BOOK REVIEW #5

Osanna's review

Mar 27, 11  

Sharing Sam was one of those stories of truly loving your bestfriend, and will possibly give up anything just to see her smile, even if that means giving up the love of your life, your boyfriend, Sam.

See, this story is not normal. What girl do you know, will willingly give up her boyfriend and give him to her bestfriend who is just as in love with him as you are. But, it's kind of got a twist. Alison's bestfriend, Izzy has been diagnosed with brain cancer, and after her brain surgery the doctors tell Izzy's family that she will have about two months to live, and the news gets back to Alison. But Izzy, the girl suffering from the cancer, does not even get told that she will die.
So Alison does something drastic.
She gives up her boyfriend, Sam for Izzy just to make her happy for the two months she will be able to live. Hiding the pain she feels from Izzy is hard, watching her best friend unintentionally kiss Sam, makes her so afraid, but when Sam comes to Alison and says he might be falling for Izzy, makes Alison the most upset, but she pushes it to the side, she doesn't care. This her bestfriend, they're talking about. This is the bestfriend who's going to die in less than two months. That is the true meaning of bestfriends, sacrificing what you can't afford to lose .
And along the way of reading this story, you will meet an old man named Morgan, and his parakeet, Cha-Cha.

I would recommend this book to girls of all ages. If your one of those girls who love to read those sappy love stories, one that likes to read about a strong friendship, or one who loves to read about tradgedy and heartbreak, this book is for you. Out of five stars, I would give it a four. Though it held my interest for the most part, there were some parts that just did not make sense . But this book is something you would love to just sit down and enjoy.

BOOK REVIEW #4

Osanna's review

Jan 08, 11  · 

There are plenty of books out there in the world to read. And as a student who is a constant reader and will put her nose into ALL genres of books, the Great Gatsby would honestly not be my first choice. Yes, I love classical books, like Oliver Twist, Animal Farm...etc, but the Great Gatsby just did not snag my attention at all.
See, there are a couple of reasons why I did not like the Great Gatsby. This book has to do with the American Dream, and different views of how people see it, and in this book, it seemed as if every single character was self-centered and cared only about their own thoughts. This book is not a very good influence to an extent. Seemed very selfish, but again, that's my opinion.
One other reason is that, I can catch a plot very quickly, it comes naturally, but since this book kind of bored me, and I was not interested, I didn't catch on fast. I didn't pay attention to who was who, and sort of didn't care. And if you are a reader, and that's what happens, then obviously something is wrong with the book.
There were a couple of parts that were interesting like trying to figure out Nick's mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and when Nick, Jordan, and Tom drove through the Valley of Ashes, but that was about it. I mean, when they stated that Gatsby's fortune was made illegally, just kind of made me upset. Does the rich person always have to get the money from something illegal? And does someone always have to be murdered? I couldn't find anything worth reading about.
The book just seemed so selfish, shooting others because they were upset. Getting jealous because one person fell in love with the person you are currently in love with, having to be with the "in crowd", this book is proof that sometimes the wealthy can be just as stupid as the average American. There's really no difference. The Great Gatsby just talks about how the American Dream is also destroyed by money and wealth. We're being torn apart by power hungry people.
So if you enjoy reading books that have to do with being obsessed with power, than this book is for you. But if you do not like cliched books than this book is not for you. Out of five stars I would give this book a one.