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books_with_mana's Reviews (414)
Not ground breaking literary work, but a good read that emphasized the interconnectivity that occurs between all living beings. The writing was more seasoned and structured than the Harry Potter books; it's nice to see a writer's skill grow.
I skipped this novel in high school and I completely regret it. This was an assigned reading in a banned books class I took at my local community college and glad I did so because it is everything I enjoy in a novel.
It was blatantly anti-establishment and pro educational reform, creating a preachy narrative. Although some of the technologies created in the novel seem strange, this was originally written in 1951 he seems to predicted our reliance on our technological advances and the invention of ear bud headphones.
This novel is criticizes human indifference and ignorance in an on-the-nose manner and is stuffed with an outrageous amount of symbolism.
Overall, I enjoyed the narrative's message which felt more like an action-SciFi movie than a piece of literature at times with its symbolism being in the reader's face.
It was blatantly anti-establishment and pro educational reform, creating a preachy narrative. Although some of the technologies created in the novel seem strange, this was originally written in 1951 he seems to predicted our reliance on our technological advances and the invention of ear bud headphones.
This novel is criticizes human indifference and ignorance in an on-the-nose manner and is stuffed with an outrageous amount of symbolism.
Overall, I enjoyed the narrative's message which felt more like an action-SciFi movie than a piece of literature at times with its symbolism being in the reader's face.
I read this book last week so I finished this review a lot later than I expected. But for my first review I decided to check out a novel that a lot of booktubers talked about--Beautiful Disaster. The title is fitting.
This is my official introduction to the new adult book genre. I'm hesitant to call this literature because it lacked depth and execution that traditional literature has, but the book was an enjoyable, quick read.
However, I do not agree with the content's overall message. This novel perpetuates the old and perhaps outdated mindset that states women are sluts for sleeping with man and he can treat them like trash if they consent to a consensual sexual encounter; because they're sluts who don't deserve common decency or respect. If this is a theme in the new adult genre then I will either stop reading it or hope an author with new mindsets that challenges social conventions joins the scene. Also, the dependency between the romantic characters is worrisome. It's an unhealthy portray of romantic expectations and relationships.
I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy reading it despite it feeling like high school. Although I'm only in community college, a lot of the students who attend I knew in high school and there are no dramatic cafeteria scenes where people gawk at the school "bad boy" but I suppose this is a work of fiction and college can emulate high school?
I don't know if I'm just being hypercritical because my expectations were so high, but I was disappointed. It wasn't the writing, but the social commentary the author made.
This is my official introduction to the new adult book genre. I'm hesitant to call this literature because it lacked depth and execution that traditional literature has, but the book was an enjoyable, quick read.
However, I do not agree with the content's overall message. This novel perpetuates the old and perhaps outdated mindset that states women are sluts for sleeping with man and he can treat them like trash if they consent to a consensual sexual encounter; because they're sluts who don't deserve common decency or respect. If this is a theme in the new adult genre then I will either stop reading it or hope an author with new mindsets that challenges social conventions joins the scene. Also, the dependency between the romantic characters is worrisome. It's an unhealthy portray of romantic expectations and relationships.
I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy reading it despite it feeling like high school. Although I'm only in community college, a lot of the students who attend I knew in high school and there are no dramatic cafeteria scenes where people gawk at the school "bad boy" but I suppose this is a work of fiction and college can emulate high school?
I don't know if I'm just being hypercritical because my expectations were so high, but I was disappointed. It wasn't the writing, but the social commentary the author made.