So if nobody knew this about me I am a huge book nerd ! Whilst I was walking around the town centre yesterday I was in the shop Waterstones (I think for Americans your closest alternative is Barnes and Noble) and me and my housemate, who is also a huge book nerd, decided we were going to have a competition on who can read the most books throughout 2015.
For me, this is a great idea as I sometimes lack motivation to finish a book so as well as having the competition I have decided that I am also going to document the books I am going to read on here as well as on my YouTube channel (www.youtube.com/user/itsclumsybecky ) through filming my to be read lists as I buy and through book reviews both on here and my channel.
At the moment I am reading The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak and it is so far one of the best books I have ever read, I am absolutely in love with this book. I am only 200 pages or so into it but I am loving it. I would definitely definitely recommend this book to anybody who wanted a good book to read !
So far my to be read list is ;
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K Rowling
A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
Doctor Sleep by Stephen King
The Orphan by Christopher Ransom
I managed to get myself a Waterstones student card which means I get 10% back for every pound I spend in Waterstones which to be honest is a definite win-win situation so you can definitely be expected to see this list grow !
Thank you for reading and I will see you soon !
Becky xx
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Saturday, 24 January 2015
Sunday, 21 December 2014
Book Review | The Shining
Hey guys :) So I've just finished reading The Shining and it's safe to say it is one of my favourite books I've ever read. I chose to read this book because I'm a huge fan of the film, so after hearing that the book was even better than the film and that the book was incredibly different I thought I should give it a go. Now I'm not an English student so I won't be analysing this book in that kind of sense, I'm simply just going to say what I enjoyed about it and whatnot :)
Now one of my favourite things about this book is how it is written from different characters perspectives throughout it. I found this incredibly interesting as I thought it gave the book a different edge to it as usually in books the book is written from the main characters perspectives. I think doing it this way enhances the books quality as you get to see the story differently in each chapter.
Compared to the film I definitely preferred the book, as much as I love Jack Nicholson's acting, I felt that the film's characters weren't quite as strong as the characters in the book. For example, Wendy is a very strong female character in the book however in the film she is depicted as a damsel in distress throughout and the difference is a very strong one. There are other big difference in characters as well such as Halloran and Jack.
I do really love the film version and personally part of me feels like the two stories are similar but completely separate. The books ends differently to the film and there are huge differences all the way through the book so part of me likes to see the stories as two completely separate ones. I personally prefer the ending of the book (which I won't spoil for anybody reading) because I feel like it makes a lot more sense than the film as the film left a lot of loose ends and I felt a little bit more confused at the end of the movie.
Another reason I really liked the book is I think Stephen King is an incredible writer. There were moments when reading this book where at 2am when I was the only one in the house I genuinely felt a little scared whenever I heard a noise or something like that. Stephen King is an incredibly writer, even more so in the horror genre.
I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who is a big fan of reading, and even more so of the horror genre. I'd give this book an 8.5/10 and that is only because I feel the beginning of the book is slightly slow to get going, but once you get past that its an incredible book. Hope you enjoyed this book review, much love, Becky x
Now one of my favourite things about this book is how it is written from different characters perspectives throughout it. I found this incredibly interesting as I thought it gave the book a different edge to it as usually in books the book is written from the main characters perspectives. I think doing it this way enhances the books quality as you get to see the story differently in each chapter.
Compared to the film I definitely preferred the book, as much as I love Jack Nicholson's acting, I felt that the film's characters weren't quite as strong as the characters in the book. For example, Wendy is a very strong female character in the book however in the film she is depicted as a damsel in distress throughout and the difference is a very strong one. There are other big difference in characters as well such as Halloran and Jack.
I do really love the film version and personally part of me feels like the two stories are similar but completely separate. The books ends differently to the film and there are huge differences all the way through the book so part of me likes to see the stories as two completely separate ones. I personally prefer the ending of the book (which I won't spoil for anybody reading) because I feel like it makes a lot more sense than the film as the film left a lot of loose ends and I felt a little bit more confused at the end of the movie.
Another reason I really liked the book is I think Stephen King is an incredible writer. There were moments when reading this book where at 2am when I was the only one in the house I genuinely felt a little scared whenever I heard a noise or something like that. Stephen King is an incredibly writer, even more so in the horror genre.
I would definitely recommend this book to anybody who is a big fan of reading, and even more so of the horror genre. I'd give this book an 8.5/10 and that is only because I feel the beginning of the book is slightly slow to get going, but once you get past that its an incredible book. Hope you enjoyed this book review, much love, Becky x
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