Book Review: My Sister's Keeper

Read: 24-26 November 2015

This is a late post review

I felt so hesitant in reading this. Mainly because I watched the movie first. And I did cry so bad then. And based on experience, I have never found any movie better than the book. So I just couldn't figure out how I could handle another heartbreak. But then it got the better of me, and I started reading.

I felt a pinch in my heart every so often. But nothing as painful as when I watched the movie. So I started thinking that this may have been the break of all the patterns. This will be the first book I'd read that comes after it's movie. And just when I though t I have figured it all out, just when I thought I had it in me to finish the book without actually hurting, the last ten pages or so ripped my hear out. Broken into tiny pieces, mended back into one, only to be broken again.

I didn't expect it. It was so heartbreaking, I just want to curl up in a fetal position, cry my eyes out and bawl like a baby. Yes, it hurts that much. But then again, as what my niece said, I brought it all to myself. I should've known better. The book is always better than the movie.

Rated this 5 out of 5

Please wait while I pick up my broken pieces and sew them back together.

Book Review: Thirteen Reasons Why - Jay Asher

Read: 30-31 March 2016

I was reading the book along with Gone Girl (by Gillian Flynn). I’d have to switch from to Ebook depending on my environment. And since my mode of transportation is barely conducive for reading, I’d have to resort with an Ebook from a well-lit phone.

This one is a good read. Not really excellent to recommend to whoever asks but definitely not on the bottom list as well. The writing is good, great actually. It’s very engaging and it really captures attention. It made me so absorbed that I was able to finish the book and overlooked the entirety of the plot. It made me “feel” a lot of “feels” actually. Not really hard, full-blown, bawling-my-out-eyes feels. But feels nonetheless.

Although I didn’t get to connect with one of the main characters, Hannah Baker. I just find it a little over the edge. I felt that everything was blown out of proportion. I mean, not that what people did to her was correct or even okay. It was never okay. None of those was okay. but she just let everything snowball. And I think that’s just kind of irresponsible. Just like what was said in the book: “she just wanted an excuse to kill herself”. But I’ll let you be the judge to that when you read the book.

Overall, I’d still give this a 4 out of 5 stars since I did enjoy reading it. Though it had been an emotional rollercoaster, it still have been a light and easy read. And achieving that at the same time is saying something.