Rasha Adnan Adnan itibaren Tayvan, 南投縣仁愛鄉新生村
Siyaseti anlamak bilinçaltı politikayı nasıl yorumladığını anlamaktır. Drew Westen, siyasetteki duyguların nasıl çarpıştığı ve sonuçta kimin kazandığı üzerine yazıyor. Politik Beyin, bir seçmenin nasıl hareket ettiğini anlamak isteyen tüm politik danışmanların İncil'i haline gelmiştir. Westen'in kitabını yüzlerce kez okuyabilir ve her seferinde yeni bir şeyler öğrenebilirim.
very excellent turning up side down
It was a wack book. Too much description of 16th century Europe, too many random characters, too much wandering around, the ending was confusing. I really thought I missed a chapter somewhere explaing what happened to Emily
Perhaps an interesting choice to read while on vacation abroad, this was an enjoyable celebration of nerdy history love. One of the things I really like about Sarah Vowell is that she clearly does love America and all of its craziness - she just doesn't think there's any excuse to look at our history and ourselves through rose-colored glasses. Erica commented that whenever she reads Sarah Vowell, she always imagines the essay as read by the author herself, and thinks Vowell's stuff is better heard than read. I do agree, but still enjoy reading about the joys of roadtrips to random American historical sites with a variety of sidekicks/drivers, and what can be discovered about our country, our culture, and ourselves through close examination of our history. Also? I would sign up for a Sarah Vowell historical tour of America in a heartbeat!
My favorite book from childhood. Read it over and over. Haven't for a good long time though. It's a very touching, fun story.
When I read the blurb I was really looking forward to getting my hands on this book and the premise is great. I really wanted to like it but I struggled with it and ultimately I couldn't carry on reading it. I accept a certain amount of scene setting and getting to know characters but nothing was happening in the first few chapters. The one plot point there was - possibly a new act joining the museum - was just incidental and only seemed intriguing because the character in the book stated it was. There was no meat there and no hook. I didn't even feel any empathy with Bartholomew despite the best will in the world. I don't need high drama to keep me hooked, just a desire to know the characters better is often enough for me - but with this book I'm afraid there just wasn't enough there for me.
This book really creeped me out because it could really happen! And Kathy Bates could not have been more perfect for the movie!