2018 Reviews Week 9
February 26th-March 4th, 2018
Book 29: His Grandfather's Watch-
February 26th-March 4th, 2018
Book 29: His Grandfather's Watch-
Read February 27th, 2018
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I was a big fan of the two storylines in this book and really enjoyed reading from both time periods. This was a sweet and heartbreaking tale that was a great read.
It was a quick read, I believe under one hundred pages, that took my heart and ripped it into pieces. A good story but I will say it is heavy and beautiful at the same time. I really did enjoy it though.
Book 30: One Small Thing
by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O'Shea
by Piper Vaughn and M.J. O'Shea
Read March 1st, 2018
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This was a cute book about a man raising his daughter and falling in love along the way. I loved the unconventional family that was formed in this book for Rue, Erik, Alice, and Dusty, the whole time. A great little book with a love story that I fell in love with. I will say though that I wasn't sure from the first chapter but it really got good after a while. There are some minor problems throughout the book and some of what happens does not make sense. Overall though, this was a book that I enjoyed and had a good time reading. I probably will be picking up the second soon because I loved Dusty and it's about him.
Book 31: School of Velocity by Eric Beck Rubin
Read March 3rd, 2018
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A story of first love, misunderstandings, friendship, music, and an obsession with the past. This book in some parts reminded me of Gatsby, especially with Jan's want and obsession with his past. He, throughout the entire book, is reminiscing about his relationship with his childhood best friend Dirk. We learn slowly along with Jan what really happened so many years before. Jan was in denial in the past and he still is in the present.
Music is just as big a part of this plot as the past is in Jan's mind. If it wasn't Dirk, or his childhood taking over his mind, it was music. Jan is a musician who has a condition that causes him to have crippling auditory hallucinations, which are destroying him. Music has always been his life and slowly, he's realizing that might be over.
The concentration and discussions on music were one of the aspects that I didn't enjoy as much as the rest. I was not able to relate to it and a lot of what was being discussed really did not make sense to me. That's really just because I don't know music that well. I love music but I don't play it and have never really understood the terms. It did not ruin the book for me if anything it made me want to know more. It just didn't interest me as much as the other discussions.
The entire plot we learn of Jan's life before, during, and after his encounters with the strong-willed, misbehaving, and charming Dirk. I was waiting for the inevitable meetup of Jan and Dirk and will say that it broke me a little. Jan is clinging so hard to those memories of the past that he is not able to understand that it can't possibly be the same as when he was a teen. I really loved the idea of what we think happened in our minds might not be what is actually reality. Or that there's just so more to it all than what we think. It really has me thinking "What If?"
This book gave me serious Gatsby and A Separate Peace vibes, which was something I thoroughly enjoyed throughout. Gatsby wanted this envisioned past with Daisy, what he believed he could have with her and never realized that it would not be possible. Jan, has some moments of this, though I don't think he ever really understands them. Jan and Dirk's time in school made me think of Gene and Finny from A Separate Peace. Dirk was a reckless daredevil young man and Jan is this quiet boy who falls in real well with Dirk. We see them become close and know that this friendship will have some disastrous consequences.
I both loved and hated what this book made me feel. That's not a bad thing. The ending broke my heart and devastated me. I have not been able to stop thinking about it. This book made me feel a lot of things that I haven't in a long time while reading or if ever. It was a beautiful story that I believe could one day be considered a classic. I'm glad that I took the time to read it and that I found it. I know that I will not forget it anytime soon.
*I received this book for free for an honest review.*
A story of first love, misunderstandings, friendship, music, and an obsession with the past. This book in some parts reminded me of Gatsby, especially with Jan's want and obsession with his past. He, throughout the entire book, is reminiscing about his relationship with his childhood best friend Dirk. We learn slowly along with Jan what really happened so many years before. Jan was in denial in the past and he still is in the present.
Music is just as big a part of this plot as the past is in Jan's mind. If it wasn't Dirk, or his childhood taking over his mind, it was music. Jan is a musician who has a condition that causes him to have crippling auditory hallucinations, which are destroying him. Music has always been his life and slowly, he's realizing that might be over.
The concentration and discussions on music were one of the aspects that I didn't enjoy as much as the rest. I was not able to relate to it and a lot of what was being discussed really did not make sense to me. That's really just because I don't know music that well. I love music but I don't play it and have never really understood the terms. It did not ruin the book for me if anything it made me want to know more. It just didn't interest me as much as the other discussions.
The entire plot we learn of Jan's life before, during, and after his encounters with the strong-willed, misbehaving, and charming Dirk. I was waiting for the inevitable meetup of Jan and Dirk and will say that it broke me a little. Jan is clinging so hard to those memories of the past that he is not able to understand that it can't possibly be the same as when he was a teen. I really loved the idea of what we think happened in our minds might not be what is actually reality. Or that there's just so more to it all than what we think. It really has me thinking "What If?"
This book gave me serious Gatsby and A Separate Peace vibes, which was something I thoroughly enjoyed throughout. Gatsby wanted this envisioned past with Daisy, what he believed he could have with her and never realized that it would not be possible. Jan, has some moments of this, though I don't think he ever really understands them. Jan and Dirk's time in school made me think of Gene and Finny from A Separate Peace. Dirk was a reckless daredevil young man and Jan is this quiet boy who falls in real well with Dirk. We see them become close and know that this friendship will have some disastrous consequences.
I both loved and hated what this book made me feel. That's not a bad thing. The ending broke my heart and devastated me. I have not been able to stop thinking about it. This book made me feel a lot of things that I haven't in a long time while reading or if ever. It was a beautiful story that I believe could one day be considered a classic. I'm glad that I took the time to read it and that I found it. I know that I will not forget it anytime soon.
*I received this book for free for an honest review.*
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