Sunday, April 28, 2013

The Perks of being a Wallflower

 The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky is a beautiful book. As I have only started it recently I can not write a true review about it so here are my first impressions. I believe that this book is very emotional and very worrying, not that the book is bad but that it shows truths that we take to lightly. It talks about many social issues in schools and teaches many lessons.

In the book there is one character who the narrator calls Patrick. Patrick is a very kind, accepting person to the narrator, Charlie, but Charlie finds at a party that Patrick is gay and has been having a relationship with the school quarterback, Brad, and as Patrick tells the story of their love and explains it to Charlie you start to understand that gay people can be just like everyone and that people are unjustly bias against them because, they're different.  It also goes under the topic of depression when Charlie tells the reader about his friend who offed himself due to depression.

As I have only just started this book I find that it is amazing and yet to some readers it will be controversial as it talks about many social issues such as being gay in a community that doesn't like gay people, rape , and depression. THis book has changed the views of many readers and it doesn't cease to amaze. Read more next time on The Perks of Being a Wallflower.

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Reservation Blues

In Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexi  a story of how dreams that become real don't always end well. In this story Thomas builds-the-fire meets a man who had become famous for his blues and gets his guitar. This leads to emotional and detailed writing,settings, and story. This book is addictive to read.

Sherman Alexi's style of writing is magical realism. When i say magical realism I mean things that are hilarious and yet outrageous happen at the flick of a dime for example a certain keyword making lighting strike a building. This is the type of magical and detailed writing that sucks me back into the book.  Also he has great ways to trigger these moments and places them perfectly.

The Story is also very beautiful. IT's about a young man who manages to get people who picked on him to join his band. One became a good drummer while the other became a good guitarist.As they played they met two women who also joined their band and as they traveled together they made bonds with each other and they formed issues. As the guitarist and drummer were active drinkers they were always getting themselves into trouble. This put character development into a new level as all of the characters had their serets and their flaws.

In conclusion  this book has great details and great stories. It includes funny sad and emotional changes in the characters and they  always have you on the edge of your seat. This book in my opinion is one of the best books on the market and should be bought by any person who knows the alphabet.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Wind in The WiIlows

The Wind in the Willows By Kenneth Grant is a very special book because it is written by a very special author.  This book is magical because of the amount of detail put into its characters and the setting. As I have only just started to read this book it is amazing that it has already sucked me inside of it. I truly love this book and this is why.

In the wind in the willows, Grant has many sensible and calming fun characters to read about such as Mole, and the Water Rat and of course the Badger, but as he includes those characters who make sense and are straight forward he also includes well... Mr. Toad. Toad is a special character because he always has one addiction that never brings any good for him. Such as when he becomes addicted to cars and drives and hijacks other peoples cars and then finally crashes them. Toad always has a zany, joyful, and of course silly attitude just making him most peculiar and entertaining to read about. Grant used many of these characteristics in his book as well as many literary devices.

Grants Settings are astoundingly detailed and beautiful. Grant goes on about every last detail like the texture and color of the snow falling to the ground. The coloration and the luster of the water splashing onto the sand  which was sharp and yet soothing to the skin. Grant wrote his details in that fashion and manages to develop the story using those details. As Grant has mastered this craft I feel as I myself am standing within these beautiful settings.

So far the marvelous book has kept me enticed thus far and I'm excited to continue reading this book as I know it will only get more spectacular. Its detailed and beautiful settings and relate able and yet  diverse characters. The literature written by Kenneth Grant is brilliant so all that leaves is is it a good book? I think it is.


Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Dracula

As a fan of the classic I truly love the books that started crazes. Although I personally hate the crazes they start such as to say twilight but still I like the books or legends that start them. In this craze starting book they fit the right language every where and amazing detail. Also much mystery is abound.

In Dracula by Bram Stoker is amazing because of three major things. Because it takes place in olden time Transylvania this book has a very dark and mysterious atmosphere. As I am at the beginning it is impressive how dark it already seems to be. In the beginning as the protagonist goes to Dracula's castle Stoker raises the tension by making the people say strange things that make you go to the edge of your seat. As the language goes the English still use their "thys" and "thous"  and in the correct places too. Another thing that is exciting is that this fascinating book is written in the diary format so it is a first person view and has every little detail from the protagonist talking about his coach being an hour late to how he gets nervous when the people are saying strange things in other languages.

In Conclusion this review isn't very acurate a I haven't finished the book or even gotten to the middle but it looks promising. IN its story and its attention to detail Dracula has the right of being a classic and this is a great looking book as well. i recommend this book for those people who think that if you glitter you're a vampire.