Larsas
Power for the sake of power.
It is expounded in this book upon ideas on dehumanisation, the complete shattering of the human psyche, how the weak can be put down and the strong made stronger, without people batting an eye.
It's eerily reminiscent of our current world, how easily we believe what is told to us, when a carrot is waved in front of us, when we are afraid or threatened. The answer to that, is to remain human, to break away from the intense bombardment of our senses and beliefs and root down in what unites all of us.
5 stars
Biased review - I love Warhammer in all aspects, so this second installation of the Horus Heresy is stellar in all respects in my opinion. Just one of the many building blocks for the vast lore of the Warhammer universe.
I suggest you read these first few books to get acquainted with happenings in the comparatively cheerful 31st millennium of the Imperium, which led to the creation of the gothic and oppressive conditions of life for the inhabitants of the universe in the future, 10000 years later.
2,5 ??vaig??dut??s
Beie??kodamas daugiau man ??domios lietuvi?? literat??ros, radau ??i?? knyg??. Persiskait?? gan lengvai, o pasibaig?? visai netik??tai. Buvo gan ??domu pa??velgti ?? gyvenim?? i?? kaimo daktaro perspektyvos, kai ??mon??ms reikia pad??ti i??gyti ne tik fizi??kai, bet ir psichologi??kai.
Knyga para??yta i??eivijos lietuvio, joje gan da??nai ra??oma ???lietuviai sako: [patarl??]???, kas skamb??jo gan forsuotai ir bereikalingai.
Nerekomenduo??iau ??ios knygos, kadangi pagrindinis knygos variklis ??? agresyvaus raudono vienaragio haliucinacijos buvo naudojamos tik kaip prietaisas laikas nuo laiko pajudinti siu??et??, o ne kaip reik??minga jo dalis.
5 stars
Cheerful, lighthearted, like a common fairytale in a way, but with way more weight and substance behind it. The legendary journey of the hobbit Bilbo and the dwarves to the lonely mountain, to take back what rightfully belongs Thorin Oakenshield.
About the movies - it???s crazy how they managed to stretch the book???s material to its breaking point, for example when comparing the thickness of the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
Recommended to everyone, young and old, adventurous and not, you cannot miss this classic piece of literature, which serves a rightful introduction to the finely crafted world of Tolkien???s literature.
3,5 stars
I must admit, this was a difficult read and a lot of it likely went over my head. I intend to return it, possibly a couple of years later when I am more knowledgeable and well-read. It???s likely that the book would be more enjoyable if there weren???t so many chapters describing whaling, whale anatomy.
Seeing things from Ishmael's perspective was quite interesting, albeit quite odd, especially when Queequeg was involved. The plot of the book was amazing, especially the final chapters, the intense chase, the ignored omens.
Read it if you???ve read your bible (optimally), like slow-progressing whaling stories, loaded with metaphors and complex motifs, symbols, etc.
3,5 stars
A book that I read as a teenager, which I had to buy again to re-read, since I loaned it to my girlfriend, several days before breaking up over text and losing several of my possessions permanently. I recall that it was better at the time I had read it, than when I re-read it, but it was still interesting to see what I may have missed as a child (little).
In short, it is about a boy going underground to find his missing father, who had disappeared after finding an odd, permanently glowing globe and was trying to find out where it came from.
I???d recommend reading this if you???re a bit younger, maybe a teen, as I was and have a passing interest in underground digs, odd subterranean architecture and its even odder inhabitants.
5 stars
Even though the subject matter of the book is quite superficial, the story and prose make up for it tenfold. For someone who has only an outsider???s perspective on drug use and wild partying (at least as wild as you can get, without a car boot full of drugs and alcohol), it was a sublime trip to walk a mile in the shoes of Raoul Duke and his attorney in the search for the real, unrefined, untamed and unrestrained American dream.
I???d recommend reading this if you like insane stories, that will still make you sweat out of anxiety and laugh at the same time, were you the one remembering said stories afterward.
4 stars
A fine starting point for people who want to find out more about their spirituality by applying various Buddhist doctrines and ideas to their life. It inspired me to start doing yoga and meditating daily, which helped me a lot physically and mentally at the time and is worth trying.
It contains a large amount of Buddhist philosophy, but some definitions may seem somewhat superficial ??? it???s a book for beginners after all.
I???d suggest it to anyone who has heard little about Buddhist ideas that the name of its figurehead, Buddha. It???s quite inspiring and enlightening at the same time.
5 stars
???He who controls the X controls the Y.???
A familiar concept, but very few writers have managed to adapt it so succinctly as Frank Herbert with the spice of Arrakis. The spice ??? a highly addictive substance, that makes your eyes blue and grants you powers similar to clairvoyance, is highly prized in the universe, especially since withdrawal from it is lethal. It is up to a young duke of the house Atreides to inherit his father???s throne and become the rightful prophesied ruler of the planet together with the help of the unique Fremen.
Recommended to fans of sci-fi, since Dune is a certified science fiction classic and people to whom guerilla warfare on a desert planet seems an attractive background for the schemes and disputes of nobles.
A bit worse than the standard Discworld book, but with a great ending nonetheless. All characters are quite defined and interesting, especially Death, on what could be called the first of his book series.
Lietuvi??kas ??edeveras, niekados nenuobodus, pastoviai juokingas ir ironi??kai atskleid??iantis vis?? ant??mogi??k?? ties?? apie gyvenim?? koncentracijos lageryje.
A great but very non-chalant description of the Spanish civil war. Very interesting to see it from the perspective of an insider.
4,5 stars
Drrr... drrr.... drrr.....
Great creepy manga, snippets of which had been floating around the internet for a long time, before I read it. It's worth finishing, if just for the art.
I'd recommend it to you if you like body horror and well-drawn manga.
What can I say? The book was great at the time I read it, but I've simply grown out of it now. Still have all 7 original books though.
I will not rate it, because I don't want my recommendation to be filled with books like this.
Buvau “priverstas” perskaityt mokykloje, ta??iau knygos siu??etas man patiko. Nepasteb??jau daug pasl??pt?? motyv?? ar id??j??, ta??iau tai gan geras ir nenuobodus romanas.
4 stars
A terrific finisher (?) to the Rincewind - Twoflower story. Picks up the cliffhanger of the first book and carries the same energy and humor to the very end of it.
I recommend that you read it if you like light-hearted comedy fiction or are a Pratchett fan!
I have likely listened to this book more than 10 times now, but it doesn't get old. The first book in the Discworld series is everything I ever wanted as a child, shame I got it so late. But this is just the start as progressively the series become more and more interesting with every book.
Although some would likely disagree with me, as a lore nerd type, I found this to be a great intro to the Warhammer 40k universe. Interesting for people who are not yet acquainted with the series and possible even more interesting for fans or returning readers, as you already know what is going to happen and can tell the various motivations of the characters apart.
