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Black Swan Green is literally the greatest coming-of-age novel I've ever read. It makes The Catcher in the Rye, The Stones of Summer, and Stop-Time look like complete chumps by comparison.
A delightfully crafted coming-of-age story about a boy raised by ghosts. Bod is so terrifically normal I adored him from the start; he IS special, but it's not particularly dwelled upon. And there's a bit of a twist to the ending I found quite clever. I did not, I must confess, like the illustrations so very much.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Giorgio Bettinelli
This travesty of a guide tells you that you shouldn't leave your 9th grade kids with their friends at the mall because, inevitably, they are there to purchase marijuana...and the pot dealers are going to hold them up for all their money at gunpoint! Clearly, you can't take this book seriously.
I am abandoning this book with less than 100 pages to go. This isn't a bad book and anyone who has read anything by this author knows he can write the heck out of writing. It's just that the story takes too long to get where it needs to go. We all know that Dubus becomes and writer - and I am glad he did, for the previous titles I have read by him are fantastic- and after 290 pages of reading about him weight training and beating the crap out of other men, I just need to book to get there. It isn't, and I have this pile of books that are downright Sirens calling to me. I have to take the wax out of my ears and succumb to them. Farwell, Townie.
This novel is incomplete. Leaves you wanting more and feeling unsatisfied. .
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Charlotte Cho
Very good. Several well written short stories that weave in and out of each other in subtle and clever ways to form a whole that is engrossing and moving. Mitchell has done an amazing job of writing each section as if written by a different, but gifted author. Quite an achievement and a good read.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Brenda Kearney
3.5 of 5 really I was really liking this, the characters, their relationship struggles, deciding if it was worth it, what they really meant to each other, until the very end. It will be worth it, however, to read the next book in the series. As I am much more interested in a follow up. Be it with these characters or another sports themed m/m romance from T A Chase.
I was first drawn to this book due to the setting. The Hawaiian Islands captured my senses 5 years ago on my honeymoon and I believe my family and I will forever be pulled towards them, longing to return. I have yet to venture to the small island of Moloka'i, but now having read this book I will know so much more about its history when I am someday lucky enough to visit. The novel opens during a turbulent time in Hawaii's history, the late 1800s when Hawaiians were succumbing to a tragic and mysterious disease, leprosy. At this time the disease was not understood, and out of fear anyone with symptoms was immediately quarantined, and eventually sent away to a leper colony on Moloka'i. After my initial shock at the idea of families being torn apart and people being removed from their lives, I began to consider the ramifications of such a disease. Alternatively, had the infected remained where they were, would Hawaii have seen more loss of life? Were there other options that would have helped, rather than ostracizing those infected? Sadly, many people were sent to finish out their lives on Moloka'i. In this work of historical fiction, Alan Brennert intoduces us to seven year old Rachel Kalama, a girl who develops the telltale sores and, despite all efforts to keep them hidden, is ripped away from her family. What enfolds is her story of hope in the face of disaster, as she navigates a new path with a collection of friends and acquaintances who will become her new family. Rachel's character is an inspiration of strength in the face of adversity, and an example of what can happen when you take what you're given and make the best of life's circumstances. I very much enjoyed getting to know her in this novel. Moloka'i captivated me from page one all the way through to the satisfying conclusion.
Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nguyễn Thanh Lâm
Fantastic short story collection. edited by Dave Eggers.
One of the best books I've read. From the preface, "Atheists should be proud, not apologetic, because atheism is usually evidence of a healthy, independent mind."
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.