Hi people! Here we are one week more. Today I'll tell you about the books that made me cry the hardest.
Those books that destroy your potato, get you depressed, make you soak your pillow with snot... all that jazz.
N. 4: THE SECRET SONG OF THE WORLD by José Antonio Cotrina.
Weird enough, because it's the only one in this list that leans toward horror and thriller
rather than romance, but... hehe.
My boyfriend gave it to me, I can't recall if for my birthday or Christmas.
He gave it to me, I read it...
And after that, after having lots of fun reading it... I wiltered down.
With that, I mean that I was heartbroken, to put it nicely.
And my boyfrien felt so bad about buying that book,
and he said "Didn't you like it?" and I was like "Yes, very much..."
"...I just don't feel like eating lately."
It'd been like 4 days since I'd finished the book.
He'd say "Had I known how you'd get, I wouldn't have bought it!" and I was like "Don't worry, it was so pretty,
it's just that I suffer, I carry it inside."
Since then, when somebody asks "Hey, that book on your shelf, is it cool?"
I answer "I can lend it to you if you want, but I warn you: you may end up in the E.R."
What's THE SECRET SONG OF THE WORLD about?
It's about a girl who doesn't remember anything about her past and lives with her adoptive family,
her name is Ariadna, and no one, not even her, knows why one of her eyes is completely black,
nor how could they retrieve her from a fire without a single burn,
an incident that's the start of her memory so far.
So, a moment comes when people of her past, unremembered by her,
start showing up. They look very dangerous, and they aren't even
completely human.
Ariadna finds herself in the need to protect
the normal people around her, the ones who adopted her, the guy she loves (a cinnamon roll),
and at the same time remember who is she really,
what's her past, and what binds her to the guy
who just showed up, who kills too easily,
and who shares a bond with her
too powerful to even be natural.
It's a book that makes you keep hope, but sometimes it hits you without a warning.
And you're left to die. Sure, José Antonio Contrina is known for that, but in this books
he outdid himself. That's why
THE SECRET SONG OF THE WORLD is on my TOP 4 of books that made me cry
like a banshee after reading them.
N.3 is JUDEA'S LOVERS by Danielle Pinault.
This is a historical romance,
but not the happy kind, with little hearts and petals flying above you.
It's a story where Sara, a widowed girl at 15, lives with her family in Jericho.
It's the time of King Herod, when Romans and Jews were enemies.
One day, on the path between Betania and Jericho, Sara finds a man
badly beaten and injured. It seems that bandits had caught him and left him to die.
She discovers that the man's named Lucius, and is a Roman legionary.
Her neighbors would rather have her leave him die on the spot, but Sara is kind and helpful,
and she's like "I can't leave this man die; I won't make distinctions between a Roman, a Jew or an alien."
So she takes him to her house, puts him in a dark room and takes care of him until the poor guy heals.
He heals very slowly and painfully.
During that long time,
since no one else in her family will get near that Roman mongrel, she's the only one attending him,
and between the two is born a feeling
both their cultures condemn.
This book is pretty, as it lets you know
a bit more about the two cultures of the protagonists,
and that's nice, because we don't get many books set in the Jericho of King Herod.
I don't know if it's completely historical or if licenses were taken. Probably the latter,
but the most important of this book, to me, is that it wrecked me.
All throughout, you're hoping for a happy, perfect ending...
but life is not perfect.
Sometimes you lose, sometimes you win, but I won't tell you what happens in the novel, because it's up to you to read it and find out.
N.2 is CRYING OUT LOVE IN THE CENTER OF THE WORLD, by Kyoichi Katayama.
This story is told the Japanese way.
What does that mean? I really enjoy stories told from other points of view,
especially East Asian, because
they have such a different approach to life than us,
and a different pace. Paused, more focused on details.
Apparently, CRYING OUT LOVE IN THE CENTER OF THE WORLD was a hit in Japan,
it sold millions and millions of copys and, in fact, people liked it so much that mangas,
movies and series were made out of it.
I'd rather not watch them, for I know I'd die if I did so.
So I'll just tell you how about the book itself. It tells the story
of Saku and Aki, two high-school students. They slowly grow closer, despite their differences...
It's teenage love, the purest kind you can imagine, and it makes you...
I don't know about you, but I fell in love in my teenage years and many things here resonated with me,
which made it all much more painful before the final blow. At some point, Aki catches leukemia,
Of course! Because Japanese love to suffer, not like "Nah, we were just fine
until one day, my boyfriend was run over by a bus, so what else can we do?"
NO, they always create lasting pain, a pain
that soak through your marrow, with neverending sickness,
hospitals, grieving that lasts for decades...
Why?! I mean, isn't the world hurting enough already? Did you have to write even worse stuff?
But well...
I'm at fault for reading it, and it's still a beautiful novel. Taking into account that the girl
gets leukemia, you can imagine how the story goes.
I won't tell you more. What I said is no spoiler, as the simplest synopsis of this book will tell you that.
This book made me fall actually sick, I remember... I finished reading it,
closed my Ebook and lay on my side, on the bed, and started weeping and pouring snot until I couldn't breathe.
The TOP 1, my champion of smashing hearts to dust and put fear in your soul
is THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE by Audrey Niffenegger (I don't know if I pronounced it right).
It's the only one I have right here, because the others were kindle editions or I lent them away.
I'll read the synopsis.
"A fascinating and unconventional love story. Henry is a librarian and suffers a strange genetic condition that makes him
involuntarily travel through time.
Her wife, Clare, is an artist. Their love is passionate and they only wish
to live a normal life. However, Henry's travels to the past and the future, which create compromising
and funny situations alike, are a challenge to their relationship.
A novel that encourages thinking about love lasting and the passing of time, about the unrepeatable thrill of the first sensations,
both in a relationship and in life.
A read that, leading you from laughter to emotion, will move you. An original, unforgettable story."
This books makes you see that love isn't really the moments of passion,
those we always see in movies. Actually, what makes a marriage,
what makes a relationship last forever,
is the effect,
the tremendous effect the couple have on each other.
Henry and Clare wouldn't exist without each other and their influence. They wouldn't be the same people.
They've built each other, and it's impossible to conceive them separately.
It's a healthy relationship, though, where each one has
time to themselves, each one has a personality that can work without the other,
but to them, happiness
comes from
the moments they share together. To this day, this is one of my favorite books.
But Holy Mother of Christ, I never soaked a pillow with tears and snot so badly.
I couldn't breathe, I was... (panting)
Crying so hard. I'm perhaps too sensitive. Maybe you read it and you're like "pff"
But... It's MY TOP 4,
not YOUR TOP 4, and I'll f*ck it however I well please! (It's a Spanish joke)
If you're the kind of people who likes suffering, like when
"The Notebook" is on TV at 7pm, and you stay and watch it, despite knowing how it ends...
then give these books a chance, and tell me what you thought!
Now, books aside,
I'm hosting another Art GIVEAWAY on several of my social sites:
Instagram, Deviantart, Tumblr and Twitter.
You can participate, all the info is on the picture,
and if you enter and win, you'll get a portrait
of you or some character of yours, (if you're shy and don't want to show me your face)
characterized as a monster of your choice.
It could be mermaid, witch, vampire, werewolf, boxers-stealing gnomes... you decide!
You have nothing to lose. Enter the GIVEAWAY
and good luck to everyone!
This was this week's video.
Books that make you cry.
I hope you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for watching me again and See you next time! Bye-bye! :D
For more infomation >> S. Serani: "Me 3 miliard €, ne Bankat greke, shqiptaret, mbajne ne kembe shtetin Helen (VIDEO) - Duration: 7:22. 
For more infomation >> [THAISUB/KARAOKE] │TWICE - Luv me ♥ #ตุ๊กตาจย้าซับ - Duration: 3:30. 
For more infomation >> | NightCore - Meet Me (Me Encontre) - (Lyrics) (Letra da música) | Legendado em PT Br | - Duration: 2:37. 
For more infomation >> ME Confirms Body Found Sunday Is Missing Richardson Toddler - Duration: 2:53. 
For more infomation >> October Plan With Me - Harry Potter Theme! - Duration: 15:13. 
For more infomation >> 'Even Though My Parents Didn't Introduce Me To Charlie, They Gave Me Their Blessing,' Claims Form… - Duration: 1:43. 
For more infomation >> ROBLOX ME TROLLEA - Duration: 3:24. 
For more infomation >> Chill Day at Home in Japan With Me ♡ - Duration: 17:51. 
For more infomation >> Omar Govea invocó su llamado al Tri: "Me siento capaz de representar a México en un Mundial mayor" - Duration: 0:54. 
Không có nhận xét nào:
Đăng nhận xét