A lot of people recommended this novel to me so I decided to read it. It really wasn't what I expected it to be. I know I heard reviews of the book being life-changing, amazing, spectacular; but in my opinion I found it boring overall. I was able to tolerate the beginning of the story but towards the middle and end, I was a lost cause. Yes, there were a few wise quotes here and there but I didn't enjoy it like I thought I would.
Quotes:
“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”
“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”
“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
“People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.”
“Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.”
“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.”
“When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
Saturday, June 8, 2013
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Silver Linings Playbook
Hey all, sorry I haven't updated in like a month! This past month was very busy but awesome. I am so lucky and blessed to be doing the things I have been doing. :) I recently finished reading The Silver Linings Playbook and loved it! I watched the movie before reading the book, which I shouldn't have but I still enjoyed every sentence. Here is my review about the novel:
The only problem I faced was that I watched the movie before reading the book. I loved the movie and decided to read the novel, and I know movies vs. books are always different. It ruined the experience of the story since I expected many scenes to occur which didn't happen. Although different scenes played out, the outcome of the novel still left you speechless and happy. I enjoyed reading every page and couldn't put it down. It was an incredibly easy read. The main character also mentions other infamous novels to read as well throughout the story. I would recommend this book to others -- it is relatable to many and gives you hope, a silver lining.
Quotes:“If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.”“Life is hard, and children have to be told how hard life can be…So they will be sympathetic to others. So they will understand that some people have it harder than they do and that a trip through this world can be a wildly different experience, depending on what chemicals are raging through one’s mind.”
“You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”
The only problem I faced was that I watched the movie before reading the book. I loved the movie and decided to read the novel, and I know movies vs. books are always different. It ruined the experience of the story since I expected many scenes to occur which didn't happen. Although different scenes played out, the outcome of the novel still left you speechless and happy. I enjoyed reading every page and couldn't put it down. It was an incredibly easy read. The main character also mentions other infamous novels to read as well throughout the story. I would recommend this book to others -- it is relatable to many and gives you hope, a silver lining.
Quotes:“If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.”“Life is hard, and children have to be told how hard life can be…So they will be sympathetic to others. So they will understand that some people have it harder than they do and that a trip through this world can be a wildly different experience, depending on what chemicals are raging through one’s mind.”
“You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”
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