"To be loved is nothing, it's to be preferred that I want"
I grabbed that quote of a great book I read in like 2 days. It's called "While I live" by John Marsden, and imho, it's really well written. I picked it up, started reading it during my free, coz someone(whose name totally escapes me atm) reccommended him to me once, so I thought i'd give it a go, and I just couldnt put it down!
Well, the story is set during a post war period, in Australia, or somewhere nearby I think. It's about this girl, Ellie Linton, who narrates throughout the novel, in first person, about her life. In the first chapter, she loses her parents, and then it all goes downhill from there. She fights to save the farm her father bought, fights to save her friend, and her relationship. School for her, is something she really wants to do, but she can't really keep up with it coz of all that's happening for her. The book brilliantly tells of all her hardships, how she has to fight her own custody battle, over who would have control of her finances, how she struggles to take care of the deaf kid her parents adopted, whom she finally came to see as a brother. It makes allusions to poems at times, and the pace is phenomenal. At times, it's slow and mellow, like when her parents die, and at others, it's electrifying and so exciting it gets ur adrenaline pumping. I guarantee you, it's one read u wont regret, so if u havent read it, go pick it up!
Well, on the topic of books n entertainment, I saw this trailer in the cinemas, the same day I watched Vice, of this movie called World Trade Center, with Nicholas Cage n stuff in it. Apparently, it's based on a true story, and imho, it's gonna be like a Ladder 49 kinda show, but OH MY GOD the trailer was good. It made me really wanna watch the show, and really empathise with the policemen in the show, all within 5 minutes. Ok ok, to give you a better picture, here's what I remember of it:
*Scene opens with a group policemen who are shocked to find a plane crash into the wtc.*
The seargeant goes, "ok, we've got to evacuate the building. Who's with me?". Slowly, one by one..a few of them push forward.."i'll go sarge"
While they're in there, they save some ppl and try to evacuate the panicked people. Then, the second plane hits the building and it collapses.
While they're in there, they save some ppl and try to evacuate the panicked people. Then, the second plane hits the building and it collapses.
Seargeant shouts, "Ruuuuunnnnn", and a few men manage to escape.
*cut to a scene where 2 of them are shown*
they're lying on the ground, pinned by huge concrete slabs..
they cant get to each other..so all they can do is shout to each other..
*flashback*
u see them with their families..
a guy having sex with his wife..another with his son..
another with his parents..
and all this while..they feel like giving up..
the seargeant, who's also trapped..says.."You can still see the light..dont give up"
In desperation, one of them writes I <3>
*Screen goes black*
A montage of images flash on the screen of their lives, and their loves, and their efforts to escape.
Damn i really wanna watch it! Check out the webbie as well:
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