Mauricio Torres Torres itibaren Texas
ne yazık ki, tamamen tatmin edici değil.
İlk başta bu romanın tadını çıkaracağımı düşünmemiştim. Kendimi kayıp ve şaşkın hissettim. Hikaye neredeyse bir bölümü eksikmiş gibi var. Kayıp hissettim ve neler olduğunu anlamadım. Fakat okumaya devam ettiğimde ve kendimi bilerek bir kesme işareti olmadığına ikna ederken hikayenin tadını çıkarmaya başladım. Elli sayfa civarında olanları almaya başladım. Sonra hikayeyi yıkamadım. İki ana karakterin isimleri olmadığını ilginç buldum, sadece erkek ve oğlan. İkisi arasındaki ilişki o kadar iç açıcıydı ki kendimi hayatta kalabilmek için çekiyordum. Sadece bir baba / oğul ilişkisi içinde değillerdi. Aynı zamanda birbirlerine eşit saygı duyan en iyi dostlardı. Daha önce bir kitapta bu tür bir ilişki okumadım. İtiraf etmeliyim ki, bu beni gerçekten çıldırtan ilk kitap. Bir noktada, eylem hızlanırken kendimi daha hızlı okurken buldum. Kitap kafamda oynayan bir film oldu. Ve çoğu hikayenin okurken gerçekten film olduğunu düşünmüyorum, bu yüzden bir şey söylüyorum. Bu kitap, belki de çok onurlu görünen Pulitzer'i kazandı. Ama kesinlikle eşsiz.
** spoiler uyarısı ** Bu kitap benim için yavaş başlıyor, ancak ailesi ortaya çıktığını öğrendiğinde, inanılmaz. Tepki, neredeyse kafamdaki sesleri duyabiliyordum ... şok edici. Bu kitap, kızları ezdiğimde bana bazı sıcak hatıralar getirdi. Kendimi asla hiçbir şey olarak etiketlemedim, ama ilk kez bir kızı ve sevdiğim ve bırakmam gereken ilk kızı öptüğümü hatırlıyorum. Aslında tatlı bir kitap, çok hafif ve sevgi dolu.
David M. Shapard'ın Açıklamalı versiyonunu okuyorum. Sol sayfa kitap, sağ sayfa ek açıklamalar. İyi, ama benim ilk kez ve çoğunlukla ek açıklamaları terk etti ve şimdi nihayet hikayenin tadını çıkarıyorum. Ben de ek açıklamaları keyif aldık.
I’m finally done with this one. This isn’t my favorite Sparks novel, yet I liked it but not as much as I liked Safe Haven and the others. It’s somewhat like Nights In Rodanthe. The author, trying to make the readers believe that we can fall in love with people in just a short period of time. Things like that. I guess I love Lexie’s character. She’s smart, witty, and pretty. She’s the kind of woman men will have a hard time dealing with but in the end find themselves falling in love with. I just didn’t like how almost half the book was just about the characters trying to figure out some things. The ending didn’t surprise me. In fact, it was kind of predictable. But I guess, I have to read its sequel, At First Sight. As the usual, I’ll be posting quotes from this book that I really really love. ;)
Juliette is a paragon of knowledge in the herb world. Her life experiences honed and refined her world view on the care of animals and, as I knew I would, I loved this book and will use it as a reference time and time again.
First read in August 2011. Pretty good. Another dystopian novel but this world outlaws love by having 18 year olds undergo some kind of surgery that then makes them numb to any strong feelings, good or bad. I enjoyed it. It reminded me of Uglies with the kids in the city and those kids out in the wilderness choosing not to become pretty.
Good fast read. Book for women about women
Taken from my blog: Written in third person narrative with alternating focalization, the narrator is an unobtrusive presence yet I felt that maybe the narrator knew a lot more than they were letting on. The use of the third person narration allowed for multiple plot threads to run simultaneously, weaving together seamlessly and enticing the reader further into the book, completely compelling. Set in the not too distant future, it is disturbing how easy it is to picture the total economic collapse and political corruption portrayed. All the characters were well rounded, their interactions and characterisations worked beautifully together. Mainly focalized from Riley's perspective - Already dealing with the loss of her mother from Cancer and the crippling medical bills. A Father who battles demons is high on the danger list. When his death occurs early in the book it does not come as a big surprise. Leaving Riley alone, the only person she can lean on, Beck, who she considers an enemy. I found Riley naive at times, she was her own worst enemy, she doesn't like people thinking she is vulnerable especially because she is a girl working in a predominately male dominated 'career'. Forced into an adult world of bill paying and making money in order to pay said bills; while still having to cope with the usual teen angst and hormones *yuck*. She is learning the hard way how to be independent and one of the hardest part of that is knowing when to ask for help. I had the feeling that there is so much more to learn about Riley, things she doesn't even realise about herself. Beck, on the other hand, is the epitome of independence, suffering through a neglected childhood and on his way down a slippery slope until he meets Paul Blackthorne, Riley's father,who becomes a father figure to Beck. Showing that it only takes one person to believe in you to give you confidence in yourself and the ability to change your life for the better. I keep picturing Josh Lucas as Beck. Both Riley's and Beck's grief at losing her father was palpable through the pages. I would totally love to have Beck as a big brother. As the story progresses I began to wonder if the events were a small start to Armageddon? The background detail is dealt with in depth making it very realistic. All the characters are interesting in their own right making up a very volatile society comprising witches, necromancers, demon trappers alongside 'normal' people. Although I took an instant dislike to Harper; I did wonder what had happened to him to make him so bitter and aggressive; along with the reason why he disliked Riley's father so much. I also think he has his own agenda which cannot be a good thing . While Simon being very religious provided a nice comparison to both Harper and Beck as well as the demon trapping itself. He provides a really sweet romantic interest for Riley. Ori on the other hand is not introduced until the last part of the book and is shrouded in mystery. Although I am intrigued by his character I really don't want another love triangle. I think I am all burnt out on those. As the story progresses Riley's eyes are opened to the different sides of life, she slowly starts to see that not all things are black and white/right or wrong. I think the pivotal point for Riley was when she went to the market and met the witches, which was so beautifully described I felt as if I was there myself. I cannot go through this review without mentioning the use of Moby Dick to render a demon unconscious (by reading to it) I laughed so much at the thought. Deep layered mysteries pepper the plot which I am now desperate to solve *sigh*. This book contains elements from a variety of sources: romance, action, friendship, loyalty, religion all entwined with the mystery and paranormal, altogether compelling. It is very hard to categorize this book: urban fantasy sprinkled with dystopian comes to mind - well whatever it is it is a fantastic debut.