Delirium by Lauren Oliver. It's her sophomore book and I was floored by how great it was. It's been a while since I've read a book like this.
Description: Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -- the deliria -- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.
But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love.
Pages (HARDCOVER): 441
Review:
In a word, this book was amazing. Unbelievable. A work of art. This author, this Lauren Oliver, is gifted. Writing is her calling and it shines through this book. This one book, this Delirium was simply breathtaking. It is a beacon in the darkness and stands out from other books like it.
I'm not great at summaries, but you HAVE to read this book. Leave your thoughts in the comments. ;)
Exit the World carefully,
Gnome.
3.25.2011
3.05.2011
A Silent World
Let's start out with a poem, shall we?
A baby cries in the distance
No one can hear her.
Melodies twinkle on the horizon
People are oblivious.
Every person has a song
They play on repeat.
The world is full of music
Yet no one pays attention.
I know rather random, right? But when you think about it, that poem has a lot of truth to it. In this day and age, no one stops to listen. Everyone runs from place to place seemingly without a care for anyone or anything. That's the problem with today's society. Everyone used to be close with one another and care about each other. Nowadays it's pretty much 'Fend for yourself. Sorry if you get stuck in a horrible place.' Who's up for changing that> I know I am. :)
Music time!
Okay, so I am like in love with the song "Angel By Your Side" by Francesca Battistelli. Take a listen here:
For me, it's an imensely touching song. Take a listen to the lyrics. Does anyone in your life comes to mind?
Movies galore. Wow, there's a lot of movies out there. Well, today, among others, I watched Waitress. This is a movie written and directed by Adrienne Shelly. It stars Keri Russel (who often plays either a mother or a pregnant woman) as Jenna Hunterson, a pie-making wife of an abusive husband (Jeremy Sisto).
"Jenna is unhappily married, squirreling away money, and hoping to win a pie-baking contest so, with the prize money, she'll have enough cash to leave her husband Earl. She finds herself pregnant, which throws her plans awry. She bakes phenomenal pies at Joe's diner, listens to old Joe's wisdom, tolerates her sour boss Cal, is friends with Dawn and Becky (her fellow waitresses), and finds a mutual attraction with the new doctor in town. As the pregnancy advances, life with Earl seems less tolerable, a way out less clear, and the affair with the doctor complicated by his marriage. What options does a waitress have?" ( imdb.com )
That's all for now!
Exit the World carefully.
Gnome
3.03.2011
A Sick Day
Well, unfortunately I have a sick day. (Unfortunately because I actually *LIKE* school. I know, silly me. ^_^) But I did need a day off so this came at the right time. So I'm just relaxing today. I watched Coco Before Chanel which is a rather inspiring movie on the life of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's early life- before she made it big in the fashion world and defined the modern woman. While she died in 1971, her legacy has carried on to today and will most likely carry on to the future.
The movie stars Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle Bronheur Chanel, and orphan who would build a fashion empire and be known universally by her nickname, Coco. She journeys from a mundane seamstress job to boisterous cabarets to the opulent French countryside, possessing little more than her unwavering determination, unique style and visionary talent.
How about a book I've read recently?
My Little Phony by Lisi Harrison. This is the next to last book in The Clique series, and, to be honest? I didn't have high hopes for it. But I figured that since it was the next to last book and I had read all the others in the series (Summer Series and Prequel included), I figured I should finish the series out. And so I did.
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. After These Boots Are Made For Stalking which was, in my opinion, a fail of a book and extremely repetitive of what had been in the preceding books, I was less than thrilled with it. But MLP was a completely different story. It showed the signs of a series wrapping up, which was inevitable with each book being roughly 250 pages each coupled with Lisi's writing style AND there being only 1 more book left in the series, but overall, it was an extremely enjoyable read.
That's All Folks! And I'll try not to cut off my nose. :)
Exit the World carefully,
Gnome
The movie stars Audrey Tautou as Gabrielle Bronheur Chanel, and orphan who would build a fashion empire and be known universally by her nickname, Coco. She journeys from a mundane seamstress job to boisterous cabarets to the opulent French countryside, possessing little more than her unwavering determination, unique style and visionary talent.
How about a book I've read recently?
My Little Phony by Lisi Harrison. This is the next to last book in The Clique series, and, to be honest? I didn't have high hopes for it. But I figured that since it was the next to last book and I had read all the others in the series (Summer Series and Prequel included), I figured I should finish the series out. And so I did.
I was pleasantly surprised with this book. After These Boots Are Made For Stalking which was, in my opinion, a fail of a book and extremely repetitive of what had been in the preceding books, I was less than thrilled with it. But MLP was a completely different story. It showed the signs of a series wrapping up, which was inevitable with each book being roughly 250 pages each coupled with Lisi's writing style AND there being only 1 more book left in the series, but overall, it was an extremely enjoyable read.
That's All Folks! And I'll try not to cut off my nose. :)
Exit the World carefully,
Gnome
3.02.2011
Words of Note
Well now. I've reentered the world of blogging, and I'm very excited for it. Now, this blog won't only be what I'm reading on my own time, but stuff I read in class and the things I find interesting.
The POINT of this POST:
Okay, so instead of reading The Odessey this year, my English class is reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. As you can guess, I'm super excited- but of course, I've already read this. So, I assume that you're wondering WHY I'm excited about rereading a book?
1. Because Rick Riordan is an AMAZING author (in my opinion- and many others'). He just has an easy writing style, which makes it easy to get sucked into whatever world he's created.
2. I get to watch the rest of my class' reactions since only two of us students (me and some other kid) have read the book before. It's rather amusing to be sitting in class, listening to someone read aloud wile I'm chapters ahead and then hear another student say something that was most likely close to my reaction the first time I read it.
3. When you reread a book, or at least when I do, I pick up on a lot of things that I missed the first time around and I notice all the symbolism put into the writing.
More later.
Exit the World carefully.
Gnome.
The POINT of this POST:
Okay, so instead of reading The Odessey this year, my English class is reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. As you can guess, I'm super excited- but of course, I've already read this. So, I assume that you're wondering WHY I'm excited about rereading a book?
1. Because Rick Riordan is an AMAZING author (in my opinion- and many others'). He just has an easy writing style, which makes it easy to get sucked into whatever world he's created.
2. I get to watch the rest of my class' reactions since only two of us students (me and some other kid) have read the book before. It's rather amusing to be sitting in class, listening to someone read aloud wile I'm chapters ahead and then hear another student say something that was most likely close to my reaction the first time I read it.
3. When you reread a book, or at least when I do, I pick up on a lot of things that I missed the first time around and I notice all the symbolism put into the writing.
More later.
Exit the World carefully.
Gnome.
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