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This book has proved my hypothesis that I just don't do well with books about drugs. I have no idea what it is but I just don't connect with them. Also, the fact that the writer of these diaries was fairly young when she wrote this made it harder for me to read because I can no longer identify with some of her problems. I think that this book could be good and entertaining to some, but just not to me. Sorry :/
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I wouldn’t have been attracted to this book if I would not have seen the movie first. I only have seven movies that I can claim as my favorite and “Into the Wild” is one of those seven. To be honest, I haven’t watched the movie in quite a long time. It’s been years since I’ve added this book to my list. So, I was pretty nervous when picking this one up because I feared I had lost touch with the original motivation I had to read the book. Now that I’m done with reading the book, I have a new found motivation to watch the movie again because this book was beautiful.
I’m actually surprised with how interesting I found this book because I’m not usually one for non-fiction. I believe I am just as a time where everything I once thought about my reading habits are no longer true. This book only confirmed confirmed that I’m changing because there were parts of this book where I could not put it down.
One of the main reasons that parts of this book captivated me was purely for the fact that one man had such a big impact on so many people. I really love reading stories like that, where someone was so important to so many people that they had to share that person with the world. The face that Chris is not longer with us made the story so much more hard to read. It was beautiful.
The reason this book was not over the moon amazing for me was because there was too much time spent comparing McCandless to others who ventured into the wild. The first few were interesting but after those, it got somewhat boring. It felt like filler.
All is all, I’m glad I read this book. It has opened my eyes to the fact that maybe nonfiction isn’t awful.
I wouldn’t have been attracted to this book if I would not have seen the movie first. I only have seven movies that I can claim as my favorite and “Into the Wild” is one of those seven. To be honest, I haven’t watched the movie in quite a long time. It’s been years since I’ve added this book to my list. So, I was pretty nervous when picking this one up because I feared I had lost touch with the original motivation I had to read the book. Now that I’m done with reading the book, I have a new found motivation to watch the movie again because this book was beautiful.
I’m actually surprised with how interesting I found this book because I’m not usually one for non-fiction. I believe I am just as a time where everything I once thought about my reading habits are no longer true. This book only confirmed confirmed that I’m changing because there were parts of this book where I could not put it down.
One of the main reasons that parts of this book captivated me was purely for the fact that one man had such a big impact on so many people. I really love reading stories like that, where someone was so important to so many people that they had to share that person with the world. The face that Chris is not longer with us made the story so much more hard to read. It was beautiful.
The reason this book was not over the moon amazing for me was because there was too much time spent comparing McCandless to others who ventured into the wild. The first few were interesting but after those, it got somewhat boring. It felt like filler.
All is all, I’m glad I read this book. It has opened my eyes to the fact that maybe nonfiction isn’t awful.
Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews
It’s not everyday that you see a young adult book with a non-American black protagonist, so when I saw this book I was very attracted it it. The story wasn’t necessarily attractive to me, but I wanted to try the story simply to read about this different perspective.
I was surprised how I - a black, first generation Congolese American girl with parents who grew up speaking french - could find so many cultural similarities between myself and the characters in this book. That aspect was really comforting and was honestly what kept me interested in this book for so long. It was refreshing to read about something that was like my family in certain aspects.
Unfortunately, other than the cultural things, this book wasn’t my favorite. I have realized that I have a problem when books start with a really big things - like an earthquake - and we as readers don’t get the opportunity to now the characters before their lives change. We don’t have the time to fall in love with the things the main characters love. I really felt that way with this book. I wish the story would have started before the earthquake so I could have fallen in love with Port-Au-Prince and the people before the quake.
The end of this book felt rushed, which frustrated me because I felt like the story needed to be fleshed out more. Especially in the place where it ended.
In the end, this book wasn’t my favorite, but I’m really glad I read it. It gives a really raw and beautiful look into the life of a Hatian girl, which I haven’t ever read about before. :)
It’s not everyday that you see a young adult book with a non-American black protagonist, so when I saw this book I was very attracted it it. The story wasn’t necessarily attractive to me, but I wanted to try the story simply to read about this different perspective.
I was surprised how I - a black, first generation Congolese American girl with parents who grew up speaking french - could find so many cultural similarities between myself and the characters in this book. That aspect was really comforting and was honestly what kept me interested in this book for so long. It was refreshing to read about something that was like my family in certain aspects.
Unfortunately, other than the cultural things, this book wasn’t my favorite. I have realized that I have a problem when books start with a really big things - like an earthquake - and we as readers don’t get the opportunity to now the characters before their lives change. We don’t have the time to fall in love with the things the main characters love. I really felt that way with this book. I wish the story would have started before the earthquake so I could have fallen in love with Port-Au-Prince and the people before the quake.
The end of this book felt rushed, which frustrated me because I felt like the story needed to be fleshed out more. Especially in the place where it ended.
In the end, this book wasn’t my favorite, but I’m really glad I read it. It gives a really raw and beautiful look into the life of a Hatian girl, which I haven’t ever read about before. :)
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Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews
I have no idea why, but I haven’t read a YA dystopian book in what seems like forever. So, when I picked this one up, I was a little nervous. I couldn’t remember if I had stopped reading YA dystopian for a reason of it it was just a coincidence. This book is one my favorite book trailers list, so there was no way that I was going to skip over it. And, I’m glad I didn’t.
Throughout the whole book, I wouldn’t decide if I liked the main character Alenna or not. I didn’t have a reason to not like her but I didn’t have a reason to like her either. Actually, the whole story kind of felt that way as well. The whole book I was waiting for something to happen. The thing that I was waiting for happened but, in my opinion, it didn’t really live up to what I was expecting.
The reason why I liked this book was because it demanded my attention. Yeah, there were boring stints but I continued because I was curious about what was going to happen. That was it, no freaking out or anything. I was hoping that it would elicit a bigger response.
In the end, I think this book was a nice tame introduction back into the YA dystopian. I don’t think I’ll be reading the sequel but, we never know what the future may hold.
I have no idea why, but I haven’t read a YA dystopian book in what seems like forever. So, when I picked this one up, I was a little nervous. I couldn’t remember if I had stopped reading YA dystopian for a reason of it it was just a coincidence. This book is one my favorite book trailers list, so there was no way that I was going to skip over it. And, I’m glad I didn’t.
Throughout the whole book, I wouldn’t decide if I liked the main character Alenna or not. I didn’t have a reason to not like her but I didn’t have a reason to like her either. Actually, the whole story kind of felt that way as well. The whole book I was waiting for something to happen. The thing that I was waiting for happened but, in my opinion, it didn’t really live up to what I was expecting.
The reason why I liked this book was because it demanded my attention. Yeah, there were boring stints but I continued because I was curious about what was going to happen. That was it, no freaking out or anything. I was hoping that it would elicit a bigger response.
In the end, I think this book was a nice tame introduction back into the YA dystopian. I don’t think I’ll be reading the sequel but, we never know what the future may hold.
Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews
I went into this book thinking that I would love it. I’ve had this book on my list since the beginning of my goodreads career. So, I thought that I would put it out of it’s miserable waiting game and read it. Unfortunately, this book was a miss for me.
I felt like this book was trying to tell two stories. The first being a romance and the other being a story with a theme analyzing how our society it too dependant on technology. I think that these two stories could have worked together, but they just didn’t for me. Unfortunately, the romance felt a little too instalove for me to enjoy it; especially on the side of the main character.
The one thing I really enjoyed about this book was it’s commentary on gun violence in schools because I think it’s really relevant in our society right now. The events that happen in the book that surround gun violence are really scary because I could totally see this happening to our society in the future. Unfortunately, I can’t talk too much about how it fits into the story because it’s a spoiler, but I do think that it’s really important to talk about things like these and bring attention to the topic.
Overall, I didn’t really enjoy this book, but I do think that it could start really important conversations that need to be had about gun violence.
I went into this book thinking that I would love it. I’ve had this book on my list since the beginning of my goodreads career. So, I thought that I would put it out of it’s miserable waiting game and read it. Unfortunately, this book was a miss for me.
I felt like this book was trying to tell two stories. The first being a romance and the other being a story with a theme analyzing how our society it too dependant on technology. I think that these two stories could have worked together, but they just didn’t for me. Unfortunately, the romance felt a little too instalove for me to enjoy it; especially on the side of the main character.
The one thing I really enjoyed about this book was it’s commentary on gun violence in schools because I think it’s really relevant in our society right now. The events that happen in the book that surround gun violence are really scary because I could totally see this happening to our society in the future. Unfortunately, I can’t talk too much about how it fits into the story because it’s a spoiler, but I do think that it’s really important to talk about things like these and bring attention to the topic.
Overall, I didn’t really enjoy this book, but I do think that it could start really important conversations that need to be had about gun violence.
Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews
To All The Boys I Loved Before was one of my favorite books last year. So naturally, being me, it took months for me to pick up the second book. (Blame school…or tumblr…) Anyways, I’m glad I picked it up now because it was great :)
I was a little scared that I wasn’t going to be into the story or characters as I was with the last book, but I had that anxiety of nothing. By chapter three I was already squealing and fangirling. These characters are very memorable and unique. I had no problem whatsoever falling in love with them again because of this. Just like in the last book, I really loved the family dynamic in this book. These books have such a strong sense of family; more than a lot of books that I’ve read. The Song girls have a wonderful relationship and their father is wonderful.
I really love the themes of feminism that Jenny Han brought into this book. They were discreet but there were there and I really appreciated them.
I haven’t laughed out loud this much with a book in a really long time. It was great! Jenny Han has a way of writing that really attracts me. I most definitely will have to pick up more books by her.
To All The Boys I Loved Before was one of my favorite books last year. So naturally, being me, it took months for me to pick up the second book. (Blame school…or tumblr…) Anyways, I’m glad I picked it up now because it was great :)
I was a little scared that I wasn’t going to be into the story or characters as I was with the last book, but I had that anxiety of nothing. By chapter three I was already squealing and fangirling. These characters are very memorable and unique. I had no problem whatsoever falling in love with them again because of this. Just like in the last book, I really loved the family dynamic in this book. These books have such a strong sense of family; more than a lot of books that I’ve read. The Song girls have a wonderful relationship and their father is wonderful.
I really love the themes of feminism that Jenny Han brought into this book. They were discreet but there were there and I really appreciated them.
I haven’t laughed out loud this much with a book in a really long time. It was great! Jenny Han has a way of writing that really attracts me. I most definitely will have to pick up more books by her.
Full Review from my blog Owl Eyes Reviews
I read Across the Universe, the first book in this series, in 2013.
I read A Million Suns, the second book in this trilogy, in 2014. Almost two years ago.
So, I went into this book wanting to be done with this series because I’ve been putting it off for so long.
That being said: OH MY GOD MY FEELS! WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY FEELS FOR THESE CHARACTERS, IT’S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE I’VE READ ABOUT THEM! MY HEEEEAAAART!!!
*clears throat* Okay, now my thoughts.
This book was mediocre for me up until about the halfway point. After the halfway point, I started reading like my life depended on it. Y’all know, I don’t do mystery, but I can do it with this series. The way it’s written just makes me care and want to know what’s going to happen. The first half of this book, I was so annoyed about all the anticipation, but it BLEW ME AWAY.
Towards the end of this book, I was fangirling like I have not fangirled in the longest time. I was screaming outwardly SCREAMING. It was so bad that my little brother, who was upstairs in his room with headphones on, came downstairs to ask if everything was okay. It was amazing.
In the end, this book was a pleasant surprise. I absolutely loved the experience it game me. I’m very happy with the way that this series ended.
I read Across the Universe, the first book in this series, in 2013.
I read A Million Suns, the second book in this trilogy, in 2014. Almost two years ago.
So, I went into this book wanting to be done with this series because I’ve been putting it off for so long.
That being said: OH MY GOD MY FEELS! WHY DO I HAVE SO MANY FEELS FOR THESE CHARACTERS, IT’S BEEN ALMOST TWO YEARS SINCE I’VE READ ABOUT THEM! MY HEEEEAAAART!!!
*clears throat* Okay, now my thoughts.
This book was mediocre for me up until about the halfway point. After the halfway point, I started reading like my life depended on it. Y’all know, I don’t do mystery, but I can do it with this series. The way it’s written just makes me care and want to know what’s going to happen. The first half of this book, I was so annoyed about all the anticipation, but it BLEW ME AWAY.
Towards the end of this book, I was fangirling like I have not fangirled in the longest time. I was screaming outwardly SCREAMING. It was so bad that my little brother, who was upstairs in his room with headphones on, came downstairs to ask if everything was okay. It was amazing.
In the end, this book was a pleasant surprise. I absolutely loved the experience it game me. I’m very happy with the way that this series ended.
1.5/5 stars.
I was really excited to find out that Audrey Niffenegger had other graphic novels because her graphic novel The Night Bookmobile is one of my favorite graphic novels ever. Unfortunately, this book just didn't make sense to me. There really wasn't a plot, the art wasn't my favorite and everything just seemed a little too random for my liking. I'm super bummed because I loved her other graphic novel so much :(
I was really excited to find out that Audrey Niffenegger had other graphic novels because her graphic novel The Night Bookmobile is one of my favorite graphic novels ever. Unfortunately, this book just didn't make sense to me. There really wasn't a plot, the art wasn't my favorite and everything just seemed a little too random for my liking. I'm super bummed because I loved her other graphic novel so much :(
It was cute but I think I needed to read it with a kid. They would have gotten a lot more out of it than I did. Also, I know this story in and out because I was in love with the movie when I was younger. The two are identical. Nothing new was lost or gained.
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