Monday, October 25, 2010

By The Time You Read This, I'll Be Dead
















Daelyn Rice is the main character of "By the Time you read this, I'll be dead."
She's been through a lot, and starting from a young age makes it even harder and longer. She's attempted suicide numerous times, but obviously failed each of them. She can't speak, and she has to wear a neck brace. Other wise she can hear, walk etc, fine. She waits after school each day for one of her parents to pick her up, and theres this boy named Satana who always meets her there and welcomely greets her. She tries her BEST to ignore him. She dosnt want anything to do with anyone, and she dosnt want anyone to do with her. She found this website, she thinks by some strange miracle, but this website is called "Through-the-light.com". This website shows blogs of people who've attempted suicide and blogs about how horrible there life is. This Website also gives you tips on how you can kill yourself and when. She signed up to this website and she found something you can sign up on where it'll give you a date to kill yourself. The minimum days is 23. She's disappointed.
She decided on her technique. She continued going to school. And continued sitting on the bench and Satana always came by and talked to her. She had to go to his house a couple of times because her parents were unable to pick her up some days. She opened herself up little by little, not neccessairly talking about herself, but allowing herself to listen to Satana.

This book is kind of depressing. So, I wouldn't recommend this book to anybody who've felt the way she does. Like, feels like ending their life is the only option. I mean, it might give them ideas ya know? So i recommend this book to someone who is stronger mentally. It's not a horrible book, it's a good fast read if you don't put your life in Daelyn Rice' Shoes.
I hope you enjoy this book, I sure did.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

The Drawing of The Three, The Dark Tower II


The Drawing of The Three, The Dark Tower II, is the second book in the Dark Tower series by Stephen king. This book is as great as the first book full with action, drama and epic adventure's that will keep you attached to the book until your done with it and will make you want too read on and on until you hit the next book in the series. The second book starts out with Roland, The Gunslinger, waking up on a beach and is suddenly attacked by a monstrous lobster-like figure which soon calls a "lobstrosity". As Roland loses his index finger and middle finger on his right hand and losing his big toe on his right foot he kills the lobstrosity. With his wounds untreated and are starting to get infected, Roland starts too lose strength and begins to become feverish. Throughout his struggling adventure through the long never-ending beach he stumbles upon three doors. These three doors lead to his soon to be discovered companions and explain what the tarot cards are for(This is explained at the end in the first book The Gunslinger). In the first door it reads "The Prisoner", he enters the door and he discovers Eddie Dean, who is a street-smart heroin addict which describes him as "the prisoner" Eddie joins Roland on his quest to the Dark Tower and becomes an Gunslinger. The Second door leads to the "Lady of Shadows" Odetta Holmes. Odetta has multiple personalities such as Detta and Susannah, which this labels her as "Lady of Shadows" because of her many shadows. The Third door leads to Jack Mort and is labeled "The Pusher". Who is used too help Roland get ammo and medicine for his journey.
This book is an amazing book which is as good as the first one. An must read for people that are Stephen King fans or even any reader that love action filled adventures. i give this book a 10 out of 10! It really made me never want too drop the book.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

The Gunslinger, The Dark Tower l


The Gunslinger, The Dark Tower l is the first book in the Dark Tower series written by one of America's favorite authors, Stephen King. This amazing book is one of the best book's I've read in for a while and it all feature's fantasy, western, horror and science fantasy all mixed and twisted together making it an awesome book. It all begins by introducing Roland Deschain, the last Gunslinger, and his pursuit for the "Man in Black" which has lasted for many years. The beginning of the book also starts to describe the world in the book as if it were similar too the old west but is an complete mirror of our world today. His quest for the Dark Tower drives him and keeps him going but is filled with many obstacles which also glues the reader too the book making the reader not want too let the book down. There's a lot of great action, adventure and drama in the book, for example, through a flashback of Roland's past in a town called Tull, the whole town turns on him because of the "Man in Black". In order too survive The Gunslinger was forced too kill every resident in the town, including his lover, Alice. This part is just one out of many parts filled with action and drama that makes it such a amazing book.
I give this book a 10 out of 10! The book just made me read more and more because of its intensity, the whole storyline and the vivid descriptions of the book really just brought me in the world of the Gunslinger.

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Thursday, October 7, 2010

Drive-By

In the book Drive-By, by Lynne Ewing, we have a family that has just been devistated by a gangs drive-by shooting when it kills titos older brother and he dosent know why. the gang the gang starts comming by titos house alot and his buddy gus gives him a gun and tells him it will help him against a rival gang that tito thinks killed his brother. this book was really short it took me a day to read i lked it but it could of been alot longer i give the book a 5 out of 10 because it was so short.

By the Time You Read This I'll Be Dead

In the book By the time you read this, I'll be dead by Julie Anne Peters, Daelyn Rice is determined to successfully remove herself from existance. Her parents have sent her to a catholic all girls school since her failed previous attempt, but she doesnt seem to fit in so well with a neckbrace, she is known as the 'mute freak' who can't speak at all. She tells about her traumatic history of abuse, torture, and depression, she allows you into her mind to see her experiences and feel her feelings. With the help of Through the Light she counts down the days until her death, her success and freedom. It all begins with 23 days, 23 long, eventful, dragging days for Daelyn. She wants nothing to do with anyone, or anything, but when 18 year old Santana pushes his way into her life, and refuses to leave no matter how stubborn she gets, she has no choice. Throughout the book you feel the terrible, depressing feelings that many people who have endured torture feel everyday, you get a taste for what it feels like to be bullied and made fun of.

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

No Country for Old Men



No Country for Old Men is a great thriller novel with non stop suspense and action that will make you jump out of your seat and will force you too want too read more and more of this book. It all starts with Llewelyn Moss out hunting for antelope when he suddenly comes across a drug deal that has gone bad. He sneaks into the bloody scene and finds a ton of heroin in a truck with dead Mexican drug dealers except one badly wounded man asking Llewelyn for water. He tells him that he doesn't have any water with him and he goes on investigating the gruesome scene and finds a satchel filled with cash, he takes the satchel and goes home. When he left for home he felt bad and was full of remorse for the man he left behind. He soon goes back and finds that the man was murdered and he sights another truck in the area. He runs for his life but is sighted by gunmen and the grueling never ending hunt begins for Moss and the hunters are the Mexican drug cartels and the Sociopath hitman as known as Anton Chigurh.
No Country for Old Men is an great great book filled with tense, suspenseful scenes with loads of action and drama which forcefully will make you never want put the book down until its over. I give this book a 10 out of 10 because its a very very quick read and the thrills and the suspence made me read on until the bitter end

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Jake,reinvented

In the book Jake Reinvented, By Gordon Korman, We have a small town school with people that play football and alot that dont. The book is centered around three people one Todd,Rick and Jake. Jake is a new transfer student and he joins the football team and is good at one thing and that is long snapping. the coach that believes that the game is played both ways tells him that long snapping is the only thing he will be doing. When Jake throws a party and has a really good show of people the popularity starts flowing and people want to know and hang with  Jake. Rick and Todd are really good friends but when jake comes in and  has Rick in the hot seat about being best friends Rick is split. when Todds girlfriend Dede comes into the picture and Jake looks like he is in love but really every guy is in love with dede she is a perfect ten out of ten. Things start to go really wrong when Jakes partys start to get out of hand when him and Dede start hanging out alot Todd goes wild and makes a mistake but that you will have to find out for yourself see what happens to Todd,Rick and Jake by reading the book. I give this book a 10 out of 10 there are very few times when a book comes around and it apeals me but so far books by Gordon Korman have done that. the book is for sure a non put down book and I loved it the book is perfect for people that like fast reads that are really good. Gordon Korman has become one of my favorite writers and keeps on writing books that I cant put down. I recomend this book to anyone because I think everyone should read it.