bookwormblogger9: May 2014

Saturday, May 31, 2014

Hyperbole and a Half Review

Hyperbole and a Half:

Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened
by Allie Brosh

Published October 29th 2013 by Touchstone
Genres: Memoir, Humor, Non-Fiction
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5

Description:

This is a book I wrote. Because I wrote it, I had to figure out what to put on the back cover to explain what it is. I tried to write a long, third-person summary that would imply how great the book is and also sound vaguely authoritative--like maybe someone who isn’t me wrote it--but I soon discovered that I’m not sneaky enough to pull it off convincingly. So I decided to just make a list of things that are in the book:

Pictures
Words
Stories about things that happened to me
Stories about things that happened to other people because of me
Eight billion dollars*
Stories about dogs
The secret to eternal happiness*
*These are lies. Perhaps I have underestimated my sneakiness!

My Thoughts:

I have never read much non-fiction or graphic novels, but there's always a first for everything. I loved her drawings, they were hilarious! I found myself laughing out loud plenty of times. Also at some points when she was talking about her depression, was very deep. Making a contrast to all the laugh out loud humor in the rest of the book. I finished this book in two days, and I wanted more so I meandered my way over to her blog. For those of you who don't know Allie started this blog which quickly began to blow up, from there she has some of her blog posts incorporated into this book. I would recommend it to anyone, a little bit of an older audience because every once in a while a swear word is thrown in. Overall, a great book to get you out of a reading slump!

Pictures from the Book:

About the Author:

Allie Brosh has enjoyed writing ever since her mom tricked her into writing a story to distract her from her immediate goal of wrapping the cat in duct-tape. She started her award-winning blog in 2009. Brosh lives in Bend, Oregon, with her fiancé Duncan, her two dogs, and six pet rats.

http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

10 Favorite Book Quotes

PART 1:

A recently saw a video that was centered around book quotes. The booktuber picked ten quotes from books that she loved. I thought it was a good idea and wanted to do it as well. I thought maybe once or twice a month I will post book quotes or quotes about reading! If there is a spoiler in a quote I will notify you in very large print! Here is the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM-xjMOIZ44

1. "This was the boy I loved. A little bit messy. A little bit ruined. A beautiful disaster. Just like me."

-Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer

2. "People can be cruelest to those they love."

-Veronica Rossi, Under the Never Sky

3. "You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say who hurts you."

-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

4. "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one."

-George R.R. Martin, A Dance With Dragons

5. "We accept the love we think we deserve."

-Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

6. "You don't forget the face of the person who was your last hope."

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

7. "Silence is so freaking loud."

-Sarah Dessen, Just Listen

8. "The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't."

-Lauren Oliver, Delirium

9. "Love is like the wind, you can't see it but you can feel it."

-Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember

10. "Remember, we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it."

-Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games

Stacking the Shelves 5/24

STACKING THE SHELVES

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you want to find out more about Stacking The Shelves, please visit the official launch page!

Library:

Origin
by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Bought:

Clockwork Angel
by Cassandra Clare

The Help
by Kathryn Stockett

Pawn
by Aimee Carter

E-Books:

Being Sloane Jacobs
by Lauren Morrill

What I Though Was True
by Huntley Fitzpatrick

Top 5 Wednesday: Books I Devoured

T5W: Books I Devoured

Hey guys! I know its been a while since I've been able to do T5W! I only have a few weeks of school and then finals. I will be consistently posting after finals!! The books I have chosen are mostly books I have read in a day and loved. Once again they are in no particular order.

1.

Article 5 (Article 5 #1) by Kristen Simmons

I read this book a while ago. I remember loving it and flying through. I have continued on with this trilogy, but really want to pick it up again and finish it!

2.

Hex Hall (Hex Hall #1) by Rachel Hawkins

I remember picking up this entire trilogy at the library, and I was thankful I did because I flew through these books. I read these three books in about two days. They are all very short and fast paced.

3.

L.A. Candy (L.A. Candy #1) by Lauren Conrad

I finished this trilogy in a weekend, they were really entertaining! I really want to reread them because they are perfect summer reads. I never read the companion series that is in another character's point of view. If you have let me know if you enjoyed them!

4.

The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride #1) by James Patterson

I read this entire series last year as a freshman in high school. They are action packed, funny, and very quick reads. These are the only books by James Patterson that I have read even though he has written many. I tried reading Witch & Wizard and couldn't get into it. This series though is complete and really entertaining.

5.

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Well, I kind of had to add this book to my list. I remember the exact moment when I read this book. It was last summer, a few days after July 4th, I was reading outside because it was a nice day. I was sitting in a chair in the shade and didn't move, because I was DEVOURING this book!!! AHHH!!

*Tell me what you think of my list and what books you devoured!