So, it's that time of the month again (no, not that time) and it's another #2014BloggerChallenge post! This week's theme is about books! I loved books as a child, up until the age of about 16 and then for some reason I lost my love for them. I was miserable and I just never read anymore, so when I worked in a bookshop over Christmas and I was surrounded by books I found hundreds that I wanted to read. So, I finally picked up some books (a lot of books...) and started reading again recreationally. I've missed it so much and I've found some amazing books recently, such as one of my recent favourites which is "The Universe Versus Alex Woods" by Gavin Extence.
“If you had to relive your life exactly as it was – same successes and failures, same happiness, same miseries, same mixture of comedy and tragedy – would you want to? Was it worth it?”
This is the most well-known quotation from the book and one of the most thought-provoking. I found that this book made me think a lot and question my values.
Admittedly, it's quite a slow moving book. The prologue starts with, the protagonist, Alex, in a
car at the crossing at Dover where he is arrested. I liked this as it left me wondering how the rest of the novel would develop in such a way that he would end up in this situation. The author then has Alex recount his life to the reader, starting with the strange incident with the meteor, to his slightly odd mother then to the first time he met Mr. Peterson due to a misunderstanding about the vandalism of his greenhouse.
"...not all scars are bad, Alex. Some are worth hanging on to ...”
There are several lines in this book that are very quotable, and I loved it. I loved the writing style of Extence, it was very easy to read however it still was incredibly interesting. It made me laugh at the right moments, and cry at the right moments. I think that if you're looking for a Young Adult book, this is definitely something that you should check out.
It's currently £3.85 over at http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Universe-Versus-Alex-Woods/dp/1444765892/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1391530488&sr=8-1&keywords=the+universe+versus+alex+woods
Beth xxx
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