I Robot

Hi. Right now I am reading I Robot by Isaac Asimov. I am on page 91. Not much has happened in the book besides that these scientists are discovering that robots are gaining feelings and are developing wants of their own. I don't know if it is a good book yet since I have read so little of it. I am not sure what the theme is other than robots are starting to break the rules because they are finding loop holds within the three robotics rules. There has not been any character jump out and say I am the best because there hasn't been enough character development in the story. when will the good part of the story start?

Ty Appleget Post #3

I am currently reading a book called "The Sacred Acre"" The Story of Ed Thomas". This book is filled with love and it is devistating to think that this great man was killed. This is book a very sad story of Ed's life. I am so into this book that once you get me reading there is no stopping me. This book is by Mark Tabb and I hope he continues to right books for people like this because he did a great job with this one. I am about half through the book. I am at the part where an ef5 tornado had just past through aplington parkersburg and Ed is beginning to start to see the difficulty in rebuilding. This book is not only good but it is touching to learn the life of this great man that was murderered. The author wrote this because he wanted to tell the story of this great man who did not diserve to die. The theme of the book is how great this man was and that he did not diserve to die how many people loved him. A cool quote is " God gave us one important thing and that is the ability to choose." This is important because this is a quote he made to his students after the tornado. The one question I still have is, Why did the person that killed him have the motive to kill him?

the invisible man post 2

I am reading the invisible man by H. G. Wells. I am on chapter 9. So far a strange man has come to a small town that has been doing weird things. While hes been there strange things have also been happening. Stuff has been moving around and stolen without a trace. Just really weird stuff has been happening and know body knows why. I really like the book, because it keeps the reader in suppicision. I think the author wrote this book because he likes writing these kinds of weird books. The theme of the book is wonder.The strange man in the book is the best because we dont know anything about him. I stil do not know why the man is acting so weird around the town.

Mocking Jay

I am now reading the book Mocking Jay by Suzanne Collins. I am about half way through the book and right now Katniss is in District Two. She is in this district to mourn over Peeta's condition. She has just gotten shot. Right now I totally hate this book! it is so frustrating when a character you like so much gets hurt or changes. This is what happened to Peeta. He doesn't know who he is.


I think the Suzanne Collins wrote this book because it is part of a series and she needed to finish how the Capital falls. I believe the theme of the book is dedication. Katniss dedicates herself to the rebellion and she dedicates her self to help Peeta remember what he had forgotten. My favorite character is Peeta because he is so strong and he truly loves Katniss and tries to protect her even though he is being tortured. He has grown in many ways. His love for Katniss grows stronger as well as his intelligence. He learns many things when because tortured. He sees the war from a third person view and sees what the outcome may be from both sides.


"There won't be enough of us left to keep going. If everybody doesn't lay down there weapons-- and I mean, as in very soon-- its all over, anyway." This is when Peeta, who is stuck at theCapital, explains on television how with out a cease-fire everyone may die and the human race would not be able to survive. This so cool because he is so smart to say this because it is a very important thing to consider. One of the main questions I would have for the author is why she made Peeta forget he is such a great character, why destroy him. I would also like top know why she makes Gale so easy to hate?

Post #3

The book I am reading right now is Around The World In 80 Days by Jules Verne. I am now on Chapter 27. In this chapter Passepartout goes out to the platform to take air for his next trip. In Chapter 28 the train leaves Great Salt Lake at Ogden traveling around the state. Passepartout grew more and more frustrated as the went on with there journey because he didn't want to go. I think that this book is very interesting and it is just getting better. The author wrote this book to tell us all about the amazing places in the world and it gives us a lot of information. Jules Verne seems to have a passion for history and how things worked in the past. The theme of this book is bravery. Passepartout had to be very brave to go on this long and scary journey. I still think that Passepartout is the best character because he is very brave and he takes a lot of risks in life. He has grown a lot from this adventure and he will grow even more towards the end of the book. “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” is a cool quote in this book. I just says a lot about of strong a man can be. Some questions that I have about the book is when is there journey going to end and will they survive?

Post #3 Miracle

  I am currently reading The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder. I am about a third through the book. This book is about a seventeen year old girl who has been fighting cancer for years. The doctor tells her that there is nothing he can do anymore, and that she needs a miracle. So far in the book Campbell, the main character, has told just given background information about her life. She finds out from her doctor that science can no longer save her. Her mom is desperate to try anything so her family moves to a small town in Maine where it is rumored miracles happen. Cam, as she is called in the story doesn't believe in miracles, she is strictly a person of science. But she agrees to  go anyway just so she can get out of Florida.
   This book is kinda depressing, This girl has had cancer for years and she is told that she most likely won't live to see her eighteenth birthday. However, I really like this book it is funny and interesting. My favorite part so far is her Flamingo List, which is like a bucket list. On this list are some really weird things that she wants to do like; go cow-tipping, stay out all night, do some innocent stalking, wallow in misery all Saturday after getting her heart broken, and do some shoplifting. I like how unique this book is, Cam know that she is going to die and she has accepted it. So far she has been really calm aout the whole having cancer and not having a future to look forward to.
  I think this author wrote this book for people like Cam. People who have ben told that they are going to die and there is nothing the doctors can do for them anymore. I think that she wants to make people believe in miracles, that they do happen not to everyone but they do happen every once in a while. When all these people have left is hopes of a miracle then they need to believe in one. I think she is trying to say that miracles happen.
  The main theme in this book is don't give up. Even if there looks like there is no hope, and you have lost everything, Try to believe in the unbelievable and never give up. Miracles do happen.
  Cam is by far the best character. She is strong and courageous. Cam has been fighting this cancer for years and then suddenly out of the blue the doctor says that she lost. Science can't save her anymore. So instead of moping around until she dies and crying about things. She just wants to live out the rest of her life. Cam is a truly an amazing character the way she deals with knowing about her death. She hasn't grown much yet but I'm not very far into the book. However, I think that she will start to believe in miracles after being in that town for a while.
  An important quote from this book is, "Science is just not enough this time Campbell. What you need is a miracle." This quote is important because it is the reason Cam's mom decides to move the family to the miracle town for the summer. If this hadn't happened then Cam would still be living in Florida.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

   Never in my mind would I have considered picking up this book, much less thumbing through a few pages. I have seen it perched upon a few shelves, but I didn't think much of it. However, when my second grade teacher Mrs. Hanes gave each of her students a shining copy (free of charge) I did a double-take. Next thing I knew I'm reading it right smack dab in the middle of History class. Although I am only 37 pages in, which is somewhat understandable due to the fact that the reading level is a bit over my head. I'm glad it is though, I like a challenge. If Mrs. Hanes had not informed me that the book was written from the viewpoint of Death, the book probably would be collecting dust on my bookshelf due to frustration and bewilderment. I guess that side note is what roped me in to this particular book. 

   So far, Death has managed to set up a twisted base on his/her whereabouts and what they do on a daily basis. Death has seen "The Book Thief" three times. The sky three different colors each time Death has seen them; red, white, and black. The Book Thief aka Liesel Meminger is a nine-year-old girl on a train with her six-year-old brother, Werner and her mom. The train is headed down to Munich, Germany, where Liesel and her brother will be handed over to their foster parents on Himmel Street. Unfortunately, Werner doesn't make it. 

He collapses in his seat, dead. Where Death approaches and retrieves his soul. This is the first encounter between Liesel and Death. The sky is white. The train stops and after a crude burial of the small child, they continue on to Munich. Reluctantly, Liesel is passed over to Hans and Rosa Hubermann. Liesel finds terror in her first few nights in the small, foreign house, but comfort in the arms of Hans, who is like the father that Liesel never had. Rosa, however, is rough and cruel. She spits her words and bites off her commands. 

   Sadly, that is about as far as I ventured into the book due to the fact that I recently acquired it. Normally, books based off history aren't really my forte, but how this book is written makes a large difference. If someone had told me about a book that set place in Germany in 1939 during World War II, I would have walked off without a backward glance. I guess it's the way the words sort of melt together right off the page, but in such a way that you can still understand it. It's almost as if they've manifested poetry and combat and snapped them together in such a way that it fits.  

   To be honest, I haven't gotten so far into the book that I could understand as to why the author wrote this book. I haven't had enough evidence or experience to collect my comments about the meaning behind the words. Although, I have never actually read a book that was written from the viewpoint of Death themself. 

   However, I do have a theory. It may sound ridiculous or maybe even odd, but hear me out. You don't come about many people who enjoy reading about World Wars and combat and bloodshed (This is me being stereotypical, mind you) then you look at themes like Supernatural and Mystery and the unknown and extraterrestrial beings. The topics within themselves are interesting; I am a big fan of Supernatural myself. That is probably what mostly lassoed me in to this story as I stated earlier. 

  The characters that I've read about in this book are few and far between. So it may sound morbid when I say that my favorite character would most definitely be Death. They've mostly been the spotlight of the show until Liesel came into the picture so I got a good look at who exactly Death is. I've seen many different portrayals of how Death acts, may it be TV shows, video games, other books, movies, etc. This is hands- down my favorite "Death" They do not put on a malicious, stereotypical, evil, violent facade. They are not a skeleton donning a black robe and wielding a scythe like the infamous Grim Reaper. This Death is blunt, they speak their thoughts, but they don't think of themselves as a superior being to humans. Within the first page I knew I was going to like them, how they "speak" isn't hateful or wicked, and they execute each "job" without any errors or without breaking the invisible rules they enforce.

   Another reason why I really like this portrayal of Death is the fact that they do not have a gender. Most media sees Death as male, and goes on with their life, same way as many people see God as male. Now I'm not going to wade too far into the waters of religion because I'm keeping this blog post people-friendly. I wouldn't be upset if this book portrayed Death as just male or just female, although it may alter the reading experience in some unexplainable way. 

  If every author followed the example that Markus has set up (with exceptions.) Then I probably would read quite a bit more. They use personification flawlessly, in my humble opinion. I have never read any other instances in which the author has compared the sky to a hard candy, or a soul to melting ice cream. However, how Death talks is another predominant reason as to why they have grown to be my favorite character. "Here is a small fact. You are going to die. I am in all truthfulness attempting to be cheerful about this whole topic, though most people find themselves hindered in believing me, no matter my protestations. Please, trust me. I am most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable. And that's only the A's. Just don't ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me." Notice how Death mentions that they are not nice, but they are neither mean nor violent (like I stated above) and that's only the first page. 

   As of now, no queries have entered my mind since the beginning of this book, although I'm positive I will have some as I read on. I guess this is because I've had to reread certain things to pick up on what Markus is setting out. I've even had to look up a few definitions to really get what is going on, this might frustrate me in the least, but it won't hamper my efforts to finish the book. However, I do really want to know more about why Liesel's mom handed her kids off to foster parents. Also, some pieces of the dialogue are in German and for some reason, seeing the foreign words compel me to translate them somehow. So I often wonder what they are saying word for word. I am one of those readers who fears they will miss out on something and find themselves hopelessly thrown astray in the twisted plot. A significant cause of my painfully slow reading habits.