So a while ago, I picked up The Outsiders again after not reading it since 7th grade. And let me TELL. Y'ALL. It is just as good of a book as it was back when I was 12.
All I have to say is #StayGoldPonyboy.
Anyway, while I was reading over the past week, thisterrible amazing idea popped into my head. And of course, much like any other one of my random ideas, I must go about it on my wonderful blog. So here we go, about to go online-dating with some books. But not just any books, no. Ones that I was forced to read for a grade.
"Nickels... What in the world?"
I said what I said, my dear readers. We're going all Tinder-ed out on every single piece of required reading I've had to do since 5th grade. Or at least those that I could remember off the top of my head.
Your next question is probably, "Girl, why???"
Well, I've noticed that when it comes to required reading, people don't really get to enjoy all of these books as much as they should because most of the time, they're not supposed to be reading them for fun, they're reading the book to analyze the characterization, plot, theme, and all that literary jazz.
I guess that's fun and all but sometimes I just want to enjoy a book, ya feel? Now more than ever.
So as a result, I made Tinder profiles (like the dating app Tinder) for every single book. Yes, this is what I do for fun.
To personify them, I picked gender based on the gender of the protagonist and everything else within the profile is completely related to something relevant to the work. Age and miles away... is based on really nothing other than my gut feeling.
But anyway, it'll let you get to know the book a little bit, well, as well as you can in less than 500 characters. Like on Tinder, we'll go through the bios and I'll decide whether I think you should swipe right or swipe left.
Buuuuut, due to obvious reasons, we can't actually swipe right or left, so it's just symbolic, really. If I say I'd swipe right, I would totally, 100% recommend you to read/re-read the book. If I'd swipe left, maybe it's better to just skip on the book for now.
Of course, in the case you do choose to swipe right on a book, I've left these bios spoiler-free. Ready to join me on this quest to find true (book) love? Well, let's goooo!
The Cay, 23
📍 13 miles away
Islander
Pretty sure my mom dropped me on my head as a baby
Let's watch nature survival shows together
Swipe left if you're a dog person 😸
I read The Cay a reaaaaal long time ago but I'm pretty sure I cried in my 5th-grade classroom. Sorta reminiscent of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with the element of racial relations and traveling on a raft, but... The Cay's profile definitely makes it sound way more interesting than I remember it being. Even though I am a cat person, I'll have to swipe left on this one.
From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, 21
📍 9 miles away
Sometimes I'm Michaelangelo, the renaissance painter. Sometimes I'm Michaelangelo, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
Don't ask me what I'm going to do with my art history degree. I don't know either.
What if we kissed in the Egyptian Art Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art?? Haha jk... unless 😳
I LOVED THIS BOOK. I wanted to be like Claudia, the main character, sooooo bad. She seemed so cool, being able to navigate and sneak her way around New York City with just herself and her little brother. A little mystery and a dash of adventure, like, count me in. Unfortunately, there was no mention of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but never the less, 100% swipe right.
Pictures of Hollis Woods, 19
📍 4 miles away
🎓 New York University
Freshman Studio Art Major
My foster sister tells me that running is a good way to stay healthy. Thank goodness I'm amazing at running away from my problems.
Dying my hair is a coping mechanism.
Relatable, am I right? I also cried when reading this book, though, in the comfort of my own home. I do also remember my dad walking in and slowly backing away after he saw me... Awkward. Besides that, quite an enjoyable read, but not much of a plot. Unless you're under 14 years old, I don't see this being something so interesting that you read cover-to-cover in one sitting. I mean, you very well could since it's less than 200 pages long. I'd have to swipe left.
Walk Two Moons, 25
📍 less than a mile away
Writer, Storyteller 🖉
Got it from my Mama
Unapologetically Indigenous
Currently taking applications for a road trip buddy
I was super into this book when we read it in class during sixth grade. One of my biggest accomplishments comes from this book: I was the only one in my class who successfully guessed the plot twist. Yes, yes, YES! Let me get those bragging rights!!! I love that this tells the story of a Native American girl since that is hardly a narrative we ever get. I would totally swipe right.
The View From Saturday, 21
📍14 miles away
Your dad has probably seen me on TV
Jeopardy Teen Tournament Finalist 2015
National Spelling Bee Champ 2016
As a ginger, I'll say it myself: I have no soul.
This book is definitely one of the books that have shaped me into who I am today. It jump-started my passion for calligraphy and the line about students saying "so what?" instead of "now what?" has lingered in my mind since I read it. I seriously began to judge my actions based on that line. Plus, I have always loved random facts and being a story about an academic bowl, there are characters who I could totally relate too. So, The View From Saturday has a highly nostalgic feeling to me whenever I think about it. Swipe right!!!
Kira-Kira, 18
📍 27 miles away
🎓 Georgia State University
GSU Food Science '24
Growing up is hard. Someone, please teach me how to handle my money because right now, if it's sparkly, I'm buying it.
If you're my boss, swipe left. I can't stand you.
I remember trying to read Kira-Kira in 4th grade and it was so utterly boring. But that was only because I didn't understand what was going on at all. When I read it again in 6th grade, I cried (might as well start making a tally, huh?) and actually really loved it. I'm a complete sucker for stories that have a lot of culture (YES ASIAN REPRESENTATION) and familial themes, so this was definitely something that I was bound to enjoy. I still remember how horrified I was when I read about the conditions of the food-packaging industry described in the book. A serious swipe right.
Chew On This, 22
📍18 miles away
Vegan, no I'm not on a health kick
#NoAnimalTesting
McDonald's is not an acceptable first date. I said what I said.
I love documentaries and scary movies!
I have nothing to say about this book. It was the only non-fiction book I've ever had to read for summer reading and honestly, they could have picked any other non-fiction book and it would have been a treat compared to this. The information was interesting, but not presented in an interesting way. Swipe left, sorry my dude.
Stargirl, 18
📍24 miles away
I bring my ukulele pretty much everywhere. Looking for someone to sing with me :)
We can live in an adobe house somewhere in Arizona or in a tiny cottage in the Appalachians where the porcupines roam free~
Love everyone, cheer everyone on 🌞🌻
It's someone's birthday out there. Happy birthday!
Stargirl has always been a favorite. She's the queen of non-conformity (besides that tiny lapse with the speech contest) and was just such a wonderful ray of light. I remember really enjoying this story despite the fact that my double journal entries of this novel took hours of my day to complete because I had failed the first quiz I took on the book. I forgot that the gift that Leo received said "Happy Birthday" on it, so I got a 60% on it. This book definitely started my terribly detailed note-taking habit, which I'm still trying to modify. Even still, I'd totally swipe right.
The Wanderer, 20
📍15 miles away
"Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me"
Travel Blogger, Next Stop: England!
Forever wishing I could live like Zach and Cody in Suite Life on Deck
Family ❤
Honestly, it was a forgetful book. I prefer the other Sharon Creech novel, Walk Two Moons, wayyyyyyy more. They were just kinda on a boat and the protagonist had nightmares about the sea. Swipe left.
The Outsiders, 19
📍7 miles away
🎓 University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma English '23
Saturdays are for the boys 😤💪
Cherry cola is the superior soda
I mean, I gave most of my opinion on this book earlier. Y'all already know I'd swipe right for this book, point blank period.
The Book Thief, 27
📍7 miles away
I heard you like bad girls. When I was nine, I accidentally stole Chapstick from Walmart. Now you gotta swipe right.
Marathon runner and Bookish writer
I also have a guilty pleasure for accordion music 👉👈
This was the only book that I had read before having it assigned to me and thank goodness I did. If I hadn't, it might not have become my favorite book after having to tear it apart for a single summer reading writing prompt (which, I got a B on). There are so many things to love in The Book Thief: the narrator being Death, Liesel, Rudy, Hans and Liesel, Rudy, Liesel and Rosa, Rudy, Max and Liesel, Rudy, and Rudy and Liesel. Did I mention that I love Rudy? My copy of this book is sitting in my bookshelf, annotated and well-loved, so obviously I'd have to swipe right.
The Giver, 23
📍12 miles away
Historian & Museum enthusiast
Rosemary essential isn't going to solve all the world's problems, Karen. As if you don't have any obstacles that aren't totally first world problems.
Capricorn ♑ Snow Baby
Let's make some amazing memories together
Scratch what I said about The Book Thief. I actually read this too before having to read it for English. A solid read because of the interesting world that Lois Lowry creates, but I think two reads were enough for me. Utopias that are secretly dystopias are cool, but they can get really repetitive. Even the first go-around was pretty predictable and it just gets boring to me. Sorry, but I'll have to swipe left for now.
Taming of the Shrew, 31
📍20 miles away
Proud Italian
Philosophy and Sociology Teacher
I love 10 Things I Hate About You
Sorry you had to settle for the worse sister (I'm the one on the left. No, you can't have my sister's number.)
This one I actually chose the age purposefully, making this story the oldest one of all the others since the point of this play was that Bianca couldn't be wed until her older sister was married. I thought that this play was pretty entertaining and when we had to perform a scene for the class, I have to say, I may have snapped portraying Katherine. But just the premise of Kate having to be "tamed" irritates me, so I wouldn't want to re-read it. Perform it or watch it live, yes. But swipe left otherwise.
Frankenstein, 20
📍 18 miles away
🎓 University of Geneva
Bio '22, med-school hopeful
I'm European, born and raised, but a traveler:
I love rock climbing, exploring the mountain-tops.
Currently working on some really amazing projects! Ask me about them ;)
A surprising favorite of mine. I didn't think I'd like Frankenstein as much as I did, but I enjoyed the chase and the drama of it all. This is one of those books where everything that could possibly go wrong, goes wrong. I love it. Swipe right.
Animal Farm, 24
📍5 miles away
Econ '18
I prefer the term egalitarian.
Knowledge, truly, is power.
If you want good satire, stop looking for it on SNL.
I cannot believe that my 8th-grade teacher made us read this with 3 weeks left of school. I cannot believe that my 8th-grade teacher just gave us a singular worksheet with a single sentence summary of the Russian Revolution/Stalin Era leaders without explaining it to us. Like, that was a lot to unpack there. I hadn't ever learned of Russian history prior to that class. I mean, I understood the story, but while I read it, I had to follow on SparkNotes to understand what the allegory meant. Not a particularly fun read. I wouldn't find any sort of pleasure from re-reading it, so I'd swipe left.
Of Mice and Men, 24
📍33 miles away
Bros before 😳
Grew up on a farm but I'm ready to travel
Hoping to settle down in a nice home with a nice girl and a doggo
I loved the relationship between Lennie and George, so of course, the ending makes me cry. Bittersweet endings have always been my favorite. With the way, this novella twists and turns so quickly, it went by so fast. I gotta swipe right.
To Kill A Mockingbird, 19
📍6 miles away
🎓 Harvard Law
I've always been my daddy's girl
Looking for a boo thing 👻
Unpopular Opinion: Thanksgiving ham is better than Thanksgiving turkey. As a law student, I can and will fight you on this.
Another one of my absolute favorite books!! Scout's maturation over the course of the novel and the intensity of the court scene are two of my most notable and favorite parts of the book, just to name a few. Though I only read it a year ago, it feels nostalgic already. I'd swipe right.
Romeo and Juliet, 21
📍less than 2 miles away
Would it be too rash to say I'm looking for my soulmate here? ❤❤
Partygoer, wild child
Don't text me, send me letters by pigeon currier
Even though I'm of age, my mom can't find out I have this app so let's keep it on the dl
The only reason I love this play is because of Mercutio. Leonardo DiCaprio is not influencing me here at all, I haven't seen the movie yet. The other characters seriously annoyed me when I read it, most likely because half of them didn't think anything through. I have to say, I think I preferred this one over The Taming of the Shrew solely based on Mercutio. For both, however, I'd rather see or perform on stage. Swipe left.
The Odyssey, 26
📍17 miles away
US ARMY
National Archery in the Schools Program Champ
Grew up on Percy Jackson, look at me now
I love a good meat and cheese platter after a long day of adventures
King of Bad Decisions, will you be my good one? ;)
Ah, The Odyssey. With every single page turn I was screaming at Odysseus to not do what he was about to do, but you know, of course, he does it anyway. Penelope was a queen, though. She may have cried in nearly every scene she was in, but she was smart and beautiful. I mean, not for nothing, she had an entire city of suitors. Legendary. But even still, her presence alone could not make me swipe right. Sorry, Odysseus, it's a swipe left for me.
The Scarlet Letter, 27
📍less than 2 miles away
God First 🙏
They say after prison, you come out an artist. Somehow, when I did my time, I learned how to sew. Don't ask how.
Single mother of the most precious, but the most mischievous little baby in the whole wide world ❤
I love going out into the forest, having camp and making picnics.
I actually really enjoyed The Scarlet Letter. Adultery pisses me off beyond belief when I see it used in movies or books to create the main drama, but I love how it was done here. Honestly, it wasn't as boring as my English teacher made it out to be. I just read it a few months ago but tbh I'd swipe right still.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 24
📍23 miles away
Free Spirit & Wanderer
Trying to find my adventure partner
Yes, I act like a 7-year-old. Peter pan type vibe. Doesn't mean I still live with my parents.
My teacher actually made us skip over 14 chapters of this book and Sparknote it, so I'm not sure I'm qualified to actually review it... I enjoyed the very few parts of the book I did read, so I guess I'd have to swipe right so that next time I'll actually read all of it.
I hope that if you've read these books before, you were able to catch onto all the references I made in the profiles ;)
If you're not able to get a physical copy of the books you thought about swiping right because of the situation right now, write yourself a reminder! Take that trip down memory lane and re-read that book one day or just enjoy the book your first go, no note-taking necessary.
I'm totally not promoting finding a pirated pdf version online but you gotta do what you gotta do and I live by that.
Probably now going to go re-read Frankenstein and The Book Thief since I have it here!
Until next time,
Nickels :)
All I have to say is #StayGoldPonyboy.
Anyway, while I was reading over the past week, this
"Nickels... What in the world?"
I said what I said, my dear readers. We're going all Tinder-ed out on every single piece of required reading I've had to do since 5th grade. Or at least those that I could remember off the top of my head.
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| Courtesy of Tinder |
Your next question is probably, "Girl, why???"
Well, I've noticed that when it comes to required reading, people don't really get to enjoy all of these books as much as they should because most of the time, they're not supposed to be reading them for fun, they're reading the book to analyze the characterization, plot, theme, and all that literary jazz.
I guess that's fun and all but sometimes I just want to enjoy a book, ya feel? Now more than ever.
So as a result, I made Tinder profiles (like the dating app Tinder) for every single book. Yes, this is what I do for fun.
To personify them, I picked gender based on the gender of the protagonist and everything else within the profile is completely related to something relevant to the work. Age and miles away... is based on really nothing other than my gut feeling.
But anyway, it'll let you get to know the book a little bit, well, as well as you can in less than 500 characters. Like on Tinder, we'll go through the bios and I'll decide whether I think you should swipe right or swipe left.
Buuuuut, due to obvious reasons, we can't actually swipe right or left, so it's just symbolic, really. If I say I'd swipe right, I would totally, 100% recommend you to read/re-read the book. If I'd swipe left, maybe it's better to just skip on the book for now.
Of course, in the case you do choose to swipe right on a book, I've left these bios spoiler-free. Ready to join me on this quest to find true (book) love? Well, let's goooo!
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| Courtesy of Avon Books |
The Cay, 23
📍 13 miles away
Islander
Pretty sure my mom dropped me on my head as a baby
Let's watch nature survival shows together
Swipe left if you're a dog person 😸
I read The Cay a reaaaaal long time ago but I'm pretty sure I cried in my 5th-grade classroom. Sorta reminiscent of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with the element of racial relations and traveling on a raft, but... The Cay's profile definitely makes it sound way more interesting than I remember it being. Even though I am a cat person, I'll have to swipe left on this one.
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| Courtesy of Atheneum Books |
From The Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, 21
📍 9 miles away
Sometimes I'm Michaelangelo, the renaissance painter. Sometimes I'm Michaelangelo, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.
Don't ask me what I'm going to do with my art history degree. I don't know either.
What if we kissed in the Egyptian Art Wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art?? Haha jk... unless 😳
I LOVED THIS BOOK. I wanted to be like Claudia, the main character, sooooo bad. She seemed so cool, being able to navigate and sneak her way around New York City with just herself and her little brother. A little mystery and a dash of adventure, like, count me in. Unfortunately, there was no mention of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but never the less, 100% swipe right.
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| Courtesy of Random House's Children Books |
Pictures of Hollis Woods, 19
📍 4 miles away
🎓 New York University
Freshman Studio Art Major
My foster sister tells me that running is a good way to stay healthy. Thank goodness I'm amazing at running away from my problems.
Dying my hair is a coping mechanism.
Relatable, am I right? I also cried when reading this book, though, in the comfort of my own home. I do also remember my dad walking in and slowly backing away after he saw me... Awkward. Besides that, quite an enjoyable read, but not much of a plot. Unless you're under 14 years old, I don't see this being something so interesting that you read cover-to-cover in one sitting. I mean, you very well could since it's less than 200 pages long. I'd have to swipe left.
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| Courtesy of HarperCollins |
📍 less than a mile away
Writer, Storyteller 🖉
Got it from my Mama
Unapologetically Indigenous
Currently taking applications for a road trip buddy
I was super into this book when we read it in class during sixth grade. One of my biggest accomplishments comes from this book: I was the only one in my class who successfully guessed the plot twist. Yes, yes, YES! Let me get those bragging rights!!! I love that this tells the story of a Native American girl since that is hardly a narrative we ever get. I would totally swipe right.
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| Courtesy of Atheneum Books |
📍14 miles away
Your dad has probably seen me on TV
Jeopardy Teen Tournament Finalist 2015
National Spelling Bee Champ 2016
As a ginger, I'll say it myself: I have no soul.
This book is definitely one of the books that have shaped me into who I am today. It jump-started my passion for calligraphy and the line about students saying "so what?" instead of "now what?" has lingered in my mind since I read it. I seriously began to judge my actions based on that line. Plus, I have always loved random facts and being a story about an academic bowl, there are characters who I could totally relate too. So, The View From Saturday has a highly nostalgic feeling to me whenever I think about it. Swipe right!!!
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| Courtesy of Atheneum Books |
Kira-Kira, 18
📍 27 miles away
🎓 Georgia State University
GSU Food Science '24
Growing up is hard. Someone, please teach me how to handle my money because right now, if it's sparkly, I'm buying it.
If you're my boss, swipe left. I can't stand you.
I remember trying to read Kira-Kira in 4th grade and it was so utterly boring. But that was only because I didn't understand what was going on at all. When I read it again in 6th grade, I cried (might as well start making a tally, huh?) and actually really loved it. I'm a complete sucker for stories that have a lot of culture (YES ASIAN REPRESENTATION) and familial themes, so this was definitely something that I was bound to enjoy. I still remember how horrified I was when I read about the conditions of the food-packaging industry described in the book. A serious swipe right.
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| Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin |
📍18 miles away
Vegan, no I'm not on a health kick
#NoAnimalTesting
McDonald's is not an acceptable first date. I said what I said.
I love documentaries and scary movies!
I have nothing to say about this book. It was the only non-fiction book I've ever had to read for summer reading and honestly, they could have picked any other non-fiction book and it would have been a treat compared to this. The information was interesting, but not presented in an interesting way. Swipe left, sorry my dude.
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| Courtesy of Ember |
Stargirl, 18
📍24 miles away
I bring my ukulele pretty much everywhere. Looking for someone to sing with me :)
We can live in an adobe house somewhere in Arizona or in a tiny cottage in the Appalachians where the porcupines roam free~
Love everyone, cheer everyone on 🌞🌻
It's someone's birthday out there. Happy birthday!
Stargirl has always been a favorite. She's the queen of non-conformity (besides that tiny lapse with the speech contest) and was just such a wonderful ray of light. I remember really enjoying this story despite the fact that my double journal entries of this novel took hours of my day to complete because I had failed the first quiz I took on the book. I forgot that the gift that Leo received said "Happy Birthday" on it, so I got a 60% on it. This book definitely started my terribly detailed note-taking habit, which I'm still trying to modify. Even still, I'd totally swipe right.
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| Courtesy of HarperCollins |
The Wanderer, 20
📍15 miles away
"Come sail away, come sail away, come sail away with me"
Travel Blogger, Next Stop: England!
Forever wishing I could live like Zach and Cody in Suite Life on Deck
Family ❤
Honestly, it was a forgetful book. I prefer the other Sharon Creech novel, Walk Two Moons, wayyyyyyy more. They were just kinda on a boat and the protagonist had nightmares about the sea. Swipe left.
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| Courtesy of Speak |
The Outsiders, 19
📍7 miles away
🎓 University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma English '23
Saturdays are for the boys 😤💪
Cherry cola is the superior soda
I mean, I gave most of my opinion on this book earlier. Y'all already know I'd swipe right for this book, point blank period.
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| Courtesy of Knopf Book For Young Readers |
The Book Thief, 27
📍7 miles away
I heard you like bad girls. When I was nine, I accidentally stole Chapstick from Walmart. Now you gotta swipe right.
Marathon runner and Bookish writer
I also have a guilty pleasure for accordion music 👉👈
This was the only book that I had read before having it assigned to me and thank goodness I did. If I hadn't, it might not have become my favorite book after having to tear it apart for a single summer reading writing prompt (which, I got a B on). There are so many things to love in The Book Thief: the narrator being Death, Liesel, Rudy, Hans and Liesel, Rudy, Liesel and Rosa, Rudy, Max and Liesel, Rudy, and Rudy and Liesel. Did I mention that I love Rudy? My copy of this book is sitting in my bookshelf, annotated and well-loved, so obviously I'd have to swipe right.
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| Courtesy of Laurel-Leaf Books |
The Giver, 23
📍12 miles away
Historian & Museum enthusiast
Rosemary essential isn't going to solve all the world's problems, Karen. As if you don't have any obstacles that aren't totally first world problems.
Capricorn ♑ Snow Baby
Let's make some amazing memories together
Scratch what I said about The Book Thief. I actually read this too before having to read it for English. A solid read because of the interesting world that Lois Lowry creates, but I think two reads were enough for me. Utopias that are secretly dystopias are cool, but they can get really repetitive. Even the first go-around was pretty predictable and it just gets boring to me. Sorry, but I'll have to swipe left for now.
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| Courtesy of Simon & Schuster |
📍20 miles away
Proud Italian
Philosophy and Sociology Teacher
I love 10 Things I Hate About You
Sorry you had to settle for the worse sister (I'm the one on the left. No, you can't have my sister's number.)
This one I actually chose the age purposefully, making this story the oldest one of all the others since the point of this play was that Bianca couldn't be wed until her older sister was married. I thought that this play was pretty entertaining and when we had to perform a scene for the class, I have to say, I may have snapped portraying Katherine. But just the premise of Kate having to be "tamed" irritates me, so I wouldn't want to re-read it. Perform it or watch it live, yes. But swipe left otherwise.
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| Courtesy of Tom Doherty Associates |
Frankenstein, 20
📍 18 miles away
🎓 University of Geneva
Bio '22, med-school hopeful
I'm European, born and raised, but a traveler:
I love rock climbing, exploring the mountain-tops.
Currently working on some really amazing projects! Ask me about them ;)
A surprising favorite of mine. I didn't think I'd like Frankenstein as much as I did, but I enjoyed the chase and the drama of it all. This is one of those books where everything that could possibly go wrong, goes wrong. I love it. Swipe right.
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| Courtesy of Woolf House Publishing |
Animal Farm, 24
📍5 miles away
Econ '18
I prefer the term egalitarian.
Knowledge, truly, is power.
If you want good satire, stop looking for it on SNL.
I cannot believe that my 8th-grade teacher made us read this with 3 weeks left of school. I cannot believe that my 8th-grade teacher just gave us a singular worksheet with a single sentence summary of the Russian Revolution/Stalin Era leaders without explaining it to us. Like, that was a lot to unpack there. I hadn't ever learned of Russian history prior to that class. I mean, I understood the story, but while I read it, I had to follow on SparkNotes to understand what the allegory meant. Not a particularly fun read. I wouldn't find any sort of pleasure from re-reading it, so I'd swipe left.
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| Courtesy of Penguin Classics |
Of Mice and Men, 24
📍33 miles away
Bros before 😳
Grew up on a farm but I'm ready to travel
Hoping to settle down in a nice home with a nice girl and a doggo
I loved the relationship between Lennie and George, so of course, the ending makes me cry. Bittersweet endings have always been my favorite. With the way, this novella twists and turns so quickly, it went by so fast. I gotta swipe right.
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| Courtesy of Arrow Books |
📍6 miles away
🎓 Harvard Law
I've always been my daddy's girl
Looking for a boo thing 👻
Unpopular Opinion: Thanksgiving ham is better than Thanksgiving turkey. As a law student, I can and will fight you on this.
Another one of my absolute favorite books!! Scout's maturation over the course of the novel and the intensity of the court scene are two of my most notable and favorite parts of the book, just to name a few. Though I only read it a year ago, it feels nostalgic already. I'd swipe right.
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| Courtesy of Simon & Schuster |
📍less than 2 miles away
Would it be too rash to say I'm looking for my soulmate here? ❤❤
Partygoer, wild child
Don't text me, send me letters by pigeon currier
Even though I'm of age, my mom can't find out I have this app so let's keep it on the dl
The only reason I love this play is because of Mercutio. Leonardo DiCaprio is not influencing me here at all, I haven't seen the movie yet. The other characters seriously annoyed me when I read it, most likely because half of them didn't think anything through. I have to say, I think I preferred this one over The Taming of the Shrew solely based on Mercutio. For both, however, I'd rather see or perform on stage. Swipe left.
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| Courtesy of Penguin Classics |
📍17 miles away
US ARMY
National Archery in the Schools Program Champ
Grew up on Percy Jackson, look at me now
I love a good meat and cheese platter after a long day of adventures
King of Bad Decisions, will you be my good one? ;)
Ah, The Odyssey. With every single page turn I was screaming at Odysseus to not do what he was about to do, but you know, of course, he does it anyway. Penelope was a queen, though. She may have cried in nearly every scene she was in, but she was smart and beautiful. I mean, not for nothing, she had an entire city of suitors. Legendary. But even still, her presence alone could not make me swipe right. Sorry, Odysseus, it's a swipe left for me.
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📍less than 2 miles away
God First 🙏
They say after prison, you come out an artist. Somehow, when I did my time, I learned how to sew. Don't ask how.
Single mother of the most precious, but the most mischievous little baby in the whole wide world ❤
I love going out into the forest, having camp and making picnics.
I actually really enjoyed The Scarlet Letter. Adultery pisses me off beyond belief when I see it used in movies or books to create the main drama, but I love how it was done here. Honestly, it wasn't as boring as my English teacher made it out to be. I just read it a few months ago but tbh I'd swipe right still.
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📍23 miles away
Free Spirit & Wanderer
Trying to find my adventure partner
Yes, I act like a 7-year-old. Peter pan type vibe. Doesn't mean I still live with my parents.
My teacher actually made us skip over 14 chapters of this book and Sparknote it, so I'm not sure I'm qualified to actually review it... I enjoyed the very few parts of the book I did read, so I guess I'd have to swipe right so that next time I'll actually read all of it.
I hope that if you've read these books before, you were able to catch onto all the references I made in the profiles ;)
If you're not able to get a physical copy of the books you thought about swiping right because of the situation right now, write yourself a reminder! Take that trip down memory lane and re-read that book one day or just enjoy the book your first go, no note-taking necessary.
I'm totally not promoting finding a pirated pdf version online but you gotta do what you gotta do and I live by that.
Probably now going to go re-read Frankenstein and The Book Thief since I have it here!
Until next time,
Nickels :)
My two favorite books by far are The Book Thief and Stargirl. Those books were so good and AHHH THEY BOTH HAD A GOOD PLOT. Anyway, when I read animal farm....let's not go there. That was the worst thing ever. I failed that unit. Can't wait until next post.
ReplyDeleteYour blogs are always so creative and this was definitely my favorite! And you really did capture each book pretty accurately combined with a lot of humor as always, looking forwards to the next post :D
ReplyDeleteI actually remember LOVING The Cay in 5th grade, but I totally forgot the name of it so thanks! And yes, I REALLY want to read the Outsiders again. It was so good!
ReplyDeleteOkay, first of all. WHERE DO YOU GET THESE IDEAS!!, this is so cool and so different! I was shocked for a second when I read the title, but I had so much fun reading your post! I got to say, we almost have the same likes when it comes to school books. You made me laugh and smile, which is something we all need!, very cute and I can tell you put a lot of hard work into this! I can't wait for your next post :).
ReplyDeleteahhhhh is it bad I remember these books, but at the same time remember nothing about them?? these bios really unearthed some memories lol. this blog was super creative though, as always! i look forward to more
ReplyDeleteWhen I saw the title of this blog I was like, is Nickels okay???? But honestly your last two posts are so creative and entertaining. First Meme March Madness now Tinder for books. Honestly you should make this a real app. You can probably make money off of it too lol. I can't wait to see your next post
ReplyDeleteThis was so good!!! I love the profiles you made, honestly they sounded like actual people profiles while still describing the book. This was so cool!
ReplyDeleteThis blog was incredibly funny and accurate! It's incredible that you remember reading all of those books, considering that I can't even remember what I had for breakfast two days ago!
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