The Shining, Stephen King Week #2

This week I'm just going to focus on what I liked about the book and who i think would like it. In general i liked this book a lot it was very creepy and i liked it better then the movie. Its like 600 pages so it is a stretch for a two week or three but i read it as a two week. I think that someone who in joys a creepy novel or also slightly an adventure novel will like this. It is based in Colorado which is cool. I would probably say that gets creeped out easily or has night mares should not read this. I think that majority of the book isn't scary but the end is just super spooky. In general its a really cool book and i  suggest it to anybody that likes scary/creepy books or movies.

The Shining By Stephen King

I chose this book because I saw the movie, i heard a lot about how Stephen King felt the movie didn't feel like it was up to par compared to the book and I wanted to read it and find my opinion. This book is a two to three week book, it is around 600 pages, this book is a medium/ hard reading leveled book (leaning more towards hard). so far into the book I like it, it has a lot of suspense then nothing happens. you can tell that John (the main character) is quickly going insane. i like the style of writing and i have never before read a scary book and this is a good start for me. i wouldn't consider this book scary though, i would call it creepy or odd.
This book is based in the mountains of Colorado and during the winter the Overlook Hotel is vacant, so they need a grounds keeper to watch after the hotel and keep it in shape. The year before the grounds keeper went insane and murdered his family. This doesn't disturb John, him and his family decide to stay up there for the winter (they are getting paid a lot). a large snow comes keeping them indoors, John is starting to go insane.... Quick! Read this book if you want to find out what happens

Ski Poem By Jason Williammee

The air was crisp and cool all of the thoughts of the past season rush to my head. We started towards the mountain. It was early season not many people where lined up in the lift line. We quickly got to the front, our skis felt restricting when we walked. We sprung to the blue line and sat down on the lift. We looked down and all I heard was loud screeches coming from the skiers on the mountain. The top was near and the lift stopped, we forgot that the lift stops almost every time. We got off of the lift and I turned to the side and there was a spot of ice and I almost fell because of it. Everyone tightened their boots and it was a race down to the first break point. We were off and we slipped and slide everywhere the first one down, my dad, second, Sarah and third was me I knew I had lost so right at the end I spun in circles. The whole day consisted of the same things, I cant wait for good snow.

Tangerine, Edward Bloor

This week I am in the tangerine book group and so far I have liked the book. It is around 280 pages, and i am almost done with it, we are supposed to have it done by next week on Friday. this book has sports (which I like) and action, (not like shooting an stuff) and those are two things that make a book interesting in my perspective. The sports/action doesn't get to overwhelming in this book, its a nice balance.
This book is about Paul Fisher and his family moves to a place called Tangerine in Florida. Paul plays soccer and is a really good goalie his only issue is that he has a pair of thick glasses making it so he can see (because he had an accented  when he was younger). He is going to go to a school called Lake Windsor Middle School and he really wants to play on the soccer team there but when his mom signed him up to the school she said he had an IEP (Individualized Education Program) because of his sight, the coach found out and he didnt make the team even though he was a really good goalie. we find out later in the book that he can see find with the glasses on. later in the book there is a very important event that could change his time in Tangerine, read this book if you want to find out.

Divergent, Veronica Roth

I chose this book obviously because absolutely everybody was reading Allegiant and so I decided why not try the series, everyone sounded like they enjoyed it. Right now I am almost done with it I am on page 400 approximately and chapter 31. Truthfully so far in the book I am not really loving it, a lot of people said it was a lot like the hunger games and usually I’m not very picky about books but this book I really just haven’t liked as much as my others. To me it is a lot more dramatic than I expected and a lot more romantic then I expected and I really am not looking for that in a book. In general I like the plot line but all of the small things like romance and drama kind of ruin the book. Can some people tell me if insurgent is a lot like this and if I should read it or not, basing of my view so far.

There are 5 factions in this futuristic dystopian Chicago, Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful) and the Erudite (the intelligent). Beatrice is coming from an Abnegation family and she doesn’t feel like she fits in.  When she turns 16 she has to make the decision of which faction she wants to split into. First you have a test and in the test it shows you what factions you want to be in, then you get to make your decision. When Beatrice takes the test she finds out that she is a mix of three different factions, the name of this is a divergent (wow it’s like that’s the name of the book and stuff). She makes her final decision to become one of the dauntless because of their boldness, tattoos and piercings. Will this be the right decision for Beatrice or not, read the book to find out. 

A Wrinkle in Time, By Madeleine L'Engle

I liked this book a lot, it was a science fiction fantasy around 200 pages, I would give it a medium reading level. I liked this book because it was kind of an adventure book, and that’s what I’m looking for in a book, either that or an action book and this book has both!  This book was very interesting in the way that it was also very sciencey ( I know that’s not a word). I would give this a 8 or 9 out of 10. This book is about a your girl named Meg whose father is a government scientist, he went missing after working on a very mysterious project called “the tesseract.” They must save him to save the universe in an amazing battle between good and evil!

No Impact Man week 2

This is my second week for the book No Impact Man. This book is about a man named Colin Beavan and his goal is to go a year with his wife and baby son making the least waist possible. He is biked to work and if he wants to get somewhere he would either walk or take his bike or walk. his wife does it as well  He doesn't use paper, such as toilet paper, or paper towels. he is not going on any trips, hes taking away his tv's and he used his computer to blog the whole time it was happening.

And for me i will be trying some of the smaller things in my own project and i will be blogging it so if you want to see the blog it is right here >>http://noimpactjason.blogspot.com/<< 

I liked this book a lot it is a biography and if you want to read it Kam has it, you would need to ask her to borrow it. Overall i really liked it, and it was cool because it wasn't just a regular book it was an informational book. it also really inspired me to try and make the environment cleaner and a better place.

No Impact Man

No Impact Man, Colin Beavan

This book is about a man named Colin Beavan and his goal is to go a year with his wife and baby son making the least waist possible. He doesn't use paper, such as toilet paper, or paper towels. he is not going on any trips, hes taking away his tv's and he used his computer to blog the whole time it was happening.

For a project i will be doing some of those things and post them on my new blog, please go check it out at this link http://noimpactjason.blogspot.com/

This book is a biography, it is around 270 pages, but i used as a two week book because it is very packed, max gave me the offer and i'm not gonna pass that up and i used it as a book for my unit. it is not like a normal book it is kind of informational book, and out of the ordinary, i really liked it though. i would give it a 9-10 rating.  i would put this at a medium reading level. i like this book a lot because it is very informational, and it inspired me to try and work on being better for the environment.

A Mango Shaped Space By Wendy Mass

A Mango Shaped Space By Wendy Mass

I chose to read this book for my book of the week because there were a lot of TBR lists that had it and since they had it I decided to read it. I liked this book; it isn't exactly what I always look for in a book. I have noticed that a lot of the books I have been reading are outside of my usual box which I think is good. This book is about 270 pages it seemed around the normal side of the weekly book the font size was the normal and I think this book is at a medium reading level. The genre is realistic fiction. I liked this book a lot because it was a different type book that relates to some of the problems that any middle schooler could have.

This book is about a thirteen year old girl named Mia Winchell and she has a condition called synesthesia this makes it so she has trouble in school, with friends and with family under her condition. It mainly messes with her math and she starts failing, her parents don’t know about her condition and they start to get angry about her failing math. She later tells her parents about the condition and didn't believe he they thought that she was using it as an excuse. Then after a while they understand what’s happening to her. These are some of her main issues read the book to find more! 

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas By John Boyne

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas By John Boyne

I liked this book a lot, although it was sad I still liked it.   It is about 210 pages it is a reasonably short book and the font is about medium sized. It is a medium reading level but like in majority of the books I have read so far there are a lot of boring scenes. The genre is a fiction historical book about the holocaust. I liked this book a lot because I like a book about history and the holocaust books are very interesting. In general I liked the book a lot because of just the topic in general.

This book goes throughout the life of a nine year old boy named Bruno during World War II and the Holocaust. Bruno’s father is a Nazi and he works for Adolf Hitler, his father moves towards a concentration camp but Bruno and Gretel (his twelve year old sister) are completely unaware of what is going on. One day after they moved Bruno decided to adventure in their back yard and he finds a young boy and he seemed to be behind a fence. Bruno ended up finding out that he was a young boy about the same age but he was Jewish in a concentration camp his name was Shmuel and this book shows his adventures with him.

Silver Linings Playbook

The Silver Linings Playbook, By Matthew Quick. Matthew Quick was the writer of Forgive me Lenard Peacock.
This book is about 300 pages with about medium sized font and about a medium reading level, it is a fiction romantic drama.  

 

Pat Solitano the main character is just coming out of an mental heath facility and later moving in with his parents in New Jersey  He went to the facility because his wife Nikki  was cheating on him with his coworker and he almost beats him to death. through a mutual friend Ronnie Pat goes to a diner and meats Tiffany. Tiffany has also just moved back to New Jersey after her husband died. Pat has been working out to get in good shape  so he can have better chances on get back together with Nikki. Pat and Tiffany start running together and she asked him for help with something. What could it be?

I liked this book a lot, i mainly read action or adventure books, this book was obviously not that, but i still really liked it. There were some scenes that were a little bit graphic, so if you are Worried about that be looking out for it. There were also scenes that were slow and boring. In general i really like it. It is dramatic and a little bit romantic so if you are looking for that it is a book that you will like!

My next book is: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 

Life of Pi

This is my weekly blog, this week I read "The Life of Pi," by Yann Martel. This book is a fiction adventure book. It includes the main characters Pi Patel and a tiger named Richard Parker, Pi worked at a the zoo with his family, and Richard Parker stayed at it. When they were on a ship it started raining really hard and it started to sink and Pi and Richard Parker both fell off and ended up on a boat, and the book is mainly about they're survival. People that like adventure and a little bit of action will like this book a lot. It is a long book for one week its about 400 pages, I read it in around a full week. I liked this book a lot, it had a slow start, but i liked it. I first thought of reading from Aaron's page, thanks. I liked this book because a lot of the scenes, kept me on edge and making me want to read more. This week I'm reading "The Silver Linings Playbook," by Matthew Quick.

My TBR List

The Green Glass Sea

White Sands, Red Menace

Forgive me Lenard Peacock
Outliers
Night Circus
Between Shades of Gray
Water Ship Down
Divergent
Shooting the Moon