John Spots itibaren Adamswiller, France

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05/07/2024

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2019-10-01 09:41

Şimşek Hırsızı Percy Jackson ve Olimposlular 1 TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Rick Riordan

wow! Intense!

2019-10-01 10:41

Disney Prenses Sofia Boya Oku Yapıştır-Kolektif TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Doğan Egmont Yayıncılık

On Agate Hill, by Lee Smith is a historical piece that follows the life of the orphaned Molly Petree. The reader first meets Molly in 1872 at the age of 13. She is living in her uncle’s house and has just begun to keep a journal, which is one of the forms that is used to tell her story. In fact, the whole novel is in the form of journal entries, letters and court documents. With the epistolary style, a plot is not always easily identified, as is the case with this book. This style of writing generally leads itself to wonderful character portraits and allows one to gain a fuller knowledge and understanding of one or more characters. As Molly is the main character, all of the journal entries, etc… are either written by her or about her. The story unfolds in four basic stages of Molly’s life. The first stage is Molly’s life on the Agate Hill Plantation, owned by her Uncle Junius. At this point in her life, Molly has lost a lot of people close to her. Both of her parents have died, as well as her aunt and a cousin and other cousins have grown up and moved out of the house. Her uncle’s sister comes to stay and brings her granddaughter, Mary White. Mary and Molly become close friends during their short time together and Molly faithfully writes to her throughout her life, even though she is not sure that Mary is still alive. The second stage of the story takes place after Molly’s Uncle Junius dies. Simon Black, a former friend of Molly’s parents shows up shortly after Junius’ death and sends Molly off to boarding school in Virginia. At the Gatewood Academy, Molly blossoms and becomes the darling of her classmates and many of her teachers. The headmistress, Mariah Snow, however, is not impressed with Molly from the very first. Her distaste for her and her self-hatred are clearly evident in the journal that she keeps. The next stage begins when Molly and Agnes leave the Gatewood Academy and take over a small school in the mountains of North Carolina. It is here that Molly gets her love story (she and Mary White were constantly making up love stories for each other on Agate Hill). Engaged to a prominent businessman from Salisbury, N.C., Molly runs off in the night with a man of questionable morals and characters. Jacky Jarvis is the only man for Molly and he and his family welcome her into their homes and their hearts. Unfortunately, Molly’s and Jacky’s lives were filled with sorrow as one after another of their children either die at a very early age or are stillborn. Devastated by each loss, somehow Molly manages to find the strength the pull through each time, but each time it becomes more difficult for her. As the story of Molly begins to wind down, a major “plot-twist” is thrown in when the reader learns of the mysterious death of Jacky Jarvis and the trial of Molly Petree Jarvis for his murder. The last stage of the story brings Molly back to Agate Hill and her guardian, Simon Black. Molly spends her last years in the place she knew as a young girl and in the company of Simon’s former servant and her own cousin, who was born shortly before Molly left Agate Hill to attend the Gatewood Academy. The main themes in this heartwarming tale are those of loss and survival and of living one’s life to one’s own satisfaction, regardless of the opinions of others. Loss and survival are the most obvious themes, as they are present from the very beginning. Molly lost many family members through death prior to the beginning of the novel and even more before she went off to school. She lost her cousin Spencer, while she was at Gatewood and then she lost all of her children and finally her husband and then Simon Black. Death however was not the only form of loss for Molly. She also had to deal with the loss of close friends, as they were forced to move away or their life’s journey took them elsewhere. At her trial for Jacky’s murder, Molly commented in her journal later, that seeing the family there, she realized that even though they supported her, she no longer belonged with them. In regards to the theme of living your life to your own satisfaction: as the reader learns more about Molly, they see that she often has opinions and tastes that tend to contradict what polite society would find acceptable. The best example of this is when she ran off and married Jacky Jarvis. She ignored the gossip and talk about him and followed her heart and never once regretted it. Overall, I found this book to be a very enjoyable read. I usually find myself drawn to books that have strong, well defined characters and I was not disappointed with this one. I read it slowly, over a three month period (not due to lack of interest, but lack of time to read!) and this allowed Molly to linger in my thoughts and become someone that I felt I knew and I grew to care about what happened to her.

2019-10-01 11:41

Knocked Up (Kaza Kurşunu) TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

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Worth a read if you like a good story line and are interested in the Irish culture complete with the perverse power of the clergy. The style is a little tricky to get used to as it is the story of a 100 yr old woman who keeps a journal and the corresponding story of her psychiatrist trying to assess why she is in an insane asylum. Then every now and then there is a current reference ( like to Sadaam Hussein). But I kept looking forward to picking it up ....

2019-10-01 12:41

Kur'an Okuma Adabı (Tıbyan) TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Semere Yayınları

Kamata chose a rich premise for her novel: an American woman divorces her Japanese husband and loses custody of her little boy. I am disappointed she didn't do more with it. She created a central character, Jill, who is self-absorbed, views men as her ticket to elsewhere, wallows in self-pity, and has superficial relationships with other women. In fact, Jill doesn't experience true love until she has a baby. This does not bode well for the baby . . .

2019-10-01 13:41

Ruh İkizi Mi, Ruh Öküzü Mü? - Seda Akgül TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Alfa Yayınları

This was a touch one -- great style that went nowhere at all. spare, beautiful, but i i just couldn't hold on.

2019-10-01 14:41

Harflerin Mitingi TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Xlarge Yayınları

Just note that I read an Advanced Reader's copy of this book... and I have a feeling a little more than just the spelling mistakes may have been changed. At least I hope. 'Cause there was a fair amount of typos/spelling/grammar mistakes. Um... I say, "Um..." too much don't I? Whatever. Yeah. This is chick lit. no doubt about it. I'm not much one for chick lit., but after the last book I read I needed something fluffy and sweet. And this book is fluffy and sweet, and not just because of the dogs in it. The book was surprisingly witty a lot of the times. Very real too, emphasizing that no matter how old you are, what sex you are, matters of the heart tend to always be awkward and embarassing, especially for Nina, who constantly finds herself in those types of situations with her "love" "Daniel." I don't have much to say about this book, 'cause nothing touched me like some books will touch you. Also, I have a feeling you're not looking for a deep reflection on the book... and if you are... um... maybe you shouldn't be reading my reviews 'cause they're pretty half-assed, which is cool. Overall, the book is cute. It's a nice beach read for the summer and it will make you laugh. Put it on your summer reading list if you're looking for something that is just an easy-read. Y'know what I'm talking about? Yeah... easy read! You're out of school... you don't want to do any heavy thinking. This book won't make you so that. And if you're so against reading (then I ask, why are you here?) if this book gets enough recognition it will more than likely be turned into a Chick Flick! Yay! *barf*

2019-10-01 15:41

Hammit Set - Cem Gülbent TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Timaş Çocuk

Love reading dear curmudgeon Mr. Baw Thoroux, and this is his most melancholy journey yet ... the high point was when he gave his rickshaw driver money to support himself for several years...Very poignant. The gossip about V.S. Naipaul, whom Mr. Baw hates w/ a passion only the cruelly spurned can cling to so fiercely over many years, and talk of Jan Morris and other travel writers, was odd, mixed in as it was with visits to Kyoto's temples...a fine read overall, but left me feeling sad and ghostly myself.

2019-10-01 16:41

Paşa:Durmasam Olmaz Mı TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Cezve Çocuk

I cannot put a finger on why I love this book so much. I have no real affinity for "beat" culture and their idealogy, but in this book Kerouac makes you care about these drifter characters and their plight. There is something truly beautiful in the way Kerouac weaves words throughout the book.

2019-10-01 17:41

Ben Bir Garip Döngüyüm-Douglas R. Hofstadter TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Alfa Yayınları

This is a fascinating study of the women who shaped Queen Elizabeth I of England into one of the greatest monarchs of all time.

2019-10-01 18:41

Hayal Meyal - Tarık Tufan TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Profil Kitap

Started this but need to finish it later. It's a great book on witnessing.

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