Books vs Movies

Ever since I was young my dad always taught me the book was so much better than the movie. It's completely true. Sure watching the movie is a lot less time consuming, but with a book you get the whole setting.

Now that eight out of ten movies are made from books nothing is original. Sure if you read the book all the surprise is gone. Think about if you really liked a book wouldn't you want it to be in movies and literally come to life? If the movie does well then you enjoy the book even more!

Now the problem with movies that the authors are not the directors or writers they do not have the rights to the movies so they can definitely change what is going on.

One major case is ruining the whole ending which ruins the whole meaning of the book and why the author wrote it.

Take for example My Sisters Keeper. The ending was not at all the same as the original. In the book a shocking death happens that really made you understand why the author wrote this book and it was truly one of the saddest lessons you could take from a book.

The movie on the other had made a totally different, more predictable character die at the end. Which ruined the whole point of the book which just left me disgusted on how the director/writer could get rid of such a meaningful ending.

All I am saying is that books are better because you see that whole thing. Not just bits and pieces of what the director liked the most. A book might be more time consuming but it definitely worth it.

Burned

Summary

Burned is about a girl named Pattyn who lives in a Mormon household. She is the eldest of seven which mean her whole world revolves around cooking in cleaning the house. By her junior year she questions everything she believes in. Her identity, religion and who she really is. When Pattyn ends up in a heat of trouble her father sends her to her aunt’s house. Pattyn begins to realize that this isn't punishment, this is freedom. In that summer Pattyn realizes whats important in life and what truly matters.

Opinion 

This is truly a depressing book. Pattyn father is truly disturbing; he doesn't let her date at all let alone be friends with guys. Her mother is just as terrible she never defends Pattyn at all just lets him rule her life. After I finished this book I appreciated my parents a lot more. The character development in Burned was truly fantastic. The relationship between Ethan and Pattyn was too cute. In the end Ethan literally became a hero for Pattyn trying to save her from the hell at home. Pattyn aunt was just a brilliant. It just shocking that Pattyn felt more love with her aunt in a hour, than her ever feeling that way with her own father. The book is great with Pattyn finding herself and also falling in love with Ethan it’s just the ending in one of the top five saddest endings I've ever read. The book left me in tears. If you are a fan of Ellen Hopkin I would definitely recommend this book. I personally liked it more than Crank because it’s a character that has done no wrong like drugs, all she was asking for was to be a normal teenager, but that was too much to ask for from her parents.

Fairest of Them All

Summary

Ok so everyone knows the story of Snow White. Evil Queen slashes wicked stepmother wanted to be the fairest maiden in the land. Which jealousy and vanity lead to the queens hate for Snow White and thus wanting to kill her. Exactly how did this come about though? Rumors have speculated over some time but within this book tell the true tale of the evil queen.

Opinion
First off it’s a pretty easy read, meant for younger children. I just thought it looked interesting and it was at Disney World so hey why not! Anyways the story is very well plotted out. I actually liked the Queen and felt sympathetic with her. I was surprised that in the beginning she was extremely nice to Snow White who I thought since I was little hater her since they've met. Character development is also a plus with the 'Magic Mirror'. The dialogue was also fantastic, part of the story takes place during the movie. When the Queen spoke it was the exact words the Queen said in the movie! What really made me enjoy this book was the depth of the queen and how most girls can relate. Even though she was the prettiest maiden in the kingdom she felt insecure within herself because her father never loved her and always repeated that she was ugly. So I guess the reason she became so evil, was because of all the harbored insecurities she always face. Overall its phenomenal use of imagery and dialogue really blew me away. If you enjoyed Disney I would defiantly read it

 especially since its a short read!

Book vs E-Book

 This is going to be a little different from my usual book reviews. I've always wanted to know what people thought of E-Readers and if they like them or don't like them.

E readers have started becoming huge a couple years ago. Companies like Apple, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and Borders all have their own. The iPad, Kindle, Nook and Sony E-Reader are all useful with their own advantages over one another. These gadgets are supposed  to make it easier to read.

The question is, are they a better solution to an actually book?

For college student yes, instead of carrying the heavy mound they call textbooks. All the books they need for school are in one pleasant size electronic device.

Another group that would enjoy E-Readers would be people that go on vacations.  In that situation instead of having you luggage cramped up with piles of books you could just have that fantastic gadget in your carry on so you would never have to worry about it being lost or ruined.

For me, I disagree with these E-Readers. I love books more than just for the text.

The thing I like about books is that the more that you buy, the bigger your collection grows in your library.

The fact that it’s actually book in your hand is a better option than the E-Reader. Some of my friends as well as I cannot focus while looking at a screen.

It’s also been proven that E-Readers are not recommended to people with bad eye sight if the device does not have a back light.

If the E-Reader does not have a back light, it will become harder for the human eye to adjust which then the person end up with Chronic Eye Strain.

Unless its textbooks for college I would much rather have an actually book then the E-Reader.

So what are your thoughts on E-Readers? Would you rather have over one thousands books in a small portable device? Or would you rather have the legitimate piece of work?

Paper Towns

Summary: Paper Towns is by John Green. It is about a boy named Quinten that lives Orlando Flordia. He lives next to his forever crush Margo Roth Spiegelman which has ignored him for the popular group. Three weeks before graduation Margo insist that she and Quinten go on a 'adventure'. Quinten didn't know that this adventure would involve three cat fish, spray paint, and breaking into Sea World. The day after the marvelous adventure, Margo went missing. Leaving clue to tell where she went, Quinten, Ben, Radar his friends, and Margos friend Lacey will go to all lengths to find this one girl. But if they find her will they be happy with their discoverer?

Opinion:
This book was fantastic! The book really had me thinking of my own priorities on what’s important in my life and why I'm friends with my friends. All the characters feel so genuine. From the main character Quinten to Margos little sister Ruthie they all felt like real people. Majority of the whole book Margo is missing. I kept questioning where she was. If she is still in Florida gone to another or even another country. Worse off I wondering if she was alive or dead. I really liked the ending it felt realistic and it was not cheesy at all. It wasn't cheesy, it didn't lack a plot or characters. It seemed very realistic for a situation like that one. Overall I think its a fantastic book and I think majority of book lovers would enjoy it was well!

Take Me There

Summary:
Take Me There tells a story about Rhiannon, Nicole and James. Three different people, in all their point of views. Rhiannon is dealing with a breakup with her ex boyfriend Steve and tries desperately to get him back unlike Nicole, her ex Danny is still pinning for her when ironically she has a crush on the young math teacher. Then there is James who like Rhiannon and wants to be so much more than friends. If things couldn't get more difficult, Gloria the schools mean girl tries to make there lives a living nightmare. Rhiannon, Nicole and James are done dealing with Gloria and thinks she needs to be taught a lesson, but will their success in bringing Gloria down solve all their problems?

Opinion:
To be truthful this book was unoriginal in many ways. Girl gets dumped and falls in love with the best friend, I could of just watched any movie from this decade instead of reading this. I usually love books that have different point of views but Take Me There was so repetitive. Out of all the stories I did like Nichole's the best, seeing how she dealt with her teacher crush was weird yet hilarious. As her story continues, you find out that something awful has been happening to her for the past year, it really shocked me and made me very upset. In the end though it tied all the stories up together. It wasn't just a happy teenage ending Nichole talks about what happen to her that year with Rhiannon and James which you guys are to guess that she is going to be ok. One Character I do love is Mrs. Schaffer the elderly women that lives next door to James. The epilogue has something to do with her in the the and it was so sweet and heartwarming. Besides that I thought it was an ok book some stuff was really corny. I mean really guys 'true love?' no its just high school. I would get it at the library I wouldn't buy it is not a book you would read again.

Wintergirls

Summary

Wintergirls is the story about to friends named Lia and Cassie. They were in a competition to be skinnier thus becoming wintergirls alive but not living frozen in small bodies. Then one day Cassie loses the biggest thing of all. Her life. Having Lia left behind she blames the whole thing on herself causes her to do painful and scaring things to herself as punishment for not saving her. 

Opinion

This story was quite fantastic. It really had an insight on what anorexic people do to stay that skinny. Obviously you starve yourself but to the extent Lia did was horrifying. Lia wanted to eat only 500 calories a day. At one point she weighted eighty nine pounds, and still wanted to be skinnier.  When Lia was 'hurting herself' I could barley read it. It was way too graphic for me, sometimes I had to even put the book down! As the book went on she starved herself to be thinner but she did it because she wanted to ignore the hurt she saw in her life. Divorced parents, doctor mom who she can barely get along with a Dad who barley notices her. The friendship between Cassie and Lia was sad. Even more upsetting when Lia kept seeing her hallucinations everywhere telling her that shewas going to join her. The end was so great though, it was like a rainbow after a nasty thunderstorm. I would recommend this to again girls who enjoy a girl who through all her struggles tries her best to keep the most important thing hope.

 

Twenty Questions

Summary:
Twenty Questions is about a woman in Oregon named June who had the perfect life. Until a man named Ronald Pruett killed a women named Vernay Hanks the scary thing is, is that Mr.Pruett offered June a ride. June declined so he went looking for someone else, and that someone else was Miss Hanks. By working in the school’s cafeteria she knows both the small children of Miss Hanks and Mr Pruett. Feeling responsible for the death of Vernay Hanks June goes to her house to talk to her daughter and meets her uncle pretending to have know Vernay . By meeting with the Cindy and her uncle Harlan June learns information that could changed a ruin her marriage her life and her way of thinking.

Opinion:
This has been one of the best books I have read in a while. As the book progresses June becomes a more and more independent women. When you realize how Vernay and June were connected you would have been shocked. I also gave respect to how she treated her husband, Bill after the disaster. Its true eye sore for how bad kids have it in poorer cites. It made me appreciate where I go to school. Also parents, since June worked in the school she knew most of the kids. When she described one she always said a father or mother had left doing drugs or is dead. That is a terrible lifestyle for a child and it made me appreciate my parents and family. If you like a book with lots of twist, then this is defiantly the book for you. I could not believe the ending and was still shocked on how June handled it. To me this was a story about violence and betrayal. If you like a 'coming of age' slash mystery then you would enjoy this book. It’s not obviously a 'become of age' type of book but June became something different by the end. This book was fantastic and its now one of my favorites.

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

Summary
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is about a girl named Lily who shocking has a laotong which is a friendship between to women that last forever. Both girls share their secrets by writing in nu shu a language that only women know by using silk fans and handkerchiefs to use. As time goes by the girls learn about each other threw childhood, teenage years, marriage years and even as parents. When the years pass and as the women learn more and more about each other some event and misunderstanding come to threaten their friendship and love apart.

Opinion
I personally loved this book. I loved the main character and her best friend Snow Flower. This book really shows what true friendship is. It truly shows that women can have lasting friendships. Even when Lily finds out the lies about Snow Flower she still accepts her for who she and will stand against whoever is in her way that can threaten her friendship with Snow Flower. Through out the book it made me realize how I'm so appreciative of place and time I live in. In the book all the women said that 'they were worthless' and 'that they show their worth by all the sons they give birth too.' It just surprised me how low women were treated. Overall I truly loved this book, it definitely shows a friendship. Even when they friends didn't speak for years when one of them was truly in need they made amends in a second. All along even in fights their friendship was both the most important thing for them. I hope that I will or keep a friendship as dear as Lilys and Snow Flowers. This book is probably only girls taste. So to the girls if you want to read a good book about a true friendship this is defiantly a great read!

Things Not Seen.

Summary
The book 'Things Not Seen' is a book by Andrew Clement. Its about a boy named Bobby Phillips, that lives in Chicago ,who woke up one morning getting ready for school finding out he is gone. Not dead, just disappeared, completely invisible! The problem is that Bobby nor his family have and idea how he became this was.  Bobby learns what its like to have a disability by meeting Alicia Van Dorn who has been blind for two years. The story felt so realistic you would never guess how Bobby becomes indivisible!

My Opinion
When I first started reading I thought this was stupid. 'A boy that’s invisible, how cheesy is that?' As the book progressed, I regretted the words I said. It was fantastic! I loved how serious it was. Bobby being invisible was not seemly fictional. Bobby didn't become invisible by some magical fairy casting a spell. In the end it seemed one hundred percent scientifically possible! Also I love the character depths in the story. Bobby's friend Alicia has been blind for the past two years. You learned throughout the story how hard it is. If anything it taught me to appreciate the small things in life. I also loved that Bobby meets someone else who is invisible. The facts that amazed me was that, even when Bobby found the solution she didn't want to change it.  I love how in just three weeks Bobbys whole outlook on life is completely changed. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes a short heart feeling book on an interesting take on what its like to be handicap, you'll never wish to have invisible powers again!