I don't like this book, well, I do, but it's scary! The Fall of the House of Usher was very full of suspense and excellent, let me repeat, excellent word choices! Edgar Allen Poe is just "cool" like that. In this book, each sentence sent chills down my spine, and I felt trapped like Madeline. It was scary cool, actually. I've never felt that while reading a book, so that's a first.
In our english class, we were working on a chart for this short story, and it was actually pretty fun to go deeper into the book and find its real meanings. I really liked this story, and normally, I don't favor Poe's weird stories. I would reccomend reading this story if you're up for a little scare.
Sunday, October 9, 2011
The Night Children Response #1
The Night Children, by Alexander Gordon Smith, is kind of a "side book" to the Lockdown Series. Can I do a response about what the author is doing? Well, he's releasing the rest of the Lockdown series sometime next year, which I'm ecstatic about. The Night Children is about the Head of Furnace and how he came to be. Now, I'm just starting the book, so there won't be a second response for this week.
This book isn't the greatest I've read. It's not full of suspense like the lockdown series is, but it's sort of interesting, in a way. But, I do feel like I'm part of the army forces in the book, trying to get away from the enemy. I won't tell you who, because it'll give the whole series away. It's full of great word choice and very thought out sentence fluency. I would reccomend reading this book just because it gives you that extra information about the head of Furnace.
This book isn't the greatest I've read. It's not full of suspense like the lockdown series is, but it's sort of interesting, in a way. But, I do feel like I'm part of the army forces in the book, trying to get away from the enemy. I won't tell you who, because it'll give the whole series away. It's full of great word choice and very thought out sentence fluency. I would reccomend reading this book just because it gives you that extra information about the head of Furnace.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Coated In Fur: A Vet's Life Response #2
So, this is reading like a writer concepts for Coated in Fur: A Vet's Life. Everything about this book was amazing and I couldn't stop reading unless my mom took my iPad away. I read this book within three to four days, and it was around 600 pages. This book was chock-full of detail and suspense- I loved it.
Awesome sentence fluency, word choice, and so much more. I never once had to go back and read something twice, because I swear I could hear the author actually telling me the story-that's how real it was. I could visualize everything that she was saying, and enjoyed every sentence. All of my vocabulary words for this quarter are coming from this book. They may be veterinary terms, yes, but they are awesome word choices. I loved this book so much, and I would recommend it to anyone that loves animals!
Awesome sentence fluency, word choice, and so much more. I never once had to go back and read something twice, because I swear I could hear the author actually telling me the story-that's how real it was. I could visualize everything that she was saying, and enjoyed every sentence. All of my vocabulary words for this quarter are coming from this book. They may be veterinary terms, yes, but they are awesome word choices. I loved this book so much, and I would recommend it to anyone that loves animals!
Coated In Fur: A Vet's Life Response One
Honestly, this has to be my favorite book so far. It was a mix between "how to" and an autobiography. I really want to be a vet when I grow up, so I decided to find a vet related book. This one looked very interesting, so I bought it. It is now my favorite book, even more than the "Lockdown" series. If you love animals, this is definitely the book for you.
I felt a part of the book, almost like I was an intern for Dr. Chris' new office. The author described procedures with immense detail and that made the book come to life. I could see the little three legged kitten running around the clinic, teasing the caged birds and dogs. I really enjoyed reading about all of Christine's patients and what had happened to them before she did the procedure.
I'll talk about the "reading like a writer" concepts in my next response.
I felt a part of the book, almost like I was an intern for Dr. Chris' new office. The author described procedures with immense detail and that made the book come to life. I could see the little three legged kitten running around the clinic, teasing the caged birds and dogs. I really enjoyed reading about all of Christine's patients and what had happened to them before she did the procedure.
I'll talk about the "reading like a writer" concepts in my next response.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The Housekeeper and the Professor Response #2
Just another post about the Housekeeper and the Professor. This response is about how I really felt when reading this delightful book.
I never really thought that I would enjoy this book, let alone do a visual project on it. As it turns out, I really liked it, and wouldn't mind reading it again (if I had to, keep in mind.) I can't really describe how I felt, but it was a mixture between "this is really interesting, I'm going to keep reading" and "Oh my Gosh, this is a book we had to read over the summer, no one likes summer books!" But, as a matter of fact, it was more of the first than the second.
Some paragraphs were really great, and they caught my eye. Others, of course, were boring, and didn't really have my attention. I felt like I was part of the book, and that was really cool. I like feeling like that, because you're more into it, if you get my gist.
I recommend this book to anyone 10+, just because it is complicated in places, and hard to comprehend. Thanks for reading week four of book responses!
I never really thought that I would enjoy this book, let alone do a visual project on it. As it turns out, I really liked it, and wouldn't mind reading it again (if I had to, keep in mind.) I can't really describe how I felt, but it was a mixture between "this is really interesting, I'm going to keep reading" and "Oh my Gosh, this is a book we had to read over the summer, no one likes summer books!" But, as a matter of fact, it was more of the first than the second.
Some paragraphs were really great, and they caught my eye. Others, of course, were boring, and didn't really have my attention. I felt like I was part of the book, and that was really cool. I like feeling like that, because you're more into it, if you get my gist.
I recommend this book to anyone 10+, just because it is complicated in places, and hard to comprehend. Thanks for reading week four of book responses!
The Housekeeper and the Professor Response One
The Housekeeper and the Professor was a very mathematical book, and somehow, I enjoyed it. I actually solved some of the equations in the book, even though I despise math. I really enjoyed this book because it was filled with detail, and I could imagine everything the professor did, and how the housekeeper kept up with him. It was a very intriguing book, and I wouldn't mind reading it again.
This book, I believe, should be recommended for ages 10+, because it is very mathematical and sometimes hard to understand. Everything about this book included math: Every sentence, every paragraph, every chapter. It explained how numbers are just a part of life, and that isn't a summary.
This book, I believe, should be recommended for ages 10+, because it is very mathematical and sometimes hard to understand. Everything about this book included math: Every sentence, every paragraph, every chapter. It explained how numbers are just a part of life, and that isn't a summary.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Death Sentence Response #2
I have to say, this book was the best out of the three. It combined all the monsters and horrible people into one, and that's a good thing! You could literally feel the sweat rolling off the inmates faces as they climbed to freedom. This book has such great organization and everything else that you could possibly imagine. "Death Sentence," I believe, is a great book for anyone that wants a great horror story to read anytime of the day, whether it be morning, night, or two in the morning! It's a great book to curl up and read on a stormy day, which is exactly what I did during Tropical Depression Lee.
I recommend this book for 14+ only because it is violent, and scary, and very, very, real in some situations. This response concludes the responses to the Lockdown series, and although I didn't post a response on Lockdown, the point still should be taken. Thank you for reading my responses on the Lockdown series, and I hope you enjoy the ones on "Fugitives" and "Execution" later on in the year!
I recommend this book for 14+ only because it is violent, and scary, and very, very, real in some situations. This response concludes the responses to the Lockdown series, and although I didn't post a response on Lockdown, the point still should be taken. Thank you for reading my responses on the Lockdown series, and I hope you enjoy the ones on "Fugitives" and "Execution" later on in the year!
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