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She is unpredictable, frequent moodswings. Sometimes she’s nice, and sometimes she’s not.
Her name is Yan Ying. 90% of the world can’t pronounce it properly, simple as it seems. But no one really cares so they just call her YY. She is not fond of people with the same name as her. She turns 14 on 6th September and she loves her birthday cause it is a sex symbol. She was from Yew Tee Primary and is still proud of her school. She will never forget the class of 6D’07, or the batch of P6’07. She is currently an idiot in Nanyang Girls High and it is a love-hate relationship. She belongs to 202’09 which she, to be honest, doesn’t feel much for. She is a Theatre Club girl and is more than proud to be one. She especially loves Emo Batch♥, and looks forward to devoting her next 3 years to TCN with much optimism. She does ballet with more than just passion but she can’t do a center split. She is trying her best and is currently aiming for a far-fetched distinction for Grade6. She loves hiphop just as much though she’s pretty new at it. Her favourite sport is swimming and she occasionally plays basketball as a form of stress-relief. She likes to be tan and loves her swimming tan line. The piano, is yet another love-hate relationship. Like most teenagers, her hobbies include MSNing, blogging, and youtubing and facebooking. She loves shopping and doing random stuff like gaying people, jumping over railings, walking in the rain, and having completely irregular sleeping hours. Unlike most teenagers, she thinks that rap music is trash. She also thinks that she is getting old cause she hates the songs the average listens to these days. She can’t explain her love for oldies, country music, ballads, and sentimentals. Nostalgic songs are the best. Her favourite bands are Michael Learns to Rock, The Beatles and Westlife. She loves too many singers to name them all. “Forevers” are bullshit as of now. The night speaks to her the way no one else can. Her favourite thing to do is to curl up with a book on a rainy afternoon in her room, where she feels safest in. Her favourite flower is a black rose, but on the contrary, she likes rainbows and hugs too. She is always torn between two. But she is determined when she sets her mind on something, so she wants the world to shut up and believe in her. Just watch.Tag
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008, 10:06 PM
Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Piccoult
Finally managed to complete "Nineteen Minutes" by Jodi Picoult today! Can't decide if I prefer "My Sister's Keeper" (which is like the first book of hers that I read) or that one cause they're equally good. xDShe's my favourite author along with Cecelia Ahern. Ahern's writing style is really unique and her storylines are so creative they just seem to reel you into a completely different world. Picoult's ones somewhat deal with real issues, and everytime you finish one of her books you will unconsciously become emotionally invested in the characters.
The similarity both of them have - Well, it's just the way you can hardly put the books down after picking them up, and the way you go, "I haven't read such a good book in a long time!"
Good books never fail to make me smile. (:
Sometimes, I would prefer books to movies in the sense that books capture more details, and also most importantly the fact that books don't paint pictures for you, so your imaginations are free to run wild. It is up to you how the high school looks like, how the character looks like, how his house looks like. There is hardly any restriction, and you're free to think whichever way you want.
Hahaha and I shall warn people that when I'm drawing nearer to the end of the book, do not talk to me cause I will just yell at you and I mean it. I totally hate it when I'm completely engrossed in the book and trapped in its illusion, then suddenly snap out of it because of someone asking "What is today's homework?"
Seriously I will get really really pissed. Like this @#$%^&*(!!!
xD
That's why I like reading books late into the night, and that's why during the holidays I can survive till daylight without getting an ounce of sleep. xD
Hmm anyway, this book is seriously breathtaking, especially towards the end. There are very few books that can keep me interested from the very first page, but this one somehow managed to pull it off.
It is quite smart the way the massacre in Sterling High was brought forward at the end of the first chapter, so the reader already feels the heart wrenching of it and therefore settles to read on.
I shall say that it is rather crucial for introductions to be captivating. Some of the books I read, I restlessly skim through the first few pages until I get to the part that is seriously worth my time and attention. There isn't really a part of this story where it gets boring and I can lazily lie it aside for a long long while before picking it back up again, like how I did with the previous book. That's why I took like weeks to finish up that one. -.-
This one however, was so real and to the point it evidently shows how much hard work and effort the author has put into all the research and writing. Books like this you feel a sense of accomplishment and knowledge when you close the book, because you get the message the author tries to convey to the world, and thus it wasn't just a pointless mess of words.
Nineteen Minutes has such a bittersweet ending you can't help but bite your lips together. Before that, it concludes with a completely stunning and unexpected twist, pretty much of the "oh my GOD" kind.The twist was so thought-provoking you can't help but frown and, well, think.
That brings me to another reason why I like this book. It is probably because it somewhat deals with the psychological effects of teenagers, and how important it is for someone to gain acceptance in the society. It explores a wide variety of topics such as bullying, fitting in, peer pressure and discrimination. A huge part of it also touches on the loss of innocence, heartbreak, hope, and of course, regret.
Picoult's books are those that make you think, "I know the character is wrong to be doing this, but what would I have done if I were him? Is there a better solution to that?"
Nineteen Minutes is a story whereby you don't sympathize with just one character, but many others as well, practically all those stated in the book. It is quite shocking to think that even though the characters stand at opposite ends, you still feel compassion and understanding to every single one of them, both the adults and teenagers alike.
The way Picoult portrays the characters is just breathtaking, no doubt excellent character development. When I finally reached the end of the book, I still found it hard to put it down, because I've grown so emotionally attached to the characters it's just quite hard to stop there.
All in all, I shall just say that Nineteen Minutes is a truly magnificent novel. (:
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