final book review

This month I read We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach. This book was written in four different points of view, all in third person. This was kind of hard for me because I had to keep checking what person I was reading about. The two girl characters (Eliza and Anita) were also kind of similar so I never knew which girl was who. However, the two main character boys (Peter and Andy) are completely different. Peter is a popular, sporty jock guy. Andy is a "loser," druggie, not smart kind of kid. All of these different characters stories intertwine when they realize that there is a 2/3 chance of the entire world ending in 8 weeks. They all try to make the best of their lives just in case they actually do die. 

The best part of this book is the writing itself. Tommy Wallach is a very good writer, but not a very good story teller. I really did not enjoy the plot of this book. One of the main characters dies, and I feel like their death was completely unnecessary. After I got past that point in the book, I really did not feel like reading anymore. Someone told me this is a book for people that do not like fairy tale happy endings. I definitely believe them now. 

There also was a romance aspect to the book as well. I figured there would be because it is the end of the world and everyone is scrambling to find their "special someone" to spend it with. However I don't think those relationships were actually realistic. In real life, the popular jock would never leave his cheerleader girlfriend for the unpopular photography student who sleeps around. That is just not how it works. Peter would have stayed with his girlfriend and everyone knows that. 

Overall, this book was okay. It was not the "best philosophical book of 2015" or anything like that. The writing was not the "most beautiful writing" I have ever experienced. It was just... okay. 

Summer Book Reading

5 BOOKS I WANT TO READ THIS SUMMER:

I want to read this book because I have never read a poetry book before. I also heard a lot of things on Twitter about it.

I want to read this book because a friend of mine recommended it to me. I also want to read it because it has been sitting on my shelf for a few months and I haven't gotten around to reading it yet,

I want to read this book because I love the cover, I also was going to read it for a summer reading project last year but I chose Eleanor and Park instead.

I want to read this book because I heard it was a very good "summer read." It has also been sitting on my shelf for over a year.

I want to read this book because the cover matches I'll Give You the Sun and the covers look really awesome together on my shelf. I also read the plot summary and it seems like a very interesting book. 

blog #13 - review

For the past month I have been reading Don't Get Caught by Kurt Dinan. It didn't really take me a month though, it took me around a week. I really did enjoy this book, it was very very fast paced. It felt more like watching a funny movie rather than reading a book for school. One thing that made it very fast paced is the fact that there was always something going on in the plot. There were not really any mushy-gushy-lets-talk-about-life-and-stuff moments. There was never any breaks from the cool stuff that was happening in the book. The book was also very well written. It wasn't written like boring confusing literature, it was written like Max was talking directly to the reader. The humor was that of a teenage boy. It's kind of crazy how accurate it was considering a teenage boy was not writing the book.

Next, I hate cliffhangers. I really do. The fact that the book ended with "game on" infuriated me. However I also loved it at the same time. Now it's gonna be one of those books that I never forget because I will always wonder what happened. My last words will probably be "Son or daughter, find out what happened to Max Cobb and Ellie."  

blog #12 - covers

Most people say "don't judge a book by its cover" but we all do, including me. I prefer very simple covers, like very simple. The book could be completely white with a crayon on the cover and I would probably pick it up. Plain backgrounds with very few objects on them are my favorite covers because they look nice on my shelves and they don't give away any of the book. All of the details and cool stuff should be inside the book, not on the cover.

Covers I like

I have absolutely no idea what these books are about, however I want to read them. The covers are so simple and amazing.

I like a lot of book covers but I dislike even more. If there is a physical actual person on the book cover, no. The purpose of a book is to visualize the characters yourself. The book cover maker should not choose those visualizations for you. My number one pet peeve is when there is people making out on the cover. I don't want to see that in real life let alone carry around a book with it on the cover. 

These book covers are a no from me...

blog #11 - Intro Book

The book I chose is Don't Get Caught by Kurt Dinan. I chose this book because A) my teacher wrote it and B) it just came out around a week ago and lastly C) I liked the synopsis and it sounded like a funny book. My expectations for the book are pretty good. I have read some reviews and I heard that this book is very good. I haven't heard any bad things about this book yet. As for the cover, I like it. It's not too flashy because it's pretty simple. I don't quite understand why there are cows on it but I'm assuming I will figure that out once I finish the book. I like the bright red cover a lot, it's a lot different than a lot of the books I own. I only know a little bit about the book as of right now. I have read the first chapter and I know it's going to be about pranks (probably). I also know that it is going to be humorous because that's what a lot of people (including some of my other teachers) told me. I know that it is also described as a mix of The Breakfast Club and Oceans Eleven. I haven't seen either of those movies so I don't really know what that means but I'm guessing that it's good, both of those movies are classics. I am really looking forward to read this book. I feel like it is going to read pretty fast so I will probably finish it in a few days. When I got it at Joseph Beth the cashier told me that Don't Get Caught was "getting a lot of talk around here" so I think it will be a very enjoyable book. 

blog #10 - book review

This month, I read The Shining by Stephen King. To be honest, this book was okay. It was a little weird for me. There was many parts of the book where it would end mid sentence and like show the thoughts of the main character then continue the sentence. It was hard to understand at times because he would have a lot of thoughts then I would forget what I was reading. Another thing I didn't like about the book was the over usage of the F word. It was sprinkled in a lot of unnecessary places but it did definitely show his anger throughout the novel. 

One thing I did like about the book was the amount of detail. Before I even read the book, one of my teachers told me that the book has WAY more detail than the movie and she was define lay right. Stephen King is a great writer, and I really could picture what was going on in the book, better than the movie. I do think the movie was scarier than the book, mostly because of the very creepy music added. 

I think I will read more horror books in the future. I think I need a break for awhile and read some happy things, but eventually I may read some more Stephen King. Horror books can sometimes seem the same, but The Shining is definitely something that I've never read anything like it before. 

blog # 9 - top five

(These books are not in order of which I like them because that would not be fair.)

Book #1 - The Help

This book is great. It follows different plot lines of different black housemaids during the time of slavery. All of the maids are friends, as are their "masters" so to speak. A lot of drama happens in the book, though it is mostly literature. I like this book because it moves very fast. The writing style made me zoom through the book. I read this 500 page book in three days. I would recommend this book to really anyone who is looking for a good read, but they would have to like history because this book is historical fiction. 

Book # 2 - Eleanor and Park

This book is a lot like most young adult books, but that doesn't mean that it's not good. This is about a teenage girl (Eleanor) facing the hardships of life in her family, friends, and romantic ssides. I liked this book because it feels so real. The author didn't sugar coat anything. I would recommend this book to any teenage girl. I say this because there is a heavy romantic factor in the book. 

Book #3 - Safe Haven

This book is a Nicholas Sparks romance, but it is definitely a good one. It's an action packed romance. It's about a wife in an abusive relationship who escapes it by fleeing to a small town. I like this book because of the action in the book, and because Sparks is a good writer. I think that anyone who likes romance novels would enjoy this book.

Book #4 - Fangirl

This is another Rainbow Rowell book. Rainbow Rowell is one of my favorite authors so I read all her books. This book is about a college girl named Cath, trying to find new friends and get used to college life.. all while writing fan fiction for her favorite book series from when she was 12. I think anyone who enjoys contemporary's would like this book.

Book #5 - We Were Liars

I loved this book. The ending caught me completely off guard. It is about a girl who gets in a bad accident, and she forgets how it happens. Throughout the book she tries to figure it out. When the reader finally figures out what happens, they would never see it coming. Anyone who likes suspenseful thriller books would enjoy We Were Liars.