Before I say anything about this book, I think I should let you know that it metaphorically ripped out my heart and stomped on it. Repeatedly.
But it is still one of my favourites.
The Fault In Our Stars by
John Green latches onto your emotions, and really, if you don't cry or
feel painfully hollow at the end, your heart is stone. I would
thoroughly recommend this book, as it has humour, extreme emotional
pain, and (to put it plainly) adorableness.
Will Grayson, Will Grayson (by John Green and David Leuithan), is a fantastic book. I'm not sure I can really elaborate on that. It made me laugh a fair bit, whilst also being rather depressing at times, but it was exactly what it was, rather than being one of those annoying books that have a really inteeresting blurb and then a really simple story. Even when trying to think really hard, I can't come up with more to say other than read it, it's awesome.
Ok, admittedly, I have been rather lazy and not been keeping up to date with blogging and stuff, however, I would also argue that I have been a bit preoccupied with exams, the most of which are now over, thankfully. Anyway, back to books. For my English Literature exam, I studied Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I have a few contradictory feelings about this book, as it was interesting, yet I felt no emotional connection to the characters. The book follows the main character, Kathy, as she tells the story of her life. I found NLMG interesting, as it presented many ideas about the ethics of cloning, opinions on the existence of souls and such like, but I also felt that I had no connection to the characters, who, in my opinion, resign to their fate with worrying and depressing acceptance. Looking on what I have just written, it occurs to me that no connection may have been intended, in order to 'other' the characters further, but I still think that I am highly unlikely to ever read this book again by choice, and if you are a person who likes to feel involved with the characters and share their emotions with them, then I would not recommend it to you.
Ok, admittedly, I have been rather lazy and not been keeping up to date with blogging and stuff, however, I would also argue that I have been a bit preoccupied with exams, the most of which are now over, thankfully. Anyway, back to books. For my English Literature exam, I studied Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro. I have a few contradictory feelings about this book, as it was interesting, yet I felt no emotional connection to the characters. The book follows the main character, Kathy, as she tells the story of her life. I found NLMG interesting, as it presented many ideas about the ethics of cloning, opinions on the existence of souls and such like, but I also felt that I had no connection to the characters, who, in my opinion, resign to their fate with worrying and depressing acceptance. Looking on what I have just written, it occurs to me that no connection may have been intended, in order to 'other' the characters further, but I still think that I am highly unlikely to ever read this book again by choice, and if you are a person who likes to feel involved with the characters and share their emotions with them, then I would not recommend it to you.