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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yapı Kredi Yayınları
Over my head. Or just not catching my interest
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Loved It
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Elips Kitap
He has a bit of a "me against the world" complex when it comes to living abroad in Paris, and although some parts had me laughing out loud, I had to plod through some dull dirt to get there. It wasn't quite what I expected, but mildly entertaining if you know anything about the French.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları
Easy read, interesting though.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Timaş Yayınları
Fabulous book about loyalty and life and choices etc. Everyone should read this book.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Ernie Ball
The autobiography of Errol Flynn (1909-1959) is an extraordinary story of an iconic actor who starred in a string of swashbuckling movies in the 1930's and 1940's, including "Captain Blood", "The Charge of the Light Brigade", "The Sea Hawk", and "The Adventures of Robin Hood". A brawler, drinker, drug addict, and womanizer, he became a caricature of himself and, despite wealth, fame, multiple marriages and affairs, was a deeply unhappy man. This is a warts-and-all book. There have been recent accusations that he was a bisexual and a Nazi spy. Considering what he was willing to admit or bragged about, it seems unlikely that either is true. He grew up in Tasmania with a scientist father (who brought the first live platypus to London) and a mother that Flynn battled with for most of his life. He said he never loved her but he respected her. Considering that she beat regularly, once locked him in a storeroom for two days, and, when asked about her son when he brought them to the US, referred to him as 'a nasty little boy,' it's not hard to see where the actor's problems with women and authority figures came from. Flynn's life after he ran away from home at 17 was as extraordinary if less savory than any of his movies. Sometimes living on the streets, he made his way to New Guinea where, in quick succession, he led a group of native policemen as part of a punitive expedition against natives who had murdered white gold miners, became a copra planter, played Fletcher Christian in a movie about the mutiny on the Bounty, became a tobacco planter, gold miner, slave trader, and sea captain. Bumming his way across Asia in the company of a Dutch doctor, they lived cheap and made money by theft and cheating at gambling. Flynn went to England and worked in an acting company, made a couple of small movies, then was discovered by Hollywood, where he was an overnight success as "Captain Blood." He was 26. He married the shallow, violent Lila Damita when she threatened suicide in 1935, and fled to Spain as a war correspondent with his Dutch doctor friend with the hope that he'd be killed. He returned to Hollywood and more movies, women, and drinking. His contract kept him swinging swords and riding horses in roles he despised. A bitter divorce cost him enormous sums and a crooked business manager cost him more. As his harsh life took a toll on his looks, he started getting character roles that he actually liked, including playing his late friend and drinking companion, John Barrymore. He finished the book and died before it was published. There is more in the book: his love of boats and the sea, his women (he admitted he didn't like women), his trial for statutory rape, fights, practical jokes, suicidal impulses, travel, and a love of learning. There is a lot distasteful about Errol Flynn: his predatory attitude toward women, his drinking and drug use, theft. He was also capable, charming, curious and yearned for something more out of life than being a parody of lust and swashbuckling. I could argue in the nature-vs.-nurture discussion that he was created or warped by some very unhealthy relationships, particularly with his mother, and difficult circumstances. If his life had been less bizarre, he could have been a great man. As to his stated wish not to lead a mediocre life, in that he succeeded. 4 stars.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Pegasus Yayınları
A great summer vacation book, fun and adventurous. I don't know that I will read any more books from this series as book 2 was already starting to feel formulaic. It is hard to resist talking dragons and adventures on the high seas.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İkinci Adam Yayınları
Jennifer wakes up in the hospital with no memory of how she got there. As she recovers she struggles to fit back into her life and marriage in 1960. Then she finds a passionate love letter from a man who is not her husband. She begins to dig deeper, discovering some startling truths about herself and those around her. In 2003 reporter Ellie, who is also at a crossroads in both her career and love life, finds that letter and is determined to find out what happened to the lovers. Unlike many other stories taking place in both the past and present this one does not switch back and forth between the times frequently. Instead Jennifer's story is the bulk of the book and is almost completely laid forth before the reader even meets Ellie, with only one real flashback after that. While this works well for the narrative flow of the novel, it also makes it hard to build the momentum for Ellie's search for the lovers. Which could be why it's almost too easy for her to discover who they are, the reader already knows and is anxious to find out how it ends. Otherwise this a fantastic and compelling story. While Jennifer's story and the mystery surrounding her life is the more interesting one the Ellie sections continue to move the narrative forward at a quick pace, and shouldn't disappoint readers.
This was a major feat for Norman Rush, and for me. I'm almost ashamed to admit how long it took me to read this book. I was reeled in by the opening chapter while scanning the book at a used book store, intrigued by the conversational narrative of the nameless central character and the Botswana setting. Yet I felt like I was getting to know someone rather than embarking on a journey. I can't get over wanting to be swept away by novels, but I suppose not everything can be Bridget Jones' Diary (come on, we all need guilty pleasures). I know it will linger, however, find meaning somewhere in my own experience. This is an intelligent, heavy book. Yes, it's a love story, but among the themes of gender, class and politics. Our heroine is smart, verbose and neurotic, just the way I like women. The journey is inward, almost the opposite of another recent read, Amsterdam. The pace and language gave it the feel of an older novel, but with more sex (no complaints here. In fact, I wouldn't have opposed more Diana Gabaldon action, but that's true of all books). Also, the language was challenging. I should have read this book rather than study for the GRE. Half the words were not in my door-stopper Websters, and my nominal French came in handy. My Latin is non-existent, but would have served me well. Don't get me wrong, it's a beautiful book, a wonderful addition to my list. But it's like the main character's trek into the Kalahari: Go at your own peril.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Donizetti
I liked it! More of an exercises book for direct application - but if this is what you are looking for, then great! I really like some of these exercises and my son does, too! Give it a shot and get those kids off the video games! :)
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