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Ok, a little on the pretentious side maybe. I thought it was funny though and it made me think about a lot of stuff in new ways (even if not in useful ways). I've read it more than once... or twice...
This is about a society that makes choices for it's citizens, there are very strict rules, and individual feelings of each person are also taken away. I found it fascinating and so frustrating! It made me appreciate my life and think of the things I take for granted. I was mortified by some of the things the society did and it evoked many different emotions in me. I kept thinking, "I wouldn't put that in a book I was writing cause that's way too extreme" or "Why in the world did he write it like that?" but at the same time I could understand the thought process and plans the society had and why they did things. I liked this author, he definitely got me thinking and played with my emotions--which in my book makes him pretty good.
This book, along with Red Dragon by Thomas Harris (which was one of the scariest I've ever read), had great influence over my own writing. The Dark Before Dawn After all, he created an unforgettable villain in Hannibal Lecter. I love his style and have enjoyed his book. Laurie Stevens
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Quentin Gréban
Not my favorite nor my least favorite of Jodi Picoult. I thought it was a slow read and I wasnt entirely comfortable with the subject matter. It was interesting and I finished it but it took me a few days!!
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: S. Leong
I was really excited to read this book because of the very interesting plot. However upon reading the book, I find it a bit slow and boring. I never felt connected to the characters and I was struggling to end the book. Then when I reached the ending, I didn't feel anything for them. I was just happy that I already finished the book.
I recently read Dostoevsky's novel Crime and punishment and greatly enjoyed it. This is not a review. Just some notes: + Crime and Punishment is, in a way, an exploration of what happens when you stretch a theory to the extremes. (But I do not know philosophy that well to decide if the theory itself is extreme or if it is being stretched, so you decide. :-)) + The novel explores the life of Raskolnikov, a very intelligent but poor student who is consumed by the ideas of his times like utilitarianism and nihilism that propel him down the slippery slope path of murder, convincing himself that a murder is noble when it is good for the society at large. When Alexander the Great kills thousands presumably for the good of the society at large, why can't he too murder? That is the motive behind the murder committed by the protaganist. + How bizarre, extravagantly fantastic and out-of-the-world this idea is! I feel like a baby when I consider my own thoughts and ideas in comparison with something as big and lunatic as that! Even when we have all the philosophy behind a crime like murder, as Dostoevsky captures in his lucid and eloquent prose, it is hard to escape the consequences. + What fun to read this novel and to go inside the mind of a murderer: the endless, inescapable cycle of various emotions - the guilt that depresses, the reason that struggles to explain, the shame to face your own mother and sister, and the fear of getting caught - is captured so well that it is no surprise when you hear that Dostoevsky is a master of psycho analyses. Even the unreal, almost fantasmogorical idea of murder gets real and believable when buttressed with such compendious analyses. + Character development is remarkable. Surprisingly, in this big book, there are not too many characters; The story revolves around only a handful of them. Doctor that helps to theorize and explain the workings of mind, the family members and the lover who bind Raskolnikov to society - in a way, force him away from his nihilism, and finally throw him a lifeline of love, his friend Razumikhin, his sister's fiance, his sister's ex-employer are all excellently developed, believable characters. Above all, the investigator Porfiry Petrovich's character is very well sketched and developed - his understanding of crime, criminals and his experience that shows in his patience and supremely clever attempts to find out the truth during his investigations of Raskolnikov. + The plot is divided into two parts: first, crime; second, punishment. There are plenty of twists, and scenes full of suspense and intrigue just as any crime novel would have. I have not been a big fan of crime/detective novels, but this novel just shatters any fixed, 'unbaked' idea about this genre. Crime novels can be written in such compelling, engaging manner - it is as much about life, love, ideals as about money, murder, police and death. Just like any good art, Crime and punishment transcends any artificial boundaries of genres. + If not anything, at least the investigation scenes involving Porfiry Petrovich and Raskolnikov alone needs a special mention. It is some of the best, very intelligently written scenes I have ever read. When we know who the killer is, the investigator knows who the killer is, the killer knows that the investigator knows, it all comes down to the technicality of proof. You must read to see how Dostoevsky handles these situations! What a fine read! Greatly recommend.
Good survey of US history from WWII to the seventies. Very good on the presidency, race relations and foreign affairs, especially the Korean and the Vietnam war. Arguments about society and the economy based on numbers, although sources uncertain.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Michiko Nakagawa
The first book ever to come extremely close to making me throw up.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả
Jewish boxer who becomes a detective! Can't beat it
I have seen the movie numerous times, and love it. And i'm really glad that i already loved the movie, because if i'd read the book first, i'm fairly certain i would not have liked the movie. Too many differences, although the feeling of the book and the movie are quite similar. The book was awesome. I'd recommend it to just about anyone who likes to 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.