The Book Worm's Library

Reviewed by: Kate_Spader. Date of writing: Genre: Fantasy This immortal Roger Zhelyazny is perhaps the most difficult writer in my life. His books are given to me with great difficulty, but at the same time I can’t stop nibbling this cactus, re-reading them again and again. But it is absolutely inexhaustible – bit by bit, in each of the readings, my weak brain is aware of yet another facet of each of these unrealistically deep works. “This Immortal” is the most “read” and beloved work of Zhelyazny, a wonderful story of a charming personality – and, at the same time, of an endless universe. Zhelyazny does not give his reader odds; in his texts there are surprisingly few supports and clues. You simply find yourself in a certain world – real and therefore complex, and find yourself in the midst of political intricacies, a web of personal relationships and strange conventions, trying to put at least some kind of connected picture in your head like a serial amnesia patient. And having built a diagram of this world (which will still turn upside down), in hindsight you understand that the beginning of the narrative was completely logical and that everything you…

Reviewed by: gagarin. Date written: January 30, 2012. Genre: Thriller, Filmed American psycho: So the situation is that I consider myself a movie lover. And, of course, such a classic movie as “American Psycho” was viewed by me and later purchased on DVD. Honestly, I am very fond of various “little things” and the first impression of any work of art, whether it be a picture, a book or a film, I can compose for myself only one detail or nuance. For the specified film, it was a scene with business cards in a restaurant (who watched will understand). I am writing all this in order to explain two points. The first is what was the message to read the work; the second is why I really liked this book. If the film is called excellent, then the book should be described as excellent. The book really surpasses the film not only in ideological or substantive content of the plot, but also in the quality of “little things” and visual images. And I mentioned the “visual images” as a feature of the book in vain, because from the first pages you understand how cinematically it is written and how hard…

Astrovian woman. Cosmic MowgliAlways with great interest in novels, the events of which occur in the distant future. It is interesting to compare their philistine fantasies with the flight of thoughts of those whose vocation is literary activity. The novel of Nick Gorky “Astrovite. Space Mowgli ”is part of a science fiction trilogy and is obviously intended for a readership of twelve years or older. All actions and events unfold after 2250, when earthlings can afford to live not only on the Moon and Mars, but also on asteroids. The essential detail is that the aliens are not mentioned on the pages of the novel. The book came to readers in 2008, when interest in the world of science fiction was constantly supported by the release of new works by popular and little-known authors. On the pages of his blog, Nick Gorkavy reports: “My book of the“ julvern ”type has come out – or an educational book for teenagers. Parents interested in the intellectual development of their children, remember – in a fierce war for the minds of adolescents, every shell counts. And I’m on your side. “ The author does not hide the fact that the book was written…

The Union of Jewish Policemen I would like to start my review with praise – this is one of the most interesting books that I read recently. And at the same time, one of the most controversial. First of all, it is very difficult to determine its genre: despite the fact that in 2008 the Union of Jewish Policemen received the Hugo Prize, awarded for the best science fiction, it can hardly be attributed to this genre with a clear conscience. Most likely, this is a black detective story, because it’s not without reason that the book begins classically: a corpse of a man, a chess player under the name Emmanuel Lasker, was discovered in a hotel room. Nevertheless, almost immediately it becomes clear that the novel is based on the principle of an alternative story – it turns out that US President Franklin Roosevelt opened the doors of his country to Jews fleeing countries captured by Hitler. True, they had to settle in Alaska, leased to them, but this, nevertheless, significantly reduced the number of Holocaust victims. As a result, the state of Israel is absent on the Earth’s map (it was formed, but was defeated in the Arab-Israeli…

The Unbearable Lightness of Being “Jokes are bad with metaphors. Even from a single metaphor, love can be born. ” In general, reading a book that is famous and its name has already been imposed on its teeth is a disastrous matter. And when I first took up the “Unbearable Lightness of Being”, already celebrated at that time, I experienced a natural disappointment. Firstly, the poetry of the title has already drawn in my head certain vague outlines that the real book for some reason did not want to match. Secondly – and I realized this only now, after repeated reading – I was still too small. I think that I will be right in assuming that readers leaving comments about the meaninglessness of the novel simply have not accumulated enough everyday experience. After all, a person likes stories that describe himself in some way. But to understand the heroes of Kundera – Tomasz and Teresa, Fritz and Sabina – and only a person can sympathize with them, who, though not at all like in this story, but experienced love, separation, betrayal … Unlike many famous works of modern classics, amazingly pretentious forms, “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” is a…