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Büyülü gerçekçiliğin, İkinci Dünya Savaşı öncesinde, sırasında ve sonrasında Çekoslovakya'nın sert tarihiyle eşleştirildiği büyüleyici bir roman. Hrabal'ın çalışmasını merak eden herkese yardım ederse, eleştirmenlerin aldatıcı basit olarak adlandırdığı Amos Tutuola'nın * Palm-Wine Drinkard * hikayesini biraz benzetebilirim. Ne olursa olsun, "inanılmaz olan nasıl gerçekleşti" hakkında bu kitap değerli ve eğlenceli bir okuma.

This is karmic astrology - way beyond the sun signs - it is true spiritual astrology. Descriptions based on the placement of the North Node (or True Node) in the birth chart, this book provides much depth and insight into each one's soul and its purpose. Beautifully written with strong overtones of compassion.

Cinderella, the unexpected story. What if she and Prince Charming didn't live happily ever after? Healthy dose of reality after the bubble of her new fantasy life burst. Follow your dreams, (but if they don't turn out how you expect, don't be afraid to find a new dream) and be true to yourself are the messages of this book.

My brother insists that this book is satire. I attempted to argue that and my classmates thought I was lunatic. I think there is some humor, but only of the darkest sort. Of the "classics' of modern literature this one has a fairly low rating on this site. I've certainly known plenty of people who hated it. Maybe because it's densely subtle, if that's possible. It's certainly one of the few books that I'd give five stars to, but would rarely think to recommend.

This is a solid memoir that I think I enjoyed a lot because it discussed the immigrant experience in Michigan--and maybe that resonated with me since I am a Michigan transplant, myself. However, this is mostly about the immigrant experience as related to consumer food in America (and just happens to take place on the West Coast of Michigan--Grand Rapids). I think a lot of the characters are one-dimensional with regards to how the author portrays them, but she gets her point across that way. For instance, we hear a lot about the white mothers of her friends who do nothing but clean and cook all day in their very God-Fearing and Christian households--but there's a complexity there that is overlooked. Perhaps the author could have dug a little more--but it may have felt superfluous especially since it was told from her perspective as a child. I dunno--pretty good. I'd tell people to read it since it was pretty easy and fast and let them make up their own mind. There's certainly value in reading it--and not just because there's nothing else on TV!.