Zeki Müren - Saklı Kayıtlar 2 (1960-1984) (Plak) ücretsiz kitap indir

Florent Texier _raum — I went back and forth with this book. There is a wealth of inside information regarding the care of, abuse of, superstitions about, and shady dealings that surround professional horse racing—Smiley obviously did her research. I liked the numerous anecdotes about horses and race tracks and enjoyed the funny ‘horse’ jokes. However, this information is woven around a cast of 50+ characters including the main protagonists—six thoroughbred horses, and I think therein lies the difficulty. There was just too much going on. It was hard to keep track of even with the character list at the front of the book. Each of these magnificent animals could have sustained a book all on its own. For example, I loved reading 11-year old Audrey’s letter in Chapter 4 where she contacts the original owner of Mr. T, an abused race horse in whom she takes an interest and is instrumental in saving. However, we don’t hear about Audrey again until Chapter 36 and then only three more times in this long book until the synopsis, I wanted her to reconnect with Mr. T, who goes on to tell his own story, like when he meets the animal communicator Elizabeth who is able to read his mind. Now this made sense to me—anyone who has an animal learns to know when it’s hungry, what food it likes, when it wants to go outside, etc. However, when Mr. T starts giving advice about how to place bets at the track, Smiley lost me. I also thought it was a stretch when Smiley narrated Chapter 48 from the dog’s point-of-view, though she does get kudos for naming a Jack Russell terrier Eileen. So I’m giving this book three stars for all the inside information and interesting tales, but taking away two for the convoluted story line. It would have been so much better if Smiley had left some of her characters on the shelf for another book and developed her story around Mr. T or Justa Bob or even the temperamental Epic Steam. Wouldn’t it be fun to read a book about each one of them! One of the best ‘horse’ stories I’ve read is Laura Hillenbrand’s “Seabiscuit” about a real horse who won the hearts of America in 1938. If you want to read a really good horse story, I recommend it.

Feng Yun fylele — Loved it. The homoerotic undertones don't seem as obvious in the book as they do in the miniseries, interestingly.