Graduation Day, By R.L. Stine
Pg 1-26
This book isn't the type of book I really enjoy. I would be more interested in a book that could actually happen in real life. I find this book stupid because students died at a high school party by an evil spirit killing most of the kids. The spirit came from another student who cast a spell from an old book she had. Another reason why I don't like this book is that its not scary and thing like this wouldn't really happen so I believe that I can't get scared by this book.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Excruciating Changes
Thinner, by Stephen King (pgs#22-164)
Now that I'm half way through my book it really has become very interesting. I look forward to learning about how will the conflicts in this story will be resolved. The first conflict in the story is the characters in the story have been cursed by a gypsy. The main character Billy has been cursed and is now losing too much weight. The 2 other characters Cary and Donald which are his friends have been cursed by the same gypsy. Cary's skin is scaly and it's turning into reptile scales and Donald has huge pimples all over his body and they're getting bigger and bigger. The second conflict is that the gypsy has disappeared and now they have to find him. Neither character has a lot of left time before they die. So now they are on a mission to find this weird gypsy so they can get the curse reversed before their death. i want to know if this old weird gypsy will be found and will he agree to reverse the curses he has put on these guys so they can live.
This book has become very interesting to me because i like how these men are very determined to get their regular lives back. I also like wizardry such as he gypsy putting curses on people. I always wondered how can they do that without doing it to themselves. How can they cast a spell without messing up? But in all I love the book. Why do you think the gypsy put curses on regular working men?
Now that I'm half way through my book it really has become very interesting. I look forward to learning about how will the conflicts in this story will be resolved. The first conflict in the story is the characters in the story have been cursed by a gypsy. The main character Billy has been cursed and is now losing too much weight. The 2 other characters Cary and Donald which are his friends have been cursed by the same gypsy. Cary's skin is scaly and it's turning into reptile scales and Donald has huge pimples all over his body and they're getting bigger and bigger. The second conflict is that the gypsy has disappeared and now they have to find him. Neither character has a lot of left time before they die. So now they are on a mission to find this weird gypsy so they can get the curse reversed before their death. i want to know if this old weird gypsy will be found and will he agree to reverse the curses he has put on these guys so they can live.
This book has become very interesting to me because i like how these men are very determined to get their regular lives back. I also like wizardry such as he gypsy putting curses on people. I always wondered how can they do that without doing it to themselves. How can they cast a spell without messing up? But in all I love the book. Why do you think the gypsy put curses on regular working men?
Friday, January 18, 2008
Blog Response #1
"Seniors Graduation Day" by R.L. Stine
(pg 1-27)
My impressions of the book so far, honestly, it's pretty boring. I'm not really an horror fan but I know I should be scared to read parts of the book. I have yet to feel chills or goosebumps through my body. When I first picked up the book I thought that maybe I'll be scared to even read the first chapter but I've read through the first for chapters and there still isn't an fast "heartbreaking" moment. I feel as if the parts that are suppose to be scary aren't scary simply because there isn't enough specific details. For example there's this one scene where one of the characters named Trisha is down the hallway in school screaming, the main character Josie hears her cry and ran down the hallway, what she saw was Trisha arms were cut off this evil spirit, I don't find anything scary about that, I feel like someone's more likely telling me the story other then me feeling like I'm actually apart of the story. Maybe if the author would of been more surprising and a little less forward I would of been a little frighten, say for instance "Josie was in the dark hallway, no one around, not knowing that anyone was around the corner. Josie was scared because she knew something wasn't right, out of no where she hears a scream, she looked around and say nobody there, then she heard the cry again but this time it was even louder as if the sound was getting closer, next thing you know she looked around the corner and she yelled and to here shocking surprise she sees Trisha standing there bleeding crying next to this evil spirit and as she moved a little bit closer she sees that Trisha was standing with her arms cut off." I think that before the author actually says what happen you should put the reader into a position where there just about on the edge of there sit. So my overall impression of the book, I don't think I'm going to like it very much.
(pg 1-27)
My impressions of the book so far, honestly, it's pretty boring. I'm not really an horror fan but I know I should be scared to read parts of the book. I have yet to feel chills or goosebumps through my body. When I first picked up the book I thought that maybe I'll be scared to even read the first chapter but I've read through the first for chapters and there still isn't an fast "heartbreaking" moment. I feel as if the parts that are suppose to be scary aren't scary simply because there isn't enough specific details. For example there's this one scene where one of the characters named Trisha is down the hallway in school screaming, the main character Josie hears her cry and ran down the hallway, what she saw was Trisha arms were cut off this evil spirit, I don't find anything scary about that, I feel like someone's more likely telling me the story other then me feeling like I'm actually apart of the story. Maybe if the author would of been more surprising and a little less forward I would of been a little frighten, say for instance "Josie was in the dark hallway, no one around, not knowing that anyone was around the corner. Josie was scared because she knew something wasn't right, out of no where she hears a scream, she looked around and say nobody there, then she heard the cry again but this time it was even louder as if the sound was getting closer, next thing you know she looked around the corner and she yelled and to here shocking surprise she sees Trisha standing there bleeding crying next to this evil spirit and as she moved a little bit closer she sees that Trisha was standing with her arms cut off." I think that before the author actually says what happen you should put the reader into a position where there just about on the edge of there sit. So my overall impression of the book, I don't think I'm going to like it very much.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Blog Response#1(thinner)
"Thinner" by Stephen King pg#(1-21)
So far in my book I really like it. The main characters Billy Halleck and his wife seem like very realistic people. There are really crazy things going on in their life. It's very interesting. Stephen King can really make up a good interesting story. It's telling me things about what can go on in life. I really haven't read enough to explain my real impressions on the book because I don't know what's really going on yet. But this is what I think so far. It's a mysterious story that makes you think really hard of what is going to happen next.
So far in my book I really like it. The main characters Billy Halleck and his wife seem like very realistic people. There are really crazy things going on in their life. It's very interesting. Stephen King can really make up a good interesting story. It's telling me things about what can go on in life. I really haven't read enough to explain my real impressions on the book because I don't know what's really going on yet. But this is what I think so far. It's a mysterious story that makes you think really hard of what is going to happen next.
Monday, January 14, 2008
**Group Response**
HORROR:
We chose this genre because we really enjoy spooky and scary things. We think people read this genre because it's very interesting. Also it makes you wonder what's going to happen next, it makes you skeptical about the most frighten things in life. Horror is a realistic part of life and it shows what could possibly happen in certain situations that happens in movies, books and in everyday life.
We chose this genre because we really enjoy spooky and scary things. We think people read this genre because it's very interesting. Also it makes you wonder what's going to happen next, it makes you skeptical about the most frighten things in life. Horror is a realistic part of life and it shows what could possibly happen in certain situations that happens in movies, books and in everyday life.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Assessment - Indy Reading Project - December
Maurice - 5/5 Responses
Regarding your second response, why does Ponyboy run away? Remember, his parents are dead. I would think that this would make rifts with other family members more traumatic. Anyhoo, I think that your 2nd and 3rd responses are your strongest. I like that you start by making your point and then fully explain it. Not a lot of plot rambling going on.
Sharne - 5/5 Responses
Very developed responses. They need an ounce of fine tuning, but good job overall.
Diera - 5/5 Responses
Nice job D. I'm reading a novel involving kidnapping also. I think your 2nd response is your strongest, although I like the one about your old friend too.
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