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Vonnie

Vonnie

what can i say? i love to read!!! that's why i am here, right?

"A room without books is a body without a soul"

"The Sun doesn't realize that it shines, for it cannot see itself. It would have to see itself reflected in order to understand its greatness. That is why we need mirrors, to understand ourselves."

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  • Whittier, CA, USA
  • member since April 13 2008

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  • I Am Legend
    • Rated 4 stars

    “Robert Neville finds himself to be the last man on earth after a vampire disease has wiped out the whole population. He stands guard every night constantly fighting for survival from these creatures and is also fighting himself from going crazy because of the loneliness. Then one day, after three years of being alone, Neville finds another who is like him. The only problem is that this other person is trying to exterminate Neville. This book is completely different from the movie with Will Smith. I actually wished the movie stuck with the book’s plot. It just saddens me on how short the story is (it’s only half of the book) and I really wished that it kept going. The rest of the book is compiled of many short stories that are not related at all. They are pretty interesting but it did leave me disappointed because I was expecting to read more about this vampire world that Neville was living in.
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    Vonnie wrote this review Thursday, October 15 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Jude the Obscure
    • Rated 4 stars

    “What a tragic life for Jude. Getting married to the wrong woman and then later on finding his one true love that he could not have. You would think that divorcing the first wife in order to marry your soul mate would be easy, but these are times when divorce was rare and seen down upon. Sue and Jude do their best to try to make their love work but terrible things happen to them. This is my second Thomas Hardy book and it did not disappoint.
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    Vonnie wrote this review Monday, September 28 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Frankly, My Dear (Timeswept)
    • Rated 4 stars

    “cute and funny”

    Vonnie wrote this review Thursday, August 20 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
    • Rated 4 stars

    “a sad but yet beautiful story”

    Vonnie wrote this review Sunday, August 9 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Dead to the World
    • Rated 4 stars

    “This is the fourth book in the Southern Vampire series. New Year Eve has come and Sookie Stackhouse has decided that her New Year’s resolution would be not to get beaten up. Sookie has left Bill after he had cheated on her with his maker. Thinking that she is no longer associated with Bill, Sookie believes that danger would stay away from her…until she sees Eric the sheriff of Area Five running half nude in the middle of the highway looking scared for his life. Turns out that Eric has lost his memory. Now Sookie is trying to stay out of trouble in order to keep her New Year’s resolution yet at the same time she is trying to resist that sexy vampire Eric who is now living in her house. I greatly enjoyed this book and my love for Eric has grown tremendously.
    ”

    Vonnie wrote this review Friday, August 7 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Help
    • Rated 5 stars

    “brough a tear to my eye at the end”

    Vonnie wrote this review Thursday, August 6 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • The Alchemist
    • Rated 5 stars

    “This is the Spanish edition of The Alchemist. The writing was very simple and clear but not juvenile; it was very easy to read. The book is about following finding your “Historia Personal” (your “Personal Legend”) and about following your dreams. It is also about opening one’s eyes to realize that your goals/dreams are right there in front of you. The Alchemist is the story of Santiago, a Spanish shepherd, who has a recurrent dream about a treasure near the pyramids of Egypt. After getting advice from a gypsy, Santiago goes on a quest to Africa to find his treasure. He meets various people including the alchemist that help him reach his destination. I really loved the ending.
    ”

    Vonnie wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Born Confused
    • Rated 4 stars

    “This is the story of Dimple Lala an American Born Confused Desi, aka ABCD. She is seventeen and is very confused. She is stuck between her Indian culture and the American culture. To Indians, she is too American. And to Americans, she is too Indian. Dimple’s world begins to take a downhill when her best friend Gwyn, an American fashionable girl, gives her a fake ID. Her parents want to her to marry a “good” Indian boy, her cousin has just come out of the closet, and her best friend is trying to become “more” Indian. The only consolation that Dimple has is her beloved camera, Chica Tikka.

    I really enjoyed this book. It is rare to read a book where the main character is Indian. I found that I was able to relate to this book because I too grew up in a bicultural world and I too have questioned if I wear Mexican enough or American enough.
    ”

    Vonnie wrote this review Tuesday, July 21 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • Midwives
    • Rated 5 stars

    “The ending stunned me.”

    Vonnie wrote this review Monday, June 29 2009. ( reply | permalink )
  • ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY OF MYTHOLOGY Heroes, Heroines, Gods, and Goddesses From Around the World
    • Rated 5 stars

    “Mythology is the study of myths and I am incredibly happy that this book does that. When one picks up a book of mythology, the book only concentrates on Greek or/and Roman mythology. It angers how limited these books are. That's why I really like this book because it talks about myths around the world instead of focusing on just one thing.”

    Vonnie wrote this review Friday, June 26 2009. ( reply | permalink )
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