Hey guys! So, today I picked up the lovely book “Love and Friendship” by Jane Austen and instantly began reading; I sincerely don’t know why, since I have not yet completed my “Northanger Abbey” an “Game of Thrones”, let alone all the volumes by Edgar Allan Poe, yet I swooped in as a hawk and just now had had the pleasure of completing “Frederick and Elfrida”, a humorous short story published by the authoress when she were just in her teens.
The first few things I may wish to say is that her style is somewhat different; she mocks her characters in such a perturbing and amusing way; the points of view switch from one to the other; the heroine, Elfrida, is simply so irksomely different to the silly Catherine Morland; the flow of the tale is quite fast-paced; and, that the dear Frederick is simply such a candy.
I wish to write a short story of the same sort. Maybe I will?
However, this is all I should bring myself to say right now! Until next time.
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Saturday, 18 May 2019
Friday, 30 November 2018
What Lexi Did - Book Review
Ok. So, I have finished reading this book yesterday. I have started it the day BEFORE yesterday. Fun.
Pretty much, Lexi is best friends with her cousin, Eleni. But then, one day, she tells a lie - a whopper that could break all her family apart if she told anybody what she had done. But Lexi didn't mean anything bad, did she? - however, it's rather hard to believe.
This is a story about an enormous, inseparable Greek family, that laugh together and have picnics and live in the same suburb. One day, however, the big family all go out to meet another one, one that has just moved to North London from Cyprus.
The family has a little girl called Anastasia - a little girl who really wants to be friends with Eleni. And Lexi is jealous. Because, why, she and Eleni have been inseparable since birth!
When Lexi begins to lie to get out of scrapes and tries to stop Anastasia from interfering with her and Eleni's friendship, bad things start to happen. Yiayia dies, Dimitri's wedding is coming up, and the late grandmother had been found to not write a will.
Tradition is tradition, and that means that the holy necklase that has been passed through generations is to go to Lexi's mum, but Eleni tells the family that the night before her death, Yiayia had led them upstairs to show them to necklase. And that she has promised the necklase to Eleni.
And then, Lexi does a horrible thing - she tells a fib. And hides the necklase.
It's not a really good-quality storie, no, but I enjoyed the plot - so, 3.1/5 for you, my darling.
Pretty much, Lexi is best friends with her cousin, Eleni. But then, one day, she tells a lie - a whopper that could break all her family apart if she told anybody what she had done. But Lexi didn't mean anything bad, did she? - however, it's rather hard to believe.
This is a story about an enormous, inseparable Greek family, that laugh together and have picnics and live in the same suburb. One day, however, the big family all go out to meet another one, one that has just moved to North London from Cyprus.
The family has a little girl called Anastasia - a little girl who really wants to be friends with Eleni. And Lexi is jealous. Because, why, she and Eleni have been inseparable since birth!
When Lexi begins to lie to get out of scrapes and tries to stop Anastasia from interfering with her and Eleni's friendship, bad things start to happen. Yiayia dies, Dimitri's wedding is coming up, and the late grandmother had been found to not write a will.
Tradition is tradition, and that means that the holy necklase that has been passed through generations is to go to Lexi's mum, but Eleni tells the family that the night before her death, Yiayia had led them upstairs to show them to necklase. And that she has promised the necklase to Eleni.
And then, Lexi does a horrible thing - she tells a fib. And hides the necklase.
It's not a really good-quality storie, no, but I enjoyed the plot - so, 3.1/5 for you, my darling.
Thursday, 29 November 2018
Marsh and Me - Book Review
I am going to instantly get down to the facts and tell you about the book, shan't I? Well, then let us begin.
Joey M. G. wants to stand out and be different; that is, he doesn't want to spend his free time in an open field playing football, nor is he interested in insects like his friend Digby. Rather, he wants to play the guitar - but he's too shy, and he's no good on the instrument (like me).
Everyday after school, Joey goes up a little hill that grows a bit away from his home-town, and there he lies down with the snakes and crows and hears them slither and sing while he strums his instrument very lightly. However, one day, a mysterious girl named "Marsh" is found building a tree-house on the friendly peppercorn tree, and next time, she is living in it, barefoot and carefree and passionate, her "home" full of tiny things, her mind of no studies, but imagination.
I've really forgotten about how good it feels to meet a strong female-character, and I found a bit of myself in Marsh: she is stubborn and loyal, and fantastically creative, and bright as a ray of sun when she smiles (and I say this hopefully about me).
I cannot tell what happens next, but it's a story of friendship and family and LOVE - it ain't some childy cliche, I don't think - it's more like a story with enormous twenty-sized calibri writing and a big heart. Yep, that's it.
A lovely book - I shall give it 4/5 stars, just because the writing was too big and the book ended too abruptly, I thought. But, whatever.
Joey M. G. wants to stand out and be different; that is, he doesn't want to spend his free time in an open field playing football, nor is he interested in insects like his friend Digby. Rather, he wants to play the guitar - but he's too shy, and he's no good on the instrument (like me).
Everyday after school, Joey goes up a little hill that grows a bit away from his home-town, and there he lies down with the snakes and crows and hears them slither and sing while he strums his instrument very lightly. However, one day, a mysterious girl named "Marsh" is found building a tree-house on the friendly peppercorn tree, and next time, she is living in it, barefoot and carefree and passionate, her "home" full of tiny things, her mind of no studies, but imagination.
I've really forgotten about how good it feels to meet a strong female-character, and I found a bit of myself in Marsh: she is stubborn and loyal, and fantastically creative, and bright as a ray of sun when she smiles (and I say this hopefully about me).
I cannot tell what happens next, but it's a story of friendship and family and LOVE - it ain't some childy cliche, I don't think - it's more like a story with enormous twenty-sized calibri writing and a big heart. Yep, that's it.
A lovely book - I shall give it 4/5 stars, just because the writing was too big and the book ended too abruptly, I thought. But, whatever.
Sunday, 9 September 2018
The Famous Five book 1 Review
The Famous Five book 1, I thought, wasn't really my style at first glance - but, oh, how did I fall in love with the five adventurers, especially George!
George is a bit like me, so very stubborn and adventurous. Oh, but I really don't like Melbourne - nothing happens here for me!
And I am being frank. I will discuss my adventure that shall begin on the 17th of September and end on the last day of the month in another post, so for now let's dig deeper into Enid Blyton's story.
I thought that Anne was a bit of a silly girl who is scared of everything. To be honest, I'm nothing like her, even though I'm ten too. But of course she was the most adorable being in the story after Timmy.
Dick, I think, got less a quarter of the book to himself; why, Timmy was described more than he was. I do not exactly understand it.
Julian, the eldest, age twelve, was a very sensible boy whom I really liked at first, I believe. I cannot describe why - but he's such a darling!
And now for Timmy; Oh, Timothy the daring dog! Timothy, the baby of the story! The dear little animal! I understand why George cherished him so.
And while on other book reviews I write not about the characters but about the story itself, I have decided to try something else for a chance. All in all, The Famous Five 1 was a spectacular success, and I look forward to reading book three (since I'm already done with "2").
But now, the question - how many stars?
4.1, I suppose, for a few of the parts were a little dull, I think. But mostly the story of friendship was lovely!
George is a bit like me, so very stubborn and adventurous. Oh, but I really don't like Melbourne - nothing happens here for me!
And I am being frank. I will discuss my adventure that shall begin on the 17th of September and end on the last day of the month in another post, so for now let's dig deeper into Enid Blyton's story.
I thought that Anne was a bit of a silly girl who is scared of everything. To be honest, I'm nothing like her, even though I'm ten too. But of course she was the most adorable being in the story after Timmy.
Dick, I think, got less a quarter of the book to himself; why, Timmy was described more than he was. I do not exactly understand it.
Julian, the eldest, age twelve, was a very sensible boy whom I really liked at first, I believe. I cannot describe why - but he's such a darling!
And now for Timmy; Oh, Timothy the daring dog! Timothy, the baby of the story! The dear little animal! I understand why George cherished him so.
And while on other book reviews I write not about the characters but about the story itself, I have decided to try something else for a chance. All in all, The Famous Five 1 was a spectacular success, and I look forward to reading book three (since I'm already done with "2").
But now, the question - how many stars?
4.1, I suppose, for a few of the parts were a little dull, I think. But mostly the story of friendship was lovely!
Friday, 10 August 2018
What Katy Did (Book Review)
I dearly love Katy. She is such a dear, young character in the first half of the book - see, just hanging around with her five siblings and Cecy, her friend, playing "The Father Waters" game at school and then getting in trouble with her teacher... she is so bright, and so gay!
But in the other half of the book she lies in bed for four years straight; because, see, she had fractured her spine while on the swing in the shed. But Cousin Helen soon comes to help.
Cousin Helen plays a huge part in the book. She is a dear cousin of the Carrs, and she comes at the early part of the book to the Carr House to meet her beloved relatives. She cannot walk, however, for she had been an invalid from a very young age. When she meets Katy they instantly become friends.
But the next thing she knows, Katy is lying in bed from the accident; at first, her patient father and doctor says that she has to lie in bed for over a week. But as days go by, Katy realized that it is going to be many years before she can get up.
Meanwhile, Cousin Helen had been travelling, and on her way back home she comes to the Carr house to comfort Katy.
"Katy, you have to become patient... neat... lady-like... Katy, darling, don't spend your childhood like I did."
And so Katy tries to make the best of life in bed. First, she starts with asking Clover, her younger sister, to bring in some flowers... and then, the house is all sweet again, and the soon the Carr's favourite room in the house is Katy's!
But will she ever walk again?
4.5/5 stars, I give this.
But in the other half of the book she lies in bed for four years straight; because, see, she had fractured her spine while on the swing in the shed. But Cousin Helen soon comes to help.
Cousin Helen plays a huge part in the book. She is a dear cousin of the Carrs, and she comes at the early part of the book to the Carr House to meet her beloved relatives. She cannot walk, however, for she had been an invalid from a very young age. When she meets Katy they instantly become friends.
But the next thing she knows, Katy is lying in bed from the accident; at first, her patient father and doctor says that she has to lie in bed for over a week. But as days go by, Katy realized that it is going to be many years before she can get up.
Meanwhile, Cousin Helen had been travelling, and on her way back home she comes to the Carr house to comfort Katy.
"Katy, you have to become patient... neat... lady-like... Katy, darling, don't spend your childhood like I did."
And so Katy tries to make the best of life in bed. First, she starts with asking Clover, her younger sister, to bring in some flowers... and then, the house is all sweet again, and the soon the Carr's favourite room in the house is Katy's!
But will she ever walk again?
4.5/5 stars, I give this.
Wednesday, 20 June 2018
Anne of Green Gables (book review)
Anne of Green Gables is a very engaging book.
It is full of love, loyalty, and a red-haired girl getting into different, sometimes hilarious, scrapes.
Don't get me wrong - I love Anne Shirley; the way she always fights with Gilbert Blythe (well, she used to!), the way she builds little dens with Diana, the way she finds a way to positively laugh at everything.
When she was only eleven, she came to Matthew and Marilla as a scrawny flame-head, who talked non-stop and begged Marilla to call her "Cordelia" on the first night when she arrived at their doorstep.
I think, this book may be suitable from ages 9-12, but of course many people shall have other points of view.
The thing is, Matthew and Marilla expected a quiet, hard-working boy when they adopted a child, but something has gone terribly wrong - and instead, Matthew, dressed in a great suit, arrived to pick none other than Anne with an "E".
Anne is very phenomenal and funny. I understand that this book was set in the early 20th century, but I just love it so - seeing Anne grow just makes me feel warm inside, even though I know that she is a mere character.
At the end of book one (there's a series!), something horrid and nefarious happens. I never cry because of books - never - and I am very sorry that I cannot shed a single tear - but what really happened in the next two chapters made my heart all shatter inside. It's a great read - I promise.
Just read the first four chapters, and then judge for yourself - I guarantee, most people will laugh over Anne's speeches, her scrapes, and how she always tells everyone - "Oh, I was born under such an unlucky star..." and, "Oh! Diana, dear, I believe that I really WAS born under an ill omen!"
It is full of love, loyalty, and a red-haired girl getting into different, sometimes hilarious, scrapes.
Don't get me wrong - I love Anne Shirley; the way she always fights with Gilbert Blythe (well, she used to!), the way she builds little dens with Diana, the way she finds a way to positively laugh at everything.
When she was only eleven, she came to Matthew and Marilla as a scrawny flame-head, who talked non-stop and begged Marilla to call her "Cordelia" on the first night when she arrived at their doorstep.
I think, this book may be suitable from ages 9-12, but of course many people shall have other points of view.
The thing is, Matthew and Marilla expected a quiet, hard-working boy when they adopted a child, but something has gone terribly wrong - and instead, Matthew, dressed in a great suit, arrived to pick none other than Anne with an "E".
Anne is very phenomenal and funny. I understand that this book was set in the early 20th century, but I just love it so - seeing Anne grow just makes me feel warm inside, even though I know that she is a mere character.
At the end of book one (there's a series!), something horrid and nefarious happens. I never cry because of books - never - and I am very sorry that I cannot shed a single tear - but what really happened in the next two chapters made my heart all shatter inside. It's a great read - I promise.
Just read the first four chapters, and then judge for yourself - I guarantee, most people will laugh over Anne's speeches, her scrapes, and how she always tells everyone - "Oh, I was born under such an unlucky star..." and, "Oh! Diana, dear, I believe that I really WAS born under an ill omen!"
Sunday, 1 April 2018
Book review (A wrinkle in Time)
Book Review (A Wrinkle in Time)
As you've already read above, I'm going to tell you a bit about "A Wrinkle in Time". So. Let me start this review with telling you that you are not being nerdy if you read a book that was written more than thirty years ago and is turning into a movie just now (hipppeee!). Now, it's quite the opposite - for if you read a book that was not written in the 21st century, there are really lots of inspiring and weird words and phrases that you could use in your future stories. By the way... I don't really like reading old-fashioned books, I'm more into modern stuff (if you call Harry Potter modern!), but this book has really gone a long way.
Small Outline: Meg and her little (but smart!) brother, Charles, find three weird ladies called Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Which. Actually, Charles finds them at first, and then when they go for a walk they go into their house but...
back to the outline. Meg (Margaret) and Charles (Charles Wallace) go for a walk one day after the furious storm strikes and Mrs. Whatsit's comes into their house to have some tea, (for she was lost), and meet a bully called Calvin. Calvin calls them a moron, but they still make friends pretty soon, and so they all go to the Mrs W's house.
A couple of hours later, Calvin comes home with them to meet Meg ad Charles's twin siblings and Mrs. Murry herself. Later on, Calvin asks where is Mr. Murry, and Meg replies by saying that he had gone off "somewhere", and they hadn't gotten any letters from his since last year.
Now, I'm sorry, but I kind of forgot what follows next... I promise guys, I finished the book on Friday at 7 something a.m. Ok. Let's just say that the three Mrs W's and the kids (including Calvin!), are sucked into a "wrinkle in time". They travel from planet to planet, trying to save Meg's father from the almighty IT.
Star rating: 4/5. (Pretty good, but some parts seemed to go on for a bit too loonnnnnggg....!)!
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