well, i've said that i would do anime or book reviews but i havent kept my promise so today ill do one anime and one book review that i had just finished reading/watching recently.
WARNING: BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, THESE REVIEWS ARE OPINIONATED, ANY OFFENSIVE COMMENTS ARE NOT MEANT TOWARDS ANYONE SPECIFIC. THANKS ;)
kso, the first book review i'm going to do is The Fault In Our Stars by John Green.
Recently there was this huge hype about John Green and his books and i've decided to try one of his books, which happened to be Looking For Alaska. (no reviews sorry, but def check it out). I was surprised when I read the book because it really captivated me. Normally i dont prefer books that are about teenager lives and no fantasy elements in it, but john green's style of writing really captivated me. It was like he really knows how we felt and how we talk, and I felt like the book was actually spoken from that character's point of view (unlike in other books, where the language just doesnt really match the character). Anyways so I really liked Looking For Alaska, so i decided to try The Fault In Our Stars next because it's the most recent one.
This book is basically about a girl - Hazel who is diagnosed with lung cancer, and she meets this (hotsmartfunny) guy in support group (obviously) named Augustus. They immediately clicked because of their past + present experiences with cancer and because they really just match each other (OTP if you know what I mean). So they go through a lot of things together and they really talked about life and their fears, mostly of dying of cancer.
When you read the plot synopsis, it actually sounds like there isnt much to the story other than two cancer kids meet eachother and fall in love with happy ending. But no, John Green really made this a very special story because as I read it, I felt like there was a lot we didnt know about dying. Also, a lot of life lessons can be learned from this book and it really makes you think after you finish. There was also a lot of memorable quotes in this book that really inspires you. At first when I read the story, i realized that John Green had kept his witty writing style (some of it was actually really funny, i laughed so hard) but the plot didnt really captured my attention, because it wasn't really advancing. So that was a disappointment. But towards the end, the whole book turns really touching, and I did teared up a lot. The twist ending really made me really sad and I really cried a lot because SPOILER ALERT SKIP SMALL PRINT IF DONT WANT TO BE SPOILED: omg augustus died i was so sad omg poor otp and hazel .
So yeah, overall, I would give a 4.5 out of 5 stars for this book. If the plot had advanced more and had more suspense I would've gave it a 5. :/ But oh well, John Green good try. I still like your writing style though. :)
Favourite quote in this book: "Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."
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for anime review, i had recently finished Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
i know what youre thinking, but please, if youre not going to judge a book by its cover then dont judge an anime by its art please. i mean it , cuz i thought of the same thing when i saw the cover too. i mean really, it does look like some childish magic girls changing into uniforms and fighting evil/cute monsters. but NO and i mean it NO, if youre looking for those animes, this is not the one for you.
without spoiling (because to give the whole plot there will be A LOT of spoilers), this anime is basically about Madoka (the girl in pink) meets and saves a strange creature called Kyubey, who offered to grant her and her friend (the girl in blue) a wish if they become magic girls.
other than the art of the characters (even though it gets kind of cute after a while), the first three episodes were pretty happy and the technological future was very interesting to watch. But as the fourth episode rolls along, even at the end of the third, the mood totally changes, it gets really really dark, and everything just took a sharp turn. obviously, you would expect the main character - Madoka to become a magic girl like in the first few episodes, but no, half way into the anime, she is still a normal girl, while all her friends had became magical. I was kind of mad at the moment because I really wanted to see her in her pink uniform LOOL and because she was supposed to be a really strong mahou shoujou (magic girl). So this anime, like the book above, was really sad at the end. many sacrifices were made and it really wasnt a happy anime like i originally thought. but i should say, its really really really really cool though. even though it doesnt really have the cool fighting scenes like in other jump animes, it does sends a lot of important messages out into the audience and it is definitely not intended for young children under the age of 12, because it really is serious.
no wonder it got so many awards :/
As for main character, at first I thought i liked Rinko (the girl in red) cuz she likes to eat, but later on in the story, I started to like Homura Akemi (girl in black) because she was really strong and loyal.
Overall, i really liked this anime and had already recommended many of my friends to watch it. So if you dont mind the childish art and sad plots, you should definitely check it out.
As for rating, I would rate the art 3 out of 5. The plot would definitely be a 5 out of 5. The ost would be 4.5 out of 5. (because it's by the same composer as pandora hearts' ost). Overall it would be a 4.5 out of 5.
P.S. the opening was so addicting i liked it the first time i heard it, def check it out : Connect - ClariS.
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well, if you read till the end of this, you're really cool and pat yourself on the back ;) because this took me one hour to write and lots of my brain cells. we have to part for now though. hopefully more reviews will be coming soon, for now ill get back to my poem writing and journals :).
at the end of this, i would state again, these pictures are not mine and are founded on google image (yay google bestfriend). also, these reviews are my own opinions and if i had offended anyone i'm sincerely sorry, but i havent meant those for anyone specific so dont take them personally. or if you dont agree with my opinions then thats fine, we all have our own opinions. anyways if there was any wrong information, well im sorry im not as smart as you . Just kidding. not really.
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