Seeing as how I used to write about the books I was reading, I figured I'd start that up again. I'll be rating and summarizing books and movies that I've read/watched in the last week.
First up:
I know in my last post I said I was reading this, so I kind of already talked about it, but I finished it this morning. I definitely give it 5/5 stars.
Life of Pi is about a boy named Pi who grew up at a zoo that his father owned. They decide to move to Canada when he is sixteen. The boat they are traveling on sinks and he is the sole human survivor. He ends up spending over 200 days on a boat in the ocean with a tiger. The movie doesn't do this book justice. It really made me think about life and how my attitude is day to day. Also about how lucky I am in my life. It also talked about different religions, because he is Hindu, Muslim, and Christian, and made me think about my relationship with God. It does get pretty graphic with some things. I definitely wanted to throw up once or twice, also I teared up a few times. So many emotions in 100 (short) chapters.
Second is the movie I watched last night:
This movie is about a mom and her son. When Frankie, the son, was just a baby, his mother ran away with him from her abusive husband. They have been on the run for nine years. She didn't want Frankie to know what a horrible person his father is, so she has written him letters for nine years posing as his father out at sea for work. They find out that the boat his father is supposedly stationed on is porting in their town. Instead of telling Frankie about her writing the letters, she hires a stranger to pose as his father. Did I mention that Frankie is deaf? Also that the fake father is Gerard Butler? Also that you will fall in love with the family two seconds in? What more could you want in a movie? 4/5 stars, the ending could have been a little better, but I'm just upset because it's very vague in how things end up with Gerard and I like knowing for sure whether the love interests get together or not. The music was beautiful as well. I may or may not have shed a tear or two. When I watched it, my internet went out when I only had twenty minutes left. Needless to say, I was very upset. Good thing I have data on my phone (sorry mom if we go over this month, it was an emergency!). It is currently on Amazon Prime for free, so get out your mode of watching videos and put this one on. It is rated PG-13 for one F-word, so be prepared for that.
Thirdly is another book I finished about a week ago:
Sarah Dessen is one of my favorite YA authors, even if her books are cheesy and predictable. This on in particular is about a girl, Sydney, who's brother, Peyton, has been put in jail for paralyzing a boy while driving drunk. She the complete opposite of her brother, but her mom is worried that she'll go down the same path as he did and keeps a close eye on her herself, and by having Peyton's creepy friend close-by. Sydney switches schools when her parent's can't afford the private school any more and finds new friends who help her find out who she is and where she belongs. Also she finds her new romantic interest, Mac. I give it 3/5 stars. It wasn't her best one, but it was a good read. It does have a few swear words, but I don't think it has as many as some of her other books.
So there you have it. If you like to question everything in your life I would suggest Life of Pi. If you want to feel warm inside, listen to great accents, and cry a little I suggest Dear Frankie. If you like YA romances about girl's finding themselves I suggest Saint Anything. If you have anything to recommend to me please do in the comments!
