I HAD TO WRITE ABOUT THIS.

Its been too long since I posted on here, Moving house and not having the internet nearly killed me. This was mostly down to the fact that I read my now favourite book as im sure it is among most people. I cannot imagine anyone reading this book and not feeling changed.

I was in the middle of applying for university to study English literature when I read this book and just HAD to write about it. This solidified my belief that words are the most powerful form of communication. The intelligent language and captivating characters completely did it for me, the story is something of extreme tragedy but for every piece of writing that strikes at the heart strings there is an equally touching piece of humor to balance out emotions. John Green has rapidly become one of my favourite people and I cannot wait to purchase every other book he has blessed the world with. 

I do not know entirely how I feel about this book being made into a movie, especially because some of the actors that were cast were not my immediate first choices. However I will most definitely see the movie because I cannot imagine this story being told in a way that topped what I have already read.  I guess that we will see but until then I think I may re-read this book till I am convinced it cannot entertain me anymore. 

Growing up

Its getting to that time of the year, I have somehow become another year older and am no longer a teenager. The weather is getting cold... I mean colder than average in this abysmal country. BUT it is that terrifying time in which I have to send of my applications for university. I have actually managed to do this even though every single bone in my body resisted growing up, I think it has started.

Growing up seems like something that is ideal, you get to move out, drink, party, have no rules. All of this at the age of 15 where pretty much you are constricted to stealing your parents cigarettes and drinking WKD under the underpasses seems exciting. Then you grow up. You have to start thinking about life and all these important things like what you want to do, get a degree or a job. You have to think about where you are going to live and how you are going to afford of it. You think about having to make your own Sunday roasts, and to some of my friends and people I have grown up with it means looking after another human being you seem to have created. People my age having children always seemed weird to me until I realised that most of them are in their early 20's and this is considered normal. I then think, OH MY GOD, I have reached an age where it is socially acceptable to have children.  A WHOLE HUMAN BEING. The more I think about it, the more I realise its okay to be scared to grow up, its something that unfortunately is inevitable but making the conscious decision I have made is to enjoy going to university because that is the next step and to deal with growing up the only way I know how to... one day at a time.