Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson | Book Review

Category: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 208
Language: English
Published: April 1st 2001 by Puffin (first published October 22nd 1999)
ISBN: 014131088X (ISBN13: 9780141310886)
About the book:
Melinda Sordino busted an end-of-summer party by calling the cops. Now her old friends won't talk to her, and people she doesn't even know hate her from a distance. The safest place to be is alone, inside her own head. But even that's not safe. Because there's something she's trying not to think about, something about the night of the party that, if she let it in, would blow her carefully constructed disguise to smithereens. And then she would have to speak the truth.(more)

My Review: 3 stars

I'm quite shock that this book was labeled as a banned book and for some reason I've decided to read it. It's about a girl who was raped then decided in the end to speak and fight for herself (in her own way) hence the title but it's more than that actually you'll feel and experience those awkward moment and moment of hesitation she had during the entirety of the novel itself.I'm glad that she did stood up for herself,her friends and what she believes is right! though a bit short and quick read of a story I like how the main character developed all throughout.More power to you girl! and I do hope that whoever reads this book will feel empowered as well.

My favorite character was Dave Petrakis he's clever and stands up wheneever he thinks something's wrong with the picture he reminds me a lot of myself when I was a student lol :)) My Second favorite is Mr. Freeman (The Art teacher) he's nice,weird and let his class wonder and express things by means of art he lets Melinda explore and say things beyond what she's feeling and seeing experimenting lots of art forms it was really funny and engaging.

Will Grayson,Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan | Book Review

Category:  Young Adult,Fiction
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 310
Language: English
Published:  April 5th 2011 by Speak (first published April 6th 2010)
ISBN: 0142418471 (ISBN13: 9780142418475)
About the book:
Two teens with the same name, running in two very different circles, suddenly find their lives going in new and unexpected directions, and culminating in epic turns-of-heart and the most fabulous musical ever to grace the high school stage. (more)

My Review: 3 stars


I was really confused at first with the story line then with both Will Grayson's they're the same in a way that they almost think alike but in some ways different like their living conditions,environment,set of friends,school,district etc. I didn't quite noticed the change of fonts in terms of narration for I'm so focused in reading the whole story I thought it's just how they express themselves that time (like big letters for angry or small for neutral or normal tone)what I didn't know before that I know now is that both authors jiving in introducing these sets of characters that would collide in the middle of it all. When it comes with their perspectives in life,love,school,being a teenager and accepted in society they somewhat flourished and improved their character developed as time pass what I liked about this is that it's straight forward and gay! beware for it contains quite a lot of curses I'm surprised there's no censorship at all!:O

I thought about what if the other will grayson's friend didn't pretend to be a boy but simply a girl...would he still be gay? or would it be have another end result?

Tiny's production at the beginning was all about him (self centered)but in the end of course being gay and all the story turned out to be the most wonderful musical I've ever laid my eyes upon, very touching and romantic.

I somewhat identified some of myself with the characters a little bit of everything with everyone involved like Tiny's queer oddball moments and Will Grayson's silent thoughts. I may say it's full of teenage angst whatever you call it these days hormones? perhaps but we all know deep inside we'll surpass that level and just basically moved on with life.

Ok.

Hello lovely viewer/s!

Enough with the lame,dramatic,emo-centric poems or notes whatever you'd like to call it..
I will post book reviews again yey! I'm actually working and thinking of a lot of stuff lately so I'll post new things A.S.A.P

ciao ^_^

Postage

I always post things

on an irregular basis

most of them are just brought up

some made up with the oddest of things.


the best selling ones

are the matters of the heart

or level of attraction.


I'll continue what I'm doing

especially when inspiration strikes!

or whenever I needed some distraction ;))


Whatever made you read this

I'd like to thank you so much for your time and for dropping by!

you made me smile ^_^

and completed my day.



Have a good one!

Transformed

a boy I once knew

now a man I hardly know

what happened?

to us?to you?

I can't even fathom.


when did it all began?

can't hardly say

perhaps the time

we both felt indifferent

not utterly the same.


remember?

if not, here's a reminder

from me to you

where to begin...


one day,

you just showed up

with a girl claiming to be a friend

I welcome her to the club

like a regular

you know the same old stereotypical way.


I knew it!

we both knew

it's just that

we let pass such opportunistic son of a .....

ruin us

rip us into two!


I still can't believe she can do such vile things!

she poisoned our mind

played with our feelings

toyed and abused us

to her heart's content

we're too nice!

we're too human!

I can't let that happen again


the tragedy

the chase

I'm saving you

I'll endure it

every single bit


it's not revenge I seek

but justice

for you my love

not just ours

but to others she destroyed


such person should cease to exist

anger and fury filled me!

others convinced me otherwise

you'll wake up soon enough

I always keep my promise


I still believe and do hope

there's a place

only I could access

not anyone alive dare to enter


Don't forget

our love and dreams

always and forever


One must pay the full price

in order to salvage

what remains of the other.

bleep

Once upon a time

a girl used to curse excessively

in such a manner one can't handle

nor bare whatever you'd like to call it

we dunno why

perhaps it's such a fad before

she took part.


she used to censored such

but then it all started to sink in

that it's as if it's the new hi's and hello's

one might put in the beginning or end of their sentences.


we all fell into the trap of evil

then she woke up one day

after a couple of dose of preaching

not in a course of finding or a true love kiss.


The End.




[sometimes I just find my notes kinda funny]

Independence

what:

we want,

crave,

claim.

Freedom!

Happy 4th! ^_^