4.28.2011

Flipped, 163-212, Journal 6

Remember when I said I detested Bryce? I take that back, he actually has a heart.

After being ignored by Juli for the longest time, he does the sweetest thing and plants a small sycamore tree in her front yard. This tree is like one that got cut down by the neighbourhood that Juli had been so attached to. I don't believe in second chances, and I certainly did believe that Bryce was a complete imbecile, but the boy did good.

In my opinion, I feel that the meaning behind this story was as simple as being yourself. It may be typical, but I believe that it is a brilliant message for this book because when you go through life without being true to yourself, not only will you fool others around you, but ultimately, fool yourself.

So this book wasn't Twilight or the Notebook, but I really enjoyed this new fresh spin on teenage romance because it was just so genuinely sweet and full of emotion. I would have loved to read a sequel to this book. Hopefully Wendelin Van Draanen will decide to pick up her pencil in the near future and write another book so that I can sit at home and read another cheesy yet very addicting novel.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my, Melissa! Awesome!
You clearly identify what the book is about, how you feel about it, how good it was, and everything! All that using a genuine vocabulary. I have nothing, nothing at all, that could possibly do the littlest good to your entry. It's flabbergasting! I'd say keep it up, but this is your sixth one so... xD

Melissa Theriault said...

Flabbergasting? Really? Well thank you very much! I appreciate it a lot! I think I might have overdone it with my feelings about the book, but hey it's a journal right?

Alex Dupuis said...

Good job melissa on your blog. i think its very good because you connecnt it well and you also talk about your pervious blogs, it makes an excellent follow threw.amazing job :)

Chrysantha Gull said...

Wow! Amazing entries Melissa! Well done!

Mr. Wouda said...

0 grammatical errors