Stating the obvious.

I'm just going to like, point out really obvious things right now.

The long weekend is over, and we're back to waking up early and trying to keep awake during class and enduring long breaks. 

I keep thinking tomorrow's a Monday, but it's not. (Way to state the obvious there, huh? I should win a prize for being such a great stater of the obvious. Seriously.)

Anyway, since nothing of interest happened today 'cept waking up to discover a bruise near my heel where I got attacked by a bottle of shampoo yesterday (the thing jumped off the display shelf and landed right on the bone), I'll copy paste my book review for The Giver here as a filler. (Don't bother reading it. It's boring and ridiculously long. I just wanted something to fill in this empty space.

The Giver is a book that not only tells a story, but also provokes one to think. Lois Lowry’s straightforward way of writing drives her point in the story through and manages to leave a strong impact on the reader without needing anything fancy. It is the pure emotion and the use of events that occur in real life that we can relate to that enables us to connect with the main character Jonas, and also understand his anguish when he realises his life is near meaningless when others cannot feel or see what he can. Throughout the story, you can find yourself wondering which of the choices you would have made in the place of the Community’s founders, or whether you would give up the warmth of sunshine, for example, to be rid of sunburns for the rest of your life.

The outcome of such decisions, to render emotions obsolete and the establish Sameness throughout its residents in return for peace and predictability, for example, is initially considered by Jonas to be paths the founders were forced to take because they made the Community “safe”. Over time, however, Jonas realises that without the ability to feel love or other emotions to a greater extent, or even to see in colour, the people of his Community live their lives as empty shells; confined within its safety, and oblivious to other joys in life. The utopia the Elders had tried to develop became ironically dystopian in Jonas’ eyes. Ultimately, The Giver shows the value of the often unappreciated things in life in a simple but heart-warming manner.

Okay, filler over. You can wake up now. 

Better sleep early tonight. 

Night.

P.S. Blogger is glitched tonight. Hmm.