Book Of The Week

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Book Of The Week No. 45 Bridget Jones's Diary & Other Writing by Helen Fielding Actual Rate: 10/10 Favorite Line: "Life is so much more fun when you accept the mess it is and all of us are and just rock and roll with it." Actual Review: Bridget Jones's Diary (and other writing) is the 25th Anniversary of the book series re-published by Helen Fielding under Picador on 2021. The novel revolves around a year of happenings in Bridget Jones's life which are written like a personal diary. A book worth to be recommended! I still haven't found any book that could vie with Bridget Jones's(BJ) Series. Because both the book and the movie adaptation are immaculately written and really stand for each other. I really had a great time reading this. It made me smile and laugh. It is funny how such straightforward texts and narration could burst the laughs within me. The Introduction of this book is very current. Helen Fielding started the book as messy as it could be. I could feel the emanating honesty that this book is really chaotic at its finest but still special to read onto. I love how those special thoughts of BJ is implanted on the diary entries as if this thing is not a fiction. Sometimes some occurrences are as real as it could get, that is maybe why readers are feel so attached in the story. With this special edition of the book that includes 100 more pages of new and unpublished material from Helen Fielding, I can say that this really satiated my needs for a funny time. I have been occupied with my personal life and I think this book hooked me back to reading. It kept me bedridden for full straight 7 hours and I am glad it happened. The joy of reading sparked again in me! ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ TAGS: #fiction #diary #books #journal #HelenFielding #BridgetJones #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6E97EyTRk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The Zahir by Paulo Coehlo Actual Rate: 9.5/10 Favorite Line: "Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose and commit myself to— what is best for me." Actual Review: The Zahir: A Novel of Obsession was authored by Paulo Coehlo and was published by Harper Collins on 2005. The book hovers over the theme of travel, love, loss, letting go, freedom and obsession. This is actually my second reading of this book and I can say that it grows fonder to me this second time I had it. Maybe because the context of the story is relative to the maturity of human beings and as we grow older we seem to understand human emotions and actions more reasonably or maybe just because this is just an another story that is about searching for something who will complete the protagonist which relates to us because we really seek for the bliss that seemed to be vague and we can never acquire. Ooohh it went to abyss real-quick! 😂 Anyway, I just simply don't know why as well but I feel personally connected to the book. This feeling of emptiness is somehow the only thing inside that pushes me to do more. This book has tackled that very sense of existential crisis as a story. The story revolves around the narrator who is a novelist himself, and very successful in life. He had great connections with film industry people, had interviewed by famous journalists and had attended book signings for most of his works. Still, there is this some sour feeling in his life, an emptiness that always pounds. Thanks to Jorge Luis Borges' story about a mystical coin, he reminisced that whats he's missing, his Zahir. From there, on his venture to find his Zahir, a great expedition of self-reflection and reasonable travels had ignited. I learned these 4 things from that venture (RICE): •The Rewards of checking the Unknown •The Insights on Obsessive Love •The Courage of Letting Go •The Emptiness in High Status (Celebrity) Success Full review: LINK IN BIO! TAGS: #fiction #novel #books #life #obsession #freedom #love #relationship #Zahir #PauloCoehlo #TheZahir #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRFmAQyU9x/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book Of The Week No. 43 Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coehlo Actual Rate: 7/10 Favorite Line: "When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself." Actual Review: Written by the Brazilian Novelist Paulo Coehlo, Eleven Minutes is a 2003 fiction novel published by Harper Collins. The story revolves around Maria who moved to Geneva and compelled to be a prostitute. She eventually loved this job to save to go back to Brazil but on the cost of her aversion for love. So I read the book two times. I don't know but out of all Mr. Coehlo's books, I found myself here stumbled in his writing style for this one. And there are some plot/flow in the book that are seemed to be so stretched and there are some parts that are I deemed so cliche. For example, the innocent little Portuguese-speaking girl turned into writing deep moralizing entries in her(Maria's) diaries. Then, Maria expecting for Ralf to stop her flight going to Brazil. I am so sorry but I really felt the cringe. I don't know again but it feels like this book is not written by Mr. Coehlo. I love reading Mr. Coehlo's book for the morality it bombards to the readers in straight narratives. Again, I don't know but the vibe of this book seems to be a little bit pushy on imparting the moral lessons. I mean, I still discovered my own set of conclusions for the story and I still had the time to re-evaluate my thoughts on this, but if Maria is a true person, I think this is what is humanly as possible the story would really go through, removing the drama's appended for intimate scenarios in the book. I remembered! This is published almost two decades ago, believe the hopeless romantic part of this book is inspired by Mr. Coehlo from the Romantic movies of early 2000's. I mean it is still effective but somehow I would really recommend this book for people who are sexually active? Hahaha I love Maria's ponderous diary entries but it did not really sit well on the theme of the story, for me. ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ TAGS: #fiction #novel #books #life #sexuality #love #PauloCoehlo #ElevenMinutes #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn8eZRXSeBt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book Of The Week No. 42 21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari Actual Rate: 9.5/10 Favorite Line: "In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power." Actual Review: Yuval Noah Harari's third book; 21 Lessons for the 21st Century was published by Spiegel & Grau on 2018. The history book scouts over the most pressing issues we are facing today. Again, kudos to Mr.Harari! It was fun reading his books sequentially because you will really understand the purpose of why he wrote those books. To make the readers properly informed about our past, future and present. His narratives are very addictive, I find myself longing for more histories from him. Maybe it is the way how he tells story with examples of spot-on thoughts embedded within it. It feels like I learned history again but in a very modern way. If Sapiens is about past, and Homo Deus is about the future... Then 21 Lessons is more of the whats and what-nots of the present. I love how this books is sub-divided into 21 titles of which are the respective topics that are well-versed for each chapter. I somehow felt his focused touch on biotech and infotech's impact to the current occurences of our society. Mr.Harari's got high criticism and expectations on the future roles of algorithms and machine learning in our world. As a person working in tech, I somehow disagree to some of his predictions (most likely about the jobs part) however, it was all intellectually written on the book that I can say, it is already part of my reading experience. P.S. I learned from this book that if the greatest asset before is land, then today it would be information. I hope there will be no war that might start because of it in future! ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ TAGS: #nonfiction #books #history #humans #Humankind #YuvalNoahHarari #21LessonsFor21stCentury #Present #Lessons #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CnYbxTzylHV/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book Of The Week No. 41 Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow by Yuval Noah Harari Actual Rate: 9/10 Favorite Line: "We become satisfied when reality matches our expectations. The bad news is that as conditions improve, expectations balloon." Actual Review: Homo Deus is an historical book that follows Sapiens, authored by the same person, Yuval Noah Harari and was published in 2017 by Harper. The book examines the past and future of Humanity by blending the disciplines of science, history and philosophy to get a glimpse of Humankind's destinies. What an another historical information overdrive from Mr.Harari! His insights could really serve food for thoughts and I was overloaded with historical facts from the book. The intelligence of Mr.Harari is evident at every passages of the book, his opinions are spot-on thoughtful and will invigorate your thinking prowess! The book discusses these stuff all-throughout; Famine, Plague, War, Immortality, Divinity, Religion, Economy, Free Will, Algorithms, and other contemporary dilemmas of the Anthropocene. It was all narrated in a straight-forward manner, factual, grounded with scientific wit. I spent two weeks reading this book with an average of less than 3 hours per day. I love how Mr. Harari injects his thoughts for every topic in the book. It enhanced and enriched the book to not give an academic vibe because his thought-provoking insights are still rooted from the facts of actual history. Well-researched and well-versed narration. To turn pages is inevitable! A book worth to be recommended! ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ TAGS: #nonfiction #books #history #humans #Humankind #YuvalNoahHarari #HomoDeus #ABriefHistoryOfTomorrow #HomoSapiens #biochemical #History #Future #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CnJI9bTyNw1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book Of The Week No.40 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari Actual Rate: 9/10 Favorite Line: "Romanticism tells us that in order to make the most of our human potential we must have as many different experiences as we can." Actual Review: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari was first published on 2015. The book discusses humankind's milestone and transformation through the ages. Since I am a fan of encyclopedia, almanac and history books since my childhood, most things that are stated in this book are something I know already or somehow familiar for me in a sense. It feels like this book is a refresher of all the milestone humankind has ever done. One thing is just that I disagree with the subtitle of the book like; "A *BRIEF* History of Humankind" because, this book is too heavy and too informative for brevity! Not that I stated this in the wrong way but this book is really that! 😂 I could not stop turning its glossy pages because the narration of Mr. Yuval is really immaculate! Thoughts are embedded in texts in direct, not sentimental and very practical manner. It was evident that this is really academically well-researched. Kudos to Mr. Yuval for immaculately depicting the history in a very professional and unbiased way. He's really great on the analysis of information he read and gathered. Talking about the importance of this book, this Filipino quote really struck me in the head. "Ang hindi marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan ay hindi makakarating sa paroroonan." I personally translated as, "Those who do not know how to contemplate the past will not have a path for the goal." That's the significance of this book. In scientific point of view, we are just nothing in this Universe, even without us, it will still comtinue its business as usual. See the point, we are special but we are not. ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ TAGS: #nonfiction #books #history #humans #Humankind #YuvalNoahHarari #Sapiens #ABriefHistoryOfHumankind #Past #Present #CognitiveRevolution #AgriculturalRevolution #ScientificRevolution #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CmicbW6ycvE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book Of The Week No.39 Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald by J.K. Rowling Actual Rate: 9/10 Favorite Line: "Regret is my constant companion. Do not let it become yours." -A.D. Actual Review: The second installment screenplay book of Fantastic Beasts franchise, The Crimes of Grindelwald was pusblished on 2018. Set in 1927, the book follows Albus, Newt and the Aurors second attempt to take down Grindelwald's plan of ruling over the No-Majs (Muggles). This was quite a fantastic read, indeed. Since most contextual things of the magical concepts had already been plugged on the first installment book (FB & WTFT), it was really a plain-sailing venture when I read this screenplay. I mean, there's a lot of history unveiled in the story as well but I firmly believe that it contributed dearly on the flow of the events. A lot of heartbreaking revelations was also set in this book, especially about Leta, Credence and Albus. I am now in fond of conversational reading because of this. It somehow immersed me really, on characters' personality by JK Rowling's depiction. These screenplay books are crafted magically and creatively. A thing to consider to motivate you read the book. Overall, that was a magical read! Worth to be read again. Worth for recommendation. Though I prefer more on watching the movie. (Cognitive bias, 'cause I am a fan of Eddie Redmayne HAHA) TAGS: #fiction #books #fantasy #screenplay #JKRowling #FantasticBeast #Grindelwald #FantasticBeastsTheCrimesOfGrindelwald #Wizards #Potterhead #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CmS82kHy0Yc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book Of The Week 38 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling Actual Rate: 8/10 Favorite Line: "Worrying means you suffer twice." -Newt Actual Review: Fantastic Beasts and WTFT is the first screenplay book of the actual movie of the same name published by Minalima in 2016. The story revolves around the adventures of a magizoologist, Newt Schamander, with the main villain wanted for multiple murders, Gellert Grindelwald, all set in New York in 1926. Following to an another make-believe world of wizardry, J.K. Rowling created this screenplay to tell the lores and stories of the magical beasts we first seen from Harry Potter books. I really love Rowling's depiction of her own dynamic wizarding world, I was really enthralled that there is really more on Hagrid's subject! These Fantastic Beasts already had me wondering when I read the HP books and now this book has given me a broader view on the importance of these beasts in the wizarding world. I know this book is created based to the actual movie and something I have just pondered when reading, in my personal opinion, it would be much better if this book is just created like a novel or in prose writing. I firmly believe that this would really be more detailed when it was in that form. Anyway, I somehow still follow the trail of scenes and conversations because I guess, thanks to the fact that I have watched the movie first. Kudos to the actors for portraying well the feelings and thoughts of these characters. The movie was really more splendid than the book. TAGS: #fiction #books #fantasy #screenplay #JKRowling #FantasticBeast #FantasticBeastsAndWhereToFindThem #Wizards #Potterhead #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CmA8RzpSFOk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book of the Week No.37 Joy at Work by Marie Kondo & Scott Sonenshein Actual Rate: 10/10 Favorite Line: "With so much of our time and energy given to work, it can and should be a source of joy." Actual Review: Tidying expert, Marie Kondo and organizational psychologist, Scott Sonenshein collaborate to publish "Joy at Work" on April 2020. The book contains 11 chapters of tidying strategies to declutter your professional life, physically and digitally. This book is really a total ride. I was really immersed in the book due to the fact that I could really relate on the challenges on workplace that were discussed inside it. KonMari Method is really something. I can easily relate to this book more I guess because I have read Spark Joy already. Anyway, I really feel so connected with Marie and Scott's thoughts and narratives. I felt like a different person after reading this book and I have now a new way to tackle my stuff in workplace. Like, the spark joy method is really useful. I discovered in myself why I am more motivated to work from home because I could see there all the things that spark joy to me. I have also garnered some new perspectives from this book that I could really use in future or in my daily routine. Like, people really have different perspectives and we are all bound to misunderstanding. That is why, you need to focus on what sparks joy for you and then you will just really gravitate that positive energy you are radiating. Moving to my favorite line from the book, it speaks for itself—we apply a third of our day for work, we might as well want to be happy with our job! Special Note: If you feel like you want to quit your job, please check Page 195. #nonfiction #books #selfhelp #personaldevelopment #MarieKondo #ScottSonenshein #JoyAtWork #organizing #CorporateLife #ProfessionalLife #Career #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckn5fhOSb2M/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book Of The Week No.36 Alternative Alamat: Myths and Legends From the Philippines Edited by Paolo Chikiamco Actual Rate: 8.5/10 Favorite Line: "To exist, one must be born into pain." Actual Review: Alternative Alamat is a folk fiction originally published in 2014 and republished 2022 by Tuttle Pub, internationally. The book is comprised with compendium of 12 Filipino myths and lores that are retold for modern readers, all edited by Paolo Chikiamco. I really appreciate the variety of stories that are in this compilation because it really represents the roots of us, Filipinos and how are culture expounds about love, life, death, heroism, divinity and impermanence. Thanks to #PaengPH2022, I was able to have my mind collected and settled for reading. I was reading this on my room with heavy rain and winds on the outside. I believe that's the best way you could ever feel and read folklores. Some of the stories have weak points, that is in my personal opinion, best believe that this book is created to initiate the mainstreaming of Filipino culture/stories. My favorites are "The Last Full Show", "The Alipin's Tale" & "Keeper of my Sky". 1.) I was mystified by Alexandra Trese's passion(?) for decrypting Filipino folklorian mysteries. I am now planning to watch Trese on Netflix. 2.) I love how the imagination of the writers really used the key occurences in our history to tweak it into some spin-off conspiracy. Like whi would have thought that Lapu-lapu, Bernardo Carpio and Maria Makiling would meet. 3.) I love how this is written in a very sci-fi/fantasy way. The prose narrative really took me somewhere and a sad tale is what I have got. :(((( The thing about this book is that each of these 12 stories somewhat stood on their own. I never really wanted to stop reading it even though you can read a story and just get back when you wanted because I cannot stop to be mystified by the creativity of these Filipino... TAGS: #fiction #books #folklore #PaoloChikiamco #AlternativeAlamat #FilipinoCulture #Myths #Legend #Lore #PhilippineMythology #Tuttle #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CkX8iMOSBs6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book of the Week No.35 The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel Actual Rate: 9.5/10 Favorite Line: "Realize that you don't need a specific reason to save." Actual Review: Published in 2020 and authored by Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money is a nonfiction book that explores refined thoughts and stories about money. This book tackles the key role of money on wealth, greed, happiness and one's behavior. It took about two weeks for me to completely savor and read all the juice from this book. It is the first book I have read from Housel and I am now a legit fan. The 19 stories are all have their own strong points about the main idea of the book, The Psychology of Money. I somehow felt the vibe like of how Malcolm Gladwell tells stories. It was lightweight, past-faced and straightforward. The technicalities of the theme (investment, savings, etc.) are told in the most efficient way with comparisons in reality just so that readers are informed thoroughly. I honestly loved it and I admired Housel's researching skills for this, because this somehow turns into a journal haha. Like the key points are really properly embedded in the material. This has been one of my newest reads about finance/economics in a while and it somehow imbibed some new flavors of learning within me. A read worth to be recommended. There's a lot of eye-opening context I have gotten in this book about savings, investments, being reasonable, luck, risks and especially money. The Psychology of Money is not about what someone knows. It is more about how someone behaves. ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • Quotes from the book: ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • A genius who loses control of their emotions can be a financial disaster. Financial outcomes are driven by luck, independent of intelligence and effort. Everyone talks about retirement, but apparently very few do anything about it. Many of us are bad at saving and investing. No one is crazy—we all make decisions based on ourown uni... ~ TAGS: #nonfiction #books #novel #MorganHousel #ThePsychologyOfMoney #Money #Wealth #Psychology #Greed #Finance #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CkC_XVgS143/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book of the Week No.35 The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel Actual Rate: 9.5/10 Favorite Line: "Realize that you don't need a specific reason to save." Actual Review: Published in 2020 and authored by Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money is a nonfiction book that explores refined thoughts and stories about money. This book tackles the key role of money on wealth, greed, happiness and one's behavior. It took about two weeks for me to completely savor and read all the juice from this book. It is the first book I have read from Housel and I am now a legit fan. The 19 stories are all have their own strong points about the main idea of the book, The Psychology of Money. I somehow felt the vibe like of how Malcolm Gladwell tells stories. It was lightweight, past-faced and straightforward. The technicalities of the theme (investment, savings, etc.) are told in the most efficient way with comparisons in reality just so that readers are informed thoroughly. I honestly loved it and I admired Housel's researching skills for this, because this somehow turns into a journal haha. Like the key points are really properly embedded in the material. This has been one of my newest reads about finance/economics in a while and it somehow imbibed some new flavors of learning within me. A read worth to be recommended. There's a lot of eye-opening context I have gotten in this book about savings, investments, being reasonable, luck, risks and especially money. The Psychology of Money is not about what someone knows. It is more about how someone behaves. ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • Quotes from the book: ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • ~ • A genius who loses control of their emotions can be a financial disaster. Financial outcomes are driven by luck, independent of intelligence and effort. Everyone talks about retirement, but apparently very few do anything about it. Many of us are bad at saving and investing. No one is crazy—we all make decisions based on ourown unique experiences that seem to make sense to us in a .... ~ TAGS: #nonfiction #books #novel #MorganHousel #ThePsychologyOfMoney #Money #Wealth #Psychology #Greed #Finance #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover https://www.instagram.com/p/CkC_HcMSgOg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book of The Week No.34 The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan Actual Rate: 10/10 Favorite Line: "(detachment, n.) You can be separate from a thing and still care about it." Actual Review: The Lover's Dictionary is an adult novel written by David Levithan and was first published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on 2011. The story explores the key instances in the relationship of an unnamed couple told through dictionary-style entries. The most unique contemporary fiction I have ever read so far. The structure and the story is really remarkable! It was creatively crafted and relatably realistic. Not only it widens one's vocabulary but this also widens our understanding on romantic relationships. Dramas applied in the story is on the right amount to showcase the heartwarming and heartbreaking side of a long-term commitment. As my third time reading this book, I somehow really felt engaged and curious knowing in what type of romantic relationship the couple is having. This is indistinguishable, given that the nameless narrator of the story set it in second POV perspective. It feels like it was written FOR someone, his partner. And just to add, this novel is completely inclusive. Like, Levithan leave it to your mind whether his partner is a girl or a guy, which significantly impacts the whole plot package that no matter in what relationship you are in; Love is love. Hurt is hurt. Each vocabulary is given like a window of what it is like to register in a simple romantic relationship. Piece by piece, it was provided by the author in alphabetical order as the definition of a vocabulary, tantamounting to the main idea of each scenarios that shaped the course of their relationship. The brevity is there. This book just struck me how powerful words can be. If a picture can portray a thousand words, then words can provide you a thousand feelings and thoughts. TAGS: #fiction #books #novel #DavidLevithan #TheLoversDictionary #Couples #Love #Meaning #Relationships #Vocabulary #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/CjeczvYp9rr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book of The Week No.33 Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan Rate: 9.5/10 Favorite Line: "Love is the most common miracle." Review: Will Grayson, Will Grayson is a YA novel crafted by the two best-selling authors, John Green & David Levithan and it was first published on 2010 by Dutton Books. The novel tells about the happenstance of intertwining the lives of two people with actual same name. The first pages of the book quickly drew me in with its creative type of conversational comedy that I really expect because I know how John Green applies this style to his work. You will be enticed by how the book started to grandly introduce Tiny Cooper, which I thought is in irony of what the title of this book suggests haha Good thing that I was really familiar on the way of writing of both Green and Levithan. I quickly find myself knowing that each chapters are alternatingly written by the authors. Odd chapters are Green's. Even chapters are Levithan's. However, what astonished me in this book is that, it really took me about at least 6 chapters to clearly understood that THERE ARE TWO GRAYSONs in this book hahaha That was really rivetting. John Green's Will: (uses uppercases typewritten letters) ✓ Thoughtful ✓ Funny ✓ Friend-material ✓ Over-thinker ✓ Keen Observer ✓ Radical And much more... David Levithan's Will: (uses lowercases typewritten letters) ✓ manic depressive ✓ complicatedly cute ✓ edgy ✓ crustacean (hard outside, soft inside) ✓ secretive ✓ awkward and much more... I personally think that these character traits are based from the personalities of the authors (because I have read their other books as well). Tiny Cooper is really a force to be reckoned with in this novel, he really plays the vital role as the main plot device to break and build both Wills. For introspection, the book is really comprised with a trailblazing conversational flow, some of which are whispered on the characters mind, written messaged or just a narrative of how their mental and emotional processes .... #fiction #books #novel #DavidLevithan #JohnGreen #Suicide #LGBTQ #MentalHealth #Friendship #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #book https://www.instagram.com/p/Ci6jao3pDWT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book of the Week No.32 The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green Rate: 8/10 Favorite Line: "When you're living in the middle of history, you never know what it means." Review: The debut non-fiction book of John Green published by Dutton Books in 2021. 'The Anthropocene Reviewed' discusses about the random milestones in mankind's history, rated in 5-star scales from the lens of John Green. Overall, I had a fun time reading this book. John Green has done a lot of extra narratives and knowledge again which is what I like. This first non-fiction from him has a lot of personal observation as well from Green's oculars. A lot of general knowledge is embedded in this book and I have some few laughs with it as well. For me, I think it was just lacking the essence of why book is made. Looking back to all his fictions, it all seemed special in a way. It might be because I missed him writing those kind of stuff so that when this came, I have a lot of expectations which are not met. Anyways, I still had this special copy of his book, signed first edition. I love how personal for him to tackle the topics on this book and still this was a page turner. Notes: First edition copy. Page 39, Paleoanthropologist is spelled "Paeloanthropologist". #nonfiction #books #timeline #johngreen #theanthropocenereviewed #humanity #evolution #history #milestone #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf0M8y4p7Hf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book of the Week No.31 Turtles All The Way Down by John Green Rate: 9.5/10 Favorite Line: "Anybody can look at you. It's quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see." Review: The last YA fiction from John Green, 'Turtles All The Way Down' was published in 2017 by Dutton Books. The story revolves around Aza Holmes and her intrusive thoughts as she is diagnosed with anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder. Just like TFIOS, John Green did it again! Such a strong contemporary writing! The title itself is somewhat ambiguous (like TFIOS) which is one of the good factors why you want to read the book. And indeed, it does have that— IT IS A LOVE STORY BUT I WILL TELL YOU MORE OR OTHER THAN THAT touch for a YA fiction. Green never let his readers down! John Green offered a new ring for storytelling again, using an honest point-of-view of someone having a mental illness. New Flavor! Though I hope those are not from his own experiences, it must be so hard living like that. Such intrusive thoughts are really alarming. Another gem for modern contemporary novels! The use of technologies, modern slangs and nuances made this a perfect material to read for children today. The flow is indeed immaculate, the characters are one of their own, the elements are on point and lastly it debunks all the corny stereotypes that having these type of stories are not readable at all. John Green writes, period. And when he writes, he offers more. He has this extra knowledge to implant on various portions of his book that really relates it to the narrative. He always provide extras, and I am up for it! Still, this was a page turner. I just hoped that I was born a Tuatara after reading this! HAHAHA #fiction #books #novel #johngreen #turtlesallthewaydown #tuatara #turtle🐢 #ocd #obsessivecompulsivedisorder #mentalhealth #therapy #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf0MuJcpDbK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Book of the Week No.30 The Fault In Our Stars by John Green Rate: 10/10 Favorite Line: "That's the thing about pain. It demands to be felt." Review: The Fault in Our Stars is John Green's fourth solo novel first published in 2012. The story follows around Hazel's fight with cancer and her journey to discover the true notion of living, dying and oblivion. This book has no 'hamartia' or even the slightest flaw. It was a total campaign of emphatic story-telling. 24 Chapters with no words skipped. I love how it was also carefully crafted as a fil and it was really in lined with the story. (Plus, John Green made a special cameo on the movie haha) I created a short story based from Isaac-Monica relationship. Titled, Love is Blind. I was really inspired in reading this once before and now I am reading it again for the proper review. I cried. I can't sleep. The embodiment of empathy is always seen on Green's work. Thanks to this novel that now, I understood the struggles of people with cancer and the struggles as well of those people with their loved ones fighting cancer. Also, I want to go to Amsterdam, visit Red Light District, Van Gogh Museum and Anne Frank House. This line resonated in me and I want to know it myself: "Amsterdam is like the rings of a tree: it gets older as you get closer to the center." John Green's writing is so contemporary!!! I love the writing so much! It was enriched and bombarded with humor and extra side comments. I find myself smiling at various portions and I somehow now understood why I love Rainbow Rowell too. They are like a bun cut into halves for writers. They create characters with sense of humor and/or dry wit and it just effectively applied on their narratives. #fiction #books #novel #johngreen #tfios #thefaultinourstars #pwd #disabilities #love #life #romance #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #bookreview #booklover #booknerd #bookaddict #bookphotography #goodreads https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf0MnAOp6YE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=