Porto Porto itibaren Chojane-Sierocięta, Poland

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2019-05-01 09:40

Çilek Kız Meyve Partisi (4 Boyama Kitabı) TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Doğan Egmont Yayıncılık

He may be ambivalent about his faith and he may have been ambivalent about his girlfriend before he got dumped, but about Israel I'm not so sure. He's definitely proud of himself for making a Palestinian friend and for eventually asking and answering questions most Jews manage to suppress and ignore- even the ones living in Israel. He finds out his view of history learned at his Canadian Zionist school was a lie (propaganda, indoctrination, IMO). He's haunted continually by this composite character representing the school like a true victim of serious semi-successful brainwashing. He's got several composite characters and dead people or those not in the country speaking to him. It was creative and kind of fun, but in a memoir, I'm not sure I liked it. He does have some breakthroughs. There were in fact people on the land (Israel) before them (Israeli Jews) and Palestinians didn't leave of their own free will and did in fact want to come back. Also, he learns that not everyone hates Jews and there is such thing as Palestinians and the map of Israel he had burned in his brain as a child was wrong. I think he still holds onto the lie that it was the Jews who made the desert bloom, though. What is shocking is how I hear people constantly bemoan the fact that Palestinians are being indoctrinated to hate Jews in textbooks and schools, while there is nothing about this propaganda Jews learn in school, not just in Israel, but all over the world (and the fact that for Palestinians it is illegal to learn about their own history or literature, etc). Interestingly, at Jonathan's home synagogue, the men and women are separate and the women can't touch the Torah and men and women can't touch each other. I found it kind of funny given the fact that there has been so much press lately about mosques and how people believe Islam is the problem, after all, look how they treat women- separate to pray. Callers to radio shows justify their ill feelings for the mosque in NY due to this separation which doubtless many Jews in NY (and all over the world) also practice! When he talks to other Jews about his questioning of what he's been taught, he seems to oppose them, but does so as though he tossed a coin and he doesn't know why he's saying what he's saying. When he talks about his orthodox friends, he longs for the faith they have and admires them greatly, which is not so bad. What they say about Palestinians bothers him (also good), but not in the way Rana's acceptance of suicide bombing does- he's ready to end that friendship. The fact that his friend, Rana, supports suicide bombing as a general concept shocks him. Funny when you think of his heroes in Israeli history who were responsible for some pretty horrible things, but such is the contradiction that is Israel. When he finds out about this, he wonders why he can question his faith and position, but she can't. He also says at some point that they both have had to question their Israeli educations and she found it almost as hard as he did to criticize and question her education and (for her) Israeliness. I wonder if he thinks the Jews could have won their state with non-violence. Does he regret that they used violence so that he can freely (and cheaply if he'd taken one of Israel's many offers to Jews) travel at the expense of so many lives long gone and so many under occupation? He visits a community, Oasis of Peace, where Israelis and Palestinians live together equally, but he calls this fabricated peace rather than a choice or an alternative, as they consider it. He goes with an activist whose group is intent on posting signs telling of the state's real history, or at least a sanitized version letting people know of the Palestinian villages that Israel tried to erase. He's not terribly critical of them, but it is clear that while he seems glad he knows the truth, he doesn't really want to get involved in educating others and seems on the fence about the whole thing- he may not be as happy to know the truth as I thought. The real peace, is the one in the Shimon-Abu Dalo residence, he thinks. I disagree. They hate each other, but they don't kill each other. It's the reason for his trip to Israel. He wants to write a play about it and goes to do research and to find out about the nagging questions relating to what he learned in school. He inexplicably goes to see Divine Intervention at the Toronto Film Festival, meets Rana who tells him about this house. I hope he made a great play because I don't think his trip was too enlightening for him otherwise. When Palestinians would talk history with him, he wouldn't be able to concentrate either because the IDF was shooting or low blood sugar or whatever. He did seem to conclude that his Zionist education was a bit biased and maybe not factually correct. But he wants it to be. He wants the faith of those people and to not ask questions. He admires his "War of Independence" heroes (maybe just remembering as a child?) and how kibbutzim were instrumental in the war. He can't let go of the Jewish state idea, which precludes equality and democracy, even though he kind of understands that implication. He does less analysis and more general reporting of Israeli attitudes than some memoirs. One such experience that sticks out is how in his visit to the kibbutz, I and apparently he, expected pretty liberal attitudes about Palestinians and was surprised. He asked them if they would let Palestinians live in the kibbutz, given their values and claims of interacting with Palestinians. They weren't forthcoming. When they bragged about going to the West Bank, it was not really in a Palestinian village as they had said and it was owned by Palestinians serving Jewish patrons. I've been able to get my hands on far more Jewish memoirs than Palestinian ones. This one was pretty good. It didn't make me nearly as mad as Prisoners by Jeffery Goldberg. I was only mildly disappointed with the evolution in this book. He was able to reverse some of his Zionist brainwashing and begin thinking for himself. He was ashamed of himself for doing this, though, and seemed to want to want the faith of people who thought Palestinians were dogs. He made some Palestinian friends and asked some questions, but he still seems to think they are guilty or responsible for the mess they are in. He does seem to be for cooperation and peace and not so obsessed with the Holocaust (like American Jews) and manufactured victimhood that it causes moral myopia. Maybe we'll have to wait for Israel to allow Palestinians freedom of movement and to study their history and write about it without it being illegal for Palestinian memoirs to become more widely available.

2019-05-01 10:40

Karanlığın Kızı TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Kelly Keaton

Set in London in 1792, Burning Bright, is the story of a Dorsetshire family who arrives in the great city with the hope of a better life, and to turn away from the tragedy they left behind. But for the children, Jem and Maisie, London proves to be a place where they must grow up quickly and be wary of strangers. They do find a friend in neighbor (and real-life personage), William Blake, who finds himself persecuted for printing his political opinions. I’ve read 6 books by Tracy Chevalier, and this is the only one that fell short. I gather she really wanted to write about William Blake, but instead made him an incidental character. Her main characters, didn’t have enough of a story going to really captivate the reader, and that’s too bad, because Chevalier’s background of Georgian London was descriptive and exciting. 2 1/2 stars.

2019-05-01 11:40

Olimpik Çocuk 2 (Bilsem'E Ve Matematik Yarışmalarına Hazırlık 4. Sınıflar İçin)-İbrahim Erkol TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Altın Nokta Basım Yayın - Kaynak Kitaplar

I enjoyed Girls in Trucks quite a lot when I started reading it. Sarah's voice is fresh and honest. She tells it like it is and often deflects emotion with humor. The time line shifted frequently, which was a bit confusing, but I was still able to hold the thread of the story through Sarah. Unfortunately, somewhere around the middle of the book, the author began repeating information. There would be a quick paragraph about Sarah's relationship with Max as if the reader needed a reminder even though we had just spent chapters in that portion of Sarah's life. Another was a reference to Sarah's sister's wedding, reminding the reader that she had been married twice, after we had just lived the story of Sarah as the bridesmaid at the second wedding. Another issue that I had with Girls in Trucks was the shifting point of view. Most of the book is told through Sarah in first person but every once in a while another character steps in and takes over. Then there was a strange section that was still focused on Sarah but was suddenly in third person. I don't mind multiple character point of view but I would prefer the point of view be consistent through the entire book. Crouch has wonderfully strong characters. They are flawed and engaging and I really wanted to become absorbed in their story. The writing is often refreshing and entertaining. I just wish inconsistencies in the point of view and the repetition of information hadn't pulled me out of the story.

2019-05-01 12:40

Şehit Enver Paşa TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Nevzat Kösoğlu

This is one of those feminist books that falls almost into the category of narrative nonfiction: having interviewed more than 100 young women on the topic, Martin analyzes the social factors that go into self-starvation and its many related manifestations. It's an admirable feat to make a book on such an unhappy topic an enjoyable read, but her analysis, her dynamic writing, her openness and passion make this so incredibly interesting--instead of just depressing. There's none of the weight of Reviving Ophelia. Rather, there's fun and spunk reminiscent of Female Chauvinist Pigs (which, if you haven't read it, is a terrific romp--Ariel Levy, hard-core journalist, follows around and interviews those involved with Girls Gone Wild, Hooters, Playboy, etc.--and combines her findings with astute social commentary). Being mostly sedentary, I didn't relate to her chapter on sports--but other than that, I think she really got it exactly right: there are so many places on the spectrum of unhealthy eating, all brought about by a combination of very complicated forces. Perhaps my favorite chapter has to do with interviewing young women on the upper east side (some of the most privileged in the world) and comparing their responses to those of working class young women in Santa Fe. Their responses were remarkably similar. I'd never thought of it before, but American society tends to think of disordered eating as the province of the white and rich (as proven by numerous studies that present a sample patient and, when told that she's white, responders say she's anorexic; when told that the theoretical woman is black, they say that she's fine). I got my copy (beautiful, hardcover, new) from the Strand for $12. (On Monday. Today, Friday, I've almost finished the book. That's how good it is.) Oh, Strand, how I do love thee.

2019-05-01 13:40

Hansel Zigon Sehpa Ceviz - Beyaz TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Rafevi

My 7th grade English teacher read this one out loud to us. I fell in love with it and have read it at least 5 times since. There's something about the family bond amongst the four children that really touches me. Cynthia Voigt is an amazing author.

2019-05-01 14:40

Saç Saça Baş Başa – Kadınlar Arası Rekabet TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Versus Kitap Yayınları

Okay. So I didn't read the 4th and won't read the 5th, but I think I might actually read this last book just so I can know how this ends! I've always had a problem with not finishing series, and I thought I had finally cut the cord on this one. But I just really want to know what happens to the annoying Ever and Damen. And the funniest thing about it is, I can guarantee you it won't matter that I skipped the 4th and 5th. The author spends so much time catching you up.... UPDATE: So here's the deal with this series. I actually enjoyed the first and second book. The 3rd was terrible, and I couldn't even get past the first 40 pages of the 4th one. But, as stated above, I decided to read the last book so I could get closure from the first 2 books. And as predicted, it did not matter at all that I missed two books. It appears that literally nothing happened, and what did happen was told to me over and over again. I really wish this series would have had just 3 books - the first 2, and this one. But because this dragged on and on and on, I am going to look back at this series with distaste. (At least I didn't read the 4th and 5th, I probably would DESPISE this series then.) That being said, this book wasn't that terrible. I almost gave it 3 stars, but the truth is that it was boring at times, and I HATE DAMEN. I can only give it 2 stars due to the fact that Damen sucks and Ever is stupid. I did like the ending, however, and am actually happy that I read it and I know what happened. I am so glad I can officially shelve this series.

2019-05-01 15:40

The Girl In The Cafe (Cafede’ki Kız) TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından:

I really liked this book. Looking forward to seeing the movie. I loved reading about bee keeping.

2019-05-01 16:40

Yaşasın Demokrasi-Haldun Taner TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yapı Kredi Yayınları

Brilliantly crafted novel. Melodic prose. Smart, yet not pedantic. Emotion, yet not sentimental. Again, brilliant. How I haven't read Richard Powers yet, I don't know. I recommend this to any and everyone.

2019-05-01 17:40

Evrenin Yapısı-Lucretius TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Norgunk Yayıncılık

Funny, sexy, and endearing. One Cruisie's best, and i like a lot of her books.

2019-05-01 18:40

Markalama-David A. Aaker TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: MediaCat Kitapları

I learned I'll claim to like any 1000 page book. If only for the sheer time invested. I was at Governor's Scholars in Murray, KY when I read it and I had nothing better to do with my time.

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