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All the Rage
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bookshelves: all-time-faves, 2015-faves, i-just-have-a-lot-of-feelings, oh-my-god-marry-me
Jan 27, 2015
bookshelves: all-time-faves, 2015-faves, i-just-have-a-lot-of-feelings, oh-my-god-marry-me
Okay, how do I even begin to describe how this book made me feel.
Contemporary YA has been heading in the right direction lately. I've mentioned before that I didn't like the quirky, whimsical bullshit that most YA contemp was doing. I want my YA contemp to be realistic as hell, cause it's supposed to be contemporary. In our world, in our time, tackling real world issues and dilemmas.
But this book, I realized, was somehow too realistic, at least for me. Painfully realistic. I felt sick and uneasy and heartbroken throughout the entire thing, because this shit actually happens to girls. The wrong people are given power 85% of the time and it sucks. It fucking sucks.
Just... if any of you are going through something like this, there ARE people who will trust you and stand by you. Don't make other people's disbelief put a plug on your ability to speak up. Hell, talk to ME, even. I wouldn't really be able to help much, but I'd be there as a friend. If you feel alone, don't worry, I feel the same. So why not be alone together, y'know?
Back to the book itself, it is brilliant. It is powerful. But it is also cruel and disgusting and painful and frustrating and afkljhgdlkjdfghaghdagh. As much as I adore it, I wouldn't wanna read it ever again.
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Side note: This is not really related to the book, but there's this game you guys should really check out called Life is Strange. ((It's on Steam here if you guys wanna play it on your computer, but if you have a PS4 or Xbox One you can play it there too.))
This particular topic is also tackled in that game with the main character's friend, and your actions in the game could literally determine if you could save her from killing herself. This is exactly what I was talking about when I said there will be people who will stand by you and care for you in this situation, because as you play Max, you'll be able to stand by Kate--the victim in question--since everyone else seems to be against her, and even save her life.
I strongly suggest you guys to play it because it tackles many issues like this. Even if you guys aren't necessarily gamers, I still think you'd enjoy it. Think of it as an interactive 3D young-adult novel.
Contemporary YA has been heading in the right direction lately. I've mentioned before that I didn't like the quirky, whimsical bullshit that most YA contemp was doing. I want my YA contemp to be realistic as hell, cause it's supposed to be contemporary. In our world, in our time, tackling real world issues and dilemmas.
But this book, I realized, was somehow too realistic, at least for me. Painfully realistic. I felt sick and uneasy and heartbroken throughout the entire thing, because this shit actually happens to girls. The wrong people are given power 85% of the time and it sucks. It fucking sucks.
Just... if any of you are going through something like this, there ARE people who will trust you and stand by you. Don't make other people's disbelief put a plug on your ability to speak up. Hell, talk to ME, even. I wouldn't really be able to help much, but I'd be there as a friend. If you feel alone, don't worry, I feel the same. So why not be alone together, y'know?
Back to the book itself, it is brilliant. It is powerful. But it is also cruel and disgusting and painful and frustrating and afkljhgdlkjdfghaghdagh. As much as I adore it, I wouldn't wanna read it ever again.
____
Side note: This is not really related to the book, but there's this game you guys should really check out called Life is Strange. ((It's on Steam here if you guys wanna play it on your computer, but if you have a PS4 or Xbox One you can play it there too.))
This particular topic is also tackled in that game with the main character's friend, and your actions in the game could literally determine if you could save her from killing herself. This is exactly what I was talking about when I said there will be people who will stand by you and care for you in this situation, because as you play Max, you'll be able to stand by Kate--the victim in question--since everyone else seems to be against her, and even save her life.
I strongly suggest you guys to play it because it tackles many issues like this. Even if you guys aren't necessarily gamers, I still think you'd enjoy it. Think of it as an interactive 3D young-adult novel.
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Reading Progress
January 27, 2015
– Shelved
January 27, 2015
– Shelved as:
to-read
April 17, 2015
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Started Reading
April 17, 2015
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7.0%
"Uhhhh. Did I just read that correctly or is the love interest really a black guy??? Because if so, HOLY FUCKING SHIT YESSSSSS! ABOUT FUCKING TIME, OH MY GOD. SERIOUSLY, YA."
April 17, 2015
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35.0%
"This is painful. This is disgusting.
This might end up on my best books of the year list."
This might end up on my best books of the year list."
April 20, 2015
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71.0%
"Please please PLEASE let something happy or good happen soon or at the end. Some semblance of justice. I can't take much more of this."
April 20, 2015
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Finished Reading
April 21, 2015
– Shelved as:
all-time-faves
April 21, 2015
– Shelved as:
2015-faves
April 21, 2015
– Shelved as:
i-just-have-a-lot-of-feelings
May 2, 2015
– Shelved as:
oh-my-god-marry-me
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Ahh god I squealed when you mentioned Life is Strange ^^ I am so in love with that game, and the latest episode was just released. Great Review :D
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Salina wrote: "Ahh god I squealed when you mentioned Life is Strange ^^ I am so in love with that game, and the latest episode was just released. Great Review :D"Yaaaay, another GR person that plays LiS! (view spoiler)
