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2018-06-27 03:40

Yalancı Sevda-Jill Shalvis TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Nemesis Kitap

Hats off, heads down. In my opinion, this is possibly Gaiman's best work so far, likewise for Pratchett, though I suppose I can't really say that as it's a collaboration. It's absolutely hilarious. It basically chronicles the End of Days (facetiously, in any event, it's a parody) as written and prophecised by the witch, Agnes Nutter whose book of prophecies, The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, never sold well, is accurate and supposedly lost forever (no one knew what happened to the excess copies). Crowley, the demon, was initially tasked with ensuring that the Apocalypse goes smoothly by his superiors below by being given charge over the Antichrist, who is just as normal as any other person you see on the streets. Unfortunately (or fortunately), he has gone "native" and would very much prefer to live amongst us (as demonstrated by his love for his 1926 black Bentley and CD collection). Then there's the angel Aziraphale, who is a rare books dealer and holds the same opinion. The story takes a twist as two supernatural beings who are residing on our plane come together for a common cause, which is to stop the Apocalypse. What makes it so funny is the introduction of a wide range of characters with each their own various idiosyncrasies and given the most dire circumstances, they engage in the most ludicrous actions (albeit viable) that reflect their quirky and fun personalities. For instance, Crowley, having gone "native", is more technologically savvy compared to his fellow demons and uses means of technology to capture souls (which is seemingly more effective as it is able to kills to birds with one stone) as opposed to his fellow demons who resort to more conventional ways (and capture one at a time). Then there is the klutzy witchfinder, Newton Pulsifer who is romantically inclined with the witch, Anathema Device. Ironically, Newton's ancestor, Thou-Shalt-Not-Commit-Adultery Pulsifer (also a witchfinder who is probably rolling in his grave at this if he even had one) burned Anathema's ancestor, Agnes Nutter at the stake for being a witch. Fantastically brilliant. Left me wanting to go on a Discworld rampage.

2018-06-27 06:40

2. Meşrutiyet Dönemi Meclislerinde Niğde Mebusları TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Kömen Yayınları

I am disappointed that I waited so long to read this book, because I absolutely loved it. I guess I should confess up front that it's probably totally parochial of me to love a book about characters from Northern New Hampshire, set largely in New England. But even though I do have oddly romantic memories of playing hockey in the town of Berlin, NH, where the smell of the paper mills on the Androscoggin River used to permeate for miles, I don't think that's why I liked this book so much. At least four of the characters in Irving's story of a father-son pair on the run from a small-town sheriff, will stick with me the way T.S. Garp and Owen Meany have from his other books. Weaving its way across the US from the 50s to the present day, the story paints a generous picture of the people and cultures it deals with, from Northern New Hampshire, Boston's North End, Iowa City and Rural Vermont. There were a few things that I didn't enjoy -- things that might on reflection make me turn this 5-star rating into a 4-star rating some day -- including the political overtones that permeate the discussion of the present-day United States, written without enough elapsed time to match his treatment of the Vietnam War. Overall, my favorite of the (still early) year so far. Highly recommended as a fun, quick read that (I think) will stick with you for a while after the last page is finished.

2018-06-27 08:40

Hac Anıları TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Sidas Yayınları

My friend and I found this book in the big BookOff store in Shibuya and the title made me laugh, but when I saw that it was the name of a brothel, I had to have it. (It was 200 yen only.) So, it turned out to be as cheesy as we expected, but it wasn't bad, it held my attention for more than 600 pages. It's a historical romance which takes place in a fictitious town of Shishan in 1899, during the Boxer Rebellion. The author was born in China in a missionary family, so he knows his stuff, and his sympathy towards the culture and people is obvious. BUT, the characters are painfully stereotypical - a beautiful and passionate middle-class girl, her lover the dashing spy, her boorish and naive fiance, a bunch of altruistic missionaries, a cruel brothel madam and her psychopathic son, a prostitute with heart of gold, an evil Japanese officer, a wise Chinese mandarin, a (wiser still) Mongolian shepherd... They all resemble marionettes taken out of a dusty box which has the letters "Oriental drama" on it; some of them must have been used by Clavell half a century ago. The only interesting people are the crazy, fanatical Millward family (especially their eldest son Hiram) and Major Lin who has a shameful secret to hide. BUT the author has a penchant for distorting his characters, both minor and major, and making them act against their nature and their initial motivations. When I read what ultimately happened to Hiram after the rebellion broke out in Shishan, I kind of lost half of my interest in the story, but read on for Major Lin; then as his character got assassinated as well (in a writerly way I mean), I finished the book just because I didn't have much left. I didn't care about Helen Frances and her lover - they were just unrealistic, and the good doctor Airton, well, he was so stupid and whiny I just hoped to see him killed, but alas, the idiot lived to the last page. As to the brothel, this was the most ridiculous thing of all. The madam who was supposed to be so cunning, together with her son kept torturing the girls and boys randomly. Why? What for? What do they gain out of this? How is it good for business? How does it affect the atmosphere? Does it make the prostitutes work harder? Does it contribute to their skill, effectiveness, or the satisfaction of customers?... I have this dim suspicion that it's got something to do with the author's personal preferences, and that he enjoys writing about sexual sadism, and that's all there is to it. Now don't get me wrong, I think it's totally okay to fantasize about this stuff, or any stuff, that's what imagination is for - but when it comes to putting one's fantasies on paper, it should be done in a plausible, believable, reasonable way. Why? Because the book is for the reader first, and for the author second. The author must seduce the reader, not only pleasure himself.

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