Kate Shoults từ Gololobovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia

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12/22/2024

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Kate Shoults Sách lại (10)

2020-01-07 18:31

Cô Gái Văn Chương Và Tên Hề Thích Chết Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

Funny and heartbreaking at the same time. Be ready to shed some tears!

2020-01-07 19:31

Từ Điển Y Học Dorland (Anh - Việt) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Dorland

Sigh, just what we need, another revolutionary, unusual fantasy book by an author with a practiced mastery of tone. When will authors like Clarke realize that what the fantasy genre needs are more pseudo-medieval monomyths that sprawl out into fifteen volumes? Her magic didn't conveniently solve all of the characters' problems, instead, they wasted time thinking through conflicts and then had to solve them by taking action; how dull is that? The magic was weird, anyways. It didn't have a simplistic, internal system to allow it to act as a one-for-one substitute with technology, it was just all unpredictable and otherworldly and unknowable--how can you even call that 'magic'? And the characters were overly-complicated. Instead of acting as recognizable archetypes, they were complex, conflicted, and developed as the story progressed. For some reason, they also seemed hesitant to fall back on the default plan of attacking anything that gets in their way, which was probably why this book was so long. I guess they just didn't have a strong enough sense of honor to instantly kill anyone who opposed them. And then, instead of having her characters laboriously explain how the world worked to each other, she made brief mentions in footnotes, as if she were writing a history. I'm not sure why she made this decision, I often explain to my friends in basic terms how cars and money work in our culture, so it's clear that endless expositionary dialogue is the most realistic way to inform the reader. I mean, I guess you could just have the omniscient narrator tell us everything in detail, that's almost as good. Come to think of it, this book had a lot of history stuff, it was almost like she had read a whole bunch about the period her book was set in, which is such a waste of time, because if that's what I wanted, I'd just read a history book. I mean sure, the author could take some vague things from a period, but otherwise they should just treat everything as if it were the modern day so it'll make sense. Besides, if she had any errors, she could just remind us that 'it's fiction!', so it's all fake anyways and it's pointless to try to make it seem real. I guess she thought she was Jane Austen, or something, gradually building a tonal portrait of the world and revealing the characters through details of action and conversation. I don't know why she would try to write like those boring, old, dead authors, they wouldn't have to make us read them in school if they were good. I should have known it was going to be bad when I saw it had footnotes in it, like a textbook or something, but I tried not to read any of them because I didn't want to accidentally learn some stupid fact (and then be STUCK with it FOREVER), because I'm saving up that brain space to memorize the lineage of the ninth house of the Dragonpriests of Ur, or maybe which incantation can counterspell the splash damage effect of a lesser draconic fireball. So the whole book, I kept waiting for one of the women to be raped (or at the very least threatened with rape), or maybe enslaved, or for someone to be put in a collar and tortured by a woman in leather, or to be spanked in public as part of some cultural ritual, or to walk through flames while spraying breastmilk everywhere, or some other perfectly normal expression of human sexuality, but don't bother waiting, you'll only be disappointed. Really, the only thing that could have made it worse is if it were illustrated by Charles Vess, like the equally hopeless sequel. So yeah, basically this book is WAY TOO LONG! I mean, it was totally worth it for me to read the first five twelve-hundred-page books of the Dragonkingspell Cycle (it starts to get good at book six), but that's nothing compared to how much it tried my patience to read this book. I probably wouldn't have been able to finish it if I didn't need something to read while waiting twelve years for Jeb R.R.R. Franzibald to finish book seven. But I guess if you like a well-researched, historically accurate book that doesn't tell the same, familiar story, doesn't use magic as a plot facilitator, reads like a Gothic novel, slowly builds the story based on psychologically-developed characters, and is obsessed with tone, then this is the book for you! Congratulations. Otherwise, you can sit around with me and hope the author of our favorite series doesn't die before finishing vol. XVIII of The Epic Magic Sword of the Undead Dragon Throne Saga Duovigintilogy, where we will finally discover whether the badass, outcast, swordmaster, dragonrider assassin prince defeats the great evil, once and for all (with the help of his trusty albino wolf/girlfriend, of course). My Fantasy Book Suggestions

2020-01-07 20:31

Ba Điều Ước Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi:

3.75 stars POV: 3rd person: Carlotta, Wesley Sensuality: Warm (one explicit, lots of innuendo) Mystery/Suspense: Average This is the second in the Body Movers series about Carlotta and Wesley Wren. Carlotta has 3 potential love interests: ex-boyfriend and first love Peter, hot and annoying detective Jack, and cute and creepy Cooper. She's also feeling a little out of her element. She thinks her father called her, but she can't be sure because she broke her cell phone, her credit is taking even more of a dive than usual, and her sales are slumping at work. Plus, Wesley is still causing her grief with his loan shark creditors. A significant improvement on the first book. Carlotta and Wesley are showing signs of growing up, but aren't quite there yet. Carlotta does make some poor choices, but she is realizing that she needs to grow up and make better decisions. The 3 guys are all attractive as usual. I really wish I would have had such difficult choices in my love life. She thinks she may have made a decision with the men, but things aren't as clear as she thinks and she is left with more questions. The plot is thickening with Wesley as well as with their father. This is a middle book and it ends with a need to continue reading on to the the third book, which I have already begun. Don't expect to quit reading the series when you finish reading this one. A fun, simple read. Nothing shocking, but a good soap opera that keeps you entertained.

2020-01-07 21:31

Ngang Qua Thế Giới Của Em (Tái Bản 2017) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Trương Gia Giai

As a Kuwaiti living in the Arabian Gulf, we are no strangers to impoverished Indians who come to our region by the thousands every month in the hopes of finding work to sustain their families back home. Most of them find work as housekeepers, butlers, cooks, drivers. Others as laborers in supermarkets, factories, etc. The less qualified (and less fortunate males) find work as street sweepers - which in 50 degrees Celcius weather is pure torture. After reading this book, I now understand why. It's because working under the blazing sun for small pay, and sleeping on a real bed under an actual roof, is heaven compared to their living conditions back home. Narrated by Balram, a young man from a poor caste in modern day India, the book follows his journey from servant to "entrepreneur" as he likes to call himself. He talks with blazing honesty (which is really funny sometimes) and as he grows, we see his naivety lessen day by day. But what really touched me was how poor the living conditions are for people unfortunate to be born into such castes. And how hard it is for people to get out of those conditions. Most times, it's simply impossible. As an Arab, I could relate to the protagonist's constant reference to family and responsibility. Our society requires an individual to think of his/her family before anything else as well. But to add the burden of poverty to the burden of responsibility is even more sad. This book is a brilliant look inside modern day India. Despite how serious my review sounds, it's quite humorous. I'm glad I read it. If anything, it educated me about a society I thought I knew a lot about, but it turns out I had barely scratched the surface. I highly recommend that every Arabian Gulf citizen reads this book. If this doesn't make you sympathize with the thousands of Indian laborers who come to the Gulf every month in search of work, I don't know what will...

2020-01-07 22:31

Khi Anh Em Cùng Cười - Cười Gượng Gạo Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Dương Thu Ái

I enjoyed this easy-read book of three southern sisters living in Georgia & the difficult relationship they have communicating with each other. The title "Friday's Daughter" is taken from the nursery rhythm, Friday's Child-loving & giving. I love any book that has great charcter development & is charcter driven. I loved the intorduction of cherokee history by Tobias & how their relationship begins. Teensie is a great nurse and has taken care of her family so long she doesnj't even realize she is missing a part in her own life. The judge was a wonderful surprise for the small part he played in the book. After reading this book I'm going to check out some of her other books.

2020-01-07 23:31

Học Tiếng Anh Theo Đĩa Hình - Thức Ăn Và Đồ Uống (Kèm 1 VCD) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Greg Eismin

Art was not that great, story was worse. Can't believe they are going to make a movie out of this.

2020-01-08 00:31

Kinh Tế Việt Nam Cộng Hòa Dưới Tác Động Của Viện Trợ Hoa Kỳ (1955 - 1975) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Phạm Thị Hồng Hà

** spoiler alert ** I knew that TV show thing wasn't a good idea! Goodness gracious. That was nuts. But I'm very glad that Cormack is out of jail now!!! And Ben and Kitty are way too cute. I'm also happy that everyone who lived still keeps in touch. That was very traumatic, and now even Conrad is a believer! Bahaha. I felt like I was actually there when Gemma was burning up, though.. that was a bit intense. Very sad. Anyway, on to the next one!

2020-01-08 01:31

Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today’s Business While Creating the Future Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Scott D. Anthony

i am obsessed.

2020-01-08 02:31

Phải Trái Đúng Sai (Tái Bản 2017) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Michael Sandel

So funny about this one. I was at Coffee Cat the other day reading with Shaun. Shaun took off for a minute to use el bano, and while he was gone the barista dude sauntered over and said, "So it's reading hour over here, huh? You got yourselves a little SSR going on?" I was startled (having been engrossed in my book for over an hour) and said something dumb like, "Yes, I haven't heard that acronym since second grade." Ok I didn't actually say that but it would have been awesome if I had! Anyway, he busts out with "Have you read Foucault's Pendulum?" I was surprised that he had read something by Umberto Eco (most of my friends haven't) and got all excited and blurted, "No, but it's on my list! Have you read The Name of the Rose? It's beautiful, I love it." He gave me a bizarre look and walked away. Ok dude if you're going to show off by name-dropping a famous Italian author, you best be knowing the author's repertoire!

2020-01-08 03:31

Tuần Của Bé - Bé Gọn Gàng Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Minh Tâm

This book had some interesting twists and turns.

Người đọc Kate Shoults từ Gololobovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia

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.