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2019-03-20 12:40

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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Silinemiyor-451

I absolutely LOVED this novel. It is mostly about Henry VIII's quest to be rid of Katherine and his struggle to marry Anne. However, even as I write this sentence I know that is the backdrop for the story of Thomas [not Oliver] Cromwell's role in Henry's reign. The point of view is third person limited with the great focus on Cromwell. Therefore, although some of his decisions are cruel, I admired him. The novel starts with seven year old Thomas Cromwell's face being kicked into the cobbles of the street by his cruel father, a blacksmith. He was never able to live down the fact he was the son of a blacksmith, but that fact notwithstanding, he rose to unheard of power in Henry's reign. There was a very thoughtful side of his character that I loved. This novel cannot be read quickly. Part of the reason is the multitude of characters, whom the author categorizes by place in the front of the book. Even as I read pages in the 400's, I had to go back to those lists to remember who was who. Another difficulty is the author overuses "he" at times when she should have used Cromwell's name. Often I had to go back to the beginning of a paragraph to clarify who the "he" was. I need to think further about the title. I don't think it was a symbol of Cromwell or Henry. "Wolf Hall" is the name of the Seymours' home. Jane Seymour is a plain, little, timid lady in waiting to Anne. Cromwell likes her perhaps BECAUSE Anne overlooks her because of her timidness. I expected the novel to end with Henry's growing interest in Jane. However, the novel simply ends with Cromwell planning a five day stop for the king's retinue at Wolf Hall. History tells us that was quite an important layover! In spite of those two comments, I did LOVE this novel. I had the patience to read it after flying through eight novels in our two weeks at Lake George.

2019-03-20 14:40

Murat Açıköğretim 6083 Sosyoloji 4. Sınıf 8. Yarıyıl Çıkmış Sınav Soruları TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Murat Açıköğretim Yayınları

Shrewd. Intelligent. Compelling. (I can’t believe none of you forced this book on me already!!!) What is the obligation of the strong to the weak? The wealthy to the beggars in Spain? I was utterly engaged by this in-depth examination of an alternative to Ayn Rand’s social contract and LeGuin’s Annaresti anarchy – an ecosystem of human trade. The characters dragged me through decades with ease. I especially loved the relationship between Sleepless protagonist Leisha and her unmodified twin sister, Alice. Kress searches for the balance between equality and individual excellence. “She remembered the day she had realised that Yagaiist economics were not large enough. Their stress on individual excellence left out too many phenomena, too many people: those who had no excellence and never would.” pp198 The writing is a pleasure to read. Pearls are slipped in, poetically posed. The reason I love to own books is so I can underline bits. Like this, on how to change the world a person at a time: “Leisha took his hand. Her fingers were cold. “Yes, I came for you. That’s all there is, Jordan. You. And you and you and you and you and you. I thought there was something more, something larger, but I was wrong. One by one. That’s all there is.”” pp209 And this, on youth: “Perhaps there was no way for the young to be serious without being tiresome. They lacked that all-important dimension of physics: torque. Too much time ahead, too little behind, like a man trying to carry a horizontal ladder with a grip at one end.” pp217 Food for thought, such as the question of whether intellectuals are capable of accessing deep feeling: “There’s never been a Sleepless who collected art seriously. We’re just not interested.” pp326 Or whether humans are really capable of altruism: ““I think she’d detonate the world if she thought it would finally make her feel safe.” “You’re saying – do you know what you’re saying, Richard? That all of Sanctuary’s political philosophy still comes down to one person’s personal needs. Do you believe that?” “I believe it about all political philosophies,” Richard said.” Though Book One makes for a very crunchy stand-alone novella, I was fascinated by the further development of the scenario. In Book Three, I ached at the transformation of America into 20% gene-modified “donkeys” who run the country and 80% “livers” whose job is to live pointless lives of leisure on the Dole: ““Do you watch the newsgrids at all, Mr Cavanaugh?” Now he did meet her eyes, his young face shocked. “Of course! My whole family does! How else would my mom and dad know which donkeys would give us the most for our vote?”” pp222 ...followed by... “And throughout it all, the United States: rich, prosperous, myopic, magnificent in aggregate and petty in specifics, unwilling – always, always – to accord mass respect to the mind. To good fortune, to luck, to rugged individualism, to faith in God, to patriotism, to beauty, to spunk or pluck or grit or git, but never to complex intelligence and complex thought.” pp387 This book is, for me, in the same league as the Dispossessed, and I do not say that lightly. I will be searching out more Nancy Kress novel-length goodness! (Look how long this review is! I feel like Alex! Bwahahaha!)

2019-03-20 16:40

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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İkinci Adam Yayınları

This is one of the best books I've read all year. I'm a little surprised at that, because it's not perfect. A tad too much "telling," especially in descriptions of the world. Character voices that sometimes are too forced or long-winded. The odd moment of confusion at the beginning, when trying to figure out what the world is like and who the people are. Yet when I reached the last page of "Homecoming," I closed my Kindle with that undeniable sense of satisfaction I only feel when a story has brought me into into its world and made me a part of it. I love when that happens, and it's a rare thing. Sue Ann Bowling has created a rich, complex world, with a species so long-lived, they are nearly immortal compared with humans. Yet a disease has brought them almost to extinction, and it is only by interbreeding with humans they've been able to survive. Their longevity, esper powers, and compassion make them ideal leaders, and these traits are passed on, in varying amounts, to their cross-bred children. But the world is far from perfect, with some of those children completely lacking in empathy, and the human economies based on slavery. It's an ugly combination that works well for overall tension, and sets up the initial conflict for the book's protagonist - a young slave named Snowy, who later goes by the name, Roi. Roi's story is a common theme of pauper to prince, but he is so real a character, that I was eagerly turning pages (electronically speaking). For me, characters make the book, and in this story, there are many great ones. There are so many I like - Roi, his father Lai, his uncle Derick, cousin Coryn, are all real enough to feel like family. Make no mistake - this story is epic, with many characters and subplots. Get into it for the long haul. There's a second book - "Tourist Trap" - and I'm buying it right away. I can imagine spending many books worth of time in the setting of this world.

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