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Today’s aesthetic: 19th Century literature where the nominal protagonist doesn’t even show up until you’re 20 000 words in.
You can say Les Misérables
No, I can’t; Valjean doesn’t show up in Les Misérables until thirty thousand words in. Even by the standards of its time, Les Mis is 50% more insufferable than average!
*My mom told me to replace the word love with MY NAME and if it's NOT ACCURATE I have no business imposing the standard on others. :p
Alexander Lightwood Character Development
From: - "Why is there a mundane in the institute?!" To: -"As long as I'm in charge, Maryse Lightwood is welcome in the New York Institute. Understood?"
Am I the only one who thinks that Rhys would be a perfect young/teen Alec Lightwood in Shadowhunters??? He looks like Matt, and he sounds like Dom IRL which is an added bonus, I think.
*Photos are obviously not mine....
Reaction Board - When We Collided by Emery Lord
Read on March 5 - 8, 2018
2,75
I didn’t particularly the love story of this book. It felt a little contrived for me.The story was a little tiring, and I had to slugged through the middle of it.
However, one could easily fall in love with the characters, Jonah and Vivi, and also the ending. It’s the ending where the book is most beautiful -- the part from which the book got its title. It was hard work to get there, but it was good, real good.
Reaction Board : Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon
Read February 28 - March 02
3,50
As I said Nicola Yoon’s novels are such an easy read. I was really apprehensive in reading this book since I have seen the movie, and sad to say, I am not particularly impressed by the movie.
However, the book did redeem it.The book had its quirks that I like : “Short Spoiler Reviews”.
I rewatched the movie after reading the book, and I have found a new appreciation to it, but the book is still better than the movie! :)
Reaction Board - The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Read February 19-28
4,00
I particularly like their first meeting's banter ; the chapters before were kinda drag (but not really, it just got really exciting when we meet Red Tie and Pink Headphones. From their first meeting onwards, it's like the Big Bang as if the whole universe of the book unfolded. (So, you have got to stick around for that.)
Personally, I'm a Daniel or a Samuel Kingsley. They're at different stages of the same 'dreamer' plane. Starving artist is real, man. But Daniel's such a charmer ; every reader would probably be swooning. I'm a Daniel, and I would totally fall for a Daniel.
This book reminds me of Just One Day by Gayle Forman, but a better, slightly more realistic (not that it's realistic) version. Besides, it's more insightful to reality, talking about interracial relationships, assimilation / integration of culture, cultural identity, etc. This stuff's more exciting that the questions of fate, destiny, love...
Nicola Yoon's novels are easy to read, which is a plus for me.
Reaction Board - Wonder by R.J. Palacio
Read January 31 - February 16
4,75
I watched the movie first before I read the book and the companions books as well.
R.J. had a very simple message : BE KIND TO EVERYONE.
It’s a message worth propagating and reiterating in our world today. I appreciate how R.J. went about in sharing it through her book.
The different points of view from the characters shows us that each one is going through something, fighting their own battles, and we all just need a little more kindness to go around.
Reaction Board - A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle
Read January 13-31, 2018
3,50
I only read this because of the movie that is coming out. I figured since it was a only a few pages long, it would be a quick read, but it wasn't. I find it hard to read through because this is just not my cup of tea. It’s good. I see its merits. It's quite peculiar, a simple-complicated book. This is a children's book. Hence, the simplicity. The action is quite fast. The topics it tackles, complicated, because we should never underestimate our children.
I'd recommend this as a good bedtime read for children ages 6 (if your kid could grasp it) and up.
Reaction Board - The Enchanted Places, Christopher
Read January 15 - 20
3,00
Watch the film (Goodbye, Christopher Robin), then read the book. Better to romanticize the story before crush it with freaking reality. And trust me, the movie will play with your emotions, true, but it will not crush you. The the book will dishearten, destroy you. However, I treat it as a companion book to the film. If I were to read this without the film, I'll probably be bored out of my mind.
There's so much angst, anecdotes and long descriptions of woods, forests and copses. The anecdotes are interesting and really the heart of the book. The angst bearable. The nature I can't picture at all, like I'm lost in the woods and every tree looks the same.
Reaction Board - Holding Up the Universe, Jennifer Niven
Read: January 10-13
2,75-3,00
[While not having finished the book] One of my favorite things about reading is getting to know all of these wonderful characters. Whether I can relate to them, wanna be them, marry them, hate them, have no opinion of them...they're always better than real people.
One thing about the appeal of this book is the characters. Jack and Libby are so unique, but that didn't take away from their realness. They're not so quirky that they're coming off as highly imaginary and irreal.
I love the characters, but the story and the ending fell flat for me. The ending was unsatisfying, and the character development in the beginning, in the middle, near the end was the opposite of that. But that ending just leaves me wanting a better resolution.
Reaction Board - Why We Broke Up, Daniel Handler
Read on January 6-9, 2018
3,00
Daniel Handler has such a distinct way of writing that I particularly like – the need to point out the meaning of words. The plot is well *blegh*, but the quirky storytelling more than makes up for it.
Ed Slaterton : douchebag ; Min Green : arty, different
Reaction Board – MTV's Underemployed
If you're in the Philippines, you can watch it on ETC, Sundays 7PM (Replay). It's also available online at MTVAsia.com.
I saw this first on ETC (episode 4), then I decided to binge watch it on MTV Asia's website.
This was originally aired five years ago or something – flip phones and all the fuss about smart phones...not the point. It is still very relateable ; I guess that's why ETC aired it again and also Ms. Grundy from Riverdale.
What Have I Learned from this Show?
1. In the adult world, when you want to achieve your dreams, you always start at the bottom (or at least not in the level you want right away).
2. But ^that doesn't mean, one should settle. Dream big then work towards it. Baby steps... Sabi nga ni Lola Nidora 'Wala ng instant ngayon...ano 'to noodles ?!'
[I like how the season does not end with them getting the happy ending they envisioned ; they just moved an inch towards where they want to be. 'Cause let's be relalistic here...and of course, the possibility of the second season.
3. Never compare yourself to others. Just be yourself. Some of us were born to be artists, doctors, professionals – to have PHD's, to be a rockstar, to be CEO or to be a parent. We each have out own talents and gifts, and they are all equally impressive.
4. Encourage your friends to be the best, to follow their dreams. Crab mentality is so passé. We need to have each others backs. That's one of the most beautiful thing about friendship.
Reaction Board - If I Fix You, Abigail Johnson
Read on January 3-5, 2018
2,25
A simple plot tied with a neat little bow in the end.
It was okay 'cause I got through it (or maybe, I'm just being too nice).
Reaction Board - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe,Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Read on January 2-3, 2018
4,25
A book that you read (should read) with a friend...
It's a curse to have the uncanny ability to make people feel dumb just with them being near you. That's why people like Ari (like me) are lonely. We're not smart. People just think that we are, and it's hard to live up to those expectations.
[I have not finished the book at this point] *could be a spoiler* By chapter six of the second to the last part of the book when Ari wanted to rip open the manila enveloppe with BERNARDO written on it, I was like, 'Man, Bernardo's gay.' This freaking set me on an emotional tailspin even without the confirmation that that is what's going to happen. All the clues clichés are there ! Ahh !
And who's this aunt ?! Hope you don't go The Perks of Being a Wallflower on me...
*the next day* Well, I got all of that horribly wrong. Hahaha. Not so cliché-ridden after all. Now, I'm embarassed by my accusations. I should have gone a more speculative right than outright jumping to conclusions.
So what did I think about this novel ? Bildungsromans are just my thing, ya'know. Even if I'm well-past my angsty teenager stage of my life. I'm still classified as young adult. And I can still relate to Ari in so many levels. I still see myself in the characters that's why I like them so much.
I wish I could live tweet while I read this or something. I need emotional support when I read.
My 2017 Book List
All the books I’ve read this 2017.
1. The Mortal Instruments – City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass – City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls City of Heavenly Fire. (6), Cassandra Clare
2. The Infernal Devices – Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince, Clockwork Princess (3), Cassandra Clare
3. The Dark Artifices – Lady Midnight, Lord of Shadows (2), Cassandra Clare
4. The Bane Chronicles, Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, and Maureen Johnson
5. Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy, Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson, and Robin Wasserman
6. Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instrument Reader
7. An Illustrated History of Notable Shadowhunters and Denizens of Downworld, Cassandra Clare, Illustrated by Cassandra Jean
8. The Shadowhunter’s Codex, Cassandra Clare & Joshua Lewis
Yes, I binge-read every book on the Shadowhunter Chronicles mainly because of the show.
9. The Screwtape Letters, C.S. Lewis
10. Tell Me Three Things, Julie Buxbaum
11. What to Say Next, Julie Buxbaum
12. If I Stay, Gayle Forman
13. Where She Went, Gayle Forman
21 books in total.
Any recommended books out there?
While everybody else runs on coffee, I run on family drama. It really gets me on a high.
I mean the fictional kind not the real kind. This is Us is my current drama fix. This show’s so good like freshly brewed coffee.
