Bogging?

I liked blogging, I thought it was actually kinda fun. I think I wouldn't really do this outside of school but for a school project it was fun and interesting. There's nothing that I really didn't like about it, I mean there's nothing really to dislike. I think blogging was fun and it was a good way for us to do our work and get points. So I would say blogging was fun and I liked it a lot more than some of the other projects I've had to do in school.

Brieleigh

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

This week I read The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky. I really like this book. The important characters are Charlie, who is the boy who is writing the letters and who is shy and somewhat of a loner until he meets Sam and Patrick. Sam is Charlie's crush and Patricks step-sister. She is outgoing, pretty and laid-back. Patrick aka Nothing is even more laid back, "cool" and easy going.

This book is placed in many different places. He is mostly at school or at home. When he is at school he mostly talks about the classes and the outside where Sam and Patrick smoke. If he talks about the house, he usually talks about his bedroom or the living room where his entire family meets and watches t.v.

This book, to give you a quick over-view, is about a boy, Charlie, as an odd highschooler. Dealing with the everyday drama of girls, family and friends. Learning how to change from a "wallflower" to a man.

If I could, I would read this book. It is a different book. At times it can get somewhat "graffic" and can go into extreme details, but it is written like a boy writing letters. It's a different way to write. This book is funny yet devastating and it's very realistic. It's not like Chbosky is making it up but like Charlie really did write these letters. This book is like your a friend of Charlie's and he's telling you about his week. It's an interesting read.

Brieleigh.

Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast

Quote 1: On page 105 by P.C. and Kristin Cast, authors of the book Untamed says "He'd lost his sarcastic semi-smile and the look he was giving me wasn't an obsessive let's-see-how-weird-Zoey-really-is expression." I liked this quote beacause I love how she describes things, such as facial expressions.

Qoute 2: On page 118 by P.C. and Kristin Cast, authors of the book Untamed says "Red tears silently washed his face, and he became utterly still." I like this qoute because it's so powerful and meaningful. I love her descriptions and I really felt how Zoey (the main character) was feeling.

Qoute 3: On page 185 P.C. and Kristin Cast, authors of the book Untamed says "his voice was sharp, as if he'd sliced each word from his soul." I thought this qoute was important, it showed a major character change in Heath (Zoey's ex-boyfriend) and it showed amazing detail and description.

Brieleigh

Untamed by P.C. and Kristin Cast

I am reading Untamed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast. So far I really like this book, I wouldn't have change anything about this book but there is one thing I would have liked to add. If I could I would like the book to inlcude something more about Aphrodites and Stevie-Raes time away from the school. I would want this because and Stevie-Rae so not get along so I would like to see the conflict between them. I would make it like a re-cap, almost like a memory. I think it would make the book better because if you read the third book they don't get along but now they are friends. I think it would make the book stronger by knowing what happened.

Brieleigh

Violet and Claire by Francesca Lia Block

In the book, how Violet uses film to escape her life reminds me a lot of how I use books to get away. Violet sees everything in scenes and all the people are actors and actresses. She wants to be a director and so she escapes real life and thinks of everything as scenes in her movie. Whenever anything goes bad in my life I can slip into a good book and get swept away into a different place, time and person. Therefore I can see how and why Violet is so obsessed with movies so I can relate to the main character, Violet.

Brieleigh.

The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd by Heather Brewer

This week I have read the book The Chronicles of Vladimir Todd. This book was not very good, quite boring. It is confusing about the time in which the book takes place, which makes it hard to follow.

I just can't seem to be entertained by this book, I can't get hooked. I easily loose interest and I can't concentrate. Recently, just to get through the book, I have been skimming through it.

There is no vivid language and only every once and while does this book give me a vivid image of whats happening.

I have to say that this is not one of my favorite books, and I would have to give it, on a scale from one to ten, and five and a half.

Brieleigh

Vibes

I read a book Vibes. It was a good book, and it kept me entertained. Vibes had many different places and times, it was a good book for a good setting. This book has a different places (i.e. Her School, a.k.a. Journey's, her house, which is huge, and he Aunts house) Her mother is a surgeon and she makes a lot of money. She makes enough to live in a nice house in a nice suburb, really close to her Aunts, not so nice, suburb. The times in this book, show her life from the minute she wakes up to minute she goes to bed.

Her school is a place of free creativity; it has a lot of trees, grass, rocks. In this school they call there teachers by there first name, and all there classrooms are called a different name. This school is like a hippie school (no offense to hippies) :D

Setting is important because it shows us about the character, there personality and there lifestyle.

Brieleigh

Cut by Patricia McCormick

I have recently read the book Cut for the second time. It is a wonderful book, really good story line and wonderful morales. I love this book, it is very realistic. The main character is Callie, a.k.a. S.T. Her strength is her determination and her weakness is just the same. She is a cutter and she has to go to Sea Pines. She has to talk to a counselor and she doesn't start talking until a good portion of the books. The counselor she talks to is a well dressed, curious shrink. She does everything a counselor would but Callie and her connect. Callie eventually starts talking and everything changes. She goes from a silent cutter to well, you'll have to read to find out what she becomes.

Brieleigh

Tithe by Holly Black

I have recently found the books Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside. These books are of the sci-fi fantasy genre and are about faeries. These books start off a little slow but I was soon captivated and intrigued by the grotesque images that Holly Black can portray about, what I thought they were-little winged creatures that live in your garden-faeries. I was impressed by her writing and I hope to find a fourth book out soon.

I liked all three books, but when I first read Valiant I found out that it was not about the same characters. They are actually about some different characters. But in the third book, Ironside everything rights itself out.

Now the end of the last book is a little bit too faerie-tale for me, but...

Brieleigh M.

Me, Myself, and I

I have always loved to read, and I have always been proficient in reading. I like to read whenever I can. When I read I unlock a doorway into a different world. I can go anywhere, I can see anything, I can become anyone. I know that sounds kinda corny, but I just have always loved to read.
Reading has always been important in my life and when I was in elementary school I would go down to the library and check out as many books as I could. Of course I was at the school library and could only check out so many books and I could only read the books they have at the library.
I now buy my books at Barnes and Noble. I love that store because I can get any book that I need there and I can read as much as I want. I have my own mini library in my room, I already have more than 200 books. I have read everyone, and hope to continue.
I love to read books about real life situations that teens get thrown into, I also like sci-fi/ fantasy.
My favorite book right now is Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series. I really enjoy all four of the books. Once you read the first one you can't leave the others unread. There are no slow spots in that book and you can't get bored with that book. I would recommend that book to anyone, my 9 year old cousin read that book and loved it. Even if you don't like vampire books, this is an excellent book full of great writing.

Brieleigh M.

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