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Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Çizmeli Kedi Yayınları
Beautiful and extremely relevant to living in a post-9/11 world.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
This is a YA novel about daily life in both West and East Berlin. The main character is a young writer who is collecting stories from both sides about those who jump the Berlin Wall. In his speaking to his friends on either side, you get an idea of the polar views of Berliners during the separation. The Wall Jumper was well written, but not exactly what I was looking for. This is not an epic historical fiction piece with background on why and how the Wall is there, or it's sudden and confusing demise. Still, a nice collection of tales.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Guraba Yayınları
2009 Spring Challenge category: Genre you don't normally read
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Nesil Çocuk Yayınları
Two or three years after publication large parts of this book feel heavily dated, but that's the problem with writing topical books. The first half is much stronger than the second, and it has the unpleasantly didactic and thesis-y feel of a punk-rocker-turned-academic, but Siva's ideas about the interaction and directions of technology and culture are essential.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Gazi Kitabevi
I really enjoyed this one. Probably better than Goose Girl.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: CC Oyuncak
Child abandoned on a ship, two continents, a lost identity, an English estate, creepy relatives, a “forgotten garden” -- the perfect equation for a luscious, twisty novel! Kate Morton’s The Forgotten Garden has all the elements for a cozy read, in a big chair, by the fire. She beautifully weaves elements of gothic tradition with brilliantly described landscapes and characters. Nell is surprised by her father with a secret on her 21st birthday – she is not his. This sets in motion a spiral downfall of memories which Nell tries to put back together like a jigsaw puzzle. She nearly attains her goal – but the arrival of her granddaughter, Cassandra, puts an end to her search, and she dies without the knowledge of the origins of her birth. The author, in alternating chapters of past, recent past and present, tells Nell’s story and that of Cassandra, who takes up Nell’s quest to determine their combined heritage. It leads Cassandra to a forsaken cottage on the grounds of and English estate, and there she finds her answers. This was the perfect book club choice! Our group devoured it and had a tremendously fun discussion! One of the few books in recent memory that kept me guessing until quite literally the last page. Bravo to the author for keeping me guessing and on the edge the page until the very end. My only complaint was the alternating time periods was a bit confusing in the beginning – enough that I had to make a list of characters and what century they came from. Highly recommended for book groups.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Nar Yayınları
Loved it! Frodo and Sam's adventures are the best. Tolkien's imagery in this book is just fantastic.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Yapı Kredi Yayınları
** spoiler alert ** Awesome!! And maybe it's because I'm completely all for Christophe but I not once thought he purposefully kept Graves' location a secret from Dru. Not once. I knew it was a set up from the moment Leon started telling her what he "found" at Christophe's secret hide out. Please as good as Christophe is I doubt Leon would have been able to find it. Then again, I am a bit biased since he's probably my favorite male character. And might I add that I feel soooo bad for him. Everyone keeps trying to frame him. And unfortunately Dru learns the truth when it's too late. Except for Anna. She never believed Anna. I was glad she found Graves. Grossed out when she was forced to drink Anna's blood but at the same time glad because otherwise they were toast. And I'm also wondering if how things are going to be between Graves and Dru now. He seems changed. Well, no duh after the treatment he's been through but still. I don't want her with him romantically but I still want them to be best friends like they were. And I wonder if everyone's going to think they're dead now. No one saw her leave with Ash and Graves. They bolted before the Order could find them. I think Christophe will figure it out. I'll just have to get on the last book and find out.
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Çağrı Yayınları
This is a (very) short and inspirational manifesto on overcoming your fear of failure and to start, well... starting. Seth presents a number of examples of failures that led to successes and stresses on the importance of shipping your ideas, products and services, *especially* if they make you feel intimidated (since that's a good indicator that they're worth something). I find Seth's writings to be enormously useful in overcoming writer's block and giving me the drive to write more and share more. If you need a push to get started - especially if you're afraid of failing and looking silly - then this book could be an invaluable book for you to read.
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Originally from I Write, therefore I am Alive Five Flavors of Dumb. Five. Flavors. Dumb. What comes into your mind? I really got no idea. The book cover isn’t giving away clues either. But that did not stop me from reading the book! Glowing reviews and five-star ratings at GoodReads helped a lot so I decided to pick it up and read it. Since I don’t have any idea (I skimmed some of the reviews, fearing to read any spoilers) about this, it took me completely by surprise! It’s about this high school student named Piper Vaughn and she’s an excellent student and the chess-club president but nobody notices her (nerds have invisible powers ha-ha) not until she dealt with the school famous rock band, Dumb. Dared to make the band popular and earn money from gigs, she became the band manager. It’s a story of self-discovery, friendship among different types of people and even assholes, the love for music and hope on bigger things. I totally can relate with this girl, this Piper Vaughn, this hearing-aides wearing girl. The fact that we have something in common—hearing loss—gives me hope on doing the extraordinary. Look at her, Piper, how can you believe that a deaf person will be a manager of a rock band? She didn’t let other people pull her down because she can’t hear properly, she knows her abilities and her limitations. I adore her for that and it makes me sad that me, the girl who’s also moderately deaf, who is so discouraged with everything and starts to give up. I’m so afraid I tend to hide and forgot what the hell I can do but this book give me HOPE that I can change to whatever I can be and must not be afraid to do what I can do despite the fact that I have disabilities. On family issues: Parents sometimes do NOT understand their children. The generations of today is far more complex compared to the past generations and if you observe, parents are comparing how hard-headed and narrow-minded kids are but the truth is, they’re the one. This happens because of the lack of communication between the parents and their children. Antony John used the Vaughn family to enlightened us of what is happening within families. Take for example, Piper’s dad, Ryan Vaughn. He’s refused to learn sign language and preferred on talking (mouth and voice) to Piper which is quite difficult and very heartbreaking. They misunderstood and fought each other a lot because they don’t communicate properly. It broke my heart to read that this family is starting to fall apart when they can do something about it. Another, Piper’s parents raided her fund for college to pay for Grace’s cochlear implant without any permission. Her dad didn’t even asked her what she is feeling about the situation which resulted on arguments and ignoring each other. See? It’s the key for harmonious relationship! Communication. On friendship: Most people judge people based on their looks, right? Deny that or I’ll kick you. It’s true because I never been friends with elite or shining, shimmering, splendid faced-people before. (This is not a self-pity paragraph) I know that I’m a nerd/geek and unpopular at school so mostly I lived my life invisible with my own circle of friends. It’s weird because I can be fun-to-be-with when I’m with my friends and when I’m with those aforementioned elite people, I feel so awkward to even move a single muscle. It’s like a crime to breath, like they will judge you when you will speak and sometimes, I’m afraid them to notice me. I’d rather be alone and read a book. Swear. But anyway, in the book, Antony John showed us that a popular one can be friends with a deaf and a freaky-green-colored hair punk girl. It’s not impossible actually, since there are some ‘popular’ people that are just hiding their pain and misery with the blinding light of popularity and there are people who can understand (geeks, nerds and wallflowers). On music: I loved how passionate Dumb (esp. Kallie, Tash and Finn) in music. I don’t know what to say but it’s impressive for a person who is eager to learn how to play a guitar or manage a band (Kallie/Piper) even though there are people who are keep pulling her down and telling her that she’s a airhead or fake or deaf (Josh). And I really love FINN. If you already read this book, he is so passionate with playing the guitar even though he stopped his lessons and only practice alone with headset on. He even taught Kallie and Tash the guitar. And Ed Chen? He’s such an awesome geek/drummer! They are really the different ‘flavors’ of the band Dumb. Aside from the passion of the band, I appreciated the fact the Antony John included in the book some rock music education—the life of Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix of The Jimi Hendrix Experience. This book unleashed the rock star in me (lol not really), I’ve been listening to rock music music since my parents are 60′s-80′s rock music lovers so it’s obvious. But I stopped listening for a while because of my deteriorating hearing abilities so, yeah. I don’t think that will stop me from listening to music. Oh, wait. I almost forgot to mention that this book has a romance~ it isn’t that hardcore type like Anna and the French Kiss but it’s still makes me gooey and squeaky inside. Simple gestures and subtle ways of getting close to girl you like? OH MY GOD, I wish someone will like me like how Ed Chen liked Piper. *Squee* The characters are so easy to like! I really like to read books about geeks, nerds and wallflowers. Antony John did a wonderful job on developing his characters! Well, except that jerk named Josh. I think this post is getting TL;DR and more of a reflection. Haha! Anyway, I really loved the book! I recommend this to all of you! — Book #20 for 2011 Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John Bookmarks: 5/5
Tarafından yazılmış kitap Tarafından: Beyaz Balina Yayınları
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