tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32459233965939741992024-02-07T00:39:52.950-08:00Autumn's Book ReviewsAutumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05519153491028121982noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245923396593974199.post-30205498143615383882014-07-07T17:20:00.003-07:002021-03-10T14:27:11.108-08:00Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay Asher<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This month, I will be reviewing <i>Thirteen Reasons Why </i>by Jay Asher. In this book, Clay Jensen finds a shoebox containing 7 cassette tapes, each with a story on both sides except for the seventh tape. In the tapes, Hannah Baker explains to 12 people (no that was not a typo I really did mean 12) why she decided to commit suicide. These tapes take Clay, and the reader, on an emotional roller coaster through 13 different stories that all answer the same question; <i>Why did Hannah Baker kill herself?</i></span><br />
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">First off, let me start by saying if you don't think you'll like it because it sounds depressing, at least give it a try because it was an amazing book. People always judge books before they even try to read them. Anyway, onto my review. I really enjoyed this book and could not put it down. I love the way that Hannah chose to tell about her high school life. This book just proves that you can't believe every rumor you hear. There are always two sides to every story, what people say happened and what actually happened. Rarely ever are they the same story. This book was realistic, it could actually happen and maybe even in the same way. I'm glad that this book wasn't all about the tapes or all about Clay's reaction to Hannah's suicide, but rather a combination of both. I also loved the fact that Hannah wasn't just portrayed and a depressed teenager that just randomly decided to commit suicide, because suicide is never random. There are always reasons that people commit suicide, and this book shows that. </span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;">Suicide is the third highest cause of death</span><span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; line-height: 19px;"> in people ages 15-24. If you know someone who is considering suicide, take it seriously, not as a joke. They could be reaching out to you like Hannah reached out to Clay, don't let them down. Don't be a reason somebody decides to commits suicide, be the reason somebody decides not to.</span></div>
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Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05519153491028121982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245923396593974199.post-1486894029581643592014-05-01T13:39:00.001-07:002021-03-10T14:27:23.508-08:00It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This month, I will be reviewing It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini. This book is about a boy named Craig who has had depression and has barely eaten for the past few years. Craig plans to commit suicide, but then he calls the suicide hotline and they convince him to go to the hospital. Craig, when asked if he wants to "check in" unknowingly checks himself into an adult psychiatric hospital.</span><br />
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<span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">This book is so good. The writing is perfect, the characters are perfect, and the cover is perfect. Everything about this book is just perfect. Ned Vizzini wrote this book so great. Ned himself spent a few days in a psychiatric hospital. He recently committed suicide because he was depressed. He was only 32 and had so much to live for. Rest in peace Ned Vizzini. t love this book because it is a great story and it could actually happen to people. You can't be mean to people, even if you're joking, because they might have the same problem as Craig and you won't know it. This book actually inspired me to want to study psychology to learn how people react to certain situations and what makes them do what they do. This book kind of makes me think of Teen Wolf because Craig and Noelle met in a psychiatric hospital and so did Stiles and Malia. I love that Craig has Nia to talk to about being in the psychiatric hospital because they both have depression, but Craig has it way worse. I loved this book so much and it is such great story.</span><br />
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<span id="docs-internal-guid-db1e7f84-99de-5221-6d8c-1aba3dec1427"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I'll admit it, the main reason that I read this book was because I heard that my husband (Dylan O'Brien) is going to be in the movie, but that doesn't mean I didn't enjoy the book. I love this book and I'm so glad that I decided to read it and I can't wait to read <i>The Scorch Trials</i>. I couldn't put the book down because it was so mysterious and intriguing. <i>The Maze Runner</i> is one of my favorite books because it has so much action and mystery. You can see the movie in theaters on September 19th.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This month, I will be reviewing </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Fault In Our Stars</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by John Green. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Fault in our Stars</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1; white-space: pre-wrap;">one of John Green’s many wonderful books. It is about a girl with cancer named Hazel Grace Lancaster. Hazel meets a boy named Augustus at a cancer support group and they fall in love. </span><span id="docs-internal-guid-16f4f62b-98c9-6f86-2b1a-e7820c20efd3"></span><br />
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<span face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Check out my review of the movie <a href="http://reviewsbyautumn.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-fault-in-our-stars.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05519153491028121982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245923396593974199.post-59831210845240288532014-04-25T10:23:00.005-07:002021-03-10T14:28:04.403-08:00Divergent by Veronica Roth<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>Autumnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05519153491028121982noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3245923396593974199.post-8530584877290658842014-04-25T10:23:00.004-07:002021-03-10T14:27:55.939-08:00Wonder by R.J. Palacio<div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">This month, I will be reviewing </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wonder</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by R.J. Palacio. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wonder</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.15; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is about a boy with facial d</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">eformities named August. He has always been homeschooled and is finally going to an actual school. The story follows August's struggle as he attends school and tries to fit in. It's hard to fit in when you're a new student, bit it's even harder to fit in when don't look like everybody else.</span></div>
<span id="docs-internal-guid-290e7027-98c7-45f4-dbac-df523516986d"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; font-style: italic; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Wonder</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is one of my favorite books because it's so inspirational. Most YA books nowadays are all about a young female struggling with something (Tris struggling to hide her Divergence, Katniss struggling to survive, and Hazel struggling with cancer). <i>Wonder</i> is so different because it's not dystopian & the (main) narrator is a male. I think that R.J. Palacio wrote this book with many narrators and the main character being a male because she wanted to show that <i>Wonder</i> is different from other books, just like August is different from everybody else. Everybody is different. If we were all the same, life would be so boring because you would never meet new people. I feel like everybody can relate to August, not because of his facial deformities, but because everybody has trouble fitting in. This book is truly inspirational because it tells a story that could actually happen and does happen to people everyday.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My Recommendation: Everybody should read this because everybody can relate to it.</span><br />
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