I cannot say much about this one becI cannot believe that this is it...
I'll miss my apple-eating Shinigami.
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I cannot believe that this is it.
I cannot say much about this one because the first twenty pages killed me.
This series gave me so many great characters to love. I had to love Kira even though he is the villain and mass murderer. I love Misa (not only because she's my namesake) but because she was who she was. She was the girl who loved a boy who did not love her back and only used her. She lived blissful life thinking he loved her back. And she was a ball of energy which was hard to control! I loved Mello because he was neither the good guy nor a bad guy. He only wanted to be better than Near, and in the end, he was because he became the last key to succeeding. I loved Matt who was hardly there and yet I had to love him and wish there was more of him. I still hope that Matt and Mello would get their own series.
I knew this would happen and Ryuk said it right away that he would do it.
And yet here I have to say something about one theory. (view spoiler)[What if Near used the Death Note. What if when he got the real one, he wrote down that Mikami would come and do what he did and not suspect that his Death Note is fake and then commit suicide. It is very possible. Or maybe I just don't want Near to win this easily. I can agree that Light might have missed this possibility and he was supposed to lose. But still... This is not how it ends in my mind. (hide spoiler)]
And I have to wonder how different it would be if Ryuk was more like Rem or if Rem was alive?...more
Mello and Matt are the highlights of this series! I need more of them... They need their own series! They are my favourite team. And I fear to say thaMello and Matt are the highlights of this series! I need more of them... They need their own series! They are my favourite team. And I fear to say that if it came to Mello/Matt vs Kira, I would be supporting Mello and Matt!
Loved Misa in this one, she's hilarious and I loved Mello's reaction to her, so much fun.
However, I have to say that I miss the old days where Light could freely communicate with Ryuk. Now, we have Ryuk on the page but he's just there, standing and watching. The apple loving creature needs more space! And I want Mello to meet Ryuk!
And hopefully, I don't even need to mention that I don't like Near. The monkey child is rather boring and honestly, he does not seem to have any ideas of his own. L thought that something was true so Near follows it. ...more
Brilliant. So my review that took me really long to write somehow got deleted... :( Hate that. (Actually, it almost got lost for the second time, thanBrilliant. So my review that took me really long to write somehow got deleted... :( Hate that. (Actually, it almost got lost for the second time, thankfully I was smarter this time and copied it.)
So, this is it? The end? It seems almost...sad. But definitely strange. Like I should hold a wake. Or maybe I already did.
"Everybody’s here. You’re here."
"You were there."
I finally got to the point that I could finish this series. And this remains my favourite comics series and the best thing Neil Gaiman ever created.
Unfortunately, I had a bit of a hard time remembering what happened at the end of the previous part but thankfully I managed to remember enough to enjoy this one.
"The king is dead, that's what they say. The king is dead. Long live the king.”
I was a bit disappointed by the ending because I expected something truly amazing that would blow me away but the rhythm of this one was slightly off. However, I still really enjoyed it. At first, I thought that it should have ended right after the wake, the other stories seemed wrong. But then I realised it just really makes sense.
“Nobody died. How can you kill an idea? How can you kill the personification of an action?" "Then what died? who are you mourning?" "A point of view.”
I hope that one day I will be able to re-read this series and it will be like remembering a long time forgotten dream.
“That which is dreamed can never be lost, can never be undreamed.” ...more
I really did not want to finish this book because that would mean that it's over. Again. It certainly did not disappoint. Loved it so much! Riordan crI really did not want to finish this book because that would mean that it's over. Again. It certainly did not disappoint. Loved it so much! Riordan created a fantastic world which I do not want to leave. Ever. And he also created characters I wish were my friends! I would love to get more scenes between the characters without any fight and worries. Just hanging out and having fun.
After reading Checking In I just had to re-read The Bad Ones. And I still love this book so much. Love how wicked and insane they arUpdate 29/06/2018:
After reading Checking In I just had to re-read The Bad Ones. And I still love this book so much. Love how wicked and insane they are.
Original review: What did I just read? :o
Perfection!
This is the kind of story I was looking for for ages. I believe that books have no limits - you can imagine anything. You can bring the most amazing villains to life for readers to fall in love with them.
This is sick, sinister, twisted and beyond wrong. And absolutely perfect. Dulcie and Constantine could be pretty normal even boring. ALONE. But together they are bringing up something in them. They are daring each other to be as bad as possible.
Usually, if you read a story about someone bad you'll be getting a long list of excuses for what they are doing. Then they gonna regret everything and change.
Not in this one. They're bad because they want to be. They are aware that what they're doing is wrong. And they want more.
“ When do we get to be bad again?” She smiled big. “Baby, I thought you'd never ask.”
I hope they'll be bad again - soon. Because this story just found it's way into my TOP 10. I just cannot resist the wicked characters, I guess.
EDIT (12/4/2017): Got so much to do. And all I do is re-reading....more
It reminds me of the Mara Dyer series. You don't know what's going on because the main character/narrator cannot be trusted/don't know what's going onIt reminds me of the Mara Dyer series. You don't know what's going on because the main character/narrator cannot be trusted/don't know what's going on either. I think this is the kind of book you love, or you hate, nothing in between.
I went through many reviews of this novel. There were several things that were driving the readers crazy. My point? I loved them. But I also understand why you may have hated this book.
1) The writing is sometimes... not that usual.
I plunge down, down to rocky rocky bottom, and I can see the base of Beechwood Island and my arms and legs feel numb but my fingers are cold. Slices of seaweed go past as I fall. And then I am up again, and breathing. I’m okay, my head is okay, no one needs to cry for me or worry about me. I am fine, I am alive. I swim to shore.
More like a poem than a novel. And I understand, it is not for everyone.
2) The way she's describing her feelings. I admit it's sort of confusing, for a while and then it's just beautiful. “Then he pulled out a handgun and shot me in the chest. I was standing on the lawn and I fell. The bullet hole opened wide and my heart rolled out of my rib cage and down into a flower bed. Blood gushed rhythmically from my open wound, then from my eyes, my ears, my mouth. It tasted like salt and failure. The bright red shame of being unloved soaked the grass in front of our house, the bricks of the path, the steps of the porch. My heart spasmed among the peonies like a trout.”
Hey! At first, I thought that he really shot her! I was like, wait, why is he not in prison?
Also, she uses colours and a lot of strange adjectives to describe feelings/situation etc. It's different, and I love it! And again, it is not for everyone.
3) There is a lot of weird "pictures" that as well describe the situation. A witch has been standing there behind me for some time, waiting for a moment of weakness. She holds an ivory statue of a goose. It is intricately carved. I turn and admire it only for a moment before she swings it with shocking force. It connects, crushing a hole in my forehead. I can feel my bone come loose. The witch swings the statue again and hits above my right ear, smashing my skull. Blow after blow she lands, until tiny flakes of bone litter the bed and mingle with chipped bits of her once-beautiful goose.
It might be weird and strange, but I again loved it. She didn't just state that she had an awful migraine she draws it. Is it called a metaphor in this case? Or is it a personification of her migraine?
+) I think that some people were bored with the "fairy tales" she used to describe her situation differently. And again it worked for me. It was easier to imagine, to see.
This book is not perfect; characters are imperfect. They may be spoiled, racist, self-righteous, cold, manipulative... They were human. Imperfect ones, pretending to be perfect.
And the ending? It was amazing, sad and amazing again. It was a shock but not a surprise. You slowly get a feeling that this is maybe what is going on.
So, if you are one of the people who hated this book, I want to tell you, I understand why. If you are someone who loved it, I'm here, absolutely excited and I want to talk to you about the book!...more
Áááá! To je tak šílený! :( Dřív jsem jakýkoliv díl z VA přečetla za jeden den. Dodnes si pamatuju, jak jsem se zažrala do pětky a přečetla jsem ji na Áááá! To je tak šílený! :( Dřív jsem jakýkoliv díl z VA přečetla za jeden den. Dodnes si pamatuju, jak jsem se zažrala do pětky a přečetla jsem ji na jeden zátach. Ale teď, když jsem věděla, co mě na konci Stínem políbené čeká, tak jsem se nemohla dokopat k tomu, abych to dočetla! Pamatuji si, jaký to pro mě tehdá byl šok, vůbec jsem to nečekala a teď? Znovu mi to rozbilo srdce... :( Zvláštní, že jsem strašně chtěla, aby Rose byla s Adrianem, ale teď konečně vidím, že to mezi nimi nefunguje... :D Zvláštní, že mi to nikdy dřív nedošlo. :D Jak říkám: Jsem Team Adrian, ale k Rose patří Dimitrij. ;) Na konci mě překvapilo, že mi Lissa opět přišla strašně sebestředná. Zvykla si, že první je ona a až pak Rose. Byla naštvaná, to jsem chápala, ale nikdy se v průběhu nezajímala, co se s Rose doopravdy děje. A to s tím koho Rose miluje víc? Zajímalo by mě, co by řekla ona, kdyby přišlo na ni a Christiana. Opět musím konstatovat, že to bylo stejně skvělé jako poprvé, i když jiné v tom, že vím, co se tam stane.
EDIT: Až teď mi došlo, že v příštím díle bude Abe! Yes! :)...more
Úžasné! Miluju tuhle sérii, miluju tuhle knihu, miluju Rose, miluju... jo a miluju Adriana! Když se tam konečně objevil, tak jsem se chichotala, jak mÚžasné! Miluju tuhle sérii, miluju tuhle knihu, miluju Rose, miluju... jo a miluju Adriana! Když se tam konečně objevil, tak jsem se chichotala, jak malá holka! On je totiž fakt boží! Miluju, jak se chová, jak je takový bad boy, kterého nic nezajímá, ale přesto, už v tomhle díle, se pod tím vším dá tučit velké srdíčko. Rosina matka mi opět ze začátku lezla na nervy, pořád ještě trochu leze, ale dá se chápat. Další věc, která mě při prvním čtení nenapadla: chvilkami mi přišlo, že Lissa Rose maličko využívá, že ji bere jako dhampýrku, která tam má vždy být pro ni a která se jí musí přizpůsobit. Docela mě to překvapilo, protože dřív mi to tak nikdy nepřišlo. Btw nesnáším Tašu! Je to potvora! Ble!
Nebylo to stejné jako poprvé. Bylo to skvělé. Jak se jen jeden má vyjádřit... Za těch 6 dílů se toho stalo strašně moc a když teď znovu čtu první díl Nebylo to stejné jako poprvé. Bylo to skvělé. Jak se jen jeden má vyjádřit... Za těch 6 dílů se toho stalo strašně moc a když teď znovu čtu první díl a vím jak to všechno skončí, je to prostě zvláštní. Člověk je všechny lituje, protože si toho tolik ještě protrpí! Ke všem jsem měla jiný přístup, protože jsem věděla, jaký doopravdy jsou. Přesto to bylo úžasné! O nic menší zážitek než poprvé.
Jinak když jsem se zamyslela nad tím, jak si představuju postavy, tak mi tam všichni docela jdou. I když napoprvé u popisu Mii jsem si představila hezečku, která hraje Natalie, ale pak se to srovnala. Jinak k Dimitrijovi aka Danilovi - představuju si Dimku jinak. Neříkám, že Danila není hezký, bože chraň! On je boží! <3 Ale nevím... rozhodně nepochybuju, že po shlédnutí filmu se to změní.! :D
Trochu v rychlosti (Jo, musím se učit matiku :/, kéž bych měla mozek jako Sydney :D ). Za prvé - Adrianův pohled? Jo, potom, co jsem přečetla AllegianTrochu v rychlosti (Jo, musím se učit matiku :/, kéž bych měla mozek jako Sydney :D ). Za prvé - Adrianův pohled? Jo, potom, co jsem přečetla Allegiant jsem se dost bála. Ale nebylo čeho :). Jen si tentokrát myslím, že v čestině některé věci nemusí vyznít stejně jako v angličtině - zvlášť v Adrianově části. Ale uvidíme. :) Takže začátek byl takový pomalejší, vlastně se nic moc velkého nedělo. Řekla bych, že se připravovala půda pro to, co teprve mělo přijít. Ze začátku jsem dokonce měla problém, že se mi to četlo poněkud pomalu - tím nemíním, že by to bylo nudné! To rozhodně ne. Dočkali jsme se pár šoků, vtípků, naprosto očekávaných situácích... To co se stalo na konci, jsem věděla už od nějakých +/- 80% a doopravdy jsem nechtěla, aby to tak bylo. Doufala jsem, že to Richelle neudělá. Ale jo, udělala. Zoe je totálně blbá, podlézavá mrcha, jak jsem si myslela už od prvního okamžiku, kdy se tam zjevila. Kupodivu ostatní postavy - Angeliny, Neil - se ukazují jako užitečné a ne ty ploché(leč vtipné), zbytečné výplně, kterými byli doposud. Bod pro Richelle. :) Díky tomu, že jsme se dočkali (view spoiler)[ Rose a vlastně celé staré party :) (hide spoiler)] - (byl to vůbec spoiler??) Si Richelle vydobila další plusíky. To mi udělala strašnou radost. A doufám, že budou i v příštím díle. Tenhle příběh mám strašně ráda. Sice se Sydney nevyrovná Rose (to nikdo), ale přesto jsem ráda, že jsem se nemusela rozloučit se světem VA. Trochu tam vidím určitou paralelu s tím, co se stalo ve VA, ale stejnak si myslím, že to bude bombastické a dechberoucí. Půdu si pro to Richelle rozhodně připravila. I s postraními zápletkami (view spoiler)[ Tetování proti Strigoiům a proti Alchymistům - jsem zvědavá, jak se to vyvrbí :) (hide spoiler)]...more
This poem is simply amazing. In four strophes it says so much. One of my best friends introduced me to this poem the summer we've met. It really holdsThis poem is simply amazing. In four strophes it says so much. One of my best friends introduced me to this poem the summer we've met. It really holds a sentimental place in my heart.
I love this poem so much! I just read it in English and in Czech, so I can say that 100% I prefer the English version. Now, I'm going to look for the French one.
EDIT: Well, in French, it is also amazing. Still, I'm the fan of the English version :)...more
Tohle je prostě moje srdcovka. Vlastním první vydání u nás, které je někde z roku devaténacet padesát něco. Je po mamce, takže už si taky svoje zažilaTohle je prostě moje srdcovka. Vlastním první vydání u nás, které je někde z roku devaténacet padesát něco. Je po mamce, takže už si taky svoje zažila, ale tuhle knížku miluju :* Do dneška si pamatuji ty ilustrace z toho, které jsou naprosto úžasné a byly děsivé. ...more
PO tom, co jsem se vrátila z kina, jsem to musela znovu přečíst. :D Nešlo to jinak. Mrzí mě, že spoustu věcí z knihy vypustili, protože je to úžasné. PO tom, co jsem se vrátila z kina, jsem to musela znovu přečíst. :D Nešlo to jinak. Mrzí mě, že spoustu věcí z knihy vypustili, protože je to úžasné. Třeba jak vypráví o jiných planetách :) Ale překvapilo mě kolik je v knize překlepů. Už jsem to jednou četla, ale nějak jsem si to nepamatovala.
Teď si přesně nevybavím všechny případy, ale vím, že v jednom případě se tam bavili o Léčitelce, ale řekli Hledačka. Pak tam mluvil na Doktor s Jaredem a najednou oba mluvil v ženském rodě jakoby Jared byla žena. :D A pak si vybavuju, že na konci Wanda uvažuje o Žárlivosti a je tam napsané: Negativních nemocí místo emocí. Ale to je takový detail spíš k překladu než ke knize samé :) Jen se bojím číst ty další díly, protože si myslím, že ten konec je úžasný, takový jaký je :)...more
Oh, these books are going to destroy me! However, despite loving this, there is something different which makes it a bit hard to decide on the rating.Oh, these books are going to destroy me! However, despite loving this, there is something different which makes it a bit hard to decide on the rating. I feel like there was something missing in this story, maybe too many characters, so something had to be cut... Because since there are so many of them, people tend to find favourites, and then they wish for more content about them.
This book had me totally destroyed, I did not see this coming at all and it was so painfully good, I just cannot take it.
I just wish there were more of Jason/Piper moments because so far they are quickly becoming my favourite couple. I adore Percy and Annabeth; they are the original Riordan couple; I could not wait for them to get together. And I'm so happy for them.
I hope that Percy and Nico will talk and everything will be all right forever. I'm not a fan of Happily Ever After but I so much need a happy ending for Nico and a book for him as well. I finally started to like Leo (view spoiler)[, please, be with Calypso! (hide spoiler)] However, I still don't like Hazel or Frank. They just do not fit with the rest, to be honest. (view spoiler)[ Well, I hope that there will be different ending than that Jason'll go to the Half-blood Camp and Percy to the Jupiter Camp. (hide spoiler)]
Maybe this book wasn't perfect, but I'm not able to give only 4*. I would feel terrible. Because these books are just so awesome and leave me grasping for the next book....more
co taky čekat? má to necelých 180 stránek, takže je jasné, že se tam toho moc nacpat nedá, ale překvapilo mě, že jsem si za těch pár stránek k postaváco taky čekat? má to necelých 180 stránek, takže je jasné, že se tam toho moc nacpat nedá, ale překvapilo mě, že jsem si za těch pár stránek k postavám našla cestu. a nejlepší okamžiky? které mi TÉMĚŘ vyhnaly slzy do očí! když jí děda říká, že může jít a pak Adam nakonci. on je tak sladký!!!. do okamžiku než na ni mluví děda, tak jsem si říkala, že dám tak 3*, ale od toho okamžiku se kniha Hodně vytáhla....more
EDIT (17/03/2020): “It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears.”
This, this is the right time to revisit your favourite books! It just feels like EDIT (17/03/2020): “It is such a mysterious place, the land of tears.”
This, this is the right time to revisit your favourite books! It just feels like meeting an old-time friend. Just what we all need at the moment! It really made me feel so happy to re-read this book again. I have limited time, and I try to focus on new books. And since we are asked to remain at home as much as possible, I thought this would be a great moment to re-read this book. The Little Prince will always remain my favourite!
“It is much more difficult to judge oneself than to judge others.”
EDIT (08/06/2018): "You understand... it is too far. I cannot carry this body with me. It is too heavy."
Whenever I read the Little Prince, I read it in the voice of my grandmother who used to read it to me when I was little. And now, it became our final goodbye.
"And at night you will look up at the stars. Where I live everything is so small that I cannot show you where my star is to be found. It is better, like that. My star will just be one of the stars, for you. And so you will love to watch all the stars in the heavens... they will all be your friends. And, besides, I am going to make you a present..." -------------
V téhle knize je něco úžasného, vždycky mě uchopí za srdce a ten konec mám sto chutí ořvat. A přitom je to tak jednoduchá kniha, ale je v ní takové pravdy! Jako malá jsem měla CD, kde příběh vypráví Jiřina Bohdalová, co já jsem se toho naposlouchala. A nakonci, jak je "výzva", že když se malý princ objeví, tak jí máme napsat. Tak kolik já jsem těch dopisů napsala, když jsem si hrála, mám pocit, že by se doma ještě daly najít.
Jedna z nejlepších knih. Neuvěřitelně smutná a o to víc krásná.
"Kniha je jako zrcadlo. Hledí-li do ní hlupák, sotva může očekávat, že uvidí něco geniálního." J. K. Rowling...more
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