Have you ever thought something and muttered it aloud without really thinking about it only to realize that the people that you were talking about are standing right next to you? It's sort of embarassing and extremely awkard, especially when they get all defensive and you can't think of anything witty to say until afterwards. I think I just need to learn to shut up and not say anything at all.
Where can I even begin on Tess of the D'Urbervilles? I have such a love/hate relationship with that book that talking about it is difficult. I have never felt so impassioned about a book. It is strange really, it makes me think and it makes me angry and it makes me happy. Thomas Hardy knew exactly what he was doing when he wrote Tess, of that much I am sure.
I watched the movie the other day, and as good as it was and how much I loved it, I wouldn't recommend it and I would not watch it again. It was such an emotional roller coaster that, again, I don't know where to even begin. The movie itself was beautiful just like Hardy's prose in the book. But I looked at characters differently now than when I read the book for the second time. For example I hated Angel more in the book but after seeing the movie I can't help but to love him and despise Alec. Don't get me wrong, I despised Alec in the book too, I just hate him more now.
I guess all I can say is just how depressed I am after watching/reading Tess. It is such a sad story and my heart just aches for Tess. My heart aches for Angel too. The pain that both of them suffered was painful to watch.
There is so much to say about this book, but I somehow just can't find the words to begin.
Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death. --Anaïs Nin
Change is good. I keep having to tell myself this.
I was with a bunch of friends last night and one of the guys was talking about how we need to get out and live, so that whenever we sit around and have gossip hours (like we did) we can say "Remember that one time?" and hear other reply, "Oh yeah, that was great." He said that we should always be spontaneous and go crazy. I agree. I should have more of those "Remember that one time?"s.
I know I've previously done a post on the stupid series, but at the urging of a friend, I have decided to post another one. (I am ashamed I even read them actually) Last week I was asked the question why I found the book to be so popular, and I think my answer astonished them. I told them first that Twilight was popular because Stephanie Meyer is an excellent storyteller, but a crappy writer. I mean, how many times did she describe Edward as having 'cold marble skin'? I don't want to waste my time to count. I should have stopped there (it was an important board of people interviewing me for a scholarship), but I felt passionate enough about it to continue on. I continued to say that because of the growing lack of intelligent thinking in our society, people cannot handle a heftier read than Twilight. Just mentioning brilliant modern authors such as Brandon Sanderson, Amy Tan, Paulo Coelho, and Chinua Achebe send their minds reeling. It astounds me how our society can function! Lastly, I said that Twilight is a sensual high for people who dare not read harlequin romances. Twilight is just sex, without the sex.
I may have went too far (I didn't get the scholarship), but I can honestly say that I don't regret saying it. That probably was the boldest thing that I have done in awhile, but it felt really good. I felt good. I feel enormously confident. Even though I am currently scholarshipless, I wouldn't change my answer if that was what was required of me to win. Maybe it will knock some sense into what were probably Twilight fans. I hope they'll now go out and read a better author.
