Anaid Jimenez itibaren Toplamalar/Gaziantep, Turkey

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05/04/2024

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2019-01-15 11:41

Dörtlükler - Ömer Hayyam TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları

I enjoy Belva Plain books. They are comfortable reading but not page turners. This was not one of her best, but I liked it okay. It was a Reader's Digest Condensed Book version.

2019-01-15 12:41

Sil Baştan TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Ray Yayıncılık

** spoiler alert ** 3.5/5 (C+) Like many readers, I had my doubts when I started Changing the Game because I didn't really like Liz' character in Perfect Play. However, Liz turned out to be a pleasant surprise and instead, Gavin is the one who didn't measure up. I really enjoyed the first half of the book. It was all about Gavin and Liz and they were fun to read about :) I liked seeing them together, enjoying each other's company and getting to know each other better. While Gavin and Liz have known each other for years, it's always been more on a professional level. Sure, over the years, Liz has become a family friend, but I suspect she always kept more distance between herself and Gavin than she did with Mick and as a result, there was a lot about him that she didn't know. Inversely, Gavin learned more about Liz - her life, family and her motivation for her job. All in all, I think they made a great couple and I enjoyed them together with the baseball setting as a backdrop :) As I mentioned earlier, I ended up liking Liz' character a lot more than I expected. Mainly because she was nicer, but also more real and more sincere. In Perfect Play, she was portrayed as the villain, a bit one-dimensional, but in truth, her character has a lot of depth and Ms Burton did a great job at fleshing it out. I really liked the fact that she had to deal with the fall-out of her action and that she learned a valuable lesson. Though she did make a mistake meddling in Mick's love life; ultimately, it wasn't with bad intent and that made her more sympathetic to me. I liked that her complex character was paired up with someone "simpler" like Gavin. By simpler, I mean that Gavin is just a regular guy who plays professional baseball. Sure, he has enjoyed the high life and the perks of his job - who wouldn't? But he wasn't too much of a jock, didn't have a big, dark secret in his closet or a sob story as his past. That contributed to make the couple more fun and easier to enjoy. And oh, let's not forget the sizzling chemistry that Gavin and Liz shared :) Other things that I enjoyed from this book was the Riley family - well, Gavin's parents and his sister, Jenna :) The parents are really good people, genuinely nice and they kept their sons grounded to earth :) Jenna is spunky and doesn't let people walk over her which is good considering how popular her brothers are. I really liked that they didn't hold a grudge against Liz for her actions in Perfectly Play and welcome her back. I also think that Ms Burton did a great job at giving this contemporary romance its "sporty" atmosphere. It was just the right amount of baseball and jocks for this to really feel like a sport romance and I liked that she stayed away from the clichés :) Unfortunately, I had some issues with this book. I enjoyed the first half, but I think the book started losing some steam about half-way. Why? Well because, there was no real storyline going on ^_^; The first half was pretty much about Liz and Gavin fooling around and getting to know each other better. Lots of sex going on - a bit too much in my opinion - and not much else. So when the conflict appeared, it seemed a bit out of no where... I don't want to give too much away, but I just don't understand how Gavin could say that to Liz. He spent half the book taking Liz' side and then suddenly, does a 180 and is suspicious of her?!? It didn't make sense to me and it was really hurtful for Liz. The worst is that I don't think he really believed what he was saying... it was more as if he wanted to hurt her with his words! I'm really glad Liz didn't let him treat the way he did and she walked out. However, I have to say it ruined his character a little bit for me. Also, I don't really get Gavin's attitude or reaction towards his father's heart attack. I understand being concerned and I think that him taking time off to care for his father was very filial. But not going back to play... when you want to play? Especially when his father was recovering well and urging him to go back? It seemed out of character for me. One more thing that really bothered me throughout Changing the Game was Mick. Oh gosh, he was a jerk and soooo annoying!!! I understand that he was mad at Liz for what she did... but Liz has apologized and even paid for it and Tara has forgiven her. So what else did he want? He kept harping on it like a broken record and in the process, poisoned Gavin and Liz' relationship a little... and at the end of it all, he asks Liz to be his agent again?!?! Are you kidding me? Have I been Liz, I would have turned him down. Overall, I think that Changing the Game started off well. I enjoyed the chemistry between Liz and Gavin, the interactions between Liz and the Rileys... However, I feel there was a lack of direction in the book which was reflected in the lack of goal/purpose for the H/H. Good chemistry and hot sex can only carry a book so far. That being said, I'm curious about Jenna's book. She's very different from Tara and Liz and from what we've seen, she seems to have enough personality to carry the book on her own :)

2019-01-15 13:41

Elmer Ve Wilbur - David McKee TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Mikado Yayınları

Deverry Bk 9 (Dragon Mage 1)

2019-01-15 14:41

Ernie Ball PO2240 RPS-10 Slinky Nickel Wound 010 - 046 Elektro Gitar Tel Seti TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Ernie Ball

I'm currently reading more Palahniuk because I can't make up my mind. Obviously it's pretty gratuitous. But 7 gratuitous, or Saw gratuitous? I liked this book a lot, although I like the movie better

2019-01-15 15:41

Kıvılcım Sahili - Debbie Macomber TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Novella Yayınları

Audiobook Ended Oct 8-9? 10-11?

2019-01-15 16:41

Bir Kabuğu Paylaşmak - Julia Donaldson TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları

We're reading this one right now. I like the use of vivid language, but I'd like for the story to pick up the pace a bit. We're one chapter from the end and it's dragging on... I'm committed to finishing this story before starting the movie but it's been so slow that I'm wondering if the movie focuses on just that story or the whole series....I guess I'll find out tomorrow.

2019-01-15 17:41

Kanlı Mesai (Severance) DVD TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

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I could not put this young adult novel down, after reading the first few pages. The subject matter is definitely riveting. The tension is palpable as the story moves toward its climax. This author has done a masterful job of getting inside the head of a child who is filled with a sense of responsibility, loyalty and duty, to a very mentally ill mother, and also inside the head of the mother, as well. The guilt the child feels about her inability to help her parent is so powerful that you can feel it yourself and sympathize with her. It might be a book adults should read as well, for it might help them understand the obstacles facing the mentally ill and their caregivers. I am not sure what age range is appropriate for this novel. Although the main character is just 13, the concepts raised, as her memories are explored, may be for a much older young adult; perhaps it would be better for someone at least 15-16 or older so that the subject matter can be absorbed without negative impact. This is one scary book. If it is made into a movie, it could qualify for a showing on Halloween! Mental illness, with all of its ramifications, needs to be understood so that compassion is the end result, not horror or vengeance or the ridiculing of those afflicted. A young 13 year old girl comes of age in this touching, but also deeply disturbing tale of the obligation and guilt a child feels for a sick parent who is loved in spite of all her short comings. The child is charged with a task beyond her years, of caring for her emotionally disturbed mother, with the spirit of her grandfather haunting them in the background, disturbing her mother’s thoughts and ability to live a normal life. She has lost touch with reality. It is too much for a child to handle such an enormous burden and yet she bears it with nobility. Her sense of responsibility is so strong that she fails to see that she is incapable of handling her mother and keeping her safe. Her own safety is in jeopardy and yet, the authorities can’t help her unless something really goes wrong, unless her mom harms herself or her. Her aunt who kept the household in a semblance of normal has left, thrown out by her mother and forbidden to return with a restraining order. The system has failed the child. As so often happens, the mentally ill can outsmart the authorities. They may be disturbed but they are not stupid. Lacey is friendless, lonely and alone, and for company, all she has is her enormous responsibility for her mother, who lives in a world of fear haunted by the memory of her father. Her days and nights are filled with nightmares and thoughts about her mother’s safety, her Aunt Linda, her own lack of freedom and the ghost of her grandfather. She is devoted to her mom but longs for moments of peace, normalcy and friendship. Lacey is sheltered because she has not really been exposed to the world. Her mother’s fears have kept her isolated. She has been overprotected by her fearful parent. Other than her schoolroom, where she is ridiculed by the other children who have obviously overheard, or been informed by their parents about Lacey’s mom’s difficulties, she has little in her life. One day Angela, her mom, showed up at school, disheveled, with mismatched clothing, in need of Lacey’s help to find her medication. While her teacher was kind, her classmates who witnessed this embarrassing moment, were not. Her mom has wandered in the neighborhood, entered neighbors' homes and sat down at their dinner table uninvited. She is always afraid and/or sad. She has done many odd things and Lacey tries to protect her, all the while wishing she could be part of the world out there where other families live, where sadness is banished and happiness enters the home instead. Lacey’s life has taken a new hopeful turn. She has obtained a volunteer job in the library where her Aunt used to work and she has filled out an application for her mom to work in the local market. Her mom has passed the interview and they are both beginning work on the same day. This is Lacey’s summer vacation and she is hoping her life will change for the better. On the bus, riding to her job, one of her neighbors, a boy named Aaron, befriends her. She lets down her guard and is hopeful that her life will now blossom into something new and exciting, bright and happy, rather than the dark and gloomy way she lives within her home, where her mom keeps windows closed and shutters tight so as not to let in anything dangerous. Yet, the day ends in a waking nightmare for her. This book takes the readers to places they have probably not been before; it takes them inside the head of the disturbed person and the person charged with her care; the reader suffers with them and also feels their fear. For a little book, of less than 200 pages, it packs quite a punch.

2019-01-15 18:41

Açlık Oyunları 2 - Ateşi Yakalamak - Suzanne Collins TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Pegasus Yayınları

The Last Temptation of Christ by Nikos Kazantzakis (1998)

2019-01-15 19:41

İstanbul Hatırası - Ahmet Ümit TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Everest Yayınları

Ever since his father died suddenly, 12 year old Finn can feel himself disappearing-his hair is turning white, he is paler-and he's sure that one day soon he'll wake up only to find that he is completely invisible. Potentially a good read for someone dealing with grief. Cool illustrations. Not sure though what kids will think and/or who is the best audience for it. 4th-6th grade? Tough call. I'd be curious to see how it goes over...tone in the book is a little like Nick Hornby lite. Fans of Jordan Sonneblick (Dodger and Me, Girls Pies and Drums) might like this.

2019-01-15 20:41

Assassin’s Creed 2. Cilt – Aquilus - Eric Corbeyran TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Akıl Çelen Kitaplar

good if you like melodramatic redheads, bosom friends, kindred spirits, or canadians.

2020-07-28 23:51

Dünya Çocuk Klasikleri: Çizmeli Kedi - Charles Perrault TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Beyaz Balina Yayınları

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