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Dec 23, 2020 11:47AM
I'm hooked now. I know what books I'm buying with my Christmas money lol!!
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If you're talking about After....Considering it was literally an international sensation, and the most read series EVER on Wattpadd with over 1 billion views before even being published, with over 30 million copies now in print just in the US, and the movie opening # 1 in 17 countries and going on to become one of the highest-grossing independent films of 2019... I think it has worth to a lot of people. Also the movie has suuuuch a beautiful soundtrack guys.
And if you're talking about The Selection movie in production...
Why are you even in this group when you clearly rated the book 1 star lol..
No one likes all of the same books, which is why there are literally a million different ones out there. I don't support book shaming because a book might be really lame for you, but be beautiful to someone else. To each their own.
Also LOL The Selection is literally like the bachelor, and has it not been made clear that people love reality romance shows. 🤣 It's not my favorite book series, but I will definitely check out the movie lol. Okay, back to listening to the After soundtrack on repeat 🤣
Merry Christmas Eve! I totally get why people don't like it, and I don't have a problem with romance. My problem with this series is the horribly persistent stereotypes and the lack of consent.
Are we talking about After? Because I’ve only watched the first movie, and it was consensual. If we’re talking about the selection it was also.. consensual so I’m confused
Lol I'm a bit confused too. Unless we mean The Selection girls being semi-forced to participate? I haven't reread recently though.Any Macey movie 2 was a lot better, and really really good!!
I'm not talking about the movies at this point. What I mean by consent is America getting asked if she's okay with being hugged, kissed, ect.. When Maxon just randomly decided to kiss her, not only was she not expecting it, but there was literally no way that he could have know if she would have been okay with it. There are tons of other examples of non consensual touches in these book which is super ironic considering the author decided to address rape... but then again, the way she did it was definitely pretty messed up as well, seeing as she explained the man's actions by saying, "I'm not sure they have very many women with them, if you catch my meaning." Umm... what? Just because someone doesn't have a significant other doesn't mean that they get to go around raping people.
I think I missed all of that as well, so I suppose if I reread it I'll have to pay more attention. I wasn't a major fan because I saw it was listed under "dystopian" but didn't have anything I like in a dystopian. And I wasn't preparing for it to be like the batchelor, lol! I think if I had known what I was getting into I would enjoyed it far better 😂Also, I'm late, but Merry Christmas!!!! I hope everyone had a fantastic day!
You too Holly! And same actually, I don’t try having high expectations for a book when I start it so that really helps lol
Lol! I hadn't realized how picky I was until about a year or two ago. Before that, I thought I was easy to please when it came to books! 😂 So...then what books do you like, Hayden?
That might be my issue...lol I like to try random things, even if they aren't a genre I usually go for. Lol but if I don't I get tired of my favorite genres...
I really love Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World, Girl Made of Stars, The Seeds of America Series, Redwood and Ponytail, The Raven Cycle Series, all of Rick Riordan's books, The War That Saved My Life Series, and The All for the Game Series!
Lol gotcha! I haven't read most of those books, but I'll have to add them to the (ever growing) list! 😁
I mean, I started it and really liked the characters, it's just...I like magic, but it was a bit too dark for me 😅 Lol I lost my physical tbr so who knows what's on that thing... 😂 The goodreads one is at 325, thoughv😂
Happy New Year guys!! I hope 2021 goes better than the last and great things are in store for us all!! :)
I'm sorry school stinks...but it's just after noon here, so its gotta be getting close to being over! And I hope you get some rest later, Macey! I hope everyone has a fantastic rest of the day 💕
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