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3.53 AVERAGE
3.53 AVERAGE
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Semuanya bermula dari email yang salah alamat.
Graham mengirimkan email untuk temannya, namun nyasar ke alamat emailnya Ellie. Isinya lucu, Graham minta Ellie untuk ngajak babi-nya jalan-jalan. Maklum Graham ini artis new comer yang super sibuk. Email yang salah itu kemudian berlanjut, dan singkat cerita Graham dan Ellie menjadi akrab. Namun Ellie hanya mengenal Graham sebagai [email protected] dan tidak ingin mencari tahu lebih lanjut.
Sebaliknya, Graham penasaran dengan gadis [email protected]. Dia mengatur agar syuting film berikutnya dilaksanakan di Maine, tempat tinggal Ellie. Usahanya berhasil. Graham akhirnya datang mengunjungi Ellie, meski awalnya dia sempat salah orang.
Layaknya artis, Graham selalu dibuntuti kamera, utamanya dari wartawan dan paparazzi. Kehidupan Ellie yang adem-ayem mulai terusik. Masalahnya, Ellie punya masa lalu yang ditutupnya rapat-rapat sebagai sebuah rahasia. Hidup di Maine adalah bentuk pelarian diri Ellie dan ibunya dari masalah di masa lalu itu. Kedekatan Ellie dan Graham membuat rahasia Ellie terancam terbongkar.Namun bukan hanya Ellie yang punya rahasia, Graham ternyata juga merasa memiliki krisis dengan keluarganya.
Saya suka dengan email-email ala Ellie dan Graham. Email itu memang terasa lebih "akrab". Namun begitu Graham dan Ellie mulai bertemu dan saling dekat, entah kenapa saya mulai agak bosan. Ara artisnya Graham ini kurang terasa...apa karena dia new comer itu? Entahlah. Di dalam novel ini, porsi Ellie dengan pikirannya dan Graham dengan pikirannya juga mendominasi. Coba lebih banyak dialognya.
Graham mengirimkan email untuk temannya, namun nyasar ke alamat emailnya Ellie. Isinya lucu, Graham minta Ellie untuk ngajak babi-nya jalan-jalan. Maklum Graham ini artis new comer yang super sibuk. Email yang salah itu kemudian berlanjut, dan singkat cerita Graham dan Ellie menjadi akrab. Namun Ellie hanya mengenal Graham sebagai [email protected] dan tidak ingin mencari tahu lebih lanjut.
Sebaliknya, Graham penasaran dengan gadis [email protected]. Dia mengatur agar syuting film berikutnya dilaksanakan di Maine, tempat tinggal Ellie. Usahanya berhasil. Graham akhirnya datang mengunjungi Ellie, meski awalnya dia sempat salah orang.
Layaknya artis, Graham selalu dibuntuti kamera, utamanya dari wartawan dan paparazzi. Kehidupan Ellie yang adem-ayem mulai terusik. Masalahnya, Ellie punya masa lalu yang ditutupnya rapat-rapat sebagai sebuah rahasia. Hidup di Maine adalah bentuk pelarian diri Ellie dan ibunya dari masalah di masa lalu itu. Kedekatan Ellie dan Graham membuat rahasia Ellie terancam terbongkar.Namun bukan hanya Ellie yang punya rahasia, Graham ternyata juga merasa memiliki krisis dengan keluarganya.
Saya suka dengan email-email ala Ellie dan Graham. Email itu memang terasa lebih "akrab". Namun begitu Graham dan Ellie mulai bertemu dan saling dekat, entah kenapa saya mulai agak bosan. Ara artisnya Graham ini kurang terasa...apa karena dia new comer itu? Entahlah. Di dalam novel ini, porsi Ellie dengan pikirannya dan Graham dengan pikirannya juga mendominasi. Coba lebih banyak dialognya.
Meh. That was cute enough. It was hard to ship them because there were so many outside factors that prevented them from being together or even near each other. I wasn't overly attached but it was a quick read.
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Citind anul trecut Probabilitatea statistica de a te indragosti la prima vedere si placandu-mi foarte mult, anul acesta am citit urmatoarea carte a autoarei, adica aceasta. Daca va plac romanele care se citesc usor, insa nu sunt repezite sau plictisitoare, si in niciun caz prea siropoase, ci doar dulci, amuzante, pline de prietenie, zambete si iubire pura si simpatica, atunci cartile acestea sunt pentru voi.
Personal nu sunt o fana inraita a romanelor romantice, insa Jennifer E. Smith reuseste sa ma convinga mereu; cred ca as citi orice carte scrisa de ea (abia astept sa pun mana pe The Geography of You and Me , chit ca o voi citi in engleza, atunci cand apare in strainatate). Stilul autoarei e simplist, te face sa razi si sa zambesti prin glume simple sau spunand fraze pe care, pana la urma, orice adolescent le spune. Nu pare nimic fortat, si eu de fiecare data cand ii citesc cartile pot sa zic ca ma simt in realitate; nu e ca si cum citesti fictiune, ci parca iti povesteste cineva, ceva real.
Da, multi veti spune ca ideea cartii e cliseica, irealista, plicticoasa etc, dar mie mi-a placut, m-am simtit bine citind-o, mi-au placut personajele si tot ce s-a intamplat de-a lungul celor 340-si-ceva de pagini. Cred ca avem nevoie si de astfel de carti si mai ales avem nevoie sa credem ca asa ceva e posibil. Adica, ce mai e in ziua de azi, cand toti stam pe internet, sa primim un e-mail gresit. Nu poti sa spui ca e doar fictiune. Acum, ca acel e-mail nu e de la un actor cunoscut sau de la o persoana cunoscuta, e alta poveste.
Nu v-as povesti mai multe despre carte pentru ca vreau sa o cititi, ca tot vin Dragobetele, si primavara, si totul incepe iar sa fie frumos si dragalas si adorabil, si sa va bucurati de poveste. Sunt sigura ca va vor placea Graham si Ellie, si ca veti fi alaturi de ei, in mica lor "plimbare", care e pe atat de simpla, pe atat de complicata.
Asa ca luati-va niste fursecuri sau o cutie cu bomboane de ciocolata si treceti la citit!:)
Citind anul trecut Probabilitatea statistica de a te indragosti la prima vedere si placandu-mi foarte mult, anul acesta am citit urmatoarea carte a autoarei, adica aceasta. Daca va plac romanele care se citesc usor, insa nu sunt repezite sau plictisitoare, si in niciun caz prea siropoase, ci doar dulci, amuzante, pline de prietenie, zambete si iubire pura si simpatica, atunci cartile acestea sunt pentru voi.
Personal nu sunt o fana inraita a romanelor romantice, insa Jennifer E. Smith reuseste sa ma convinga mereu; cred ca as citi orice carte scrisa de ea (abia astept sa pun mana pe The Geography of You and Me , chit ca o voi citi in engleza, atunci cand apare in strainatate). Stilul autoarei e simplist, te face sa razi si sa zambesti prin glume simple sau spunand fraze pe care, pana la urma, orice adolescent le spune. Nu pare nimic fortat, si eu de fiecare data cand ii citesc cartile pot sa zic ca ma simt in realitate; nu e ca si cum citesti fictiune, ci parca iti povesteste cineva, ceva real.
Da, multi veti spune ca ideea cartii e cliseica, irealista, plicticoasa etc, dar mie mi-a placut, m-am simtit bine citind-o, mi-au placut personajele si tot ce s-a intamplat de-a lungul celor 340-si-ceva de pagini. Cred ca avem nevoie si de astfel de carti si mai ales avem nevoie sa credem ca asa ceva e posibil. Adica, ce mai e in ziua de azi, cand toti stam pe internet, sa primim un e-mail gresit. Nu poti sa spui ca e doar fictiune. Acum, ca acel e-mail nu e de la un actor cunoscut sau de la o persoana cunoscuta, e alta poveste.
Nu v-as povesti mai multe despre carte pentru ca vreau sa o cititi, ca tot vin Dragobetele, si primavara, si totul incepe iar sa fie frumos si dragalas si adorabil, si sa va bucurati de poveste. Sunt sigura ca va vor placea Graham si Ellie, si ca veti fi alaturi de ei, in mica lor "plimbare", care e pe atat de simpla, pe atat de complicata.
Asa ca luati-va niste fursecuri sau o cutie cu bomboane de ciocolata si treceti la citit!:)
This Is What Happy Looks Like is a book about Ellie who received a email by accident by a young man with a pig named Wilbur. Ellie was not expecting to meet the person she is busy entailing everyday. But when Graham the famous actor comes into Maine where a Ellie lives. She soon learns that the fellow she has been emailing is famous actor Graham. Ellie is very distant and does not want to get involved with Graham and the paparazzi because she has a secret she does not want the world to find out. I liked the part about each email saying things that happy looks like.
So sweet. I also really love that the ending didn't wrap up perfectly.
I love Jennifer E. Smith’s books. My favorite one of all time is The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight. I love her books because when I’m down in the dumps or in a book slump, I can always count on her books for a easy fast read. Sometimes you just need a light read to break through the darkness of everything. While I did like this one, I think this one didn’t hook me in as much as the other the other author’s books.
One trend in contemporary books that I’m not exactly a fan of these days is the main character fighting with her best friends. It seems to be in almost every contemporary book that I read and I don’t understand why its necessary. I don’t know if it adds tension to the story, or maybe its just easier to write that character out for a while. I’m not sure, but I just hate the fact that meeting a new guy and all this flirtatious/relationship has to be paired with fighting with a friend.
I think what I liked most about this story was that it wasn’t a whirlwind romance like most summer romances seem to be portrayed in contemporary. It was this awkward “we have never met before, but here I am, oh this isn’t working out so lets not talk for 3 weeks.” It was nice to see that the characters weren’t spending every single moment together because they did have other obligations. The story didn’t have this perfect ending riding into the sunset, and I really liked that. It was a perfect ending for the story though! I really wasn’t into the whole hes a moviestar and she’s the lovechild of a big time senator. Maybe it was just something that I couldn’t relate to so I didn’t feel as sucked into this story.
I also read the novella, Happy Again, that takes place after the main character goes off to college. I liked that story a lot because it was nice to see the characters grown up a little bit after having some big changes in their lives.
Jennifer E. Smith has been added to my automatically read list, and I cannot wait for Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between. It comes out this summer and I’m super excited for this one because I think its a story that a lot of people can relate to: deciding to stay together or breakup the night before college. Its a tough journey and always involves a lot of heartache. Its also included in my 2015 summer books that I’m most excited for.
This Is What Happy Looks Like is definitely a book for fans of Jennifer E. Smith. Its also a great summer read and would be perfect for this summer. Afterall, summer is just right around the corner!
One trend in contemporary books that I’m not exactly a fan of these days is the main character fighting with her best friends. It seems to be in almost every contemporary book that I read and I don’t understand why its necessary. I don’t know if it adds tension to the story, or maybe its just easier to write that character out for a while. I’m not sure, but I just hate the fact that meeting a new guy and all this flirtatious/relationship has to be paired with fighting with a friend.
I think what I liked most about this story was that it wasn’t a whirlwind romance like most summer romances seem to be portrayed in contemporary. It was this awkward “we have never met before, but here I am, oh this isn’t working out so lets not talk for 3 weeks.” It was nice to see that the characters weren’t spending every single moment together because they did have other obligations. The story didn’t have this perfect ending riding into the sunset, and I really liked that. It was a perfect ending for the story though! I really wasn’t into the whole hes a moviestar and she’s the lovechild of a big time senator. Maybe it was just something that I couldn’t relate to so I didn’t feel as sucked into this story.
I also read the novella, Happy Again, that takes place after the main character goes off to college. I liked that story a lot because it was nice to see the characters grown up a little bit after having some big changes in their lives.
Jennifer E. Smith has been added to my automatically read list, and I cannot wait for Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between. It comes out this summer and I’m super excited for this one because I think its a story that a lot of people can relate to: deciding to stay together or breakup the night before college. Its a tough journey and always involves a lot of heartache. Its also included in my 2015 summer books that I’m most excited for.
This Is What Happy Looks Like is definitely a book for fans of Jennifer E. Smith. Its also a great summer read and would be perfect for this summer. Afterall, summer is just right around the corner!
The story looks like a fanfiction but since I read fanfictions, I guess it was okay. The plot is really interesting, the writing is not genius but at least I didn't have to think about every sentence I was reading. Easy to read, really entertaining, sometimes I wish I was a character to slap the actual characters who were being stupid. So this is a good book. You should read it. Don't expect Shakespeare's plays, just a kind of fanfiction that is not a fanfiction.
Este libro es absolutamente precioso, en serio. PERO NECESITO SABER MÁS, NO PUEDE ACABARSE AHÍ. ODIO LOS LIBROS QUE HACEN ESO, que le faltan páginas. Pero en realidad he adorado cada página. Y Graham es puro amor, os lo juro.
Necesito un chico así para mi.
Necesito un chico así para mi.