ANOTHER BOOK

Okay, so another one. This time i think i'll post about the same book, just because it's long and i really enjoy it. I'm actually reading it online too. i find the whole idea of that really cool in general, that something can be so open that you can just read it for free. anyway, I really like the way this book is going. I don't get a lot of books that focus on technology, and when i do they're usually the same kind of stuff i see everyday. Also they usually focus only on the technology aspect of the story. in this book i feel like i can relate to the characters and think about the settings in a realistic way. I can see the tools they use to solve their fictional problems and realize that they are the same as the kind of things i would use or even do use. I'm using a laptop right now, maybe not to prove my innocence in a crime or to hack into some massive database, but to write a post about a book. the post will go through the internet and through millions of recievers, and anyone in the world could read about what i think and the kind of things i like to read. there's something i find extremely cool about that and a free internet in general. I think that's kind of one of the points of the book.

Book

Another post, huh? well this time I'm writing about a book that my teacher Ms. Tabor recommended to me. I always enjoy getting recommendations, and make sure to read whatever I'm given, even if the idea doesn't appeal to me at first. Anyway, the book I'm writing about is called "Little Brother" by Cory Doctorow. The main character is a seventeen year old high school student named Marcus Yallow. As a hacker, he has broken a few laws in his life, but after convincing his friend Darryl to skip school, a massive terrorist attack takes place on the Bay Bridge. The national protection services such as the CIA and FBI take them in for questioning. I think the reason i like this book so far is because it's not the kind of story I see everyday. Also it's not the sort of thing I would usually pick up if i saw it at the book store or in the library. After reading the first few pages though, i have to say i found it at the very least gripping. by the end of the second chapter i wanted to keep reading it and figure out what might happen to these characters. I may have mentioned this before in one of my posts but i believe that good characters are really what makes a story worth reading. If I feel disinterested in the characters i don't care what happens to them. But in this book I thought that while all the characters had their flaws and imperfections, they were all generally appealing to read about and learn more about. I didn't find any of them particularly one sided or plain. I could also relate to a lot of the interests they have. Harajuku fun madness sounds pretty cool.

Book 3

Well here we are again. This week I'll be posting about a book called Maximum Ride: Saving the world and other extreme sports. This is actually the third book in a series, called Maximum Ride by james patterson. I personally really like these books because of the characters. I like how they all have flaws and seem so real as humans. Or not in this case. Maybe it's just a personal preference, but I get very bored with a book if I don't think the characters are appealing, perfect, or interesting in general. To me, a story is written more by the characters personalities than the author once they've been created. The characters in this particular series are appealing to me because none of them are perfect, they all have flaws, but they all have qualities that makes me like them. Having characters that are just mean or unpleasant are also no fun to read about. Max is the leader and the main character of the book. She may be a little headstrong, and make some bad decisions, but she really is the best choice to be a leader. She loves everyone in the group, or flock, and really does to the right thing in the end.shes also a lot of fun to read about.

I'm writing about one of my favorite books. It's called The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. I'm sure some of you have read it. It tells the story of a boy named nobody, and in my opinion, he is a great character. Somehow I'm able to identify with him, even though we're practically polar opposites. He makes sense as a person, even if he really isn't a human at all, seeing as how he was raised by ghosts. His parents were mr. And mrs. Owens, and he is nobody owens, bod, for short. His name was given to him because when the ghosts found the child, they began to think of names, naturally, and after much fighting about who he looked like, they decided he looked like nobody but himself. So his name was nobody. Sometimes I feel like a nobody too. A lot, actually. Bod's mentor is Silas, a sullen, but wise occupant of the graveyard. He's almost like a father figure for nobody. Throughout the course of the book, it became evident to me that nobody looked up to Silas.
I have found a metaphor hidden within the book as well. The lady in gray, a woman often mentioned, almost as a leader, implies death. The dance with the lady in gray represents nobody's line between the living and the dead, and how thin it actually is. Her decision about nobody, letting a living child among the dead, shows the authors feelings on death itself. To me, it shows that the author doesn't think of death as a bad thing, almost a good one. It shows that good things come after a tragedy, the murder of a toddlers parents. I love this book, and I hope you love it too.


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Book 2

Well I finished the blue girl, and the ending was just WOW. Sometimes the ends of books disappoint me, so I'm glad this one didn't. I started a new bok this week called "ever lost" by Niel Shustman. So far I really love it. I can hardly get any sleep if i start reading it. The basic story line is about a girl named Allie, a boy named Nick, and the strange little eleven year old named Lief. One day, Allie and Nick both get into a car crash. On their way to eternal rest, they crash into something, and are thrown into the nothingness known as ever lost. Of course, neither of them know where they are, hoe they got there, or how to get back until the one person already living there shows up. He has no name and doesn't grow. Allie names him Lief because he was found by them in the forest.
So far this book has confused me, excited me, and almost made me cry. I really recommend this book to anyone who enjoyed Elsewhere, or anyone who enjoys a good thriller, because I can't put it down.


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Book

The book i am currently reading is "The Blue Girl" by Charles De Lint. So far i am really enjoying it. It picks up on topics that most authors have trouble adressing. To me, that translates into courage, which is necesary in telling a good and interesting story, such as the one at hand. I can hardly put it down.
The main character? thats the thing. There are several, and the story is told from different view points at different times. At one point you might have one character speaking from the present, and then another character talking about the past. If i had to select a few characters that i would consider the most important, I would say Imogene and Maxine.
The basic plotline of the book is that Imogene is being haunted by images of her childhood imaginary friend, Pel Mel. He only ever speaks in cryptic tones, such as "ive missed you sideways". On top of that, every time he visits her dreams, whatever happens in that dream becomes real. On top of all that, the malicious fairies that inahbit her highschool decide that they want to murder her, and the resident ghost keeps trying to warn her of all the dangers that she has to deal with.
In my eyes, Imogene is easy to identify with. She has real problems, along with the ones that are fantasy. She has a real and imperfect personality, like the rest of us. Maxine is likewise. She's a little shy, and a little bit unhappy in her place in life, but shes a good person. Its just that not many people giver her a chance.
I really do reccomend this book to everyone because i dont think its one of those stories that you get over and over again. Its new, and its fun without being easy to read, and its one of the few books that has actually scared me. Overall, i havent finished it quite yet, but the last few chapters have me on the edge of my seat.