So seeing as I have so many books to review at the moment I thought I would combine them into one post. Stay tuned for the end for my corresponding video.
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| Pages:170 Rating: 5/5 |
So you may know the film or even the t.v. series 10 Things I Hate About you but did you know its based off of a book? 10 Things was originally written by David Levithan and is inspired by the Shakespeare novel "Taming Of The Shrew". 10 Things is my favourite film and I've been looking for ages for the book. Well recently I finally found it on the market place of Amazon and got it for around £4 used! I couldn't believe it! You can definitely tell its been read and pre owned however its still in really good shape all things considering. If you don't know the story its set in a high school and has a few main characters. Bianca and Kat are sisters and Bianca is set on being popular and dating Joey. Kat on the other hand is pretty much anti-everything including Joey. Cameron is new to Padua High School and instantly has a crush on Bianca however to get her to go on a date he needs to find a date for her sister Kat. This is where Mr. Patrick Verona comes into play to try and whoo Kat.
Its just a really funny typical teenage book and in my eyes a classic. I really could not recommend this book or the film enough!
This book is a true story based on the authors experiences and follows her from age 5 to around 18/19. Her story starts in Buczacz, Poland with her mother and 3 brothers. This book starts straight away by telling you who dies in Alicia's family and really sets the tone for the book. You know that it's not going to be easy for her to loose so many family members and that it will take a toll on the whole family. This book is quite different to other stories I've read of Jewish people during the war and Holocaust as they usually involve a camp of some sort or being held prisoner. Alicia's story was different as it was all about hiding and doing whatever she could to feed her family and hide from the authority's. One aspect of Alicia that stood out to me was how grown up she was for her age, understandably she probably had to grow up quicker than expected and naturally didn't have the typical childhood. I really liked how Alicia in the end set up an orphanage for other children who are in the same situation as her. I did enjoy this book and it was definitely different from other Holocaust books i've read however I did loose interest towards the end of the book.
I purchased this book about 4 years ago and shamefully have only just got around to reading it! I originally got this book at the Titanic museum in Tennessee and it just so happened that the author was there signing and selling his book. I'd never heard of the book before but was interested to read this mans book (and to get him to sign it). This book contains any information you would ever want or need to know about the ship, its voyage and the passengers who travelled on the liner. Overall I found this book quite interesting and would really recommend it if you are super interested in the Titanic. This book goes into extreme detail about how the ship was made and all the statistics about it. It can at times be a bit overwhelming and hard to picture its true size.
The facts I found most interesting were about the passengers themselves as I liked to find out about their backstories and wether they survived the tragic event. It was also fascinating to read about the passengers that had bought tickets but for various reasons ended up not going on the voyage and therefor saving their lives. One stand out story was about a man who survived the Titanic however a couple years later was hit by a cab in New York and died.
One thing you realise when reading this book is that the Titanic was bound to have an accident or crash. This is because they cut so many corners such as not giving it a long enough test drive just in case it pushed back the voyage date. There was a fire on board ship and things took longer than expected and were there for rushed. Another aspect I found really shocking was the amount of life boats on board. They had enough to please the standards regulation however there wasn't nearly enough to take the amount of people on board hence why so many lost their lives.
This is a thoroughly interesting book however there is a lot of statistics and numbers that really just went over my head.
I hope you enjoyed this mini review and below is my corresponding video.
Until next time, Sophie x
Its just a really funny typical teenage book and in my eyes a classic. I really could not recommend this book or the film enough!
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| Pages: 448 Rating: 3/5 |
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| Pages: 253 Rating: 3/5 |
The facts I found most interesting were about the passengers themselves as I liked to find out about their backstories and wether they survived the tragic event. It was also fascinating to read about the passengers that had bought tickets but for various reasons ended up not going on the voyage and therefor saving their lives. One stand out story was about a man who survived the Titanic however a couple years later was hit by a cab in New York and died.
One thing you realise when reading this book is that the Titanic was bound to have an accident or crash. This is because they cut so many corners such as not giving it a long enough test drive just in case it pushed back the voyage date. There was a fire on board ship and things took longer than expected and were there for rushed. Another aspect I found really shocking was the amount of life boats on board. They had enough to please the standards regulation however there wasn't nearly enough to take the amount of people on board hence why so many lost their lives.
This is a thoroughly interesting book however there is a lot of statistics and numbers that really just went over my head.
I hope you enjoyed this mini review and below is my corresponding video.
Until next time, Sophie x
