Mark Zajac Zajac itibaren Gurvanbulag, Moğolistan itibaren Gurvanbulag, Moğolistan

Balıkçının yazı stili, açlık gibi çok sert konularla uğraşırken bile çok eğlenceli. 70 yıl önce, bugünün önde gelen gıda yazarlarından duyduğumuzlara "sahte gıdalara" karşı çok benzer bir argüman ortaya atması benim için dikkat çekici. İkinci Dünya Savaşı sırasında yemek tarihi ve / veya Amerikan yaşamına göz atmak isteyen herkese tavsiye edilir.

Canavar kitabı, Steven adında 16 yaşında bir çocuk hakkında, işlemediği bir suçtan yargılanıyor. Steven cinayetten ölüm cezasıyla tehdit ediliyor. Hikaye boyunca, düşüncelerini ve gerçekte neler olduğunu, kendisine verilen bir dergide yazar. Yıldızı "Canavar" olarak oynadığı bir "Film" e dahil etmeye başlar. "Canavar" filmini isimlendirmesinin nedeni, savcıların onu katip soymak ve öldürmek için bir canavar olarak adlandırmalarıdır. Steven bize umutsuzluk hissini kullandığı sözleriyle gösteriyor. Neden yargılanacağını asla bilemez. Bunu yapmadığını biliyor ve herkesin ona inanmasını diliyor. Steven, bir hapishane hücresinde kalması gerektiğinde tüm umudunu kaybeder. Gardiyanlar kötü ve diğer mahkumlar da öyle. Bu kitabı gerçekten beğendim. Aksiyon doluydu ve bir hikayenin her iki tarafını da gösteriyor. Bu kitabı hemen hemen herkese tavsiye ederim!

3.5 out of 5

I cannot say it enough: This book is AMAZING. This book is EVERYTHING good writing should be. It doesn't matter if you think this sounds like an interesting topic or not, it's just an incredible story, told by a beautiful author! It has SO much heart, drama, and unique life lessons to learn within it, I could not put it down! It has sucked in everyone I know who's read it! Make sure you read "Half Broke Horses" first. Not critical, since it's not technically a series, but it does help since it's referring to a lot of the same people.

It's hard to pick a favorite among the ridiculous number of great children's books written by Beverly Cleary, but this is the one I came back to the most. Ellen is even more stubborn than Ramona and probably has more classic moments of mortification as she struggles against her nemesis, the superbly named Otis Spofford.

I am soooooooooo glad I opted to continue this series. Between Kendra's newfound abilities, Seth's battle with the revenant, and a harrowing descent down the inverted tower (complete with feline guardian you have to kill nine times), this book kept me occupied completely on every page. Not to mention a revelation at the ending that makes book 3 an absolute must read.

The novel begins as Aliya is on a London-bound airplane after graduating from college in Massachusetts. Aliya is a young Pakistani woman and is on her way home to Karachi. She is a natural storyteller and spends the flight relaying tales of her family, the Dar-e-Dils, to several of the other passengers. Throughout their history, the Dard-e-Dil family has had sets of `not-quite twins' who bring bad luck or shame to the family. Aliya tells tales of her family and these twins back to the time of the Mughals, during the time of the Partition of India and Pakistan, and up until modern day Pakistan. The novel alternates between the present day and Aliya's telling of the family legends. The book contains fabulous descriptions of food that made my mouth water. Shamsie has created excellent, vivid descriptions of meals cooked by Aliya's family's cook, Masood. The title of the book is derived from a discussion between Masood and another character regarding the use of spices. `Salt and Saffron' explores issues of misunderstandings and expectations between family members. It also raises the concept of fate and relations between different social classes. The prose did seem a bit `thick' and overly descriptive in parts, and probably could've been shortened, but it wasn't enough to detract from the book as a whole. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Indian/Pakistani literature and also to anyone who loves to read about food.