It could also be in the category of Christian Fiction. Calder is a Fetch or a death escort that escorts souls from earth through the "Aisle" to heaven. After falling in love with a woman he sees at the deathbed of a child on 2 separate occasions, he chooses to break his sacred vows and returns to Earth in the body of Rasputin in order to find her. This one act throws worlds out of balance resulting in action packed twists and turns. Booklist says this is for Grades 9-12 and SLJ recommends it for Grades 6-10. I would probably offer it to teens grade 8 and up.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Hoàng Công Danh
for background on what these books are & why i am writing about them, see my review for kristy's big news. okay, the plot of this book, told from stacey's perspective, is that there is a new boy at stoneybrook middle school. his name is jeremy. stacey & claudia (best friends, if you will recall) both spot him in the lunch line at the same time & invite him to sit with them at their lunch table. stacey feels strangely drawn to him, despite the fact that she has a 15-year-old artist boyfriend in new york city, ethan. it's been hard for stcey & ethan to make time to see each other lately, & their relationship seems to be faltering. but still. does that mean she has feelings for jeremy? then claudia confesses to stacey that she has a big crush on jeremy. stacey takes the high road & offers to talk to jeremy & try to determine if he likes claudia back. (this is awesome because it is so exactly like middle school.) she pulls a few strings & orchestrates a "date" for claudia & jeremy to go to the mall together. she is sad doing this, because she wants to get to know jeremy better herself, but she does it to be a friend, & claudia is really excited & tells stacey that she & jeremy had an awesome time on their "date". then stacey & ethan decide to "cool things off," which stacey interprets as "break up". she's sad, but not that sad, since it was a long time coming (shockingly mature for a 13-year-old--again, i know people 15 years older who don't have that kind of logic). then jeremy stops by stacey's house & admits that he has feelings for HER, not claudia. stacey is psyched, because she realizes she Likes jeremy too, but she tells him she needs to clear it with claudia first. very adult. he understands. stacey tries to tell claudia, even going so far as to write up a little speech on note cards (it seems like the girls are always doing this--does anyone do this in real life?), but she can't get the words out. claudia always wants to show stacey some sketch she is doing of jeremy, or a bust she is making of his head or whatever. kind of crazy, but...okay. finally it comes out all wrong & claudia's feelings are hurt & they have the most AWESOME fight. stacey bitches at claudia for not bothering to learn how to spell properly & calls her "stupid," & claudia says stacey is a stuck-up snob who needs to get over being from NYC because so are ten million other people. haha! sweet. stacey storms off & tells jeremy she will go out with him. her friendship with claudia is kaput. a new girl has also moved to stoneybrook--rachel griffin. she used to live in stoneybrook, & kristy, mary anne, & claudia didn't like her. rachel moved to london in fifth grade, before stacey's time, but now she's back & she & stacey are becoming friends. rachel is very understanding of the claudia-jeremy-stacey love triangle & encourages stacey to go for jeremy. stacey is sad to lose claudia as a best friend, but is excited to get to know rachel. even moreso after claudia tells jeremy about ethan & jeremy ditches stacey for a second because he thinks he's a rebound. but eventually he comes back. DRAMA-RAMA! i liked this book because i related quite a bit to wanting to date someone & having friends freak out on me for it. story of my life. i really have to take stacey's side here, as much as it pains me. if jeremy wasn't into claudia, he's fair game. claudia should grow up & try to be happy for them. stacey probably shouldn't have called her "stupid," but she did try to take claudia's feelings into account, & claudia is just being selfish at this point. AT THIS POINT! soon, in the world of "friends forever," things get more complicated...
Sách được viết bởi Bởi:
I thought this book was absolutely hilarious. I laughed so hard, it actually knocked the wind out of me a couple times. The funny thing is, from what I gather, a lot of people don't think this is a particularly strong Vonnegut book. Hmm.
This book always touches and strengthens me and I am so grateful to have been led to it. His ideas of God and Light, especially as a blind person are intensely powerful. I highly recommend this book to everyone!!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kazuki Takahashi
“…evidence for significant same-sex eroticism in Israel actually precedes the evidence for Greece, in some cases, by several centuries. Hence, it appears that ancient Israel may have more of a claim to be a cultural home to same-sex eroticism than does ancient Greece.” Jacob’s Wound- Part 4 (pg. # 198) The Bible, whether you believe in it or not, is the book that has defined beliefs and morals in Western culture. While it has been a solace to many, it is also used as a hammer against many others. It has been used to support the concept of slavery, banish and execute those who disagreed with prevailing notions regarding it, as an excuse for war and as a curse against feminism, homosexuality and true diversity. I would also argue that it is anti-democracy, but that is another argument for another time. Paleographic and philological advances over the last half century, or so, have provided clearer and cleaner translation of the ancient Hebrew texts; archeological disciplines of all stripes have enhanced a more correct vision of the interchange between ancient middle-eastern cultures and people. Theodore W. Jennings, Jr., a Professor of Biblical and Constructive Theology at the Chicago Theological Seminary, has used these improved tools to re-examine the text of The Hebrew Scriptures. He presents a compelling notion that along with the accepted hetero-eroticism, the scriptures also provide a consistent and established presence of homoeroticism that later copyists and scribes attempted to erase. He re-examines the saga of Saul-David-Jonathan. He explores the prophets. He offers another view of the relationship, as written, between the Hebrews and their neighbors. He even touches on the possible homoerotic symbolism of the Ark of Covenant. It is a well-written scholarly effort without the pedantic air of self-righteousness that usually accompanies studies of this kind. I would recommend the book to especially any vehemently fundamental religionist of any faith, but I doubt any would/could give this work serious consideration. Serious consideration would be a stick of dynamite to the core of their conceit that only they have a patent on truth; no others need apply.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Lượng Lượng
Two sweet friends recommended this book, so I'm sorry to say I only read the first third (borrowed copy). I believe this book was recommended to me based on my love for animals and British comedy; I did laugh out loud every few pages, but as far as I could tell from what I read, the book has very little forward momentum, so it was easy to leave midway.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Mike George
The characters in this book are so well developed that the ending has a lasting ressonance, although the ending was not what i necessarily wanted it was still a great read.
what a slow going book IMO.some interesting tidbits I didn't know about Elizabeth,but I found the book just went on and on about unimportant events but not the important ones.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Eduplanet
Books better than the movie as usual. Totally over-the-top but also incredibly moving given that this is a personal memoir.
4.5 stars--This book came up as I was searching for novels dealing with race post-WWII. I had never heard of Ntozake Shange before; the description of her work as playwright and poet intrigued me. I was not at all disappointed. She writes with rich language, not only describing how the characters look/move about or what they feel but subtly layering in their histories (passions/insecurities/triumphs/contributions/awareness of self and community). This novel is set in the South in the aftermath of the Little Rock 9, but Shange does not overwhelm the plot with that storyline. Instead this is a look at Betsey, her parents, family and community in a key time in all of their lives. Reading felt like watching a play at times and at other times simply understanding something through music. I did wish it would go on for a bit more...
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.