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slaughter-books · 2 months
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Day 12: JOMPBPC: Bookshelf
One of my favourite bookshelves! 💕
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read-with-lowri · 2 years
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JOMPBPC - October: Day 13
Purple books
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zoereeb · 8 months
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“There's some peace in being left alone.” —
— Julie clarke ||
Book: You've Reached Sam ||
Author: Dustin Thao ||
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kaixcastiel27 · 7 months
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pagesthatspeak · 2 years
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“Letting go isn't about forgetting. It's balancing moving forward with life, and looking back from time to time, remembering the people in it.”
— You've Reached Sam, Dustin Thao
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thereviewverdict · 3 months
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Have you read any of these books yet? I'm currently reading 'You've Reached Sam by Dustin Thao'
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3 Book reviews from someone with no credentials other than the ability to read
I have been reading a lot again lately and this year I finished 3 books so far! So I wanna do a little review of the books because I think it’s fun and I really missed reading! Let me know if you’ve read these, what your thoughts were or if you have a recommendation for me!
Might contain spoilers
You’ve Reached Sam - Dustin Thao
It had been a minute since I had read a book with romance adjacent plot, I had recently watched a lot of tragic love stories in films and wanted to read something with a bit of a tragic air to it. Sam and Julie’s story is definitely tragic however I should have maybe skipped this one. The book is a Young Adult story about healing and moving on and that’s how it’s written. Young Adult is an amazing genre and considering I hadn’t been reading for a while, I thought diving in with YA book would be good for me and I thought wrong. It’s not that the story isn’t written well, it’s more that I found myself feeling slightly too old for it. I also found myself getting incredibly frustrated with the main character and some of her choices, while still understanding her loss. 
This being said, the ending was a great sense of closure for the book and main character Julie. It also had me bawling my eyes out as I’m an emotional wreck in general. 
2.5/5 Good read, just simply not for me!
My Grandmother asked me to tell you she’s sorry - Fredrik Backman
The connection between grandmother and granddaughter is something beautiful, as someone who has grown up with my grandparents surrounding me this book definitely hit me where it hurts. Elsa and her grandmother’s relationship was absolutely beautiful, even after the passing of her grandmother. I liked that Elsa didn’t regard her grandmother as a saint, learning about her wrong doings in the past and holding her accountable. There’s a beautiful sense of forgiving in this book, the residents of the apartment building all being connected to the grandmother in one way or another. Elsa’s grandmother created an entire world to make Elsa happy and it’s simply stunning. There’s a hint of found family trope in this book as well and that is simply my favorite trope ever. However, the wurse’s death had me sobbing because in my head it looked like my dog. 
4.8/5 as no book is perfect but this one nearly is
Pachinko - Minjin Lee
Now this book is another one that hits me in an emotional way. I have a Korean grandmother and know that she lived through many things in her life, she doesn’t like to talk about it and I don’t pry. This book gave me some insight however. I loved that you travel through this family nearly generation by generation, starting with Yangjin moving to Sunja, then to her sons Noa and Mozasu and then to her grandson Solomon. It’s a tragic story, Sunja’s life having never been quite easy. The first 2 parts of  this books touched me the most, Isak and Hansu’s characters being so different yet both oddly appealing. I love that Sunja grew to love Isak as he was truly her savior. While sometimes not much happened within the chapters, I found I couldn’t put the book down as I needed to know what would happen. 
It made me feel sad to see the shame people had simply being Korean yet also not being able to detest the Japanese as a lot of them grew up among them despite the things the country had done. It was interesting to see and shed a personal light onto the entire situation through the eyes of one family experiencing life this way. At many times through out this book I wanted to extend my arms and give Sunja a hug. Especially at the end, as she visits Isak’s grave to speak with him and burrying Noa’s picture next to him so that she has a sense of closure knowing her son is with him. 
4.5/5 The last part of the book didn’t keep my attention as well as the other parts. But the last chapter made my chest hurt, feeling sad that I wouldn’t get to see anything else from this family that I had been following for 500+ pages. I simply wept at the last page. 
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If you have read any of these, let me know if you shared some thoughts! I know this is a kpop writing blog but reading has been bringing me peace and I wanted to share it with you all! Might do this more often after I finished another 3 books. 
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Poem: IF I DIE TOMORROW
TW: Mentions of Death, grief, sadness.
This was inspired by Dustin Thao's "You've Reached Sam", a book I haven't completed yet but I'm sure it is going to destroy me.
What if I die tomorrow Will you cry for me? or will you be angry at the universe for taking away something you loved will you come to see me one last time? will you say the things left unsaid cursing the limited time we had because I'll never get to hear them will you tell my mom I love her will you be there by her side because I won't be by yours will you ever call up my phone hoping i'd answer with a  "gurl, spill"  because I knew you so well. will this be a plot of a sad novel?
Several texts left unread, making you wish I wasn't dead. that little gasp you'd make before saying my name, because oh lord, it's not the same. will you miss me? or will you miss what I was to you? before I go, I just want you to know,  that I will always love you If the universe can hear me nothing can set us apart,  I'll always be by you, dead or not Will you cherish my memories or will you try to forget about me will you throw away my things,  or will you look for my traces in them
will you look for me in the crowd, feel the ache in your heart because  you'd already seen the last of me and there's not gonna be anymore of it.  Don't be afraid, I'll be here, waiting for you be it fifty years or eighty-five, because I meant it when I said, "this is for life" and I'd promised I'll always be there, right here, by your side.
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It's 4:43 AM and I'm wondering if I die will anyone would try to call me... Like Julie did Sam...
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behrodrigues · 1 year
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Queria que o mundo desacelerasse para nós. Queria poder inserir moedinhas numa máquina para ganhar mais tempo.
Você ligou para o Sam – Dusti Thao
@behrodrigues
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slaughter-books · 6 months
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Day 21: JOMPBPC: Paranormal
This is such a beautiful book and I can't wait to read more books by Dustin Thao! 💜
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romajuliettemai · 8 months
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Dynamic Trio 2
First we have Phoebe, Silas, and Alisa
and then we have this perfection of real life
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itsendlesscorner · 8 months
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Daqui fala o Sam | Book Review
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milochkadug · 2 years
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It is only 38th page of “You’ve Reached Sam” by Dustin Thao and I am crying like a bitch , feel like now I’m literally dead inside
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pagesthatspeak · 2 years
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“You are my entire world. And one day, maybe I'll only be a small piece of yours. I hope you keep that piece.”
— You've Reached Sam, Dustin Thao
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euemeuslivros · 9 months
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Você quer sentir alguma coisa e você quer que pareça real
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Título: Você ligou para o Sam Autor: Dustin Thao Classificação: +13 Avaliação: ★★★★☆
Lançado em 2022 e escrito por Dustin Thao, ‘Você ligou para o Sam’ é uma ficção contemporânea e é o primeiro livro do autor escrito para o público jovem. Sendo uma história de ficção, logo vemos que realismo não é o foco, mas ainda assim dentro do que é proposto acredito que a verossimilhança se mantém. Temos aqui uma história curta, mas que carrega muito simbolismo e significado, uma história que trata de temas profundos e que acredito que chamou a atenção e emocionou principalmente quem já se encontrou na mesma situação de Julie.
Sam e Julie planejaram seu futuro contando que estariam sempre um com o outro, mas tudo muda quando Sam morre em um acidente de carro. Julie vê todos os seus planos desmoronarem e tudo parece perder o sentido, ela se vê imersa no luto e decide se livrar de tudo que um dia eles já compartilharam, fotos, mensagens, presentes... é tudo muito doloroso e Julie não tem ninguém com quem possa conversar sobre isso, buscando ouvir a voz de Sam pelo menos uma última vez, nem que seja pela mensagem de voz na caixa postal ela decide ligar para ele esperando o óbvio, mas algo surpreendente acontece, Sam atende sua ligação.
Essa é a segunda chance deles, a chance que ela precisa para poder se despedir, mas ouvir a voz de Sam faz com que Julie se apegue ainda mais aquilo que perdeu e a cada ligação parece que deixá-lo ir se torna cada vez mais difícil, Julie precisa guardar segredo para não perder sua conexão com Sam, mas até quando ela conseguirá manter Sam em sua vida? Será que vale a pena desistir de viver o presente para ter só mais um pouquinho de seu passado?
Acredito (minha opinião pessoal) que essa história seja uma metáfora para o processo de luto, não é sobre por que eles conseguem conversar mesmo após a morte de Sam, é sobre como o apego que temos ao passado muitas vezes nos impede de seguir em frente, como remoemos sentimentos e situações pensando que as coisas poderiam ter sido diferentes, como deixamos de aproveitar as coisas boas porque não parece certo que possamos nos sentir assim após uma perda, como a culpa e a dor nos dão a sensação de que aquilo nunca vai passar, é acima de tudo sobre como o luto pode nos pegar desprevenidos e nos aprisionar por tempo indeterminado. 
Julie é uma adolescente e age como tal, Sam era uma das coisas mais importantes em sua vida e ela não sabe como lidar com a perda, ela age como se fosse a única a sentir o peso da situação, mas ao longo da história vemos ela perceber que ele também era importante para outras pessoas e que ela não foi a única que o perdeu. Apesar de sua morte, ao longo do livro conseguimos conhecer a vida de Sam, entender seus gostos, sua personalidade e seu relacionamento com Julie, mas também conseguimos conhecer a morte de Sam, seus sonhos que foram perdidos, seus planos que ruíram, e suas expectativas para um futuro que agora simplesmente não existe mais. A história é bem linear, sem muitos acontecimentos marcantes ao longo da narrativa, começa um pouco devagar e não há grandes reviravoltas, os capítulos são longos e a maioria dos personagens secundários acabam sendo subaproveitados. Apesar de ter gostado da história e me identificado com as emoções da personagem principal em diversos momentos, Julie não é uma personagem marcante e sua personalidade pode não ser tão agradável em alguns momentos. 
A história em si é de fato emocionante, já estive no lugar de Julie e a relação que tive com os sentimentos e pensamentos dela foi inexplicável. Durante a pandemia, meu melhor amigo teve complicações por conta da covid, ele passou mais de um mês internado, toda semana recebíamos notícias ruins sobre seu quadro e a expectativa era de que ele não sobreviveria,  chegou ao ponto de seu coração quase parar. Eu orei tanto para ter uma chance de vê-lo bem e de poder falar com ele novamente, e aos poucos tudo foi se resolvendo até ele conseguir superar essa fase e sair do hospital, não sei o que faria caso o pior tivesse acontecido, mas pude imaginar como seria a partir da visão de Julie. Não se tornou um dos meus livros favoritos, mas certamente me lembrarei dele.
Resenha por: Martha Cristina IG: @eu.e.meus.livros
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