This has been a lot harder then I expected. It was fun when I had a good book to review, but most of the time it was hard. I found out that I have a really hard time putting myself in stories. I guess it's not all bad. It means that I can read a really sad story and be better off then most people.
I also found out that when I write the summary of a book, I wrote the book myself. So reading long books are fun, but not practical.
I think everyone can enjoy a book, but find other's to talk about books with is like pulling teeth. I'e alone come to close to being able to talk to my boyfriend about books, and it doesn't mean that we talk about liking the same books.
Paper books are the best things ever. Be Green buy used.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Monday, April 2, 2012
This Lullaby (Cont)
The reason I connect so well with Remy is because I acted exact same way. About 5 years asgo I did not believe there was any good in anyone and that love was not real. I just put up with people and school beacuse I had to.
The only real differnces between me and Remy is that I didn't want to go away to college and I felt nothing but anger. Remy was just apathetic towards people and love. My life plan was get out of high school and go to a trade school.
Then high school came. My friends and teachers pushed me to go to college. I agreed and planed to go to NOVA then to a four year college.
Then after my frist year at NOVA me and my boyfriend of three years broke up. A few weeks later I met my current boyfriend, and made me relize love isn't just in fairytales, and now I plan to finish the semester and gor to Cosmotolgy school.
Like Dexter woke up something in Remy and made her open up and go for her dreams, my boyfriend woke that up in me.
The only real differnces between me and Remy is that I didn't want to go away to college and I felt nothing but anger. Remy was just apathetic towards people and love. My life plan was get out of high school and go to a trade school.
Then high school came. My friends and teachers pushed me to go to college. I agreed and planed to go to NOVA then to a four year college.
Then after my frist year at NOVA me and my boyfriend of three years broke up. A few weeks later I met my current boyfriend, and made me relize love isn't just in fairytales, and now I plan to finish the semester and gor to Cosmotolgy school.
Like Dexter woke up something in Remy and made her open up and go for her dreams, my boyfriend woke that up in me.
Monday, March 26, 2012
This Lullaby- Sarah Dessen
This Lullaby is a book that I relate mostly to the main character. Usually it's a supporting character that is kind of sort of like me.
Remy is an eighteen year old girl who is septic about anything related to feelings, especially love. Her father passed away before she was born. he was a famous musician leaving behind a song called "This Lullaby". Her mother is now getting married for the fifth time to a car sells man.
When her mom sends Remy to check with Don, the car sales men, about wedding details, she meets a messy musician, Remy's two least favorite traits, named Dexter.
Dexter pursues Remy, even though she is cold and snaps at him anytime he speaks. He even follows her to her work, a beauty salon/spa.
Remy's friends say that she should try dating someone she has real feelings for, but she denies that any feelings towards Dexter exsit.
The turning point in their friendship when Dexter's band, Truth Squad, does a cover of This Lullaby, the song Remy's dad left for her.
When Remy goes away to college, her brother is married, her mother is still married, and Remy is with Dexter. For the first time she knows what it's like to be happy.
Remy is an eighteen year old girl who is septic about anything related to feelings, especially love. Her father passed away before she was born. he was a famous musician leaving behind a song called "This Lullaby". Her mother is now getting married for the fifth time to a car sells man.
When her mom sends Remy to check with Don, the car sales men, about wedding details, she meets a messy musician, Remy's two least favorite traits, named Dexter.
Dexter pursues Remy, even though she is cold and snaps at him anytime he speaks. He even follows her to her work, a beauty salon/spa.
Remy's friends say that she should try dating someone she has real feelings for, but she denies that any feelings towards Dexter exsit.
The turning point in their friendship when Dexter's band, Truth Squad, does a cover of This Lullaby, the song Remy's dad left for her.
When Remy goes away to college, her brother is married, her mother is still married, and Remy is with Dexter. For the first time she knows what it's like to be happy.
Monday, March 19, 2012
It's Kind Of A Funny Story Review
This story touched my heart. I have gone threw something similar, as well as my friends. It was also nice to read a book from the perceptive of a teenager that wasn't a stereotype.
This was a kid with real issues who got help. Not a dramatic interpretation like A Cather in the Rye, or stereotypes that are on TV and in the movies.
I recommend this book to anyone who has kids, definitively to those who have pre-teens or teenagers.
WARNING: If you don't trust your kids this will cause paranoia.
I'm not saying all kids are suicidal, but everyone has times where they feel they can't do anything right and are on their won.
This book was the closest to hit my heart, this was about someone who had the same mind set as me, minus the alcohol and drugs. To feel like there is not escape from school and family/persona expectations you feel that you can never live up to is scary.
This book even gives kids a number to call if they need that kind of help. The best thing is no one dies and watching Craig make real friends.
I wish everyone going threw a hard time got to read this book. I wish I had when I was going threw a similar time.I pulled myself out of my dark hole, some people aren't strong enough, determined enough. It's books like these that could possible give those people the steps to get out of the hole.
Don't judge those who need this help, that maybe the finale push they need to got into the dark obis that's at the bottom of that hole.
This was a kid with real issues who got help. Not a dramatic interpretation like A Cather in the Rye, or stereotypes that are on TV and in the movies.
I recommend this book to anyone who has kids, definitively to those who have pre-teens or teenagers.
WARNING: If you don't trust your kids this will cause paranoia.
I'm not saying all kids are suicidal, but everyone has times where they feel they can't do anything right and are on their won.
This book was the closest to hit my heart, this was about someone who had the same mind set as me, minus the alcohol and drugs. To feel like there is not escape from school and family/persona expectations you feel that you can never live up to is scary.
This book even gives kids a number to call if they need that kind of help. The best thing is no one dies and watching Craig make real friends.
I wish everyone going threw a hard time got to read this book. I wish I had when I was going threw a similar time.I pulled myself out of my dark hole, some people aren't strong enough, determined enough. It's books like these that could possible give those people the steps to get out of the hole.
Don't judge those who need this help, that maybe the finale push they need to got into the dark obis that's at the bottom of that hole.
It's Kind Of A Funny Story Summary
Craig is 15, in the ivy leagues of high schools in New York City, and wants to kill himself. He was chasing the perfect life as a teenager and be set up for life as an adult.
Craig is best friends with Aaron and has a crush on his girlfriend Nina. Threw Aaron, Craig starts drink and do drugs. But Craig dose not change when he's drunk or high, he just sits there. The only joy Craig can find is by riding his bike.
One night he decides to clime to the Brooklyn Bridge and jump. He thinks it would be so easy. No more demanding teachers, always saying he could do better, no more watching the girl of his dreams kissing his best friend, no more disappointing himself.
Instead of jumping he calls 1-800-SUICIDE. The person who picks up the line talks him out of jumping and convinces him to go to his near by hospital, where he is admitted to the psychiatric unit.
The first person he meet there is Jennifer, who flirts with him. Threw that conversation, Craig finds out Jennifer is really Charles, who seems to have split personalities.
The person who points out that Jennifer is Charles is Bobby. Bobby has been there the longest and gives Craig a tour of the ward. Bobby and Craig develop a mentor-ship kind of friendship. To the point that Craig loans Bobby cloths for a job interview.
Craig's roommate is an Egyptian immigrant, Muqtada who never leaves his room. When Nina visits and try to seduce Craig because his in a mental hospital, Muqtada saves Craig.
Craig leaves the hospital with not only a clear and healthy mind set, but with a girlfriend named Noelle. It was almost love at first sight, but Noelle has trust issues and finally admits to her feelings when she sees that Craig dose not have sex with Nina.
Monday, February 27, 2012
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Review
I chose this book because one of my friends suggested it to me, and since we were Co-Presidents of our book club in high school I trusted her judgement. I'm glad I did.
This book maybe be about a boy going threw the trials of teen angst, with a neglectful family, but the story touched me deeply because his friends were a lot like mine in high school and they had the same love for The Rocky Horror Picture Show I still have.
The book is a series of letters written by the main character, "Charlie". He doesn't want whoever he is writing to to know who he really is, or who is friends are. All names are changed for that reason.
He befriends two people named Sam and Patrick. Threw them he gets into the world of sex, drugs, and amazing musicals.
One of their favorite activities is to get high off of pot, get into the bed of a pick up truck, and go threwa tunnel. They calling it being infinite.
This is a book that should either be given to teens or avoided at any cost. If the kid is going threw a hard time and needs someone or thing to relate to, then this is the book.
If the kid is in to drugs and is just an all around trouble maker, I doubt they would read any book, but this book should be avoided. On the grounds that Charlie was doing it out of presser and wanting to escape from his troubles and world, most teens now just do it because it's illegal and will not relate
This book is about going threw the teen emotional hell that is the freshmen year of high school, and coming out better and stronger because of it.
This is the book for people who need to relate to a character and who wants to reminise about how hard your frist year of high school was and realize how much stronger you are because of it.
In our own way we all get to feel infinite.
This book maybe be about a boy going threw the trials of teen angst, with a neglectful family, but the story touched me deeply because his friends were a lot like mine in high school and they had the same love for The Rocky Horror Picture Show I still have.
The book is a series of letters written by the main character, "Charlie". He doesn't want whoever he is writing to to know who he really is, or who is friends are. All names are changed for that reason.
He befriends two people named Sam and Patrick. Threw them he gets into the world of sex, drugs, and amazing musicals.
One of their favorite activities is to get high off of pot, get into the bed of a pick up truck, and go threwa tunnel. They calling it being infinite.
This is a book that should either be given to teens or avoided at any cost. If the kid is going threw a hard time and needs someone or thing to relate to, then this is the book.
If the kid is in to drugs and is just an all around trouble maker, I doubt they would read any book, but this book should be avoided. On the grounds that Charlie was doing it out of presser and wanting to escape from his troubles and world, most teens now just do it because it's illegal and will not relate
This book is about going threw the teen emotional hell that is the freshmen year of high school, and coming out better and stronger because of it.
This is the book for people who need to relate to a character and who wants to reminise about how hard your frist year of high school was and realize how much stronger you are because of it.
In our own way we all get to feel infinite.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Summary
Set in Pittsburgh, PA in August of 1991 a young boy starts to write to untold stranger under the name Charlie. He hears about this friend from a conversation he heard in school. Charlie writes to express himself because he heard this stranger didn't try to sleep with a drunk girl at a party, even though he had the chance.
The stories kick off point is Charlies best friend commits suicide, while they were just about to start high school. Threw the letters we hear Charlie talk about his favorite person on the world, his late Aunt Helen who had something terrible happen to her, but dose not talk about it because it takes him to a dark place.
Soon after the start of school Charlie meets and has an instant crush on a high school senior named Sam, as well as becoming friends with her flamboyant gay step brother Patrick.
Threw his new friends Charlie gets into the underground seen where it the three things you need are drugs, sex, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. When they are all high off of pot they go into a truck and stand in the bed while going threw a tunnel. They call it being infinite.
Charlie starts to date a girl, and threw a game of truth a dare, Charlies world beings to unravel. He's dared to kiss the girl he finds the most beautiful in the room. He walks past his girlfriend and across the room and kisses Sam. This upsets his girlfriend and makes everyone mad at Charlie.
After a few days of being alone, Charlies family walks in to see him sitting naked on the couch, staring at the TV. He was in a coma like state.
The doctors found out that he had been doing that every Saturday since his aunt passed away, but everyone was to busy to notice. The reason why it was only on Saturday is that Saturdays were the days he spent with his Aunt Helen.
Sam and Patrick come back and they become friends once more.
The book ends with Charlie going threw a tunnel to fell infinite, and not scared anymore of the world and knowing when things go wrong that they do work out.
The stories kick off point is Charlies best friend commits suicide, while they were just about to start high school. Threw the letters we hear Charlie talk about his favorite person on the world, his late Aunt Helen who had something terrible happen to her, but dose not talk about it because it takes him to a dark place.
Soon after the start of school Charlie meets and has an instant crush on a high school senior named Sam, as well as becoming friends with her flamboyant gay step brother Patrick.
Threw his new friends Charlie gets into the underground seen where it the three things you need are drugs, sex, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show. When they are all high off of pot they go into a truck and stand in the bed while going threw a tunnel. They call it being infinite.
Charlie starts to date a girl, and threw a game of truth a dare, Charlies world beings to unravel. He's dared to kiss the girl he finds the most beautiful in the room. He walks past his girlfriend and across the room and kisses Sam. This upsets his girlfriend and makes everyone mad at Charlie.
After a few days of being alone, Charlies family walks in to see him sitting naked on the couch, staring at the TV. He was in a coma like state.
The doctors found out that he had been doing that every Saturday since his aunt passed away, but everyone was to busy to notice. The reason why it was only on Saturday is that Saturdays were the days he spent with his Aunt Helen.
Sam and Patrick come back and they become friends once more.
The book ends with Charlie going threw a tunnel to fell infinite, and not scared anymore of the world and knowing when things go wrong that they do work out.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Beauty and the Beast Review
I thought that Beauty and the Beast would be the average length of a book. I was wrong. This book was written many years ago, but the author is unknown. This is a story that has stood the test of time, but has some mixed messages.
It was a short bed time story, where Beauty is actually the youngest of three girls who is very obviously favored by her father. The way the beast catches Beauty's father, the Merchant, is when the Merchant takes a a single flower for Beauty from Beast's garden (Unknown).
His three eldest daughters daughters are very jealous of Beauty,I believe not only for her beauty but for the affection she receives from their father.
This favoritism is not totally unwarranted though. When Beast tells the Merchant one of his daughters can willingly trade places with him, Beauty steps forward and takes his place (Unknown).
Beast gives Beauty nothing but respect and love the moment she walks in. He even made a portrait of her that said under it "Beauty is Queen here; all things will obey her." (Unknown)
The typical response to the question, what is the moral of Beauty and the Beast is it's what's the inside that counts.
But Beauty does not fall totally and madly in love with him until he turns back into human. She even turned his marriage proposal (Unknown). Even though he is nothing but kind and loving to her. She does not agree to marry him until he is dying in a pool of his own blood. The even says that after he turned back into a handsome prince that she fell tenfold more in love with him.
The true moral of the story is, what's on the inside does count, but what's on the outside is still important.
Work Cited
Unknown. Beauty and The Beast kindle edition.
It was a short bed time story, where Beauty is actually the youngest of three girls who is very obviously favored by her father. The way the beast catches Beauty's father, the Merchant, is when the Merchant takes a a single flower for Beauty from Beast's garden (Unknown).
His three eldest daughters daughters are very jealous of Beauty,I believe not only for her beauty but for the affection she receives from their father.
This favoritism is not totally unwarranted though. When Beast tells the Merchant one of his daughters can willingly trade places with him, Beauty steps forward and takes his place (Unknown).
Beast gives Beauty nothing but respect and love the moment she walks in. He even made a portrait of her that said under it "Beauty is Queen here; all things will obey her." (Unknown)
The typical response to the question, what is the moral of Beauty and the Beast is it's what's the inside that counts.
But Beauty does not fall totally and madly in love with him until he turns back into human. She even turned his marriage proposal (Unknown). Even though he is nothing but kind and loving to her. She does not agree to marry him until he is dying in a pool of his own blood. The even says that after he turned back into a handsome prince that she fell tenfold more in love with him.
The true moral of the story is, what's on the inside does count, but what's on the outside is still important.
Work Cited
Unknown. Beauty and The Beast kindle edition.
The Beauty and The Beast Summery
The story revolves around a girl who refers to herself only as Beauty, who is held very dearly to her father and has jealous sisters because she is so beautiful. When her father is captured and Beauty trades places with him, the Beast is nothing but a kind gentleman. He makes her the Queen of his castle and has his animal servants do anything she wants. He even lets her leave for two months to see her family.
The beast has set her family up for life, in a big gorgeous house and a monthly income to keep them in comfort. She eventully goes back to the beast to find him dying and brigs him back from the brink when she says, "and Beauty shall be your wife."
This turns the beast back into a prince and the animals back into servants, who go right back to work. Beauty falls more in love with the beast when he goes back to being his true self.
They all live happily ever after
The beast has set her family up for life, in a big gorgeous house and a monthly income to keep them in comfort. She eventully goes back to the beast to find him dying and brigs him back from the brink when she says, "and Beauty shall be your wife."
This turns the beast back into a prince and the animals back into servants, who go right back to work. Beauty falls more in love with the beast when he goes back to being his true self.
They all live happily ever after
Monday, February 6, 2012
W.O. movie vs book
For the most part the movie and book are very similar. The movie did it's best to include every detail it could for the time limit. The order of the foster homes, who the foster parents were are very on point.
The only really differences are these:
> Ingrid is an artist in the movie, a poet in the book
>Her Second foster home is skipped
> Ingrid is sent to jail for life, in the book she's freed
For a movie it's as on point as it's get. The casting was perfection and the story was true to the book. This will make fans of the book very happy.
White Oleanders
This is the book that inspired one of my favorite movies, White Oleanders.
The story is about a girl, Astrid, who lives with her mother,Ingrid, whom she puts on a goddess like pedestal. Her mother thinks that Astrid belongs to her, body and soul, and exposes Astrid in her public poetry readings. Ingrid is a solid femanist who falls for a man named Barry. When Barry leaves Ingrid, she loses her mind. She takes oleanders and takes the nectar, a deadly poison, and puts it on almost ever surface in his house. She even soaks flowers in his milk. It eventually leads to his death.
Ingrid is taken to jail for his murder, which makes Astrid go into the foster care system. There she lives with an extremely religious former stripper and alcoholic, a racist who uses Astrid for free labor, an emotionally unstable actress, and someone who Astrid picks because she doesn't want to be a part of a nuclear family.
This book has some of the most vivid and poetic language. When Astrid lives with the rasicst, Marvel, Astrid finds refuge in her next door neightbor, Olivia, who happens to be a hooker. Olivaia once told Astrid
"...a magician doesn't buy magic. Admire the skill of a fellow magician, but never fall under his spell." (Fitch)
Another quote is from a letter from Ingrid to Astrid.
"...Take notes. Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential..." (Finch)
This book is not for the faint of heart. It has a very adult theme. I recommend this for a mature peson who wants to see someone go threw hell and come out stronger. Watch a young girl finally see who her mother really is. Astrid grows up very fast, having two affirs with her foster moms boyfriends.
Astrid dose get her happly ever after by moving to Berlin, Germany with her boyfriend. There she takes suitcases and makes art out of them to depict the events from the time her mom gets arrested, to when she's out of the system.
This is not a happy story, but it will make you take anther look at your life. IT will make you see things for what they really are. Both the good and the bad.
Work Cited
Fitch, Janet. Kindle fire edition. Location 2205 & 1965.
The story is about a girl, Astrid, who lives with her mother,Ingrid, whom she puts on a goddess like pedestal. Her mother thinks that Astrid belongs to her, body and soul, and exposes Astrid in her public poetry readings. Ingrid is a solid femanist who falls for a man named Barry. When Barry leaves Ingrid, she loses her mind. She takes oleanders and takes the nectar, a deadly poison, and puts it on almost ever surface in his house. She even soaks flowers in his milk. It eventually leads to his death.
Ingrid is taken to jail for his murder, which makes Astrid go into the foster care system. There she lives with an extremely religious former stripper and alcoholic, a racist who uses Astrid for free labor, an emotionally unstable actress, and someone who Astrid picks because she doesn't want to be a part of a nuclear family.
This book has some of the most vivid and poetic language. When Astrid lives with the rasicst, Marvel, Astrid finds refuge in her next door neightbor, Olivia, who happens to be a hooker. Olivaia once told Astrid
"...a magician doesn't buy magic. Admire the skill of a fellow magician, but never fall under his spell." (Fitch)
Another quote is from a letter from Ingrid to Astrid.
"...Take notes. Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential..." (Finch)
This book is not for the faint of heart. It has a very adult theme. I recommend this for a mature peson who wants to see someone go threw hell and come out stronger. Watch a young girl finally see who her mother really is. Astrid grows up very fast, having two affirs with her foster moms boyfriends.
Astrid dose get her happly ever after by moving to Berlin, Germany with her boyfriend. There she takes suitcases and makes art out of them to depict the events from the time her mom gets arrested, to when she's out of the system.
This is not a happy story, but it will make you take anther look at your life. IT will make you see things for what they really are. Both the good and the bad.
Work Cited
Fitch, Janet. Kindle fire edition. Location 2205 & 1965.
Monday, January 30, 2012
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray was written by Oscar Wilde in Victorian England. He uses such vivid details when talking about colors. It makes it seem like he was a big influence to F. Scott Fitzgerald. Wilde writes a deep moral story that shows the importance of taking care of your soul in a very witty and sarcastic way.
The three main characters could be divided in two ways. The first is a love triangle. Dorian Gray is considered to be one of the most beautiful creature in their world. Basil is a painter who is instantly drawn to his beauty, which inspires his greatest work. Lord Henry is a very shallow person who wants his youth, and shares his view on life with Dorian. Basil openly admits to being obsessed and consumed by Dorian's very presents. While Dorian is drawn to Lord Henry's very witty, sarcastic, and dry view of the world. Dorian might have even experienced love at first sight with Lord Henry, "When he caught sight of Lord Henry, a faint blush coloured cheeks for a moment..."(page 27)
The second way to dived them is a moral stand point. Basil is the voice of reason. He wants nothing more then to have Dorian happy, healthy, and safe. Lord Henry is the embodiment if temptation. He will speak in paradox's to make his views seem more impressive and complementary. " You know more then you think you know, just as you know less then you want to know." (page 31)
This has become one of my favorite books. You get to see the denigration of someone's soul. When Dorian sad he would give his soul to stay youthful forever, he throws out every single moral and value he had and cares for no one but himself, even less then what he did before. He goes on the become addicted to opium and even kills Basil, when all Basil wanted to do was pray to save his soul. This book will show anyone the importance of having morals, and how everything has an effect on not only your physical body, but your very soul.
Work Cited
http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/. January 30, 2012
Wilde, Oscar. The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde. Stories, Plays, Poems & Essays. William Collins Sons & Company. Great Britain.
The three main characters could be divided in two ways. The first is a love triangle. Dorian Gray is considered to be one of the most beautiful creature in their world. Basil is a painter who is instantly drawn to his beauty, which inspires his greatest work. Lord Henry is a very shallow person who wants his youth, and shares his view on life with Dorian. Basil openly admits to being obsessed and consumed by Dorian's very presents. While Dorian is drawn to Lord Henry's very witty, sarcastic, and dry view of the world. Dorian might have even experienced love at first sight with Lord Henry, "When he caught sight of Lord Henry, a faint blush coloured cheeks for a moment..."(page 27)
The second way to dived them is a moral stand point. Basil is the voice of reason. He wants nothing more then to have Dorian happy, healthy, and safe. Lord Henry is the embodiment if temptation. He will speak in paradox's to make his views seem more impressive and complementary. " You know more then you think you know, just as you know less then you want to know." (page 31)
This has become one of my favorite books. You get to see the denigration of someone's soul. When Dorian sad he would give his soul to stay youthful forever, he throws out every single moral and value he had and cares for no one but himself, even less then what he did before. He goes on the become addicted to opium and even kills Basil, when all Basil wanted to do was pray to save his soul. This book will show anyone the importance of having morals, and how everything has an effect on not only your physical body, but your very soul.
Work Cited
http://www.online-literature.com/wilde/. January 30, 2012
Wilde, Oscar. The Complete Works of Oscar Wilde. Stories, Plays, Poems & Essays. William Collins Sons & Company. Great Britain.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Saving
I can tell you from experiences that coupons can save you so much money. Working as a cashier I once had to ring too ring up almost $300.00 in groceries but she was able to bring it down to $23.00. Coupons may take some time out of your day, but you can turn it into a family activity. If you can you have kids and they are old enough they can help you cut them out or even go to a website like couponsuzy.com.
One thing that some people don't grasp it bogo. BoGo is best for shoes or something that is more expensive. But sometimes people will buy things that is not needed or wanted they just buy it because they think it's a deal. That is really the easiest thing to do to save money, don't buy what you don't need. Very easy for some, harder for some to understand once you're in the store.
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Welcome
I intended to write about saving money, but I changed my topic to book reviews. If any books I review is also a movie I will try to compare the two. To keep with the spirit of saving money I advise you to look at used book stores before heading out to Barnes and Noble, and keeping an eye out for sales. I am sorry for the change.
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