Movie Review : The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

I really want to watch to movie adaptation of this book, and I don't really want to make any effort to find the movie myself. But a few days ago, when I was browsing channel on TV, HBO will air it, so I'm thinking to myself, "Why not?"

My review will contain spoilers, and my review is usually just me retelling the whole story while telling the reader how much I love stuff. So please, bear with me...

The movie adaptation of this book started with the Dolphin thingy... which is great. The narrator is doing a great job and I think to myself how wonderful this movie is going to turn out. After that, the song that said "So long and thanks for all the fiah" came on and it was really awesome. I think I'll find the song later.

Anyway, the story progress to Arthur Dent. I think the actor who portrayed Arthur Dent is doing a pretty good job. The beginning of the movie is pretty much how I pictured the book when I read it. This movie is 80% accurate. There are a lot of direct book quote in the beginning of the movie. They use the original dialog when they reached the bar. Especially that quote about Thursday. One of my favorite quote from the book.

I'm really glad that the movie is quite as funny as the book is. That part when the Vogons demolished planet Earth? That's just as ridiculously funny as the book is. I think the movie delivered that part pretty well.

I love how The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy portrayed in the book. The visual graphic that is used to describe it is amazing. By the way, the narrator who narrated the story (*and the entry of the Guide) is really great too. I thought the Guide would look like Kindle or something, but I guess I'm wrong.

I love how they visualized the Vogons. The book has told me how hideous those creatures are, but seeing the movie version of the Vogons confirmed how hideous those creatures are. That part with the poetry reading? It's just like how I imagined it when I read the book. And then they sent them away to kick them out to the space. I wish they included the dialog about how Arthur Dent never listens to her mother, but unfortunately it's not in the movie. And I really hope that this dialog will be included in the movie :

" 'Ford.' he said, 'You're turning into a penguin. Stop it.' "

Douglas Adams, The Utimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, page 58.

But that part is not included in the movie either. They both just turned into a sofa :/

I'm glad that Zooey Deschanel portrayed Trillian. She looks really beautiful and intelligent too when she portrayed Trillian.

One of the best thing about this movie is Marvin. Why? Because it was Alan Rickman who voiced Marvin! It's just perfect!

I'm not quite sure if the movie change a lot of the story or not, because I mostly forgotten the story from the book. But I can tell that this movie is just as weird as the book is. And every important moment from the book is included in this movie, so I'm not disappointed at all.

So what do you think? Have you watched this movie?

Book review : Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

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Yet another great book that I've read this year. I really enjoy reading this book. I've finished reading this book in like two days. It's like the fastest book that I've read so far. My review will contain spoilers. Reader's discretion is advised.

Where do I start?

Okay. This book has been added to my reading list since last year, I guess? And I finally got my copy of this book for my birthday this year. I have a lot of book in my wishlish, and I'm also kind of indecisive about what book should I get next? I have no priority when I buy a book.

This book is written by Rainbow Rowell. The same author who wrote Fangirl.

I got the UK cover. I like this cover more than the US version.

Anyway, I've read the first three or four chapters from goodreads before I got myself the physical copy of this book. I really really love that kind of book who has more than one point of view. If I knew earlier that this book has two point of view, I maybe got the book sooner.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I read it in like two days. I love the story. I love all the characters in this book. And I love the settings too.

It's awkward to read the part when they met. Eleanor is all weird and Park didn't want to have anything to do with her, but she ended up sitting next to Park. But then they connected to each other through comic books and songs.This is like one of the best romance novel that I ever read. I usually dislike this kind of genre, but I'm really glad that I read this book.

I don't get the references about the songs.(*except The Beatles). This book is set in 1986 Omaha, so every single song that they talk about is not something that I know. But nevertheless, I can still enjoy this book.

I love the backstory of each character. Eleanor comes from a 'broken' family while Park comes from a happy family. Eleanor's family is so messed up. Her mother divorced, Eleanor has a lot of siblings, etc. While Park's family is the lovey-dovey one. His parents still make-out without concerning who's in the room.

There are a lot of moments from this book that's remarkable. When Park pick a fight with Steven. That's just awesome. But that's not why I write this review.

Let's talk about some event that happen in the end of the book (*and some moments before it.)

I didn't see that coming at all. When she come home to bits of comic, broken make up and a miles of tape, and when she found that writing on her box. Whoaa... This book turns into some creepy creeper story in seconds. My hearts beats faster when I read this part.

Then that part when they finally got to go to her uncle's house in some city whose name I forgot. It get's really sad so fast, I start crying. It's just so heartbreaking to see it end that way. And then there's a time when park just missing her so much.

But that ending is amazing. I'm actually really satisfied with that kind of ending. The three words...

At first, I thought that it was "I love you". People referred them as the three words. But then again, I think of it as "I'm coming back". I like it better that way. And then I look into some discussion in the internet and this is what they came up with :

"Wait for me"
"I'll be there"
"It's not goodbye"
"I'm Hans Solo"
"Nothing Ever Ends."
"come get me"
"You saved me"
"See you soon"
"no more eyeliner"
"That wasn't goodbye"

Which is great too...
The author explained the reader at the end of the book that she won't revealed what the three words are. But I think it's for the best. The reader can keep guessing what the words are. And look what the people on the Internet brought up.

Memorable quote :

"Eleanor was right. She never looked nice. She looked like art, and art wasn't supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something."

 Rainbow Rowell, Eleanor & Park, page 168

I guess that's it.

And I heard that the movie right of this book has been bought by someone. I can't wait to see the movie adaptation of this book.

What about you? Have you read this book? If so, leave some comment below xD

Book Review : Winger by Andrew Smith

My latest book purchase that I bought from @periplusid ! Winger by Andrew Smith. I really love the cover of this book 😍

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I bought this book two months ago, and I finally have time to read it. This is that kind of book that I finish reading in a flash, the perfect candidate for my new favorite book. I think I beat my all-time-fastest-book-that-I've-read record with this book.

If you've read my review before, (*which I bet you haven't. Who in the world read my book review anyway?) you'll know that I can't make a spoiler-free review about anything. So, proceed with caution. SPOILER ALERT!!!

So here it goes,

I picked up this book because I heard a lot of good reviews about this book. I also saw a lot of pictures of this book in my instagram feed. The cover looks awesome, (*yup, I judge the book by its cover) so I bought it. I still need to finish the book that I was reading earlier, so I let this book abandoned in the shelf for a while.

I began reading this book on Monday. I'm hooked from the first time I read it. I really love this latin phrase :

I finally finished reading Hollow City by Ransom Riggs last Sunday. And now I'm currently reading Winger by Andrew Smith. In which I found this latin phrase that means "Believe that you have it, and you do". I really enjoyed this book so far. In fact, I enjoyed it so much that I devoured the first 150 pages in less than 24 hours. I think I'll finish this book soon 😝

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And just like the caption said, I read like 150++ pages in one sitting.

I really love the main character. We're pretty much alike except the fact that he's good at sport and drawing. I totally can relate to Rean Dean West, (*that's a cool name for a main character). The main character in this book are great too. I really like Andrew Smith's writing style. I think he'll make it to my favorite-author-of-all-time list.

This book features a lot of profanity which is fine by me. But honestly, I actually enjoy that kind of book that feature profanity. And just like Ryan Dean, I didn't cuss unless it's in written form too. I don't know where I'm going with this, so I guess I'll finish this paragraph here.

I really love all the charts and comic strip in this book. The illustration fits the book perfectly. I never heard anyone mentioning the charts and the comic strip before, so when I stumble into one, I got really excited about it. The drawing are really cool. I wish I can draw.

I also love the fact that this book has short chapters. For me, chapters are like my checkpoint. With short chapter, I can pause reading the book every once in a while and I don't have to worry about where I left off because by default, I usually stop reading when I reach the end of a chapter.

I love this part where Ryan Dean and Annie exchange notes and the typeface that they use is different and it seems like an actual handwriting. And I also love the fact that the whole being-in-love thingy between Ryan Dean and Annie is not cheesy (*in my opinion). And I'm glad that it went well.

This book talks about rugby every once in a while. I'm not familiar with rugby terminology, but that's okay because the author explain all of that in his book so the reader can understand. If only the sports involved in this book is football, I would appreciate this book more because I'm familiar with football's terminology.

I like the story too. It is really funny. At some point when I read the book, I actually laughing out loud. Especially that part when Ryan Dean called his mother. That's really awkward and so funny.

There's only one thing that bugged me when I read the book. Ryan Dean overused some words : "I'm such a loser" and "skinny-ass-bitch". It was funny in the first 50 pages, but when I realized  that those words are repeated every a few pages, I scowl and hoping that I won't read that sentence again. Other than that, I have no complain.

So, this is why I wanted to make this book review in the first place. I want to discuss the ending.When I first read the synopsis, I thought to myself, "hmmm... this setting reminds me off John Green's Looking for Alaska". And in some point, it is indeed have some Looking for Alaska-esque kind of story.

When I reach part 4 of the book, I know that something was up. I'm feeling a bit nervous when I read this part. because I read some spoiler free reviews which stated that something terrible will happen in the end.
And when I reach page 429 in my paperback copy, I'm shocked by what I read there. I'm glad that I read alone, because at that exact moment, I just yelled "NO NO NO NO NOOOO!". And then I start crying. I'm such a loser. But I love this kind of book that fucked up your feeling. I can't stop thinking about it. for the rest of the day. Even right now when I write it, I still can't get my mind off it. I literally have to convince myself that this book is a work of fiction. But wow, it was amazing to read a book that can give me that sort of effect.

I guess that's it.

Memorable quote :

"You know, nothing ever goes back exactly the way it was. Things just expand and contract. Like the universe, like breathing. But you'll never fill your lungs up with the same air twice. Sometimes, it would be cool if you could pause and rewind and do over. But I think anyone would get tired of that after one or two times."

Andrew Smith, Winger, page 367 - 368  

I heard that this book is going to be a series or something. The next book will be released next year titled Stand-Off. I can't wait to read it. I hope the sequel will be released soon.

So what about you? Have you read this book? What do you think?