Daniel Keyes – Flowers for Algernon (audiobook)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

With more than five million copies sold, Flowers for Algernon is the beloved, classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie’s intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance–until Algernon begins his sudden, unexpected deterioration. Will the same happen to Charlie?

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Recorded Books

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no www. Izvēlējos no Top 100 Sci-Fi Books grāmatu listes.

Vērtējums/Rating: 5/5

Mana recenzija(pārdomas)/My (thoughts) review

Čārlijs Gordons pat būdams pieaudzis cilvēks, nespēj atcerēties un veikt vienkāršākās lietas, un uzvedas gluži kā mazs bērns. Ir skaidrs, ka Čārlijam ir kāda garīgā saslimšana, bet tā vietā, lai viņš saņemtu adekvātu palīdzību, lielākā daļa viņu izsmej, labākajā gadījumā sauc par idiotu, un pie viena paši jūtas labāki un gudrāki uz Čārlija fona. Tikmēr pats Čārlijs vien vēlas atzinību, mīlestību un draudzību no ģimenes un apkārtējiem, būt tāds kā citi.

Sava veida palīdzība nāk no ārstiem, kuri apsola Čārliju padarīt gudru, cerot paši kļūt slaveni, un kā piemēru viņi var parādīt peli Aldžernonu, kurš tiek galā ar jebkuru uzdevumu, kas viņam tiek stādīts priekšā. Ja pirms operācijas Čārlija attieksmē ir dusmas pret gudro peli, tad pēc operācijas, kad jau abu intelektu starpība izlīdzinās, attiecības starp diviem ģēnijiem kļūst draudzīgākas. Turpinoties grāmatai, Aldžernons sāk izrādīt bažu raisošus simptomus, kas ir pretrunā ar ārstu un profesoru apgalvojumiem, un attiecības starp peli un Čārliju var apzīmēt kā aizkustinošas.

Vēl aizkustinošāks ir Čārlijs savā regresijā. Var vien apbrīnot, kā Čārlijs ir spējīgs piedot un nedusmoties uz visiem, kas, viņam stulbam un garīgi atpalikušam esam, viņu izsmēja. Interesantākais, ka brīdī, kad Čārlijs izmainās, viņu atkal ienīst, bet nu jau tāpēc, ka tie, kuri izcēlās uz Čārlija fona, tagad paši tiek aizēnoti un jūtas dumjāki. Patika kā tika attēlota gan Čārlija izaugsme, gan krišana atpakaļ.

Nespēju saprast vecāku attieksmi pret savu bērnu, it īpaši mātes, kura vairākus gadus pēc ‘’normālas’’ meitas piedzimšanas, viņu burtiski izstumj no mājām; arī tēvs, lai gan aizstāvēja, ir grūti nodēvējams par labāku. Gan pret šiem, gan citiem tēliem rodas pamatīgas dusmas! Nu kā tā var!

Saistošas bija arī Čārlija dažādās (vairums bērnības) atmiņas. Interesants, nebūt ne nevietā vai par daudz, bija romantiskais aspekts. Būtiski defekti no audzināšanas (mātes), pat gudram esot.

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Charlie Gordon even as an adult can’t remember or do the simplest things and his behavior is like a small child. It’s clear that Charlie has some sort of mental illness, but instead of receiving proper help many ridicule and in the best case call him an idiot and at the same time feel smarter besides him. While all that Charlie wants is to receive affection, love and friendship from the family and others and to be like everyone else.

In a way help comes from doctors who promise to make Charlie smarter (of course hoping to get famous) and as a proof they can show Algernon, a very smart mouse that can beat any task that is presented to him. If before the operation Charlie is angry towards the smart mouse then after the relationship between two geniuses start to get friendlier. As Algernon begins to show concern creating symptoms their relationship can be described as touching.

How well described is Charlie’s regression is even more moving. You can only admire how Charlie is capable to forgive and not be angry against everyone who laughed at him while he was dumb. Interestingly that when Charlie got smarter and smarter he was hated for the opposite because now all those people next to Charlie felt inferior. I liked how Charlie’s rise and fall was depicted.

I just can’t understand the attitude from Charlie’s parents, especially the mother, which some years after her ‘’normal’’ daughter was born literally threw him out of home. And the father who tried to defend him wasn’t much better. These two and many other characters are capable to create anger against them! Like, how could they!

Charlie’s memories (mostly from childhood) were fascinating; and the romance stuff were quite interesting – not too much or out of place. Essential defects from the upbringing (mother) even him being smart.

Izlasīju, lasu, lasīšu #10 (18.01 – 24.01)

Izlasīju, lasu, lasīšu jeb Read, Reading, To Read katru svētdienu būs tāds kā iknedēļas kopsavilkums, kā arī, ko lasu un klausos dotajā brīdī, un, kas plānojas tālāk. Ideja rakstam no aizņemta EMSVIEW.

Vismaz šonedēļ drusku labāk/vairāk kā nedēļu iepriekš.

Izlasīju:

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John Layman, Rob Guillory – Chew, Vol.8: Family Recipes (Chew #36-40)

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Layden Robinson – Breathe. Diemžēl ne ar ko īpašu, varbūt vienīgi pirmie stāsti, neizcēlās.

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The Brave and the Bold » The Brave and the Bold #29 – Challenge of the Weapons Master! released by DC Comics on May 1, 1960.

Ļaundarim Xotar 10 000 gadu tālā nākotne problēmas sagādā policija, tādēļ viņš dodas pagātnē, lai cīņā ar JLA pārbaudītu četrus superieročus un lai vismaz vienu varētu pielietot pret likuma pārstāvjiem savā laikā, ar pilnu pārliecību par izdošanos. Tad nu uzzinām, vai tā tiešām arī notiek!

Noklausījos:

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Philip K. Dick – UBIK

Lasu:

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John Layman, Rob Guillory – Chew, Vol.9: Chicken Tenders (Chew #41-45)

Klausos:

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Daniel Keyes – Flowers for Algernon. Atsauksme varētu būt jau rīt.

Lasīšu:

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Arthur Nsenga, Shaunakay Francis – The Sabbath

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John Layman, Rob Guillory – Chew, Vol.10: Blood Puddin’ (Chew #46-50)

Klausīšos:

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Anthony Burgess – A Clockwork Orange

 

Ko labu nedēļas laikā esi izlasījis Tu? : )

Layden Robinson – Breathe

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

12 Tales of Horror, Suspense and Erotica inspired by the Human Condition.

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

E-grāmatas kopija no autora apmaiņā pret recenziju.

Vērtējums/Rating: 2/5

Mana recenzija/My review

12 savādi stāsti, kur vairākos ir tēli arī atkārtojas, un tādā veidā tiek veidota savstarpēja saistība. To paveic arī vardarbība un nāve.

Grūti saprast, ko autors vēlējies līdz galam pateikt. Lai gan grāmatā ir drusku no šausmām, trilleriskuma un erotikas ir, bet tomēr nebija līdz galam attiecīgo sajūtu.

Vislabāk patika tieši pirmie trīs stāsti The Poetic Line, The Moment of Truth un Haze ar traku režisoru, kurš gatavs nogalināt aktieri, ja tas viņa izdomāto un iztēlē radīto nespēj izspēlēt uz skatuves simtprocentīgi. Kā arī viens laimīgais aktieris/aģents Džeisons, izdzīvojušais.

Pārējos diemžēl sarežģīti nosaukt par labiem esam, varbūt vienkārši pārāk īsi. Ir gan runājoši kaķi (Forcello) un balerīna bez galvas, gan staigājoši un stāvoklī esoši manekeni (Breathe).

                                                                                                                          

12 strange and quirky short stories in which some characters do show up more than once, and that’s one way how they might be linked. Another thing could be violence and death.

Sometimes it was hard to understand what the author tried and wanted to say. Although there is a bit of horror, suspense and erotic, it wasn’t quite enough.

For me I liked the first three stories The Poetic Line, The Moment of Truth and Haze the best. In them there is a crazy director who without hesitation will shoot the actor if he doesn’t play on the stage what he has imagined for 100%; and also one lucky actor/agent Jason Pastfore who survives.

The rest of the stories are hard describe as (very) good, maybe they were just too short for me. You will meet talking cats in Forcello, as well as a ballerina without head and walking and pregnant mannequins in Breathe.

Philip K. Dick – UBIK (audiobook)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

Glen Runciter is dead. Or is everybody else? Someone died in an explosion orchestrated by Runciter’s business competitors. And, indeed, it’s the kingly Runciter whose funeral is scheduled in Des Moines. But in the meantime, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering—and sometimes scatological—messages from their boss. And the world around them is warping in ways that suggest that their own time is running out. Or already has.

Philip K. Dick’s searing metaphysical comedy of death and salvation (the latter available in a convenient aerosol spray) is a tour de force of paranoiac menace and unfettered slapstick, in which the departed give business advice, shop for their next incarnation, and run the continual risk of dying yet again.

Izdevniecība/Publisher: Blackstone Audio

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no www. Izvēlējos no Top 100 Sci-Fi Books grāmatu listes.

Vērtējums/Rating: 4/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Pret Glena Ransitera un viņa kompānijas komandu tiek veikts uzbrukums no konkurentu puses. Eksplozijā mirst viņš pats, un pēc tam, kad Džo, Ella, Patrīcija, Vendija un citi viņu ar godu apglabā, sāk notikt pavisam dīvainas lietas.

Viss viņiem apkārt sāk regresēt laikā un kļūt tāds, kāds tas bijis agrāk. Kamēr paši paliek kopā, tikmēr nekas šķiet viņiem kaitēt nevar, bet daži to aptver par vēlu. Jāpiebilst, ka vienam piemīt interesantas spējas izmainīt pagātni, bet ne ceļot laikā.

Tomēr beigās tas nav tas dīvainākais, jo drīz vien Džo pamana dažādas it kā vēstis no Glena – televīzijā parādās reklāma ar viņu, uz monētām īstā ģīmetņa vietā viņa u.c. Sāk rasties jautājums, kurš tad īsti ir dzīvs un kurš mira eksplozijā?

Tā līdz galam neizpratu motivāciju šim uzbrukumam. Bet kopumā ļoti interesanta un labā ziņā dīvaina. Patika katras nodaļas sākumā frāzes/reklāmas par UBIK produktu un ne tikai, bet pamatā kā spēcīgas zāles.

UBIK ir vien trešā grāmata no šī autora, kas klausīta, bet pagaidām iespaids vislabākais.

                                                                                                                                                             

There’s an attack against Glen Runciter and his company’s team from their competitors. He himself dies in the explosion and after Joe Chip, Ella, Patricia, Wendy and others burry him with an honor weird things start to happen.

Everything around them starts to go back in time and become as they were back then. While they stay together it seems that there might not be mortal danger to them but some realize this a bit too late. I should add that one of the team has such powers that she can influence the past, but not to travel in time.

However that’s not the strangest thing because soon enough Joe notices various messages from Runciter like the commercial with him in the television and his portrait on coins. That creates a question who really died and who survived the explosion?

Didn’t understand fully the motivation behind this attack. But overall the book is quite interesting and weird in a good way. I liked the commercials about UBIK at the beginning of each chapter.

Have listened only three books by Philip K. Dick including this one, but for now the impression is the best from them all.

John Layman, Rob Guillory – Chew, Vol. 8: Family Recipes (Chew #36-40)

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Grāmatas apraksts no Goodreads/Synopsis from Goodreads:

Anthony and Antonelle Chu are fraternal twins. Tony and Toni. Each with their own extraordinary, albeit diametrically opposed, ability. Tony is Cibopathic, able to get psychic sensations of the past of anything he bites into or ingests. Toni is Cibovoyant, able to flash onto a vision of the future of any living thing she bit into or ingested. Tony is alive. Toni is dead. Toni has been murdered. Tony has vowed to catch her killer. Toni is going to help. Presenting a new storyline of the New York Times Bestselling, Harvey and multiple Eisner Award-winning series about cops, crooks, cooks, cannibals, and clairvoyants.

 

Kā tiku pie šīs grāmatas?/How I got this book?

Lejuplādēju no www.

Vērtējums/Rating: 4.5/5

Mana recenzija/My review

Pēc mešanās darbā ar pilnu jaudu, nu Toniju pārņēmis pavisam depresīvs noskaņojums; turklāt šī jau ir otra ļoti cilvēka nāve viņa dzīvē.

Tomēr, lai gan Antonelle jeb Tonija jau ir mirusi, bet pilnībā aizgājusi nav, jo, pateicoties savām spējām, jau nojauta par gaidāmo likteni un sagatavoja tā teikt sastāvdaļu ģimenes receptei. Jāpaspēj taču iedrošināt cīņai pret Vampīru!

Meisons piesaistījis jaunu sabiedroto Kolbiju un turpina bīdīt savas lietas. Diemžēl Poyo gandrīz nemaz neparādījās, laikam aizņemts īpašākās misijās. Uzzinām arī par interesantu planētu 24 gaismas gadu attālumā, uz kuras arī pastāv (pastāvēja?) dzīvība, un šķiet viņu rakstība atbilst uzrakstam debesīs pāris voljumus atpakaļ.

                                                                                                                                                                

After throwing himself back into the work, now Tony’s mood is completely depressive; furthermore this is the second death of a very close people to Tony.

However Antonelle or just Toni is already dead she hasn’t left us for 100%. Thanks to her power she knew what’s coming for her so let’s just say she prepared an ingredient for the family recipe. Someone has to encourage Tony in time for the fight against Vampire!

Savoy Mason has found new ally in the John Colby and keeps doing his things. Unfortunately Poyo showed himself only briefly, I guess he’s busy in the more special missions. We also find out about a interesting planet 24 light years away from us on which exists (or just existed?) a life, and their writing matches to the one that showed up in the skies few volumes ago.

Pirmdienas teikums #80

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Pirmdienas teikums ir mana versija par Bonespark~ “Sunday Sentence”, kurā tiek izcelts teikums no tā, kas iepriekš izlasīts.

Žēlodama meiteni, kura ļoti skuma par to, ka brālis ‘’pēkšņi’’ aizbraucis uz Riodežaneiro, kā to bija paskaidrojuši vecāki, doņa Katarina, pieprasījusi godavārdu, ka meitene viņu nenodos, nupat kā bija paziņojusi Manjanas meita ģimenes noslēpumu.

Aleksandrs Grīns – Rančo ‘’Akmens stabs’’

Tak tse Profit – Eradicating Hatred (Blog Tour)

ERADICATING HATRED by Tak tse Profit

 

Check out the new novel by Tak tse Profit, ERADICATING HATRED. Below you can find the book’s blurb, cover, trailer, teasers, purchase links and all about the author.

 

‘This book seeks to affect change in its readers perception of the actual circumstances that humanity shares.’ – Eradicating Hatred.

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TITLE: Eradicating Hatred

GENRE: Philosophy

PUBLISHER: Xlibris US

REVIEW COPIES: eBook | Mobi

Etiam Tu: Eradicating Hatred is the first installment in the Etiam Tu book series. It is the initial explanation of the philosophy of Etiam Tu as it applies to mankinds most immediate threat to his continued existence: Hatred. This book seeks to affect change in its readers perception of the actual circumstances that humanity shares. It identifies the sources of the Hatred we are subjected to, the motivations that create and maintain it, and the numerous forms in which it is manifested. It’s goal is to alert its reader and raise their awareness, by thoroughly exploring this multi-faceted threat; examining each form and humanity’s role in maintaining their existence. Ultimately, educating each reader in an attempt to enlist their voluntary individual efforts to assist in Eradicating this evil from the collective human psyche once and for all: forever.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

The Tak tse Profit spent most of life observing conditions, circumstances and people. He spent most his adult life in service to people known and unknown, considering and noting differing factors in life: both in his and other’s. He accepted his commission to share the Philosophy of Etiam Tu: inspired by his young son’s convicting of his heart for having given up on mankind.

REVIEWS:

‘I love most books on self improvement, or about the interactions and emotions of humans. This book focuses on eradicating hatred, things such as: morals, honor, family values, faith, trust, negativity, frustration, envy, resentment, the culture of hatred and more. From the authors experiences and observations over the past 9 years, he has brought us this book. It really opens your mind, and the way he speaks about mankind being saved from itself by stopping the hatred is so true. Hatred is the dangerous issue mankind is facing. GREAT BOOK! A MUST-READ!’ – Lifestyleandliterature.wordpress.com

SOCIAL MEDIA

https://www.facebook.com/EtiamTu/

https://twitter.com/TheTtP

https://www.instagram.com/tak_tse_profit/

http://etiamtu.wix.com/blog

http://ahatefreeworld.blogspot.com/

http://eradicatinghatred.weebly.com/

 

PURCHASE LINKS

http://etiamtu.com

Xlibris Website: http://goo.gl/sYNoMd

Amazon: http://goo.gl/qj8l9q

Barnes & Noble: http://goo.gl/YXtVNM

BOOK TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2RJxAYxxFU&list=PLnPZ2vtiAjbsoItzwaVyt1DgjNgGim1ro

 

TEASERS

eradicating hatred all teasers


Thanks to the Lifestyle & Literature blog for the chance to have this post! :)

 

Izlasīju, lasu, lasīšu #9 (11.01 – 17.01)

Izlasīju, lasu, lasīšu jeb Read, Reading, To Read katru svētdienu būs tāds kā iknedēļas kopsavilkums, kā arī, ko lasu un klausos dotajā brīdī, un, kas plānojas tālāk. Ideja rakstam no aizņemta EMSVIEW.

Njā, var just, ka mācības saspringtākas kļuvušas.

Izlasīju:

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John Layman, Rob Guillory – Chew, Vol. 7: Bad Apples (Chew #31-35)

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The Brave and the Bold » The Brave and the Bold #28 – Starro the Conqueror! released by DC Comics on March 1, 1960.

Pirmais Brave and the Bold izdevums ar paša Betmena parādīšanos, bet pavisam, pavisam minimāli. Šķiet ir iespējams vairāk piedot par loģikas neievērošanu tā dēļ, ka mūsu varoņi ir no supervaroņu klases nevis parasti mirstīgie. Šoreiz jāpieveic milzu jūras, kas savus Visuma iekarojumus grib sākt ar Zemi!

Noklausījos:

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Lasu:

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John Layman, Rob Guillory – Chew, Vol. 8: Family Recipes (Chew #36-40)

Klausos:

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Joprojām Philip K. Dick – UBIK. Samērā interesants : )

Lasīšu:

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John Layman, Rob Guillory – Chew, Vol. 9: Chicken Tenders (Chew #41-45)

Klausīšos:

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Plāns nav mainījies. Daniel Keyes – Flowers for Algernon

Ko labu nedēļas laikā esi izlasījis Tu? : )