segunda-feira, 19 de fevereiro de 2018

Sonetos (Portuguese) (sonnets)

By Luís de Camões:
Source: Sonetos. Goodreadscom. Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23523990-sonetos?ac=1&from_search=true. Accessed February 19, 2018.

The sonnets of Luís de Camões are complex and require concentration. They demand a good knowledge of grammar and style figures. Because of their complexity, they don't give us the delight that, for example, the sonnets of Florbela Espanca provide us. But trying to decipher the messages behind them is challenging.

domingo, 18 de fevereiro de 2018

Mindfulness: an eight-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world (Mindfullness: atenção plena [Portuguese])

By Mark Williams and Danny Penman:
Source: Williams M, Penman D. Mindfulness. Goodreadscom. 2015. Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26566092-mindfulness. Accessed February 18, 2018.

After taking a Buddhist meditation course, reading this book became a little boring because I felt it was not adding anything new. In other words, putting meditation into practice is better than reading the book. However, I can not remove the merit of the authors because they have done their best to try to describe in words what only practice genuinely shows.

Bittersweet (agridoce [Portuguese])

By Collen McCullough:
Source: Agridoce, Colleen McCullough - Livro - WOOK. Wookpt. 2014. Available at: https://www.wook.pt/livro/agridoce-colleen-mccullough/15826187. Accessed February 18, 2018.

I have not read such a good book for a long time! Collen McCullough was, in fact, one of the best writers of recent times. From «the thorn birds» to this «bittersweet», rich historical novels with strong characters, well-detailed scenarios and very interesting plots. It was very good, very current. No one wastes time while reading this author.