"Aut viam inveniam aut faciam." > "I shall either find a way or make one."
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All you need to do, is read my post about why Charlie should win and then vote for Charlie Hanson in the Rafflecopter form below! Also, please be sure to spread the word because I want Charlie to win!
+Here is my review for Love and Other Unknown Variables to get a feel for the story
Charlie Hanson
Charlie Hanson is not your normal knight-in-shining-armor hero, he's different -like me- which makes him an interesting choice to champion. He's probably one of the most unexpected heroes in this March Madness competition. Charlie did not save the world from aliens or blow up the Deathstar; he's a normal boy doing normal things.I choose to champion Charlie because I wanted to show the world that people like you and me can be heroes just by doing what we are doing. That's why I connect with Charlie. He shows that you can be a normal human being from the planet Earth and save the world.
Charlie is your typical teenage boy- he's got blond hair, he's tall and gangly. He's not perfect. He is weird and dorky. He likes math. He -and others- don't find him this amazing sex god. He's just an average boy except for the fact that he is ridiculously smart.
Charlie Hanson does small acts of kindness- kind of. After he runs over an angel statue in his elderly neighbor's front lawn, he has to do yard-work for her to pay for the damages. Let me tell you something, Mrs. Dunwitty is not easy to get along with. She's very hardheaded and she believes she is always right. She was a very interesting character whom, at first, Charlie did not like. But over time, as Charlie worked for her, he steadily grew fond of the old woman. He visited the lonely old woman in the hospital because he felt like it. He showed that it's okay to care for someone you just met- someone whom disliked you at first. And by visiting the old woman in the hospital, he made a lonely woman's day brighter. He made her smile.
Charlie has goals like you and me. At the beginning of the novel he wanted to go to MIT and thought that if he didn't get in, surely he would die. I think a lot of people, especially students, can connect with him here. Everyone has their preferred college that they just have to get into. Later on in the story, Charlie discovers that MIT isn't everything. He can go to another college and be perfectly fine. Surely, he won't die.
He is amazingly gifted. He loves STEM subjects,
Charlie suffers through heartbreak. He falls in love with Charlotte Finch, a normal girl with cancer (I believe it was of the brain). Their first meeting is anything but normal, but it was memorable. He's very awkward around her which I just love. He's not some super smooth guy that makes a girl melt; he has to try and work at it.
Also, Charlie is a great prankster. Yeah, he does abnormal pranks but I found them funny. He's a hero to his fellow classmates because they look up to him- he was compared to their leader I think. He throws a stink bomb into his English teachers house! That's actually really cool since he's in love with her sister and all.
While writing this post, I fell in love with Charlie over again. In my review it sounds like I don't like him, but writing this I realized how much I do. If this post does not make you fall in love, you are heartless (jk).
To see more of Charlie and find out more about LAOUV, vote for Charlie Hanson below. I already have some tricks up my sleeve if he makes it into further rounds. Vote for an unexpected hero- someone like you and me- below.
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4 Comments
Thank you so so so so much, Kayl! It's been a pleasure getting to know you and your blog.
ReplyDeleteThanks to you as well! Without you, I wouldn't have such an amazing hero to champion!!
DeleteThank you again, Kayl. Charlie is an unlikely, atypical hero. He'll win people over in the end, but not with basketball! Thank you for being willing to stand up for him. He was lucky to have you on his team.
ReplyDeleteI was lucky to get him as a player! Charlie is an amazing guy; he's just hard to understand. it was an honor to champion him :)
DeleteThanks for working with me throughout this competition! I loved working with you, and if you ever need anything in the future feel free to contact me :)