Maurizio Cignoni Cignoni itibaren Cevizköy Köyü, 58900 Cevizköy Köyü/Kangal/Sivas, Türkiye
Jennifer Echols tekrar yaptı. Bu kitabı kütüphane yığınımın üstünde gördüğümde yaratıcı yazma ödevimi yapmam gerekiyordu. Kendi kendime, "Teknik olarak, bu yaratıcı yazma. Bu yüzden, eğer okursam, yine de yaratıcı yazma yaparım." Diye düşündüm. Tabii ki, bir Jennifer Echols kitabını asla bırakamam, bu yüzden 4 saat sonra burada gözden geçiriyorum çünkü yine parktan çıkardı. Hatta birkaç konuya değinmem umrumda bile değildi çünkü hikaye çok zorlayıcıydı. Evet, oldukça olgun bazı temalar ile ilgileniyor, ancak olmasaydı neredeyse iyi olacağını düşünmüyorum. Bunun gibi kitaplar onun en sevdiğim yazarı.
Bir bütün olarak Çin kültürü ile yaşadığım büyük bir kopukluğa rağmen bu kitabı çok beğendim. Ayak bağlama uygulamaları, ilginç düğün ritüelleri ve kocalar ile eşler arasındaki son derece dış ilişkiler beni büyüledi. Lily ve Snow Flower'ın hikayesi aynı anda hem muhteşem hem de yürek parçalayıcı. Bu uzun tatil hafta sonu okumak için harika bir kitap oldu!
For some reason this has been a hard book to review. I debated between 4 and 5 stars. So I'm giving it 4.5. Jane's history and internal dialogues with Beast is one of the most fascinating and entertaining aspects of this series. I'm not going to go into the details to avoid spoilers, but Jane can shapeshift into a mountain lion who she calls Beast. They each have a distinctive voice and their personalities are very different, which can sometimes put them at odds over a course of action. (view spoiler) I also really enjoy Jane's relationship with the Molly and family. Jane's been alone most of her life, hide's her skinwalker abilities from everyone, but allows this family into her heart. Beast has a soft spot for the "kits" and protects them when necessary. I would have liked to have seen Jane interact more with them when danger wasn't an imminent possibility. Jane is still dealing with fallout from the events of the last book. Witches, vampires, werepanthers, werewolves and grindylows all appear. In this book demons and angels are added to the mix. There really was a lot going on this time around, but the majority was tied up into one overall plot by the end.
This combines my two favorite things. Demon hunters and the 19th century.
How's this for a recommendation: Moneyball is the single best and most important piece of sports journalism ever published. Sabermetrics existed before Moneyball, to be sure, but this was the book that made it palatable and understandable for mass-consumption. Lewis's writing style is interesting and engaging, and he does a particularly nice job of examining Billy Beane, his predicament, and the logic behind some of his managerial techniques (like the completely logical idea that batting average is nearly worthless, and one-base percentage is king). Moneyball is a must-read for sports fans, businesspeople, and pretty much everyone else.