The book I read was called “Best Foot Forward” by Joan Bauer. I decided to read this book for a couple of reasons. One reason why I choose this book was because of the title. I’m not really sure why I liked it so much but it just caught my eye and looked interesting. Also I choose to read this book was because the librarian told me it was a good book. This is why I decided to read Best Foot Forward.
This book is pretty much about this girl name Jenna. Her dad is and alcoholic, which drives Jenna crazy and causes her many of problems. She works at Gladstone Shoes and has been working there for over a year now. Warehouse Shoes and Gladstone Shoes are trying to merge to beat out all of the other shoe stores in their city. To see what happens your going to have to read the book.
Overall I think this book was pretty good. The Author used many symbols and irony throughout this book. This book also has a lot of meaning and if you like books that have a lot of meaning then you will like this book. I hate reading and don’t read very often but after reading this book I thin I’m going to read more. If you get a chance I thin you should read this book and see what happens.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
The Giver Book Review!
The Giver
Have you ever thought there are too many rules? I chose this book because I don’t necessarily like rules, like most people. This book shows the unique society of utopia. The author, Lois Lowry, growing up on a farm I’m sure had many rules in her life and has written a numerous amount of books. This just happens to be my favorite, that’s why I chose this book, even though I’ve read it before.
This book is about an eleven year old boy named Jonas who is also the narrator of The Giver. He lives in a practical utopia with a ton of rules. In his society the peak of your life is the Ceremony of Twelve’s, which is when you receive your job, given by the elders of the community. This is what Jonas was looking forward to like every other child and went to find out that he was chosen uniquely, which isn’t necessarily a good thing in this community. Jonas was told he would be the community’s next receiver, he was frightened. The receiver is a secret job that learns about the memories of the past such as snow and even pain. When Jonas learns of this pain he feels that the entire community must change, they need to know the feeling of love. Jonas takes someone along on this journey to elsewhere….(read the book to find who he takes and where they go).
This book is amazing! The way that the author used the many small rules throughout the book showed so much irony. The author also used irony throughout when Jonas was learning about life, the actual life, with memories. I read this for the first time in eighth grade and absolutely loved it. I hate reading, but after this book I wanted more, I wanted the book to not be over. Luckily for me, the author created a book onto The Giver, a sequel, The Messenger.
Have you ever thought there are too many rules? I chose this book because I don’t necessarily like rules, like most people. This book shows the unique society of utopia. The author, Lois Lowry, growing up on a farm I’m sure had many rules in her life and has written a numerous amount of books. This just happens to be my favorite, that’s why I chose this book, even though I’ve read it before.
This book is about an eleven year old boy named Jonas who is also the narrator of The Giver. He lives in a practical utopia with a ton of rules. In his society the peak of your life is the Ceremony of Twelve’s, which is when you receive your job, given by the elders of the community. This is what Jonas was looking forward to like every other child and went to find out that he was chosen uniquely, which isn’t necessarily a good thing in this community. Jonas was told he would be the community’s next receiver, he was frightened. The receiver is a secret job that learns about the memories of the past such as snow and even pain. When Jonas learns of this pain he feels that the entire community must change, they need to know the feeling of love. Jonas takes someone along on this journey to elsewhere….(read the book to find who he takes and where they go).
This book is amazing! The way that the author used the many small rules throughout the book showed so much irony. The author also used irony throughout when Jonas was learning about life, the actual life, with memories. I read this for the first time in eighth grade and absolutely loved it. I hate reading, but after this book I wanted more, I wanted the book to not be over. Luckily for me, the author created a book onto The Giver, a sequel, The Messenger.
Black Hawk Down (Book Review)
The book i chose to read was "Black Hawk Down" by Mark Bowden. The reason i decided to read this book was because i really enjoy books about the military. My dad read the book and told me that it was a very good read, that once i started reading it, i wouldn't want to stop. And he was right.
This book tells the story of a brave group of United States' Army Ranger and Delta Forces soldiers as they fight through what was supposed to be a quick and painless operation. It is based in Somalia. All of the accounts in this story are first hand and as true as can be. It tells the story from many different points of view; even from the eyes of a somalian boy.
This book would be good for anyone who likes action and drama. There are so many twists and turns and hair raising parts. I recomenend this book to anyone, because i really enjoyed reading it.
This book tells the story of a brave group of United States' Army Ranger and Delta Forces soldiers as they fight through what was supposed to be a quick and painless operation. It is based in Somalia. All of the accounts in this story are first hand and as true as can be. It tells the story from many different points of view; even from the eyes of a somalian boy.
This book would be good for anyone who likes action and drama. There are so many twists and turns and hair raising parts. I recomenend this book to anyone, because i really enjoyed reading it.
Twilight: Book Review: by Nick Manzo
I chose to read the book called Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. I chose this book because the description was very interesting to me. The description said that there is a young girl who moved from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington and found a guy she really had a crush on. What happens is that it turns out that the guy is a vampire. I thought to myself that this is going to be a fun book to read.
The story of the book is narrated by a young girl, a junior in high school, called Isabella Swan. The book starts out when Bella is flying from her mom’s place in Phoenix, Arizona to her dad’s house in Forks, Washington. Immediately she dislikes the place because it’s always cloudy and rainy without any sun. The next day she begins her new school year in Forks and finds some people to hang out with. As she entered her Biology class she found her first crush, his name is Edward Cullen. She was so nervous that she had no idea on what to do to talk to him. Then on one fateful day, the roads were all icy and the school parking lot was covered in it. As Bella just stepped out of her truck, Taylor was sliding all over the place and was about to hit her. Then all of a sudden Edward comes out of nowhere and steps in front of the car and they were both hit. Bella’s head was slammed hard against the street, but somehow Edward wasn’t and he left dents in the car. When Bella woke up she was in the hospital. When she was finally released from the hospital she talked to Edward, but it wasn’t for thanking she was angry. Then they both started to talk a little but not much until one day Bella was with her friends and she got separated from the group. Strange men were following her and one point she was almost taken when Edward showed up. He arrived just in time and took her away. They went to dinner and secrets were revealed from both of them. Then they started to see each other more and more often to where the both decided to date. Edward thought it would be nice for Bella to see his vampire family. But these vampires were different. Instead of killing humans they drank the blood of animals like deer and they also have sixth sense ability’s like to be able to read minds, see future and change someone’s mood. One night when the family was playing a special game of baseball, a new set of vampires arrived. They tried to hide Bella but one of the new arrival vampires was a tracker. This meant that he could follow Bella’s sent and kill her. Edward couldn’t live with this so he sent her and two of his family members to Phoenix to hide. But something happened that no one saw, the tracker had a new plan to capture Bella and get her alone.
I personally enjoyed this book very much. I could never put it down. The author was very good at describing situations and I could relate to almost every one of them. They story was played out very well with all the characters. The only thing that I disliked in the book was that she often described how perfect Edward looked, but other than that there is nothing to dislike. I have bought the sequels to the book and will read them to continue the story.
The story of the book is narrated by a young girl, a junior in high school, called Isabella Swan. The book starts out when Bella is flying from her mom’s place in Phoenix, Arizona to her dad’s house in Forks, Washington. Immediately she dislikes the place because it’s always cloudy and rainy without any sun. The next day she begins her new school year in Forks and finds some people to hang out with. As she entered her Biology class she found her first crush, his name is Edward Cullen. She was so nervous that she had no idea on what to do to talk to him. Then on one fateful day, the roads were all icy and the school parking lot was covered in it. As Bella just stepped out of her truck, Taylor was sliding all over the place and was about to hit her. Then all of a sudden Edward comes out of nowhere and steps in front of the car and they were both hit. Bella’s head was slammed hard against the street, but somehow Edward wasn’t and he left dents in the car. When Bella woke up she was in the hospital. When she was finally released from the hospital she talked to Edward, but it wasn’t for thanking she was angry. Then they both started to talk a little but not much until one day Bella was with her friends and she got separated from the group. Strange men were following her and one point she was almost taken when Edward showed up. He arrived just in time and took her away. They went to dinner and secrets were revealed from both of them. Then they started to see each other more and more often to where the both decided to date. Edward thought it would be nice for Bella to see his vampire family. But these vampires were different. Instead of killing humans they drank the blood of animals like deer and they also have sixth sense ability’s like to be able to read minds, see future and change someone’s mood. One night when the family was playing a special game of baseball, a new set of vampires arrived. They tried to hide Bella but one of the new arrival vampires was a tracker. This meant that he could follow Bella’s sent and kill her. Edward couldn’t live with this so he sent her and two of his family members to Phoenix to hide. But something happened that no one saw, the tracker had a new plan to capture Bella and get her alone.
I personally enjoyed this book very much. I could never put it down. The author was very good at describing situations and I could relate to almost every one of them. They story was played out very well with all the characters. The only thing that I disliked in the book was that she often described how perfect Edward looked, but other than that there is nothing to dislike. I have bought the sequels to the book and will read them to continue the story.
Scooter (Review)
I read the book Scooter by Mick Foley. I chose this book because it seemed interesting and it talked about baseball. The book talked about the Yankees and how they were one of the best teams in the majors. Also it talked about the New York Mets. Scooter liked the Mets and his dad liked the Yankees. There were several topics that I related too and took interest in. I knew it was about baseball but I thought about a different kind of baseball. I thought about baseball games and cretin players but I would soon figure out that there was a whole different kind of knowledge from the simple game baseball.
Scooter was named after a famous baseball player who player for the Yankees. His name was Phil Rizzuto. Scooters dad was a huge fan and loved the team no matter what, even if they had a losing record. He lived with his mom, dad, sister, and grandpa but that would soon change. His grandpa was involved in an accident and everything would be different. Scooter would learn new things, disobey his dads rules, and hangout with a different crowd. He likes the game of baseball and learns that his dad was extremely good but he didn’t have a fastball and because of that he couldn’t go pro. Scooter is just a young boy who’s trying to learn things for him by the game of baseball.
Before I began reading the book I was excited about reading the book. I actually went to the store and bought the book. When I started to read the book I didn’t like it, it seemed boring and didn’t talk much about baseball but I kept on reading. After a while I came to the point where it talked about baseball, soon after that I couldn’t lay the book down. In my opinion I would recommend this book who likes to watch and talk baseball. It gives you lessons from baseball that you thought it couldn’t be true. The book Scooter is a good book.
Scooter was named after a famous baseball player who player for the Yankees. His name was Phil Rizzuto. Scooters dad was a huge fan and loved the team no matter what, even if they had a losing record. He lived with his mom, dad, sister, and grandpa but that would soon change. His grandpa was involved in an accident and everything would be different. Scooter would learn new things, disobey his dads rules, and hangout with a different crowd. He likes the game of baseball and learns that his dad was extremely good but he didn’t have a fastball and because of that he couldn’t go pro. Scooter is just a young boy who’s trying to learn things for him by the game of baseball.
Before I began reading the book I was excited about reading the book. I actually went to the store and bought the book. When I started to read the book I didn’t like it, it seemed boring and didn’t talk much about baseball but I kept on reading. After a while I came to the point where it talked about baseball, soon after that I couldn’t lay the book down. In my opinion I would recommend this book who likes to watch and talk baseball. It gives you lessons from baseball that you thought it couldn’t be true. The book Scooter is a good book.
The Lovely Bones Book summary
So I thought this book was pretty interesting. Not only was it the first book I’ve WANTED to read in a long time, but it also kept me going and kept my attention. I picked the book up when Jessa was saying how good it was, and I didn’t feel like putting any effort into finding a book, so I just got this one. I’m glad though, it kept me going for the most part.
The Lovely Bones is about a girl who was kidnapped, raped, and killed in a corn field on the way home from school by her neighbor. The police find no lead to convict anyone, but her dad thinks it’s Mr. Harvey (the neighbor). The dad pretty much goes psycho over who killed his daughter. The story is told in the point of view of the girl that was killed. The details are amazing. She knows everything that’s going around her. She really wanted to be with her family on earth, but instead she’s telling the story from Heaven. I’d tell you more, but it would just give the whole book away.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants adventure, drama, suspense. It’s pretty much all the genres combined into one. It may drag in the middle of the book, but once you get through it, by the end it’s definitely worth reading. There are a lot of lessons to be learned, and there is even some good advice in it that makes it even better. I definitely like those kinds of books that make you think about your own personal life, and that’s what this book does.
The Lovely Bones is about a girl who was kidnapped, raped, and killed in a corn field on the way home from school by her neighbor. The police find no lead to convict anyone, but her dad thinks it’s Mr. Harvey (the neighbor). The dad pretty much goes psycho over who killed his daughter. The story is told in the point of view of the girl that was killed. The details are amazing. She knows everything that’s going around her. She really wanted to be with her family on earth, but instead she’s telling the story from Heaven. I’d tell you more, but it would just give the whole book away.
I would recommend this book to anyone who wants adventure, drama, suspense. It’s pretty much all the genres combined into one. It may drag in the middle of the book, but once you get through it, by the end it’s definitely worth reading. There are a lot of lessons to be learned, and there is even some good advice in it that makes it even better. I definitely like those kinds of books that make you think about your own personal life, and that’s what this book does.
The Shining (Book Review)
Stephen King is a great author who writes many horror books. The Shining is a very good book by King, and it is science-fiction/horror of course and is considered one of the greatest horror books of all time. The themes of the book are psychic abilities, confined, writer's life, and evil. The problem in the book is how 2 parents try to figure out what is going on with their son and how they are going to survive the long COLD winter in the hotel. I wanted to read this book because I thought it was going to be interesting because it was a horror book.
The book tells the fictional story of a struggling tempered mental writer, Jack Torrance, and his wife Wendy and son Danny, who move into a hotel named the Overlook in Colorado as caretaker. Jack has been trying to rebuild his life after what happened one time when he was very drunk. He was an alcoholic and because of this he hurt his 3 year old son very badly. While Jack plans to write his new novel he gets distracted by mysterious occurrences in the hotel and slowly goes crazy. One thing that makes him go crazy is one of the hotel rooms, room 217. This room is forbidden to go in. Danny also has problems of his own, he always has a seizure or convulsion and he also has an imaginary friend named Tony. He is also a gifted child; he is telepathic, but sensitive to supernatural forces.
The hotel is both a personality in its own way and it manipulates both the living and the dead for its own purpose. It also expands the psychic powers of any living person who resides there, giving them the power to resist its will. Danny, who has had premonitions of the hotel's danger to his family, begins seeing ghosts and frightening visions from the hotel's past. But he ignores it and hopes that they are not dangerous in the present. The problem is that he does not tell his parents about his visions because he senses how important the job of caretaker is to his father and his family's future. However, Danny realizes that being in the hotel is making him more powerful and enabling him to make the things that normally cannot be dangerous become dangerous. The hotel begins to posses Jack and eventually he starts to do crazy things that you will find out in the book by reading it.
I thought that the book was so awesome. It was very interesting, crazy and the book was definitely entertaining, I could not put it down. I had to know what happened next! I am going to remember this book forever; no one can forget a really good book. I really like how Stephen King’s style is; he is really creative in his work. He makes things sound more interesting, you can just imagine things that he writes. Reading it will make your heart race with fear and make a chill run down your spine. What I did not like was when he would sometimes ramble on about things that were a little pointless. It got a little boring, but I read it anyways. If you do not like horror books, than you might not want to read this book. It is actually not that bad of a book.
The Shining is a very good book that you should recommend reading. You will enjoy finding out what happens next. If you like horror books, than you will like reading this one, or any other books that Stephen King wrote.
The book tells the fictional story of a struggling tempered mental writer, Jack Torrance, and his wife Wendy and son Danny, who move into a hotel named the Overlook in Colorado as caretaker. Jack has been trying to rebuild his life after what happened one time when he was very drunk. He was an alcoholic and because of this he hurt his 3 year old son very badly. While Jack plans to write his new novel he gets distracted by mysterious occurrences in the hotel and slowly goes crazy. One thing that makes him go crazy is one of the hotel rooms, room 217. This room is forbidden to go in. Danny also has problems of his own, he always has a seizure or convulsion and he also has an imaginary friend named Tony. He is also a gifted child; he is telepathic, but sensitive to supernatural forces.
The hotel is both a personality in its own way and it manipulates both the living and the dead for its own purpose. It also expands the psychic powers of any living person who resides there, giving them the power to resist its will. Danny, who has had premonitions of the hotel's danger to his family, begins seeing ghosts and frightening visions from the hotel's past. But he ignores it and hopes that they are not dangerous in the present. The problem is that he does not tell his parents about his visions because he senses how important the job of caretaker is to his father and his family's future. However, Danny realizes that being in the hotel is making him more powerful and enabling him to make the things that normally cannot be dangerous become dangerous. The hotel begins to posses Jack and eventually he starts to do crazy things that you will find out in the book by reading it.
I thought that the book was so awesome. It was very interesting, crazy and the book was definitely entertaining, I could not put it down. I had to know what happened next! I am going to remember this book forever; no one can forget a really good book. I really like how Stephen King’s style is; he is really creative in his work. He makes things sound more interesting, you can just imagine things that he writes. Reading it will make your heart race with fear and make a chill run down your spine. What I did not like was when he would sometimes ramble on about things that were a little pointless. It got a little boring, but I read it anyways. If you do not like horror books, than you might not want to read this book. It is actually not that bad of a book.
The Shining is a very good book that you should recommend reading. You will enjoy finding out what happens next. If you like horror books, than you will like reading this one, or any other books that Stephen King wrote.
into the wild ( book review)
The reason why i picked Into the Wild as my book is because the way he puts the world into perspective. He teaches that you dont need material wealth to be happy, instead you need to just know yourself. and there is no better way to know yourself untill you give everything up and live off the wild.
In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. his name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. he had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. four months later, his decomposed body was found by a party of moose hunters
If you are the type of person who questions authority and does not like the corruption in society today, you would like to read this book. it is a biography about a kid who hated the uglyness of society and just left it to figure out what life was reallly about
In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. his name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. he had given $25,000 in savings to charity, abandoned his car and most of his possessions, burned all the cash in his wallet, and invented a new life for himself. four months later, his decomposed body was found by a party of moose hunters
If you are the type of person who questions authority and does not like the corruption in society today, you would like to read this book. it is a biography about a kid who hated the uglyness of society and just left it to figure out what life was reallly about
Twilight (Book Review)
I never thought that I would be the person reading a book based on romance and vampires. However, in the book Twilight, Stephenie Meyer catches your attention right away and makes you not want to put the book down. Her style of writing is one that you can understand and not one that is thought out and has so many different meanings that it becomes hard to understand.
This book is based on a young girl, Isabella Swan, who moves to a small town, Forks, to live with her dad. She didn’t know what it was going to be like considering she only visited him a few times in her life. When she starts high school everyone seems to be really nice to her except for one boy that sits next to her in Biology, Edward Cullen. After cringing and sitting as far away from her as he could, he slowly becomes friendly. His beauty makes it hard for Bella to resist him; his pale skin, bronze hair, and strangely beautiful black eyes. Soon enough they fall in love and Bella finds out Edward’s secret being a vampire. Bella doesn’t seem as afraid or turn off by this as she should, which scares Edward. As they begin to get closer, Bella gets to meet his family who are also vampires and while out one day they come across James, the tracker. He is a tracker vampire and once he found Bella’s scent he was going to do whatever he could to have her. She tries to hide, but that is not what will stop him, he will do anything to have her even threaten her family. But in order to truly find out what happens you have to read the book.
This book is one of the most interesting books I have ever read. I never thought I would be the person wanting to stay up late to finish it. Stephenie Meyer does an amazing job with grabbing your attention and using imagery to draw out exactly what was happening. Throughout the whole book in my head I could imagine exactly what was going on. Even though the genre of this book is romance I would recommend this to everyone, guys and girls. It has a lot of action to keep you focused but the love story between Bella and Edward gets more and more intense as you read on. Also, I found out that Twilight isn’t the only book; it has a whole series so you can continue on the romance in New Moon and Eclipse.
This book is based on a young girl, Isabella Swan, who moves to a small town, Forks, to live with her dad. She didn’t know what it was going to be like considering she only visited him a few times in her life. When she starts high school everyone seems to be really nice to her except for one boy that sits next to her in Biology, Edward Cullen. After cringing and sitting as far away from her as he could, he slowly becomes friendly. His beauty makes it hard for Bella to resist him; his pale skin, bronze hair, and strangely beautiful black eyes. Soon enough they fall in love and Bella finds out Edward’s secret being a vampire. Bella doesn’t seem as afraid or turn off by this as she should, which scares Edward. As they begin to get closer, Bella gets to meet his family who are also vampires and while out one day they come across James, the tracker. He is a tracker vampire and once he found Bella’s scent he was going to do whatever he could to have her. She tries to hide, but that is not what will stop him, he will do anything to have her even threaten her family. But in order to truly find out what happens you have to read the book.
This book is one of the most interesting books I have ever read. I never thought I would be the person wanting to stay up late to finish it. Stephenie Meyer does an amazing job with grabbing your attention and using imagery to draw out exactly what was happening. Throughout the whole book in my head I could imagine exactly what was going on. Even though the genre of this book is romance I would recommend this to everyone, guys and girls. It has a lot of action to keep you focused but the love story between Bella and Edward gets more and more intense as you read on. Also, I found out that Twilight isn’t the only book; it has a whole series so you can continue on the romance in New Moon and Eclipse.
Finding Buck Mchenery (final review)
I read the book Finding Buck Mchenery. I thought it was a very entertaining book because the whole book revolved around baseball. The book talked about the old Negro leagues and the struggles they had to go through. It was really cool because it mentioned some people who played in the Negro Leagues and I have heard some of the names before. The book first started off with the main character Jason who got cut from his little league team. Some other kids around the league have as well. So they needed to start an expansion team and Jason was going to be captain of the new team. While Jason was trying to get the Grandstand card store to sponsor the team he came across a card that said Buck Mchenry and he thought it was Mack Henry the school custodian. Since he recognizes this he wanted him to be the coach and his grandson to be the pitcher who was the best player in the whole league. While Jason called everyone to play on the team no one wanted too until sports reporter mentioned the team and the coach on the air when everyone wanted to play. Find out how the team does and finding the discovery of Buck Mchenry.
I choose this book because it was about baseball and looked really interesting. At first I didn’t want to read at all but then I got hooked and couldn’t stop reading. It was a very entertaining book because the author keeps giving twist in the book and I was curious to get to the end to see how the Grandstand team did. What I didn’t like is it kind of repeats itself a little about the description of the Negro leagues. I thought the book was pretty realistic but had some cartoon stuff in it. I would encourage anyone to read this who has an interest in sports.
I choose this book because it was about baseball and looked really interesting. At first I didn’t want to read at all but then I got hooked and couldn’t stop reading. It was a very entertaining book because the author keeps giving twist in the book and I was curious to get to the end to see how the Grandstand team did. What I didn’t like is it kind of repeats itself a little about the description of the Negro leagues. I thought the book was pretty realistic but had some cartoon stuff in it. I would encourage anyone to read this who has an interest in sports.
(Book Review)
Without You
By: Anthony Rapp
The book Without You is an amazing if you want to say memoir. It’s the life of one main guy by the name of Anthony Rapp. Anthony Rapp born and raised in Joliet, Illinois. Anthony moved to New York with his brother Adam to pursue his acting career. He has been acting since he was very young, he was in a movie called The Adventures of Babysitting, also when he got a bit older he was in a movie called Dazed and Confused. His work has made him quite famous his most acknowledgeable work was in a little Broadway show called RENT and also in the movie adaptation of the musical. He out of about five people was the original cast members I meaning before RENT was on Broadway when it was a workshop.
Why I picked this book well because I am so interested in the musical RENT and I finally get to hear the background of how it became so huge that it became a movie. I never knew that it was a struggle to get the musical on Broadway. It’s a book that goes into life and struggle and heartbreak, I love those kinds of books even though and can make you a bit sad at times. I found this book one day at a book store and the Anthony’s Rapp was one of my favorite actors in the movie that I had to read it and I finally got it on Christmas I was really excited.
What I liked about the book was that he went back and forth from his family to living in New York and being broke and cannot afford a lot of things. He does the transition of being a working man to being a family man very well especially when his sick and dying mother lives about a thousand miles away its cool that he shows that he can still be an actor but also when his family comes knocking he runs and tries to help them. What I don’t like is that he goes into so much detail about his private life, I mean its cool to say personal stuff but I mean going full on detail is pretty over exempt. He is an amazing writer but he really doesn’t have to go into full detail about his sexuality, it’s cool to know about someone who you are so interested in but you don’t want to know everything about that person. The book is also very sad a lot of people that he was close to die in this book.
The book goes on about how life is in a city called New York. It also goes back to his hometown of Joliet, Illinois. Anthony struggles to live and build his acting career he makes a living to go and audition for many different plays and musicals. His biggest break was when he got casted for the off Broadway more like a workshop RENT. He finally gets into some plays but his mother falls very ill again and he has to basically stop everything and fly back to Joliet and help his mother out and take care of her. He finds himself looking into himself by looking at his mother he feels that he can show emotion for the first time in his life after a family member dies. I don’t want to go on and explain the book without spoiling it. If anyone is a huge fan of RENT this is the book for you.
By: Anthony Rapp
The book Without You is an amazing if you want to say memoir. It’s the life of one main guy by the name of Anthony Rapp. Anthony Rapp born and raised in Joliet, Illinois. Anthony moved to New York with his brother Adam to pursue his acting career. He has been acting since he was very young, he was in a movie called The Adventures of Babysitting, also when he got a bit older he was in a movie called Dazed and Confused. His work has made him quite famous his most acknowledgeable work was in a little Broadway show called RENT and also in the movie adaptation of the musical. He out of about five people was the original cast members I meaning before RENT was on Broadway when it was a workshop.
Why I picked this book well because I am so interested in the musical RENT and I finally get to hear the background of how it became so huge that it became a movie. I never knew that it was a struggle to get the musical on Broadway. It’s a book that goes into life and struggle and heartbreak, I love those kinds of books even though and can make you a bit sad at times. I found this book one day at a book store and the Anthony’s Rapp was one of my favorite actors in the movie that I had to read it and I finally got it on Christmas I was really excited.
What I liked about the book was that he went back and forth from his family to living in New York and being broke and cannot afford a lot of things. He does the transition of being a working man to being a family man very well especially when his sick and dying mother lives about a thousand miles away its cool that he shows that he can still be an actor but also when his family comes knocking he runs and tries to help them. What I don’t like is that he goes into so much detail about his private life, I mean its cool to say personal stuff but I mean going full on detail is pretty over exempt. He is an amazing writer but he really doesn’t have to go into full detail about his sexuality, it’s cool to know about someone who you are so interested in but you don’t want to know everything about that person. The book is also very sad a lot of people that he was close to die in this book.
The book goes on about how life is in a city called New York. It also goes back to his hometown of Joliet, Illinois. Anthony struggles to live and build his acting career he makes a living to go and audition for many different plays and musicals. His biggest break was when he got casted for the off Broadway more like a workshop RENT. He finally gets into some plays but his mother falls very ill again and he has to basically stop everything and fly back to Joliet and help his mother out and take care of her. He finds himself looking into himself by looking at his mother he feels that he can show emotion for the first time in his life after a family member dies. I don’t want to go on and explain the book without spoiling it. If anyone is a huge fan of RENT this is the book for you.
into the wild (post 4)
i wished to acquire the simplicity, native feelings, and virtues of savage life; to divest myself of the factitious habits, prejudices and imperfections of civilization;.... and to find, amidst the solitude and grandeur of the western wilds, more cerrect views of human nature and of the true interests of man.the season of snows was preferred, that i might experience the pleasure of suffering, and the novelty of danger. ( pg. 157) i have never read a more perfect quote in a book in my life, taht is the true vision. you cant truelly find yourfself or see the good in people unless you see them without all the material surroundings hiding there true self.
The Innocent Man ((book review))
I read the book The Innocent man, by accident actually. The first day of our independent reading I forgot to bring my book with me, so I had to go to the library and pick one out, but only to read for the day. I picked this one was mainly because of the title, and because Miss Bullerd said that John Grishman was a very good writer. Well, she was right. By the end of the class period I had completely forgot about the book I originally wanted to read, this was it.
The novel is about a man named Ron Williamson, who grew up in a small town of Ada, Oklahoma. He was the town’s baseball star and was quickly drafted into the minor leagues. When he was cut because of a bad shoulder injury he fell into a deep addiction to drugs and alcohol; which later caused him major psychological problems. In 1982, Debbie Carter, a woman from his home town was murdered in her apartment after work late one night. The case/investigation did not make any progress for almost five years. In 1987, Ron and his friend Denis Fritz were wrongfully accused for the murder, with no real physical evidence leading to them or against them. The police only had their past criminal records to suspect they could be the murderers. Ron spent twelve long years on death row, and he was finally set free after a DNA test proved him innocent.
At first I really enjoyed reading the Innocent Man, and I just could not seem to put it down. But as I got farther into the book all of the suspense seemed to die and I lost most interest. John Grishman definitely expressed his dislike and distrust for the justice system all throughout the book, and did a very good job of telling every little detail. I did not however like the fact that he spent so much time on the details because I think that pulled away from the story, and made it slow and boring. This was a really good book about a story that needed to be told, but I was very hard to keep moving and actually finish.
The novel is about a man named Ron Williamson, who grew up in a small town of Ada, Oklahoma. He was the town’s baseball star and was quickly drafted into the minor leagues. When he was cut because of a bad shoulder injury he fell into a deep addiction to drugs and alcohol; which later caused him major psychological problems. In 1982, Debbie Carter, a woman from his home town was murdered in her apartment after work late one night. The case/investigation did not make any progress for almost five years. In 1987, Ron and his friend Denis Fritz were wrongfully accused for the murder, with no real physical evidence leading to them or against them. The police only had their past criminal records to suspect they could be the murderers. Ron spent twelve long years on death row, and he was finally set free after a DNA test proved him innocent.
At first I really enjoyed reading the Innocent Man, and I just could not seem to put it down. But as I got farther into the book all of the suspense seemed to die and I lost most interest. John Grishman definitely expressed his dislike and distrust for the justice system all throughout the book, and did a very good job of telling every little detail. I did not however like the fact that he spent so much time on the details because I think that pulled away from the story, and made it slow and boring. This was a really good book about a story that needed to be told, but I was very hard to keep moving and actually finish.
The Joy Luck Club : Book Review
When you look at the cover of the Joy Luck Club, by Amy Tan, you may wonder what it’s about. It’s a catchy title, I think. The book has many settings and many different lessons to be learned. The adventures start in china but the stories are told in San Francisco, in late 1940’s.
The book starts off with the death of the mother of Jing-Mei Woo. Her mother started the joy luck club back in China, where times were rough and the club was to escape the reality and to relax with games and food. There were four members of the joy luck club in China, and when they moved to California, family and friends started to come along. Since the mother died because of a disease, Jing-Mei, who is Americanized and doesn’t know much about the group, has to attend the group meetings. Jing-Mei learns everything about her mother through the joy luck club, even after her mother’s death. She discovers she has twin sisters still in China because her mom left them there because of hard times. In Jing-Mei’s adventure, she tries to find her lost twin sisters that her mother once given up, and tell her how great her mother is. There’s a purpose why “The Joy Luck Club” got such good reviews. It shows the connection between a mother and a daughter through many adventures, and you’ll have to find out yourself to understand.
The book starts off with the death of the mother of Jing-Mei Woo. Her mother started the joy luck club back in China, where times were rough and the club was to escape the reality and to relax with games and food. There were four members of the joy luck club in China, and when they moved to California, family and friends started to come along. Since the mother died because of a disease, Jing-Mei, who is Americanized and doesn’t know much about the group, has to attend the group meetings. Jing-Mei learns everything about her mother through the joy luck club, even after her mother’s death. She discovers she has twin sisters still in China because her mom left them there because of hard times. In Jing-Mei’s adventure, she tries to find her lost twin sisters that her mother once given up, and tell her how great her mother is. There’s a purpose why “The Joy Luck Club” got such good reviews. It shows the connection between a mother and a daughter through many adventures, and you’ll have to find out yourself to understand.
The Lovely Bones [Post 4]
“I watched my beautiful sister running . . . and I knew she was not running away from me or toward me. Like someone who has survived a gut-shot, the wound had been closing, closing - braiding into a scar for eight long years" (242).
Susie's sister has finally revealed her feelings about her sister. I knew she was going to crack sooner or later.
I like this quote, and the fact it can relate to a scar. This 'scar' was a deep scar for Susie's sister, Lindsey, because she had not shown any type of emotion or anything toward the death of her sister. I think when someone dies, the pain is there, but it’s blocked out by everyday activities. Sometimes you don’t want to admit the problem, but instead avoid it all. This can relate to me in a lot of ways…Instead of me just facing the problem, I try and avoid it all together. I hate it when there’s conflict, but in the end, it’s better to just face it head on. It might be the harder thing to do, but sometimes it’s the only thing to do. If not, your life becomes in a tangled mess because you can’t release your feelings towards the problem.
Susie's sister has finally revealed her feelings about her sister. I knew she was going to crack sooner or later.
I like this quote, and the fact it can relate to a scar. This 'scar' was a deep scar for Susie's sister, Lindsey, because she had not shown any type of emotion or anything toward the death of her sister. I think when someone dies, the pain is there, but it’s blocked out by everyday activities. Sometimes you don’t want to admit the problem, but instead avoid it all. This can relate to me in a lot of ways…Instead of me just facing the problem, I try and avoid it all together. I hate it when there’s conflict, but in the end, it’s better to just face it head on. It might be the harder thing to do, but sometimes it’s the only thing to do. If not, your life becomes in a tangled mess because you can’t release your feelings towards the problem.
BOOK REVIEW (fat kid rules the world)
I read this book because it says on the cover, fat kid rules the world. i though i could connect to this book cause im fat too. it turns out i didnt. The kid in this book is suicidal. Im not suicidal so i couldnt really connect to this book. it turns out that he is saved by his friend, that never happens to me so this book wasnt good for me. troy thinks too negative and it bothers me.
Mrs. Going tells the story of high school senior Troy Billings, 6'1", 300 pounds and completely unhappy. He isn’t normal at all and hates his life; Troy is on the verge of suicide. At least he thinks that he could be. When he is sort of rescued by the very skinny Curt MacRae. A homeless boy who constantly pops pills, he claims it’s nothing bad though. Curt is a legendary local punk rock musician. The weirdest of friendships develops, and Curt recruits Troy as the drummer in his new band. Troy, who thinks in headlines for some reason, is a good narrator, immediately getting us into his terrible outlook on life. But for all his problems, his weight, his lack of social skills, a brother and father who don't understand him. There is a good side to Troy, which makes the really good. And Troy's experiences within the band reflect his sudden shove into adulthood. But the best part and compelling character is his father. He is a widower and a retired marine, he hardly ever talks, but the changes that happen to him are numerous. The author swears quite a bit in this book, I think it is to bring out the characters of the two young men. Both in their own Problems, both in need of friends, both able to clumsily help each other. They are able to help each other by their personalities. They contradict so much they can correct each other, and not get mad at each other.
Love,
Braden
Mrs. Going tells the story of high school senior Troy Billings, 6'1", 300 pounds and completely unhappy. He isn’t normal at all and hates his life; Troy is on the verge of suicide. At least he thinks that he could be. When he is sort of rescued by the very skinny Curt MacRae. A homeless boy who constantly pops pills, he claims it’s nothing bad though. Curt is a legendary local punk rock musician. The weirdest of friendships develops, and Curt recruits Troy as the drummer in his new band. Troy, who thinks in headlines for some reason, is a good narrator, immediately getting us into his terrible outlook on life. But for all his problems, his weight, his lack of social skills, a brother and father who don't understand him. There is a good side to Troy, which makes the really good. And Troy's experiences within the band reflect his sudden shove into adulthood. But the best part and compelling character is his father. He is a widower and a retired marine, he hardly ever talks, but the changes that happen to him are numerous. The author swears quite a bit in this book, I think it is to bring out the characters of the two young men. Both in their own Problems, both in need of friends, both able to clumsily help each other. They are able to help each other by their personalities. They contradict so much they can correct each other, and not get mad at each other.
Love,
Braden
Firestorm (book review)
I chose to read Firestorm by Iris Johansen because she is above all my favorite author. Her books always keep me on the edge of my seat and keep me reading more. I have read several of her books and this is probably my second favorite. I love her character use and how she thinks of way crazy events to happen. Her climax is always so thrilling, it’s crazy! I read the back of this and thought it was interesting because first off what’s more exciting than tracking down an arsonist that has already been tracking you-freaky! And secondly, because Silver; “a dangerous man who seems to know Kerry’s mind almost as well as she does herself.” I wanted to know more… It made me turn the pages even faster when I read the synopsis.
In Firestorm, Kerry is an arson investigator with a dog Sam who gets all the credit for her work. He is kind of like a psychic. When she comes close to fire, she gets the story. She can see what actually happened on the scene hours before. How she does it she has no idea besides for the fact that she woke up from a coma and inherited these powers. She was stroke upon the head with something when an arsonist set her house on fire. Now she can see what really happened. Silver, a man that lives on the edge, needs Kerry’s help to find the meanest of all arsonists, and to help bring him down before he uses the deadliest tool: fire. With his creation he would wipe out a city in minutes and nothing would be able to stop it. The battle they fight the whole book is will he get to the first.
What I liked most about this book is the characters. Kerry and Silver are both so stubborn and bull headed they just go back and forth. Someone always has to give in but it takes a lot to make one of them break. I also love the twist at the beginning of the book, Kerry has a gift, and someone else does too. Actually three people do! The race to get to the arsonist Trask and Trask fighting to get Kerry and Silver is so exciting. It’s a puzzle Kerry and Silver must solve and Trask is solving one against them too. My favorite part is when they come face to face. Read this book and you will find out what happens!
In Firestorm, Kerry is an arson investigator with a dog Sam who gets all the credit for her work. He is kind of like a psychic. When she comes close to fire, she gets the story. She can see what actually happened on the scene hours before. How she does it she has no idea besides for the fact that she woke up from a coma and inherited these powers. She was stroke upon the head with something when an arsonist set her house on fire. Now she can see what really happened. Silver, a man that lives on the edge, needs Kerry’s help to find the meanest of all arsonists, and to help bring him down before he uses the deadliest tool: fire. With his creation he would wipe out a city in minutes and nothing would be able to stop it. The battle they fight the whole book is will he get to the first.
What I liked most about this book is the characters. Kerry and Silver are both so stubborn and bull headed they just go back and forth. Someone always has to give in but it takes a lot to make one of them break. I also love the twist at the beginning of the book, Kerry has a gift, and someone else does too. Actually three people do! The race to get to the arsonist Trask and Trask fighting to get Kerry and Silver is so exciting. It’s a puzzle Kerry and Silver must solve and Trask is solving one against them too. My favorite part is when they come face to face. Read this book and you will find out what happens!
13 Reasons Why (final summary ya'll)
How did I find this book? Honestly I went into the library and it’s the first one I saw. I’m glad I picked it though. It’s been a long time since a novel has kept my attention the entire time. This book kept me hooked until the very last page. This book was a page turner. I enjoyed it a lot. The cover of the book caught my eye because it was a girl just sitting on a swing. It made me wonder what she was thinking about or what the swing had to do with anything. The strange thing is, is how well the cover picture went along with the entire book.
The book 13 Reasons Why is about a boy, Clay Jensen, who receives seven unmarked cassette tapes in the mail. He wants to find out what these tapes have on them so he puts them in a cassette player and begins to listen. To his horror, the voice of his good friend Hannah sounds through the cheap speakers. Why does this scare him? The person speaking on the tapes killed herself a few weeks ago. These tapes make Clay’s stomach turn. Each side of the seven tapes has a story leading up to why she took her own life. Each story talks about one person who provoked her to commit suicide. Clay is confused as to why he received these tapes. To his recollection, he never did anything bad to Hannah. I would tell you more but I think you should read the book. Is Clay the final reason?
I would definitely recommend this book. The story makes you think about things that are said in the hallways at school, as well as things that are said outside of it. This book is a good example of how people should think about the outcome of their actions towards others. I know it sounds like a stupid line that we are forced to say in unison in the classroom before class starts but it is true. You may be teasing someone all in good humor, but you don’t know what that person has been through that day, or better yet, their whole lives. This book is a definite eye opener as well as a good read. It’s very exciting. I say go for it.
The book 13 Reasons Why is about a boy, Clay Jensen, who receives seven unmarked cassette tapes in the mail. He wants to find out what these tapes have on them so he puts them in a cassette player and begins to listen. To his horror, the voice of his good friend Hannah sounds through the cheap speakers. Why does this scare him? The person speaking on the tapes killed herself a few weeks ago. These tapes make Clay’s stomach turn. Each side of the seven tapes has a story leading up to why she took her own life. Each story talks about one person who provoked her to commit suicide. Clay is confused as to why he received these tapes. To his recollection, he never did anything bad to Hannah. I would tell you more but I think you should read the book. Is Clay the final reason?
I would definitely recommend this book. The story makes you think about things that are said in the hallways at school, as well as things that are said outside of it. This book is a good example of how people should think about the outcome of their actions towards others. I know it sounds like a stupid line that we are forced to say in unison in the classroom before class starts but it is true. You may be teasing someone all in good humor, but you don’t know what that person has been through that day, or better yet, their whole lives. This book is a definite eye opener as well as a good read. It’s very exciting. I say go for it.
The Kite Runner (Book Review)
I chose this book by looking through the books my family owned. After looking at the summaries I chose The Kite Runner. The book was fairly new, and from a different time than most of the stories we read this year. The subject sounded interesting because the Middle East has been a source of constant conflict in recent years, and I wanted to know about the point of view of an Afghan. I didn't know much about Afghanistan except that the 9/11 attacks were planned by some of the people living there.
Originally I thought the book was going to be about an Afghan boy and his friend living their daily lives in the wake of 9/11, when the US troops came to Afghanistan and overthrew the Taliban. I wanted to know what a Muslim felt about 9/11, whether he was tied with al-Quida or just an ordinary person. I also knew that the book was recently made into a movie, which I haven't seen yet. I wanted to know what the movie was about because it is on our DVR.
The story takes place between 1975 and 2002. Most of the events happen in Kabul, Afghanistan and San Francisco. The story follows Amir, a well to do child who's father is a high ranking member of Afghan society. Amir lives with only his father since his mother died during Amir's birth. Amir's father, Baba, is a powerful man in the community who is not afraid to speak his mind. A servant, Ali and his son, Hassan, live in a hut in their backyard. Hassan and Baba are both brave people. Hassan stands up to bullies to protect Amir. Amir feels Baba is ashamed of him because he is afraid to fight, reads books, and wants to become a writer. Hassan is a lower ranked member of society than Amir, but they are best friends. One main event of the story is a kite running tournament. Something happens and Amir betrays Hassan because he is cowardly, and feels he can get back at Hassan because he thinks Baba prefers Hassan. Later, Amir is guilt ridden. Amir begins making mean comments to Hassan, even though Hassan still loves and admires him. No matter how mean Amir becomes Hassan is still kind. Ali finds out the secret the boys share, and moves away with Hassan. When the Soviets invade Afghanistan, Baba and Amir escape to California. Years later, Amir finds out the tragic truth about Hassan. He also gets a chance to redeem himself.
The names of the people and places made the book a little more difficult to read. I also had some difficulty understanding customs and historical events. However, I liked the book because it was a fast paced page turner, and it opened by eyes to another culture. I also liked learning about the history involved with this country. The author was descriptive, which allowed me to visualize his writing. The theme of betrayal and redemption was evident throughout the book, and gave the characters traits common to all people. This book was one of the better books I have read in my lifetime. I would rate it as a nine or ten.
Originally I thought the book was going to be about an Afghan boy and his friend living their daily lives in the wake of 9/11, when the US troops came to Afghanistan and overthrew the Taliban. I wanted to know what a Muslim felt about 9/11, whether he was tied with al-Quida or just an ordinary person. I also knew that the book was recently made into a movie, which I haven't seen yet. I wanted to know what the movie was about because it is on our DVR.
The story takes place between 1975 and 2002. Most of the events happen in Kabul, Afghanistan and San Francisco. The story follows Amir, a well to do child who's father is a high ranking member of Afghan society. Amir lives with only his father since his mother died during Amir's birth. Amir's father, Baba, is a powerful man in the community who is not afraid to speak his mind. A servant, Ali and his son, Hassan, live in a hut in their backyard. Hassan and Baba are both brave people. Hassan stands up to bullies to protect Amir. Amir feels Baba is ashamed of him because he is afraid to fight, reads books, and wants to become a writer. Hassan is a lower ranked member of society than Amir, but they are best friends. One main event of the story is a kite running tournament. Something happens and Amir betrays Hassan because he is cowardly, and feels he can get back at Hassan because he thinks Baba prefers Hassan. Later, Amir is guilt ridden. Amir begins making mean comments to Hassan, even though Hassan still loves and admires him. No matter how mean Amir becomes Hassan is still kind. Ali finds out the secret the boys share, and moves away with Hassan. When the Soviets invade Afghanistan, Baba and Amir escape to California. Years later, Amir finds out the tragic truth about Hassan. He also gets a chance to redeem himself.
The names of the people and places made the book a little more difficult to read. I also had some difficulty understanding customs and historical events. However, I liked the book because it was a fast paced page turner, and it opened by eyes to another culture. I also liked learning about the history involved with this country. The author was descriptive, which allowed me to visualize his writing. The theme of betrayal and redemption was evident throughout the book, and gave the characters traits common to all people. This book was one of the better books I have read in my lifetime. I would rate it as a nine or ten.
The Year of the Hangman- Book Review
This was the first book that I have read that was written in this style. Not only did this book not follow the normal pattern but it was written as a Alternative History. I was attracted to the book because I really like history and thought I would try out the alternative history genre. This book leaves the reader with the question, “What if we had not won the Revolutionary War?”
The book starts off in England with our main character Creighton. Creighton is a member of the upper class, and is very spoiled. His mother on the other hand is a single struggling widow who lost her husband in the Revolutionary War. Creighton’s mother is tired of dealing with Creighton so she hires hit men to kidnap Creighton and take him to America. Once in America, Creighton was to live with his uncle who is a Colonel in the British Army. But Mr. Gower had different ideas, and loaded Creighton onto a ship to be sent with him to Florida. But on the way to Florida, Patriots raided the boat and took Gower as hostage. Creighton was then sent off to New Orleans to live with Ben Franklin and await the escape of his uncle. But Creighton realizes that the Patriot cause isn’t all bad, which side will Creighton choose?
This book was really an amazing book. Normally I don’t like to read but with this book I couldn’t put it down. It has a great story and even better characters (whom you might recognize in America’s history). But best of all, this book was written by Missouri’s own, Gary Blackwood. If you like history, then you will love this glimpse at what could have been.
The book starts off in England with our main character Creighton. Creighton is a member of the upper class, and is very spoiled. His mother on the other hand is a single struggling widow who lost her husband in the Revolutionary War. Creighton’s mother is tired of dealing with Creighton so she hires hit men to kidnap Creighton and take him to America. Once in America, Creighton was to live with his uncle who is a Colonel in the British Army. But Mr. Gower had different ideas, and loaded Creighton onto a ship to be sent with him to Florida. But on the way to Florida, Patriots raided the boat and took Gower as hostage. Creighton was then sent off to New Orleans to live with Ben Franklin and await the escape of his uncle. But Creighton realizes that the Patriot cause isn’t all bad, which side will Creighton choose?
This book was really an amazing book. Normally I don’t like to read but with this book I couldn’t put it down. It has a great story and even better characters (whom you might recognize in America’s history). But best of all, this book was written by Missouri’s own, Gary Blackwood. If you like history, then you will love this glimpse at what could have been.
13 reasons why (post 4)
“People stare at her desk every day. But today, for me, is profoundly different than yesterday. So I’ll take my time at my locker…and in the restroom…or wandering through the halls.”
At this point Clay had just finished listening to the last tape. As it turns out, he wasn’t even on it at all. The very last story was the most disturbing. The night before she died she was taking a walk around the block and was sidetracked by some classmates in a hot tub. She got in the hot tub with them and was taken advantage of by a complete slime-ball. That was the night she let her reputation catch up with her. But she didn’t care because while the boy was using her, she was using him to let go of herself. Though Clay was relieved that he wasn’t the last person to be talked about on the tapes, it was a sort of bittersweet moment. He found out the reason why she killed herself. So the next day when he went into class he just stared at Hannah Baker’s desk. It was different for him that morning. Looking at her desk didn’t make him feel so sick to his stomach. But as any other normal person with feeling s, he couldn’t make eye contact or even stand to be around the boy that took advantage of Hannah the last night she was alive.
At this point Clay had just finished listening to the last tape. As it turns out, he wasn’t even on it at all. The very last story was the most disturbing. The night before she died she was taking a walk around the block and was sidetracked by some classmates in a hot tub. She got in the hot tub with them and was taken advantage of by a complete slime-ball. That was the night she let her reputation catch up with her. But she didn’t care because while the boy was using her, she was using him to let go of herself. Though Clay was relieved that he wasn’t the last person to be talked about on the tapes, it was a sort of bittersweet moment. He found out the reason why she killed herself. So the next day when he went into class he just stared at Hannah Baker’s desk. It was different for him that morning. Looking at her desk didn’t make him feel so sick to his stomach. But as any other normal person with feeling s, he couldn’t make eye contact or even stand to be around the boy that took advantage of Hannah the last night she was alive.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Finding Buck Mchenery (post #4)
"Jim Davis made us all baseball cards of ourselves at the end of the season."
After Chuck went and talked about the show on Mr. Henery we found out that Mack Henery wasn't really Buck Mchenery. We never found out who he was. I was totally shocked when this happen. Mr. Henry just said that to cheer up is depressed grandson Aaron. On Chuck's show he advertised the Grandstand team to help them get enough players. Jason got fifteen calls that night and they were able to have a team. I thought they were going to win the championship because they had Aaron pitching. But the Grandstand didn't get first place they got third place because Aaron could only pitch four innings out of a seven innings a game. Which I thought was good because they were all the rejects of the league. Although Mr. Henery wasn't Buck he still made a great coach. I think you can be a great coach even though you don't have talent. I think the next year they will win the league because they will be more experienced and they have a great coach in Mr. Henery.
After Chuck went and talked about the show on Mr. Henery we found out that Mack Henery wasn't really Buck Mchenery. We never found out who he was. I was totally shocked when this happen. Mr. Henry just said that to cheer up is depressed grandson Aaron. On Chuck's show he advertised the Grandstand team to help them get enough players. Jason got fifteen calls that night and they were able to have a team. I thought they were going to win the championship because they had Aaron pitching. But the Grandstand didn't get first place they got third place because Aaron could only pitch four innings out of a seven innings a game. Which I thought was good because they were all the rejects of the league. Although Mr. Henery wasn't Buck he still made a great coach. I think you can be a great coach even though you don't have talent. I think the next year they will win the league because they will be more experienced and they have a great coach in Mr. Henery.
Without You (Post 4)
"Why cant you play a nice normal person"
"Like all my childhood perfomances as Snoopy, Oliver, Tiny Tim and Cowardly Lion."
In these next few chapters Anthony goes back to New York and does a couple of some sort of plays if you know what i mean. Theres a flashback on how we find out that his mother got cancer and never showed it. He only goes into these flashbacks because this is moments he sees his mother so week and skinny and very looking unhealthy. He uses a name called Wild Bill thats what they called his mothers problem. It seemed in their eyes like a good name. Then he comes back out of the flashback and he is at log cabin in the Wisconsin and his mother is looking not good at all. Thats the end of the Chapter called Wild Bill. The next chapter called Getting it all, starts out with "i have another tumor"
"Like all my childhood perfomances as Snoopy, Oliver, Tiny Tim and Cowardly Lion."
In these next few chapters Anthony goes back to New York and does a couple of some sort of plays if you know what i mean. Theres a flashback on how we find out that his mother got cancer and never showed it. He only goes into these flashbacks because this is moments he sees his mother so week and skinny and very looking unhealthy. He uses a name called Wild Bill thats what they called his mothers problem. It seemed in their eyes like a good name. Then he comes back out of the flashback and he is at log cabin in the Wisconsin and his mother is looking not good at all. Thats the end of the Chapter called Wild Bill. The next chapter called Getting it all, starts out with "i have another tumor"
The Innocent Man ((post #4))
“After two hours of nonstop hammering, Tommy finally cracked. The pressure came from fear – Smith and Rogers were angry and seemed perfectly able and willing to slap him around if not outright shoot him – but also from the horror of wasting away on death row before finally getting executed.”
Don’t get me wrong, I love his book and all, but I keep getting more and more frustrated with it. If it’s not enough to harass one man for a murder he did not commit, while the real murderer is still loose. Now they’ve made another innocent kid confess to the murder of a girl that he didn’t even know.
Denise Harraway was a twenty one year old girl in college who disappeared from work one day; they found no body and had no suspects. The same cops that accused Tom of murdering Debbie Carter now found a new easy target, Tommy. They had no real leads or even a reason to suspect him, but after and eight hour interrogation he cracked and gave them a confession on tape. They now have two innocent men behind bars.
I really hope police aren’t really like that, because that’s horrible, and really annoying. Smith and Rogers are too lazy to actually go out and find the real murderers that they blame it on any random person, and in this case threatened them to death. Ugh.
Don’t get me wrong, I love his book and all, but I keep getting more and more frustrated with it. If it’s not enough to harass one man for a murder he did not commit, while the real murderer is still loose. Now they’ve made another innocent kid confess to the murder of a girl that he didn’t even know.
Denise Harraway was a twenty one year old girl in college who disappeared from work one day; they found no body and had no suspects. The same cops that accused Tom of murdering Debbie Carter now found a new easy target, Tommy. They had no real leads or even a reason to suspect him, but after and eight hour interrogation he cracked and gave them a confession on tape. They now have two innocent men behind bars.
I really hope police aren’t really like that, because that’s horrible, and really annoying. Smith and Rogers are too lazy to actually go out and find the real murderers that they blame it on any random person, and in this case threatened them to death. Ugh.
Into the Wild ( post 3)
as to when i shall cisit civilization, it will not be soon, i think. i have not tired of the wilderness; rather i enjoy its beaty and the vagrant life i lead, more keenly all the time. i prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star sprinkled sky to a roof, the abscure and difficult trail, leading into the unknown, to any paved highway, and the deep peace of the wild to the discontent bred by cities. i have deep respect for Mccandless, he has turned against everything we are brought up to believe and seeks truth. If i could i would give up my life to seek the truth out in the bush, but then again i am a little to much of a city dweller, but i do want to seek truth, instead of all the lies we are forced to believe.
Into the Wild (post 2)
McCandless was exhilarated; he saw the flash flood as an opportunity to shed unnecessary baggage. that mccandless is a very optomistic person, if a flood would of came and took my car and all my stuff in my car i would be furiouse instead of happy for losing all my stuff. but then again he is going with what little supplies he can hold to seek truth
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