Hey. I know Randolph deleted this thread, but I'm going to use it to talk about books we're reading over the break. Or books that I'm reading, haha. There's nowhere else designated on the blog so this might become my own little page but I don't care.
So, I decided to read the book Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk because I really wanted to see the movie. And you know what they say about movies based on books, so that was my inspiration.
The book is about a man who meets a man named Tyler Durden. I'll try my best not to give away the story for anyone who hasn't read/saw the movie, but there was one passage that I wanted to highlight from the reading:
"You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away" (pg. 66).
This could not be more accurate. Though a major theme of the book is not sexual promiscuity or anything of the like, this was just a comical passage that I thought highlighted an important truth. Nowadays people are way too free when it comes to sexual relationships. Young people especially often find themselves in a world of one night stands, regardless of the dangers they know to be present. This passage talks about condoms being Cinderella's glass slipper. In a way, aren't they? This made me wonder just how appropriate Disney stories are. In psychology one day before the break, Mr. Uwaine showed us a video about Disney Movies and how activist groups (especially GLAAD) are mad at the female image Disney has perpetuated through its films. According to them, women are always seen as the yielding, helpless object that eventually allows a man to take her over. And in the case of Little Mermaid in particular, the female character gave up her voice (arguably her most powerful asset) in order to please the "man of her dreams." This opinion, though I don't fully agree with the assessment of Disney's films, works in conjunction with this quote. The whole Cinderella story, if you think about it, encourages her life of promiscuity if you think about it: She leaves the house one night without her step-mother's knowledge, dances the night away with some man, and then is eventually rewarded when she marries him because of the exchange they had on that one night. It's an odd perspective but I think Palahniuk might be getting at something here. Condoms and glass slippers really have more in common that I would have guessed.
"'What you have to consider,' he says, 'is the possibility that God doesn't like you. Could be, God hates us. This is not the worst thing that can happen.' How Tyler saw it was that getting God's attention for being bad was better than getting no attention at all. Maybe because God's hate is better than His indifference."
I'm almost at the end of the book and I read this quote. Now, to the extent of my knowledge Fight Club has no Christian undertones, and so I thought it was a little weird that Tyler Durden began to share his philosophies about God. The purpose behind this is the illuminate the beliefs that the main character himself is afraid to acknowledge, for he must believe this too if Tyler Durden believes it. Regardless, the quote itself brings up a very interesting point: is God's hate better than his indifference? I think this was addressed in a book we read in AP Language (maybe The Poisonwood Bible? I'm not certain), but the question still interests me. Is it really better to be hated by God than to receive his indifference? Firstly, God is not supposed to hate, is he? According to the Bible, God loves all his children. And so I do think that Durden's viewpoint is a little skewed. This tid-bit aside, I really do wonder that if there is such a thing at Divine hate, is that more noble that indifference? Sometimes it's not a bad thing to go unrecognized. Sometimes going unrecognized is better than 'making waves.' But when it comes down to it, I believe that we were all put here on this earth to make a difference. It can be to one person, or as grand as the entire world but regardless that is our mission in our life: to interact with one another. Does interacting with one another mean interacting with God? I'm not sure...but it was an interesting thought.
I finished reading Fight Club, and let's just say that the ending is worth some of the slow-going parts within the book. It's a really good read, and I am anxious to read the movie. Fight Club was kind of personal for me because it dealt with some psychological issues within the human mind. Being that I do want to major in psychology, it was kind of entertaining to see the disorders, etc. come to life. Also, Tyler Durden is one mysterious guy. Like I said, I don't want to ruin things for anyone but...you just have to read/watch this tale's end--it was pretty surprising to me. Fight Club is a good, short read (its less than 200 pages) with a comical twist that I'm sure everyone would enjoy. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who isn't too prudish.
I started reading my 3rd quarter novel, by Tucker Max, and this looks as though it will be an entertaining book. The very first chapter is a comical story about how the author was super drunk one night and had nothing more than alcohol and a portable breathalizer with which to entertain himself. Needless to say, things got a little carried away, and he ended up face-down in a puddle in front of a sushi bar with only his boxers on and his penis hanging out. I really want to continue into the book--I'll keep you guys updated on anymore risque stories, haha.
Okay, for all this book's comedic value, I must admit that there is no literary value whatsoever in this piece. The book is bascially Max's autobiographical commentary on the womanizing, drinking, fornicating, and partying he did throughout college. Don't get me wrong, the book is HILARIOUS, but it is nowhere near Nobel Prize status. The only thing to be taken back from the book (besides a couple of side-splitting stories) is that living life to the fullest extent, though it may have its drawbacks, is nothing to be ashamed of. Max is all the things I described him as prior, but never once in the story does the reader turn their head away in disgust because never once does Tucker Max himself voice his moral regret. True, there are one or two special cases thus far that call for Max's explicit aside, but he doesn't apologize. I don't necessarily condone getting s***-face drunk and partying your brains out, but I do think that the proper way to live life is without regret. So if you're are a fast-paced individual who wants to make the most of their life, go for it. That's about all this book offers. It's about 270 pages and I'm nearing 200 right now...can't wait to read the rest.
CHLOE LUDWIG WEEK 1 BLOG IN COLD BLOOD BY TRUMAN CAPOTE
First off, I must say...I tried to watch the movie and I couldn't get through it because of the way Philip Seymour Hoffman spoke. It's so annoying and funny. But then I felt bad about thinking it was funny because maybe Capote was "special"...
I like the book, though. I'm not very far along yet, but I do like to read it. It's a real "page turner" haha.
So far, I think it's interesting because I already know the whole family dies, but the beginning tells me all about them and their personalities and such. It's probably not good, though, because then I might like one of the characters and be sad when they get their head blown off. :[
I'm at the point in the book where we meet some gay couple...I think they're the murderers. Maybe. They disguised themselves as game hunters.
The Clutter family (the ones that die) let people on their property to hunt game because they have a large property and aren't greedy. But anyway, these gay guys dress up as hunters and they're on their way somewhere. I don't know where yet. I'm pretty sure they might be the ones to kill the Clutters. I really don't know what happens next -_-.
I don't like being unable to anticipate things or like...I don't like unexpected things. If they're good surprises, then maaaaybe. But...I don't like being out of "the know", you know? Although, in real life (irl) this happens often. I'm not included in a lot of things, haha. Daijoubu, daijoubu. I just like knowing what's going on. So... I hope the book reveals something to me soon!
Oy, this seems long enough. I'm tired too, though. :/
Omgosh, I have no idea what is going on with this blog, lol...
I guess we're supposed to comment in the other one? Oh well I already posted it...are we supposed to have three posts all total? One from every week of the break? Is Ms. Donnelly just going to check them all when we get back? Haha, so many questions and so little answers!
Yeah, I agree with Chloe. Then we could've made our blogs like Japanese...
Well I'll just do my other posts later I guess. My time is running out on the library computer...
Alright so I finished this RIDICULOUS book. I still stand by my claim that there is no literary merit whatsoever to be had in this book. But it is an awesome book--a must read for anyone who enjoys sexual promiscuity, comedy, and situations that are simply beyond belief.
Since I have already read the book and don't think it would be project-worthy, I'm probably going to change my 3rd Quarter book. (Just to let you know, Mrs. Donnelly)
i'm just gonna comment my weekly blogs in the first post cause i tried copy/pasting it from the first post to this one but it turned out all jumbled...there were no line breaks so it looked like one huuuge paragraph...& i doubt anyone would want to read that, especially in this super small font lol.
I suppose this can be my week 2 blog, but it's really short. Well, I think it'll be really short because not much has happened in my book!!
So I'm already like almost 100 pages into it, ya? But no excitement!! All Capote is doing is rambling about the characters and their achievements and their love interests or lack thereof and their extracurriular activities and their feelings. Like I give a rip about their feelings! omgomg, what if their ghosts come to haunt me because I don't care about their lives. :X This is "a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences" @_@.
Well, considering it's like non-fiction but still fiction, it's not bad. I don't like to read real historical stuff. As you can tell from the way I adamantly read my textbook for Taylor's class, ha. But yeahh...I'm thinkin' "HURRY UP AND GET TO THE MURDERS!" Pretty psycho, aye? Haha, I like that kind, though. Not psycho, I like how there's no fluff, just people blowing off the faces of other people with shotguns. At least it isn't boring, right? However, where I am in the book is indeed very boring. It's probably necessary to ramble on about the main characters...I guess. I just don't like it. I don't like a lot of things, though. And I'll let you know if I don't like something. Haha, no holds barred.
Hrm, sorry Nancy if you don't want me posting my weekly blogs on this post. But really, who cares? As long as we get it posted, right? Also, can't let Alesha do all her posts on this one alone! So if she get in trouble for not posting on the other one, so will I. :P
lol Rachel! This font not small, you just push command and shift and plus or minus to make words bigger or smaller.
Well I finished my book in 3? days i think...so this blog is kind of late. I guess it can be considered my "Week 2" blog though because I finished the book rather quickly...faster than I had anticipated. (My other blog comment is in the other post). I guess that's what happens when you don't have anything else to do, even though it was a 400-something page book.
Anyway, I thought that the book was kind of dragged out. I'm not sure what I should write about in this post since I kind of did it backward in already finished the book. Hmm, I thought that the book was interesting because it shed light on a topic that we don't know much about, which is the Amish lifestyle. The main character, Ellie, is a lawyer who has to represent Katie Fisher, the Amish girl that supposedly killed her newborn infant after keeping her preganancy a secret from everyone around her. Because of the terms of the bail, Ellie has to serve as Katie's warden, which means that she has to live on the Fisher farm for three months..I think it was three months. Anyway, there are a lot of misconceptions about the Amish lifestyle that Ellie has to defend in court, in order to help Katie. I guess not too many people know much about the Amish because they are so secluded from the rest of modern civilization as most of us know it. I wonder how much research the author needed to do in order to accurately depict their lifestyle.
One of the most surprising parts of the book was who the father of Katie's baby turned out to be. It was actually the friend of her older brother, Adam. Katie's older brother, Jacob, was excommunicated from the church for wanting to pursue a higher education. When Katie went to visit her brother at college, she began to fall for Adam, which was unheard of because he wasn't Amish. Eventually, Katie had premarital sex with Adam before he left the country. Although Katie got herself into that situation, I kind of ended up feeling bad for her because of the boundaries that were separating her and Adam. Katie was stuck because she was torn between her love for Adam and her dedication to her religious background.
On a side note, yeah, Alesha, "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" is a pretty ridiculous book, which is why I stopped reading it while I was at your house..haha!
Well I guess this is my post for "Week 3" since it didn't really take me three weeks to read my book.
Overall, I thought that Plain Truth was a good book, but it was kind of dragged out longer than it needed to be. The ending kind of confused me as well, but I won't give anything away. There were some parts of the book that were quite predictable to me, but maybe this is just because I have read several novels written by Jodi Picoult before. I wish that the book had more surprises in it, like the surprising ending. What I thought was interesting was that I read an interview with the author at the end of the book and she said that she had the ending of it in mind from when she first started writing it. So I guess the author kind of worked backwards to write the novel. My favorite character in the book was probably Ellie, one of the main characters. I found that Katie, one of the other main characters, was quite annoying at times like when she lied to Ellie because she was only telling her what she wanted to hear. I liked reading the trial parts of the novel because they were the most compelling and it was fascinating to see how the author had to craft both sides of the arguments.
I also read another book during the break which was "The Last Lecture." I'm sure a lot of you heard about the Carnegie Mellon professor, Randy Pausch, who actually gave his own last lecture after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Randy Pausch passed away last year. The book was mostly about his positive attitude and touched upon the points that he talked about in his lecture. I thought that this book was really inspiring because it teaches people to really live the lives they have now. I guess Randy Pausch was trying to show that even though he was dying, he could still serve as a role model.
25 comments:
Hey. I know Randolph deleted this thread, but I'm going to use it to talk about books we're reading over the break. Or books that I'm reading, haha. There's nowhere else designated on the blog so this might become my own little page but I don't care.
WEEK #1>FIGHT CLUB
So, I decided to read the book Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk because I really wanted to see the movie. And you know what they say about movies based on books, so that was my inspiration.
The book is about a man who meets a man named Tyler Durden. I'll try my best not to give away the story for anyone who hasn't read/saw the movie, but there was one passage that I wanted to highlight from the reading:
"You know, the condom is the glass slipper of our generation. You slip it on when you meet a stranger. You dance all night, then you throw it away" (pg. 66).
This could not be more accurate. Though a major theme of the book is not sexual promiscuity or anything of the like, this was just a comical passage that I thought highlighted an important truth.
Nowadays people are way too free when it comes to sexual relationships. Young people especially often find themselves in a world of one night stands, regardless of the dangers they know to be present.
This passage talks about condoms being Cinderella's glass slipper. In a way, aren't they? This made me wonder just how appropriate Disney stories are. In psychology one day before the break, Mr. Uwaine showed us a video about Disney Movies and how activist groups (especially GLAAD) are mad at the female image Disney has perpetuated through its films. According to them, women are always seen as the yielding, helpless object that eventually allows a man to take her over. And in the case of Little Mermaid in particular, the female character gave up her voice (arguably her most powerful asset) in order to please the "man of her dreams."
This opinion, though I don't fully agree with the assessment of Disney's films, works in conjunction with this quote. The whole Cinderella story, if you think about it, encourages her life of promiscuity if you think about it: She leaves the house one night without her step-mother's knowledge, dances the night away with some man, and then is eventually rewarded when she marries him because of the exchange they had on that one night.
It's an odd perspective but I think Palahniuk might be getting at something here. Condoms and glass slippers really have more in common that I would have guessed.
WEEK #2>FIGHT CLUB
"'What you have to consider,' he says, 'is the possibility that God doesn't like you. Could be, God hates us. This is not the worst thing that can happen.'
How Tyler saw it was that getting God's attention for being bad was better than getting no attention at all. Maybe because God's hate is better than His indifference."
I'm almost at the end of the book and I read this quote. Now, to the extent of my knowledge Fight Club has no Christian undertones, and so I thought it was a little weird that Tyler Durden began to share his philosophies about God. The purpose behind this is the illuminate the beliefs that the main character himself is afraid to acknowledge, for he must believe this too if Tyler Durden believes it.
Regardless, the quote itself brings up a very interesting point: is God's hate better than his indifference? I think this was addressed in a book we read in AP Language (maybe The Poisonwood Bible? I'm not certain), but the question still interests me.
Is it really better to be hated by God than to receive his indifference? Firstly, God is not supposed to hate, is he? According to the Bible, God loves all his children. And so I do think that Durden's viewpoint is a little skewed. This tid-bit aside, I really do wonder that if there is such a thing at Divine hate, is that more noble that indifference?
Sometimes it's not a bad thing to go unrecognized. Sometimes going unrecognized is better than 'making waves.' But when it comes down to it, I believe that we were all put here on this earth to make a difference. It can be to one person, or as grand as the entire world but regardless that is our mission in our life: to interact with one another. Does interacting with one another mean interacting with God?
I'm not sure...but it was an interesting thought.
WEEK #2>FIGHT CLUB
I finished reading Fight Club, and let's just say that the ending is worth some of the slow-going parts within the book. It's a really good read, and I am anxious to read the movie.
Fight Club was kind of personal for me because it dealt with some psychological issues within the human mind. Being that I do want to major in psychology, it was kind of entertaining to see the disorders, etc. come to life.
Also, Tyler Durden is one mysterious guy. Like I said, I don't want to ruin things for anyone but...you just have to read/watch this tale's end--it was pretty surprising to me.
Fight Club is a good, short read (its less than 200 pages) with a comical twist that I'm sure everyone would enjoy. I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who isn't too prudish.
WEEK #2: I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL
I started reading my 3rd quarter novel, by Tucker Max, and this looks as though it will be an entertaining book. The very first chapter is a comical story about how the author was super drunk one night and had nothing more than alcohol and a portable breathalizer with which to entertain himself. Needless to say, things got a little carried away, and he ended up face-down in a puddle in front of a sushi bar with only his boxers on and his penis hanging out.
I really want to continue into the book--I'll keep you guys updated on anymore risque stories, haha.
WEEK #2: I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL
Okay, for all this book's comedic value, I must admit that there is no literary value whatsoever in this piece. The book is bascially Max's autobiographical commentary on the womanizing, drinking, fornicating, and partying he did throughout college.
Don't get me wrong, the book is HILARIOUS, but it is nowhere near Nobel Prize status.
The only thing to be taken back from the book (besides a couple of side-splitting stories) is that living life to the fullest extent, though it may have its drawbacks, is nothing to be ashamed of. Max is all the things I described him as prior, but never once in the story does the reader turn their head away in disgust because never once does Tucker Max himself voice his moral regret. True, there are one or two special cases thus far that call for Max's explicit aside, but he doesn't apologize.
I don't necessarily condone getting s***-face drunk and partying your brains out, but I do think that the proper way to live life is without regret. So if you're are a fast-paced individual who wants to make the most of their life, go for it. That's about all this book offers.
It's about 270 pages and I'm nearing 200 right now...can't wait to read the rest.
i only saw these comments after i posted mine on the other post
D:
should i post in here?
idk. POST THEM IN BOTH, LOL.
lol 'kay.
how come no one else is posting...
]:<
probably lazy...
that and maybe people don't know where to post it/that they were supposed to do it. *shrug*
lol duuuude.
this whole blog thing is soo unorganized haha
-_-
shoulda had weekly blogs due on certain days and stuff, eh? hahaha
OH WELL
if any other people are gonna post up their "weekly blogs" it'll be done last minute でしょう。
i AM reading my book. i might as well blog now then huh. for "week 1" haha! oh boy.
CHLOE LUDWIG WEEK 1 BLOG IN COLD BLOOD BY TRUMAN CAPOTE
First off, I must say...I tried to watch the movie and I couldn't get through it because of the way Philip Seymour Hoffman spoke. It's so annoying and funny. But then I felt bad about thinking it was funny because maybe Capote was "special"...
I like the book, though. I'm not very far along yet, but I do like to read it. It's a real "page turner" haha.
So far, I think it's interesting because I already know the whole family dies, but the beginning tells me all about them and their personalities and such. It's probably not good, though, because then I might like one of the characters and be sad when they get their head blown off. :[
I'm at the point in the book where we meet some gay couple...I think they're the murderers. Maybe.
They disguised themselves as game hunters.
The Clutter family (the ones that die) let people on their property to hunt game because they have a large property and aren't greedy. But anyway, these gay guys dress up as hunters and they're on their way somewhere. I don't know where yet. I'm pretty sure they might be the ones to kill the Clutters. I really don't know what happens next -_-.
I don't like being unable to anticipate things or like...I don't like unexpected things. If they're good surprises, then maaaaybe. But...I don't like being out of "the know", you know? Although, in real life (irl) this happens often. I'm not included in a lot of things, haha. Daijoubu, daijoubu. I just like knowing what's going on. So... I hope the book reveals something to me soon!
Oy, this seems long enough. I'm tired too, though. :/
Good night! :)
i still think we should've made our own blog pages that donnelly could've checked whenever she wanted to >_>
Omgosh, I have no idea what is going on with this blog, lol...
I guess we're supposed to comment in the other one? Oh well I already posted it...are we supposed to have three posts all total? One from every week of the break? Is Ms. Donnelly just going to check them all when we get back? Haha, so many questions and so little answers!
Yeah, I agree with Chloe. Then we could've made our blogs like Japanese...
Well I'll just do my other posts later I guess. My time is running out on the library computer...
i agree chloe: we should have our own blog pages. would work out better and would be a lot more organized.
cheers for chlo, haha.
WEEK 3: I HOPE THEY SERVE BEER IN HELL
Alright so I finished this RIDICULOUS book. I still stand by my claim that there is no literary merit whatsoever to be had in this book. But it is an awesome book--a must read for anyone who enjoys sexual promiscuity, comedy, and situations that are simply beyond belief.
Since I have already read the book and don't think it would be project-worthy, I'm probably going to change my 3rd Quarter book. (Just to let you know, Mrs. Donnelly)
i'm just gonna comment my weekly blogs in the first post cause i tried copy/pasting it from the first post to this one but it turned out all jumbled...there were no line breaks so it looked like one huuuge paragraph...& i doubt anyone would want to read that, especially in this super small font lol.
so yeah.
just to let everyone know.
haha. and by everyone you mean chloe, kris, and me. haha xD
haha, i know right?
i wonder if people forgot we had to do blogs...
we start school soon already...
btw,
all of this checking-comments-on-blogs reminds me of when xanga was popular [:
Chloe Ludwig
Week 2
In Cold Blood
Truman Capote
I suppose this can be my week 2 blog, but it's really short. Well, I think it'll be really short because not much has happened in my book!!
So I'm already like almost 100 pages into it, ya? But no excitement!!
All Capote is doing is rambling about the characters and their achievements and their love interests or lack thereof and their extracurriular activities and their feelings. Like I give a rip about their feelings! omgomg, what if their ghosts come to haunt me because I don't care about their lives. :X This is "a true account of a multiple murder and its consequences" @_@.
Well, considering it's like non-fiction but still fiction, it's not bad. I don't like to read real historical stuff. As you can tell from the way I adamantly read my textbook for Taylor's class, ha. But yeahh...I'm thinkin' "HURRY UP AND GET TO THE MURDERS!"
Pretty psycho, aye? Haha, I like that kind, though. Not psycho, I like how there's no fluff, just people blowing off the faces of other people with shotguns. At least it isn't boring, right?
However, where I am in the book is indeed very boring. It's probably necessary to ramble on about the main characters...I guess. I just don't like it. I don't like a lot of things, though. And I'll let you know if I don't like something. Haha, no holds barred.
Hrm, sorry Nancy if you don't want me posting my weekly blogs on this post. But really, who cares? As long as we get it posted, right? Also, can't let Alesha do all her posts on this one alone! So if she get in trouble for not posting on the other one, so will I.
:P
lol Rachel! This font not small, you just push command and shift and plus or minus to make words bigger or smaller.
Well, that's all for now I guess!
Byebye!
extracurricular*
"...their ghosts come to haunt me because I don't care about their lives..." supposed to be a question!!
Geez.
SOMEONE needs to spellcheck her stuff before posting.
Plz excuse my typos. But...sometimes they are very funny!
lol yeah.."everyone"
Kris Yamaguchi
Plain Truth
Jodi Picoult
Well I finished my book in 3? days i think...so this blog is kind of late. I guess it can be considered my "Week 2" blog though because I finished the book rather quickly...faster than I had anticipated. (My other blog comment is in the other post). I guess that's what happens when you don't have anything else to do, even though it was a 400-something page book.
Anyway, I thought that the book was kind of dragged out. I'm not sure what I should write about in this post since I kind of did it backward in already finished the book. Hmm, I thought that the book was interesting because it shed light on a topic that we don't know much about, which is the Amish lifestyle. The main character, Ellie, is a lawyer who has to represent Katie Fisher, the Amish girl that supposedly killed her newborn infant after keeping her preganancy a secret from everyone around her. Because of the terms of the bail, Ellie has to serve as Katie's warden, which means that she has to live on the Fisher farm for three months..I think it was three months. Anyway, there are a lot of misconceptions about the Amish lifestyle that Ellie has to defend in court, in order to help Katie. I guess not too many people know much about the Amish because they are so secluded from the rest of modern civilization as most of us know it. I wonder how much research the author needed to do in order to accurately depict their lifestyle.
One of the most surprising parts of the book was who the father of Katie's baby turned out to be. It was actually the friend of her older brother, Adam. Katie's older brother, Jacob, was excommunicated from the church for wanting to pursue a higher education. When Katie went to visit her brother at college, she began to fall for Adam, which was unheard of because he wasn't Amish. Eventually, Katie had premarital sex with Adam before he left the country. Although Katie got herself into that situation, I kind of ended up feeling bad for her because of the boundaries that were separating her and Adam. Katie was stuck because she was torn between her love for Adam and her dedication to her religious background.
On a side note, yeah, Alesha, "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell" is a pretty ridiculous book, which is why I stopped reading it while I was at your house..haha!
Well, this seems long enough I guess!
Kris Yamaguchi
Plain Truth
Jodi Picoult
Well I guess this is my post for "Week 3" since it didn't really take me three weeks to read my book.
Overall, I thought that Plain Truth was a good book, but it was kind of dragged out longer than it needed to be. The ending kind of confused me as well, but I won't give anything away. There were some parts of the book that were quite predictable to me, but maybe this is just because I have read several novels written by Jodi Picoult before. I wish that the book had more surprises in it, like the surprising ending. What I thought was interesting was that I read an interview with the author at the end of the book and she said that she had the ending of it in mind from when she first started writing it. So I guess the author kind of worked backwards to write the novel. My favorite character in the book was probably Ellie, one of the main characters. I found that Katie, one of the other main characters, was quite annoying at times like when she lied to Ellie because she was only telling her what she wanted to hear. I liked reading the trial parts of the novel because they were the most compelling and it was fascinating to see how the author had to craft both sides of the arguments.
I also read another book during the break which was "The Last Lecture." I'm sure a lot of you heard about the Carnegie Mellon professor, Randy Pausch, who actually gave his own last lecture after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Randy Pausch passed away last year. The book was mostly about his positive attitude and touched upon the points that he talked about in his lecture. I thought that this book was really inspiring because it teaches people to really live the lives they have now. I guess Randy Pausch was trying to show that even though he was dying, he could still serve as a role model.
Post a Comment