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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Artshop Yayıncılık
Once you start this book, you cannot put it down! I have read many of Gilbert Morris' historical fiction novels, but this is a contemporary tale, and by far my favorite of his! Ollie Benson has almost everything- a hit video game, all the money he could want, a mansion, and designer clothes. His problem? He's overweight. Extremely. He's given up on finding a woman who would except him, but when he meets someone he believes loves him, he's hooked. Unfortunately, everything he has he's about to lose. Believed for dead, Ollie has the opportunity to carry out the biggest make-over ever and the perfect plan for revenge. But when more starts to change on the inside than the outside, will Ollie's hatred give way to something far greater?
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Doğan Kitap
I didn't much care for Bunch's writing style. I also had some issues with the plot and it's clicheness at times. The pirate's life was definitely glorified and Gareth seemed to have too many modern sensibilities in a world based off of medieval times. It was a fast read, though. The ending was not satisfying at all since the Linyati slavers were still around and on the brink of war with Gareth's people, and there is no sequel out as of yet, planned as near as I can tell.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yapı Kredi Yayınları
I wish we could set multiple read dates on GoodReads. One day I'll run out of alternate editions, if I keep using this workaround. Anyway, my other review of Over Sea, Under Stone is here; this is a quick note of how I felt this time round, especially in light of the fact that I'm doing a children's lit course at the moment. That's what makes me give it five stars, really. As a book for me as an adult, Over Sea, Under Stone is a bit lacking. I do think Susan Cooper has a deft hand for details: this book is atmospheric, genuinely scary at some points even for me, now -- and you have to remember that not only am I grown up, but I've read and reread this book more times than I should probably admit to -- and it has good touches of what people are really like. The children especially are realistic to me, their little antagonisms, the things they carry in their pockets, the way they stick together, and how far they can be pushed before they become too frightened to go on... All of that rings true, and much more true than Enid Blyton's Famous Five and the like, which I did compare this to in my other review. I don't think the book really talks down to the child reader, and the focus is on the adventure, not on being didactic. But for all that it rings true, it doesn't go very deep. The children don't learn and grow as much as they will in later books. The adults are there for realism, and they're either not really present -- just cyphers -- or evil. So that's what makes it a little lacking. I do think the later books in the sequence are rather more mature. I did find recordings of the BBC radio adaptations of the first two books of the sequence. I don't remember listening to the one of Over Sea, Under Stone. I should do that.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Artemis Yayınları
I know so little about India or its colonial relationship with England that I'm not sure what kind of conclusion to draw from this story. From a general reader's perspective, I will say that Aziz's personality change from the opening of the book to the end defied believability for me. *** SPOILER ALERT *** I can understand that he feels jaded and disillusioned by things that have happened to him in the story, but I don't recall him showing even a hint of negativity and a biting tongue earlier on in the book. Unless, of course, his sweet nature is partly performative, something he turns on for the English and then decides not to anymore after his illusions have been shattered. I got a little lost at times in the large cast of supporting characters and the side discussions of the many religions of India. Still, interesting. Most Westerners probably think of Hindus when they think of India, but the last few books I've read about the region feature Urdu-speaking Muslims. Just a coincidence, but one that makes me realize how truly ignorant I am. (A good thing.)
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Günter Grass
What I liked: world, SciFi elements; What I did not like: depiction of female characters What I found funny: the subject of 'Luck'
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yolda Kitap
Alexandre tells the story of travel with himself in the first person. It reads like a gothic novel without the castle and without the dark and stormy night. I enjoyed it.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Kontrol Yayıncılık
If you're gonna read Moby-Dick, read this and Coleridge's Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner first. It's not like it takes super long or anything. (I did not actually read this children's illustrated version...this is just the only book that's only the story of Jonah that I could find. I read the King James version.)
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This book should be required to be read by all math teachers in high school. Instead of neglecting to answer questions of "so how is this used in the real world". the teacher can now provide an adequate answer, with this reference text. The mathematics discussed in this text can be thought of high level, but you only need a high school knowledge to understand most of the chapters. There are no real theorems or proofs, but Stewart provides general concepts, which may enlighten the non-mathematician to what it is that mathematicians do.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Nuvo
I really liked this book because I like the details Andrew Clemnts did. The thing I liked best was Clements didn't just think of what would bee the normal thing in the book. It was different how a child becomes a director of The Holiday Concert. I really liked it!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Adeda Yayıncılık
This book was published in 1931, and takes place in Pre-Revolutionary China. It tells the life story of Wang Lung, a man whose life is bound to the land he cultivates. He marries O-Lan, a woman who devotes her life to him. Together they work hard to farm the land, save money, and purchase more land. They are forced to leave the land when they face starvation during a drought, but they eventually return. As they grow older and wealthier, Wang Lung becomes selfish & prideful, separating himself from his wife, family, and religious beliefs. There are many themes presented in the book--the relationship between man and the Earth, the difficulty man has dealing with abundant wealth and idle time, relationships, fulfillment, and the severe oppression of women. Although it was no surprise to me, I was still shocked to read of the difference between the birth of a male vs. a female--a male child warranted a celebration for the entire village, a female child was "not worth mentioning." Despite the overall mood created by the distressed era, I appreciated the book's lessons and found myself attached to the well-developed characters and plot.
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