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review: rooftops of tehran

 tháng 1 20, 2018     No comments   


book info:
on sale: now
copy from: public library
pages: 348
review written: 21.12.17
originally published: 2009
edition read: Penguin NAL 2009

title: Rooftops of Tehran
author: Mahbod Seraji

In a middle-class neighborhood of Iran's sprawling capital city, 17-year-old Pasha Shahed spends the summer of 1973 on his rooftop with his best friend Ahmed, joking around one minute and asking burning questions about life the next. He also hides a secret love for his beautiful neighbor Zari, who has been betrothed since birth to another man. But the bliss of Pasha and Zari's stolen time together is shattered when Pasha unwittingly acts as a beacon for the Shah's secret police. The violent consequences awaken him to the reality of living under a powerful despot, and lead Zari to make a shocking choice...

my thoughts:

This book was first published in 2009 and I remember adding it to my list around that time but never actually reading it since I preferred checking out library books to buying them (a child's allowance is often not enough to cover a single book). I decided I would wait until the library got a hold of a copy in order to read it. Now, eight years later, I am finally writing the review for this book.

The book takes place in a small Iranian neighbourhood where everyone knows everyone. The main character, Pasha, is a remarkably intelligent and well read boy, was relatable in every way. Perhaps his young age allowed him to show qualities we all have but try to suppress or its just the nature of his character, but Pasha's growth through love, jealousy, and pain was well expressed. I think because it's from the perspective of a boy, the narrative was easily understood, almost like a young adult novel. Not to mention, Pasha's education made him a little more "Western" compared to the others such that he shared similar views. For example, and this is a point made in the book, Pasha criticises Iranians for "falling in love" upon sight instead of getting to know the other person first. He pursues romance the same way a Westerner would. While this made it easier to understand from my own perspective, I wished that I could've glimpsed an entirely Iranian point of view. While the book was written about Iran pre-revolution, I felt as if it was written for Westerners. This may not necessarily be a bad thing, as I still enjoyed the book, but I think there could be a lot of improvement.

My favourite part about the book was not actually the story or the characters, rather the setting and the time period. Seraji attempts to illustrate a scene of Tehran before the Iranian Revolution, before Iran became the way it is now. Tehran is a modern city full of houses with yards and pools and young scholars, homes of wives making tea, and school children playing games in the streets. The best of Rooftops of Tehran may actually be the most subtle element of story telling - setting. Here's the first few sentences of the book:

"Sleeping on the food in the summer is customary in Tehran. The dry heat of the day cools after midnight, and those of us who sleep on the rooftops wake with the early sun on our faces and fresh air in our lungs" 

As I was reading, I inadvertently compared the book to a watered down, young adult Iranian "The Kite Runner." It's an unfair analysis, as Rooftops had be reading almost without break until the very end. I got so eager with the pace of the plot that I skipped only a few pages to realise I needed to read every single word carefully to understand. It's an exciting and quick read unlike The Kite Runner, which was exciting but far more literary.

Overall, this book was decent but it didn't impress me too much. I'd recommend it to younger readers or simply curious readers who are looking for something entertaining and cultural. I'll give it three umbrellas.

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It Gets Easier by Justine Avery

 tháng 4 04, 2017     2017, 4 Stars, Justine Avery, Novella, Self Published     No comments   

It Gets Easier
It Gets Easier by Justine Avery
Series: N/A
Source: For review
Publisher: Self published
Publication Date: November 27, 2014
He'd never guess that his very courage to commit could be the cause of his own downfall. 

Jake's loved and lost, suffered failed relationships and felt real sorrow, but the new girl in his life may just be the one to finally put an end to that life.

His girlfriend Samantha is sweet and kind, full of joy, and the kind of girl Jake can be perfectly content sitting in complete silence with. It's so comfortable, so easy, to fall completely for her. In fact, Jake would do anything for Samantha, anything at all.

Just returned from attending Samantha's family reunion, Jake's high as a kite, basking in the realization that he's been officially accepted as one of the family. He can't believe his luck, especially as he's driving off into the sunset with Samantha herself and so looking forward to those precious, anticipated moments alone with her. What could possibly go wrong?

Thump thump resonates from the trunk of the car as they speed along the highway together.

Thump thump.

He falls head over heels for her... but not exactly in the way he intended. 

When I started reading It Gets Easier, I was expecting something similar to the last book I read by her, Last Shot. In some ways, I was right. But mostly, I was wrong.

It Gets Easier starts out with a hopeful tone, a boy and a girl who are having fun and flirting. In my opinion, the beginning was way too fluffy for what was truly going on, but I digress. I thought that the relationship between Jake and Samantha was poorly developed. I saw their relationship as nothing more than words on the page, but it didn't hurt my overall enjoyment of the storyline.

My true enjoyment came from the twist, right in the middle! Let me tell you, Justine can write a twist! I was really surprised. There were some hints leading up to it, but I thought they were just jokes! I never imagined it would go there, and that's why I'm giving this book four stars. I think that Justine Avery writes some of the most interesting books - there's always an unexpected ending, and they're so short and refreshing.

I would recommend this book for people who are interested in a short read with a twist ending.
  
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Last Shot by Justine Avery

 tháng 3 30, 2017     2017, 4 Stars, Book Review, Justine Avery, Self Published     No comments   

Last Shot: (a Short Tale of the Absurdity of Life and Death)
Last Shot by Justine Avery
Series: N/A
Source: For review
Publisher: Self published
Publication Date: October 22, 2014
Today is the perfect day to die. 

Bernard is the type of man that accomplishes all that he sets out to—and easily. He's intelligent, hardworking, and completely unfamiliar with failure. His only complaint—the singular source of the inner anger bubbling within him—is that no one else in the world recognizes that.

It's time to force them to.

Bernard's had enough. Enough of the complete absence of respect in his life, of being looked down upon, of being the only person in the world—it seems—who truly sees the reality of his life and what he deserves acknowledgment for. In fact, that recognition is way overdue. And that makes Bernard's blood boil.

Today is just like any other day; Bernard has planned and prepared for every aspect. His heated rage stews just under the surface, just more fuel for the fire. He will accomplish this one goal as he has all others. Another success, his ultimate success. And he'll have made his blissful escape.

The final statement will be Bernard's. At last. The perfection of the execution of this one, final achievement will be undeniable. Bernard will be free of this ridiculous world—passing calmly from his lifetime of frustration—and the world will realize its significant loss.

They won't be able to take away—or look away from—what he's about to do.

If he succeeds. But of course, he will. Why wouldn't he? He always has.

He's dead set on killing himself, as many times as it takes. 

When I started Last Shot, I wasn't expecting a whole lot. This isn't my usual genre, and I don't "love" novellas; so it was a heck of a surprise!

The story follows a man named Bernard through his suicide attempts - intriguing, right? At first, I was very hesitant. The main character, Bernard was very unlikable. He even goes so far as to proclaim himself perfect! That really angered me at first, but I think the author was trying to show the many sides of depression, anger and suicide through him. Towards the end, I was even beginning to think that he was bipolar - there are several layers to the character & his predicament. I found him to be harshly identifiable, because I could understand him and his problems but it didn't make me like his character any more.

The book is written in third person, which I found to be very helpful in forging a connection with the main character in such a short time. I would like to say that it is a bit hard to get into at first, but you get used to it after a short time. It's a very unique writing style! You start out thinking that things will happen one way, and towards the end there was a twist that just made the story for me! It was so unexpected! I'm not going to tell you because of spoilers, but it was such a shock!

I found Last Shot to be an interesting read that quickly and efficiently showed many types of mental illness and how they can affect anyone. It showed alcoholism, depression, and anger. It also showed how the perception and judgment of the people around us can affect how we feel about ourselves. I would recommend Last Shot to anyone who wants a quick and interesting read.
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Summer Book Giveaway

 tháng 7 05, 2016     No comments   

Hello everyone!
  It's been a long time since I've had a giveaway and as I was cleaning out my storage boxes, I discovered a box of books that I enjoyed so much as a teen that I felt it was worthy to keep throughout all the giveaways I had in the "hay-day" of this blog. However, it's unlikely that I'm going to read them again or keep them on the shelf anymore, so why not pass it along to readers who might actually enjoy them? 
 These books must seem really old by now but they were actually new and popular books once. Why not give 'em a go? I haven't really been keeping up with how blogs are run nowadays as since I've had this blog from October of 2008, I've run giveaways the same. I tried Rafflecopter once but I didn't quite like it so please use the form below :) 

Thank you all so much for sticking with me on this incredibly long voyage of book reviewing here on Pages and welcome to all the new followers who're helping me continue sailing <3 nbsp="" p="">

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Anatomy of a Boyfriend: Daria Snadowsky
Glimmerglass: Jenna Black
Empty: Suzanne Weyn (ARC)

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Passion: Lauren Kate
Intrinsical: Lani Woodland

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review: seven brief lessons on physics

 tháng 6 22, 2016     No comments   


book info:
on sale: now
copy from: public library
pages: 96
review written: 21.6.16
originally published: 2014
edition read: Riverhead Books, 2016, translated by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre


title: Seven Brief Lessons on Physics
author: Carlo Rovelli


Originally published in an Italian newspaper called Il Sole 24 Ore, this series of short lessons is compiled into a tiny book that covers the most interesting developments in physics since the twentieth century. The 7 lessons are: The Most Beautiful of Theories, Quanta, The Architecture of the Cosmos, Particles, Grains of Space, Probability, time, and the heat of black holes, and Ourselves. The author, Carlo Rovelli, is a theoretical physicist who is one of the founders of the loop quantum gravity theory, which he explains "briefly" in one of the chapters. It is only when one truly understands a subject that one can condense it down to the most simple of explanations. Rovelli does just that in this orchestral non-textbook novella. My interest in theoretical physics and astrophysics had mainly been cultivated by the television programmes my brother insisted on watching when we were growing up. Programs on the Science Channel were his favourite and the stunning visual graphics that illustrated complex concepts drew me in, but never really made me stay. On a whim, I decided to see if I could kindle that interest and therefore started with the shortest and most promising book that could explain in layman's terms the math intensive, highly theoretical aspects of a field of science so beyond me that I still can't truly comprehend its subject matter.

I'm surprised it took me so long to read such a short book. Despite the brevity of each chapter, the content material was so rich, it took longer to digest. What I enjoyed most was the literary merit Rovelli deserves for not only explaining concepts in simple terms, but weaving it into a poetry that makes it pleasurable to read for those non-science sort of readers. For example, here are a few quotes that I enjoyed deeply:

" Einstein...soon came to understand that gravity, like electricity, must be conveyed by a field as well: a "gravitational field" analogous to the "electrical field" must exist"
"And it is at this point that an extraordinary idea occurred to him, a stroke of pure genius: the gravitational field is not diffused through space: the gravitational field is that space itself. This is the idea of the general theory of relativity...."
"We are not contained within an invisible, rigid infrastructure: we are immersed in a gigantic, flexible snail shell. The sun bends space around itself, and the Earth does not turn around it because of a mysterious force but because it is racing directly in a space that inclines, like a marble that rolls in a funnel. There are no mysterious forces generated at the centre of the funnel: it is the curved nature of the walls that causes the marble to roll. Planets circle around the sun, and things fall into space because space curves"
"In short, the theory describes a colourful and amazing world where universes explode, space collapses into bottomless holes, time sags and slows near a planet, and the unbounded extensions of interstellar space ripple and swag like the surface of the sea...."

The choice of ordering the chapters was well thought out like the rest of the book. Everything falls into place to make for the easiest comprehension. As I'm reading more books on quantum theory, I've come to understand that choosing what to cover first is a struggle. Physics is like a philosophy within itself, challenging ideas of the creation of the universe and trying to make sense of everything around us. Thus, it's easy to ramble and jump from thought to thought. Rovelli controls this urge and carefully details both history and knowledge giving the sense of time and progression of human history. I almost imagined it was as if I were riding the gravitational waves in the "sea" of space in a sailboat.

While the content of this book may appeal to those of a science background, I have no doubt that the English loving bookish literary readers will enjoy the pure beauty this novel has to offer. For this, I give full marks. I would recommend this to anyone of any age. I implore you to read this brilliant book and if you enjoy it, acquire a personal copy to look back and enjoy whenever you're in the mood.

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review: the elementary particles

 tháng 5 24, 2016     No comments   

book info:
on sale: now
copy from: public library
pages: 263
review written: 23.5.16
originally published: 1998 ("Les particules élémentaires")
edition read: Knopf, 2000, translation by Frank Wynne

title: The Elementary Particles
author: Michel Houellebecq

The Elementary Particles part-story part-metaphysical-rants in an interesting narration from two characters, half-brothers borne of a hippie and absentee mother in the 60s: Michel and Bruno. Michel is an asexual scientist who "expresses his disgust with society by engineering one that frees mankind at last from its uncontrollable, destructive urges" and Bruno is a crass brute driven by sexual desires that lusts after his lost youth. This book follows their stories from childhood to their middle age, spinning around the past and present and major and minor characters in an intriguing narrative that had me reading every single word for fear of missing anything crucial.
(quote from book summary)

When I first began to read, I imagined this would be a monotonous French novel describing the dull, mundane world with distaste and mild appreciation. I was shocked by the blatant narration of Bruno, who's such a brute that I'd recommend mature audiences read this book. Not only that, the metaphysical analyses offered by both the characters took some time for me to digest and full comprehend. While at first it seemed to me that the verbose paragraphs of metaphysics interrupted the story and that the story seemed only to be a canvas for Houllebecq to write a non-essay of his thoughts and opinions, only when I finished the book did I understand that what I'd thought was pretentiousness was actually a carefully orchestrated performance that I was too impatient to hear in the beginning.

I think a crucial peak in the storyline was a conversation between the adults Bruno and Michel in an affordable Chinese restaurant. They were both immensely interested in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World and took upon talking not only about Huxley's own life, but his message and his purpose for writing arguably his most famous work.

"The metaphysical mutation that gave rise to materialism and modern science in turn spawned two great trends: rationalism and individualism. Huxley's mistake was in having poorly evaluated the balance of power between these two. Specifically, he underestimated the growth of individualism brought about by an increased consciousness of death. Individualism gives rise to freedom, the self of self, the need to distinguish onseelf and to be superior to others. A rational society like the one he describes in Brave New World can defuse the struggle. Economic rivalry--a metaphor for mastery over space--has no more reason to exist in a society of plenty, where the economy is strictly regulated. Sexual rivalry--a metaphor for mastery over time through reproduction--has no more reason to exist in a society where the connection between sex and procreation has broken. But Huzley forgets about individualism. He doesn't understand that sex....still exists...as a form of narcissistic differentiation.... For society to function, for competition to continue, people have to want more and mor, until desire fills their lives and finally devours them."
- page 133, Michel narrating

Bruno and Michel represent two polar ends of a vaguely similar topic: sex. Bruno is devoured by it, obsessed with it, and indulges himself with it. Michel is an onlooker to the desire for sex, as an asexual being, and instead uses his deep understanding of science to analyse the metaphysics behind sex and, towards the end of the book, discovers an eye-opening research possibility and moves on to pursue it.

This book gave me mixed feelings and emotions. The blatant and crude narration of Bruno made me feel dirtied and depressed, much like the character (pardon me). Michel's narration made me feel depressed as well but his lengthy and often challenging-to-comprehend explanations of scientific concepts proved too interesting to let go. Metaphysics, as defined by Wikipedia, is "concerned with explaining the fundamental nature of being and the world that encompasses it." I believe Michel combined philosophy with science with maybe too lofty a voice for my liking. It was still expertly written. I feel that if I read this book over and over again, I'd come to a better understanding of the story.

Therefore, at least for now, I give this book 5 umbrellas. This is because it's been a long time since I've read a book that forced me to read every word, that kept me itching to read more, and that made me think and question not only about the literature but the world.




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I Miss This

 tháng 5 18, 2016     No comments   

Hey guys.

It's been a while. I miss this - this blogging thing. I just wanted y'all to know that I haven't completely forgotten about you - even though it may seem like it. And I hope I can come back to you, sometime soon. I'm currently working on a new project, and I'm working nights, but I have some hope that I'll be starting up again eventually. Thanks for hanging in with me.

  
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