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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Beyaz Balina Yayınları
A poor boy longs for the rich life. How does he get it? Through a rich girl, of course. Dreiser does a great job of showing the human weaknesses that we all have when it comes to trying to get what we want. We sometimes forget where we came from and what's important in life when we become blinded by what we think we need. It's a long one, but well worth the read
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yapı Kredi Yayınları
totally not what i was expecting, it was good. new twists and turns it was awesome.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Birleşik Tomurcuk Grubu
Kat Bishop just wants a normal life. School, homework, set menus in the cafeteria. Predictability. Predictability is a little hard to come by when you’ve been raised in a masterclass high-end family of thieves, but Kat’s walked away from all of it and stolen a life as a normal student at a boarding school. Until her father’s life is endangered by a mob boss convinced Bobby Bishop stole several very important paintings from him. Then, with nothing but a teenage crew and some skills that have gone more rusty than she’d like to admit, Kat’s going to have to do the impossible. Preferably with style. Imagine every good movie about high end art thieves you’ve ever seen, every impossible stunt, every mastermind plan…hell, every episode of MacGyver…add in a masterful blend of humor, self-consciousness, and ridiculosity, and then put it all in the hands of a group of teenagers. That’s Heist Society. And it’s brilliant. Comparisons between an author’s different series are somewhat inevitable, but despite some running gags (compare the hilarious names and prop requirements of the stunts Cammie’s crew and Kat’s crew each suggest, discard, or pull off) this book stands strong against such easy assumptions. Cammie has been studying all her life for the chance to get out there and do things; Kat’s been doing things all her life and craves the chance to stay in and study. They have different backgrounds, different outlooks, different goals, and very VERY different views on people. While who to trust is a strong element of both series, the stakes play out along separate roads and twist the stories into different directions. This book is an incomparable use of voice and style. The narration swivels across characters at their different tasks, bystanders, even hypotheticals- the “someone would have seen” can be SO hard to use, even harder to use well, but it works here. It really puts you right into the feel of everything. Appearances can be very deceptive, something Kat and her crew use with precision, and what we don’t see and what we see incorrectly are as important as what we do or think we see. There’s also a high degree of risk- there’s really no such thing as a “safe” plan for these people. Each of the characters are distinct, which can be hard to do in an ensemble cast. They each had distinct talents and comfort zones, each have something specific to bring to the table, but they’re also complex people with the ability to surprise Kat- not to mention their opponents. Gabrielle is amazing. I didn’t want to like her at all because she comes off as such a snot, but there’s a lot more to her than she’s let anyone realize- that she lets Kat and the others see even a bit of that shows how important they are to her. Simon and the Bagshaw brothers aren’t simply lumped together as “the boys”, which can be tempting. And oh, Hale. W.W. Hale the Fifth (Kat’s been trying for YEARS to figure out what the W’s stand for) is rich boy turned bad boy, more the fun of it than any actual need to steal, but this bad boy has a lot more than art and jewels on his mind. Like probably every other female who’s read this book, I totally fell for Hale, mostly because beneath a startlingly thin layer of charm and moneyed boredom, there’s a deep well of vulnerability. (AND- he has Superman pajamas. I’m sorry, but amazingly HOT rich boy with charm, loyalty, a talent for thievery, AND Superman jammies? Droolworthy!) Kat is, I think, the most interesting character Carter’s written yet. She’s short-statured and looks even younger than she is (which can go either way in any given situation), she desperately wants to be normal, and yet takes pride in the skills she’s acquired, even if she’d really rather not use them. She’s clever and resourceful, capable of taking some appalling risks, but she also brings in other opinions. She’s simultaneously confident and self-conscious, one of the few ways in which she really comes off as a normal teenager. And yet…the aging effect of her experiences never makes her seem less of a teenager- just less of a ‘normal’ one. The way she looks at things, the ways she grows, are very much a product of her age and background. Most importantly, there’s something uniquely teenager about the ability to have everyone else telling you no and deciding to do it anyway. This book moves quickly, jumping all over the world in a matter of days, and one of the things I love is just how much work goes into pulling off each and every one of the elaborate heists. Nothing gets to be simple. It’s not as easy as proving to the bad guy that Kat’s dad didn’t steal them, but is instead an ever-increasing array of formidable and at times dangerous tasks that require a vast spread of talents, expertise, and resources. Reading this book made me desperately wish I owned Cary Grant and Grace Kelly’s To Catch a Thief, which I’m pretty sure had to be on the research list. The pages are filled with humor and wistfulness, action and intelligence, loyalty and betrayal, and above all, inimitable characters that step out of the words and sit beside you to comment on everything. Heist Society, by Ally Carter, out in stores and joined by its sequel, Uncommon Criminals (review to follow eventually) Until next time~ Cheers!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: YdsPublishing Yayınları
Memorable characters, violence, and friendship. These three elements are why I enjoyed Of Mice And Men. The characters were truly relatable and you get into their world. Secondly, I liked reading about all the gore and blood in this book. Lastly, I related to the theme of friendship in the book. To Begin with, I like Of Mice And Men because of the characters. As I read this book I felt the characters emotions. The reader accepts their differences, and understands what they’re going through. For example, everyone reading this book would root for Lennie, even though he’s mentally disabled. After hearing about Lennie And George’s plan, who wouldn’t want them to succeed? Next, I enjoyed the blood gushing, bone crushing violence in this story. Like when Lennie fights Curley. Throughout the book, Curley tries to start an argument with Lennie. He really gets what is coming to him. Lennie ended up breaking Curley’s hand. Finally, I enjoyed this book because of the theme of friendship. This book shows how every human needs some sort of companionship. Just like George and Lennie, friends are we need friends to keep us going when we’re down. Like the book proves, everyone needs a good friend. In conclusion, I liked this book for several reasons. Firstly, I connected with the characters. Of Mice And Men also has violence, that I enjoyed. Last but not least, I liked the theme of friendship. I liked this book, and I know you will too.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Sokak Kitapları Yayınları
This was my first time reading Ally Carters work, and her reputation definitely preceded her. Luckily, I wasn't mislead by all the great word-of-mouth! Heist Society is a fun, super-fast-paced story with great, memorable characters, and a plot that has the nostalgia and class of the old original Ocean's 11-style capers. Kat is a great character with a voice that is almost wholly formed by her family's way of life. With every thought, there is a pause to think of what her family would do in her situation, what they would say, although she is incredibly smart in her own right. She's carefully conned her way into a normal life at a normal school, but that all comes to a halt when her father is threatened. She's pulled back into the "family business" to try and save his life. The pacing of this one is rocketed ever forward by a literal countdown that happens through the book. With every day that is counted down (3 days to Deadline, 2 days to Deadline, etc..) the tension builds as time runs out and Kat and her friends scramble to throw together a plan and pull off a heist that no one, especially not anyone their age, has dared before. I loved the progression of the characters, especially Gabrielle and Hale and their relationships with Kat. Absolutely loved the Bagshaw Brothers, I couldn't help but picture them as two of my other favorite twin mischief-makers, Fred and George Weasley. :) This is a great story about family, trust, beauty, and bravery when things looks downright hopeless...I can't wait to see what happens next for Kat and her brilliant crew!
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Arkadaş Yayınları
Neil Gaiman has written a number of books about and for children that can be read by adults. This, unfortunately, isn't really one of those; it's hard to put a finger on just why (the audio production may not have helped) but it feels very much like a young YA book. I finished it more because I enjoy YA books then for its own sake; some of the plot was extremely contrived and schematic, and the characters (aside from Hue) were typical YA not-quite-caricatures. I really wanted to love this--after all, I've been a Gaiman fan since my early teens--but I found it simply...OK.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Fzone
Paul Breidbart est analyste de risques pour une compagnie d'assurances new-yorkaise. Il forme avec sa femme Joanna un couple uni et heureux. Seuls ombre à leur bonheur : ils ne peuvent pas avoir d'enfants. Aussi décident-ils d'en adopter un dans un orphelinat colombien. Joelle, adorable petite fille d'un mois, est tout ce dont ils pouvaient rêver. Quelques jours plus tard, toujours à Bogota, Paul et Joanna sont pris d'un doute terrible. De retour à leur hôtel, après l'avoir confié quelques heures aux soins d'une nourrice, leur bébé leur semble différent. Est-ce bien Joelle ? Sinon, que s'est-il passé en leur absence ? Ce n'est que le début d'un terrible chantage, et bientôt Paul, pris dans un piège infernal, va se trouver dans la pire des situations : tout risquer pour sauver la vie de ceux qu'il aime.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Nesil Yayınları
I'm reading this book, I like it , but i haven't finished yet...
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: İşaret Yayınları
Like most anthologies, this volume contains hits and misses. However, the ones that are great hit you like a zombie that you didn't notice was there until it's too late and its snapping jaws are inches from your neck and your pushing it away, while at the same time trying to pull up your weapon to get a head-shot and the entire time you're thinking: "This is why I love zombies!" Stories in this collection that you should definitely read: "Malthusian's Zombie", "Meathouse Man" by George R. R. Martin (he wrote this one over 30 years ago and won't read it today because it brings up bad memories--I can see why, full of heartbreak and regret), "Bitter Grounds" by Neil Gaiman, "Almost the Last Story by Almost the Last Man", "How the Day Runs Down" (It's 'Our Town' with Zombies-are reminder that while zombies are cool, they disrupt life and destroy the people and places we love). And finally, "Passion Play" wherein a zombie is a Christ-figure. Yeah, I would have never thought of it either, but it works so exceedingly well. Pick up this volume if you like zombies. And if you don't like zombies, pick up this volume for a zombie lover you know.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Gür Yayınları
Fictional historical account of the lost British colony in Viringia during rein of QEI, 1587-1593. She's a very good writer.
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