Reach for the sun | Book review on " Wonder " by R.J Palacio

Wear my helmet, put it on.

Others can't see me, now. Deformed. Moron.

Never did them bad, yet good they never done.

Daring me to stop, reaching for my sun.

Endanger my dreams,  hope let me won.

Right through the heart, kindness is my gun.

Choose kind...Be A Wonder.

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Hello again everyone, hope you are doing great and welcome to my new book review. Books are Journeys and with every book I read, I live a new one with its ups and downs. Great moments and desperate ugly cries.

Today's Journey is " Wonder " by R.J Palacio

Let's dig in!

• " When given the choice between being right and being kind, choose kind " 

One of the most common phrases in the book and the movie as well. Actually, if you wanna summarise the book, those words are more than enough. 

But when I read it, I had a question.

What if we choose not. Not being smart nor kind. Will that makes me a bad person for not choosing to be kind?

 Being kind is all about emotions while being right is all about reality. Human emotions are unpredictable and uncontrollable. What feels kind now might be full of evil tomorrow.

I would have chosen " being right " If only I was. But I am not and I bet you two aren't. Nobody's right we all are flawed. 

" Choose kind, but sometimes you must choose non. "

• " Your deeds are your monuments " 

It means what you leave after your death is what you gonna be remembered for. Nobody is gonna remember you for being beautiful, or smart or rich. No one is gonna remember your grades or IQ or even your endless wardrobe. People are gonna remember you for the good you did in your life. The help you gave, the kindness you shared and the people you stood up for.

" The only things that really remains of you after your death, are those you chose to share in your life."

• Olivia's feeling.

Olivia is Auggie's older sister and in my opinion, she deserves a book for her own. She represents a condition we all have been through,  you know that feeling when something irritates you. Yet, you can't describe it. You can't put it into words. 

Well, that's what happened with Oliva.  She had to do almost everything by herself. She couldn't say anything, she couldn't complain. Her brother's medical status was Critical at the same time she had an exam or need help in homework. She had to choose between her own welfare and her brother's suffering. 

" Some sacrifices aren't shown, some are unmentioned. Forgotten. "

• " I hate it! I hate it! I hate it! " He was shrinking at the top of his lungs.

That was the first line on page 113 in Olivia's POV. I don't know why it stopped me. It seemed normal. Until I read the next line. 

" He was hurt...He was mad. " 

Those words said it all. All our bad decisions, raised voices, rude words and our worse actions. The darkness lies inside us was a result of untreated wounds. A result of us being hurt in the first place.

Am I overating things? Maybe yes.

Am I wrong? Hell, no.

Does being hurt enough alibi for us? No, but at least now we know what made us take those decisions in the first place.

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• " The universe wasn't good to Auggie Pullman. What did the little kid ever do to deserve his sentence? "

Justin's POV.

I am sure we said that at least one time, Just replace Auggie's name with yours or your deceased father, maybe your unemployed brother, or your dead husband.

Different scenarios but the same mistake. We still see ourselves as victims. Even if something bad happens we still have the choice to make good things. We can control our lives, not vice versa.

Auggie who had a really rough childhood never gave up. He has a great personality, he is funny and smart. 

" Stop looking for the sad endings, there are plenty of them. Start making good ones. You can, Auggie did. "

• " Extraordinary, but no one there to see. "

Miranda's POV.

we are unique in our own way, without even trying. we are born special. We are...Until someone breaks our self-confidence, either by hurt or by ignorance. And so on. We become extraordinary, but no one there to see.

• " There are always gonna be Jerks in the world, Auggie "

Wonder is a kind book. It's filled with kindness and hope. But is it for real? 

Is this world filled with good people as well? How many are they? Are they more than the bad ones?

Does the evil in this world deserve one more chance? If you forget and forgive, would that makes you a better person or a fool? 

Who deserves your forgiveness.

• " Just follow the day and reach for the sun "

Last but not least, if there a way to summarise wonder,  it won't be any way better than this sentence. Just be patient, be strong and follow your dreams.

Thank you for reading my review, that was a brief overview of all the thoughts I got during and after reading wonder.

Wonder gave me hope. It taught me to be a better me. It taught me to be kinder than necessary. It is, indeed, the cutest book I have ever read.

R.J Palacio
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