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Liked this one quite a bit. It takes a certain type of person (obsessive?) to go all out for tomatoes, and do it over and over again.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık
an interesting way of looking at things. fun.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Birsen Yayınevi
I have always thought Ireland would make an ideal setting for a paranormal story and I found this in Haunting Desire. It's part of a series but I read this book alone with no problem, although in the end I was ready to read the other books. I liked the world, the characters and how everything came together. Shealy O'Leary has no idea how powerful she is when she and her father are accidentally transported to the mythical Fennore. Separated from her father, she meets Tiarnan a warrior who has assembled a small motley crew. He has been trying to escape Fennore and when he meets Shealy he sees hope but remains cautious. There, Shealy will have to face her past and come to terms with it. There are secrets that will shake her world, and powers that will strengthen her. There is danger, magic and love. A touch of Irish accent which I appreciated. It's set in Ireland and at the same time it's set in its own world. The only remnants of Ireland are the Irish characters, the magic and the wide, open and isolate land. It didn't take a lot for the characters to endear themselves to me and not the just the main ones either. I quickly fell for Liam and little Ellie. Everyone from the main ones to the secondary ones played an important role, driving the plot. Shealy is a sassy and strong character and Tiarnan is a brave and unrelenting one. She has a resilient spirit that is well matched with Tiarnan's stubbornness. In fact they are both survivors and fighters in their own way, which appealed to me. Their personal demons, Shealy with her scars and family tragedy and Tiarnan with his guilt and anger gave insight into who they are and armed them with traits to face down obstacles. Both being so strong only made the tender moments that much more meaningful. When Shealy and Tiarnan connected emotionally, it made them invincible and gave them a reason to find a way out of Fennore. It's an irresistible story with a world that I want to re-visit.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Redhouse Kidz Yayınları
Ah, high school reading. It's like Christopher Pike, but more refined and a series following one character. Good for people who like 8th grade reading level with vampires and the undead.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Altın Kitaplar
always follow you dream :D
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Timaş Çocuk
This was my favorite book as a young teen. It was easy to read and I could relate to it because my group of friends fought a lot like the girls in the book. There is a sequel, but it isn't as good. Reread June 21 2004
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Multilingual Yabancı Dil Yayınları
This is not for the faint of heart, or for those who do not enjoy non-linear plotlines or exploration of the story as a form. In this book, many stories may seem to be repeated, but each time it is a definite variation on the original. Themes of love, heartbreak, betrayal, revenge, lust, fear, questing and hunting come through time and again. References to ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Greek, Syrian, and Hebrew mythologies, classic stories from the British Isles, H.P. Lovecraft, and (my guess is) Ray Bradbury's Farenheit 451 and maybe as well some references to ideas from Philip K. Dick. Other themes included the death of Matthew Shepard, the trenches in France during World War I, the introduction of socialism to the men returning from Worl War I and Prometheus. Overall a hell of a ride that does not end with this book. You do have to read Ink to continue and conclude the story. These are not for everyone as the narrative is dissected and spread out in a fashion that is actually more linear than it initially seems, but not in a historical timeline sense.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Silverstein
This book was doing the rounds amongst my older cousins in about 1983 when I was about 11 years old. I read it at that point and then later watched the tv series starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward when it hit South African screens about a year or so later. I reread the book when I was in my 20's. I decided to put down a few words about it on a whim as I came across the book while browsing the site. Please bear in mind that I last read this book over a decade ago. While the thought of a celebate Catholic priest loving a woman and fathering a child with her was considered scandalous at the time, recent admissions from factions within the Catholic Church have lessened the degree of shock somewhat. Indeed there are those of Catholic upbringing who might be forgiven for whimsically thinkiing "If only...". I for one, who experienced Catholicism first hand for 8 years at a school founded and run by Brothers, if forced to, would certainly have chosen a scandal about sex between consenting adults than one in which it emerges that randy priests have preyed on children for many years. That said, the book is well written and presents an interesting study in a subject seldom tackled in fiction, viz. the political machinations engineered by an attractive man to woo favour from a wealthy woman - favour which he was able to use to get to the very top of his industry. Froma technical perspective, there were some questions left unanswered. For example, what did Fr. Ralph do to get him transferred to the town where Meggie's childhood is set; or, did he consciously engineer his relationship with Mary Carson. Of course these could have been strategic oversights to enable a sequel (Thorn Birds - the Missing Years?), or perhaps a desire to leave some questions unanswered to force the reader to think about the book. Perhaps the latter is so, as many years later, I still seem to have remembered enough of this book to be able to write about it without having to read other reveiews or google names or places. People have referred to The Thorn Birds as one of the greatest love stories of the modern era, while others have pointed out its paedophilic undertones and portrayal of child seduction. Yes, sometimes people can get a bit too deep. I suggest that you give it a read - even an atheist will find some joy in Meggie's anger with God - and judge for yourself. Writing about it has made me nostalgic so I'm going to go home and fish out my old dog eared copy. I may amend this review after this 3rd reading.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Kalkedon Yayıncılık
Delightful account of a middleaged American couple who run away from home to the Highlands for a couple of years. Their adventures of living in the rural vastness of North-west Scotland; sheep, haggis, rain, and fish!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
I enjoyed this, especially because I felt Schmidt did a good job creating his characters and making the situation believable. (That said there was quite a bit about the parents that I really thought was overdone. I mean, how could a boy turn out so normal coming from parents like that?) I also enjoyed the relationship between the siblings.
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