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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Bu Yayınevi
Book: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Authors: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Publisher: The Dial Press Juliet Ashton is spunky, delightful, humorous, and kind-hearted. She's also approximately 17 million other things, but those are the words that stand out when I think of her. In a series of correspondence with her best friend, Sophie, her publisher and long time friend (and Sophie's brother) Sidney, and a colorful cast of characters from one of the Channel Islands between England and France, the story of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society comes to fruition. Juliet's exchanges with the people of Guernsey Island begins when she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams. He has recently begun reading a book by Charles Lamb that once belonged to Juliet, and wants to know if Charles Lamb has written anything more. A correspondence begins between Juliet and Dawsey, where Juliet begins to learn more about the people of Guernsey and particularly, a young woman named Elizabeth McKenna who is responsible for the spark of energy and humor that generates the Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Used as a device to escape the oppression of the Occupation, the Society met at least once a month to discuss books. Because the news was forbidden from coming in and radio had been banned in Guernsey, the members of the Society only had their resources - namely, the books they had laying around. As the story develops in letters and telegrams, the members of Guernsey (namely Isola, Amelia, Eben, and Dawsey) are encouraged to get in touch with Juliet and tell her their stories about being under German rule during the second World War. Through their letters, the reader begins to understand more about what the Occupation did to them, and ultimately, about Elizabeth, who leaves behind a daughter named Kit. Juliet (and the reader!) becomes more and more engrossed in learning about how they made the best of the Occupation, and sets to work on writing a new book about the Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Inevitably, Juliet makes the move to Guernsey and the story, which started at a slow burn begins to simmer and boil as it picks up intensity and depth. Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows let the characters reveal the details of life on Guernsey without ever telling the reader what to think or believe. Similarly, because of the strength of their writing, the reader is able to pick up on the underlying romantic tensions between Dawsey and Juliet without the two characters ever realizing it themselves until later in the book. It's hard not to fall in love with these characters; it's even less so to not fall in love with the writing. Shaffer and Barrows do a phenomenal job of making a reader feel as though they are in these moments, transcending every anecdote to real life. I never once felt as though there was a sense of inauthenticity about the characters, as quirky as they might be, and the stories they share with Juliet, first in letters, later in person revealed through letters to Sidney. Similarly, Juliet as the primary narrator has a way of coming across as earnest and humorous - at one point, she tells of a story playing "Dead Bride" with Kit, and while questioning if it's healthy to play such a game with a four year old girl, she bemoans that she never wants to stop. I can't even begin to guess how many times I laughed out loud while reading at a bus stop while strangers looked at me strangely. One thing I absolutely loved about this book though is how it manages to talk about the effects of the War without really ever delving into it. Guernsey's isolation from the world meant that they only knew what was happening on Guernsey. It's not until Juliet brings up her own memories of the bombings in London (one of which crushed her flat) and the last person to see Elizabeth alive becomes a part of the Guernsey community that the War becomes an actual character in the book. It brings a new sort of perspective to what happened during World War II and how people lived on a day to day basis, without knowing what was happening. In some ways, the atmosphere of Guernsey can be compared to one of a concentration camp, held alone in its isolation and without word from the outside world. Yet, with the bright spark of Elizabeth's invention of the Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, the society members are given the opportunity to recapture their former lives and a chance to make the most of their occupation. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society has this way of making a reader feel tangled up in its magic, like one never wants to leave this world where the ocean crashes against the cliff and neighbors are full of goodwill and kindness (for the most part). The story of Elizabeth lays the groundwork for Juliet to begin her next book, while bits and bobs of English culture are infused into the present day story. It's the kind of book that when you put it down, you want to pick it right back up and start reading it all over again, to see what you missed the first time around. This isn't a book to read. This is a book to buy and read and cherish until it's been read so many times, its cover is dog eared and the pages are yellow. And then you go out and buy another copy, just so you can read it again at any time you like.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Kültür Yayıncılık
Love the series. I can't wait for the next one!!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Limit Yayınları
I really liked this its was such a sweet story, my first mermaid book. I'm looking forward to the next installment.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Buhara Yayınları
In more of an audio course than a book, Vera Birkenbihl has structured a vast amount of information on how memory works into a simple and accessible model, supported by a heap of research in psychology, neurobiology and other fields related to memory. Most of the time in the audio course is spent on explaining what memory is, how it works and dispelling common myths. This is then used as a springboard to jump into tips, tricks and techniques to improve one's own memory in a number of areas. Her primary technique is the Anchorman list, a peglist where each item represents both a number and a letter of the alphabet, making it useful for memorizing any number or random sequence of letters, internal ordering of things and to guide free association, a creativity exercise. The main downside for me was that the course is not delivered digitally. One must order the set of CDs and wait for them to arrive in the mail. Of course, being the impatient bugger that I am, I purchased the course and then torrented the whole thing while I was waiting for the CDs. Do purchase it FIRST if you are going to torrent it though, Ms. Birkenbihl definitely deserves her dues for this excellent course.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Bilgi Yayınevi
I wish there was a 4.5 star, but since there isn't, I will have to rate this a 4. What a journey this young woman experiences! Told through her writings of her journal, it's her experience told from her perceptions. It would be interesting to read a journal written by the mother about what REALLY happened. I've been told by many of my students this book was "amazing". It kinda reminds me of the movie "Reefer Madness" in how it might give readers enough fear to be more careful about their surroundings and what drugs can do to a person.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Hayrat Neşriyat
My daughter actually recommended this book and warned me not to let the title or the cover turn me off, which they initially did. I read this book in a day, engrossed by the characters' relationships as well as the internal conflicts happening within and between characters on a number of levels. I would definitely recommend this book to YA readers as I think they could relate to both the plot and characters. The dialogue, at times, can seem a little deep and uncharacteristic of the characters, but overall, the relationships were smoothly interconnected and real. I really felt sympathy for Ginny, Caulder, and Smitty, and I admired their friendship and their willingness to hang on to it by always redefining, exploring, and stretching it. Even my husband, who does not read YA books, agreed that he thought it was well-written and engaging.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yeditepe Yayınevi
Even though I finished the story, I can't rate this book because it just wouldn't be fair to the author simply because I rarely read this genre. Occasionally when I see a lot of Goodreads friends who have similar tastes in books give a book a good review I'll give it a try and usually I'm glad I did. But, after finishing this second book I realize that this series is not for me. The heroine has got to be one of the most obnoxious I have ever encountered and frankly, I was hoping for more romance between she and Jean Claude.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: 1001 Çiçek Kitaplar
Excellent! A mother's love and bravery prevail in a culture where woman have no rights to even their children.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Benim Hocam Yayınları
The book has many characters and though some are from previous books, this one can stand on its own. It's about a Killer who torches his/her victims, who all happen to be clergy men. It's a good book.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Doğan Egmont Yayıncılık
I really like Banks's natural writing style, used here throughout several intertwined short stories. It was interesting to watch the main character change and grow throughout the book. This is a book I come back to again and again. The story about the woman battling cancer is particularly affecting, especially since it is entitled "You Could Be Anyone" and written in the 2nd person, putting the reader in her place.
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