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No Fault on this Star

I write this review on "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green a day after I've finished reading with nothing but positive thoughts for it. 

Firstly, saying that it was a good read is a great understatement to the amazing brain work of the author. It was beyond what I expected from a book I decided to read because it is a rave among avid readers like moi and insistent recommendation of my good friend Yuyeen. 

Contrary to most published works of its time, the book is not written to elicit raging hormones and lascivious mind of teens and beyond through young love and what goes with it...sex. Though I admit (spoiler here) that you'd get a miniscule of that, it ain't enough to dirty your already sullied wits. It is intellectually written to stir minds to the reality of our existence, pushing daisies, and more importantly, our and will be oblivion.

I absolutely love its honest sarcasm. The dialogue between characters, especially that of Gus and Isaac's, reminds me of actual conversations I have with my friends and how we make pun of each others mishaps and what nots. The sarcastic remarks also made it interesting to read, making me think of what one character actually means which is a good thing. Straight forward commentaries is too easy to dissect making it less interesting. 

In the end, The Fault in Our Stars left me hanging soft enough to decide on Hazel's life. Although I feel the same frustrations she had on "An Imperial Affliction", I think I do not need Mr. Green's thoughts on what really happened to her. I feel Van Houten's sentiment here. And besides, the book already told us the truth that we hope ain't true because there is so much we'd like to happen but actually and sadly cannot do anything about...

 "...the world is not a wish-granting factory."

5 out of 5 stars for this book as indeed no fault in it! Read it and love it like I did. 

Happiness and Good Health to all! 

P.S. Happy Birthday to me! Thank you! ^^

Fifty Shades of Porn

Hallo everyone! I've been quite busy lately catching up on my reading. There's a lot of buzz lately about a book so I jumped on and joined in. 

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Trilogy by E. L. James

Fifty Shades of Grey

Fifty Shades Darker

Fifty Shades Freed

I'll make this personal review quick as there isn't much to say about  it except its porn. It's a poorly written fan fiction on a poorly written literature. The book started out as a fan fiction for Twilight but since it gained much attention we have now such erotic novel that bypassed Harry Potter sales. It started off quite good that you would really want to finish it. And then comes the erotic part. If only she limited it enough to make a point since the story cannot do away with it especially with Grey's BDSM lifestyle. If you'd take away the erotic scenes from one of the books, you'd probably be left with only 30% of the pages. Yeah, that's how much fucking and how few actual story it has. Concept wise, it is definitely better than Twilight. The "damsel in distress" concept is way too old even before Bella became famous and this opened an opportunity for novels that has "male protagonist's with issues" in them to sell like hotcakes. Although I doubt  on that. The only reason Christian Grey out sold Harry Potter is because of his kinky fuckery. Another reason why I finished all three books is because it is cohesive. From the title, its quite clear that the story is about Christian Grey and up to the end it is about him. I especially like the fact that James gave Christian the emancipation he deserves. Although I find the last book quite lacking as instead of showing the most pivotal part, how Ana made Grey admit that he loves his mother and that its because of the non reciprocity from his mother that gave him all his dilemma, she wrote about them making love while pregnant with their second child. 

So these are my personal view on Fifty Shades of Grey. I'm giving this 3 stars. 

As you have noticed above, yes, I'm no Twilight fan. I do admit that I went all gaga  for it when it came out but after finishing all four books, realized it was shallow and I hate how Meyer wrote it. I hope someone re-writes it without changing anything. I'm thinking someone like Sidney Sheldon minus the thriller. haha. Anyway, Twilight Saga vs. Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy, Fifty Shades gets my vote for concept. Thank you for reading. 

Laters baby! ^^