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Yukino B.

Yukino B.

Yukino, mid-twenties, currently roaming through hills and planes of Eastern Europe.

My reading habits are sporadic and compulsive. At times I can go for months without reading a book, existing on magazines and fanfiction instead. And then suddenly I manage to squeeze 40 books into one month. I read everything. I mean it. There are... more »
  • Kishinev, Moldova
  • member since March 25 2008

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  • The Tarot Bible: The Definitive Guide to the Cards and Spreads
    • Rated 4 stars

    I love this book. It's pretty much amazing. If you're a beginner and are starting with an RW deck (which is a good deck to start with), then get this book. It's got a nice collection of spreads for nearly any occasion, it's got amazing advice on daily practice, on choosing decks, it's got exercises that help you understand your deck better -- and of course all of these things can be transferred to any deck, not just RW and its variations.

    I find that I use this book very often. The only reason I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 is that it's very relationship oriented. It's not a minus in any shape or form, but it doesn't correspond with my current situation too well, so sometimes the information or the interpretation given leads me into a wrong direction.

    By all means, though, get this book. You won't be disappointed, I think it's a must in any Tarot library.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Thursday, August 13 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Le Marquis De Villemer

    by george sand
    • Rated 4 stars

    This book is a great example of a classic novel. It's got enough intrigue, a lot of descriptions, and even some history. The last few chapters actually had me on the edge of my seat, figuratively.

    Landscapes descriptions can get a bit tedious -- but then you remember there was no photography, no tv, so people wrote and drew, and it all becomes okay.

    Recommended for all who appreciate the good old classic novel.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Monday, August 10 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Vash travnik
    • Rated 3 stars

    I haven't exactly -read- it, as it's a recipe book. Sort of like a cookbook, but with medicinal herbs.

    Anyway, I liked it. One of the bigger problems is, this book is separated into sections that ought to be separated into subsections -- and they're not. Giving that the print is small, it could get a bit tedious.

    I also found that some recipes complicate things unnecessarily. But that's just me, maybe -- I love things quick and simple.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
    • Rated 5 stars

    An excellent companion to HP books. A must for all fans. Potter & Weasley notes and scribbles are very amusing.

    -=CHUDLEY CANNONS=-.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Friday, May 15 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Sex and the City
    • Rated 2 stars

    Okay, so I read this two times -- in different languages. First the translated version, and then, a couple of years later, the original. For those couple of years I couldn't quite decide whether I'd like or dislike it, because you know -- translations are evil, especially those of popular books that publishers just want to rush to the shelves in twelve hours or so.

    Then I read it in English.

    I tried liking it. I really did. I do this with every book. But I couldn't like this one.

    See, it doesn't matter that it's nothing like the show -- I've got my objections to that piece of media anyway. It's the book itself. There's something highly off-putting. It not so much depressed me or disappointed me, as it annoyed me -- sort of like that stale cigarette taste in your mouth that you can't wash out no matter how many Manhattans you swallow.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Tuesday, May 5 2009. ( reply | permalink )
    • Rated 2 stars

    It's not in my power -- or anyone's -- to judge and review memoirs. I suspected that I would disagree with a lot of things I'd find inside. I knew, for example, that Gippius, and particularly her spouse, Merezhkovsky, supported the invasion of USSR by Hitler -- obviously they preferred "brown" plague to the "red" one, perhaps failing to see the consequences. And while I've got little sympathy to bolsheviks, the allure of supporting Hitler is lost on me. The intro to this book promised, however, deep psychological portraits of other people involved.

    Deeply hidden portraits, perhaps, because I failed to find them. Bits of pretentiousness, perhaps. And, surprisingly, rather weird greetings of the February revolution. Just another narrative of events from a person who's not happy with how things are, but doesn't really feel how things should be. It started to annoy me so much that I couldn't even read all the way through.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Tuesday, April 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Alchemist
    • Rated 3 stars

    This book IS inspiring. And I still stand by my opinion that when you've read one Coelho book, you can say you've read them all. So if you choose to read one, read the Alchemist.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Monday, June 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Eleven Minutes
    • Rated 3 stars

    I read the book when it was all the hype -- especially in my circle of friends. It's a good book, I can't say it's not worth your time. But in hindsight, I can't recall anything that makes it truly stand out for me.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Monday, June 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Notes from My Travels: Visits with Refugees in Africa, Cambodia, Pakistan and Ecuador
    • Rated 5 stars

    Angelina Jolie is one of my favourite people ever, so needless to say I'm biased. If a Jolie hater ever managed to pick this book up, they'd more than likely change their opinion about her. This is a journal, a diary. It is sincere, open, and gives a clear assessment on the situations in the countries that she's visited. The writing is simple and straight-forward, but let's be honest: Do you need to wax poetical when you talk about all the hardships that people, simple people just like any of us, face day to day?

    Yukino B. wrote this review Monday, June 9 2008. ( reply | permalink )
  • Cracking The Da Vinci Code: The Unauthorized Guide To The Facts Behind Dan Brown's Bestselling Novel
    • Rated 3 stars

    (Not quite) strangely, the book I've enjoyed more than the novel that inspired it. While I appreciated Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, a small encyclopaedia of facts on all the name/ event dropping that happened in that book pleased me even more.

    Yukino B. wrote this review Sunday, June 8 2008. ( reply | permalink )

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