Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 Review

"This is How You Lose the Time War" by Amal El- Mohtar & Max Gladstone

The story follows two of our protagonists belonging to two different futuristic worlds which are against each other. It follows different timelines, describing from the past historical events to the things which are probable to happen in the future. Basically, it is a story of time travelling to the past, could be for saving something or destroying things. Red is a time-traveling agent from a world more collective and dependent. Blue's one is calculating and more independent. So, red's the one who runs and Blue's the one who ruins. Red and blue eventually get a form to connect to each other: through letters. So, it's more like a "enemy to lover" romance story in the historical and sci-fi world.

I have really liked the concept and storyline of the novella. But i have found the language a bit difficult to get by. The books at the beginning and some points also seemed a bit messy. I lost the tract and did not understand some of the rapidly mentioned historical references. It took me much time to understand the plotlines as well. I just wish it was more understandable and swift to grab a whole bucket of information (the ongoings) all at once. But the good thing is, as we keep reading, the things start untwisting and it feels less confusing. And slowly you starts to love it.

The message of the story is the best. War is the worst thing we can do. Love is the one thing everyone needs to live truly and fully. Love is another name for freedom, not war, of course.

Love <3 Mother Earth!

Have we even noticed how fast the temperature is rising? For the last few days, the weather has been so unfavorable. People are feeling suffocated. But do we even acknowledge the reasons behind this condition? It's WE people and our unconscious and monstrous activities. We are destroying our Mother Earth. It is sounding terrible, right? Do we even think about the future of our dearest planet? The future of our future generation?  How can we be soo selfish? It's time to CHANGE, Like for real. Trust me, it won't be too much difficult just to be eco-friendly. We can always try to avoid plastic and polythene as much as we can. For example: using jute or paper bags rather than polythene where you have options. Avoid drinking with straws. Turn off the lights, fans whenever not needed etc. etc. Do these small activities need much effort? NO. So, please let's think about it and try to change ourselves and hence change the environment. Be safe yourself and save others as well.

My Eid Facts

Eid Mubarak to everyone. Eid is the biggest ceremony for the entire Muslim community. Eid was so different and joyful when i was just a child. There is a huge difference between the childhood Eid and the teenage Eid. I am gonna explain the way I have celebrated Eid in different stages of my life.

Childhood Eid : The  childhood Eids i used to have were definitely fun. There were not many enjoyable things we could do on the Eid day yet the things we used to do were the joyest things ever to us. We (me, my sister Adhi, cousin sister Suraiya and cousin brother Sibbir) used to wake up early in the morning and took bath. And we used to get dressed soo beautifully.  We used to greet every elder member of our family (usually on Eid day like christmas every close relatives use to be together). Because greetings get us salami ( an amount of money we get when we greet the elders and this is an Eid tradition for the younger just for fun). Getting salami only from the close relatives were not enough for us. We wanted more. So we used to roam around and visit the neighbours ( who were kind of distance relatives) and also got salami from them. With the salami we used to buy the things we wanted ( those contain junk foods most often). Special dishes were cooked in the house. We all used to eat together. It was completely beautiful. At childhood we used to have atleast 3 to 4 sets of outfits for the Eid. We used to change our outfits one after another. At the end of the day we used to count who got the more amount of salami. I know i can not just describe how enjoyable the childhood Eid moments were. It may sound lame to you ( those who are reading). But trust me those days were the best. At least then my Grandma was alive ( my most favourite person in the entire universe).

Preteen Eid : Those Eids were a little bit different from the childhood Eids. Because at that time i left my homeland with my parents and used to live in UAE. Those Eids were with the neighbours i used to have in Abu Dhabi. At that time my neighbours were the closest person to me and my sister. As usual we used to get up early and dressed soo gorgeously. Then we used to go to the Coop ( Abu Dhabi cooperative society, one kind of super market near our home). There we used to buy the things we wanted with our salami money. In those days salami used to come from the neighbour uncle aunties.  From that time Eid has just started getting a little shabbier. I really missed my relatives who i left in Bangladesh.

Teen Eid : Now i don’t enjoy my Eids like i used to once. Now the Eids are just like for taking some goods photos and posting them to social medias. I don’t even buy 3 to 4 outfits now. Maximum time I get myself one perfect outfit. i just feel like my energies are going low day by day when i use to remember how i really used to enjoy my early Eids. However these teen Eids are still in a normal position which I don’t wanna explain. I just sometimes wonder what my adult Eids are gonna be! Where am i going to be in those Eids? Will I be alone! However let’s hope for  better.

Some of My Favorite Movies of 2010

1. “127 Hours”, Genre: Drama/Biography, Summary: An adventurer man becomes trapped between rocks for 127 hours.

2. “Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief”, Genre: Fantasy/Adventure, Summary: A young boy gets to know that he is a demi-god and a great adventure awaits for him.

3. “The Social Network”, Genre: Biography, Summary: A genius Harvard student discovers a social networking site which becomes very popular and he has to deal with his fame and friendships. 

4. “Shutter Island”, Genre: Psychological Thriller, Summary: Two marshals go to an island to investigate the disappearance of a patient of an asylum situated in the island and things get worse.

5. “Insidious”, Genre: Horror, Summary: A couple become concerned when thigs keep happening in their new home and to their son. 

‘Anna Karenina’ Book Review

‘Anna Karenina’ is a beautiful novel. This novel is soft, simple and it is a very social novel. The upper/higher middle society of Russia has been represented very beautifully. Though the novel is quite longer but it is elaborated rhythmically.

The main story of the novel not only focuses on Anna but also on some other characters like Levin and the household of Oblonsky. But obviously Anna is the main character. From Anna’s point of view, the story shows that how human mind affects or works when one is in a miserable condition for a longer period. 

And it is worth mentioning that the character Levin is also represented with much emphasis. So if we see from Levin’s point of view, it is seen that He is very self-esteemed. He values his works so much and considers every little matter carefully. He always thinks and thinks. He confuses himself in every little matter. He is always in an excited mood to find out whether he is doing right or wrong. But his life goes on like that even smoothly which he doesn’t even know himself.

I love the romance between Kitty and Levin soo much. No matter how many times Levin tries to put Kitty out of his mind, he just can’t. He loves her terribly. Levin is one of the best kinds of lovers that I will always prefer. He loves as well as respects Kitty. Eventually Kitty also realizes her secret affection for Levin. I really adore the conversation that has been taken place between Levin & Kitty while playing this chalk writing game. Kitty said “If you could forget and forgive what happened. Levin replied” I have nothing to forget and forgive, I have never ceased to love you.” These two sentences have just melted me.

I also love the character of Alexey Alexandrovich Karenin. He appears so hard and emotionless. But in real he is not at all like that. He does have a soft corner in his heart. I really fancy that part where he really cares for little Annie and how unconditionally he forgives Anna.

The miserable condition of the ladies then are also shown in the novel. Often it is seen that the husband had lost interest in their wives after some years of marriage. Such is the case of Dolly. 

The whole plot has been represented in a beautiful manner. It is seen that Anna’s life becomes duller from the beginning to the end and on the other hand Kitty’s life becomes happier. And behind this there is only the event of one ball.

Sometimes I kept thinking why did the novel is named ‘Anna Karenina’? Here we can see other main character like Levin too. But I came to a conclusion that it was named so because the whole story had been created on the action of Anna’s one decision i,e to love Vronsky avoiding all the odds. It is one of the greatest novel obviously.

“Rain & the Woods”

Just a small drabble. Hope you enjoy!

It was raining heavily. Sofia cursed. She is cursing herself for not bringing the umbrella. If she had brought it, she could at least get out of the fucking car and call someone for help. But alas! Here she was, stuck in the Goddamn car! She couldn’t think how on earth her car had to get stuck in the heavy mud and make herself stuck as well in the middle of nowhere. Her mind was blank, she couldn’t think of anything to do. At that very moment, there was a knock on the window. Someone was standing beside the window, Sofia could see their blurry figure. She opened her window gratefully. 

“Hey, Uh…I’ve been watching the car here for some time. Thought you might need some help since it’s raining very badly you know”, said the guy. The guy was very tall and handsome. He was fully drenched in the rain. There was something really charming about him being wet. Sofia found it really attractive. She kept looking at his face when  he coughed. Being embarrassed, Sofia replied, “Oh hi, umm.. Yes, you see I actually need help because my car got stuck in the mud and I can't move because of that”’. He went to the bottom to see what was wrong. After he got up he said with a sweet little smile, “Don’t worry, I’m gonna get you out of this trouble”. After finishing the sentence, he winked. Sofia’s heart just skipped a beat. That smile, that wink! How can a guy be this sweet and hot at the same time? Am I dreaming? Is my tiny little brain trying to comfort me because I'm in huge trouble? But, why did the brain have to come up with something this cool? Uff, I’m gonna be so miserable if I find out that I’m actually imagining the whole thing. 

“You’re good to go now I think. Will you check if you can start the car or not?”

 “Yeah, yeah sure”, Sofia tried to start her car, being shocked. And the car got started. How on earth did he fix it so fast? What did he do? Is he a wizard or something? 

“So. It's fixed”, he said with that pretty smile of his. 

Sofia, being surprised as hell, tried to open her mouth to say something. At that time he said, “No need to thank me. You just needed someone to help you. So, I appeared out of nowhere” he said and smiled broadly this time.

Sofia had never been impressed this much by any guy she met. 

“You’re really very sweet. What’s your name?” She managed to ask.

“Yeah, right. Well, I’m Atlas, at your service ma’am. If you ever need my service again, do care to visit me here sometimes.”

“Here? In the woods?”

“Yes, here in the woods.”’

By saying that he smiled again and went away. Sofia felt the urge to go after him. Ask him so many questions because he left her confused as hell. Was he really a wizard? Or like my guardian angel? Even if he is, he is cute. Sofia blushed and went away thinking maybe she’ll come away someday and see what happens.  

Definitely mind blowing!

Pip and Estella

Great Expectations (2011) BBC

“And Then There Were None” Book Review

“And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie is one of the best mystery books ever. The plot of the book really touched my heart. The story is short but well decorated. There is no way you can get who is the actual killer. Christie made the whole thing soo much confusing.

The story deals with 10 main characters. actually there WERE 10 characters and they happened to be murdered by someone who was among them. But none could understand particularly who was that murderer. And the murderer killed them in a very peculiar way following a rhyme named ‘Ten Little Soldier Boys’. 

You won’t actually understand how twisting and interesting is this whole story without reading it. The book has created an environment of great suspense and thriller for me. I would definitely recommend it to everyone who likes murder, crime and thriller stories.

The Perfect Florence <3

Can you please do a book review of "The Book Thief"?

Yes, sure. Its one of my favourite books ever.

Firstly i wanna say that i don’t actually rate books. so im gonna write a few things about the book.

Basically its a historical fiction i’ll say. The story is about a girl who had faced a lot more than any normal girl does. The girl is quiet different, calm and exceptionally a words lover. She likes to read and memorise words. In the book she meets a new foster family called the hubermanns. Liesel (the girl) gradually begins to feel affection towards the family. She also meets her childhood love Rudy who is the neighbour of the Hubermanns. In the middle of the story she meets Max (a jew refugee) who makes Liesel understand her true passion. Liesel gradually finds out her real passion which is actually books (more precisely words) through Max and Hans(liesel’s foster dad).

The book is actually based on the world war 2 time period. The situation of Germany at that time is partially visible in the book. And the hatred of Jewish people towards Hitler can be felt clearly through this book. The book is a masterpiece of literature I think. It makes you love books and inspires to write.

i am totally a new blogger ill say so i really don’t know how to write or blog. Sorry for my mistakes and everything. I really tried my best.