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Le labyrinthe by James Dashner
2.0
Uhm... I didn't hate this book but you know, that was a LOT. I rarely say this but the movie was better than the book. Here I said it.
First of all, the characters are very annoying. Their only personality trait is either ; I'm this secretive "dark" and mysterious dude who hates everyone but talks a lot. Or even better ; I'm a background character with less than ten lines.
They are all cocky and quite stupid. But they're a bunch of teenagers, so what did we expect from them.
And story is kinda dumb? It's predictable. Since the very beginning we guess that Thomas is the chosen one who's gonna save them all, which's understandable but still annoying.
Lastly,Teresa wasn't needed for the most part. Except her telepathic abilities, there was nothing special about her. Oh well, scrap that. She's pretty, I mean VERY pretty and the author makes sure to tell us that very clearly.
But over all, it wasn't bad. Not the best either but I might've to read the second book to see what it's all about. Maybe it's because I watched the movie first and loved it but, here you go. ;)
First of all, the characters are very annoying. Their only personality trait is either ; I'm this secretive "dark" and mysterious dude who hates everyone but talks a lot. Or even better ; I'm a background character with less than ten lines.
They are all cocky and quite stupid. But they're a bunch of teenagers, so what did we expect from them.
And story is kinda dumb? It's predictable. Since the very beginning we guess that Thomas is the chosen one who's gonna save them all, which's understandable but still annoying.
Lastly,Teresa wasn't needed for the most part. Except her telepathic abilities, there was nothing special about her. Oh well, scrap that. She's pretty, I mean VERY pretty and the author makes sure to tell us that very clearly.
But over all, it wasn't bad. Not the best either but I might've to read the second book to see what it's all about. Maybe it's because I watched the movie first and loved it but, here you go. ;)
Le théorème des Katherine by John Green
4.0
This book was amazing. I've laughed many times and created unique connections with each chararcters. Especially Hassan. Loved it.
Sans la télé by Guillaume Guéraud
4.0
Un livre touchant sur l'enfance de l'auteur. On découvre grâce à ce court récit, le développement personnel d'un garçon de cité à travers divers films. Je recommande vivement ce livre!
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
1.0
This is the worst review I've ever given to a book. When I first started reading it, I thought it'd be just another cheesy teen romance, but NO. This was painful to read and that's why it took me this long to finsh.
It was way worse than that. RR did an awful job into portraying an Asian American. This book is filled with stereotypical descriptions of each and every person of color. Before I get into this rant, I wanted to say that I'm not Asian, so I'll gladly take any correction or criticism on my review :)
First of all, Eleanor's two best friends (Beebi and DeNice) only appear the few times it's convenient for Eleanor or when they need someone to be sassy and somewhat threatening. A completely digusting, stereotypical and inaccurate description of black teens.
And the way Eleanor referred Park in the first few chapters or all the racist bullcrap that got out of her mouth, were just shocking.
Also, why is Park called Park, when his brother's name is literally JOSH??! And Park's mom portrayal? Why, even after living YEARS and years in an all-white neighborhood and being married to an American man, does she still have a strong accent? I know it's hard to lose it but, this was just so prominent that it became annoying.
I have more thoughts about this but I'm tired of white authors inaccurately portraying poc and getting away with it. Do better.
It was way worse than that. RR did an awful job into portraying an Asian American. This book is filled with stereotypical descriptions of each and every person of color. Before I get into this rant, I wanted to say that I'm not Asian, so I'll gladly take any correction or criticism on my review :)
First of all, Eleanor's two best friends (Beebi and DeNice) only appear the few times it's convenient for Eleanor or when they need someone to be sassy and somewhat threatening. A completely digusting, stereotypical and inaccurate description of black teens.
And the way Eleanor referred Park in the first few chapters or all the racist bullcrap that got out of her mouth, were just shocking.
Also, why is Park called Park, when his brother's name is literally JOSH??! And Park's mom portrayal? Why, even after living YEARS and years in an all-white neighborhood and being married to an American man, does she still have a strong accent? I know it's hard to lose it but, this was just so prominent that it became annoying.
I have more thoughts about this but I'm tired of white authors inaccurately portraying poc and getting away with it. Do better.