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Kane & Abel #1
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Kane and Abel (Kane and Abel, #1), Jeffrey Archer
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First published January 1, 1979
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Jeffrey Archer
632听books12k听followersJeffrey is published in 114 countries and more than 47 languages, with more than 750,000 5* reviews with international sales passing 275 million copies.
He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).
Jeffrey has been married for 53 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE. They have two sons, William and James, three grandsons and two granddaughters, and divide their time between homes in London, Cambridge and Mallorca.
He is the only author ever to have been a number one bestseller in fiction (nineteen times), short stories (four times) and non-fiction (The Prison Diaries).
Jeffrey has been married for 53 years to Dame Mary Archer DBE. They have two sons, William and James, three grandsons and two granddaughters, and divide their time between homes in London, Cambridge and Mallorca.
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February 21, 2019
I Remember Reading You Like It Was Yesterday!!
I have been updating my 鈥渇avorites鈥� shelf and realized my favorite book of all time is this one.
I am getting as old as dirt and read this nearly 40 years ago when my soon to be mother-in-law, rest her soul, handed me her paperback copy and told me 鈥淚 loved this!,鈥� and she thought I would too. She was absolutely correct, and this book was the catalyst for my love of reading from that point on.
I can still remember sitting on my parents couch mesmerized by the storyline. I simply could not put it down. Jeffrey Archer is a pure genius!
I guess this falls under 鈥済eneral鈥� fiction, because it sure isn鈥檛 my usual romance. BUT, it is about two of the most memorable men I have ever met who despise each other.
I am just glad it is still available, as it was first published in 1979.
No matter what your genre of choice, I couldn鈥檛 recommend this book any higher. Would give 10 stars if I could ;)
I have been updating my 鈥渇avorites鈥� shelf and realized my favorite book of all time is this one.
I am getting as old as dirt and read this nearly 40 years ago when my soon to be mother-in-law, rest her soul, handed me her paperback copy and told me 鈥淚 loved this!,鈥� and she thought I would too. She was absolutely correct, and this book was the catalyst for my love of reading from that point on.
I can still remember sitting on my parents couch mesmerized by the storyline. I simply could not put it down. Jeffrey Archer is a pure genius!
I guess this falls under 鈥済eneral鈥� fiction, because it sure isn鈥檛 my usual romance. BUT, it is about two of the most memorable men I have ever met who despise each other.
I am just glad it is still available, as it was first published in 1979.
No matter what your genre of choice, I couldn鈥檛 recommend this book any higher. Would give 10 stars if I could ;)
February 1, 2008
This was a book my mother recommended to me. She read it several years ago and remembered how good it was. And oh how good it was. This is a great story that is told over about 60 years from Europe to America. Archer tells 2 parallel stories. One about Abel Rosnovki and one about William Kane. The story is so well told and so interesting that I felt torn between the two main characters and their stories. You feel pulled away from one story line when Archer takes you to the next. I enjoyed Archer鈥檚 historical weave throughout each chapter. Especially the history of Poland and the part it played in both World Wars. Fascinating! Each character is developed from birth by the author and he does an outstanding job of taking you thru their childhood, teenage-school years and then adulthood. So, as a reader, you really get a feel for what they are made of and why they made the decisions they made throughout their life. The stories cross paths through-out the book and the ending is a masterful surprise. I have already mooched the sequel The Prodigal Daughter which I can鈥檛 wait to read.
October 22, 2012
I don't think so one can ever read a better Fiction than this. What is it that this book didn't have? You can't set any particular genre for it. It had thrill, mystery, drama, contemporary, historical fiction and what not. Oh....! I forgot to mention one thing. It ended with a sense of moral thought. It showed the way people live their modern day lives. Everybody running in one direction, running after money. Money seems to be everything to all of us. But there's an old saying Money can't buy you happiness. and what better example to illustrate it than this book itself. It shows you that happiness is in small things of life such as your family, friends and all that.
Just a GREAT BOOK.
Just a GREAT BOOK.
March 28, 2022
I re-read this after many years and found that I enjoyed it almost as much as the first time. The writing is excellent and of course the characters are memorable. This is a story of two determined men of character.
William Kane is born into privilege in the US, keen to head the bank his father helped build, while Abel Rosnovski (named Wladek by his foster parents) is born in Poland with his mother dying soon after. Abel survives the Germans and then the Russians, making it to the US via Turkey. He starts small as a waiter, and later thrives in the restaurant trade. He gets into a bitter (and misplaced) confrontation with William Kane.
I loved the contrast in the characters - William Kane: sophisticated, Abel Rosnovski: street smart, both ambitious and determined to rise to the top in their professions. In my recent read, I did feel the story had deliberate tracks to make you feel 鈥淚f only鈥� especially towards the end. I suppose one could nit-pick some of this, but then hey 鈥� it is a wonderful read. The book sets itself up very well for the sequel with the next generation - Richard Kane & Florentyna Rosnovski.
This was the book which made me an Archer fan many years back and I read many of his other books in quick succession. Strongly recommended if you have somehow not read this book!
William Kane is born into privilege in the US, keen to head the bank his father helped build, while Abel Rosnovski (named Wladek by his foster parents) is born in Poland with his mother dying soon after. Abel survives the Germans and then the Russians, making it to the US via Turkey. He starts small as a waiter, and later thrives in the restaurant trade. He gets into a bitter (and misplaced) confrontation with William Kane.
I loved the contrast in the characters - William Kane: sophisticated, Abel Rosnovski: street smart, both ambitious and determined to rise to the top in their professions. In my recent read, I did feel the story had deliberate tracks to make you feel 鈥淚f only鈥� especially towards the end. I suppose one could nit-pick some of this, but then hey 鈥� it is a wonderful read. The book sets itself up very well for the sequel with the next generation - Richard Kane & Florentyna Rosnovski.
This was the book which made me an Archer fan many years back and I read many of his other books in quick succession. Strongly recommended if you have somehow not read this book!
March 28, 2022
Looking at an old book with modern lenses isn't easy. I have read this classic at least 4-5 times but more than fifteen years ago. This reread (which will probably be a final reread) took me down nostalgia lane.
In many ways, I have grown as a reader so I could see all the flaws of the book standing out glaringly - the umpteen coincidences, the "Bollywood potboiler" kind of drama, the lack of attention to the daughters,... These elements haven't stood the test of time. At the same time, nothing can deny the magnitude of the historical, social and political coverage of the book. Nor can one ignore how wonderfully the story is built up in parallel between the two main characters, each of them getting the spotlight for an almost equal time. That ending is also perfect. I would have been disappointed if it had gone the more clich茅d way.
Kane and Abel are both grey characters in many ways. Regardless of their disparate start in life, they have so much in common, especially in their determination, drive and demands. I don't love the characters but I love their intricate character sketching. Only Jeffrey Archer can make you root for such complicated characters.
If I view this book through my 2022 perspective, I might rate it a 4. But considering the era it was written in, and keeping in mind the almost perfect blend of fact and fiction, I will go with 4.5. The fact that I could complete this 550 pager within two days shows how much I have loved this classic. It's still going to be one of my favourite Archer works, despite the myriad flaws. 馃槉
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In many ways, I have grown as a reader so I could see all the flaws of the book standing out glaringly - the umpteen coincidences, the "Bollywood potboiler" kind of drama, the lack of attention to the daughters,... These elements haven't stood the test of time. At the same time, nothing can deny the magnitude of the historical, social and political coverage of the book. Nor can one ignore how wonderfully the story is built up in parallel between the two main characters, each of them getting the spotlight for an almost equal time. That ending is also perfect. I would have been disappointed if it had gone the more clich茅d way.
Kane and Abel are both grey characters in many ways. Regardless of their disparate start in life, they have so much in common, especially in their determination, drive and demands. I don't love the characters but I love their intricate character sketching. Only Jeffrey Archer can make you root for such complicated characters.
If I view this book through my 2022 perspective, I might rate it a 4. But considering the era it was written in, and keeping in mind the almost perfect blend of fact and fiction, I will go with 4.5. The fact that I could complete this 550 pager within two days shows how much I have loved this classic. It's still going to be one of my favourite Archer works, despite the myriad flaws. 馃槉
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April 28, 2024
I read this book because my book club had picked it. Can that sound any more insulting? I think I'd read it before, when I was a lot younger. I know that it is on my mother's bookshelf, she was very excited when she heard that the book club had chosen it. Anyhoo, it is bad. And not in a way that "it is so bad it is good", it is just bad in a way that "pulling nostril hairs with a pair of pliers" is no fun at all.
You get the feeling that Mr. Archer came up with the title during an evening's drinking, came up with the plot after a couple more drinks, dictated the story when the bottle was finished. What makes it worse is that you get the feeling that his editor was there at the same drinking session, thus failing to correct the countless mistakes.
Forget the childish writing that an editor should pick up (really, soldiers take their clothes off and fold them neatly before raping women?), nor the arrival of deus ex machina characters who have no life outside moving the story on (can anyone really explain what that woman was doing on the train outside a gulag?). No, it is the basic errors in the plot that tend to make you think the editor didn't really bother to read the thing.
Actually, this book annoyed me so much that I am typing this and getting angrier and angrier, remembering how bad it was. So I'll stop.
You get the feeling that Mr. Archer came up with the title during an evening's drinking, came up with the plot after a couple more drinks, dictated the story when the bottle was finished. What makes it worse is that you get the feeling that his editor was there at the same drinking session, thus failing to correct the countless mistakes.
Forget the childish writing that an editor should pick up (really, soldiers take their clothes off and fold them neatly before raping women?), nor the arrival of deus ex machina characters who have no life outside moving the story on (can anyone really explain what that woman was doing on the train outside a gulag?). No, it is the basic errors in the plot that tend to make you think the editor didn't really bother to read the thing.
Actually, this book annoyed me so much that I am typing this and getting angrier and angrier, remembering how bad it was. So I'll stop.
September 28, 2023
Kane is born into a loving family with an enormous amount of wealth. Abel鈥檚 mother dies in childbirth. He grows up in poverty with a family that was already struggling to put enough food on the table and his arrival means one more mouth to feed. The only thing that seemingly binds them is that they were born on the same day.
Kane鈥檚 privileged young adult life is full of his conquests for more money as a top student of his class. Though he also faces some very unexpected consequences due to the tragic events of the Titanic. Abel鈥檚 young adult life on the other hand is dominated by poverty, before coming face to face with the brutal, violent and dehumanizing horrors of a World War.
When the two protagonists are all grown up, they are very much shaped by their completely opposite pasts. What they have in common is limitless ambition. A willingness to go to great lengths to be successful in life. When their paths cross, they gain a pure and unadulterated hatred for each other. And in the end, only one of them can be the winner.
My copy is a 127th edition of this book. So to say this book is a popular one already feels like an understatement from the start. It鈥檚 a very epic story about the lives of two very smart and ruthless businessmen that spans multiple decades. It鈥檚 really cool to see so many historic events represented here. And they are done justice. Both protagonists struggle through some famous dark moments of our past.
What this book does quite well is showing that anyone could potentially make it big. It鈥檚 the American Dream that comes to life here. In Abel we see that anyone - even someone born in extreme poverty - can work themselves up to the top. And in Kane we see that even if you are fortunate enough to be born in a wealthy family, being successful later in life is not something to be taken for granted. The story shows that it鈥檚 possible to make it big no matter where you get your start in life. But it also shows that it鈥檚 never easy. You need dedication, hard work, confidence in your own talent and skills, a willingness to take risks, resilience to bounce back from all the many setbacks you鈥檙e undoubtedly going to face along the way, and most of all: a lot of luck.
The writing style deserves a mention here. There鈥檚 quite a lot of telling instead of showing. But it鈥檚 expertly handled. It鈥檚 like you鈥檙e sitting late at night by a warm cozy fire and the author slowly starts telling you a tragic story about two people whose lives got intertwined. And despite this being a lengthy book that covers quite a few decades, the story moves pretty fast because of this writing style.
Even though the hatred between these two characters feels like it鈥檚 going to take biblical proportions from the start because of their names, it takes quite a long time for the conflict to start. It also doesn鈥檛 feel all that impressive when the first seed of hatred is planted. And at the end, it feels like the feud may have even been a bit overhyped because of their names. The revelation at the end is quite fitting for their eternal conflict though. And it very much proves the point this story tries to make, ending the story on a high note.
Another thing I have to say is that I鈥檓 just not that interested in the banking world, which takes up quite a lengthy section of this book. Though the author does a great job of making it feel as gripping and gritty as possible. There are also quite a few coincidences that move the plot along. Like the many times Abel was fortunate enough to find someone to unconditionally help him when he needed it most.
Overall, quite a strong and entertaining rivalry between two protagonists who feel very different and yet also very similar at the same time.
Kane鈥檚 privileged young adult life is full of his conquests for more money as a top student of his class. Though he also faces some very unexpected consequences due to the tragic events of the Titanic. Abel鈥檚 young adult life on the other hand is dominated by poverty, before coming face to face with the brutal, violent and dehumanizing horrors of a World War.
When the two protagonists are all grown up, they are very much shaped by their completely opposite pasts. What they have in common is limitless ambition. A willingness to go to great lengths to be successful in life. When their paths cross, they gain a pure and unadulterated hatred for each other. And in the end, only one of them can be the winner.
My copy is a 127th edition of this book. So to say this book is a popular one already feels like an understatement from the start. It鈥檚 a very epic story about the lives of two very smart and ruthless businessmen that spans multiple decades. It鈥檚 really cool to see so many historic events represented here. And they are done justice. Both protagonists struggle through some famous dark moments of our past.
What this book does quite well is showing that anyone could potentially make it big. It鈥檚 the American Dream that comes to life here. In Abel we see that anyone - even someone born in extreme poverty - can work themselves up to the top. And in Kane we see that even if you are fortunate enough to be born in a wealthy family, being successful later in life is not something to be taken for granted. The story shows that it鈥檚 possible to make it big no matter where you get your start in life. But it also shows that it鈥檚 never easy. You need dedication, hard work, confidence in your own talent and skills, a willingness to take risks, resilience to bounce back from all the many setbacks you鈥檙e undoubtedly going to face along the way, and most of all: a lot of luck.
The writing style deserves a mention here. There鈥檚 quite a lot of telling instead of showing. But it鈥檚 expertly handled. It鈥檚 like you鈥檙e sitting late at night by a warm cozy fire and the author slowly starts telling you a tragic story about two people whose lives got intertwined. And despite this being a lengthy book that covers quite a few decades, the story moves pretty fast because of this writing style.
Even though the hatred between these two characters feels like it鈥檚 going to take biblical proportions from the start because of their names, it takes quite a long time for the conflict to start. It also doesn鈥檛 feel all that impressive when the first seed of hatred is planted. And at the end, it feels like the feud may have even been a bit overhyped because of their names. The revelation at the end is quite fitting for their eternal conflict though. And it very much proves the point this story tries to make, ending the story on a high note.
Another thing I have to say is that I鈥檓 just not that interested in the banking world, which takes up quite a lengthy section of this book. Though the author does a great job of making it feel as gripping and gritty as possible. There are also quite a few coincidences that move the plot along. Like the many times Abel was fortunate enough to find someone to unconditionally help him when he needed it most.
Overall, quite a strong and entertaining rivalry between two protagonists who feel very different and yet also very similar at the same time.
October 12, 2018
C芒u chuy峄噉 c峄 hai cu峄檆 膽峄漣, hai s峄� ph岷璶, sinh ra trong c霉ng m峄檛 ng脿y 峄� hai 膽岷 n瓢峄沜 kh谩c bi峄噒, t瓢峄焠g ch峄玭g nh瓢 xa x么i nh瓢ng s峄� m峄噉h 膽茫 mang h峄� l岷 g岷痭 k岷縯 v峄沬 nhau, ch岷 tr谩n nhau, 膽峄慽 膽岷 v峄沬 nhau, v脿 膽岷縩 cu峄慽 c霉ng l脿 gi煤p 膽峄� nhau m岷穋 d霉 c岷� hai b锚n 膽峄乽 kh么ng hay bi岷縯 g矛.
C谩ch ph芒n b峄� m岷h truy峄噉 r岷 hay, c芒u chuy峄噉 b岷痶 膽岷 t峄� gi芒y ph煤t 膽岷 ti锚n h峄� 膽瓢峄 sinh ra, 膽岷縩 khi b岷痶 膽岷 l峄沶, r峄搃 膽岷縩 th峄漣 thanh ni锚n trai tr岷�, khi 膽茫 l脿 hai ng瓢峄漣 膽脿n 么ng th脿nh 膽岷 v脿 cu峄慽 c霉ng khi 膽茫 v峄� gi脿. Hai cu峄檆 膽峄漣 岷 膽瓢峄 k峄� xen k岷� v峄沬 nhau, m峄檛 k岷� ngh猫o kh贸 l膬n l峄檔 t峄� Ba Lan, tho谩t kh峄廼 lao t霉 峄� Nga 膽岷縩 Th峄� Nh末 K峄� v脿 cu峄慽 c霉ng v瓢峄 膽瓢峄漬g 膽岷縩 M峄� l脿m l岷 cu峄檆 膽峄漣; v脿 m峄檛 ng瓢峄漣 sinh ra trong nhung l峄 gi脿u c贸, nh瓢ng nh峄痭g bi岷縩 c峄� cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄� li锚n ti岷縫 岷璸 膽岷縩 v峄沬 anh t峄� l煤c c貌n r岷 tr岷�. Hai con ng瓢峄漣 岷 b峄� s峄� m峄噉h an b脿i l脿 s岷� th霉 gh茅t nhau t峄� l煤c c貌n r岷 tr岷�, lu么n t矛m c谩ch h茫m h岷 nhau c霉ng t岷璶 kh么ng c貌n 膽瓢峄漬g s峄憂g nh瓢ng n脿o ai bi岷縯, m峄檛 trong hai th岷璽 s峄� l脿 thi锚n th岷 giang tay c峄﹗ v峄泃 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 ng瓢峄漣 c貌n l岷...
Thi岷縯 ngh末 n岷縰 Abel nh岷璶 ra s峄� th岷璽 s峄沵 h啤n, th矛 c贸 l岷� h峄� 膽茫 tr峄� th脿nh anh em t峄憈 c峄 nhau ch峄� ch岷硁g ph岷 th霉 膽峄媍h cho 膽岷縩 h岷縯 膽峄漣. C岷 膽峄檔g c岷h t瓢峄g cu峄慽 c霉ng khi Kane v脿 Abel cu峄慽 c霉ng c农ng g岷穚 l岷 sau bao nhi锚u n膬m th霉 h岷眓, c岷� hai 么ng gi脿 膽峄乽 ng岷� m农 ch脿o nhau sau 膽贸 膽i l瓢峄泃 qua nhau kh么ng n贸i l峄漣 n脿o. Ch峄� c贸 th岷� th么i nh瓢ng gi芒y ph煤t 膽锟斤拷, bao nhi锚u th霉 h岷璶 ch岷 ch峄゛ m岷 ch峄 n膬m d瓢峄漬g nh瓢 膽茫 tan bi岷縩 v脿o h瓢 kh么ng.
膼峄峜 quy峄僴 n脿y chuy锚n ng脿nh v脿 ch峄﹏g kho谩n v脿 l脿m 膬n kinh doanh kh谩 nhi峄乽 nh瓢ng kh么ng h峄� l脿m m矛nh th岷 ch谩n. 膼峄峜 c岷 gi谩c nh瓢 膽ang xem m峄檛 b峄� phim truy峄乶 h矛nh v峄沬 cu峄檆 膽ua ngang t脿i ngang s峄ヽ c峄 hai nh芒n v岷璽 ch铆nh v岷瓂. M峄檛 cu峄憂 s谩ch n锚n 膽峄峜 m峄檛 l岷 trong 膽峄漣, n贸 s岷� l脿m b岷 thay 膽峄昳 suy ngh末! V矛 n贸 th岷璽 s峄� 膽茫 l脿m thay 膽峄昳 suy ngh末 c峄 m矛nh, th岷璽 s峄� x煤c 膽峄檔g v脿 c贸 g矛 膽贸 r岷 v末 膽岷.
C岷 ph峄 Abel - con ng瓢峄漣 kh么ng bao gi峄� ch峄媢 膽岷 h脿ng tr瓢峄沜 s峄� ph岷璶, 膽岷穞 ch芒n 膽岷縩 M峄� - 膽岷 n瓢峄沜 c峄 nh峄痭g c啤 h峄檌 , 么ng kh么ng bao gi峄� ch岷 nh岷璶 s峄� ph岷璶 v脿 lu么n v瓢啤n l锚n ti岷縩 v峄� ph铆a tr瓢峄沜. V脿 c岷� Kane - con ng瓢峄漣 s峄憂g trong sung t煤c nh瓢ng mang m峄檛 t岷 l貌ng l瓢啤ng thi峄噉 cao c岷� v脿 nh矛n xa tr么ng r峄檔g, 膽茫 v么 t矛nh h峄痷 媒 trao cho Abel m峄檛 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 膽峄� b岷痶 膽岷 l岷 m脿 ch岷硁g c岷 b岷 c峄� 膽谩p 膽峄乶.
C谩ch ph芒n b峄� m岷h truy峄噉 r岷 hay, c芒u chuy峄噉 b岷痶 膽岷 t峄� gi芒y ph煤t 膽岷 ti锚n h峄� 膽瓢峄 sinh ra, 膽岷縩 khi b岷痶 膽岷 l峄沶, r峄搃 膽岷縩 th峄漣 thanh ni锚n trai tr岷�, khi 膽茫 l脿 hai ng瓢峄漣 膽脿n 么ng th脿nh 膽岷 v脿 cu峄慽 c霉ng khi 膽茫 v峄� gi脿. Hai cu峄檆 膽峄漣 岷 膽瓢峄 k峄� xen k岷� v峄沬 nhau, m峄檛 k岷� ngh猫o kh贸 l膬n l峄檔 t峄� Ba Lan, tho谩t kh峄廼 lao t霉 峄� Nga 膽岷縩 Th峄� Nh末 K峄� v脿 cu峄慽 c霉ng v瓢峄 膽瓢峄漬g 膽岷縩 M峄� l脿m l岷 cu峄檆 膽峄漣; v脿 m峄檛 ng瓢峄漣 sinh ra trong nhung l峄 gi脿u c贸, nh瓢ng nh峄痭g bi岷縩 c峄� cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄� li锚n ti岷縫 岷璸 膽岷縩 v峄沬 anh t峄� l煤c c貌n r岷 tr岷�. Hai con ng瓢峄漣 岷 b峄� s峄� m峄噉h an b脿i l脿 s岷� th霉 gh茅t nhau t峄� l煤c c貌n r岷 tr岷�, lu么n t矛m c谩ch h茫m h岷 nhau c霉ng t岷璶 kh么ng c貌n 膽瓢峄漬g s峄憂g nh瓢ng n脿o ai bi岷縯, m峄檛 trong hai th岷璽 s峄� l脿 thi锚n th岷 giang tay c峄﹗ v峄泃 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 ng瓢峄漣 c貌n l岷...
Thi岷縯 ngh末 n岷縰 Abel nh岷璶 ra s峄� th岷璽 s峄沵 h啤n, th矛 c贸 l岷� h峄� 膽茫 tr峄� th脿nh anh em t峄憈 c峄 nhau ch峄� ch岷硁g ph岷 th霉 膽峄媍h cho 膽岷縩 h岷縯 膽峄漣. C岷 膽峄檔g c岷h t瓢峄g cu峄慽 c霉ng khi Kane v脿 Abel cu峄慽 c霉ng c农ng g岷穚 l岷 sau bao nhi锚u n膬m th霉 h岷眓, c岷� hai 么ng gi脿 膽峄乽 ng岷� m农 ch脿o nhau sau 膽贸 膽i l瓢峄泃 qua nhau kh么ng n贸i l峄漣 n脿o. Ch峄� c贸 th岷� th么i nh瓢ng gi芒y ph煤t 膽锟斤拷, bao nhi锚u th霉 h岷璶 ch岷 ch峄゛ m岷 ch峄 n膬m d瓢峄漬g nh瓢 膽茫 tan bi岷縩 v脿o h瓢 kh么ng.
膼峄峜 quy峄僴 n脿y chuy锚n ng脿nh v脿 ch峄﹏g kho谩n v脿 l脿m 膬n kinh doanh kh谩 nhi峄乽 nh瓢ng kh么ng h峄� l脿m m矛nh th岷 ch谩n. 膼峄峜 c岷 gi谩c nh瓢 膽ang xem m峄檛 b峄� phim truy峄乶 h矛nh v峄沬 cu峄檆 膽ua ngang t脿i ngang s峄ヽ c峄 hai nh芒n v岷璽 ch铆nh v岷瓂. M峄檛 cu峄憂 s谩ch n锚n 膽峄峜 m峄檛 l岷 trong 膽峄漣, n贸 s岷� l脿m b岷 thay 膽峄昳 suy ngh末! V矛 n贸 th岷璽 s峄� 膽茫 l脿m thay 膽峄昳 suy ngh末 c峄 m矛nh, th岷璽 s峄� x煤c 膽峄檔g v脿 c贸 g矛 膽贸 r岷 v末 膽岷.
C岷 ph峄 Abel - con ng瓢峄漣 kh么ng bao gi峄� ch峄媢 膽岷 h脿ng tr瓢峄沜 s峄� ph岷璶, 膽岷穞 ch芒n 膽岷縩 M峄� - 膽岷 n瓢峄沜 c峄 nh峄痭g c啤 h峄檌 , 么ng kh么ng bao gi峄� ch岷 nh岷璶 s峄� ph岷璶 v脿 lu么n v瓢啤n l锚n ti岷縩 v峄� ph铆a tr瓢峄沜. V脿 c岷� Kane - con ng瓢峄漣 s峄憂g trong sung t煤c nh瓢ng mang m峄檛 t岷 l貌ng l瓢啤ng thi峄噉 cao c岷� v脿 nh矛n xa tr么ng r峄檔g, 膽茫 v么 t矛nh h峄痷 媒 trao cho Abel m峄檛 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 膽峄� b岷痶 膽岷 l岷 m脿 ch岷硁g c岷 b岷 c峄� 膽谩p 膽峄乶.
November 7, 2011
It was clear from the start that this wasn't great literature by any means--but for the first part of around 200 pages I found it gripping. One of those sagas where you enjoy a panorama of history and watching two powerful characters clashing. The story follows two men born on the same day in 1906. William Kane Lowell, a Boston Brahmin and Abel Rosnovski, the illegitimate son of a Polish baron. We follow their parallel but contrasting from boyhood. Both prove themselves at first both extraordinary and sympathetic. We watch self-contained William shrewdly build on his fortune, making his own money buying and selling matchbox cars to his classmates, building a stockmarket portfolio while still a schoolboy, and struggling against his feckless stepfather. Meanwhile Abel comes into his inheritance, learning he's his father's son even as he loses everything to the Russians in the wake of World War I and emigrating to the United States with only a few dollars coming off the boat.
My problems with the books began when their lives began to intersect. Too many coincidences moved the plot, too many misunderstandings and pettiness factored into their enmity and the resolution was too cliched.
My problems with the books began when their lives began to intersect. Too many coincidences moved the plot, too many misunderstandings and pettiness factored into their enmity and the resolution was too cliched.
July 11, 2017
Kane and Abel (Kane and Abel, #1), Jeffrey Archer
Kane and Abel is a 1979 novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. Released in the United Kingdom in 1979 and in the United States in February 1980, the book was an international success. It reached No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. The sequel to Kane and Abel is The Prodigal Daughter, in which Florentyna Kane is the protagonist. The book tells the stories of two men born worlds apart. They have nothing in common except the same date of birth (18 April 1906 in the book, and 1902 in the miniseries based on it) and a zeal to succeed in life. William Lowell Kane is a wealthy and powerful Boston Brahmin while Abel Rosnovski (originally named Wladek Koskiewicz) is a Pole who was born in a situation of great poverty and eventually migrated to the United States.
毓賳賵丕賳賴丕: 讴蹖賳 賵 丕蹖亘賱 貨 亘丕夭蹖 乇賵夭诏丕乇貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 爻蹖 丕賲 噩賵賱丕蹖 爻丕賱 1995 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 亘丕夭蹖 乇賵夭诏丕乇貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 噩賮乇蹖 丌乇趩乇貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 爻乇賵卮 賯乇亘丕賳蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 亘賴夭丕匕 : 賲賴鬲丕亘貨 1373貨 丿乇 741 氐貨 賲賵囟賵毓: 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 賯乇賳 20 賲
毓賳賵丕賳: 讴蹖賳 賵 丕蹖亘賱 : 賴丕亘蹖賱 賵 賯丕亘蹖賱 - 讴鬲丕亘 1貨 噩賮乇蹖 丌乇趩乇貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賮鬲丕賳賴 丨丕噩 爻蹖丿 噩賵丕丿蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丕賱亘乇夭貙 1373貨 丿乇 624 氐貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇: 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 倬蹖讴丕賳貙 1376貨 卮丕亘讴: 9646229212貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 1394貨 丿乇 632 氐貨 讴鬲丕亘賳丕賲賴 丿丕乇丿貨 卮丕亘讴: 9789644429132貨
丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
Kane and Abel is a 1979 novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. Released in the United Kingdom in 1979 and in the United States in February 1980, the book was an international success. It reached No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. The sequel to Kane and Abel is The Prodigal Daughter, in which Florentyna Kane is the protagonist. The book tells the stories of two men born worlds apart. They have nothing in common except the same date of birth (18 April 1906 in the book, and 1902 in the miniseries based on it) and a zeal to succeed in life. William Lowell Kane is a wealthy and powerful Boston Brahmin while Abel Rosnovski (originally named Wladek Koskiewicz) is a Pole who was born in a situation of great poverty and eventually migrated to the United States.
毓賳賵丕賳賴丕: 讴蹖賳 賵 丕蹖亘賱 貨 亘丕夭蹖 乇賵夭诏丕乇貨 鬲丕乇蹖禺 賳禺爻鬲蹖賳 禺賵丕賳卮: 爻蹖 丕賲 噩賵賱丕蹖 爻丕賱 1995 賲蹖賱丕丿蹖
毓賳賵丕賳: 亘丕夭蹖 乇賵夭诏丕乇貨 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴: 噩賮乇蹖 丌乇趩乇貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 爻乇賵卮 賯乇亘丕賳蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 亘賴夭丕匕 : 賲賴鬲丕亘貨 1373貨 丿乇 741 氐貨 賲賵囟賵毓: 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賴丕蹖 賳賵蹖爻賳丿诏丕賳 丕賳诏賱蹖爻蹖 賯乇賳 20 賲
毓賳賵丕賳: 讴蹖賳 賵 丕蹖亘賱 : 賴丕亘蹖賱 賵 賯丕亘蹖賱 - 讴鬲丕亘 1貨 噩賮乇蹖 丌乇趩乇貨 賲鬲乇噩賲: 賮鬲丕賳賴 丨丕噩 爻蹖丿 噩賵丕丿蹖貨 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 丕賱亘乇夭貙 1373貨 丿乇 624 氐貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇: 鬲賴乇丕賳貙 賳卮乇 倬蹖讴丕賳貙 1376貨 卮丕亘讴: 9646229212貨 趩丕倬 丿蹖诏乇 1394貨 丿乇 632 氐貨 讴鬲丕亘賳丕賲賴 丿丕乇丿貨 卮丕亘讴: 9789644429132貨
丕. 卮乇亘蹖丕賳蹖
January 29, 2024
Unputdownable.
June 12, 2020
膼峄圢H CAO.... M脢 TH峄癈 S峄�!!! Nh脿 k峄� chuy峄噉 膽岷 t脿i th峄眂 s峄� 岷�... K n贸i g矛 nhi峄乽 m峄峣 ng瓢峄漣 h茫y 膽峄峜 nh茅
August 24, 2024
Story Overview
Two men鈥擶illiam Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski鈥攁re born on the same day in 1906. However, their births could not be more different. Abel is a penniless orphan who is adopted by a poor Polish woodcutter's family after his mother is found dying by the road. Kane is born into a life of privilege鈥攖he only son of a powerful Boston banking millionaire.
The book chronicles the parallel lives of the two men. Abel endures hardship, tragedy and oppression but manages to immigrate to America and build a successful hotel chain. Kane takes full advantage of his birthright and receives the finest education money can buy and becomes the leader of one of America's oldest and most powerful banks鈥攜et suffers a series of tragedies of his own that make him wary of trusting people.
Although their lives run parallel as they establish their careers, there are moments when their lives intersect. Eventually, they confront each other in a business situation that ends up affecting both their lives forever and leading to a game of one-upsmanship that affects not only their individual businesses but the U.S. financial community. As the conflict unfolds between them for the bulk of their adult lives, both are stunned to find that the biggest price ends up being paid by those they love the most.
My Thoughts
I'm going to say this upfront: I didn't like this book. I forced myself to finish reading it鈥攈oping it might get better. It didn't. Once I was 200 pages in, I felt I needed to just go ahead and slog on through.
I had high hopes going in because I'd seen a few bloggers raving about Jeffrey Archer and his books鈥攅specially Kane & Abel. But whatever they might have seen in this book eluded me because it left me cold.
My first problem is with the writing style. I found the writing to be very choppy. The entire book is written in a kind of rat-a-tat-tat style that I found off-putting. The majority of the narration and dialogue simply exists to move the story along; there isn't a lot of introspection, character development or extraneous description. I kept thinking: "This book seems so masculine. So abrupt and cold." I don't know if this is typical of Jeffrey Archer, but I don't plan on finding out. Characters are introduced and then dispatched with cold abandon. Perhaps this is meant to mirror the characters themselves鈥攂oth of whom are somewhat unlikable and ruthless鈥攂ut I feel it doesn't allow the reader to get a toehold into the story.
My next problem was with the amazing coincidences that keep bringing these two together. I guess I should have expected that from the very beginning when Archer chose to have them born on the same day. However, it began to annoy the heck out of me when they kept having run-ins that were really unbelievable. I mean, in all of the insanity of World War II, the fact that Abel (who mostly stays behind battle lines managing the food prep) ventures into "combat" exactly one time and manages to heroically save one person and it ends up being Kane was just too much for me.
Another coincidence that drove me up the wall was when these men鈥攚ho end up being the bitterest enemies bent on mutual destruction for almost the entire book鈥攂oth have one person they love more than anyone in the world鈥攖heir children. I'll give you one guess who ends up falling in love. Yes....their children. Doesn't that just beat all? I mean it isn't like they live in a small town or anything where the choices are limited. No, they "find" each other in the podunk town of New York City. Oh, did I spoil the book for you? Well, you should have seen it coming a mile off鈥擨 know I did and I'm terrible at that kind of stuff.
But perhaps the biggest reason I didn't like the book was that I didn't like Kane or Abel. I just didn't give a darn what happened to either one of them. Both are obsessed with money and power and have few "real" human relationships. So once you factor in unlikable characters, add in a writing style that didn't grab me, and multiply by plot turns that seem unbelievably contrived, I ended up giving this book one star (and that is being generous).
My Final Recommendation
I don't recommend this book at all. I didn't enjoy it in the least. So, I guess I've defying Otto Preminger, who has a blurb on the back of my book that reads: "I defy anyone not to enjoy this book, which is one of the best novels I have ever read." Well, Mr. Preminger: I didn't enjoy it. What are you going to do about it?
But I have to tell you, I seem to be alone in my assessment of this book from what I can tell. There are tons of 5 star reviews on Amazon, and the book jacket itself is just loaded with glowing praise. So, even though it wasn't my type of book, it might still have merit for you.
Two men鈥擶illiam Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski鈥攁re born on the same day in 1906. However, their births could not be more different. Abel is a penniless orphan who is adopted by a poor Polish woodcutter's family after his mother is found dying by the road. Kane is born into a life of privilege鈥攖he only son of a powerful Boston banking millionaire.
The book chronicles the parallel lives of the two men. Abel endures hardship, tragedy and oppression but manages to immigrate to America and build a successful hotel chain. Kane takes full advantage of his birthright and receives the finest education money can buy and becomes the leader of one of America's oldest and most powerful banks鈥攜et suffers a series of tragedies of his own that make him wary of trusting people.
Although their lives run parallel as they establish their careers, there are moments when their lives intersect. Eventually, they confront each other in a business situation that ends up affecting both their lives forever and leading to a game of one-upsmanship that affects not only their individual businesses but the U.S. financial community. As the conflict unfolds between them for the bulk of their adult lives, both are stunned to find that the biggest price ends up being paid by those they love the most.
My Thoughts
I'm going to say this upfront: I didn't like this book. I forced myself to finish reading it鈥攈oping it might get better. It didn't. Once I was 200 pages in, I felt I needed to just go ahead and slog on through.
I had high hopes going in because I'd seen a few bloggers raving about Jeffrey Archer and his books鈥攅specially Kane & Abel. But whatever they might have seen in this book eluded me because it left me cold.
My first problem is with the writing style. I found the writing to be very choppy. The entire book is written in a kind of rat-a-tat-tat style that I found off-putting. The majority of the narration and dialogue simply exists to move the story along; there isn't a lot of introspection, character development or extraneous description. I kept thinking: "This book seems so masculine. So abrupt and cold." I don't know if this is typical of Jeffrey Archer, but I don't plan on finding out. Characters are introduced and then dispatched with cold abandon. Perhaps this is meant to mirror the characters themselves鈥攂oth of whom are somewhat unlikable and ruthless鈥攂ut I feel it doesn't allow the reader to get a toehold into the story.
My next problem was with the amazing coincidences that keep bringing these two together. I guess I should have expected that from the very beginning when Archer chose to have them born on the same day. However, it began to annoy the heck out of me when they kept having run-ins that were really unbelievable. I mean, in all of the insanity of World War II, the fact that Abel (who mostly stays behind battle lines managing the food prep) ventures into "combat" exactly one time and manages to heroically save one person and it ends up being Kane was just too much for me.
Another coincidence that drove me up the wall was when these men鈥攚ho end up being the bitterest enemies bent on mutual destruction for almost the entire book鈥攂oth have one person they love more than anyone in the world鈥攖heir children. I'll give you one guess who ends up falling in love. Yes....their children. Doesn't that just beat all? I mean it isn't like they live in a small town or anything where the choices are limited. No, they "find" each other in the podunk town of New York City. Oh, did I spoil the book for you? Well, you should have seen it coming a mile off鈥擨 know I did and I'm terrible at that kind of stuff.
But perhaps the biggest reason I didn't like the book was that I didn't like Kane or Abel. I just didn't give a darn what happened to either one of them. Both are obsessed with money and power and have few "real" human relationships. So once you factor in unlikable characters, add in a writing style that didn't grab me, and multiply by plot turns that seem unbelievably contrived, I ended up giving this book one star (and that is being generous).
My Final Recommendation
I don't recommend this book at all. I didn't enjoy it in the least. So, I guess I've defying Otto Preminger, who has a blurb on the back of my book that reads: "I defy anyone not to enjoy this book, which is one of the best novels I have ever read." Well, Mr. Preminger: I didn't enjoy it. What are you going to do about it?
But I have to tell you, I seem to be alone in my assessment of this book from what I can tell. There are tons of 5 star reviews on Amazon, and the book jacket itself is just loaded with glowing praise. So, even though it wasn't my type of book, it might still have merit for you.
June 24, 2017
韦伪 5 伪蟽蟿苇蟻喂伪 未蔚谓 蔚委谓伪喂 伪蟺位蠋蟼 位委纬伪... 螖蔚 渭蟺慰蟻蠋 谓伪 尾蟻蠅 位苇尉蔚喂蟼 纬喂伪 谓伪 蟺蔚蟻喂纬蟻维蠄蠅 伪蠀蟿蠈 蟿慰 伪蟻喂蟽蟿慰蠉蟻纬畏渭伪. 螤慰位位苇蟼 蠁慰蟻苇蟼 蟽魏苇蠁蟿畏魏伪 蟺蠅蟼 伪蠀蟿萎 蟿畏谓 蟺苇谓伪 未蔚谓 蟿畏谓 魏蟻维蟿畏蟽蔚 伪谓胃蟻蠋蟺喂谓慰 蠂苇蟻喂.
危'蔚蠀蠂伪蟻喂蟽蟿蠋 螘喂蟻萎谓畏 蟺慰蠀 渭慰蠀 蟿慰 蟺蟻蠈蟿蔚喂谓蔚蟼! 螖蔚谓 蟺蟻蠈魏蔚喂蟿伪喂 纬喂伪 伪谓维纬谓蠅蟽畏 伪位位维 纬喂伪 蟺蟻伪纬渭伪蟿喂魏萎 蔚渭蟺蔚喂蟻委伪 味蠅萎蟼. 螇渭慰蠀谓 蠁蟿蠅蠂蠈蟿蔚蟻畏 蟺蟻喂谓 蟿慰 未喂伪尾维蟽蠅..
March 26, 2025
The first 250 pages were 5 stars. It went down when they became adults. Their adventures when they both were teenagers were far more interesting and fun. Too much about money.
May 9, 2012
One of the best books I've ever read. Two men from different backgrounds meet and impact on each others lives. One extremely rich and one a poor refugee from the world war travels to America to make a name for himself. Well written with interesting charaters and story. Well worth a read.
February 26, 2021
3,5/5
review s谩ch vui v岷� kh么ng qu岷:
16/11/2020
one of the most predictable plots ever. but still. gave me the creeps reading the very last lines.
i mean i guessed everything right, but oh well.
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18/11/2020
r峄搃 膽峄� vi岷縯 review t峄� t岷� cho cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y n脿o.
M矛nh ph岷 n贸i th岷璽 l脿, 膽么i khi c贸 ph岷 h啤i o谩n tr谩ch b岷 th芒n sao l岷 膽峄峜 nhi峄乽 s谩ch 膽瓢啤ng 膽岷 tr瓢峄沜 khi 膽峄峜 s谩ch kinh 膽i峄僴. Kh么ng ph岷 v矛 s谩ch 膽瓢啤ng 膽岷 kh么ng c贸 gi谩 tr峄�, m脿 l脿 v矛 ch煤ng l岷 l岷 nhi峄乽 nguy锚n li峄噓 t峄� nh峄痭g ti峄乶 b峄慽 膽i tr瓢峄沜.
膼峄峜 cu峄憂 s谩ch "Hai s峄� ph岷璶", kh么ng th峄� tr谩nh kh峄廼 vi峄嘽 c岷 th岷 nh脿m ch谩n. S谩ch qu谩 d脿i l脿 m峄檛 chuy峄噉, nh瓢ng s谩ch qu谩 d峄� 膽o谩n m峄沬 l脿 膽i峄乽 khi岷縩 m矛nh d峄� n岷. H岷 nh瓢 t峄沬 m峄梚 kh煤c cao tr脿o, m矛nh l岷 膽瓢a ra nh峄痭g suy 膽o谩n v脿 g岷 nh瓢 膽峄乽 膽煤ng h岷縯. R岷 ti岷縞 l脿 tr岷 nghi峄噈 膽峄峜 c峄 m矛nh 膽茫 b峄� 膽峄憂g s谩ch trong 膽岷 v脿 kh岷� n膬ng suy lu岷璶 c峄 m矛nh ph谩 h峄弉g. (T峄ヽ l脿, 膽岷縩 t岷璶 c谩i k岷縯, c谩i m脿 nhi峄乽 b岷 c贸 nh岷璶 x茅t l脿 "si锚u hay t峄塶h c岷� ng峄�", m矛nh c农ng 膽o谩n tr煤ng ph贸c lu么n 膽贸. N锚n ra.)
N岷縰 ph岷 khuy锚n c谩c b岷 m峄檛 膽i峄乽 tr瓢峄沜 khi 膽峄峜 s谩ch n脿y, 膽贸 l脿 膽峄玭g k矛 v峄峮g nhi峄乽 qu谩. Kh么ng ph岷 n贸 kh么ng hay, m脿 l脿 b岷 c脿ng k矛 v峄峮g th矛 b岷 s岷� c脿ng d峄� th岷 v峄峮g. Ch铆nh l脿 m矛nh v峄沬 v么 s峄� t谩c ph岷﹎ kh谩c. Ngo脿i ra, n岷縰 b岷 ch瓢a 膽峄峜 qu谩 nhi峄乽 s谩ch, m矛nh c农ng khuy锚n th岷璽 l脿 n锚n 膽峄峜 s谩ch "gi脿" tr瓢峄沜 r峄搃 h岷祅g chuy峄僴 qua s谩ch "tr岷�", ch峄� 膽峄� tr岷 nghi峄噈 膽瓢峄 tr峄峮 v岷筺 h啤n c岷�.
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"Hai s峄� ph岷璶" l脿 m峄檛 cu峄憂 s谩ch bao h脿m qu谩 nhi峄乽 膽i峄乽. T峄� c谩i t锚n l岷 t峄� Kinh Th谩nh (膽峄峜 gi峄憂g t锚n hai anh em Cain v脿 Abel) 膽茫 膽峄� l岷 bao 岷 t瓢峄g, bao h矛nh dung v峄� hai s峄� ph岷璶 tr峄� tr锚u. Kh么ng ch峄� b脿n v峄� duy锚n s峄�, cu峄憂 s谩ch c貌n m峄� ra c岷� m峄檛 ch芒n tr峄漣 v峄� th瓢啤ng tr瓢峄漬g, ti峄乶 t峄� - m峄檛 m岷g m脿 m矛nh ch岷硁g c贸 t铆 ki锟斤拷n th峄ヽ n脿o. 膼芒y c农ng l脿 m峄檛 b峄ヽ tranh bao qu谩t th峄漣 膽岷, t贸m g峄峮 c岷� hai cu峄檆 th岷� chi岷縩 d瓢峄沬 m峄檛 g贸c nh矛n ho脿n to脿n kh谩c. 膼煤ng nh瓢 l峄漣 t峄盿, 膽芒y l脿 m峄檛 c芒u chuy峄噉 v峄� hai con ng瓢峄漣 ho脿n to脿n xa l岷�, v脿 c谩ch m脿 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 膽峄� cho h峄� g岷穚 nhau.
William Kane
Abel Rosnovski
M岷穋 d霉 v峄沬 n峄檌 dung 膽岷 h峄゛ h岷筺, b峄慽 c岷h 膽峄檆 膽谩o, nh芒n v岷璽 膽谩ng quan t芒m, "Hai s峄� ph岷璶" 膽茫 kh么ng th岷璽 s峄� k峄� t峄憈 c芒u chuy峄噉 n贸 c岷 k峄�. Cu峄憂 s谩ch ph岷 ph岷 l峄梚 膽i峄僴 h矛nh "Show, don't tell", l峄慽 vi岷縯 ch岷硁g kh谩c n脿o li峄噒 k锚. M岷穋 d霉 chi ti岷縯 n脿o c农ng quan tr峄峮g 膽岷, nh瓢ng kh么ng 膽峄� l岷 岷 t瓢峄g c岷 x煤c g矛 cho m矛nh.
Kh么ng ph岷 n贸i cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y "nh岷", nh瓢ng d瓢峄漬g nh瓢 t谩c gi岷� kh么ng t矛m 膽瓢峄 v峄� tr铆 ch铆nh x谩c 膽峄� 膽岷穞 n煤t th岷痶 v脿 c谩ch gi岷 quy岷縯 m芒u thu岷玭. C峄� c贸 nh峄痭g 膽o岷 s谩ch r岷 hay, r岷 cu峄憂 h煤t, nh瓢ng 膽i k猫m ngay sau 膽贸 l岷 l脿 s峄� d脿i d貌ng l锚 th锚...
Sau c霉ng, 膽瓢峄 bi岷縯 th锚m v峄� ch铆nh tr峄� v脿 gi峄沬 ng芒n h脿ng qua c谩c k矛 kh峄g ho岷g, c谩c th岷� chi岷縩, c农ng l脿 m峄檛 膽i峄乽 th煤 v峄�. N岷縰 c谩c b岷 th铆ch kinh t岷�, ti峄乶 t峄� th矛 ch岷痗 ch岷痭 n锚n th峄� cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y. M矛nh 膽茫 d脿nh c岷� 膽峄漣 膽峄� gh茅t ti峄乶 v脿 kinh t, d霉 bi岷縯 c谩i g矛 c农ng quy h岷縯 v峄� kinh t岷� 膽瓢峄 th么i. Nh瓢ng sao 膽瓢峄, 膽贸 l脿 s峄� th铆ch c谩 nh芒n c峄 m矛nh, v脿 ch铆nh 膽i峄乽 膽贸 膽茫 岷h h瓢峄焠g t峄沬 tr岷 nghi峄噈 膽峄峜 cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y.
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M峄檛 cu峄憂 s谩ch hay, th岷璽 s峄�, n岷縰 nh瓢 b岷 1/ kh么ng 膽o谩n 膽瓢峄 ra m峄峣 c煤 "plot twist" c峄 truy峄噉 v脿 2/ y锚u th铆ch kinh t岷� v脿 ch铆nh tr峄�.
review s谩ch vui v岷� kh么ng qu岷:
16/11/2020
one of the most predictable plots ever. but still. gave me the creeps reading the very last lines.
i mean i guessed everything right, but oh well.
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18/11/2020
r峄搃 膽峄� vi岷縯 review t峄� t岷� cho cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y n脿o.
M矛nh ph岷 n贸i th岷璽 l脿, 膽么i khi c贸 ph岷 h啤i o谩n tr谩ch b岷 th芒n sao l岷 膽峄峜 nhi峄乽 s谩ch 膽瓢啤ng 膽岷 tr瓢峄沜 khi 膽峄峜 s谩ch kinh 膽i峄僴. Kh么ng ph岷 v矛 s谩ch 膽瓢啤ng 膽岷 kh么ng c贸 gi谩 tr峄�, m脿 l脿 v矛 ch煤ng l岷 l岷 nhi峄乽 nguy锚n li峄噓 t峄� nh峄痭g ti峄乶 b峄慽 膽i tr瓢峄沜.
膼峄峜 cu峄憂 s谩ch "Hai s峄� ph岷璶", kh么ng th峄� tr谩nh kh峄廼 vi峄嘽 c岷 th岷 nh脿m ch谩n. S谩ch qu谩 d脿i l脿 m峄檛 chuy峄噉, nh瓢ng s谩ch qu谩 d峄� 膽o谩n m峄沬 l脿 膽i峄乽 khi岷縩 m矛nh d峄� n岷. H岷 nh瓢 t峄沬 m峄梚 kh煤c cao tr脿o, m矛nh l岷 膽瓢a ra nh峄痭g suy 膽o谩n v脿 g岷 nh瓢 膽峄乽 膽煤ng h岷縯. R岷 ti岷縞 l脿 tr岷 nghi峄噈 膽峄峜 c峄 m矛nh 膽茫 b峄� 膽峄憂g s谩ch trong 膽岷 v脿 kh岷� n膬ng suy lu岷璶 c峄 m矛nh ph谩 h峄弉g. (T峄ヽ l脿, 膽岷縩 t岷璶 c谩i k岷縯, c谩i m脿 nhi峄乽 b岷 c贸 nh岷璶 x茅t l脿 "si锚u hay t峄塶h c岷� ng峄�", m矛nh c农ng 膽o谩n tr煤ng ph贸c lu么n 膽贸. N锚n ra.)
N岷縰 ph岷 khuy锚n c谩c b岷 m峄檛 膽i峄乽 tr瓢峄沜 khi 膽峄峜 s谩ch n脿y, 膽贸 l脿 膽峄玭g k矛 v峄峮g nhi峄乽 qu谩. Kh么ng ph岷 n贸 kh么ng hay, m脿 l脿 b岷 c脿ng k矛 v峄峮g th矛 b岷 s岷� c脿ng d峄� th岷 v峄峮g. Ch铆nh l脿 m矛nh v峄沬 v么 s峄� t谩c ph岷﹎ kh谩c. Ngo脿i ra, n岷縰 b岷 ch瓢a 膽峄峜 qu谩 nhi峄乽 s谩ch, m矛nh c农ng khuy锚n th岷璽 l脿 n锚n 膽峄峜 s谩ch "gi脿" tr瓢峄沜 r峄搃 h岷祅g chuy峄僴 qua s谩ch "tr岷�", ch峄� 膽峄� tr岷 nghi峄噈 膽瓢峄 tr峄峮 v岷筺 h啤n c岷�.
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"Hai s峄� ph岷璶" l脿 m峄檛 cu峄憂 s谩ch bao h脿m qu谩 nhi峄乽 膽i峄乽. T峄� c谩i t锚n l岷 t峄� Kinh Th谩nh (膽峄峜 gi峄憂g t锚n hai anh em Cain v脿 Abel) 膽茫 膽峄� l岷 bao 岷 t瓢峄g, bao h矛nh dung v峄� hai s峄� ph岷璶 tr峄� tr锚u. Kh么ng ch峄� b脿n v峄� duy锚n s峄�, cu峄憂 s谩ch c貌n m峄� ra c岷� m峄檛 ch芒n tr峄漣 v峄� th瓢啤ng tr瓢峄漬g, ti峄乶 t峄� - m峄檛 m岷g m脿 m矛nh ch岷硁g c贸 t铆 ki锟斤拷n th峄ヽ n脿o. 膼芒y c农ng l脿 m峄檛 b峄ヽ tranh bao qu谩t th峄漣 膽岷, t贸m g峄峮 c岷� hai cu峄檆 th岷� chi岷縩 d瓢峄沬 m峄檛 g贸c nh矛n ho脿n to脿n kh谩c. 膼煤ng nh瓢 l峄漣 t峄盿, 膽芒y l脿 m峄檛 c芒u chuy峄噉 v峄� hai con ng瓢峄漣 ho脿n to脿n xa l岷�, v脿 c谩ch m脿 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 膽峄� cho h峄� g岷穚 nhau.
William Kane
Abel Rosnovski
M岷穋 d霉 v峄沬 n峄檌 dung 膽岷 h峄゛ h岷筺, b峄慽 c岷h 膽峄檆 膽谩o, nh芒n v岷璽 膽谩ng quan t芒m, "Hai s峄� ph岷璶" 膽茫 kh么ng th岷璽 s峄� k峄� t峄憈 c芒u chuy峄噉 n贸 c岷 k峄�. Cu峄憂 s谩ch ph岷 ph岷 l峄梚 膽i峄僴 h矛nh "Show, don't tell", l峄慽 vi岷縯 ch岷硁g kh谩c n脿o li峄噒 k锚. M岷穋 d霉 chi ti岷縯 n脿o c农ng quan tr峄峮g 膽岷, nh瓢ng kh么ng 膽峄� l岷 岷 t瓢峄g c岷 x煤c g矛 cho m矛nh.
Kh么ng ph岷 n贸i cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y "nh岷", nh瓢ng d瓢峄漬g nh瓢 t谩c gi岷� kh么ng t矛m 膽瓢峄 v峄� tr铆 ch铆nh x谩c 膽峄� 膽岷穞 n煤t th岷痶 v脿 c谩ch gi岷 quy岷縯 m芒u thu岷玭. C峄� c贸 nh峄痭g 膽o岷 s谩ch r岷 hay, r岷 cu峄憂 h煤t, nh瓢ng 膽i k猫m ngay sau 膽贸 l岷 l脿 s峄� d脿i d貌ng l锚 th锚...
Sau c霉ng, 膽瓢峄 bi岷縯 th锚m v峄� ch铆nh tr峄� v脿 gi峄沬 ng芒n h脿ng qua c谩c k矛 kh峄g ho岷g, c谩c th岷� chi岷縩, c农ng l脿 m峄檛 膽i峄乽 th煤 v峄�. N岷縰 c谩c b岷 th铆ch kinh t岷�, ti峄乶 t峄� th矛 ch岷痗 ch岷痭 n锚n th峄� cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y. M矛nh 膽茫 d脿nh c岷� 膽峄漣 膽峄� gh茅t ti峄乶 v脿 kinh t, d霉 bi岷縯 c谩i g矛 c农ng quy h岷縯 v峄� kinh t岷� 膽瓢峄 th么i. Nh瓢ng sao 膽瓢峄, 膽贸 l脿 s峄� th铆ch c谩 nh芒n c峄 m矛nh, v脿 ch铆nh 膽i峄乽 膽贸 膽茫 岷h h瓢峄焠g t峄沬 tr岷 nghi峄噈 膽峄峜 cu峄憂 s谩ch n脿y.
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M峄檛 cu峄憂 s谩ch hay, th岷璽 s峄�, n岷縰 nh瓢 b岷 1/ kh么ng 膽o谩n 膽瓢峄 ra m峄峣 c煤 "plot twist" c峄 truy峄噉 v脿 2/ y锚u th铆ch kinh t岷� v脿 ch铆nh tr峄�.
March 6, 2020
It was a massive,huge bestseller when it was first published. On my copy of the book,I can see some glowing reviews.One hyperbolic review describes Archer as "probably the greatest storyteller of our age".
I enjoyed it the first time and
picked it up again after many years,but this time I didn't like it as much.
I had read most of Archer's books in the meanwhile and found myself asking the question,how many times can you write Kane and Abel ? He has used the formula too often in his later books.
It is a story about the lives of two powerful men,born on the same day in contrasting circumstances. They compete ferociously to build a fortune and end up wanting to destroy each other.
The story spans sixty years and moves through cataclysmic events including World Wars I & II and the Great Depression.
Although it moves at a brisk enough pace,some of the events and coincidences are just too convenient.In particular,the story of Abel's early life is scarcely credible.
The book catapulted Archer to fame. It was successful enough for him to write a sequel,The Prodigal Daughter.That turned out to be a disappointing effort.
I enjoyed it the first time and
picked it up again after many years,but this time I didn't like it as much.
I had read most of Archer's books in the meanwhile and found myself asking the question,how many times can you write Kane and Abel ? He has used the formula too often in his later books.
It is a story about the lives of two powerful men,born on the same day in contrasting circumstances. They compete ferociously to build a fortune and end up wanting to destroy each other.
The story spans sixty years and moves through cataclysmic events including World Wars I & II and the Great Depression.
Although it moves at a brisk enough pace,some of the events and coincidences are just too convenient.In particular,the story of Abel's early life is scarcely credible.
The book catapulted Archer to fame. It was successful enough for him to write a sequel,The Prodigal Daughter.That turned out to be a disappointing effort.
April 27, 2020
I cannot say enough good things about this book. Outstanding character development, excellent plot, wonderful setting structures and a totally satisfying read and conclusion. Top of my best for best books I have read.
July 23, 2018
C芒u chuy峄噉 n脿y 膽峄檆 谩c v峄沬 tui 峄� m峄檛 ch峄�: n贸 kh么ng cho ph茅p tui m峄� x岷� n贸. 膼峄峜 xong, g岷 l岷 v脿 ph岷 gi峄� y nguy锚n 膽贸, kh么ng 膽瓢峄 膽em b岷 k峄� ai trong n脿y ra ph芒n t铆ch v脿 k峄� l峄�. 膼贸 l脿 cu峄檆 膽峄漣, m脿 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 th矛 kh么ng n锚n 膽瓢峄 cho bi岷縯 tr瓢峄沜, s岷� m岷 膽i 媒 ngh末a b岷 ng峄� v峄憂 c贸.
Tui r岷 th铆ch. Th铆ch c峄眂.
Tui r岷 th铆ch. Th铆ch c峄眂.
July 13, 2024
3.75/5
H矛nh nh瓢 c贸 c岷� phim th矛 ph岷. 膼峄� t矛m th峄� xem c贸 kh么ng r峄搃 update anh em sau.
膼峄� n贸i v峄� Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 th矛 t峄� kh谩 th铆ch cu峄憂 n脿y, c啤 m脿 Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 l岷 ch瓢a 膽峄� 鈥渢r矛nh鈥� 膽峄� l峄峵 top s谩ch c峄眂 y锚u th铆ch c峄 t峄�. 3.75/5 ch峄憈 h岷� s峄� 膽i峄僲 cu峄慽 c霉ng.
Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 t谩i hi峄噉 t峄玭g giai 膽o岷 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄 hai nh芒n v岷璽 ch铆nh l脿 William v脿 Abel b岷眓g c谩ch k峄� 膽an xen hai m岷h truy峄噉: C岷� hai sinh ra c霉ng ng脿y c霉ng th谩ng c霉ng n膬m, nh瓢ng m峄檛 ng瓢峄漣 膽瓢峄 s峄憂g trong nhung l峄, c貌n m峄檛 k岷� l脿 膽峄゛ con hoang. M峄檛 ng瓢峄漣 c贸 t岷 c岷�, c貌n m峄檛 k岷� ch峄� c贸 膽么i b脿n tay tr岷痭g. Tuy nhi锚n s峄� ph岷璶 膽茫 膽瓢a 膽岷﹜ hai con ng瓢峄漣 tr谩i ng瓢峄 岷, khi岷縩 cho h峄� cu峄憂 v脿o v貌ng xo谩y trong con 膽瓢峄漬g x芒y d峄眓g 膽岷� ch岷� vinh quang c峄 ri锚ng m矛nh. H脿nh tr矛nh rong ru峄昳 60 n膬m l脿 nh峄痭g m岷痶 x铆ch v峄� t矛nh y锚u, v峄� h么n nh芒n, v峄� nh峄痭g tranh ch岷 t瓢 b岷 hay c岷� nh峄痭g cu峄檆 chi岷縩 tranh kh峄慶 li峄噒 膽峄� m谩u n啤i chi岷縩 tr瓢峄漬g. V脿 膽峄媙h m峄噉h m峄檛 l岷 n峄痑 l岷 khi岷縩 cho cu峄檆 膽峄漣 William v脿 Abel giao nhau t岷 m峄檛 膽i峄僲 mang t锚n h岷璶 th霉.
M岷h truy峄噉 ch岷璵 r茫i v脿 t峄� m峄�, xen k岷� nhi峄乽 giai 膽o岷 tr岷 d脿i t峄� n膬m 1906 t峄沬 n膬m 1967 trong l峄媍h s峄� v脿 m峄梚 giai 膽o岷 l岷 mang m峄檛 膽i峄僲 nh岷 ri锚ng v峄� cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄 hai ng瓢峄漣 膽脿n 么ng. T峄� khi h峄� ra 膽峄漣 cho 膽岷縩 khi g岷穚 nhau v脿 b峄� nh岷 ch矛m b峄焛 ng峄峮 l峄璦 m芒u thu岷玭 dai d岷硁g. C谩ch k峄� chuy峄噉 n脿y l脿m t峄� li锚n t瓢峄焠g 膽岷縩 脕nh S谩ng V么 H矛nh, c农ng l脿 s峄� tri峄僴 khai xen k岷� nhau v峄� s峄� ph岷璶 c峄 hai ng瓢峄漣 cho 膽岷縩 m茫i g岷 cu峄慽 h峄� m峄沬 gi谩p m岷穞. Tuy nhi锚n Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 l岷 mang 鈥渢岷 v贸c鈥� nghi锚ng v峄� ch铆nh tr峄� v脿 kinh th岷� hay th峄� tr瓢峄漬g ch峄﹏g kho谩n nhi峄乽 h啤n, c岷 gi谩c sau khi 膽峄峜 xong nh瓢 膽瓢峄 khai s谩ng ch芒n tr峄漣 m峄沬, v脿 n贸i th岷璽 th矛 t峄� th岷 h啤i m峄噒 n茫o v脿 膽么i ch峄� c贸 h啤i n岷, v矛 t峄� kh么ng kho谩i ch峄� 膽峄� n脿y cho l岷痬. Nh瓢ng b霉 l岷, s峄� m岷h l岷 khi 膽峄� c岷璸 t峄沬 ch铆nh tr峄� v脿 t矛nh h矛nh kinh t岷� trong n脿y l岷 c脿ng l脿m n峄昳 b岷璽 l锚n tr铆 贸c th么ng minh v脿 kh岷� n膬ng quy岷縯 膽o谩n c峄 c岷� hai nh芒n v岷璽 William v脿 Abel trong Hai S峄� Ph岷璶, ph岷 n贸i h峄� tuy xu岷 th芒n t峄� hai ho脿n c岷h tr谩i ng瓢峄, nh瓢ng c岷� hai 膽峄乽 s峄� h峄痷 m峄檛 c谩i 膽岷 r岷 nh岷 b茅n trong th峄� tr瓢峄漬g kinh doanh, c峄眂 k峄� 岷 t瓢峄g.
膼岷穋 bi峄噒 l瓢u 媒 l脿 trong s谩ch c贸 v脿i 膽o岷 r岷 谩m 岷h, m峄檛 trong s峄� 膽贸 t峄� c岷 th岷 r峄 ng瓢峄漣 khi 膽峄峜 膽贸 l脿 c岷h c瓢峄g hi岷縫 m峄檛 ph峄� n峄� 膽瓢峄 mi锚u t岷� r岷 tr岷 tr峄 v脿 man r峄�. C岷 gi谩c khi 膽峄峜 膽岷縩 膽o岷 n脿y c峄眂 b峄ヽ b峄慽 v脿 kh贸 ch峄媢 b峄焛 c岷h 膽贸 qu谩 kh峄g khi岷縫, t瓢峄焠g t瓢峄g th么i 膽茫 th岷 gai ng瓢峄漣 r峄搃.
B锚n c岷h 膽贸 x茅t v峄� tuy岷縩 nh芒n v岷璽, ph岷 n贸i l脿 t峄� th铆ch c谩ch x芒y d峄眓g nh芒n v岷璽 anh rich kid William trong c芒u chuy峄噉 h啤n, c岷 gi谩c anh 膽煤ng l脿 m峄檛 qu媒 么ng v脿 x峄� l媒 t矛nh hu峄憂g c峄眂 k峄� kh茅o l茅o, 膽煤ng chu岷﹏ c贸 t峄� ch岷 l脿m s岷縫 ngay t峄� thu峄� l峄峵 l貌ng. 岷 t瓢峄g nh岷 l脿 m脿n anh ch脿ng c岷 h么n v峄沬 ng瓢峄漣 y锚u trong Hai S峄� Ph岷璶, 膽峄塶h cao c峄 s峄� g峄峮 g脿ng 膽谩nh nhanh th岷痭g nhanh. C貌n c谩ch x峄� s峄� c峄 Abel c贸 h啤i thi岷縰 t岷� nh峄�, v脿 膽么i l煤c th岷 nh芒n v岷璽 n脿y qu谩 n贸ng v峄檌 v脿 lu么n b峄� l貌ng c膬m ph岷玭 th峄憂g tr峄� l岷 ph岷 ng瓢峄漣, tuy nhi锚n c农ng ph岷 th么ng c岷 cho Abel v矛 suy cho c霉ng, s峄� h岷璶 th霉 c农ng ch铆nh l脿 ngu峄搉 s峄憂g nu么i d瓢峄g anh t峄� khi m峄沬 sinh ra cho 膽岷縩 g岷 h岷縯 cu峄檆 膽峄漣.
Th锚m n峄痑, c谩ch m脿 t谩c gi岷� l脿m cho s峄� ph岷璶 William v脿 Abel giao nhau c农ng r岷 hay. T峄� kh么ng h峄� 膽o谩n tr瓢峄沜 膽瓢峄 m岷h truy峄噉 膽i 膽岷縩 膽芒u, 膽峄� 膽岷縩 cu峄慽 c霉ng c农ng ph岷 ng峄� ng脿ng, 峄� 脿 谩 脿 a, ho谩 ra l脿 th岷�. 膼o岷 g岷 cu峄慽 truy峄噉 c农ng l脿m t峄� li锚n t瓢峄焠g t峄沬 Romeo & Juliette, nh瓢ng (ch岷痗 l脿) happy ending theo m峄檛 c谩ch n脿o 膽贸 =))
T峄� kh么ng kho谩i hardcover n锚n quy岷縯 膽峄媙h r瓢峄沜 b岷 paperback c峄 Huy Ho脿ng v峄�, c农ng th岷 th峄弇 v矛 th岷 nhi峄乽 b岷 b岷 b峄� bung g谩y m脿 s峄� may kh么ng d铆nh. D峄媍h kh谩 峄昻, tuy nhi锚n v岷玭 c貌n v脿i ba l峄梚 膽谩nh m谩y m脿 kh么ng v岷 膽峄�. V矛 t峄� kh么ng th铆ch ch峄� 膽峄� ch铆nh tr峄� hay th峄� tr瓢峄漬g ch峄﹏g kho谩n n锚n 膽峄峜 nhi峄乽 l煤c bu峄搉 ng峄� gh锚, nh瓢ng m岷 b岷 th铆ch ch峄� 膽峄� n脿y th矛 highly recommend Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 nh茅, r岷 膽谩ng 膽峄峜 膽贸.
H矛nh nh瓢 c贸 c岷� phim th矛 ph岷. 膼峄� t矛m th峄� xem c贸 kh么ng r峄搃 update anh em sau.
膼峄� n贸i v峄� Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 th矛 t峄� kh谩 th铆ch cu峄憂 n脿y, c啤 m脿 Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 l岷 ch瓢a 膽峄� 鈥渢r矛nh鈥� 膽峄� l峄峵 top s谩ch c峄眂 y锚u th铆ch c峄 t峄�. 3.75/5 ch峄憈 h岷� s峄� 膽i峄僲 cu峄慽 c霉ng.
Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 t谩i hi峄噉 t峄玭g giai 膽o岷 cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄 hai nh芒n v岷璽 ch铆nh l脿 William v脿 Abel b岷眓g c谩ch k峄� 膽an xen hai m岷h truy峄噉: C岷� hai sinh ra c霉ng ng脿y c霉ng th谩ng c霉ng n膬m, nh瓢ng m峄檛 ng瓢峄漣 膽瓢峄 s峄憂g trong nhung l峄, c貌n m峄檛 k岷� l脿 膽峄゛ con hoang. M峄檛 ng瓢峄漣 c贸 t岷 c岷�, c貌n m峄檛 k岷� ch峄� c贸 膽么i b脿n tay tr岷痭g. Tuy nhi锚n s峄� ph岷璶 膽茫 膽瓢a 膽岷﹜ hai con ng瓢峄漣 tr谩i ng瓢峄 岷, khi岷縩 cho h峄� cu峄憂 v脿o v貌ng xo谩y trong con 膽瓢峄漬g x芒y d峄眓g 膽岷� ch岷� vinh quang c峄 ri锚ng m矛nh. H脿nh tr矛nh rong ru峄昳 60 n膬m l脿 nh峄痭g m岷痶 x铆ch v峄� t矛nh y锚u, v峄� h么n nh芒n, v峄� nh峄痭g tranh ch岷 t瓢 b岷 hay c岷� nh峄痭g cu峄檆 chi岷縩 tranh kh峄慶 li峄噒 膽峄� m谩u n啤i chi岷縩 tr瓢峄漬g. V脿 膽峄媙h m峄噉h m峄檛 l岷 n峄痑 l岷 khi岷縩 cho cu峄檆 膽峄漣 William v脿 Abel giao nhau t岷 m峄檛 膽i峄僲 mang t锚n h岷璶 th霉.
M岷h truy峄噉 ch岷璵 r茫i v脿 t峄� m峄�, xen k岷� nhi峄乽 giai 膽o岷 tr岷 d脿i t峄� n膬m 1906 t峄沬 n膬m 1967 trong l峄媍h s峄� v脿 m峄梚 giai 膽o岷 l岷 mang m峄檛 膽i峄僲 nh岷 ri锚ng v峄� cu峄檆 膽峄漣 c峄 hai ng瓢峄漣 膽脿n 么ng. T峄� khi h峄� ra 膽峄漣 cho 膽岷縩 khi g岷穚 nhau v脿 b峄� nh岷 ch矛m b峄焛 ng峄峮 l峄璦 m芒u thu岷玭 dai d岷硁g. C谩ch k峄� chuy峄噉 n脿y l脿m t峄� li锚n t瓢峄焠g 膽岷縩 脕nh S谩ng V么 H矛nh, c农ng l脿 s峄� tri峄僴 khai xen k岷� nhau v峄� s峄� ph岷璶 c峄 hai ng瓢峄漣 cho 膽岷縩 m茫i g岷 cu峄慽 h峄� m峄沬 gi谩p m岷穞. Tuy nhi锚n Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 l岷 mang 鈥渢岷 v贸c鈥� nghi锚ng v峄� ch铆nh tr峄� v脿 kinh th岷� hay th峄� tr瓢峄漬g ch峄﹏g kho谩n nhi峄乽 h啤n, c岷 gi谩c sau khi 膽峄峜 xong nh瓢 膽瓢峄 khai s谩ng ch芒n tr峄漣 m峄沬, v脿 n贸i th岷璽 th矛 t峄� th岷 h啤i m峄噒 n茫o v脿 膽么i ch峄� c贸 h啤i n岷, v矛 t峄� kh么ng kho谩i ch峄� 膽峄� n脿y cho l岷痬. Nh瓢ng b霉 l岷, s峄� m岷h l岷 khi 膽峄� c岷璸 t峄沬 ch铆nh tr峄� v脿 t矛nh h矛nh kinh t岷� trong n脿y l岷 c脿ng l脿m n峄昳 b岷璽 l锚n tr铆 贸c th么ng minh v脿 kh岷� n膬ng quy岷縯 膽o谩n c峄 c岷� hai nh芒n v岷璽 William v脿 Abel trong Hai S峄� Ph岷璶, ph岷 n贸i h峄� tuy xu岷 th芒n t峄� hai ho脿n c岷h tr谩i ng瓢峄, nh瓢ng c岷� hai 膽峄乽 s峄� h峄痷 m峄檛 c谩i 膽岷 r岷 nh岷 b茅n trong th峄� tr瓢峄漬g kinh doanh, c峄眂 k峄� 岷 t瓢峄g.
膼岷穋 bi峄噒 l瓢u 媒 l脿 trong s谩ch c贸 v脿i 膽o岷 r岷 谩m 岷h, m峄檛 trong s峄� 膽贸 t峄� c岷 th岷 r峄 ng瓢峄漣 khi 膽峄峜 膽贸 l脿 c岷h c瓢峄g hi岷縫 m峄檛 ph峄� n峄� 膽瓢峄 mi锚u t岷� r岷 tr岷 tr峄 v脿 man r峄�. C岷 gi谩c khi 膽峄峜 膽岷縩 膽o岷 n脿y c峄眂 b峄ヽ b峄慽 v脿 kh贸 ch峄媢 b峄焛 c岷h 膽贸 qu谩 kh峄g khi岷縫, t瓢峄焠g t瓢峄g th么i 膽茫 th岷 gai ng瓢峄漣 r峄搃.
B锚n c岷h 膽贸 x茅t v峄� tuy岷縩 nh芒n v岷璽, ph岷 n贸i l脿 t峄� th铆ch c谩ch x芒y d峄眓g nh芒n v岷璽 anh rich kid William trong c芒u chuy峄噉 h啤n, c岷 gi谩c anh 膽煤ng l脿 m峄檛 qu媒 么ng v脿 x峄� l媒 t矛nh hu峄憂g c峄眂 k峄� kh茅o l茅o, 膽煤ng chu岷﹏ c贸 t峄� ch岷 l脿m s岷縫 ngay t峄� thu峄� l峄峵 l貌ng. 岷 t瓢峄g nh岷 l脿 m脿n anh ch脿ng c岷 h么n v峄沬 ng瓢峄漣 y锚u trong Hai S峄� Ph岷璶, 膽峄塶h cao c峄 s峄� g峄峮 g脿ng 膽谩nh nhanh th岷痭g nhanh. C貌n c谩ch x峄� s峄� c峄 Abel c贸 h啤i thi岷縰 t岷� nh峄�, v脿 膽么i l煤c th岷 nh芒n v岷璽 n脿y qu谩 n贸ng v峄檌 v脿 lu么n b峄� l貌ng c膬m ph岷玭 th峄憂g tr峄� l岷 ph岷 ng瓢峄漣, tuy nhi锚n c农ng ph岷 th么ng c岷 cho Abel v矛 suy cho c霉ng, s峄� h岷璶 th霉 c农ng ch铆nh l脿 ngu峄搉 s峄憂g nu么i d瓢峄g anh t峄� khi m峄沬 sinh ra cho 膽岷縩 g岷 h岷縯 cu峄檆 膽峄漣.
Th锚m n峄痑, c谩ch m脿 t谩c gi岷� l脿m cho s峄� ph岷璶 William v脿 Abel giao nhau c农ng r岷 hay. T峄� kh么ng h峄� 膽o谩n tr瓢峄沜 膽瓢峄 m岷h truy峄噉 膽i 膽岷縩 膽芒u, 膽峄� 膽岷縩 cu峄慽 c霉ng c农ng ph岷 ng峄� ng脿ng, 峄� 脿 谩 脿 a, ho谩 ra l脿 th岷�. 膼o岷 g岷 cu峄慽 truy峄噉 c农ng l脿m t峄� li锚n t瓢峄焠g t峄沬 Romeo & Juliette, nh瓢ng (ch岷痗 l脿) happy ending theo m峄檛 c谩ch n脿o 膽贸 =))
T峄� kh么ng kho谩i hardcover n锚n quy岷縯 膽峄媙h r瓢峄沜 b岷 paperback c峄 Huy Ho脿ng v峄�, c农ng th岷 th峄弇 v矛 th岷 nhi峄乽 b岷 b岷 b峄� bung g谩y m脿 s峄� may kh么ng d铆nh. D峄媍h kh谩 峄昻, tuy nhi锚n v岷玭 c貌n v脿i ba l峄梚 膽谩nh m谩y m脿 kh么ng v岷 膽峄�. V矛 t峄� kh么ng th铆ch ch峄� 膽峄� ch铆nh tr峄� hay th峄� tr瓢峄漬g ch峄﹏g kho谩n n锚n 膽峄峜 nhi峄乽 l煤c bu峄搉 ng峄� gh锚, nh瓢ng m岷 b岷 th铆ch ch峄� 膽峄� n脿y th矛 highly recommend Hai S峄� Ph岷璶 nh茅, r岷 膽谩ng 膽峄峜 膽贸.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 17, 2020
This is the best fiction I have read so far.
What a brilliant and terrific story.
The story is so well told and captivating that it made me cried out a little.
It has got everything- mystery, thriller, history, romance- you name it and its there.
It has two parallel tales. And I am moved by both Abel and Kane- how different yet same they are. Hard working, adamant and carrying no give up attitude.
I idolized how both the characters evolved with time. Very alluring indeed, especially Kane Williams! 馃槈
Also, the story really took me on the world tour.
I relished reading how world war affected both Rich and poor class, how banks were dealing with the great depression, those board meetings, selling shares, losing profits, Oh that pressure! I literally felt it - mainly how Abel and Kane tried to sustain in the great slump.
However, I hate myself for anticipating the scenario between their kids well in advance. Damn me!
Overall, this book is so wondrous and marvellous that it will certainly make you feel as if you've lived both Abel's and Kane's lives.
Rating- 4.9/5
What a brilliant and terrific story.
The story is so well told and captivating that it made me cried out a little.
It has got everything- mystery, thriller, history, romance- you name it and its there.
It has two parallel tales. And I am moved by both Abel and Kane- how different yet same they are. Hard working, adamant and carrying no give up attitude.
I idolized how both the characters evolved with time. Very alluring indeed, especially Kane Williams! 馃槈
Also, the story really took me on the world tour.
I relished reading how world war affected both Rich and poor class, how banks were dealing with the great depression, those board meetings, selling shares, losing profits, Oh that pressure! I literally felt it - mainly how Abel and Kane tried to sustain in the great slump.
However, I hate myself for anticipating the scenario between their kids well in advance. Damn me!
Overall, this book is so wondrous and marvellous that it will certainly make you feel as if you've lived both Abel's and Kane's lives.
Rating- 4.9/5
April 27, 2021
This books main success is that even though the two characters come from completely different backgrounds, they are essentially the same at heart and at no point in the book do you feel either of the characters have become a better person than the other. There are times when Kane and Abel each act in an underhand or despicable way, but they also redeem themselves continuously so that you never feel that either one is to blame for the feud between them, more that it was all just a matter of circumstance. I have never read a Jeffrey Archer novel before and I was pleasantly surprised to find a story so compelling I struggled to put it down and it touched on subjects I have not read before in a book. A thoroughly good read.
August 8, 2018
The story is well written, the details are good, the two main characters and their life journeys are impressive enough to keep me reading. However, the secondary characters aren't all that great. And this story also doesn't give us any motto outside of "with enough wits and constant hard work, you can get rich in America!" and I'm like...'what?'
Still...I will read more of this author's works when I have time.
Still...I will read more of this author's works when I have time.
February 9, 2017
Archer's Criminal Trial for Perjury (from Wikipedia)
"On 26 September 2000, Archer was charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice during the 1987 libel trial. The perjury trial began on 30 May 2001, a month after Monica Coghlan's death in a road traffic accident.
On 19 July 2001, Archer was found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice at the 1987 trial.
Prominent journalists admitted to having accepted Archer's 'hospitality' after he was convicted"
"On 26 September 2000, Archer was charged with perjury and perverting the course of justice during the 1987 libel trial. The perjury trial began on 30 May 2001, a month after Monica Coghlan's death in a road traffic accident.
On 19 July 2001, Archer was found guilty of perjury and perverting the course of justice at the 1987 trial.
Prominent journalists admitted to having accepted Archer's 'hospitality' after he was convicted"
November 30, 2018
M峄檛 cu峄憂 s谩ch qu谩 hay, t铆nh th峄漣 gian 膽峄峜 ch岷痗 ch峄� 2-3 ng脿y li峄乶 m岷h th么i, m峄梚 l岷 c岷 s谩ch l锚n m矛nh ph岷 膽峄峜 m峄檛 m岷h 铆t nh岷 100 trang v矛 qu谩 cu峄憂 h煤t.
S峄� ph岷璶 nh瓢 m峄檛 tr貌 ch啤i, tr锚u 膽霉a hai con ng瓢峄漣, 膽瓢a 膽岷﹜ h峄� 膽岷縩 nh峄痭g quy岷縯 膽峄媙h m脿 ch铆nh h峄� kh么ng th峄� l瓢峄漬g tr瓢峄沜 h岷縯 k岷縯 qu岷�.
M矛nh th铆ch Kane h啤n Abel, d霉 c岷� hai 膽峄乽 v么 c霉ng t脿i n膬ng, nh瓢ng c岷 gi谩c Kane 膽峄� l瓢峄g h啤n, trong khi Abel th矛 qu谩 nhi峄乽 th霉 h岷璶鈥攄霉 c农ng kh贸 tr谩ch khi Abel ph岷 tr岷 qua qu谩 nhi峄乽 膽i峄乽 kinh kh峄g.
R岷 膽谩ng 膽峄峜.
S峄� ph岷璶 nh瓢 m峄檛 tr貌 ch啤i, tr锚u 膽霉a hai con ng瓢峄漣, 膽瓢a 膽岷﹜ h峄� 膽岷縩 nh峄痭g quy岷縯 膽峄媙h m脿 ch铆nh h峄� kh么ng th峄� l瓢峄漬g tr瓢峄沜 h岷縯 k岷縯 qu岷�.
M矛nh th铆ch Kane h啤n Abel, d霉 c岷� hai 膽峄乽 v么 c霉ng t脿i n膬ng, nh瓢ng c岷 gi谩c Kane 膽峄� l瓢峄g h啤n, trong khi Abel th矛 qu谩 nhi峄乽 th霉 h岷璶鈥攄霉 c农ng kh贸 tr谩ch khi Abel ph岷 tr岷 qua qu谩 nhi峄乽 膽i峄乽 kinh kh峄g.
R岷 膽谩ng 膽峄峜.
February 22, 2023
I rate the book a 3.5* and here is why it's not higher. The book was written in 1979 and it has aged well but I found the reason for the feud to be rather thin. I knew how it would end and the animosity between the two could have been cleared up rather than going to the bitter and I mean wasted years end. Definitely reminded me of the mini-series of the 1980's. Very entertaining read but frustrating also.
August 27, 2015
With such a clear allusion to the dysfunctional brothers in Genesis, we were intrigued. Would the Able character in Jeffrey Archer鈥檚 novel suffer a cruel fate at the hands of his brother? Does the title even refer to a pair of brothers? Does the title even refer to people? Is Jeffery Archer even a real person? These questions plagued us for several months, until finally, we decided to pursue the sensible option and just read the book.
William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski are not brothers. In fact they aren鈥檛 even related. Kane was the son of a rich banker while Able was born penniless and parentless (and with only one nipple). Kane was offered every advantage in life while Able was thrown into a Russian labor camp at a young age. Still, it doesn鈥檛 take long before the similarities start to bubble to the surface. Driven to build their financial empires, fate soon has both characters set on a collision course that will have you humming (get ready for our big musical number)....
It's a world of laughter, a world of tears.
Its a world of hopes, its a world of fear.
There鈥檚 so much that we share,
that its time we're aware.
Its a small world after all.
Kane and Abel was all about the two main characters. They were arrogant, stubborn, greedy, unforgiving, and... real. As a result, they were incredibly interesting. The entire novel was devoted to their lives and while Kane and Abel possess plenty of good traits, it was those listed above that had us clenching our fists and wanting to smite both of them. One chapter you鈥檙e rooting for Kane and then the next you鈥檙e rooting for Abel. And then the next you鈥檙e rooting for neither...
The historical aspects of the novel were also very intriguing. The sinking of the Titanic, WWII, and the US stock market collapse in 1929 all had a profound impact on the character鈥檚 lives. Even events like the commercial release of Gone with the Wind and McCarthyism were woven into the story, yet the narrative stayed focused and never bogged down. By the end, we had a deep appreciation for the characters and were sad to finish the last page. Then we stumbled across the sequel... bring it on!
Editor鈥檚 Note: Hopefully it鈥檚 not too obvious that our main goal of this post is to have "It鈥檚 a Small World" stuck in your head for the rest of the day...
William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski are not brothers. In fact they aren鈥檛 even related. Kane was the son of a rich banker while Able was born penniless and parentless (and with only one nipple). Kane was offered every advantage in life while Able was thrown into a Russian labor camp at a young age. Still, it doesn鈥檛 take long before the similarities start to bubble to the surface. Driven to build their financial empires, fate soon has both characters set on a collision course that will have you humming (get ready for our big musical number)....
It's a world of laughter, a world of tears.
Its a world of hopes, its a world of fear.
There鈥檚 so much that we share,
that its time we're aware.
Its a small world after all.
Kane and Abel was all about the two main characters. They were arrogant, stubborn, greedy, unforgiving, and... real. As a result, they were incredibly interesting. The entire novel was devoted to their lives and while Kane and Abel possess plenty of good traits, it was those listed above that had us clenching our fists and wanting to smite both of them. One chapter you鈥檙e rooting for Kane and then the next you鈥檙e rooting for Abel. And then the next you鈥檙e rooting for neither...
The historical aspects of the novel were also very intriguing. The sinking of the Titanic, WWII, and the US stock market collapse in 1929 all had a profound impact on the character鈥檚 lives. Even events like the commercial release of Gone with the Wind and McCarthyism were woven into the story, yet the narrative stayed focused and never bogged down. By the end, we had a deep appreciation for the characters and were sad to finish the last page. Then we stumbled across the sequel... bring it on!
Editor鈥檚 Note: Hopefully it鈥檚 not too obvious that our main goal of this post is to have "It鈥檚 a Small World" stuck in your head for the rest of the day...
October 20, 2023
I first read this book over forty years ago. I loved it then. I watched the TV adaptation and think I loved that too but don't recall it very well. It was written in 1979 and stands the test of time. One of the best books I have read, spanning years and continents. Seriously, you will definitely shed a tear at the end.
Jeffrey Archer is still writing and I heard him interviewed on radio last week and it rekindled my interest in his books. He is an engaging chap, a Tory Lord, he comes across as very affable and interesting.
Anyway, back to the book ...
That is the blurb and that should be enough to go on. I won't say more than that. A fantastic tale. I started off reading it on my SCRIBD but HAD TO download it on audible too as I just could not bear to leave the tale when I was driving or walking the dog ...
I was walking the dog while I was finishing it on audible ... thank goodness I was in a wide open space where nobody could see the tears.
They honestly don't write 'em like this any more ... It has everything, history, romance, thriller, a classic ... It is one of the best-selling books in the world (it has sold as many copies as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Gone With The Wind').
I see the following ... "ELEVEN & SONY TO ADAPT THE KANE AND ABEL TRILOGY FOR TV". Might be interesting - maybe I will continue with book 2.
Anyway, this book is ...
Jeffrey Archer is still writing and I heard him interviewed on radio last week and it rekindled my interest in his books. He is an engaging chap, a Tory Lord, he comes across as very affable and interesting.
Anyway, back to the book ...
TWO STRANGERS BORN WORLDS APART. ONE DESTINY THAT WOULD DEFINE THEM BOTH...
William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless Polish immigrant鈥攂orn on the same day near the turn of the century on opposite sides of the world鈥攁re brought together by fate and the quest of a dream.
Two men鈥攁mbitious, powerful, ruthless鈥攁re locked in a relentless struggle to build an empire, fueled by their all-consuming hatred. Over sixty years and three generations, through war, marriage, fortune, and disaster, Kane and Abel battle for the success and triumph that only one man can have.
That is the blurb and that should be enough to go on. I won't say more than that. A fantastic tale. I started off reading it on my SCRIBD but HAD TO download it on audible too as I just could not bear to leave the tale when I was driving or walking the dog ...
Never seek the wind in the field ... it is useless to try and find what is gone.
I was walking the dog while I was finishing it on audible ... thank goodness I was in a wide open space where nobody could see the tears.
They honestly don't write 'em like this any more ... It has everything, history, romance, thriller, a classic ... It is one of the best-selling books in the world (it has sold as many copies as 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'Gone With The Wind').
I see the following ... "ELEVEN & SONY TO ADAPT THE KANE AND ABEL TRILOGY FOR TV". Might be interesting - maybe I will continue with book 2.
Anyway, this book is ...
October 26, 2012
Gold fever. We all know the phenomenon; an obsession, a never-ending fascination and a desperate need for more. As I read this book I experienced something similar; reading fever.
When I first began reading this book, I simply couldn't stop. I wouldn't stop. It wasn't even possible. With an almost destructive greed I had to read on, to keep turning the thin pages - and when I finally reached the end, and there were no more pages to turn, I felt completely empty, saddened by the fact, that the book had run out of words. It's been a long time since I've felt this way.
Usually I'm always focusing on a beautiful languages with mesmerizing metaphors and beautiful sentences. This book however does not contain any of those factors; the writing style is simple, there is hardly any use of adjectives or long passages of descriptions, which I normally hold so dear. However I loved it just as much. Perhaps even more. 'Cause it turns out that sometimes a good story with a beautiful message is more than enough.
I may have finished reading this book; but I am not at all done with it. This is one of those rare books I will keep with me forever. In my heart and in the back of my mind.
When I first began reading this book, I simply couldn't stop. I wouldn't stop. It wasn't even possible. With an almost destructive greed I had to read on, to keep turning the thin pages - and when I finally reached the end, and there were no more pages to turn, I felt completely empty, saddened by the fact, that the book had run out of words. It's been a long time since I've felt this way.
Usually I'm always focusing on a beautiful languages with mesmerizing metaphors and beautiful sentences. This book however does not contain any of those factors; the writing style is simple, there is hardly any use of adjectives or long passages of descriptions, which I normally hold so dear. However I loved it just as much. Perhaps even more. 'Cause it turns out that sometimes a good story with a beautiful message is more than enough.
I may have finished reading this book; but I am not at all done with it. This is one of those rare books I will keep with me forever. In my heart and in the back of my mind.
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