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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Mavi Kelebek Yayınları
It started out slow but did pick up. A nice Jewish family, daughter attending Harvard Law school. Father is a CPA who has his own company. The father is picked up by the FBI for sending money to terrorist organizations. Interesting and shows how it affects the whole family.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Final Kültür Sanat Yayınları
This book has left me exhausted due in part to having stayed up two nights in a row reading until wee hours and then getting up with my toddler at 6:30. In greater part however, this book is such an emotional roller coaster, leaving me with great affection for the character, but feeling a little abused about the awful circumstances she was put through. Not to mention the moral conflict of reading a book critical of the games that it portrays in detail. Although this all sounds critical, i did love it. The writing was solid and the characters endearing.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Paraf Yayınları
I was a bit disappointed with this book, but I think that's because I had different expectations. I've enjoyed reading Margaret Atwood, including those works that adapt or play with aspects of folklore or fairy tales. This book is part of a series, and I get the impression it was a bit of a quick project for the author. It is a light, though not frivolous, look at the story of the Odyssey, but from the perspective of Penelope, the long-suffering wife of Odysseus, who is now part of the Underworld. There are also passages from her maids - who were hanged by Odysseus and his son after they had killed all the other suitors who plagued Penelope while her husband was away. I liked the imaginative observations of what life is like in the Underworld, but the chorus interludes from Penelope's maids seem to fall flat. At any rate, it's a quick read and mainly for those who have an interest in Margaret Atwood.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Pozitif Yayınları
I read this book years ago and loved it. Still do.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Say Yayınları
After really enjoying "The Jane Austen Book Club" I struggled with this book and in the end gave up on it.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Puslu Yayıncılık
Read This Review & More Like It On My Blog! The Butterfly Clues has a lot going for it - an engaging and different heroine, a convoluted murder mystery and a teenage romance with real chemistry and feeling that doesn't become saccharine or overwrought. With an intriguing beginning and a simple, easy, almost sparse style of writing, this is a novel that sneaks up on you and can be devoured in several enveloping stints of reading. With much more emotion and feeling than I had expected, Ellison wove a spellbinding tale of Penelope "Lo" Marin and the multiple mysteries surrounding her melancholy existence. This more than exceeded my expectations: I was looking for a quick read time-filler and I found a heartfelt mystery with a great, intrepid lead character. Though not perfect - I called the murderer pretty early on in the story - I will definitely be on the lookout for more novels by this author. Lo is definitely a likeable protagonist: I felt an affinity and rapport with her from the first page. Highly individualistic, Lo has enough personality to fill the pages she graces. The first person is an excellent medium for Penelope Marin (I want to add the extra two on here for her sanity: Penelope Marin, Penelope Marin) to express her story, from her very distinct perspective. She suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and certain things (like saying her name three times in a row, or tap tap tap bananaing before entering a new room to ensure her safety) and rituals are the cornerstone of her life. A mysteriously dead brother named Oren, and two extremely removed parents create loneliness and sadness in abundance for Lo ("I've learned to live without anyone" she says early on), and sympathizing/empathizing with her was never an issue for me. Though Lo has her less-than-perfect side (one of her compulsions is an unswervable need to steal an object when she feels threatened/lonely/scared) she always remains relatable. Moving a lot has a left a feeling of impermanence for most of Lo's life, and her theft is an attempt to feel attached to something if not someplace. Ellison does a great job of humanizing Lo's multiple issues and odd compulsions without judgment. She's definitely human and real, showcasing common teen issues ("I didn't think anyone really saw anything I did, barring incidents of incredible embarrassment,") along with her less common problems (Oren, parents, witnessing a murder.) Sadly the other characters, though mostly likeable, had none of the verve of Lo. The closest to matching her fire is Flynt, her mysterious, apparently vagrant love interest. While I do weary of the hackneyed and overplayed "sexy boy with a dangerous but mysterious past" in YA fiction, Flynt was a well-drawn "loose" personality, nicely contrasting with Lo's rigid routines and rules. The dynamic between the two works really very well: she only relaxes around Flynt, and he can be serious with her. While a love triangle is hinted at among them and another teenage character, it's quite obvious that the only match for Lo is with Flynt and the author doesn't descend into melodrama and angst for Lo to figure that out: she's self-aware and smart enough to make her own decisions. Tellingly of her parents, Lo's mother doesn't even appear for about 170 pages and event hen she's more of a shadow than a character. I can understand that the mom is grieving over her lost son, Lo's brother Oren, but the depth to which she abandons her daughter is astonishing and sad. I couldn't find much initial liking for Lo's father as well: burying himself in his work, and his uncontrollable anger with Lo over her unavoidable counting make for a less than perfect dad. I will say that I did find some redemption and hope for a few characters I'd given up on, later on down the line. While the plotting can be a bit obvious and hard-to-believe lucky (Lo's discoveries of the butterfly/horse almost immediately after the report? Unlikely), I found myself not minding overmuch. Ellison reaches a bit for some connections in her story, but in the end the payout reaps the benefits and more than makes up for any lack of subtlety. I guess I would say: the end more than justifies the means the author went to in order to achieve it. The disparate and compelling storylines keep the suspense high and my interest higher for the entirety of the story. I found myself postively racing through the final quarter of this novel: eager for resolution for Lo, for Flynt, for Oren and even for the murdered girl at the center of the mystery. I was never bored, and always guessing how the author would tie up all the loose ends. I did think the author had too many threads going at the same time, but I will say I was proved wrong in the end. Ms. Ellison manages to combine multiple disparate and seemingly random elements into a wrenching and touching finale. I was surprised by the strength of the emotions I had while reading this book, particularly the end. It was an impressive end to a book that captivated me from the beginning. I also have to add - how striking is that cover? It does a nice job - very evocative - of advertising the novel. Pick this one up.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Epos Yayınları
Chew might be one of my favorite graphic novels for art style. The premise is interesting, too. I blame my weak stomach for not enjoying it as much as it deserved to be. ;)
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İz Yayıncılık
Like Dandelion Wine, only sci-fi, and less drippy. More scary and slightly less cliched than Farenheit 451.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Phoenix Yayınevi
My four-year-old absolutely LOVES Rotten Ralph, all of a sudden. I'm not really sure why, as they aren't necessarily the best-written stories out there, but I suppose any book containing a cat drinking 'chunky chocolate milk' at least wins points on the gross-out level.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Deviser
Re-reading this book that I haven't opened since freshmen year of college.
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