Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
My Rating: 6/5
GoodReads Rating: 3.82/5
This book is possibly one of the most oddly entertaining, wistful books I have ever read in my life. 10/10, even if it is an odd book, I promise you read it, and you will NEVER forget about it
First of all
Overall Review
This is beautiful. The thing about this dream is, it's so metaphoric you don't even realize it. It's all about the American dream and the want for money and fame and class in every way. And here these people are who have everything that all Americans want, but they aren't happy.
Gatsby is the perfect example of this. He was everything a person could want, money, fame, kindness, class and an aura of scandal that leaves people thinking about him. Yet instead of this wonderful lovely man that you know he once was because of that ever so charming smile, you have the ghost a man throwing parties for utter strangers, quite completely miserable chasing the one thing that continued to escape him :love
When Gatsby was younger, him and Daisy were so in love. But then Gatsby left for war, and Daisy, who was big money, married Tom Buchanan, who was even bigger money. Now Gatsby's back, living right down the bay from Daisy's (not-so-happy happy) little family. TOm's having an affair, Daisy simply doesn't care. So the chase commences
Gatsby is rich now, possibly as rich as Daisy, but he doesn't have an actual name or please in society, but he still hopes Daisy loves him. He finally gets Daisy to say she still loves him, but he cannot get her to admit that she never loved Tom. So even if he got his wish, the love of his life, he can't ever truly get her because of her "love" for Tom, who is an unbearble ass, and Tom's refusal for a divorce. Gatsby wanted a love like they had in the past, but that's not possible.
And then *spoiler* Daisy kills Mrs. Wilson i think and you just start to think that people never really get what they deserve. And then Gatsby dies because Mrs. Wilson's husband found out that Gatsby's car killed his wife, even though Daisy was driving. No one knows that Daisy was driving and Gatsby gets murdered cold as if though he was the one at fault. Here, you KNOW, you completely break down and understand that it's a cruel, cruel world that doesn't belief in real karma and that the universe doesn't see equality as a government does. Even Nick, the narrator, despite his honesty came from a dishonest lineage of people paying off people. Because the only sincere person in the book, Jay Gatsby, was the person who ended up dead.
And another thought comes into play, did Gatsby really love Daisy? Or was he simply obsessed with the fame and money and elegance and Daisy was simply this in human form? That's something you have to decide.
So the American dream as most of us believe, isn't satisfied with a feeling of carefree-ness or class or "with enough money to have a nice car and enough whiskey to crash it." which is most definetly a misquoted john green opinion on this book. But, the American dream can only be satisfied with one thing: happiness.
My Rating: 6/5
GoodReads Rating: 3.82/5
This book is possibly one of the most oddly entertaining, wistful books I have ever read in my life. 10/10, even if it is an odd book, I promise you read it, and you will NEVER forget about it
First of all
Overall Review
This is beautiful. The thing about this dream is, it's so metaphoric you don't even realize it. It's all about the American dream and the want for money and fame and class in every way. And here these people are who have everything that all Americans want, but they aren't happy.
Gatsby is the perfect example of this. He was everything a person could want, money, fame, kindness, class and an aura of scandal that leaves people thinking about him. Yet instead of this wonderful lovely man that you know he once was because of that ever so charming smile, you have the ghost a man throwing parties for utter strangers, quite completely miserable chasing the one thing that continued to escape him :love
When Gatsby was younger, him and Daisy were so in love. But then Gatsby left for war, and Daisy, who was big money, married Tom Buchanan, who was even bigger money. Now Gatsby's back, living right down the bay from Daisy's (not-so-happy happy) little family. TOm's having an affair, Daisy simply doesn't care. So the chase commences
Gatsby is rich now, possibly as rich as Daisy, but he doesn't have an actual name or please in society, but he still hopes Daisy loves him. He finally gets Daisy to say she still loves him, but he cannot get her to admit that she never loved Tom. So even if he got his wish, the love of his life, he can't ever truly get her because of her "love" for Tom, who is an unbearble ass, and Tom's refusal for a divorce. Gatsby wanted a love like they had in the past, but that's not possible.
And then *spoiler* Daisy kills Mrs. Wilson i think and you just start to think that people never really get what they deserve. And then Gatsby dies because Mrs. Wilson's husband found out that Gatsby's car killed his wife, even though Daisy was driving. No one knows that Daisy was driving and Gatsby gets murdered cold as if though he was the one at fault. Here, you KNOW, you completely break down and understand that it's a cruel, cruel world that doesn't belief in real karma and that the universe doesn't see equality as a government does. Even Nick, the narrator, despite his honesty came from a dishonest lineage of people paying off people. Because the only sincere person in the book, Jay Gatsby, was the person who ended up dead.
And another thought comes into play, did Gatsby really love Daisy? Or was he simply obsessed with the fame and money and elegance and Daisy was simply this in human form? That's something you have to decide.
So the American dream as most of us believe, isn't satisfied with a feeling of carefree-ness or class or "with enough money to have a nice car and enough whiskey to crash it." which is most definetly a misquoted john green opinion on this book. But, the American dream can only be satisfied with one thing: happiness.
Sunday, February 23, 2014
my rambling thoughts
and I guess it really isn't fair. Some people get that moment in their lives where the stars align perfectly and the chance gets laid out right in front of them. They meet the right person or they walk into the right place, and then they don't take it, the chance. And the people who wanted that opportunity, who wanted that one excuse to completely and drastically change their life and fall out of their routine cycle, never get it. So yeah. it sucks, it just really does.
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Legend by Marie Lu
Legend by Marie Lu • Critics rating: 4.5/5 My Rating: 5/5 •
Synopsis ----------- Los Angeles, California Republic of America He is Day. The boy who walks in the light. She is June. The girl who seeks her brother's killer. On the run and undercover, they meet by chance.
Irresistably drawn together, neither knows the other's past. But Day murdered June's brother. And she has sworn to avenge his death. • THE must-read dystopian thriller fiction for all teen fans of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Divergent by Veronica Roth. A brilliant re-imagining of Les Miserables, the series is set to be a global film sensation as CBS films have acquired rights to the trilogy. The Twilight Saga producers, Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, will produce •
5/5 LOVE LOVE LOVE this book, mostly because it revolves more around the entire idea of a dystopian society falling apart, "Trying to create a utopia always leads to an apocalypse" - me
A kickass female prodigy, a snarky but brillant golden criminal and a explosion of sparks (and actual firearms) waiting to happen. The Republic is the large part of the country under a strict government rule, while the Colonies are the rebellion area out of the government's reach. The country is slowly destructing, at war with other countries and itself.
June is the Republic's prodigy, with a perfect score of her evaluation. She is taken through schooling and is in college wayyy before anyone her age. She is treasured and is on her way to becoming the best of the best.
When tragedy strikes, June is seeking vengeance on the Republic's most wanted criminal, Day. Day is smart (and yummy), too smart, especially for someone who ran away after failing his evaluation. How has a supposed failure managed to escape the eyes of the most highly trained soldiers, and will June be the one to bring him in, or is there more going on than meets the eye?
Hint: there is.
What I thought: This is actually one of my favorite books of all time. While i was waiting for Prodigy to come out, I read Legend 4 times and read Prodigy 3 times while waiting for Champion to come out. Marie Lu writes so completely in the moment. You are literally caught in that scene with the characters and there's no escaping until June and Day do. It's not unbearably long and has more action with witty remarks than a lot of the sappy YA out there. Definitely a great read for everyone. finished it in one sitting.
READ IT BASICALLY
enjoy loves
xx
-Mo
Synopsis ----------- Los Angeles, California Republic of America He is Day. The boy who walks in the light. She is June. The girl who seeks her brother's killer. On the run and undercover, they meet by chance.
Irresistably drawn together, neither knows the other's past. But Day murdered June's brother. And she has sworn to avenge his death. • THE must-read dystopian thriller fiction for all teen fans of The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins and Divergent by Veronica Roth. A brilliant re-imagining of Les Miserables, the series is set to be a global film sensation as CBS films have acquired rights to the trilogy. The Twilight Saga producers, Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey, will produce • 5/5 LOVE LOVE LOVE this book, mostly because it revolves more around the entire idea of a dystopian society falling apart, "Trying to create a utopia always leads to an apocalypse" - me
A kickass female prodigy, a snarky but brillant golden criminal and a explosion of sparks (and actual firearms) waiting to happen. The Republic is the large part of the country under a strict government rule, while the Colonies are the rebellion area out of the government's reach. The country is slowly destructing, at war with other countries and itself.
June is the Republic's prodigy, with a perfect score of her evaluation. She is taken through schooling and is in college wayyy before anyone her age. She is treasured and is on her way to becoming the best of the best.
When tragedy strikes, June is seeking vengeance on the Republic's most wanted criminal, Day. Day is smart (and yummy), too smart, especially for someone who ran away after failing his evaluation. How has a supposed failure managed to escape the eyes of the most highly trained soldiers, and will June be the one to bring him in, or is there more going on than meets the eye?
Hint: there is.
What I thought: This is actually one of my favorite books of all time. While i was waiting for Prodigy to come out, I read Legend 4 times and read Prodigy 3 times while waiting for Champion to come out. Marie Lu writes so completely in the moment. You are literally caught in that scene with the characters and there's no escaping until June and Day do. It's not unbearably long and has more action with witty remarks than a lot of the sappy YA out there. Definitely a great read for everyone. finished it in one sitting.
READ IT BASICALLY
enjoy loves
xx
-Mo
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