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Upcoming things I'm excited about

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For months now I have been taking mental notes on exciting movies, TV shows and books to come, so why not make a blog post about them, right?

This Modern Love by Will Darbyshire

As many of you probably know, Will is a british Youtuber whose videos are both emotional and beautiful. Although Youtuber books are something of a pet peeve at this point, Will had a brilliant and touching idea for his. Wanting to make a book about love, he decided to request letters from his followers about love, old love, new love, lost of love, all types of love experiences. With these letters in hand, Will made a selection of his favorites and thus This Modern Love was born. Brilliant, beautiful and touching. I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy.

The book has been out since last month and you can order yourself one here.

A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix

Now to this news my teenage self died. The Lemony Snicket book series was, probably, my favorite tied with Harry Potter. I loved the rhythm of the books, the writing style, the language, the tone, everything was incredibly gripping and exciting in this fictional world. So when the Jim Carrey movie came out, I was highly disappointed. Yeah, it's an okay movie, but with the cast they had (I mean, Jim Carrey, Meryl Streep and the kids perfect casting) combined with the story, my expectations were much higher than an "okay movie". So much of the books was lost in translation and the rearranging of the events felt completely wrong.

This time, however, considering we will have an entire Netflix show to deal with the huge 13 + extra books story, I have a better feeling about it. Not only because there will be more time to explore nuances, but also since Netflix has been regularly making some of the best shows on air lately. Add to that the fact that Neil Patrick Harris is looking pretty perfect as evil/creepy/crazy Count Olaf. Filming has already begun, but no release date has been given by Netflix as of yet.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and More Harry Potter Universe Books

To be truly honest, for a hardcore Harry Potter nerd, I was really not that excited about all the new stories coming out. It felt to me like too much was being added while the story had already had a pretty well rounded ending. So when The Cursed Child became a play, which wasn't even written by Rowling, part of me felt like it was wrong. Don't be mistaken, I am still very much in love with Harry Potter. Last time we went to Universal Studios, I was ecstatic and basically wanted to live in the Harry Potter Universe. But the additions to the story kept feeling misplaced.

However, all my feelings changed when I watched the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie trailer. It was light but exciting, much like the first few Harry Potter movies. The characters and scenarios were completely new. But the magic was the same. And it all felt very much right.

As if that wasn't enough for my Harry Potter loving heart, J.K. Rowling will release three new titles on Hogwarts and some of its stories and anecdotes, which completely fills my nerdy needs with joy.

Beauty and the Beast

As if all my childhood favorites coming back wasn't enough, Disney decided to make a live action version of one of the best Disney Princess movies of all time. With Emma Watson as the Beauty and Dan Stevens as Beast, the teaser promises a very faithful reproduction of the animated version. And if any of the musical numbers are as good as the originals, there is no reason to not be excited about this one.

13 Reasons Why on Netflix

Last year I made a book review post on 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher, which if you haven't already you can read here. Back then I had already mentioned Selena Gomez's production company had bought the rights to produce a movie version of the book years ago and yet nothing had evolved since. At the end of last year, however, Selena finally broke the amazing news that 13 Reasons Why had been sold as a new series for Netflix, which I could not be more excited about. Not only am I grateful because Netflix has proven itself capable of dealing with intense and difficult issues with conscience, truthfulness and care (see OITNB and Jessica Jones, for example) but also because a serialized version of this story really does seem the best way to explore it. Perfect business move, Selena.

I only wish it would come out this month, as September is National Suicide Prevention Month in the US.

The Paralympics

After the excitement of the Olympics and watching everyone be so involved and happy around Rio during the three week event, I can only hope the same excitement is around for the Paralympic athletes and stars. The Paralympics will start September 7th, 2016. Every game and competition is a little bit different from what goes on the Olympics, as they have to be adapted to the paralympic athletes, which only makes it more of an interesting watch. These real life superheros definitely deserve recognition, cheerfulness and love from the audience and this town. Look out for the channels that will be showing the competitions starting this week! If you are a fellow Brazilian you may catch them on TV Brasil or SporTV.

La La Land

No, I am not talking about the perfect debut single from Demi Lovato's first album. La La Land is the musical romantic dramedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (yes, again) coming out very very soon. I fell completely head over heals with this movie by just watching the teaser trailer and knowing that it involved Ryan and Emma. When I read the story was about an actress and a jazz pianist falling in love, it was enough.

Having already been shown in Film Festivals, the movie has been getting amazing receptions, with high note reviews in almost every department, convincing me that the feeling the trailer had given me initially shall not let me down. I need this movie, I need it now.

Man, this list is getting me all happy and excited, and I didn't even mention everything! What movies, shows and books are you excited for?

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The Lost Girls by Jennifer Baggett, Holy Corbett and Amanda Pressner | Book Review

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The Lost Girls was written by three friends, Jennifer Baggett, Holly Corbett and Amanda Pressner, who decided to push the pause button on their lives and travel the world for a year. The book is written by all three girls, that alternate as narrators for each chapter, and retells the story of their travels, their inner doubts and their findings, with places such as Machu Pichu, Rio de Janeiro, Bali and Sydney as destinations. It sounds like the perfect recipe for a book on friendship, growing up and wanderlust and, yet, the delivery falls incredibly short.

First off, the girls are so superficially presented or, maybe, so lacking in personality that the separate narrators actually made absolutely no difference. In fact, maybe it even harmed the storytelling, as multiple times I had to check whose chapter it was. Their narrating styles and personalities missed originality and character, which are essential for this type of narration and was surprising, considering they were all writers, previously. Instead, I finished the book without being able to remember who was who and who went through what issues. At a certain point, I even considered making a mental map of the characters, something I only really think of while watching Game of Thrones.

Secondly, although the girls planned an incredibly interesting and culturally diverse trip, much of that was left out and/or substituted by uninteresting boy, friendship and work drama. Now, don't get me wrong. It's not that I don't appreciate the fact that they tried to portray a middle class twenty-something's main concerns in life, it's more that the portrayal of these concerns felt extremely superficial. Instead of dealing with the topics in a way that was truly honest and raw, as a good memoir should be, most of the time it just felt as if they were talking about these difficulties with distant acquaintances to whom they did not want to reveal much at all. Meanwhile, the interesting parts of their trip was frequently sidelined, only being told in passing, as a small mention of the event.

Consequently, most of the time it felt as if, despite having an entire year to explore these places and cultures and peoples, the girls never really share these things with us or worse, they never actually got to truly explore these things. Once again, superficiality reigned and I constantly felt as if a FunforLouis vlog was more well rounded than this book. And that's saying something.

All in all, it's not completely horrible. The book is fairly fun and the girls do share a couple of interesting stories, especially if you know nothing about the places they've visited. I would not say I wasted my time reading it because I feel like reading is always special and beneficial, no matter what, but I also would not recommend it, as there are much more interesting and fun reads to prioritize over this one. Maybe if it's the only book you have access to and you're quite bored? Yeah, let's say that.

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Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson | Book Review

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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens | Book Review

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The irony of this review relies on the fact that I got pickpocketed by a 10 year old-ish boy at 10 a.m. while going to my internship and carrying this book around for some commuting reading time.

Oliver Twist is a classic story told and retold through theatre, movies and music. Written by Dickens and initially published as a monthly installment, the book became so popular that several theater adaptations were performed before it ever finished being published. Later on, multiple movie versions of the story came to life, not to mention the celebrated Broadway musical.

Despite the huge popularity of Dickens' second novel, I had never watched any movies, gone to any theater presentations or ever picked up the book. So, one day, probably years ago now, I crossed paths with this used copy of the classic at a thrift shop and decided to purchase it for the exorbitant amount of 5 dollars. Bargain. Still, it remained rotting on my TBR shelf until I was packing for my European adventure last January and decided this read was well overdue.

Oliver Twist, as I am certain you already know, tells the story of little Oliver, an orphan boy living quite the miserable life. When, eventually, Oliver decides to escape his apprenticeship and runs away to London, he is unknowingly recruited by a professional group of pickpocketers lead by the awful Fagin. Soon enough, the poor boy is thrown in various dreadful and dangerous situations, which eventually leads to his background being questioned.

Dickens explores quite a numerous amount of important subjects in this book, such as how your surroundings influence who you become, the idea of mercy and redemption, social class and poverty. The representation of London's 1830's society is extremely realistic and detailed, truly taking you to that scenery. And his trip into portraying greed and skepticism and the narrator's use of irony are absolutely flawless, making this a highly interesting story.

Personally, however, this was a bit of a tiresome read. Although I am a fluent English speaker, it is still not my first language, making this book pretty difficult to get through. I'd only recommend this book to advanced english readers. Additionally, at parts, I found Dickens writing overly descriptive and slow, which meant it took me a while to get into it. Although I started reading this book in January, I abandoned it and only picked it up again in August/September.

Also, as a book of his time would predictably do, Dickens fails in the racism and feminism aspects. Consistently calling Fagin "the Jew" in order to demonstrate his horribleness, clearly associating judaism and criminality. Further on, the few women portrayed in Oliver Twist have very flat personalities and fit perfectly into woman's stereotypical parts in society and family, always depending on the men in their lives to move along with everything (with the exception, maybe, of Mrs. Bumble).

All in all, I enjoyed the read and recommend everyone give it a try too. The subjects explored are really interesting and the irony of the narrator adds to the enjoyment. Rooting for Oliver comes as the most natural of emotions and you soon find out that every moment is tied together, somehow.

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The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo | The Experience

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If you haven't heard of The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up or the KonMari Method at this point you either live under a rock or you are not as obsessed with organization as I am. I'm gonna guess it's the second reason.

Marie Kondo is a Japanese organization guru whose book got every one and their mothers desperate to declutter and rearrange their lives. Which meant I had to read it. Immediately.

Basically, Marie's technique is based on the philosophy of only owning things that bring you joy and are useful to your life. Her method tells you to organize in categories and in a certain correct order, asking yourself if each item brings you joy and designating a spot for everything.

Now, if we are talking solely about the book as a book, I have to say I found it awful. Granted I did read the portuguese translation, so maybe that's why I hated it so much, but it was just so incredibly repetitive, out of touch and, at times, annoying. Marie Kondo has great ideas and tips for organizing, however, the way she expresses herself did not convince me. I felt like I was reading a crazy person's diary.

I remember a certain moment in which she mentions women should always sleep in flowy, feminine night gowns and I felt like dying at how sexist that was. Let women sleep in whatever they love and feel comfortable in. Feminine or not. Flowy or not. Flannel or Silk. Lily Pebbles actually shared some of these weird book moments on a recent youtube video.

Despite these awkward moments, the book was an extremely quick read and it did make me think long and hard about the actual crap I have that I never even look at, let alone bring me joy. More than that, all the anecdotes and little techniques intrigued me to know how effective this method would actually be. And, so, considering my extreme obsession with organization, I could not resist trying it all out myself.

Following Marie Kondo's ideal order of decluttering, I started with all of my clothing. Since my room is quite small for all of my crap to be laying around for days (as I knew I was not going to be able to finish in a day), I abused of my sister's now empty old bedroom and deposited every single item of clothing I own everywhere.

Now, I do have a regular clean out every 6 months in which I separate items I no longer enjoy and give them away. However, I never did something as intense as this. The KonMari method tells you to go through each individual item, patiently, alone and, preferably, in silence, questioning if such item brings you joy. This idea scared me. I'm not sure what brings me joy. It's a very abstract concept and there were various moments in which I thought "this is incredibly stupid". So I defaulted to a second question when the first wasn't effective, one much more tangeable: would I purchase this again if I saw it at a store. This one worked. Every single time.

Slowly but steadily I went through every dress, every sock, every shoe and purse and separated the ones that I was getting rid of from the ones that were staying. This took me about a couple of weeks. It was exhausting.

Further on, it was time to go through my books. This was a tough category for me. Marie Kondo says in her book that people should not own that many books, as rarely do we reread them and it is unlikely that more than 10 books bring you happiness. Here, specially, I had to disagree. Having lots of books is a situation that brings me happiness on its own. Having a selection of the books I read and being able to lend them to friends, look at them everyday and admire all the beautiful colors and covers displayed on the shelf..

So, predictably, I did not end up with 10 books. I did end up giving away many more than I initially thought I would, however. Mostly I separated books that I did not enjoy reading, that I had gotten as a gift and knew I would never read or had no interest in reading or books that I had simply outgrown.

I did also have to keep a number of college books which I have no interest in keeping, but know that they will still be useful in my last semester. Those are books that basically have a death sentence. As soon as I graduate, they are out.

Since I was only doing my own room, I went ahead and laid every other random item I own on the floor and then went down KonMari's categories in order. Paper was the most tedious and also the one that took the longest. Once again, I ended up with a couple of big boxes of college papers and notebooks which I decided to only go through once I graduate, next year. Other than that, I managed to compilate all of my papers into one divider folder. I felt the magic.

Something that also took me a long long time, was going through jewelry. I had much more than I remembered and used basically 10% of what I owned. Which is just ridiculous. That's mostly all gone.

Helpful tip I learned in this step: any boxes you own, put it to the side. At the end of your discarding process, when you are ready to put things away and give every item a proper home, having all of the boxes set apart will help you identify which one is more suitable for what objects.

Last step was all of my medication, shower items, bathroom items, makeup and etc. This one is, I guess out of the proper KonMari order, but I just felt it easier this way.

Going through all of the stored medication and products, make sure to take a look at the expiration dates. This simple, but highly relevant, detail got me rid of basically half of my products.

Although the "does this give me joy" technique was helpful on the above categories, here you have to be a bit more objective. Cotton balls might not bring you happiness, but they sure are necessary. So is your toothbrush and toothpaste. You see what I mean right?

The KonMari question only really worked when related to vanity products, such as makeup, nail polish and beauty creams. I am that person that will use something until it's finished no matter if I enjoy it or not, just so I don't "waste it". This was the moment when all of such products were discarded. Life is too short to use products you don't enjoy, when others could be enjoying them much more.

By the end of this experience, I had 18 bags of goods to donate and 7 bags of trash. My room has so much empty space now and everything has it's home. Never have I felt more organized in my life. Despite the book being a tad bit crazy, Marie Kondo does indeed know what she is talking about. It's been a couple of months since I have done this and I do not regret it one bit.

A few last things I'd like to point out:

1 - Use this moment to deep clean. Marie Kondo does not mention much about actually cleaning your space when decluttering. To me, it sounds obvious. If you are taking everything out and emptying your closets in order to organize yourself, make sure you take advantage of it being empty of its contents and deep clean your storage spaces and surfaces. We might not see it, but our closets and drawers accumulate a huge amount of dust. Get rid of that.

2 - Trash. Donate. Sell. She also only mentions what to do with what you discard very en passant. Please note that you have three options and deciding which one is appropriate for each item is your own call. You either throw away, donate or sell. I will mostly be donating and throwing away, as I want to get rid of it sooner rather than later. But selling is a great option for getting in a couple of bucks.

3 - How to fold KonMari style. I do not know about the other versions of this book, but the Brazilian one did not have any graphics or pictures teaching you how to fold. As I have a bit of a difficulty understanding such description when they are written down, I did a bit of an online search and found this great girl whose videos were extremely helpful throughout this process. Her blog is Lavendaire and she even did a very cute pdf with a list of the correct order of the categories. Check her out if you need some help!

4 - Put everything away as soon as you are done with them. Something Lily pointed out in her video was that the idea of taking everything out of your bag and putting them away, everyday, seemed insane and unnecessary. At first, when I read it, I had to agree with Lily. I mostly take the same bag with the same things everywhere. However, when I started doing this, I realized how helpful this was to keeping myself in check of putting things away. I do it every day now.

All in all, this was insane, my parents thought I was going crazy, but also extremely interesting. I was able to define a bit more what is it that I like and what interests me. It has also drawn me to learning a bit more about minimalism, but that's a conversation for an entirely new post...

So... Have you tried out the KonMari method? What do you think?

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A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway | Top 5 Books Review

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Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling | Top 5 Books Review

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I was not sure I was ever going to read The Casual Vacancy once it first came out. The reviews were not that great and I was slightly frightened of ruining the picture of Rowling I had in my head since Harry Potter. However, a dear friend and my sister both bought me a copy of the book as a gift and that decided it for me. I was not disappointed.

The Casual Vacancy is, like Rowling herself said, a book about responsibility. The story revolves around the political disputes and issues involving the tiny town of Pagford, in a very adult, critical and harsh view of serious every day issues, kilometers away from the fantasy world we're used to getting from Rowling. Once the loved Parish Councillor Barry Fairbrother dies, not only his family is left adrift but his friends, his admirers and his seat on the council. Consequently, the entire town of Pagford.

Don't fool yourself. This is not a political book, though it does revolve around politics. At least it's not about politics in the boring and alienating manner we usually understand it as. Rowling builds a political scenario and explores the multiple dramas and emotional roller coasters that unfold from that point on. And she does it beautifully.

Much like in Harry Potter, you'll love and hate characters. You'll learn to love characters you hate. And surprisingly hate characters you love. It's a book that explores human flaw, ethics and egos. IJust as well as exploring family and social responsibility.

I'll be fair. It took me a while to dive into it whole heartedly, as it seemed to drag out a bit too much at first. I swear to you, however, if you keep going you will get to a point where there is no putting the book down and you'll find, like me, that it was well worth it.

Early this year, BBC launched the TV miniseries based on Rowling's book (I swear that woman and her descendants will never run out of money). I have watched the first episode and, even if the aesthetic was extremely different from what I had imagined, I do plan on watching it full eventually. We'll see how successful the TV transformation was.

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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher | Top 5 Books Review

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4 months is how long it took for me to be able to think about writing this review. This book hit me like a ton of bricks directly on my head, knocked me down and destroyed me completely. It molded my end of the year, changed a relationship and scared me in multiple ways. But let me take a couple steps back.

I first heard about this book when Selena Gomez's (aka my eternal girl crush and someone I somehow blindly stan for) production company signed with Jay Asher to produce the movie version of the story. This was years ago, years. Even before Justin Bieber was a thing (good times). No movie has been made (yet, or so I hope), but the story got my immediate attention and I just decided that I had to read it. Took me a while to finally find and acquire the book, and even longer to take the courage to read it. Yet, it took me only a couple of days to finish it. Why? Well...

Thirteen Reasons Why tells the story of Hannah Baker, a teenage girl who kills herself and leaves 13 cassette tapes for the 13 people she considers responsible for her tragic last act. The narrator of the story is Clay Jensen, one of the recipients of these 13 tapes, and as he gets to listen to Hannah's side of the story to try and understand what he has done to be responsible for such an awful episode, we learn about the facts from his point of view, feeling just as scared and lost as he does.

I do not want to get much into the details of the story, may you decide to read it and find out on your own what happens. However, even if it does not get as intense as I expected, be aware that this is a read it all with a lump in your throat kind of book. It's heavy and relatable and scary. And a big warning letter as well.

I would also like to point on how it's not in any way about what is right or wrong. Hannah Baker isn't painted as a villain or a saint. Nor is most of the characters. Even if some of them are shown only in a glimpse, all of them are portrayed as humans, flawed, but humans.

I highly recommend this book. Even though I do not think I will ever be able to pick it up again. A book has never been this heavy to me. And it was fantastically worth it. Many people did dislike it, however, as reviews online have shown me, and I can understand why. It's not superbly well written, nor is the whole story and reasoning completely perfect. But when is suicidal reasoning ever perfect? Anyway, the concept is original (something hard to find these days), the topic of suicide and depression is always in need of discussion and attention and the book makes you feel.

I may be biased. This book caused a commotion in my life no other book has ever caused. But I'd say it's mostly worth it. Now I can only wish they make the movie come to life.

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The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett | Top 5 Books Review

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I have no idea what you mean by "this is such a late post"... I have not been procrastinating, what are you saying? I totally finished this last night... ok, last week... ok, fine, never mind, it's been a couple of months already... I'm sorry okay. Life happens. You get carried away. The point is, it's here. It's happening. I'm reviewing my next top 5 books I have to read this year. WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT.

The Secret Garden is a classic children's book I had never read before. Nor had I seen the movie. Or if I did watch it, well, I forgot all about it. I knew to expect a little girl who would find a secret garden and have an amazing time there. I did not have a single clue about anything else regarding the story. However, cruising around the book store a couple of years ago I found this absolutely lovely edition of the book published by Penguin - one of my favorites - and I could not in a million years resist. The Little Princess, also from Burnett, had been one of my favorite children's book when I was younger, magical but emotional and touching. I have had Little Lord Fauntleroy staring at me from my book case for ages now and I never touched it. But something about The Secret Garden made me want it more. Maybe it had to do with the beautiful edition. Or maybe I knew that a point in my life would come in which I would need a book filled with magic and joy.

There is no better way to describe it. From the moment you start reading this story, you can feel how light it is. How filled with innocence and virtue. How obvious and yet how grand the moral lessons are.

It is one of those books in which you learn to love the main character, which you initially hate. It's a book about finding happiness and the importance of nurturing the things you love. How much do we forget that on our day-to-day lives? Coming and going from our boring jobs, we forget to nurture our love and enchantment for music, for reading, for creating, for sharing. In it's very romantic, at times religious (catholic, I would say), and innocent way, The Secret Garden reminds us how much joy and love can cure us all. We just have to look for the magic that's been hidden.

After reading the sweeter than sweet The Secret Garden, I dug into the completely opposite Thirteen Reasons Why. I've finished it in August. Took me a week, or less. It's going to be an intense review is all I can say.

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The Absolutist by John Boyne | Top 5 Books Review

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The Absolutist by John Boyne to the left and The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett to the right

During the stream of "Top 5" posts I made at the end of last year, I made one dedicated to the 5 books I wanted to read in 2014. Although it took me quite a while to get started on that list (it is already the end of July, I mean...) since I had been reading Sense and Sensibility since December 2013, now that I have, I seem to finally be on a role with my reading.

I started my list with book number 2: The Absolutist, by John Boyne.

I feel obligated to say this is not the book I expected it to be. And that is definitely not a bad thing. By reading the summary on the back cover I decided it was about war and how two men have dealt with their relationships while serving the military during World War I. Now, I don't want to spoil this to anyone, but the book is much more sensible than that simplistic initial thought I had of it. As I already should have known, really, since this is the author of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas which is written with an indescribable amount of sensibility and heart.

What I can say is the narrative of the book is highly enjoyable. It keeps giving you more and more to grip on. You keep wanting to turn pages. The timeline of the story goes back and forth, which sometimes can be highly annoying as you want to know more about one than the other. But it's not what happens here at all. Both timelines are interesting and helps you uncover the entirety of the story and understand the big picture. It's all very well constructed and tied together at the same time that it's very successful in translating all the pain and confusion the characters are going through. You feel so much for the characters even though you only know so much about each of them.

I feel like this is a completely worthwhile book. Is it better than The Boy in the Striped Pajamas? In some ways. In others, no. I feel like Boyne was able to keep the quality and still write a more mature (and contemporary) book. Mostly, I love how he writes with historical background of huge relevancy but it does not overshadow the actual story in any possible way.

Now, since I've finished The Absolutist, I went ahead and started "The Secret Garden" this last week. I'm happily already halfway through and will hopefully be making another one of this posts very soon

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Top 5 Books...

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Upcoming things I'm excited about

This Modern Love by Will Darbyshire

A Series of Unfortunate Events on Netflix

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and More Harry Potter Universe Books

Beauty and the Beast

13 Reasons Why on Netflix

The Paralympics

La La Land

The Lost Girls by Jennifer Baggett, Holy Corbett and Amanda Pressner | Book Review

Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson | Book Review

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens | Book Review

The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo | The Experience

A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway | Top 5 Books Review

Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling | Top 5 Books Review

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher | Top 5 Books Review

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett | Top 5 Books Review

The Absolutist by John Boyne | Top 5 Books Review

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