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April 4th
5:23 PM

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Books of 2012 // 09

Ihanasti Hukassa ja Miten Sieltä Pääsee Pois - 543 päivän reppumatka (2012)
by Merja Mähkä

Synopsis: Merja was in her 30’s when she decided to pack her bags and go for the ultimate packbaging trip that lasted a year and a half and covered 35 countries.

Comment: this book feeds the hunger to travel and be an andventurer but it also makes you jealous, i wanna do this too! but the message is clear, that you also can leave for your own adventure, but also that it’s possible to come back home from that too.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★

5:18 PM

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Books of 2012 // 08

The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky

Synopsis: Charlie stats his first year of high-school, kind of terrified and writes letter about his life to an uknown person.

Comment: everybody says it, but it’s true that The Perks of Being a Wallflower is our generations Catcher in the Rye. it’s almost too perfect.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Amazon: 4.5/5

5:13 PM

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Books of 2012 // 07

Sisterhood Everlasting (2011)
by Ann Brashares

Synopsis: ten years later the girls of Sisterhood of the Traveling pants are all grown up and life’s all figured out, or is it.

Comment: beutiful, a perfect goodbye to my favorite characters.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Amazon: 3.8/5

5:09 PM

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Books of 2012 // 06

The Hunger Games (2008)
by Suzanne Collins

Synopsis: every year a one boy and a one girl from ages 12 to 18 are chosen from each of the 12 districts of Panem to take part in a deadly game which only one can survive, known as The hunger Games.

Comment: i’m not a fan of fantasy books but this was very good. i just wish i had read the english version, not the finish translation cause it would have been a lot better.

Rating: ★ ★ ★
Amazon: 4.2/5

5:03 PM

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Books of 2012 // 05

Devil’s Knot: The True Story of West Memphis Three (2002)
by Mara Leveritt

Synopsis: in 1993 three teenagers were convicted for killing three 8-year old boys, the book is a detailed look into the bizarre, unjust case.

Comment: very interesting read! also shocking and furiating. if you ever had any doubt about the innocence of WM3, this book will get rid of all your suspicions. it truly was a modern day witch hunt.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Amazon: 4.5/5

March 4th
3:08 PM

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Books of 2012 // 04

Bang Ditto (2009)
by Amber Tamblyn

Synopsis: Amber Tamblyn’s second collection of poetry, about what it feels to be a young woman in Hollywood.

Comment: Raw and Powerful, a must read to every feminist.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Amazon: 4.6/5

February 22nd
4:10 PM

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Books of 2012 // 03

The Great Gatsby (1925)
by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Synopsis: Nick Carraway, a young man from Minnesota, moves to West Egg district of Long Island in summer of 1922. His next-door neighbor is a mysterious man names Jay Gatsby, who lives in a gigantic mansion and throws extravagant parties every Saturday night.

Comment: The Great Gatsby is truly the Great American novel, beautiful and satisfying, like a poem.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Amazon: 4.1/5

February 19th
9:54 PM

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Books of 2012 // 02

Room (2010)
by Emma Donoghue

Synopsis: Jack is five years old and has always lived in the Room, with his mother who was abducted when she was 19 years old. the only other person Jack knows is Old Nick, who might or might not be real, like the things in TV that are not real. like the world outside the room that Ma talks about, is not real. but one day, the Outside becomes real and Jack and his mother are gonna havet adapt to it.

Comment: first half of the book just drags on, when it get better, and by the end, i’m crying cause it really touched me.

Rating: ★ ★ ★
Amazon: 4.2/5