books i've read: january + february

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk: I liked it. Way better read than the first Palahniuk book I read, which was Rant. I also enjoyed the plot twist. I can't wait to pick up Invisible Monsters next. In my humble opinion, if anyone is looking into reading their first Palahniuk novel I think Fight Club is a good book to start with.

Chemistry for Beginners by Anthony Strong: Was a bit of a struggle to read through this book, mostly because the author made most of the female characters seem like top-rate snotty bitches and the male protagonist was so freaking oblivious, like, seriously, ARE YOU REALLY THAT CLUELESS. However, I liked all the random science-y, biology facts that popped up throughout. For example, did you know the act of crying makes you feel better because you're releasing the chemicals that make you sad via your tears? 

Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates: I loved the writing. It's like you can totally picture a movie in your head because everything is so descriptive. And it isn't descriptive in a long-winded way. However, the entire story itself was pretty draggy and because I read it in the midst of project deadline week I took about 2 weeks to finish this book. The ending left me underwhelmed, although in hindsight I guess it was the only way to end things. Not sure if I want to watch the film because I think it will either leave me bored to tears, or just in tears.

The Accidental Father by Greg Williams: Meh, I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. I was just attracted by the cover. You know what they say, never judge a book by it's cover! (I do that all the time though) Very typical and tired storyline. Also very forgettable, as I am trying to remember what went on and I only vaguely remember parts of it.

The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas: First things first, I don't like it when authors incorporate a part of themselves into their stories and in this case, race. Feels very Stephenie Meyer to me but I guess it's also a case of write what you know? Keith recommended this book to me and I thought it would be boring at first but I liked it. I read it within a day. Although now that I think about it, I don't really get the point of the whole book. However, it was still very entertaining. 

Hector And The Search For Happiness by Francois Lelord: Probably my favourite book out of the entire bunch. And I bought this, so yay me! It's a very easy read, I read it within a few hours but it's rather meaningful. 

Ironically enough I read the most books during my study break. During February there were a lot of times when I felt really bad and kept having negative thoughts and the only way I managed to keep my mind off things was to read. It really was a huge comfort.

And I realize that I have lots to say about books I don't like but I have nothing much to say about books I like except for the fact that I enjoyed them. Being a book reviewer is not a future career path I should embark on. 

I created a tag for this! I just think it will be interesting to see what books I've read in 2013. Hopefully I manage to keep this blog till the end of the year. I'm also going to create a 'films i've watched' tag, but first I am going to go down for a jog because I promised myself if I jog continuously for a week I can buy the shirt  that I want in Uniqlo, hahaha.

PS. I don't know why I favoured pink nails so much in February.