The Looming End Of My Semester Break
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It
has been two weeks since I had been freed from the overwhelming but
exciting first semester of my college. I shouldn't used the word freed,
though. It sounds like I didn't like it much.
I
can properly conclude now that, even though I had been into so stressed these past five months, it had been a great
experience after my long absence in the social universe.
As
I mentioned earlier, it is my semester break and I've been enjoying it,
partly excited for the upcoming semester and partly wanting this
three-week vacation to be longer. The reason is I had been occupied by
university works that I haven't had time to fulfill my desires. That is,
to read in a pleasurable pace, to watch anime without anxiety of
tomorrow's load-works and to wake up whenever I wanted to.
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer . P.S. by Helen Schulman . The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I started reading Eclipse
right after my last day of finals. I was still recovering from a fever
back then. I'm glad I had the energy that time to take the test.
Hopefully, though, I had put whatever I reviewed on the paper correctly.
Truth be told, this is the first book of Twilight series
that I finished. But I read several parts of the first book. So maybe, I
was not in the position to judge the series. But still, I will declare
my thoughts about it.
First, I came to hate Bella. No, not hate, just annoyed. I'd been irritated by her ambivalent sentiments. It's mostly about her ignorance about her feelings for Jacob. I mean, how can she not know? Ohh. I don't want to rant about it. All this time I was ignoring Edward, I am on Jacob's side you see, and while reading the book I realize that Edward is okay. I mean, he's admirable at some points in the novel. But, Jacob did shine on this book. My love for him surges more and more brighter! So yes, I'm still on Team Jacob.
First, I came to hate Bella. No, not hate, just annoyed. I'd been irritated by her ambivalent sentiments. It's mostly about her ignorance about her feelings for Jacob. I mean, how can she not know? Ohh. I don't want to rant about it. All this time I was ignoring Edward, I am on Jacob's side you see, and while reading the book I realize that Edward is okay. I mean, he's admirable at some points in the novel. But, Jacob did shine on this book. My love for him surges more and more brighter! So yes, I'm still on Team Jacob.
. . .
P.S. by Helen Schulman.
The story behind the book, hardback book, and I is this: I was going
home from school and decided to stroll inside the mall. There's a store that sells few books so
I always check it hoping to find a good catch. Luckily, on that day,
the novels were right in front of the store and I rummaged through it,
seeking for that glimmering book. You know what? I ended up buying two
novels, the one by Helen Schulman and a novel by Emma Sweeney. It's
really cute. I was mentally squealing as I bought those two. I eagerly
wanted to read it as soon as I got home but stopped myself. I should
save it for later.
So,
end of story. I have the book and read it. Sadly, my admiration for it
had sunk low. It's not actually that bad, I came to love it as I reached
the end. The prose is great. The setting of the mood, tone and wit of
the novel is very skillful. I hope I am as great as she. But the
downside of the novel, for me, is the story. There's nothing on it that
affects me. Most of the time, I was appalled by the unnecessary stuffs
that was in print. The aggravation I felt after the end was ten-fold.
I don't like the story but the prose is amazing.
I don't like the story but the prose is amazing.
***
I really wanted to read The Hunger Games.
It has a movie adaptation but I prefer to read it first. I have nothing
much to say to it because I was only starting my journey on reading it.
I
had only been in almost two chapters but I am already caught by it. The
story is great. Sadness and bewilderment are what I felt. I am devastated to think of the situation the characters were in. I am awed for what
might happen and I am amazed on how it's adeptly written. The prose is
so good that if I would describe it in terms of taste, it would be
bittersweet. Sweet for the beautiful prose, because while I was reading
it aloud, which I do most of the time, it tasted like a sumptuous meal.
It's hard to explain but with my love for words, I can't help but admire
them. It's weird and confusing. I'm not really that good at expressing
my thoughts in a well-defined sentences using the exact words. That's
why I really look up to those people who do. And bitter, for the
characters' situation, because whenever I read a book I tend to place
myself in the dimension the novel was in, I think everyone of us do, to
experience it personally.
It's still on my "currently reading" shelf at Goodreads so I still can't give my full verdict for the book. But I feel it, this is a great one.
It's still on my "currently reading" shelf at Goodreads so I still can't give my full verdict for the book. But I feel it, this is a great one.
***
Here's Gosick
for you. It is the anime series that I finished in my break. The rest
of my "currently-watching" line-up are D-gray man, A-channel, Kimi to
Boku and SNS Final. I will all put them on hold. I wouldn't be able to
see them for a while, though.I'd been sidetracked.
I'm almost on the end of the tunnel which is my semester break. I sense a great stress ahead. Too pessimistic, I know. I should really put an end to that kind of thinking...and might as well, put an end on this long post already. I'm sure you're already fed up with me.
Thanks for reading!
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