Reading blog 5/9

My favorite character this year would probably be Percy Jackson of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series by Rick Riordan because he is very brave. He is inspirational as he seemingly draws his courage from nowhere. On the other hand, my least favorite character would have to be Steve from The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton. This is because for most of the book he was not very kind to Ponyboy as he thought of him as a child and never brought him anywhere with Sodapop.

I have read 33 books so far.

Entry 5/2

This week I am going to write about The Lost Hero, by Rick Riordan. The characters that I would write about would be Jason, Piper, Leo, and Gleeson Hedge. If anyone would be these characters if it was a movie, I would think Harrison Ford would be Jason because he would be very brave and adventurous. Also, Leo would be Seth Green, because in Austin Powers in Goldmember he is neglected by Dr. Evil, and in the book Leo often thinks he is the odd one out of the main trio. Arnold Schwarzenegger would be Gleeson Hedge because both are big guys. Finally, Karen Allen from Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark would fit Piper because they have similar personalities. I have 32 books read.

Reading Blog 4/18

     I have been reading Dracula, by Bram Stoker. If I could meet anyone in the book, I would meet Jonathan Harker. This is mainly because so far in the story, the only other main character is Dracula, and I fear he would devour me if I got close to him. I would ask Jonathan several things.
     Question 1 ~ What is your opinion of Dracula's castle?   Answer - To say the least, it is overwhelmingly large and dusty, although ominous at times when all is silent.
     Question 2 ~ What are your opinions on your gracious host?  Answer - He seems to be a very kind-hearted man, although I can't help but feel something... odd about him.
     Question 3 ~ What kind of person do you think Dracula is?   Answer - He is a very different person. To begin, I have not seen him eat once. Also, he has odd, pointy teeth of some sort protruding from his mouth. In addition, I happen to have seen him scaling a wall almost as if he were a lizard. Hopefully, I saw him wrong.
                                                                                                                                      
     Question 4 ~ Dracula must have some odd behaviors. What is your take on this?  Answer - I am starting to think that he is keeping me imprisoned here, for there are no servants and every exit is permanently locked. I also feel a strange aura of uneasiness around him. Whatever this is, it forces me to shudder whenever he approaches me.

     I am reading Dracula right now, have read approximately 30-31 books, for I am not exactly sure.

What I've been reading 4/11

     During the past weeks of no letter-writing, I have read several books. However, I shall write about one book in particular, The Cay, by Theodore Taylor. It is about a young boy, Philip, who becomes shipwrecked on an island with his only company being an old West Indian. He later becomes blind and must depend on him, even though Philip has always had a strong resentment towards black people.

     I liked several things about this book. One thing would be that this book teaches a lesson. This would be that you should accept people not based upon what they look like, but what they act like. Also, a second lesson this book teaches is that whatever happens, you should persevere and never give up, because things will always get better.

    Furthermore, this was both an excellent and moving book for multiple reasons. Primarily, The Cay teaches the moral of to not judge a book by its cover. Simpler put, you should not judge others based on their appearance. Secondarily, this book demonstrates that even in times of strife, you should never lose hope, for all will be resolved sometime. I would recommend this book to anyone, as it conquers racism in such a fashion that this book should be deserving of an award.