A very great debut novel..It was awesome..I'm still a beginner in this reading field. I just happened to buy few weeks back..All thanks to the book fair that was held in UPM..big sale lol..no wonder everybody's crazy about it.the books were seriously cheap..and for me, it was just a great opportunity since i've been trying to buy some English books..
Ok2..back to the topic, White Oleander was great..totally!!Though my English isn't that bombastic, but I had fun reading it..totally mind-blowing..there's need no doubt why it's one of Oprah books' club..A story of a pair of self-centered mother and teenage daughter and life. I felt sorry for Astrid for having to deal with her merciless mother in her young age. Ingrid loves her..that's for sure..but the way she loves herself more is so unacceptable. I might be wrong, but I think she thinks negatively about the world..that's why she's been making up rules for herself..And when she broke the rule for a man she loved whom betrayed her, she fell down to earth, hardly to get up..she was hurt, but Astrid was hurting more. She's young, and she has nobody to turn to..her mother doesn't realised that..
Astrid has to go through painful teenage times. She has been to many foster homes only to experience the bittersweet of life. She learned about love, relationship, sex, money and all. She's becoming a bad girl in her sweet appeal. She's a good girl, but there's rebellious girl inside her. She has to fight with herself. But, she learned. She loves her mother, and hate her..The hatred for making her life miserable and painful. She understands the pain her mother felt, but she's young and she needed her..
It's a beautiful love story between the mother and daughter. It's painful but that what life is..we can never expect things to turn out sweet and lovely all the time.It's a must read book for book lovers out there..
p/s-it's my 4th book i've read!!!
