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Category Archives: Books
Not-A-Book-Review: Turtles All The Way Down
A little anecdote before I start my not-a-book-review: When I first read the news that John Green has a new book, I was like, yeah, okay, cool. I loved The Fault in Our Stars and I enjoyed Paper Towns, so … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Love, Psychology
Tagged Book Review, Davis Pickett, Hardbound, John Green, Not A Book Review, Novel, Paper Towns, Star Wars, The Fault in Our Stars, Turtles All The Way Down, YA, Young Adult
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The Fault
I just got home from watching The Fault in Our Stars alone. Yes, alone. I’ve been meaning to watch a movie alone for a while now, and when I had the chance to watch this much awaited movie adaption, I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Everyday Life, Movie, Thoughts
Tagged John Green, TFiOS, The Fault in Our Stars
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Light Up
I heard on movies, television, and through people a line of something like this: “Her eyes/face light up when she talks about….”. I was hanging out on Facebook when I remembered this line. I cannot think of any specific moment … Continue reading
Maybe that’s why…
Maybe that’s why he had started to fear suffocation. It wasn’t so much drowning in the earth or the sea, but the feeling that he was sinking into too many expectations, literally getting in over his head. – The Mark … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Philosophy
Tagged Annabeth Chase, Mark of Athena, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan, The Heroes of Olympus
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The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
I think I first learned about this book in an FB post of National Bookstore. I also think that book in one of Nikki Gil’s Instagram post. Personally, the book appealed to me with two words: statistical and love. I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Love, Romance
Tagged Jennifer E. Smith, Oliver, The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
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Read books rather than watching the movie.
Few days ago, my nephew wrote on his status that he wanted to watch the Catching Fire but he’s having second thoughts because he has not read the book yet. Of course, that kind of status got my attention. I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movie, Thoughts
Tagged books are more awesome, Catching Fire, Hunger Games, Imagination, Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, read books, Suzanne Collins
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
So how do I start this? The movie is so…. Fun and Totally Awesome! Oh yeah! Let me just say that this movie is definitely a big improvement from the first one in terms of technicality. I think the effects … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Movie
Tagged Alexandria Daddario, Annabeth Chase, Brandon T. Jackson, Leven Rambin, Logan Lerman, Percy Jackson, PJ2, Rick Riordan, Sea of Monsters
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The Yellow Face
“I wanted your advice, sir. I don’t know what to do, and my whole life seems to have gone to pieces.” “You wish to employ me as a consulting detective?” “Not that only. I want your opinion as a judicious … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Everyday Life
Tagged Confusion, Fing Yourself, Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, The Yellow Face
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