[GENERAL] Inside my mind and upcoming review on Wuthering Heights

I have been recently thinking about life as you do when you're alone in your room or staring out the window of a bus. I am still in Sixth Form/college (England's version of senior hear of high school) and have well a few months until university(College to any Americans). It use to scare me thinking about such things, whether I will be successful or not. But, these past few days I have realized and  acknowledged that I have no control over anything including my future to an extent. It seems like such an obvious general statement, but to me it's more than that. I have grown in my spiritual life as a Christian. It is difficult for me as a teenage christian to live my life right.But, then when I think about it,  that is just an excuse for me to accept an average life when I can be more than I am. When I let God take control I feel at peace. What I think is that  people, not just Christians believe that letting God take control means sitting back and literally not doing anything. But, I have learnt to pray,plan and act.

This message is short and a bit jumpy but I hope you will get something from it. By the way I am reading Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte so look forward for an intensive review. I might do several posts on the book because there is so much to say that it might not fit one post.

[BOOKS] Feminine Prowl- The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Happy New Year! I believe this year is going to be the year of expansion and great things to come! 

To start of I wanted to write about one of my favourite underrated female protagonist. Let me introduce you to 

Mma Ramostwe. 

In the midst of the patriarchal society of Africa , Mma Ramostwe defies all odds, and becomes the entrepreneur of the first female detective agency in Botswana. Her journey is filled with all the uneventful milestones in life, which the reader can easily identify with. She suffers a brutal marriage, has a miscarriage with her first child, and was left motherless at a young age.

 But, she demonstrates the strength of a woman in an opaque world. This inspirational woman defies all odds and changes her life and circumstances. The strength and nobility of this resilient woman leaves an impact on me and women all over the world. She is what I call, a true African woman.

Here's a quote I love from the book:

“If more women were in power, they wouldn't let wars break out," she said. "Women can't be bothered with all this fighting. We see war for what it is- a matter of broken bodies and crying mothers.” –No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. 

I hope one day I will be as inspirational as she is. Wherever you are, work hard this year and become do your best at everything you attempt!

God Bless y'all (Sorry for my use of Americanism), See you soon.

p.s I have the whole series of the book on my bookshelf(I hope your jealous)! That's how much I love it. I would absolutely recommend it to everyone. You don't even have to like detective novels, just get it.

[BOOKS] Pride and Prejudice- Ms Benning

Pride and Prejudice, what a lovely and mesmerizing classic which I only got to understand after two hours of concentration and replenishing snacks.

When I first read it, as Jane Austen intended, I read it from Elizabeth Bennet's point of view as required. However after the third attempt of reading I thought,"What an annoying,pestering nightmare Ms. Bennet is?"

But, I think she is every mother that wants the best for her children.In those days women were not expected work or even move without a man!!! Although,Austen romatically potrayed them falling in love, it wasn't like that in real life. So poor Ms Bennet is seen as a regular party pooper,even though she's the only non-fiction character in my opinion that shows as the truth about society then.

[BOOK] Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens

We've all heard about the poor orphan Oliver Twist and what a genius Dickens is. But truth be told I've only seen plays or watched the movie until today, when I read chapter 1 of the book. Ironically I needed a dictionary by my side partly because my vocab book is quite dry.

What I want to know from everyone is whether you've read, watched or even played a part in it at school and what you think of it. Is it an old book past it's time or a amazing glorious piece of literature.

My opinion is that it is very interesting and draws me in. Although, I used my dictionary more than I wanted to, I believe that the world is a learning process, so if Dickens is going to teach me the life of an orphaned poor Victorian boy, then so be it!

Word of the day-"Idyllic" meaning perfect.

Credits: Goes to whoever we borrowed the work from. If you want us to name the source, then just ask!