The Bell Jar and my ramblings

I recently had my birthday in the past few weeks. So I made some goals for my self to accomplish by my next birthday. One of them is to read 13 classic novels by next birthday. So I started off with The Bell Jar. A book that has always been on my list to read. I just would get side track my YA books that I have either been waiting for months to read or just have caught my eye. I have to be in a certain mood to read certain books. I want it to fit with how I feel. The Bell Jar is a great book. I am not saying you should be sad and depressed to read this book. It's just something I need to get past and realized I shouldn't always keep my mood from keeping me reading certain books.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath was a emotional read. We are taken in to the mind of Ester Greenwood. Ester is in New York were she has an internship for a month along with 11 other women. During this internship Ester realizes she is not stimulated at all over anything. She always had a goal in life and now that she had graduate college and was done there were no goals a head of her. Nothing in her life excites her and she just goes through the motions. We the reader start to follow Esters decent into a major depression. Sylvia takes us in to the mind and gives us the slight understanding of what it is like to be a manic depressive. Which is very hard for anyone to understand if they have never experience it them selves. What makes this book even more emotional is the fact this is loosely based on Syliva's life. She committed sucide after this book was published in the U.K. So the experience and emotion in the book are from some one who has been there in that dark void.

When I finished the book it really helped open my eyes more to depression. I know I get down and want to live in bed at times. However I have family and friends whom have suffered deep depression and I feel that this book helped me a little understand how they see life. It scared me a little but it open my eyes to another way to see and experience the world.

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The Academy

So I don't know about you guys but I /have signed up for Bookbub. If you have not heard of it then let me tell you a quick overview of it. Its a site that you tell them what books you like. Then they will email you everyday with a list off books (about 5 of them or so) that are on sale or free on kindle. So thanks to them I downloaded the free kindle book called The Academy. I read it one night when I couldn't sleep and now I am hooked on the series.

The Academy is a series with the first book called Introductions. In it you meet the main character Sang. Its a first person perspective, so its all from her view. Sang is a 15 year old girl who has not had a normal childhood. Her father is an electrical engineer that is never home. Her older sister Marie and her do not talk much. Then their is her mother who keeps both her children locked up in the house as much as possible. She constantly tell Sang if she leaves or talks to strangers that she will be raped or murdered. Everyday she remind Sang that the world is a horrible place because of this our poor main character has never had any friends. As school she would just keep to her self. So after moving to a new town, Sang in the start of the book has decide she has to experience the out side world just once. To be away from home for the night. She plans on spending the night in a house that is getting built just down from her. Its when she leaves she meets Kota. Thanks to Kota he introduces her to his family from The Academy. Kota and his family shows our girl what real family and friends are.

I can't help have a crush on all the boys in this book. Sang is a character whom I adore. She is beautiful but doesn't realize it. She is honest and wears her heart on her sleeve. If you are looking for an easy read with character that are easily enjoyed I recommend this book. Its free on amazon right now so it worth a try.

The Academy

again long time no write.

Hello my fellow book readers. Again sorry its been over a year since I blogged about any books. I guess I just felt like that no body has found any of my book reviews helpful or interesting. I finally have come to the conclusion though that even if nobody actually reads this. At least I have records of what I thought about a book. So I am going to get back to blogging about what I think about the books I read. Including graphic novels. So till next time.

Blackberry Pie

Long ago I was trying to find a new easy read series while I was in one of my favorite uses book stores. That is when I discovered Joanne Fluke. Her first book the Chocolate Chip murder had me giggling out loud that I am pretty sure my cat Rogue thought I had lost it. Its set in a small town in Minnesota. Cookie shop owner Hanna has a tendency to find dead bodies. Something that her mom is very embarrassed about. For Hanna who is slightly over weight ( she has to test her cookies to make sure they are good for the public), wild red hair and has to remember to keep her mouth shut. She finds her self in a very strange spot. A love triangle between the towns new good looking cop and the new dentist. This series is a very easy read. I call it a fluff book. One of the added benifits of living in Portland is that Joanne Fluke always starts her book tours here. 

The boyfriend and his mom came with me this time. The boyfriends mom reads her too! So we got to listen to her talk about how this new book and the wonderful recipes in it. Did I mention that all the food that is brought up in the book they have reciepes for? Joanne and her son actual test each one. Plus I got a signed book. 

Yay me! I really do not want to say to much of what is going on in this book because its pretty far in to the series. I will say this Hanna gets arrested. So anyhow I would check out this series. The last selling point I will give you is this. There is a cat named Moishe who is missing one eye and part of his ear. He is adorable and so smart. 

Books to Movies..is this a good thing?

It seems like lately all the movies that are coming out are about books. Which is great because hopefully it will get people interested in the books. However it breaks my heart when books are made into movies and it is only in theaters for a few weeks. I was so excited about Vampire Academy. The boyfriend even was talked in to watching it. Then bam it was gone. Yes, it was not going to live up to the wonders of the book.

Since it was not in theaters long you know that its not going to have a sequel. Then we move on to Divergent. It was a movie I enjoyed but I had issues with the parts it left out. So I understand that it has to much gore for the younger kids but I felt some key parts were left out. Its like the movie companys are running out of ideas. So thoughts?

The Book Thief

When I found out The Book Thief was coming to theaters I was so excited. I informed the boyfriend that we must go see it. However I am a little worried that he has not read the book. We made a deal that we will take turns picking out books for each other. I can read my choice then the next time he picks a book for me. This also works for him. He currently has picked out I Claudius. Review is coming for that soon. I have him reading The Night Circus. Anyhow back to the point of this. Seeing as the movie is coming out I wanna do a review of this book for you guys.

The Book Thief was a wonderful book. What makes this book so different right from the start is the fact is that Death is telling the story. Death tell us of how busy they are. How one girl seemed to get to Death. Her name is Liesel Meminger. The time is 1939. In case you didn't know its during WWII. Poor kid is in Germany. Liesel is living with a foster family who does care for her but its not the same as being her actual family. She begins to steal books as comfort from the horrors of her life. This book called to me cause I have a thing for WWII. When I started this book I was hooked from the start. Liesel is a character that you just fall in love with. She is a spunky and brave girl. It is because of her I learn of the classes the kids had to go to that brain washes them about Hitler. Its an actual requirement by the government to go. You see through her eyes the horrors of Jews being marched to the camp that is near her. My heart was with her through the whole book. I was at one point in bed with a book light at 3 in the morning refusing to put the book down. I found at times tears streaming down my face. Not even realizing I was crying in till the tears fell on to the book. It hooked me and tugged at my heart strings. I highly recommend this book. Its one of those books that I really think one should read before seeing the movie.

Hello! I am back.

So for months I have been fighting to log back in. I changed schools and it kept trying to sign me in to my school stuff and wouldn't let me sign in. With school I have been so busy that I have not had time to read. However, I have read so many books I want to tell you all about that its not to bad.
Now that I can log back in its back to blogging. I really would like to find a way to get more followers though.
Anyhey. Point is I am back people!