Showing posts with label Paper Towns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Paper Towns. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Things I Can Do.

I decided to focus for a moment on things I can do, than things I can't do. So, here we go!

1. I can read. I love reading. I wish I had more time to do so. So far I have read Paper Towns by John Green, one of the most talented men alive. The book was kind of like the Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. I also read the Taming of the Shrew by none other than Billy Shakes. I'll be the first to admit, living in such a different society than he lived in, I didn't get the funny parts. And I wasn't really cool with the whole, tame the woman shtick. Yeah.

2. I can make a bowl of cereal. I'm kind of known for my inability to not be able to cook or follow recipes. (Any sort of directions really.) But I can make a bowl of cereal, so I know I won't starve when I'm all alone in the world and my mom's not there to cook for me.

3. I can use a drill. I'm really proud of this one because I took a semester class of Tech Theater and it took me like three months before I could use a drill properly. (Don't I sound ditzy?) But yeah. And I learned when to cover my ears during setbuilding. (So many dirty jokes. So many.)

4. I can be witty. I know this sounds like I'm being egotistic or something, but I'm not. I can be really funny when I want to. (I usually crack myself up more than that person I'm trying to make laugh. Yeah. I'm cool.) I appreciate good clean comedians who don't just have a long list of sex jokes. I also love making others laugh, think about it, if laughter is the best medicine, I'M CURING YOU!!!

5. I can blog. I LOVE blogging, reviving this blog was the best thing I could've done for me and my creative writingness. I'm so happy for all the people that have viewed my blog and continue to do so, leave a comment if you like something about my posts or if you think I should change something. I love you guys and hope this is a long term thing.

I hope you all have as lovely of a day as I've had. And now enjoy this cute kitty slightly stalkerish picture. 

By!
Over and Out.
Love,
Cailin

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Paper Towns

So I read this book.
    I read this book because I love John and Hank Green's vlogs on Youtube so when I saw his name on a book, I thought, "Why not?" I read this book late into the night, fighting against the melatonin I had taken previously. Mr. Green had gotten me with the candlestick in the ballroom, I was hooked. I loved the honesty that is his style of writing, I don't think he can pull off a different brand. However I didn't like all the cussing and nonchalant underage drinking, yeah I know that is just a fact of life to some people, but why so much in a fiction novel?
   I gave this book three stars. One, because it was compelling, kept me interested to the disastrous end. (Not at all what I expected or wanted.) Two, I enjoyed the story, he is a good writer. And three, I liked how the story turned from Quentin finding Margo, to Quentin finding himself.Which is really cool.

   I would recommend this book to twentyish people with a more philosophical take on life.
Over and out.
Love,
Cailin
P.S.
Thanks for the views, it really brightened my day.