Document Your Life | March 2013

 

University started again for me this month, so I didnt do much other than that. But you know what they say, 'Blondes have more fun'. So hopefully next month will be better.

Book Review: The Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides

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Pages: 249
Published: 1993
Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Modern Classic

Synopsis...
The shocking thing about the five Lisbon was how nearly normal they seemed when their mother let them out for the one and only date of their lives. Twenty years on, their enigmatic personalities are embalmed in the memories of the boys who worshiped them and who now recall their shared adolescence: the brassiere draped over a crucifix belonging to the promiscuous Lux; the sisters' breathtaking appearance on the night of the dance; and the sultry, sleepy street across which they watched a family disintegrate and fragile lives disappear.  

Quick Review...
1. Continually surprised by what was happening.
2. Prose and the style of writing was really the best part of this book. Characters and plot are so excellently woven together, in a voice that is both different and thought provoking.
3. The narrative style was a collective 'we' who were the boys who obsessed over the girls and documented their life.
4. So mesmerizing, and I thought I wouldn't like the end, but it just made it even better. Sometimes ambiguity is better than absolute.

A dark and haunting story, that is so incredibly well written. It will make you believe the Lisbon girls were real, and leave you mourning for the lives they could have had.

5 out of 5 stars.

Video Review...

Week of Videos

I did a week of videos on my YouTube channel, to celebrate 1 year on BookTube. If you haven't seen it yet, check out the playlist with all of them. Or watch the individual videos below.

Sunday:

Monday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday:

Thursday:

Friday:

Saturday:

Document Your Life: January 2013

My first ever Document Your Life Video. This was my month, theres a large amount of sea life in this one. Your welcome for that!

Book Resolutions + Top 12 Books of 2012

Book Resolutions for 2013...
1. Read 50 books
2. Read the Harry Potter series (for the first time)
3. Read the LOTR & The Hobbit
4. Read more Jane Austen & Charles Dickens
5. Read less hyped books
6. Make videos regularly, less rambly, and more awesome!

Top 12 Books of 2012...

12.
Cinder By Marissa Meyer
Y.A, Fantasy, Dystopian, Romance
Published January 2012
387 pages
Book Review
Book Talk
Goodreads 
Book Depository

11.
Tinkers by Paul Harding
Adult, Literature, American fiction
Published January 2009
192 pages
Book Review
Goodreads
Book Depository

10.
The Drowning People by Richard Mason
Murder/Mystery, Contemporary
Published January 1999
Goodreads
Book Depository 

9.
Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracey Chevalier
Historical fiction
Published August 1999
233 pages
Goodreads
Book Depository

8.
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Y.A, Dystopian, Fantasy
Published October 2009
374 pages
Book Review
Book Talk
Goodreads
Book Depository
 

7.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Y.A, Dystopian, Action
Published October 2008
374 pages
Goodreads
Book Depository

6. 
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Y.A, Romance, Contemporary
Published January 2012
313 pages
Goodreads
Book Depository





5. 
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Y.A, Contemporary
Published February 1999
213 pages
Goodreads
Book Depository

4. 
Divergent by Veronica Roth
Y.A, Dystopian, Action
Published Febraury 2012
487 Pages
Book Review
Book Talk
Goodreads
Book Depository

3.
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Classics, Literature, Romance
Published 1925
180 pages
Goodreads
Book Depository





2.
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Sci-fi, Y.A, Fantasy, Romance
Published May 2008
409 pages 
Book Review
Book Talk
Goodreads
Book Depository

1.
A Game Of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Fantasy, Mystery, Adventure
Published January 1996
694 pages
Book Review
Book Talk
Goodreads
Book Depository

Seasons Greetings!

Infinite Book Challenge

 

Where I say as many books as I can in a minute!