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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
5.0
If I could, I would give this book a hundred stars. Definitely a new favourite of mine.
“...until that moment I had not understood that this was a story about lonely people, about absence and loss, and that that was why I had taken refuge in it until it became confused with my own life, like someone who has escaped into the pages of a novel because those whom he needs to love seem nothing more than ghosts inhabiting the mind of a stranger.”
Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout
3.0
A few unnecessary words to express my reaction:
... what the fuck is that ending?!
... what the fuck is that ending?!
Divergent by Veronica Roth
4.0
UPDATE 21/3/2014: HOLY SHIT. Seems like everything about Divergent always exceeds my expectations. The movie was so damn good. I honestly thought it's going to suck, but I enjoyed every second of it. It's a brilliant adaptation and I highly recommend it! (so yeah, not an update about the book, but I had to)
Divergent was everything I didn't expect it to be.
Frankly, I expected just another overrated book with a boring film adaptation on its way. No offence, I'm just sceptical by nature.
Instead of that, I was introduced to some very likable characters, good plot and just massive awesomeness.And a new ship, obviously.
What I enjoyed the most about this book is that there was not a single thing I could predict. Usually, I can guess what's about to happen. But not this time. I'm giving it one more star just for that.
Although I can't say I'm obsessed or moved or something else because of Divergent, I'm definitely excited to read the second book of the series!
Divergent was everything I didn't expect it to be.
Frankly, I expected just another overrated book with a boring film adaptation on its way. No offence, I'm just sceptical by nature.
Instead of that, I was introduced to some very likable characters, good plot and just massive awesomeness.
What I enjoyed the most about this book is that there was not a single thing I could predict. Usually, I can guess what's about to happen. But not this time. I'm giving it one more star just for that.
Although I can't say I'm obsessed or moved or something else because of Divergent, I'm definitely excited to read the second book of the series!
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.0
What really left me breathless about The Great Gatsby is that I found a similarity between the book and what happens in real life. Excuse my huuge pessimism, but I think I'm right.
Gatsby is a wealthy young man. He's somehow earned his position in society by making great parties. Not because of good deeds, but because of his parties. People come from different places to his house and have fun (some of them without even being invited). They don't know about his past and there are rumours about it (he's a killer and has never been at Oxford), but that's fine as long as he can entertain them.
Suddenly, things happen and Gatsby dies. Almost no one is there to grieve for him or cry while he's getting buried. The girl he's loved for years? The man who's helped him make his fortune? No, they're not there. Nick Carraway and Gatsby's father are the only ones at the funeral. Seems like there isn't anyone else that cares about the dead man in the coffin.
What about the people who visited this man's parties in the past? They're not there too. Some of them are probably scared, ashamed, but others like Meyer Wolfsheim do not want to get involved.
What I actually meant is that some people "care" about you/what you do as long as there's something you can give them. When you stop being useful to them, they turn their back on you. This is really sad, especially in this book, in which humans are seemingly driven by money and selfishness, instead of values like friendship, love and loyalty.
Apart of all this, The Great Gatsby is definitely a well-written book.
(sorry if there are too many mistakes in this so-called review.)
Gatsby is a wealthy young man. He's somehow earned his position in society by making great parties. Not because of good deeds, but because of his parties. People come from different places to his house and have fun (some of them without even being invited). They don't know about his past and there are rumours about it (he's a killer and has never been at Oxford), but that's fine as long as he can entertain them.
Suddenly, things happen and Gatsby dies. Almost no one is there to grieve for him or cry while he's getting buried. The girl he's loved for years? The man who's helped him make his fortune? No, they're not there. Nick Carraway and Gatsby's father are the only ones at the funeral. Seems like there isn't anyone else that cares about the dead man in the coffin.
What about the people who visited this man's parties in the past? They're not there too. Some of them are probably scared, ashamed, but others like Meyer Wolfsheim do not want to get involved.
What I actually meant is that some people "care" about you/what you do as long as there's something you can give them. When you stop being useful to them, they turn their back on you. This is really sad, especially in this book, in which humans are seemingly driven by money and selfishness, instead of values like friendship, love and loyalty.
Apart of all this, The Great Gatsby is definitely a well-written book.
(sorry if there are too many mistakes in this so-called review.)
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
4.0
That's it, I finished it. I'm not sure if I can write a good review, but I'll think about it, because I've got a lot to say. For now, it was just very nice to read The Fault in Our Stars.