You're so supersonic
So, I have a new obsession. For me, this is great news. I haven't felt this passionately about anything in a very long time. We're talking pure schoolgirl, Bieber Feverish, fan-demonium. Like the kind I felt while reading the Harry Potter books. I thought I had lost that kind of passion forever. That I was too old or too emotionally damaged for it to return. But here it is. And it feels wonderful!
What's brought it back you ask? The number 4. As in the book and movie I Am Number Four.
I saw the movie on a date with some guy I met online. The relationship went nowhere (it's fine...really) but it at least gave me to opportunity to discover this amazing story. A story that, I feel, has brought me back to life.
About a week later I bought the book and pretty much flew through it. Something else that hasn't happened in a long time. I've read books that I liked. But I basically read them when I could think of nothing else to do and just so I could say I got through it. I found it very difficult to put down I Am Number Four, though. In fact, I could wait to keep reading it. I finished it last night. Although there were major differences (major in my view, but the plot was basically the same) between the book and movie, I found both to be equally amazing (yet again, something else that hasn't happened in a long time). I loved the ending of the movie, but the book was so much more epic! I found myself on the verge of tears as I finished. For one, I just didn't want it to end, even though I know the sequel is coming this fall. Second, I felt so deeply connected to the characters. The ending was a bittersweet one (I won't say any more than that as to avoid spoilers). When they felt happy, I felt happy. When they experienced sadness of some kind, I felt their sadness. I felt I had made some new, very dear friends and I cared about what happened to them. I have read reviews that said the writing style was too juvenile, too boring and too script-like. I could not disagree more. True, it's a little different than some books I've read. But I thought it was perfect.
I won't go into the premise or give a full fledged review...you can find that all over the internet. I kind of suck at those things anyway. I haven't really found many raving reviews. But I don't pay attention to those things anyway. I know what I like. What I connect with. And there was something about this story that made me connect with it and the characters. I can not sing its praises highly enough. I've been watching Number 4 YouTube videos and looking up pictures on Google Images all day and most of the night. I'm once again inspired to create some more backgrounds and userpics. Granted they won't be very good, and mostly for personal use. But it's nice to have that muse again.
One more thing I'd like to share. The more I listen to Katy Perry's new song E.T., the more I think how perfectly it fits with I Am Number Four. I found this great video that links together very well!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBTe3as2r70&feature=related
What's brought it back you ask? The number 4. As in the book and movie I Am Number Four.
I saw the movie on a date with some guy I met online. The relationship went nowhere (it's fine...really) but it at least gave me to opportunity to discover this amazing story. A story that, I feel, has brought me back to life.
About a week later I bought the book and pretty much flew through it. Something else that hasn't happened in a long time. I've read books that I liked. But I basically read them when I could think of nothing else to do and just so I could say I got through it. I found it very difficult to put down I Am Number Four, though. In fact, I could wait to keep reading it. I finished it last night. Although there were major differences (major in my view, but the plot was basically the same) between the book and movie, I found both to be equally amazing (yet again, something else that hasn't happened in a long time). I loved the ending of the movie, but the book was so much more epic! I found myself on the verge of tears as I finished. For one, I just didn't want it to end, even though I know the sequel is coming this fall. Second, I felt so deeply connected to the characters. The ending was a bittersweet one (I won't say any more than that as to avoid spoilers). When they felt happy, I felt happy. When they experienced sadness of some kind, I felt their sadness. I felt I had made some new, very dear friends and I cared about what happened to them. I have read reviews that said the writing style was too juvenile, too boring and too script-like. I could not disagree more. True, it's a little different than some books I've read. But I thought it was perfect.
I won't go into the premise or give a full fledged review...you can find that all over the internet. I kind of suck at those things anyway. I haven't really found many raving reviews. But I don't pay attention to those things anyway. I know what I like. What I connect with. And there was something about this story that made me connect with it and the characters. I can not sing its praises highly enough. I've been watching Number 4 YouTube videos and looking up pictures on Google Images all day and most of the night. I'm once again inspired to create some more backgrounds and userpics. Granted they won't be very good, and mostly for personal use. But it's nice to have that muse again.
One more thing I'd like to share. The more I listen to Katy Perry's new song E.T., the more I think how perfectly it fits with I Am Number Four. I found this great video that links together very well!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBTe3as2r70&feature=related