Books - The Perks of being a Wallflower

"He's a wallflower...You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand."    - The Perks of being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky

 As I promised, I would make this post and talk to you about this book, The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. And I'm in love with it. I seriously think it's the best book ever written. I finished it last night, and even though I had to get up at 7.30 this morning, I read till like 3 o' clock last night because I just couldn't put it away. I just couldn't. And that's not cause the storyline is particularily interesting, or the characters are very funny or something like that. It is just a really great book. I read it trying to be a 'filter, not a sponge', to put it like Charlie, or more like his English teacher Bill. The things Charlie notices and says are all very true, and it's actually scary how true they are. Like you knew they were there somewhere, but you never put them into words or thought about them for longer. And that's the most brilliant thing about this book. That it makes you realize things you never thought about before. And you understand.

For those of you who haven't read the book, read it (order it online here). If you want to know what it's about, I'll give you a brief summary...

Charlie is a freshman. And while he's not the biggest geek in the school, he is by no means popular. Shy, introspective, intelligent, beyond his years yet socially awkward, he is a wallflower, caught between trying to live his life and trying to run from it. Charlie is attempting to navigate his world through uncharted territory: The world of first dates and mixed tapes, family dramas and new friends; the world of sex, drugs, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, when all one requires is that perfect song on that perfect drive to feel infinite. But Charlie can't stay on the sideline forever. Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like on the dance floor.

OK, you're right, I did not write this summary by myself, I simply copied it from the back of the book...but I think it gives you a really good overview about what the book is like. All I can say is to read it. Really, do it, you won't regret it!

And now I'll leave you to buy the book and to read it...I'll probably read it again. And again. And again. I always do that with my favourite books. You just can't notice everything by reading it only once. You'll see...
Lots of love,
Josie xoxo

 

 

Fashion - Eleven Paris

After more than a month where you haven't heard from us, I thought it was time for another sign of life. We both have been very busy with work, and we're really sorry! But believe us, we would rather spend our time with our laptops letting you know what we like and dislike than being covered in work and having to worry about our Extended Essay deadline. Or personal statements. But I do not want to talk about school now, instead I want to tell you what we have been up to over the last couple of weeks except revising and staying up till 2 at night because we realized we haven't done this essay or that homework (I'm doing it again.)

Victoria just returned from her history trip to Washington DC and Atlanta, and what I heard from her and by looking at the pictures on facebook they had a lot of fun (she will probably tell you more about this herself soon). It's half term for us now, and we really needed a bit of time apart from school and the stress...despite we love the people there! But sometimes you're just glad to be on your own again. So am I, I'm just sitting on my couch reading the best book I've ever read so far, The Perks of being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (I am going to tell you more about it as soon as I finished it), and listening to music. Victoria (and my boyfriend) would probably say that it's the most rubbish music in the world, but I really like it and even though it's depressing most of the time, it makes me happy and I can relax. Music really is one of the things that helps you through a hard and long day, and it's the only way you can survive the IB. But I'm going off topic again, so I'll tell you about the thing I actually wanted to talk to you about, before I said a lot of irrelevant stuff.

One day last half term, Victoria got this parcel and there was this really really really cool T-shirt in it and I thought everyone should have a T-shirt like that in their wardrobes. Because I don't like buying the exact same clothes someone else I see every day has, I looked it up in the internet, and I found...THIS.

Eleven Paris is a french label and one of my favourites this month (but I promise you my love for it will last longer than a month...). They have absolutely unique stuff and I have never seen something like that before. They don't have a huge collection, but I really love the things they do have. If I had the money I would probably buy it all. But I don't so unfortunately I can't (happens to me all the time...). Some of you may think that €50 is quite expensive for a T-shirt, but let me tell you that these T-shirts aren't just simple T-shirts, they are stylish and absolutely unique and so nice to wear and you can combine them with almost everything. Also, have you seen the flip flops they sell? Have you ever seen a thing as cool as that? Well, I haven't. But I will make sure you do by telling you this little secret, and I will make sure the people at my school do by wearing their stuff almost every day.

Have fun with shopping, whilst I will go on and read my book, so I can tell you about it later.

And to finish off with some French skills:

Bisous et à bientôt!

Josie xxx