Room...3/30/11

The significance of the title "ROOM" is a perfect title for this book because the two main characters, Jack and his mother are trapped in this room, where they cant leave or do anything social. They have some of the normal things other people who have freedom do, such as; television, stove, fridge, bed, closet, and much more. The mother is pretty smart, seeing as she wasnt born inside the room, and knows alot about the outside world, but her son Jack who is the narrator doesnt know alot of what the outside world is really like, he learns from his mom and watching the tv to know about things happening on the outside, or what stuff is really like. I feel really bad for Jack because he is so young and has never been outside of the room, he has been since there since birth and doesnt know anything different. Makes me think what will happen if they ever get out, he would have to be in shock to learn what the real world is like. His speech isnt proper either since he has never been taught, or gotten the chance to learn in a school. His mom is all he has, and he relys on her for everything.

Jack lives in a room.
where he plays and sits and waits for doom.
He wishes he had a friend
that could be there till the end.
His mom is the only one
he has to depend on
Jack is a little boy
who looks forward to playing with his toy.
Jack lives in a room.
where he sits and waits for doom.

The Lovely Bones

The new book I am reading not for the second semester novel, but just in my own time that I will probably do for extra credit is "The Lovely Bones" by Alice Sebold. This book is really different to me simply for the fact that it is in the persepective of the young girl murdered who is telling her story, but she is already in heaven. To me that is kind of weird, just because once your in heaven I dont think people would be able to hear you, and you wouldnt be able to discuss all your thoughts with someone who isnt in heaven with you like us the readers. This book so far has really touched me though, and the way she describes everything is neat, it really gives you a feel for what her family, and friends are like. The man who killed Susie, who is the main character I think is a jerk and is very cruel. The fact that she isnt the first one he has done something like that to, makes me sick to my stomach to think he gets away with it and goes on living normally. I am really excited to read this book along with my novel for the second semester which I decided "Room" look and sounded really interesting. The only thing I can complain about in this book is the fact that there are alot of parts that I feel dont really matter, and kind of make me want to skip over them, and when reading a book that I think looks good it is kind of dissapointing to have that happen. I am not very far in, only chapter 11 so I am hoping it gets more interesting as it goes on, because at the begining all the excitement and important parts are told right away. I will keep everyone updated though.

Shocker.

This book really took a huge turn that I had no idea would happen. We come to find out that Micah is a werewolf. This was a major part of the novel for me, because honestly I personally did not see this coming. You go from thinking that she is just this liar, and that you keep thinking the whole time is she really telling the truth throughout the whole book? Honestly we have no idea, it is a book for one, so it's not like its a true story, and she keeps telling us different lies throughout the book when we thought she was telling us the truth. She stops and continues to tell us during the book what parts she has lied about. Its very frustrating reading a book when you dont trust anything that is happening, and when it leaves you wondering everytime you close the book. I was super shocked when she told us the family secret... that she was in face a werewolf. This book made me have the feeling we were going to find out she was the one who killed Zack, until we discovered that secret. Since ive finished the book this last weekend, there is alot more i would like to say but I cant as I dont want to ruin this book...for others. I just am really disappointed and im not sure if this book would be one I would recommend or not.