Top 5 Books to Read

1Q84 Haruki Murakami 

To be honest, I could’ve never imagined that I would finish this 900 page novel. I remember I was at the book store with a friend and picked up 1Q84 because it was the biggest book on the shelf. Jokingly, I said that I would never be able to even get half way through it and wouldn’t expect anyone to finish it all. But, as soon as I read the first sentence, I knew that I would not be able to put it down. Why? Because Murakami is a genius. I don’t know how he does that, but the book is written in such a way that you are drawn in by its first words and can’t stop yourself from turning the pages until you reach the last sentence. The language is in no way flowery or beautiful, but its straight-forward realism gives you such a vivid description of the setting and the characters that, by the end of the book, you feel like you know them personally.

Summary: 1Q84 follows the lives of Aomame, a fitness instructor, who kills unfaithful and violent men in revenge, and Tengo, who works as a mathematics teacher at a local cram school, while writing fiction in his free time. Although very different, their destinies are intertwined in the surreal world they both end up in.

The novel doesn’t have the typical “introduction-climax-resolution” structure, but is rather like a jigsaw puzzle, in which you can’t see the complete picture, until the last piece is put into place. In other words, as you read the story, it seems like a 900-page piece of description with barely any action, until you get to the last chapter and realise that everything has reached a conclusion.

Would I recommend the book? Definitely! 1Q84 (surprisingly) doesn’t force any kind of message on you. It doesn’t have the “moral of the story” and doesn’t leave you thinking. At least, that’s what I felt after I finished it. However, it did teach me a couple of things about writing and how you can structure a piece of writing in an alternative way. (It also taught me how depressing being an adult is.)

Side note: this was the only Murakami book I’ve read, so I can’t compare it to his other work. According to many internet reviews, this isn’t his best work, but, hey, I enjoyed it.

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I hate everything about you, why do I love you?

My book is ready!!!!!! *celebration dance* I honestly can't explain how happy I am right now! This is like the first piece of writing I've ever finished! And it's 78 pages long!
Tomorrow will be the last day of school. Oh. My. Gahd. I can't believe I will have my last class in English ever. How different will things be next year?
The last week of school has been great. I got an award for being a commie who is most likely to take over the world in history class which is pretty accurate. History was by far the most enjoyable class over these past two years. I'm scared I will loose my passion for it next year though. Learning history in French doesn't sound as exciting, but who am I to judge.
I want to do something memorable tomorrow to be remembered forever. Okay, that sounded dramatic, but you know what I mean. I guess I could punch someone, but that wouldn't do any good, would it?
I think I'll save all my deep thoughts for tomorrow's post to make a proper conclusion to the year. 

I wrote a book!!!

Sorry I haven't posted in ages (I've probably said that too many times). School's been really chill lately. It's probably because the school year will be over in just under a few days. It's exciting to realise that this our last week of school. Sometimes I even want to walk up to the people I strongly despise and tell them everything I think about them, but I don't think I'll ever do it. Not because I don't have the guts to because I would literally punch someone in the face if I wanted to. I guess it's because of the idea that we might meet in a few years' time and I don't want to live a life, creating enemies on my way.
Overall, I want to say that this year has gone by with no regrets. I mean, I even managed to confess my love to someone without creating drama, so what could you possibly regret about that? And.... I wrote a book. A 19000 word book, describing the first year I spent in this school. Yep... I tried to make it as honest as possible, writing down the feelings I've had about certain events and for certain people. What am I doing with my life?
But, yeah, school's chill. I went to Dasha's place for a sleepover during the weekend with another friend whose name is also, coincidentally, Dasha. It was awesome!!! I love them both <3
Sometimes I wish someone told me that I live in the golden age and what I mean by that is I keep romanticising the past, telling myself that it's better than the present. And the reality is that I might already be living in this "perfection" which I always seem to find in the past.
Also, call me desperate, but I keep on wishing to have a friend who I'd be really close with. Like a soulmate in a way. Yeah I sound like a loner haha xD 

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So it was my last art lesson today. Yup. Not stressful at all. At all. At all.... *cries in the corner*

I haven't posted anything lately because I'm kind of busy with school at the moment. And life too.

Also, I wrote a book. But, after rereading it, I realised how pointless it is so I'm going to rewrite it.

Muse released a new song and I'm so disappointed because it's just... average and meh. Like it's not at the same level as "Resistance" or "New born" or "Knights of Cydonia". But I guess we can't judge the whole album by one song and I'm looking forward to that!

The mysterious envelope

So I was getting rid of my old notebooks the other day and I discovered a lot of this:

Aw notes from 6th Grade. Uh I hated that class so much! All we did was copy things the teacher wrote on the board. #frenchschool

7th Grade physics taught me how to draw pencils and sugar cubes

Other people did the industrial revolution, colonisation... All I did was copy what the teacher wrote on the board about the Roman art.

My notes were so neat!

So neat...

So neat.......

I drew snakes before it was cool!

Colour coded notes wow

I was so into Geography!

Aw so cute!!!
Now all I do in French class is write essays about environmental problems and immigrants.

I found this folder where I used to keep all the work sheets I got in class. Now I just blindly shove them in my bag. I was so organised before!

I screamed when I found this photo printed out on an A4 piece of paper. The worrying thing is that you can find this photo on my blog. *cringes* 

The time I actually got good grades in German

I was so modest 

At least, the world should be thankful to me for the amount of paper I recycled hahaha

Everything was fun and games until I found something very very very intriguing and mysterious. THIS STRANGE ENVELOPE! 

I don't remember where it is from. It says that I have to open it on the 15th of April 2022. Tun tun tunnnn!

Any regrets?

I don't think I actually have any serious regrets. Although sometimes I wish that I could travel back in time to do something that I haven't done (like homework and such). 

I finished reading "Escape from Camp 14". I would even say that I devoured it. It's one of those books that leave you thinking and make you want to reread it. 

Last book you've read?

The last time I actually read a book was ages ago. I don't even finish the books that we have it read at school.
The last manga that I  finished reading was probably "Battle Royale" or "Another". I have also read "Apocalypse no toride" and "As the gods dictate II", but they were not completed on mangahere so I guess that they don't count.
Today was probably the first time I voluntarily picked up a proper book. I have started reading "Escape from camp 14" thanks to the "blog challenge". It makes me think of "The Giver" and that is very strange.

I'm reading the Bible!

Ok... Before I start this I have to clarify something. I do not come from a religious family. I don't know anything about religion. I only found out that you sing in a church a couple of weeks ago. That's how uneducated I am. And....
Yes... I did it... I bought the Bible! And I'm reading it right now. My mum didn't want me to get it.
The moment I started reading it I couldn't stop! It's so interesting! Even though its more than 1000 pages long I really want to finish it!