What happens when a blockmate tells a great story of a book he/she had read?
You get persuaded and you try reading the darn book too.
Yes, that happened to me. Sammie Ng now reads novels through e-books!!
I read "Why We Broke Up" by Daniel Handler the night after my blockmate told me about the story. She reads through her cellphone too, using ibooks. Honestly, it wasn't just the story that persuaded me. A larger part that convinced me was the the virtual shelf with thumbnail-sized books and their pretty covers that she'd read that appeared as if a collection. I like collecting random things and as of now, electronic books on my cellphone are what I'm collecting. Why We Broke Up was really great. I love the idea of putting pictures of the specific thing on the box that Min (female protagonist in the story) is going to return to Ed (male protagonist. Or antagonist.. I don't know, they freaking broke up okay? And it was probably the saddest break-up that Min had and will ever experience. OMG READ THE FREAKING BOOK). The first parts of the books were good already. It's not boring like the previous books I tried reading but eventually gave up on, because for each Chapter/ thing that was in the box of the things that she's going to return to Ed, she narrated what happened that day and how she felt the whole time. The Climax though, and obviously, was the greatest part of all. It was WHY and HOW they broke up, and it gave me goosebumps! Do you know that feeling when you read a tension-filled part of the book and you suddenly feel like reading it really fast because you really want to know what will happen after? Yep, that was the feeling that gave me interest to read more books.. I wanted to feel that what-the-hell-will-freaking-happen-next feeling over and over again because it was so exciting. It's like I've never been that excited for years already. Hahaha! :)
Sammie rating. :)
When We Broke Up: 8/10
The second book I've read is "The Fault in our stars" by John Green. I wanted to read that book for years (ever since it trended), and I've only read it last month. Well, better late than never, right? Haha! Honestly, I wanted to read the book because the I found the cover really cool, and lots of my Hipster friends liked it (not hipster. "Indie" is acceptable). It's a really sad story, and it almost made me tear up because the story was really sad. I knew there was obviously going to be a twist in the story, but I didn't expect the twist to be like that! I want to blurt out things and my reactions about the story but.. I won't be a spoiler for the while. HAHA. Please please please read!!
Sammie rating. :)
The Fault in Our Stars: 10/10
The last one I finished reading is "Looking for Alaska" by John Green also. I've heard alot of great remarks about John Green books so I decided reading his top books. I saw in lots of sites that LFA (Looking for Alaska) came in second best, so I read it. And, well, they're absolutely right. I swear, it's like a liberated version of TFIOS (The Fault in Our Stars) since the setting was in a College school in Alabama with College kids, and you know how College goes (or maybe you don't).. Things change, kids mature/ grow older, they try different things; Basically, they experiment. So anyway, I didn't like the setting at first, because it seemed, I don't know, it gave me lazy afternoon feels, and it's probably because John Green, through Miles Halter, described Culver Creek Preparatory High School in Alabama as a hot, and tropical place. It made me imagine a school in the middle of the desert, blah, but as I continued on with the story, it became better and better until the Climax again, of course, and even the falling action was exciting because they were.. Um.. Investigating and trying to figure out things.. HA! I did not spoil anything. Hahaha! Oh, and after I read LFA, I was kind of hung over. I couldn't get over the story so easily because for me, it was really good. :)
Sammie rating. :)
Looking for Alaska: 10/10
And right now, I'm currently reading "Abundance of Katherines" by John Green, still. So far, so good. The first part didn't seem really exciting, but as of now, the story's getting more interesting. :) the first thing I noticed though, is that John Green used a Third Person point of view in narrating the novel. In his previous books that I've read, he used a First Person point of view. I prefer the First Person POV because it kinda gives more "feels". Haha! I planned on reading "Paper Towns" too, but when I looked up the story, it didn't fit my interest. It was about crime, then romance. It just didn't gave me excitement. :/
I'm also planning on reading 50 shades of Grey. And no, not for the reasons you're thinking. *glares at you* some of my friends have read it, and they say the story's good. But I don't know, I don't want to feel like I'm reading porn or naked lady magazines, blergh. HAHA. I'll probably check out Sophie Kinsella books first since it has great comments and her books look like hard-bounded chick flicks. :)
'Till my next book post! xx.
Sammie rating. :)
The Fault in Our Stars: 10/10
The last one I finished reading is "Looking for Alaska" by John Green also. I've heard alot of great remarks about John Green books so I decided reading his top books. I saw in lots of sites that LFA (Looking for Alaska) came in second best, so I read it. And, well, they're absolutely right. I swear, it's like a liberated version of TFIOS (The Fault in Our Stars) since the setting was in a College school in Alabama with College kids, and you know how College goes (or maybe you don't).. Things change, kids mature/ grow older, they try different things; Basically, they experiment. So anyway, I didn't like the setting at first, because it seemed, I don't know, it gave me lazy afternoon feels, and it's probably because John Green, through Miles Halter, described Culver Creek Preparatory High School in Alabama as a hot, and tropical place. It made me imagine a school in the middle of the desert, blah, but as I continued on with the story, it became better and better until the Climax again, of course, and even the falling action was exciting because they were.. Um.. Investigating and trying to figure out things.. HA! I did not spoil anything. Hahaha! Oh, and after I read LFA, I was kind of hung over. I couldn't get over the story so easily because for me, it was really good. :)
Sammie rating. :)
Looking for Alaska: 10/10
And right now, I'm currently reading "Abundance of Katherines" by John Green, still. So far, so good. The first part didn't seem really exciting, but as of now, the story's getting more interesting. :) the first thing I noticed though, is that John Green used a Third Person point of view in narrating the novel. In his previous books that I've read, he used a First Person point of view. I prefer the First Person POV because it kinda gives more "feels". Haha! I planned on reading "Paper Towns" too, but when I looked up the story, it didn't fit my interest. It was about crime, then romance. It just didn't gave me excitement. :/
I'm also planning on reading 50 shades of Grey. And no, not for the reasons you're thinking. *glares at you* some of my friends have read it, and they say the story's good. But I don't know, I don't want to feel like I'm reading porn or naked lady magazines, blergh. HAHA. I'll probably check out Sophie Kinsella books first since it has great comments and her books look like hard-bounded chick flicks. :)
'Till my next book post! xx.
