Biblioteca de la EOI de Oviedo

Título: On Beauty

Autor: Zadie Smith

Editorial: Penguin

Obra adaptada: NO

Reseña: On Beauty is about an American family whose father is a University Professor, Howard Belsey, specialized in Rembrant. His wife is an activist Afro-American and their children are trying to live their own lives. Besides this, he has been unfaithful to his wife, so she has broken their marriage although they still live in the same house. He feels he is living the worst moment of his life. Apart from his difficult personal life, his colleague and rival about Rembrant, Monty kipps, has been invited to join the university staff.
In the book many characters are described and most of them have a special role. It´s difficult to understand some teenager expressions, because they use a kind of slang that many of us don’t know.
The book is quite boring sometimes, especially when the author, Zadie Smith, writes about the confrontation between Howard Belsey and Monty Kipps and their works about Rembrant. Anyway, Zadie Smith is, in my opinion, quite a good writer and personal conflicts and generational problemas are very well described.

Valoración: 3/5

Consuelo Cañal

Título: Der kleine Prinz

Autor: Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Editorial: Karl Rauch Verlag

Obra adaptada: NO

Reseña: Der Autor erzählt uns, wie er eine Panne in der Saharawüste hat, und wie er dort zwischen Leben und Tod in der Mitte von Nirgendwo den kleinen Prinzen kennen lernt. Er sieht zwar wie ein Kind aus, verhält sich aber wie ein Erwachsener. Ein untypischer Erwachsener. Es beginnt eine Freundschaft zwischen dem Autor und dem kleinen Prinzen. Der kleine Prinz kommt aus einem kleinen Planeten und eines Tages hatte er das Gefühl, dass er andere ,,Länder” besuchen muss. Seine Reise endet auf der Erde… und im Laufe der Erzählung kann man mehr über diesen Prinzen erfahren…
Ich empfehle euch dieses Buch zu lesen. Es kann euch nicht langweiligen!

Valoración: 5/5

Esther Serrano

Título: Der Hahn ist tot

Autor: Ingrid Noll

Editorial: Diogenes Verlag

Obra adaptada: NO

Reseña: Es handelt sich um einen Krimi, besser gesagt, um einen „schwarzen Roman”. Die Autorin hat die Macht mit ihrer Schreibweise den Leser zu fesseln. Die ledige, zweiundfünfzig-jährige Rosemarie, eine ordentliche Versicherungsangestellte, hat sich nach einer Lesung in den Lehrer Witold verliebt. Diese letzte Chance, denkt sie, darf man nicht verpassen. Rosi wird buchstäblich alle Hindernisse überwinden, um den Mann ihrer Träume zu erobern.
Ich finde das Buch witzig und unterhaltend. Die Spannung, die durch die komplette Geschichte geht, lässt einem das Buch kaum aus der Hand legen.
Die Geschichte ist nicht schwer zum Lesen (ab 2º NI). Absolut empfehlenswert für die Leute, die Patricia Highsmith gerne lesen.
Viel Spaß beim Lesen!

Valoración: 5/5

Marga Bermejo

Título: Meet me in Istanbul

Autor: Richard Chisholm

Editorial: Heinemann

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: This book is about Tom’s journey; he is going to visit his fiancée, Angela, who is working in Istanbul. But the journey is more complicated than he expects, some strange things will happen…
I recommend this book because it is entertaining; the story goes quickly; it is easy to read; there aren’t too many difficult words and it isn’t too long so it’s good if you don’t have lot of free time. A glossary is included at the end of the book.

Valoración: 3/5

Vanesa Fernández Fernández

Título: Un aller simple

Autor: Didier Van Cauwelaert

Editorial: Le livre de poche

Obra adaptada: NO

Reseña: C’est une drôle d’histoire qui m’a beaucoup plu. Le roman est écrit en français familier avec quelques mots d’argot et il raconte l’aventure du voyage initiatique de deux personnages dont les vies ne se seraient rencontrées que par hasard.
Il est écrit dans un ton autobiographique du point de vue de son protagoniste, un jeune homme élevé dans les quartiers du Nord de Marseille qui n’avait jamais quitté sa ville et qui voit toutes les nouveautés de son aventure avec l’innocence de la jeunesse et l’inexpérience.

Valoración: 5/5

Título: Crime Story Collection

Autor: Sara Paretsky and others

Editorial: Penguin Active Reading

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: This book narrates seven different murder stories. Reading these, you’re going to be able to answer questions like: why does a person turn into a murderer? What reasons make a person kill someone? What’s the way detectives solve murders? Each story is narrated from a different point of view; through some of them you’re going to learn what a murderer thinks and how he acts, and in others you’re going to see what the detectives do to catch them. Read the book, I’m sure you won’t be able to put it down.

Valoración: 5/5

Iria Sindín Carballal

Título: Our Mutual Friend

Autor: Charles Dickens

Editorial: Heinemann

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: Our Mutual Friend is Charles Dickens’ last complete novel. In this book the author made a magnificent description of life in London during 1860. Two love stories marked by social tensions are used on the one hand to symbolize the power of love, capable to surpass the differences created by the class structure of the Victorian society and, on the other hand, to explain the fight between two men to conquer the heart of the same woman, which leads them to deceit, death and self-destruction.

Valoración: 3/5

Ainoa Sánchez Blanco

Título: The Creative Impulse and Other Stories

Autor: W. Somerset Maugham

Editorial: Heinemann

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: In this book we can find three different stories. The first story is about how a woman had the creative impulse to write her best-selling book, after writing many books without very much success. The second story is about a woman who goes to a small seaside town, where she meets a stranger with whom she achieves her lifetime ambition. And finally the third story is about how Jane’s life changes after she marries a younger man.

Valoración: 3/5

Paula Casares Martínez

Título: The Doll’s House and other stories

Autor: Katherine Mansfield

Editorial: Penguin

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: All the stories of this book are based in values and all of them tell us about situations that could be real. The book is divided in four different stories and it isn’t very difficult at all to understand, although it might have some new words for you, depending on your level, but not too many.
I’ve liked especially The garden party because it represents something that, in my opinion, happens a lot of times in our current society.
I recommend reading this book; it’s amusing, easy to read and not too long. It can also make you think about people’s behaviour.

Valoración: 3/5

Sara Fernández Soriano

Título: Oliver Twist

Autor: Charles Dickens

Editorial: Oxford Bookworms

Obra adaptada: SI

Nivel: Intermedio

Reseña: Oliver Twist is an Orphan in the 19th century in England. At the orphanage, Oliver is expelled because of an act of rebellion -he asked for more food- so he escapes to London, where he works at an undertaker’s. There, he meets a gang of kids who give him food and teach him “games”. A few days later, Oliver will discover that his friends are actually pickpockets working for Fagin.
This book is easy to read, fast and entertaining. I think that most people may like this book because it is a classic tale.

Valoración: 4/5

Inés Chamarro Alonso

Reseña: The story is about a little boy who doesn’t have any parents, so he has to live with a lot of kinds of people. Those people usually treat him badly.
In conclusion, the book is interesting but a bit tragic.
I recommend this book to people who don’t like reading because it is entertaining. I don’t like reading a lot but this I really enjoyed this book.

Valoración: 3/5

Pedro González Céspedes

Título: Murder on the Orient Express

Autor: Agatha Christie

Editorial: Berkley

Obra adaptada: No

Nivel: Avanzado

Reseña: This is an interesting novel about a detective, named Hercules Poirot, who books a passage on the famous Orient Express. He finds himself at the center of a murder investigation. A mysterious man is found murdered in his cabin. Afterwards, Poirot begins to develope a theory about the murder, which he shares with everyone on board. This story keeps the interest until the end. In my opinion, if you like mystery and murder novels, you’ll have a good time. This novel is worth reading!

Valoración: 4/5

Patricia Mejuto López