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Lovely.
The Wind in the Willows is a book that can be enjoyed by children and adults. I found the best time to read this book is in the Spring and Summer, out in a hammock, or by a river. Grahame is so descriptive and fun with the characters that you can almost see them walking down your road. But, I highly recommend this version, because the illustrations by Ernest H. Shepard make the entire book. This will always be one of my favorite books because of its lightheartedness. I have read it at least 5 times, and will continue to read it every spring. Hope you have fun with this crazy characters! Especially Mr. Toad.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Kyunghee Yim
Maybe I shouldn't have read this book. Themes keep coming up in my dreams; what are we going to eat, who are those strangers, what is that odd noise, what is happening?. I listened to the audible version; I was almost watching a movie. "Alas, Babylon" is more like a realistic "I am Legend". The characters are your neighbors and friends. I was very young in the 60's and remember people talk about bombs that might come. I wondered why my parents didn't build a bomb shelter, but never asked. Twilight Zone may have influenced my fear of the doom of our little world. But alas, the bombs never came. But will the bombs come tomorrow? O.K. I think I will move to the country, raise chickens and pigs. Must find a good water supply. And...
I just finished college, so I'm actually reading for pleasure now....not exactly what I would consider a pleasure book, but definately better than sitting through a History 17a class. You do kind of get involved in the story, though. I think I'll finish it sometime next week.
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If you're looking for poetry for children, there's two books that are perfect: The Light In The Attic and Where The Sidewalk Ends.
Usually I'm a big Theroux fan, but I'm finding this one really hard to get into.
I've read some of Stevens' other works, so when I saw this book on NetGalley I have to admit that I was intrigued. If I were to describe the plot of some of her works to someone they'd say that her books are incredibly similar to other works out in the literary world. (Not a bad thing- all books are similar at one point or another.) Yet what makes Stevens' books so different is that she doesn't try to make them fit into the mold that so many other suspense or thriller books fill. They're wonderfully & beautifully different, which is what makes her books so much fun to read. I have to admit that although this book started off a little on the slow side, once the excitement started I was pretty hooked. I loved Amelia's attention to detail & her curiosity over everything despite her father's rules. The intense draw between her & Devlin is pretty tangible, yet understated at the same time. Stevens takes her time with this pairing, which works well considering all of the elements & story details divulged throughout the story. (No spoilers!) The only drawback is that at times the story seemed to be a little overly slow, so some readers might get a little frustrated at the slow buildup. Stick with it because the payoff at the end of this novel is pretty fulfilling, although I'll give you a warning. This is the first in a series so not all of the questions will be answered in this book. Then again, after the creepy imagery at the end of the book, most readers won't really care. They'll be too busy shivering & demanding more. (ARC provided by NetGalley)
Spoilers avoided I hope. Reading Dickens is always problematic for me. I’m never comfortable thinking about reading one of his books. I’ve read four and I feel a sense of accomplishment when I’m finished. It’s not outright fear that overcomes me when thinking about reading a book authored by Dickens. It’s more like that uncomfortable trepidation one feels in their stomach just before you enter the haunted house on Halloween. You know you will come out on the other side okay and maybe even feel better for the experience. But that doesn’t help when you have to make up your mind to take that first step. So far my experiences with Mr. Dickens have all been positive. A Tale of Two Cities was not an easy read for me. It seemed disorganized and early in the book it jumped around form character to character and place to place. I knew that the characters were inter-related and would touch each other in various ways as the story progressed, but in the early stages I didn’t grasp how. Later it was obvious except for a few surprises. It became obvious that Sidney Carton was going to meet his panned fate. Each reader will have to decide if he was a hero or a fool. However it was a surprise to me at how Therese Defarge met hers. Just as she was beginning to see her vengeance realized she was denied seeing the punishment she had waited so long to see. I had no sympathy for her and it seemed a little just to see her cheated? The Tale of Two Cities from cover to cover is about oppression, abuse of power, injustice, and violence. Most of the violence is the result of years of oppression toward the French peasantry by the abusive French Aristocrats. This was expressed by the French revolution but mostly by free and excessive use of the guillotine afterward. An example of justice or just a reversal of power? However the specific act of violence that affected and revolved around all the main characters was a ruthless rape and murder. It was a particularly brutal sequence of events and Dickens was masterful in the telling of the tale.
** spoiler alert ** Setting: palace of D’Hara; hedge witches home in Kharga Trace of the Dark Lands; palace at Fajin Provence. Theme: Omens/fate vs free will; power; mysterious Creation machine Character: Richard and Kahlan – tied together… supporting one another… loving one another… and finding that peace may be as riddled with trouble as war. Cara and Benjamin – Mord Sith and head of the First Guard – married; though in love, and softer, they take their duties very seriously Hannis Arc – Dark Lands; has plotted revenge against Rahl’s since Richard’s grandfather executed his parents and siblings in the name of preventing prophecy from coming to pass – he uses the talents of Jit, Hedge Maid; and Abbot Dreier; 7 spirits… somehow he is using the Omen Machine in Richard’s palace to spew out omens people to spew out prophecy.. and magic to get random people to spew prophesy, and Abbot is circulating around the nobility planting seeds of doubt as Richard minimizes the importance of omens…. Giving those seeds more power. Hannis’ plan is to destroy Richard and step in to rule. Summary: Single lines of prophecy are sprouting up in unlikely places – people, books, and ultimately a machine found under the Garden of Life – prophecy that is coming true… The machine speaks in symbols of Creation – and it takes a bit, but Richard fits it into his knowledge of spell symbols and a Creation word book, and understands it. The Creation machine spits out metal strip messages – when hot, manipulated by Hannis, when cool, directly from the machine… A scratch to Kahlan’s hand by a boy spouting prophecy leaves her cells under his fingernails, and Jit calls him to her (with imagined wolves chasing him) and she uses the tissue to call Kahlan to her… she has a wall of thorned plants that swallow a person, taking their power… Richard rescues Kahlan in a nick of time and saves them by plugging their ears, then cutting the leather that prevents Jit from speaking, and her voice is one of Hell, killing the creatures left in her wall, except for Kahlan and Richard.… both are unconscious, but Nicci is sure she can restore them, but must do so in the Garden of Life…hmm another book is coming. Memorable scenes: Cara’s wedding dance with Benjamin – Cara in white for her wedding. Richard remembering Kahlan’s minor, yet still painful scratched hand when so much is needed to navigate himself to safety. An unknown machine, created to counter deteriorating omens maybe – whose purpose is to fulfill its purpose… under the Garden of Life, and down to the bedrock under the castle. Kahlan, to counter the nobility from demanding to know the prophecies, has them all to lunch, is quite gracious, starts a discussion, and when they want to know prophecy, in spite of being reminded that only the trained can decipher them – that they are riddles, and when they still want to know, Nicci reads a made up prophecy which says all at the palace must die to allow magic to grow… and Kahlan gets their agreement that must mean them, and she has an executioner waiting to quickly behead them to fulfill the prophecy and allow their lands to prosper… they all back off, of course, trusting Lord Rahl to protect them – at least for a day or two.
This is the cutest book! I had so much fun reading it. It's totally "girly" and a quick, easy, romantic (but clean) read.
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.