The Sky is Everywhere - Book Review
Hi guys! Today I've got a post that for me will be very different
to what I normally write - a book review. I'm not sure if I've ever stated
explicitly on this blog that I LOVE books, to read and get lost in a completely
different world. But now you know, I love to read.
The Sky is Everywhere is a YA fiction novel written by Jandy
Nelson and was released in 2010. It’s about a girl, who is trying to navigate
life after her sister’s death, the sudden and new found attractions she has to
boys. I had heard about the book when it came out, and never read it or had the
desire to. I only happened to buy this book because I was buying another book
(Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine) and it was on a buy three books for £5. So, I
bought it. And I read it. And I was very sceptical and cynical at first, mainly
because the main character is very different to myself so her actions were
quite foreign to me. The style of writing is also very different to what I am
typically used to as well. Slowly, Lennie's story drew me in, I became
invested. I started to be attached, wanting to read the book in one sitting
(forcing myself not to since I had an essay to write). As the book progressed,
you understood Lennie just that bit more, you understood and could relate to
each character, to the brokenness, the helplessness, the joy and so much more.
By the end, I was captivated. I had gone along with the roller coaster of
Lennie's life.
So, my thoughts on this book. It's great. Hard to get into at first, but a great read overall and an eyeopener to the beauty and wonders of life. It also opens your eyes to seeing the world differently. It's a definite recommend. If you want to get it you can, here.
Ellah xx
It's from all the books I read that I've become who I am today.
They've allowed me to see the world from so many different perspectives, to
experience experiences I wouldn't have otherwise, meet people who simply don't
exist in my life, visit times I can only dream of living in. But it's only
really with this book that the second I read the last word I knew that I had a
connection with this book, and that is why I'm writing this post.
The Sky is Everywhere is a YA fiction novel written by Jandy
Nelson and was released in 2010. It’s about a girl, who is trying to navigate
life after her sister’s death, the sudden and new found attractions she has to
boys. I had heard about the book when it came out, and never read it or had the
desire to. I only happened to buy this book because I was buying another book
(Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine) and it was on a buy three books for £5. So, I
bought it. And I read it. And I was very sceptical and cynical at first, mainly
because the main character is very different to myself so her actions were
quite foreign to me. The style of writing is also very different to what I am
typically used to as well. Slowly, Lennie's story drew me in, I became
invested. I started to be attached, wanting to read the book in one sitting
(forcing myself not to since I had an essay to write). As the book progressed,
you understood Lennie just that bit more, you understood and could relate to
each character, to the brokenness, the helplessness, the joy and so much more.
By the end, I was captivated. I had gone along with the roller coaster of
Lennie's life.
But most
importantly, I had learnt something about myself. I think it’s a good book if
you come out of reading it somehow effected or changed. For this one, it was a
realisation. I realised that like Lennie in the book, I was in a season in my
life where I don't exactly know who I am. A transitioning phase, where I'm no
longer who I was but I'm also not who I'm going to be. I'm in the middle,
figuring who I am exactly. A state of influx and unbalance. A place of
uncertainty but also adventure and many new experiences. Being in the 'I don't
know who I am' zone isn't a bad thing, it just means your growing, developing
into something more suited to where you are. Sometimes society looks at change
as a bad thing, especially with change of character. It's not. The person you
used to be or who you are or who you will be, none is better than the other,
they are just different and suited to that season of your life. It's like a
tree, a tree has no leaves in winter because leaves aren't suited for the cold
weather and won't get the nutrients needed from the sun - they adapt to their
environment as needed. And it's the same with us, we are always adapting and
changing with the circumstances and experiences we go through, if we didn't
then it means we're not learning and that’s dangerous.
For everything there
is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven...
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Ellah xx
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