Jose Vazquez Vazquez itibaren Savoy, IL, Birleşik Devletler
I like this series but this is only the 2nd one I'm reading
There was a review from the Boston Globe on the cover of my copy that said, "Reading this is an experience to be treasured." I agree that reading it was definitely an experience, but I'm not so sure that I will treasure it. Stegner's writing is of course beautiful, his storytelling masterful, but this book evoked a lot of unexpected and unpleasant feelings and I just hadn't been prepared to squirm. Also, I think he expects us as the reader to sympathize with one particular character over the other in the end, and I truly did not. I really disagreed with the conclusions that were drawn and that left me feeling unsatisfied. Overall I'm glad I read it for the experience and for the reflecting it has led me to do. And I have to admit I find it fascinating that a book can be simultaneously engrossing and dull. That takes some work. Also admirable is the way that Stegner is able to give voice to such diverse characters. I especially enjoyed his Victorian women. They were fun!* *at times
If you're going through a difficult separation or divorce (and you're a women), you'll find a lot to relate to in this novel. I was especially amused by the Martha Stewart references.
Bacigalupi's world-building was amazing! Immediately I stopped thinking of this as a dystopian book; it felt like a version of what our would could concievably be like one day. I only wish it had kept going.
This was the first book about the trials and tribulations of the African American culture that moved me. Simple as that.
I enjoyed this book quite a bit. Chouinard's writing style was not as dynamic as the story of how he and his colleagues built Patagonia into the successful and environmentally responsible company that it is. I found a lot of great leadership and management advice in the book.
Without a doubt, Smith's work provides a penetrating critique of theism. It is hard to see how anyone could believe in God after reading this one. However, the author's politics - which he occasionally inserts into the text - are nothing to admire. He is a libertarian with sympathies for Ayn Rand. Nevertheless, I felt that the book's positives certainly outweighed its negatives, and I have found it to be an invaluable resource in strengthening my disbelief and in debating theists.