Thursday, March 10, 2016

I'll Give You The Review ( I'l Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson )



California.

In a modern day setting, Noah and Jude are a set of non-identical twins, with contrasting personalities, who tell their stories in different time frames of their lives. Thirteen years old, and sixteen years old  which I found really intriguing.

How would you describe your relationship with your siblings? If you have siblings, (I don't) you were probably in some way, shape or form were closer to them in the beginning while you were youngsters. I don't know. Was it six, seven, eight, four, five. eleven? Somewhere along those lines. You guys were probably like peanut butter and jelly. Hitting each other in the face and playing ball and making each other cry and getting one another gifts and sticking a booger in one's ear (maybe together, to dad). I mean, we're not getting any younger and I found to have witnessed (in the movies and around the community) that siblings, in often cases, drift apart a little more as they mature.

And, it happens.

It was the yelling. It was the unattended problems. It was the little things. It was the big change.

I strongly recommend this book to those who understand the problems running in today's society, i.e affairs, sudden death. So, it's not really an everyday kindergarten book and preferably read by mature individuals.
This young-adult nonfictional, has a running theme of trying the clear the fog and the teamwork that comes along with it to find the happy ending. The correct question is not, what happened for it to begin but, how it can end.

Oh, and there's also a lingering appearance of a ghost. G-Ma makes comeback 2014.

3rd Quarter Independent Reading Reflection

Wonder by Raquel J. Palacio
It's Kind Of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell
I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell

My goals back in 2nd quarter were to read at least 5 books and to read Death of Bees by Lisa O'Donnell. In which, I met both. I was capable of of meeting these goals because I actually knew what I wanted to read and ultimately, just gave up on reading fantasy books that weren't required by assignment. Maybe later. I, also, gave myself a set time every other day to sit down a read 30-40 pages which is a somewhat "better" alternative to taking a nap.

My two goals for this next quarter is to read at least 2 psychology based books, 2 or more injustice (social, criminal, etc.) books and to read at least 7 books in total.