Memo Elhawary1 từ Pandori Bawa Dass, Punjab , India

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05/13/2024

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2019-12-20 20:31

Giấc Mơ Mỹ Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: An Lâm

When I decided to write book reviews for various publishers, in exchange for free books, I thought it would be loads of fun. I found instead, that I read much slower when I know I have to write a review...I take notes...and it can take some of the joy out of it. Such was the case with Life of Andrew Jackson by John S. Jenkins, A.M. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I'd been reading it at my leisure instead of for review. First off, I'd like to say that this book is beautiful. It's bound in a stately blue with those raggedy, antiqued pages. I love it...I'd love to have a bunch of them on my shelves. It enhanced the reading experience to be holding such a nicely bound volume in my hands. I enjoyed the accounting of Andrew Jackson's early days much more than his days in politics. I'll admit that I got VERY bogged down in all of the speeches and documents from his days as president and beyond. My favorite part of the book is where they speak of his mother, "She possessed many excellent qualities, both of head and heart; and her children were, early in life, deeply imbued with the straight forward resoluteness of purpose, and Spartan heroism of character, for which she was distinguished. Among the many noble mothers, whose sons have reaped the rich harvest of renown springing from the seed planted by their hands, none deserve higher praise or commendation." That was amazingly inspiring to me! She indeed raised a great son. Andrew Jackson went to battle at the age of 14. He married and ardently loved his wife, turning down a high position in Europe because he wanted to be buried beside her. He fought in all sorts of horrific battles...against the British and the Indians. I was touched by how, after one battle, he took an infant Indian baby, and nursing it on honey, took it home to his wife and raised it as his own son. In a similar case, he helped stitch up a young Indian brave and then sent him to his wife, to regain health, and started him in business. He fought valiantly for "the cause" but was also incredibly just and humane. A difficult balance...I was surprised. Some of the writing from his times in Washington are bombastic and pompous. One eulogy had me giggling...if I was Andrew Jackson I couldn't have sat through the ridiculous glories they were heaping upon him. I guess that's not really too different from how people exalt different candidates during campaigns nowadays though. They probably use slightly smaller vocabulary words but...still ridiculous glories that no man could ever hope to measure up to entirely. Overall, a good read and it will look lovely on my shelf. I received this book free from the New Leaf Publishing Group, Inc in exchange for this review. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

2019-12-20 23:31

Tuyển Tập Truyện Cổ Phật Giáo - Nhân Nào Quả Nấy Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

I started this book, both somewhat hesitantly and with anticipation. With anticipation because the scuttlebutt is that it's a pretty good, adult fantasy ("'Harry Potter' for adults" as one review put it), and hesitantly because hype rarely leads up to match the product. For the most part, I really liked this book. At times the Harry Potter similarities were almost too much to bear, and each time I felt that, it seems the author or his editor must have felt it too, and something changed. **POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!!** I like that the main character's (Quentin's) entire schooling is taken care of in the first half of the book. We get the few important moments ... those things that will define him as he matures and faces his battles. We don't get a lot of extras ... those things that are 'cool' but not essential to the story. The time spent with our reluctant heroes during their times after graduation gets dull and monotonous to the reader as well as to the characters. Of course it leads to the most destructive path in Quentin's life, but it is a struggle to read. Life in their alternate world is interesting and the climactic battle had me turning pages with heightened interest. But the clear similarities to C.S. Lewis' Narnia characters was more distraction than clever. I liked the philosophical edge the characters had, particularly in reflection to all that had happened to them, and I liked both the parting of ways and the reunion. Overall, a wonderful fantasy, despite some slow moments.

Người đọc Memo Elhawary1 từ Pandori Bawa Dass, Punjab , India

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.