Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label book review. Show all posts

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Words can take you to places unkown

Another book review! So if you don't like books you might as well close out of this tab. Suck itttt. Today I will be reviewing another genius book by Shusterman! It is called Everlost by Neal Shusterman! It's also a trilogy so it should keep you busy for a while. 
You can read the back of it HERE! 

What do I start with this book? Let's just say that it's absolutely pure genius. It makes you wonder what happens after our life here on earth. The characters are all lovable and beware, this book has many surprising twists to it. Through out the whole thing, you'll want to just piss yourself. I could not put this book down at all. When the book ends, you'll be a mess. Until you get the next book. So far I'm on the second book, but I can tell this trilogy will be SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!!! 
"★★★★★"
Five stars!
~Shrinky the annoying kid on the block

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Once an author's dead, they're gone. Their works will be here forever

Mhm. It's time for another book review. I know most of you hate it, but for the few of you who actually appreciate my work in putting these together, thanks! Today I will be reviewing It's Kind Of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
This book is about a boy named Craig who is going through depression as a teen. His life is flipped upside down when he checks himself into a "loony bin" I highly recommend this book for everyone. It give you a chance to get a glimpse at what Vizzini himself went through. I myself have meltdowns all the time and found this to be a great inspiration. I appreciate this book and Vizzini for writing it. You will find yourself loving Craig every bit of it. Although I have to warn you, this contains VERY mature content -cough-
"★☆"
 Four out of five stars. 
~Shrinky the annoying kid on the block
Also I read this out of a recommendation from a friend. Turns out it's also a movie :D So for those of you too lazy to read this, watch the movie

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

If my love were an ocean there would be no more land

Retard quote from the book Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Here comes another book review! Guess what it's going to be on? 
Yeap. Thirteen Reasons Why. Here's what the back says 

Sounds good right? Well it isn't. I bought this book, thinking it'd be an inspirational book that would change my life and give me a different view on life, helping me appreciate it. All it did was annoy the crap out of me. 

Hannah -the main character in this story- is a freaking brat. I found Hannah to be an attention seeker. The reasons why she killed herself were ridiculous. I found it hard to follow along in the beginning, when the point of views were switching up. It didn't even say who's view it was in when it switched. I mean, everyone goes through the regular high school drama. This drama didn't even seem like the real things we go through. If you enjoy reading about romance, high school drama, or any of that annoying crap I don't like, you'll enjoy this. 
"★☆"
Two out of five stars. 
~Shrinky the annoying kid on the block

Thursday, October 20, 2011

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library”

^ Jorge Luis Borges ^
Great quote, great quote :') I totally agree. Ok so we got your votes and here are the results. 
Hahaha only 15 people voted no. Not too bad..not too bad. Sooo I'll start the book review! My first review will be on the book Unwind. This is what the back says.

Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives.

The Second Civil War was fought over reproductive rights. The chilling resolution: Life is inviolable from the moment of conception until age thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and eighteen, however, parents can have their child "unwound," whereby all of the child's organs are transplanted into different donors, so life doesn't technically end. Connor is too difficult for his parents to control. Risa, a ward of the state is not talented enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe, a child conceived and raised to be unwound. Together, they may have a chance to escape and to survive.


Basically, the books is about Unwinds, kids from the ages 13-18 whose parents want them to be "unwound." That means that they die, but still live. All their body parts will be transported to different people, so technically, they are still alive. Now I have to say, this is one of the best books I've ever read. And I read a lot of books, and I usually love all books I read. Neil Shusterman is great with changing the point of views and making twists that I'd never expect. He brings us a spine chilling book and explores different ideas we'd never thought possible. The characters have totally different and unique personalities that got me so attached to them. I seriously recommend everyone get this book. People who love all different genres would love this, regardless
"★★"
~Shrinky the annoying kid on the block