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Revelation (Matthew Shardlake, 4)

2011-07-31T10:57:00.000+01:00

Revelation by C.J. Sansom
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is my favorite one because the characters finally show their weaknesses, not only their strengths. They seem more ... human!
Very well built from the psychological point of view, impossible to understand who the serial killer was till the end.
The lovers of Criminal Minds will love it!

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Tiny Dancer

2011-07-31T10:40:00.000+01:00

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

5 stars for the story, 3 stars for the writing style which I did not really like, as in some parts seems a novel, in others seems more like a medical journal.

Tiny dancer is the true story of Zubaida, a nine-year-old Afghan girl, who in July 2001 slipped while filling a kerosene heater and set herself on fire. Her burns were so severe, no one thought she'd live. But Zubaida survived, in a region without the most elementary medical assistance, and where a girl's life is very little worth.
Her father brought her all over the region, finally to the American army base in Kandahar, trying to get help. A Green Beret listened, and Zubaida was flown to a specialized burn center in America for a year of reconstructive surgeries.
Zubaida's culture shock is remarkable. For the first time, she was going to school, getting to make personal choices and spending time with children who had the luxury of imagining limitless futures. The medically complex procedures were successful; the social adjustments were difficult. With improved language skills, therapy and lots of love from her host family, Zubaida began to thrive. But then it was time to return to Afghanistan, where she felt like a model ship in a bottle-perfectly formed but going nowhere.

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My library

2011-07-16T11:55:00.000+01:00

Quote

2011-06-18T18:35:00.000+01:00

“When you sell a man a book you don't sell him just 12 ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life.” Chris Morley

Go the F**k to Sleep ... or

2011-06-11T12:06:00.179+01:00

... Get Out of F*cking Bed?

on which side are you?

It is amazing to see some parents spending the first months/years of their child's life trying to establish a sleeping routine, and to see the same parents after few years trying to drag their teen ager out of the bed. For sure there is something that does not change: the profanity in the vocabulary of a parent on the verge of a breakdown.
Here a couple of suggestions to have a laugh.

A quote from Isaac Asimov:

2011-06-11T10:45:00.000+01:00

"A library isn't just a library. It is a space ship that will take you to the farthest reaches of the Universe."

The God of Small Things

2011-06-09T21:51:00.001+01:00

The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

If you read the pages aloud it sounds like poetry. It has a blues rhythm. The story is sad and compelling, and makes you appreciate what you have in life, and makes you understand that we should not take every thing for guaranteed. This book is a must for every body who loves reading

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Poll: Book vs. Kindle

2011-05-28T11:22:00.000+01:00

Are people still reading books, or they prefer the new kindles?
Would like to have your opinions on this!