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Thursday, October 9, 2014

The Best Things

 An old and worn, but good book

These are the best kind of books. They have a story behind them, a life. It starts when you get that book, you take it everywhere and don't put it down until you have finished it. You then put it aside to read again later. It gets a little dusty and overtime you forget about it. You read all these other wonderful books, but none can compare to that one book that's always in the back of your mind. You go to clean one day, throw things out to make room for new things. You come across this old book, dusty and stiff. You open it, finding out what it is, and then you become so enamored with this book again that you put off what you were doing for days. You remember this book and the feelings that you had when you first read it, and you smile. You spend days reminiscing about it and loosing yourself in it again, falling in love if you will. Cherish those books, those are the ones you'll remember in the long run. Those feelings don't go away, you'll remember reading those, and you'll smile. You become so invested in the characters, they begin to feel like your friends rather than fictional beings. Don't let that go, it's a special feeling.

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Book Review- The Fault In Our Stars

The Fault In Our Stars by John Green
First and foremost, this book is extraordinary. John Green's writing style is not one that beats around the bush, he is upfront and honest. The novel is written for teenagers but so many adults have fallen in love with the tragic tale of Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters, but I'm not here to talk about any other person who has read it, I'm here to talk about my thoughts on it.
Even though The Fault In Our Stars is a fictional novel, it hit me on an emotional level. John Green made it to where I felt that I knew Hazel Grace and Augustus. The rawness of the book made it 10 times better because it was truthful. It wasn't your everyday cancer novel where the main character started a foundation to raise money for other cancer patients and then had a life changing miracle. No.  This book isn't a fairytale book, it actually has events that could happen in real life. It made you feel everything along with Hazel and it was so powerful. I remember I came to a particularly emotional chapter after a French test and crying while everyone else was taking their test. It was a good kind of crying though. It wasn't the end of the world type crying; it was more of a type of crying that was borne from a moving, powerful, and emotional piece of literature. This is one of the 4-5 novels that have actually made me cry so it was definitely good to say the least. I would recommend this novel to anyone who loves to read, it is an exquisite, modern day love story that will leave you in tears when it's over.