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2019-11-15 21:30

Xử Lý Màu Trong CorelDraw 12 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Minh Đức (chủ biên)

Another intense and gripping story in the I-Team series, though not as enjoyable as the previous one. And the guilt lays full on the shoulders of Tessa Novak, the heroine. The previous book worked despite the fact the heroine was an investigative journalist conducting a full-scale investigation into an environmental crime, because said heroine knew her limitations, knew the danger, and acted accordingly. Tessa, at least in the first half of the story, didn’t. And despite the intelligence she showed, despite her smarts, the fact that she deliberately thrust herself in dangerous situations not caring much about her life or that of those intent on rescuing her, puts her firmly in the TSTL territory for me. And the fact that it really took a near-death experience (the guy took five bullets for her!) to change her ways says a lot. And nothing good. When she finally saw reason, I finally began to like her, but still, her initial behavior left a sour aftertaste in my mouth. As for the rest of the story…You won’t hear any complaints from me on any account. Fast-paced, well-written, equipped with a great leading man (brooding attitude, leather jacket, dark past, tortured soul, and all that jazz), delightfully twisted villain, and a tight and wonderful plot (though I did know who the FBI leak was from the beginning, what can I say – female intuition). The romance wasn’t as prominent in this one as in the previous book, but it subtly tagged along, “piping up” when it needed, working its magic in the background, planting the seeds…And finally blooming in the last few chapters, when the going really got tough. Sometimes it really takes a good life-or-death situation for people to look into their heart. Despite the initial idiocy from the heroine, this was still a gripping tale.

2019-11-16 03:30

Hành Tinh Khỉ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Pierre Boulle

I just reread this for my book club, and came back to check what I had written here after my first read. This was all I had: This book was tremendous, David Gemmell is truly a brilliant fantasy writer. I owe the late David Gemmell an apology for such a half-assed review. While what I said was and still is true, it is a huge understatement considering this is one of my all-time favorite fantasy novels. I will now try to do it better justice this time around. First of all, the entire story, which is fairly grand in scope, takes place in one 400-page book. Think about how impressive that is considering how long-winded some fantasy authors are (Patrick Rothfuss) or how some endlessly serialize their works (Robert Jordan, who didn't even let death get in the way of serializing more of the The Wheel of Time series). The novel takes the trope of the farmboy-turned-chosen-one on its head, by having the titular protagonist, Druss, be an old veteran warrior -- whose back-story is only vaguely hinted at -- knowingly and intentionally marching to his death at the siege on Dros Delnoch. It also has a number of other interesting supporting characters, from Rek the baresark (Gemmell's word for berserker), to a group of mystical warrior monks known as The Thirty, to the lovable rogue Bowman. Equally important, the leader of the invading Nadir army, Ulric, is not a stereotypical, stock villain. More than once it is mentioned that he is only doing what the protagonists' ancestors did hundreds of years before, when they created the Drenai empire. Ulric also has his own sense of honor, and in one scene near the end, he laments how (view spoiler) he has been made into the evil villain, without his knowledge or consent. I could go on, but I'll say this, which is high praise in itself -- I reread the book in two sittings. The fact that I couldn't put it down on a second reading is pretty impressive to me. As a final aside, contemporary British fantasy author Joe Abercrombie, who seems to be a spiritual successor to David Gemmell, seems to channel the character of Druss the Legend in his character Logen "The Bloody Nine" Ninefingers.

Người đọc Ggbk Ggbk từ South Bramwith, Doncaster, South Yorkshire , UK

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.