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3.9 AVERAGE
3.9 AVERAGE
Can't believe i finished this in one sitting. Right from the dedication page i knew it was going to be good.
start palang feel mo nang personal talaga yung story in the way na hinandle nya yung situation. in the way na sinulat nung author yung thoughts nung main character. Ang dami kong narealize sa book na to ang dami kong natutunan. it wasn't just entertainment, yung mga nabasa ko dito is mananatili sakin for a very long time. I understand now. and it hurts so much na may mga taong pinagdadaanan to irl.
start palang feel mo nang personal talaga yung story in the way na hinandle nya yung situation. in the way na sinulat nung author yung thoughts nung main character. Ang dami kong narealize sa book na to ang dami kong natutunan. it wasn't just entertainment, yung mga nabasa ko dito is mananatili sakin for a very long time. I understand now. and it hurts so much na may mga taong pinagdadaanan to irl.
Why everybody heavily hates this book? Is it because she gave him so many opportunities, because she wanted to change him? Yes you can say that, but this is actually based on a real story which explains why a woman can make so many mistakes regarding an abuser partner when you actually love that person and don’t know what to do
3.5 Stars, rounded down to 3 for Goodreads
I decided to add a majorly popular book to my TBR list this year. I went into this only knowing that this book was talked about a lot and that there were romance scenes involved. Other than that, I knew nothing of the plot or Colleen Hoover’s background.
I want to preface this by saying that the plot surrounds a very serious topic of domestic violence and abuse. Once I realized this was the case, I had a different point of view of what I was reading. I unfortunately spent the first half of the book disliking Lily as a character. She seemed childish from the way she was portrayed. I also found it extremely cringey the way she and Ryle met/started dating. I thought the idea of him thinking about her so much that he begged her to sleep with him so he could get it out of his system was awful. It made me laugh at how absolutely ridiculous it was.
The reason that I gave the book the rating I did was in no way a pity rating due to the subject matter. I do believe that the book turns around in the second half. I also think that flipping back and forth between current Lily and her journal entries from when she was a teenager was a nice way to break up the story as well as give more insight into who Lily was as a character. I am happy with the ending of the story and think it was incredibly brave of Colleen Hoover to write something so personal to her life. I do, however, think that there was room for this storyline to be better from an entertainment standpoint. I do not understand how it became so widely talked about though. Was it the subject matter? Was it the “love triangle”? If you read this and have any insight, please leave me a comment.
I decided to add a majorly popular book to my TBR list this year. I went into this only knowing that this book was talked about a lot and that there were romance scenes involved. Other than that, I knew nothing of the plot or Colleen Hoover’s background.
I want to preface this by saying that the plot surrounds a very serious topic of domestic violence and abuse. Once I realized this was the case, I had a different point of view of what I was reading. I unfortunately spent the first half of the book disliking Lily as a character. She seemed childish from the way she was portrayed. I also found it extremely cringey the way she and Ryle met/started dating. I thought the idea of him thinking about her so much that he begged her to sleep with him so he could get it out of his system was awful. It made me laugh at how absolutely ridiculous it was.
The reason that I gave the book the rating I did was in no way a pity rating due to the subject matter. I do believe that the book turns around in the second half. I also think that flipping back and forth between current Lily and her journal entries from when she was a teenager was a nice way to break up the story as well as give more insight into who Lily was as a character. I am happy with the ending of the story and think it was incredibly brave of Colleen Hoover to write something so personal to her life. I do, however, think that there was room for this storyline to be better from an entertainment standpoint. I do not understand how it became so widely talked about though. Was it the subject matter? Was it the “love triangle”? If you read this and have any insight, please leave me a comment.
Puedo decir que el libro hubiera estado mucho mejor sin el epílogo y el romance de Atlas con Lily? Porque siento que solo lo han puesto para que así guste y pueda pasar como libro de romance (cosa que no es).
El libro ha estado bien, y he encontrado bien cómo se ha llevado el tema del abuso. Porque no es tan sencillo como alejarte de esa persona, y su historia lo demuestra.
Y la nota de la autora también uff… Obligatoria leerla.
El libro ha estado bien, y he encontrado bien cómo se ha llevado el tema del abuso. Porque no es tan sencillo como alejarte de esa persona, y su historia lo demuestra.
Y la nota de la autora también uff… Obligatoria leerla.
„Nėra tokio dalyko kaip blogi žmonės. Visi mes esame tik žmonės, kurie kartais blogai pasielgia.“;
„Visi žmonės daro klaidų. Žmogaus charakterį nulemia ne mūsų daromos klaidos, o tai, kaip mes tas klaidas priimame, paverčiame pamokomis, o ne pasiteisinimais.“;
„Žmonės sako, kad paaugliai negeba mylėti taip kaip suaugusieji. Tikiu, kad dviejų suaugusiųjų meilė yra prasmingesnė negu dviejų paauglių. Ji turbūt brandesnė, pagarbesnė, pareigingesnė. Tačiau nesvarbu, kokia yra meilės esmė įvairiais žmogaus gyvenimo tarpsniais, žinau, kad meilė sveria lygiai tiek pat. Jauti tą svorį ant savo pečių, savo viduje, savo širdyje, nesvarbu kiek tau metų.“;
„<...> gyvenimas yra juokingas dalykas. Mes negauname nieko kito, tik daug gyvenimo metų, taigi privalome daryti viską, kad tie metai būtų kuo turtingesni. Neturėtume švaistyti laiko tokiems dalykams, kurie gal kada nors įvyks, o gal niekada neįvyks.“;
„Labiausiai įskaudina ne žmogaus veiksmai, o meilė, Jei tas veiksmas nebuvo susijęs su meile, tada ir skausmą šiek tiek lengviau ištverti.“;
„Kartais net suaugusioms moterims reikia guodžiančių mamos žodžių, kad atsipūstume nuo priedermės visą laiką būti stipriomis.“.
„Visi žmonės daro klaidų. Žmogaus charakterį nulemia ne mūsų daromos klaidos, o tai, kaip mes tas klaidas priimame, paverčiame pamokomis, o ne pasiteisinimais.“;
„Žmonės sako, kad paaugliai negeba mylėti taip kaip suaugusieji. Tikiu, kad dviejų suaugusiųjų meilė yra prasmingesnė negu dviejų paauglių. Ji turbūt brandesnė, pagarbesnė, pareigingesnė. Tačiau nesvarbu, kokia yra meilės esmė įvairiais žmogaus gyvenimo tarpsniais, žinau, kad meilė sveria lygiai tiek pat. Jauti tą svorį ant savo pečių, savo viduje, savo širdyje, nesvarbu kiek tau metų.“;
„<...> gyvenimas yra juokingas dalykas. Mes negauname nieko kito, tik daug gyvenimo metų, taigi privalome daryti viską, kad tie metai būtų kuo turtingesni. Neturėtume švaistyti laiko tokiems dalykams, kurie gal kada nors įvyks, o gal niekada neįvyks.“;
„Labiausiai įskaudina ne žmogaus veiksmai, o meilė, Jei tas veiksmas nebuvo susijęs su meile, tada ir skausmą šiek tiek lengviau ištverti.“;
„Kartais net suaugusioms moterims reikia guodžiančių mamos žodžių, kad atsipūstume nuo priedermės visą laiką būti stipriomis.“.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Very much average romance book and very much over hyped.
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow…. What a rollercoaster. This book made me feel so many things. So raw and emotional. Truly a great read. Enjoyed the writing style of the past and the present as well. Another book that I binged!