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Quote of The Moment
"It's okay, we can work with this!"
- Deckard Wizard (Bee and Puppycat)
So. These past couple of weeks, we've been studying about literature in our English class. Guess what book we're studying.
... Well.... It's in the title, so... (>__<;)
ANYWAYS. I reaaally wanted to read it for a while now, but I haven't been able to... because.... *creepily whispers* Hetalia fanfics....
Alright!~ So, lemme give you the gist of the book.
There's this dashing, young man named Edmond Dantes, yeah? He's got life good. He just got home from a long journey on the Pharaon (that's the name of the boat he's a crew member of), was about to be promoted to captain, and was about to get married to this pretty lady named Mercedes. Life was sweet.
BUT! There's that small group of people who dislike our young protagonist.
Long story short, they framed Edmond for a crime, he got imprisoned, and when he finally escaped, poor Dantes was yearning for revenge. And thus.... *loud, creepy whisper* the tale begins.
Okay, so my first impression was.... well, I was captured. I love the book. It's.... It's.... It's beautiful (T u T)
I love his writing style. *raises hand* Friends, friends. This book is GLORIOUS. *sparkly eyees*
I mean, yeah sure, he uses a lot of deep words, and includes a lot of post-Napoleonic era political references and whatnot... But WHATEEVVVEER (> u >) Survive the first few chapters, and everything will start heating up (> u <) So much drama at the middle part >_>
As for the cons... Well... All I can say is that I think Edmond Dantes is pretty angst-y (>_>)
I can imagine him like Eren Jaeger from Shingeki no Kyojin. Except, instead of being obsessed with titans, he's obsessed with revenge. I can see him go all "REVENGE REVENGE REVENGE REVENGE REVEEENGE".
But gotta admit, I also imagine him as a really awesome adult guy. Like, Sebastian Michaelis or something. An angst-y Sebastian. Whew. Or maybe that's just my anime fangirl side talking.
On a side note, I wanna make a comparative analysis of this one and Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo. They are so similar >_>
Right now, it's half past 10 pm, and I've got an exam about this. Wheeee, so this post is kinda short. Sorry (^_^;)
I shall put up another post once my exams are over to make up for it~
So, has any of you read this book yet? What are your thoughts? Feel free to leave a comment below ( ^-^)/
(( a reeeally small P.S.: to the kind soul out there who followed my blog, thank you ;w; You need not reply back to this random banter of mine, but still. Thank you >u< *showers to you all my love and cakes and wonderful Earl Grey tea* ))
So. These past couple of weeks, we've been studying about literature in our English class. Guess what book we're studying.
... Well.... It's in the title, so... (>__<;)
ANYWAYS. I reaaally wanted to read it for a while now, but I haven't been able to... because.... *creepily whispers* Hetalia fanfics....
Alright!~ So, lemme give you the gist of the book.
There's this dashing, young man named Edmond Dantes, yeah? He's got life good. He just got home from a long journey on the Pharaon (that's the name of the boat he's a crew member of), was about to be promoted to captain, and was about to get married to this pretty lady named Mercedes. Life was sweet.
BUT! There's that small group of people who dislike our young protagonist.
Long story short, they framed Edmond for a crime, he got imprisoned, and when he finally escaped, poor Dantes was yearning for revenge. And thus.... *loud, creepy whisper* the tale begins.
Okay, so my first impression was.... well, I was captured. I love the book. It's.... It's.... It's beautiful (T u T)
I love his writing style. *raises hand* Friends, friends. This book is GLORIOUS. *sparkly eyees*
I mean, yeah sure, he uses a lot of deep words, and includes a lot of post-Napoleonic era political references and whatnot... But WHATEEVVVEER (> u >) Survive the first few chapters, and everything will start heating up (> u <) So much drama at the middle part >_>
As for the cons... Well... All I can say is that I think Edmond Dantes is pretty angst-y (>_>)
I can imagine him like Eren Jaeger from Shingeki no Kyojin. Except, instead of being obsessed with titans, he's obsessed with revenge. I can see him go all "REVENGE REVENGE REVENGE REVENGE REVEEENGE".
But gotta admit, I also imagine him as a really awesome adult guy. Like, Sebastian Michaelis or something. An angst-y Sebastian. Whew. Or maybe that's just my anime fangirl side talking.
On a side note, I wanna make a comparative analysis of this one and Jose Rizal's El Filibusterismo. They are so similar >_>
Right now, it's half past 10 pm, and I've got an exam about this. Wheeee, so this post is kinda short. Sorry (^_^;)
I shall put up another post once my exams are over to make up for it~
So, has any of you read this book yet? What are your thoughts? Feel free to leave a comment below ( ^-^)/
(( a reeeally small P.S.: to the kind soul out there who followed my blog, thank you ;w; You need not reply back to this random banter of mine, but still. Thank you >u< *showers to you all my love and cakes and wonderful Earl Grey tea* ))
Hello everyone, I go by Cossette— welcome to my blog! I'm a nineteen-year-old Chinese-Filipino law student studying abroad in Australia. I like to obsess over musicals, edgy memes, and general geekery. I spend most of my time sorting through syllabi for my classes, baking cookies, or lurking on Reddit. Since I'm on break from university however, I have also began binge watching lots and lots of shows on Netflix (what's a girl to do, after all?)
I am also that girl who is too emotional for my own good, and has a sad penchant for laughing (at myself, usually). Alas, perhaps my own peculiarity has scared off potential friends, but who cares? Someday, I will find my kin, my madcap ilk. But until then, I'll be sticking around here ┐(︶▽︶)┌
L O V E S: Books My friends Homestuck
D I S L I K E S: Flying monstrosities (get those cockroaches away from me) Scary things The abysmal state of my internet connection
W I S H L I S T: To enjoy Christmas with my friends + family!
Faster internet pls Happiness for everyone More time to read books please
Here are some cool blogs by cool people! Also, link exchange is OPEN! Please feel free to comment on any blog posts to get in touch with me if you'd like to exchange links with each other :)
About The Blog
A description of my little corner of the blogosphere
This digital abode of mine was established back in August 2013 as a requirement for my participation in our high school's blogging club. Thus, I scrambled to create one, The Random Thoughts of A Socially-Awkward Optimist— the very website that you are currently viewing. I've long since quit (not to mention graduated from high school), but typing away my thoughts in this blog is rather therapeutic, and I like thinking that perhaps a smile has made its way onto someone's face because of what I write :)
“Sonder” is probably the best word that would describe all reasons why I maintain this blog. The word can be briefly defined as the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own, and through this blog, I wish to be able to satiate that feeling in other people by retelling my anecdotes, thoughts, and rants, and hopefully I would also be able to lift up spirits along the way.
Life moves on and change is constant. But I want to document my experiences somehow: those ugly-crying moments, existential crises, or tears of joy and sadness. Then once change runs its course, we can all look back at these moments and laugh at our own naiveté. And hopefully, I can do just that by typing it all away in this blog.
The Jukebox
Current aesthetic: quiet holiday mornings, the smell of Christmas in the air
A little disclaimer: I don't own nor make money off of any of these songs, it's all just for a little good fun and mood-setting lol
These are the music playing in the blog. I hope you like listening to it as much as I do ◕ ‿ ◕ Simply click on the title of the song, and it will direct you to where I got it ❤
Books 
My friends 
Homestuck 
More time to read books please 