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Challenge: Day 28

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The last book I read and finished was The Fault In Our Stars by John Green. I know I haven’t done a review on it yet for this blog, but I did do one for my school newspaper, The Reflector, and I’m just waiting for a PDF version of it to come out so I can link it to my blog. It should come soon!

Anyways, I absolutely loved this novel. It was so fresh, honest, funny, uplifting, depressing, bittersweet and romantic — all at once.  The character of Peter van Houten kind of annoyed me though. He was the one weak link to an otherwise fantastic canopy of characters and intriguing plot.

I’ve never read anything else by John Green, but after such a wonderful introduction to his writing, you can be sure that I’ll be reading his other work.

What was the last book you read?

Challenge: Day 27

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I’m sorry I missed yesterday’s daily challenge! I spent the entire day working on an essay and nursing a terrible migraine. Anyways, here is the challenge from yesterday.

This book challenge has given me the opportunity to remember all the books I’ve read in the past, and has reminded me that Harry Potter is not the only favourite book/series of mine. I can confidently say that Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter and The Book Thief are all on the top of my “favourite fiction books” list. Pride and Prejudice is a lovely romantic novel and it always makes me smile when I think about it. Harry Potter has been there with every step of growing up, and I have a lot to thank for this series. And The Book Thief is one of the saddest novels I’ve read, and I can’t but cry thinking of what all the characters went through over the course of the novel. These three literary works of art are some of the best written stories I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading, and I cannot recommend them enough.

What is your favourite fiction novel?

Challenge: Day 24

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This one is tough, because I really don’t know what book holds my favourite scene ever… I’m a complete romantic, so I guess my favourite scenes would be when the girl and guy in the novels realize they love each other, or have a cute moment together, etc. Therefore, these three books top the list of my favourite scenes.

I absolutely adore the scene in Pride and Prejudice when Mr. Darcy drops in unexpectedly to see Elizabeth, but doesn’t have anything to talk about. It’s completely awkward and cute and realistic, that it’s hard not to love them. The fact that he wanted to see her but didn’t have a good enough reason to and ended up going to Charlotte’s house anyways (where Elizabeth was staying), is simply perfect.

The Hollow Tree also provides a cute scene between Jem and Phoebe around the campfire. They’re trying so hard to fight their feelings but it’s obvious they can’t. This is a young adult’s novel, but I love it anyways. I was always jealous of Phoebe’s romantic situation when I was young because she and Jem just fit so perfectly together.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has two of my most favourite scenes in literature. Firstly, the battle scene at the very end was incredible. The movie version didn’t do it complete justice, but I lose myself in the book. Fred’s death is unbearable, not to mention all the deaths, but that only strengthens the scene even more. Secondly, I love the moment when Ron and Hermione finally admit their feelings to each other. And by that I mean Hermione jumps into Ron’s arms, kissing each other fiercely, while a battle goes on around them. The movie was cute, but not as powerful as it had been in the book.

Those are some of my favourite scenes in novels, but like I said, I’ve read too many books to name just a few scenes.

What is your favourite literary scene?

Challenge: Day 23

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Okay, truth time! I am sorry to anyone I ever lied to. I just felt embarrassed saying I had never read Oliver Twist before, so I started saying I had read the book. In all honesty though, I watched the very dark movie from 1948 and was petrified of it (especially the part where the evil man murders his wife in the street). To this day, I still don’t want to go anywhere near Oliver Twist, no matter how amazing everyone says it is.

What book do you say you’ve read but really haven’t?

Challenge: Day 22

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I had started this novel a year ago, but with school getting increasingly busier, I never had the chance to actually finish it. So after I finish The Forgotten Garden (finally), I plan on reading Juliet again — and this time finishing it. I’ve heard many good things about it and I’ve always been captivated by the story of Romeo & Juliet, so I know this novel will definitely be a good choice for me.

What book will you be picking up next and why?

Challenge: Day 21

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“There’s no doubt about it” — The Berenstain Bears were my absolute favourite picture books when I was young. I’ve got so many of their books, it’s ridiculous. Way more than what’s pictured in this picture above. I just love the lessons that are taught in these books. It’s so easy to relate to the stories because we’ve all been in at least one of the circumstances chronicled in the well-written children’s books.

What’s your favourite picture book?

Challenge: Day 20

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I know you’ve been missing the Harry Potter posts, so here you go. I think it’s pretty safe to say that the book I’ve read the most is Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. Let’s put it this way: There have been 8 films that have hit the theatres and each time I see a new movie, I have to reread the entire series up until the book version of the movie I’m seeing. So that means I’ve read the first Harry Potter book at least eight times, and that’s not including all the other times I just read it for fun.

What book have you read the most?

Challenge: Day 19

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Well this is awkward… Today’s Challenge is to divulge what book has turned me on… Well then. I guess I could say that when I was younger, and had absolutely no experience with guys whatsoever, I picked up Forever from Chapters on a whim. And boy that book is, um, sexual at some points. So it’s only fair to say that at these points, I found the book interesting. And that’s all I’m going to say.

Challenge: Day 18

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I think I’m most embarrassed to say I enjoy reading these teen romance novels. I was obsessed with Rachel Hawthorne’s and Catherine Clark’s books in high school, but I haven’t touched them since Grade 12. Still though — if I ever want a quick, easy read that’ll make me smile, laugh and say “awe” plenty of times, I’ll pick up one of these six books.

What book are you most embarrassed to say you like?

Book Challenge: Day 17

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This is just for kicks, because I honestly don’t know what the shortest “Adult” novel I’ve ever read is. So let’s just go with this chapter book. I read Gotta Dance in Grade 2, so you know how short it must be. The printing is large, the pictures larger. But still, I loved it. I grew up on The Berenstain Bears, so the books can do no wrong in my eyes. Guaranteed I’ll be raising my kids on this series.

What’s the shortest novel you’ve ever read?