price：$15.45
Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Best Book) 『I got this book for Christmas from my sister. She said I had to read it and I would not be able to put it down. She was so right. I was up to 3 a.m. trying to finish it. Finally did the next day. Ms. Stockett had a masterful way of relating the trials and tribulations of the maids and Skeeter. I would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the civil rights movement of the early sixties.』
(My favorite book...) 『Thank you Kathryn for such an enjoyable and meaningful book. I thoroughly enjoyed each of the characters and had fun alternating between laughter and tears.』
(Amazing) 『My book club read and everyone loved it. It will appeal to so many the author did an amazing job!』
(Best Read in a Long Time) 『I can't recall how much I enjoyed reading a book until coming upon "The Help." I grew up in Mississippi, in a small town called Shaw, about 250 miles from Jackson. I so much identified with the different characters in the book that I can close my eyes and hear the maid talking in the kitchen or watch them shop at the local Piggly Wiggly. This book reveals so much about the conflicting personalities of the white Southerner. One side says I'm your owner; the other, you -- our maid is family. This was a very touching book which I read until my good eye ached. Buy it. Read it. And feel the South.
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(help - book review) 『 One of the best ideas I've heard in a long time - writing is kind of off, but the idea goes a LONG way. A little contrived. I love the idea. Great book for losing your thoughts. Enduldge yourself! This is one book you do not want to miss. Can't put it down.』 『Three ordinary women are about to take one extraordinary step.
Twenty-two-year-old Skeeter has just returned home after graduating from Ole Miss. She may have a degree, but it is 1962, Mississippi, and her mother will not be happy till Skeeter has a ring on her finger. Skeeter would normally find solace with her beloved maid Constantine, the woman who raised her, but Constantine has disappeared and no one will tell Skeeter where she has gone.
Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Something has shifted inside her after the loss of her own son, who died while his bosses looked the other way. She is devoted to the little girl she looks after, though she knows both their hearts may be broken.
Minny, Aibileen’s best friend, is short, fat, and perhaps the sassiest woman in Mississippi. She can cook like nobody’s business, but she can’t mind her tongue, so she’s lost yet another job. Minny finally finds a position working for someone too new to town to know her reputation. But her new boss has secrets of her own.
Seemingly as different from one another as can be, these women will nonetheless come together for a clandestine project that will put them all at risk. And why? Because they are suffocating within the lines that define their town and their times. And sometimes lines are made to be crossed.
In pitch-perfect voices, Kathryn Stockett creates three extraordinary women whose determination to start a movement of their own forever changes a town, and the way women—mothers, daughters, caregivers, friends—view one another. A deeply moving novel filled with poignancy, humor, and hope,The Helpis a timeless and universal story about the lines we abide by, and the ones we don’t.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Okay for a mature reader, great for the younger set.) 『I was expecting something great but was disappointed. After just finishing two other classics, Steinbeck's East of Eden and Lewis' Main Street, I thought I would continue in the classics mode. I am sure it was a great book in its time but if you are used to something like what I mentioned above, then it is not for you. If you are a young reader than I would highly recommend it. The stories are short and the language is not too difficult. The endings are somewhat predictable but maybe not for a younger reader.』
(A great introduction to the world of Sherlock Holmes) 『I originally downloaded this collection of short stories in preparation for the Sherlock Holmes major motion picture that was coming out in 2009. As someone who had never read any of Sherlock Holmes' tales, this was a perfect introduction into the kind of stories Sir Arthur Conan Doyle penned for the legendary Holmes and Dr. Watson.
The Kindle formatting could have used a little work; a currency sign that was apparently being used in the public domain version the Kindle version was "ported" from and instead of a currency sign being shown, miscellaneous characters were. But, all in all, a slight blip and nothing truly enjoyment-breaking.』
(A timeless hero) 『Spending so much of my day plugged into the internet, peering at my iPhone, staring at Excel spreadsheets, it has been an absolute pleasure reading The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes(on my Kindle, I must admit). I am reminded, in adventure after adventure, that there is no substitute for a sharp mind and astute observation. As I watch the master investigator calmly solve the most "singular" of mysteries through the eyes of Dr. James Watson, I almost want to myself be transported back to 19th century London.
If you haven't read any of Conan Doyle's stories, they are worth perusing. I only read a dozen of Holmes' adventures. But in those stories, I grew intimately close with both the detective and his trusty sidekick and doctor-cum-biographer, Watson. I came to admire Holmes' heroic stoicism, encyclopedic memory, and sharp wit.
Each of the adventures follows a somewhat similar plot structure. The adventure opens with a shot into Watson's or Holmes' personal life. You might hear briefly about Watson's life as a doctor, or get a glimpse of Holmes' tobacco, alcohol, or cocaine habits (yes, the rumors are true--Holmes does cocaine). At some point, Watson ends up at Holmes' pad on Baker Street. Both men are then found lounging, Holmes in his "dressing gown," both men likely smoking, drinking, and enjoying a fine meal, usually arms' length from a cozy fire.
Watson, the narrator, will then tell us how, in all of his time with Holmes, the case he is about to elucidate is the most "singular" one yet. Then one of them will see or hear someone approaching their home base; inevitably, the bell will ring and in will enter yet another all-but-hopeless client. We'll get a detailed description of the client's physical appearance, from the clothes on his or her back to the flushness of the face. We'll also always get an idea of what class the client falls into; most regularly, the clients are from higher classes. The client will give us a detailed account of his or her problems as Holmes and Watson listen intently. It is here that the reader is supposed to do the detective work to piece together clues to solve the case. Of course, most of what the client tells us seems unrelated and inane; Holmes will remind us that the simplest cases are the hardest ones, and the smallest of details often the most important.
In most cases, the client has a suspicion that the police's conclusions on the case were flawed. In almost every case, the police were consulted and ended up being wrong indeed. Holmes generally requires a trip to the crime scene, sometimes in costume, and the readers have the privilege to join him with Watson. But most trips are simply chances for Holmes to confirm what he already suspected. Guns may be drawn, extreme danger is almost always encountered, and Holmes emerges the hero. Holmes has a penchant for withholding his conclusions from us until the very end of the story, however, so as the reader follows Holmes' movements at the crime scenes, the reader must do some sleuthing as well.
Holmes will finally tell us what actually happened, and the seemingly innocuous clues from earlier in the chapter prove to be essential to the weaving of the truth. Holmes prefers to strike a deal with the crimes' perpetrators rather than offering them to the police. The clients offer to give Holmes unlimited reward for a job well done, and Holmes calmly requests only that which will defer the cost of his work. He gets enough pleasure out of a job professionally well-done.
Because of the similarities between stories, I recommend taking Holmes in limited doses. But his is a very powerful medicine, one that rejuvenates the mind and strengthens the character. As an example of someone who betters the world by doing what he loves, Sherlock Holmes is a timeless hero.』
(Timeless classic, priceless entertainment) 『I picked up the Sherlock Holmes Complete Collection because my mom had already downloaded it and I was mildly curious. Holmes was the best book I've read in a while, definately my favorite in the Mystery genre.
I love the characters. Doyle whips up such fantastically real people out of no where with the most outrageous situations and stories. The main characters are priceless. Holmes has a very deep compassion for humanity buried among his quirks and strange habits. Watson is such a genuine, sympathetic companion and narrator that it feels like a friend telling a story over coffee.
Let me put it this way, I'm bitterly upset that I finished the series. Bitterly. I wish with all my heart that I could just have a fresh Sherlock Holmes mystery every day. Definately a book I'll pick up again and recommend to everyone I know. My brother read them when he was a preteen/teenager, and I loved them at 24 y/o. I'm sure that a more mature audience would appreciate Holmes, also.』
(clasic sherlock) 『there is nothing like clasic sherlock holmes! the movie doesn't do it justice. I love this book! whoever said the cases were easy to solve must be a ton smarter than I am.』 『
A colonel receives five seeds in the mail--and dies within weeks. A young bride disappears immediately after her wedding. An old hat and a Christmas goose are the only clues to a stolen jewel. A son is accused of his father's murder. These mysteries--and many more--are brought to the house on Baker Street where detective Sherlock Holmes resides. No case is too tricky for the world's most famous sleuth and his incredible powers of deduction.
price：$5.99
Book Sales, Inc.
Usually ships in 1 to 2 months Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (P&P) 『My favourite book of all time!! Whenever I am at a loss to find anything decent to read in the modern literature I find this a real comfort. A great read!!』
(Great book, terrible formatting) 『This is a great novel. The version published by Public Domain Books (ASIN: B000JMLFLW) as an ebook is a formatting mess, however. Line breaks follow pretty much every occurrence of "Mr.," for example.』
(AMAZING!!!) 『This is my first Jane Austen novel. It did not dissapoint!! New Years Resolution to read as many of the "classics" as I could. I have been pleasently surprised by this book. It left me wanting more and sad that it was over. Now I can't wait to read all of Jane Austen's books.』
(Jane Austen's best) 『This is Jane Austen's best novel. The story is a mixture of intrigue and passion with an appropriate ending. The goog guy should always triumph!』
(Pride And Prejudice Dover Hardcover Edition) 『There are literally thousands of review of Austen's seminal classic Pride And Prejudice out there already. This is a review of the Dover facsimile edition based on the 1894 copy.
From the beautiful Hugh Thomson illustrations, to the embossed floral end pages, this edition is top notch. The cover is red cloth with gold foil lettering and peacock on the spine.
The first page showing the opening line with huge flowing peacock is a work of art unto itself
If you are a fan of Pride and Prejudice and long for a well made, permanent hard cover edition of the book, this is the edition for you!』 『
Next to the exhortation at the beginning of Moby-Dick, "Call me Ishmael," the first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice must be among the most quoted in literature. And certainly what Melville did for whaling Austen does for marriage--tracing the intricacies (not to mention the economics) of 19th-century British mating rituals with a sure hand and an unblinking eye. As usual, Austen trains her sights on a country village and a few families--in this case, the Bennets, the Philips, and the Lucases. Into their midst comes Mr. Bingley, a single man of good fortune, and his friend, Mr. Darcy, who is even richer. Mrs. Bennet, who married above her station, sees their arrival as an opportunity to marry off at least one of her five daughters.
』 『In a remote Hertfordshire village, far off the good coach roads of George III's England, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet -- a country squire of no great means and his scatterbrained wife -- must marry off their five vivacious daughters. At the heart of this all-consuming enterprise are the headstrong second daughter Elizabeth and her aristocratic suitor Fitzwilliam Darcy, two lovers in whom pride and prejudice must be overcome before love can bring the novel to its magnificent conclusion.』
price：$7.99
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (if you want to read a book in a sitting) 『This book concerns the tension between Jacob and Edward for the fair Bella's hand. She's made her choice for Edward; in fact, the Cullens have agreed to change her by graduation. The discussion is still open as to whether Jasper or Edward will do it. The romantic heroine wants Edward to be the one. We have contemporary silliness over marriage--how it's so uncool for an 18 yr old to get married--what will Renee say, for instance? But Edward is old-fashioned and doesn't want to "do it" until he has her promise of marriage. She continues to pressure him. He says he'll change her IF she marries him; he buys the ring when he sees her resistance fading. Finally, we have the drama of Vampire Victoria returning along with 19 other "newborns", people she has herself changed in order to become part of her army of revenge. They have been attracting a lot of attention to Seattle, which makes the Cullens decide to intervene. Bella figures out what's really happening. Her emotions are over the top--she is one unstable chickie-poo. We have exchanges between Jacob and Edward that sound for all the world like the chatter between girls. He is SOOOO mature and self-sacrificing. We have more silliness and innuendo when Jacob has to warm Bella in the sleeping bag while the chilly Edward can only watch and be noble. They get the vampires in the end. But the Volturi return anyway, and are displeased that Bella has not yet been changed. The Cullens promise that it's imminent. Plans begin for the wedding. . . 』
(Loved Eclipse) 『I loved Eclipse, and almost as mush as Twilight! I love a good cliffhanger, and this does not disappoint, and I love the new dynamic between the characters. I cannot wait to see how the story ends, and I especially loved Mrs. Meyer's acknowledgments, which you have to read to know why. Suspenseful, romantic and frustrating all at once. The only thing lacking is with the action and fight scenes. which could be more involved and descriptive.』
(sweeeet) 『this book is awesome and couldn't put it down and then had to jump right into the last one :)』
(Bot for wife...haven't seen her in days???) 『I bought this book for my wife as a present for her birhtday. She has been glued to it and hasn't let go of it for days. She never leaves the home without her blackberry and her Twilight series..... I'm assuming it a great book. She hasn't done this for any other set of books.』
(Awesome Book.... Love it!) 『Loved the book, it's really gotten me into the whole Twilight series... Would absolutely recommend this book to anyone.. but in order of course. You have to read them in order. Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, and then Breaking Dawn.』 『Readers captivated byTwilightandNew Moonwill eagerly devour the paperback editionEclipse, the third book in Stephenie Meyer's riveting vampire love saga. As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob --- knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?』
price：$12.49
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Satisfied) 『Satisfied is the only word I can think of to describe the way this book made me feel. I am glad she left it open to the possibility of more books. I couldn't put the book down...seriously.....I haven't felt that way about a book in a long time. I would seriously not suggest this book to anyone under 13 or 14. I am glad I read it before my 11 year old did. She will have to wait a little while. I am not into Tragedies...I hate a story that doesn't have a happy ending. If I am going to dissapear into a book, I want a happy ending. I am truely satisfied!』
(A wonderful surprise) 『After reading all the books in the Twilight saga I can say that Breaking Dawn is my favorite. While I enjoyed the creativity of Twilight the level of writing was not good enough yet. By the time you get to Breaking Dawn you can see a great deal of improvement in Stephanie Meyer's writing. I love that she foccused on the characters more than some ridiculous conflict or needless bloodbath. I think the connections between characters and discovering the everyday interactions between a cult of Vampires is far more interesting. Since I enjoyed the last book so much I jumped right on her new book The Host. This book is similar to Breaking Dawn in the Scifi/love storyline and she really centers the story around her characters. I hope everyone reads these reviews with a grain of salt and reads a book to discover for yourself what you like and not what someone else doesn't like.』
(Awesome) 『I just can't get enough. I have read all the books at least five or six times!!!』
(I expected better) 『If you're a fan of this series, you will need to read this book even though it's not as good as the previous installments. The characters you love are present, though sadly some seem to go through a personality change and become less true to character. Some criticize this book for its storybook happy ending, which I'm actually OK with. What I didn't like was the unbelievable resolution Meyer wrote in regards to Bella's parents. She wants you to believe that Bella's dad, a policeman no less, would accept Bella's immortality without questioning her physical transformation as well as the "adopted child" that looks just like her and who grows at a miraculous pace. Meyer's also wants you to accept that Bella's mom just happily goes about her own life without much contact or need to know what's happening in her daughter's life. I expected better in the handling of such "loose ends".』
(Great) 『This item was in perfect condition and came very fast. I have nothing bad to say.』 『When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?
To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, a tumultuous year of temptation, loss, and strife have led her to the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or to pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fates of two tribes hangs.
Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating, and unfathomable, consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life--first discovered inTwilight, then scattered and torn inNew MoonandEclipse--seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed... forever?
The astonishing, breathlessly anticipated conclusion to the Twilight Saga,Breaking Dawnilluminates the secrets and mysteries of this spellbinding romantic epic that has entranced millions.』
『Great love stories thrive on sacrifice. Throughout The Twilight Saga (Twilight,New Moon, andEclipse), Stephenie Meyer has emulated great love stories--Romeo and Juliet,Wuthering Heights--with the fated, yet perpetually doomed love of Bella (the human girl) and Edward (the vampire who feeds on animals instead of humans). InBreaking Dawn, the fourth and final installment in the series, Bella’s story plays out in some unexpected ways. The ongoing conflicts that made this series so compelling--a human girl in love with a vampire, a werewolf in love with a human girl, the generations-long feud between werewolves and vampires--resolve pretty quickly, apparently so that Meyer could focuson Bella’s latest opportunity for self-sacrifice: giving her life for someone she loves even more than Edward. How close she comes to actually making that sacrifice is questionable, which is a big shift from the earlier books. Even though you knew Bella would make it through somehow, the threatsto her life, and to her relationship with Edward, had previously always felt real. It’s as if Meyer was afraid of hurting her characters too much, which is unfortunate, because the pain Bella suffered at losing Edward inNew Moon, and the pain Jacob suffered at losing Bella again and again, are the fire and the heart that drive the whole series. Diehard fans will stick with Bella, Edward, and Jacob for as many twists and turns as possible, but after most of the characters get what they want with little sacrifice, some readers may have a harder time caring what happens next. (Ages 12 and up) --Heidi Broadhead』
price：$3.99
Random House Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (awesome.) 『i really appreciated how this novel developed the characters and really gave a great taste of the time period. phenominal book!』
(Pirate's Booty) 『This classic book should be a must read for anyone of any age. I read this book when I was a kid, all of 15 years ago, and got just as much enjoyment out of it now as I did then.』
(Glad I Finally Read It!) 『Summary
Treasure Island was Robert Louis Stevenson's first full-length, published novel, which began as a story for his stepson. The main character and the narrator is a boy named Jim Hawkins who lives and works in his parents' Admiral Benbow Inn. A drunken buccaneer has been living at the inn and causing quite a scene among the locals. After he receives a black spot (an item representing pirate judgment) from an old, blind pirate named Pew, the buccaneer dies, leaving behind an unpaid room and a seaman's chest. Jim and his mother open the chest and find a bag full of coins of all different nationalities and a document containing a map. They escape the inn just before a band of pirates begin to break in and search for the map, which leads to an island containing Captain Flint's buried treasure.
Jim takes the map to Doctor Livesey and Squire Trelawney, who then immediately embark on a voyage on the ship Hispaniola, hiring Captain Smollet and a crew recommended by Long John Silver. Silver and most of the crew he brings with him were part of Flint's voyage to Skeleton Island, unbeknownst to Livesey and Trelawney. At sea, Jim finds himself in a barrel of apples and accidentally overhears plans for mutiny from the pirates, which he soon relays to Livesey, Trelawney, and the Captain. Soon to land at the island, Jim Hawkins and the rest of the trustworthy crew plan a way to make it off the island with the treasure and their lives.
My Reaction Until I read this book, I did not realize how much I already knew about it simply from references in popular culture. International Talk Like a Pirate Day could very well have been originated from a group of readers fond of this classic tale of pirates, treasure, and island adventure. In fact, I found just about everything I think about when I imagine pirates in this book. (The only thing Stevenson left out was a few hundred uses of the now ubiquitous pirate word "Arr!" but that may be anachronistic.) This alone I think demonstrates the far-reaching influence of this book as it applies to the popular view of pirate caricatures.
Normally when one thinks of reading "classic literature" one expects a laborious trek through hundreds of pages of archaic phrases and unfamiliar circumstances. Treasure Island is a refreshing reminder of why there are "classics" and has encouraged me to seek out others to read. Despite being over one hundred years old, it is easy to immerse oneself in Jim Hawkins' place throughout the action.
It took me a few pages to get used to some of the nautical terminology and Stevenson's use of apostrophes and phonetic spelling to illustrate the way the pirates were talking. However once I figured out what he was doing, the characters' voices in my head were clear. The action and suspenseful moments kept me turning the pages. I even jumped a bit in the part when Jim accidentally ended up with the pirates in the middle of the night. Descriptions easily laid out the setting of Skeleton Island. In fact, some of the more bloody scenes were surprisingly descript considering this was a tale aimed at young boys, but nowadays the target audience has seen more than that in a single video game.
I was also impressed with the character development within the novel. This was truly a coming-of-age type of tale for Jim Hawkins, learning nobility and honor practically as he fought to keep his and his party's lives and dignity. Long John Silver was mostly the star throughout because of his interesting mannerisms ("and you can lay to that") and his manipulative character. Just when I thought I figured out Silver's motivation, he pulled out another trick. The rest of the characters were distinct and multi-dimensional, with only one or two archetypes (Pew being one of evil villain, though he doesn't last long in the book).
Overall, as many other reviewers have said, Stevenson did not waste any words in writing Treasure Island. Everything written had purpose and added to the story. I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a fun exciting page-turner, as well as to anyone wanting to get started reading the classics.』
(Fantastic novel) 『Treasure Island is the best pirate novel I've ever come across. Although I must also add this is the only pirate novel I've come across. That being my background, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and it really is a wonderful story. Some of the technical jargon gets confusing, but with the dictionary function on the Kindle it is absolutely a breeze.』
(enjoyable and timeless but ultimately overhyped.) 『It my opinion that RLS excels in the short story/novella genres, and is somewhat lacking in momentum in longer stories and novels.』 『On the ultimate treasure hunt young Jim Hawkins finds himself battling the
infamous Long John Silver in this illustrated, easy-reading adaptation of the
classic pirate yarn. Reading level: 2.5.
』 『Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime.Treasure Islandhas enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic.--Naomi Gesinger』
price：$4.40
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (teenaged angst and arrogance) 『This is a tome, first of all. Stephenie Meyers sets a good hook, and then keeps her readers turning page after page after page. She puts out a good, if unlikely, story line. The setting is the little town of Forks on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. It almost always rains there. 17 year old Bella Swan left Phoenix and her mother to go live with her father, the town's police chief, for the last year of high school. She meets the Cullen family on her first day in the cafeteria--5 impossibly beautiful people with identically pale faces with purple circles under their eyes. They keep to themselves. She ends up as Edward Cullen's lab partner in Biology II. He reacts as though her smell offends him when she takes the only seat available in class. We learn later that the opposite is true--her smell drives him crazy. Edward saves her on her second day at school when Tyler skids into her truck on the icy parking lot. There is something inhuman about his intervention that others have missed. He tells her she really should stay away from him while at the same time becoming her shadow. In the sixth chapter, she joins an outing to the beach at La Push. 15 year old Jacob tells her stories of his own Quileute people becoming wolves and the treaty they made with the cold ones. He specifically tells her the Cullens are the same ones his ancestors dealt with. He doesn't really believe this himself, though; he is flirting with her. She absorbs this information, does some research on vampires, and concludes it's already too late for her. She's in love with a vampire. I found Bella to be annoying. She careens from one impulsive action to the next. She has some unknown qualities at this point. She feels responsible for her parents, superior to her mother, and believes herself capable of stopping the tracker vampire James. She ends up nearly dead when the tracker gets her through her own arrogance. The Cullens save her just in time by destroying James. Edward exercises amazing self-control by sucking the venom out of her hand wound. Edward promises never to leave her, and Bella struggles with her belief that Edward didn't want her as a vampire because he only sucked the venom out of her hand rather than change her. So at the end of this book, we have Bella insisting he change her. He, on the other hand, is refusing, and as a diversion, we have the hero take the heroine to prom against her will. 』
(Good read!) 『I love this book and I had borrowed it from a friend originally, but then decided I wanted my own copy as I know I will read it over and over again! Never thought I would get into it when I first heard about it, but now I'm obsessed!』
(Awesome) 『I just can't get enough. I have read all the books at least five or six times!!!』
(LOL Fun for the whole family!) 『You know, if your family are all the victims of head trauma. Or in a home for the criminally delusional.
This is the funniest thing I've read in a long time. And thank goodness Ms. Meyer is encouraging young girls to develop relationships with abusive jerks who withold sexy-time as another means of controlling them into a freaky spiral of obsession!
AND. I guess this means a few more years of the tiresome goth movement. I get it -- you're sad and you like bats.
Oh, go play in an old fridge. Take Bella with you.』
(stick to the classics) 『i didnt really like this book. or any of the books in the saga for that matter ... i read this book only because ihad about five people tell me that i needed to read it. i tore through it but then i realized the writing was a big pile of rubbish. this book and its collection are directed at screaming girls who love taylor and rob.... i say that anyone whos looking for a great mythical fantasy creatures should stick to the classics...』 『Isabella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Isabella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Isabella, the person Edward holds most dear. The lovers find themselves balanced precariously on the point of a knife-between desire and danger.Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.』 『The book that started the phenomenon is now available in a deluxe collector's edition! Featuring a ribbon bookmark, cloth cover, ragged edges, new chapter opener designs, and a beautiful protective slipcase, this edition is perfect for fans and collectors alike.
Bella Swan's move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious and alluring Edward Cullen, Bella's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn. Up until now, Edward has managed to keep his vampire identity a secret in the small community he lives in, but now nobody is safe, especially Bella, the person Edward holds most dear.
Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful,Twilightcaptures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.』
Usually ships in 8 to 14 days Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (Great series) 『I bought this book for my 10 year old son and he LOVED it! He read every book in the series, and would re-read The Lightning Thief again as he waited for the new books to come out. I bet he has read it at least 5 times cover to cover. I highly recommend these books!』
(I was expecting a littile better) 『Basically, the writing was bland, pretty dull. I'm an adult, I very much enjoy reading tween books on occasion, and got this book thinking it would be a nice read. It IS in general, but oh so boring. I would say this book is right there with the 8-10 year old crowd, not the 12+.
The biggest problem I had was Percy's mother, and how the author did not, could not, convey any emotional sadness or distress from the main character. The mother was thrown in on as a side note, from time to time. (trying not to throw a spoiler in here)
Read it if you want, enjoy it too, but be prepared to yawn a bit.』
(Amazing! Go buy it right now!) 『By Joshua, aged 11. This is an amazing book. Really great use of words. Once you pick up the book you can never put it down until you are finished. I listened to the audiobook which was really exciting. I couldn't stop listening. Now I can't wait to start the next book and go see the movie.』
(Harry Potter knockoff but not as good.) 『This has so many similarities to Harry Potter, I'm surprised there hasn't been a lawsuit.』
(5 Stars For The Lightning Thief) 『Percy Jackson is a 12 year old boy who finds out he is the son of Posedion, the sea god. This is a mythology book. He goes to camp half-blood and meets satyrs and children of the gods. He goes to the underworld to get Zues's lightning bolt back. It has a lot of action in it. Worth the money any day. It is going to be a movie coming out soon. I can't wait to see it. It has the same producers that made Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets. I hope it will be good.』 『Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school . . . again. No matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to stay out of trouble. But can he really be expected to stand by and watch while a bully picks on his scrawny best friend? Or not defend himself against his pre-algebra teacher when she turns into a monster and tries to kill him? Of course, no one believes Percy about the monster incident; he's not even sure he believes himself.
Until the Minotaur chases him to summer camp.
Suddenly, mythical creatures seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. The gods of Mount Olympus, he's coming to realize, are very much alive in the twenty-first century. And worse, he's angered a few of them: Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.
Now Percy has just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property, and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. On a daring road trip from their summer camp in New York to the gates of the Underworld in Los Angeles, Percy and his friends–one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena–will face a host of enemies determined to stop them. To succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of failure and betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.』 『Book Description Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
With cover art from the major motion picture, this first installment of Rick Riordan's best-selling series is a non-stop thrill-ride and a classic of mythic proportions.
Amazon Interview: Rick Riordan onThe Lightning Thief
In our exclusive Q&A with Rick Riordan, bestselling author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, learn about his inspiration for the character Percy Jackson, his long-time interest in Greek mythology, and more.
Amazon.com:SinceThe Lightning Thiefwas published in 2005 it’s sold more than a million copies, and the four subsequent books in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series have been blockbuster bestsellers among kids and adult readers alike. When you were writing the first story starring Percy Jackson, did you ever imagine it would become sucha phenomenon? How has the success of the series affected your life?
Rick Riordan:I had no expectations other than to make a good story for my older son, Haley. I had no idea it would become a book, much less a series, until he encouraged me to write down the story.
I hoped the stories would get kids reading, but I never anticipated such exponential growth. It was not an overnight success, nor was it heavily marketed at the beginning.The Lightning Thiefwas passed around from kid to kid, teacher to teacher, parent to parent, and the series got bigger with each book. It really was a grassroots phenomenon. Still, I have trouble thinking in terms of millions. I measure success by anecdotes--the kid who told me he never liked books until he foundThe Lightning Thief, the parent who thanked me for turning her daughter into a reader, the teacher who said I turned her class around because they bonded over reading Percy Jackson every day. That's what it's all about for me.
It hasn't changed our life much other than making me busier, but doing something I love! I still drive the same car. My kids go to the same schools. We try our best to keep things simple at home.
Amazon.com:You’ve said that you wrote this series for your son, Haley, who, like the book’s hero Percy, has been diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. How does Haley feel about being the inspiration for a bestselling series?
Riordan:Both my sons are always my first audience. I read the manuscripts to them aloud to make sure they work for young readers. Both are proud, though being teenagers they are also embarrassed by the attention they get sometimes. They don’t like it when classmates ask them to get my autograph. Haley likes to play down his importance in the genesis of the series, but I think he's enjoyed growing up with Percy, and I know it has increased his interest in writing. Recently he came into my office and announced the manuscript he is working on now has a bigger word count than mine!
Amazon.com:Percy’s stories are based on Greek mythology--classic tales that have been passed down for thousands of years. What lessons can kids today learn from the ancient myths?
Riordan:The stories have everything--romance, magic, mystery, action, and great characters. The Greek gods are our first superheroes. They have amazing powers, but they are also very human and subject to jealousy, envy, anger, etc. Kids especially respond to them because they are both powerful and accessible. Who wouldn't want to be the son or daughter of a Greek god? By reading about the struggles of gods and heroes, we learn a lot about being human, and that's something that hasn't changed over the millennia.
Amazon.com:Have you ever visited Greece? What was it like?
Riordan:I’ve been to both Italy and Greece, but only after I finished the Percy Jackson series, which is ironic. One doesn’t need to travel there, however, to appreciate the stories from mythology. Those are quite universal. Greece actually reminded me quite a bit of my home in Texas--hot, green, hilly, somewhat arid, except the ocean is much better in Greece.
Amazon.com:Percy’s guardian satyr, Grover, is strongly connected to the Earth, the well-being of animals, and humans’ emotions. Moreover, Percy’s life is relatively free of technology, in contrast to many people today. Is there a message about the natural world that you’re hoping to convey through Percy and Grover?
Riordan:I don’t consciously put messages in the books, because my job is telling a good story, not preaching. However, I do pick up on themes from Greek mythology that still resonate in the modern world, and certainly man’s relationship to nature is one of those. I’ve always been fascinated bythe god Pan, and his reported death in ancient times. It seemed a very relevant theme for modern readers.
Amazon.com:Percy encounters many dangers throughout his adventures--some that could be considered beyond the abilities of a normal 12-year-old. Though we know Percy is no normal kid, where does he find the find the strength to overcome all the challenges that he encounters?
Riordan:None of us knows what we're capable of until we are called to action. Percy may have demigod abilities, but he's a very normal kid in a lot of ways. He goes from a 12-year-old who is unsure of himself and his relationship with his friends and family, to a 16-year-old young man who steps up and leads a war to save Olympus. Most heroes are born out of dire circumstances, and Percy is no exception. He's afraid, unsure, doubtful, angry--all the things we would be if we were called to deal with a crisis. But he does the job anyway, and that is the definition of courage.
Amazon.com:It’s often said that writers write about what they know. Were you interested in the ancient world when you were Percy’s age? What kinds of books were your favorites when you were a kid?
Riordan:I've always loved mythology. I had a great English teacher who showed me thatThe Lord of the Rings(the only series I would read at age thirteen) was based on Norse myths, and from then on, I was a mythology buff. I taught mythology in my own classroom when I became a teacher, and it was consistently my students' favorite unit.
Amazon.com:If you discovered, like Percy, that you were the son of a Greek god, who would you want your immortal parent to be?
Riordan:I'd like Poseidon or Athena, but with my luck, I'd end up with Dionysus.
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Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (teenage romance) 『The book opens with Bella suffering a nightmare on the eve of her 18th birthday. She has become her grandmother while Edward hasn't aged at all. He's still 17. Bella continues to brood and by the third chapter, Bella is having premonitions of trouble. She takes pictures of Edward and her friends. Edward tells her the Cullens are leaving. He's no good for her, and he doesn't want her to come along. He makes her promise not to do anything reckless or stupid, and then he leaves. She runs after him and falls exhausted in the woods where the search party finally finds her. She's numb with shock, and Ms Meyers conveys the deadness by having November, December, and January pass as single words on the page. Her father threatens to send her back to her mother since he can't make her happy anymore. She doesn't want this, so she makes an effort to reconnect with her friends. She's successful in reconnecting with Jacob. They forge a bond over motorcycles and reckless behavior because Bella has discovered she can hear Edward's voice when she is reckless. His voice gives her guidance when she gets herself in trouble, which is often. One day, she meets the vampire Laurent in the woods. She is saved by the wolves that've been causing trouble for tourists in the area. To make things even more difficult, Jacob is now avoiding her. She jumps off a cliff just for fun. This results in Alice coming back to Forks because she's seen Bella jump and fears the worst. Edward is distraught and goes to Italy to seek permission from the Volturi to end his life. When Alice finds Bella OK, she realizes that her sight has holes where the werewolves are concerned. So then it's a race against time for them to save Edward from himself. Of course, they're successful. And so we end the book with Bella fretting over her desire to become a vampire while Edward remains opposed. Just to make things really interesting, the Volturi have made this a condition of their freeing Edward, Alice, and Bella. 』
(New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2)) 『I am an Edward fan for sure, so even though I loved reading this book. I really couldn't wait to get to the parts about Edward. I have not read in years, and I simply could not put this series down.』
(Awesome) 『I just can't get enough. I have read all the books at least five or six times!!!』
(Jacob was the only good thing) 『Relationship wise Meyer could of saved her series by having Bella get with Jacob and get over Edward. I was hoping that would happen but no it didn't, Jacob is the healthy non-controlling shoulder to lean on there for you guy any girl should want. Not a controlling stalking obsessive abusive guy like Edward.』
(Excellent prose, but sets up the next installment) 『I totally enjoyed Stephanie Myer's "New Moon", a sweet yet dark tale of a girl and a vampire kept apart by circumstances, and a little emotional fling on the side with a werewolf. It may sound far fetched if you haven't read any of the Twilight series, but Meyer's presents even the most bizarre senarios in a way that makes them believable.
I believe Stephanie Meyer's magic lies in the way she makes the reader feel so closely connected with Bella. And I'm not just talking about the 1st person POV. It's as if the reader feels like they know Bella on a personal level (whether they choose to love her or hate her), and the prose makes it feel as if we crawl inside her head, spellbound by her stream of consciousness. By the end of the novel, we are so in tune with Edward and Jacob that it's easy to picture their moods, movements, and have a good guess at what they'll do next.
The downside of "New Moon": The Twilight novels are very slow paced, which is fine. This one just doesn't seem like they've gotten very far by the end, and it felt like it was more or less setting the reader up for what is to come in "Eclipse".
But, that said, I would still highly recommend this book. The prose is magnificent and pulls you along, while the characters are unique and prolific.』 『The movie tie-in edition of the #1 bestselling trade paperback includes a collectible full-color, fold-out poster with photos of the movie cast on both sides.
InNew Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The "star-crossed" lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy's reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. This is a love story with bite.』
Core2Duoノートレビュー 's review (great book / lousy ebook) 『downloaded the book and immediately started to suffer from kindle freeze. it completely locked up my kindle. took a lot of effort to get back in but as soon as i deleted the book kindle performance was back to normal. other reviews dont metion this problem so im mystified.
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(Free kindle version is solid) 『While the story does drag from time to time, as you read paragraphs about the genus species etc of the plans and animals that the protagonist sees, this is still a totally awesome vivid romp. It feels right at home with its great-grand-children novels in the steam-punk genre. The free kindle version is GREAT because you can look up all the random mollusks and make sure that they are ... random mollusks and nothing more sinister. The conversion to kindle has nearly no problems. The only thing that is missing is the lb symbol (or $) for some of the discussions on the value of random things.
If you have a kindle grab it.』
(Revisiting my youth) 『Like most of us, I read '20,000 Leagues' as a young man. Reading it again refreshed not only my memory of the book, but also revived my memory of adventure, challenge, excitement, and the wonder and possibilities of the unknown. Verne hit the mark with just the right blend of science and mystery. Kept me as enthralled the second time around as it did those many years ago when as a young man I couldn't put it down.』
(wonderful amazing awsome) 『This book might have been the best book I have ever read.Very adventerous.BEST BOOK EVER!』
(Shows the beauty and danger of the ocean.) 『an AMAZING book! I read this in 5th grade (not recomended for students that age, voc. difficult) and scince that age, I have wanted to become an oceanographer scince. You will NEVER look at the ocean the same again!』 『A nineteenth-century science fiction tale of an electric submarine, its eccentric captain, and undersea world, which anticipated many of the scientific achievements of the twentieth century.』
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