Tuesday, December 30, 2008 // 12:04 AM
i just looked at the calendar and oh my fuck, is it the 30th of december already?? i mean.
is this it? hmm, seems real fast. it's been months since my summer camp (miss you loaaaads, btw <333 )
since the new year is 'round the corner, that means that i've passed this christmas holiday for like... three weeks now. and two more weeks until i have to get my ass back to school. omfg. i hate this :(
coz i still haven't finish lord of the flies (sparknotes save meeeeee!) and my econs IA (AAAAGGGHH CURSE YOU WALL STREET!!).
well anyways.
let us not speak futher of insipid, loathsome things!
let me share with yous out there of what i've been doing this past holidaaay! woot woot
well so anyways. i read a VERY GOOD book. i've been struggling to find good books to read. i've been so hooked to sarah dessen that i've nearly always compare other books -- just from the synopsis -- to hers. which is... well has the downsides. but whatever. i found a good book by a good author and it's caaaalled:
Looking for Alaska by John Green
AMAZING. yeah.
it's a very recommended book, especially for all yous in high school. the novel, i'd
like to describe it as very, well, high school. haha.
to elaborate it more specifcally, in the novel there is the principal whom the whole entire class just abhors, the wise teacher (which is somehow also loathed by the students even though said teacher is wise), the pranksters, the unrequited love, the genius(es), the booze and cigarettes etc etc etc.
the novel tells the story of Miles "Pudge" Halter, who, back in Florida was socially challanged. but in Culver Creek, a boarding school in Alabama, he quickly made friends with Chip a.k.a the Colonel -- on scholarship, complete genius, yet far from being a nerd (lose that big glasses and neatly-tucked in shirt stereotype and replace with milk-and-vodka beverage and cigarettes -- there you have it: the Colonel) and of course: Alaska Young. "clever, funny, sexy, self-destructive, screwed up, and utterly fascinating" Alaska Young. aside from those two friends, Pudge also got acquainted to cigarettes and lots and lots of booze. anyways, this novel tells Pudge's life story before and after a tragedy that changes everything. a tragedy in which i will not spill in this post coz i'm not about to ruin the whole book to you! ha!
well anyways, what i find unique in this novel is how John Green structured the story. the book is divided into two parts: before and after. it really shows how one event that occurs in the course of one night or maybe less -- minutes, seconds -- can change everything. turn the whole thing upside down. make you freefall from up above flat face on the ground. most importantly, it shows clearly how things change, by showing how it was before and how things just isn't the same after. it might not make a lot of sense right now, but once you read the book, you'll totally get it haha. :)
i also love how the book is honest about how high school life is. apparently, booze and cigarettes can't be seperated by (some) high school students. i mean admit it, for once in your high school life, we do come across those stuffs right?? not that it's good or anything, but it's just the truth. dunno if you agree with me or not on this one, but it's just my opinion haha.
well anyways, this novel is definitely recommended :)
it's one of those books that can make you laugh yourself silly then break a dam of tears when you turn to the next page.
aaagh, i want to write something bout a french movie i just watched! aaagh. too lazy and too late!
i'd problly write it tomorrow!
gnite people!
spend the rest of '08 wisely! haha :)
Labels: Reviews, Thoughtful Thoughts
