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I read this novel because I love classic works of literature. From Homer to Dostoyevsky to Sartre, I love it all, including modern classics. Naturally, that this book is counted among the modern classics, as well as its association with the assassination of John Lennon, both recommended this book for my reading list. I read it first when I was 17 years old, and again recently at 22. Frankly, I have never quite understood its place on the list of classics as it is often described. Sometimes I think that the only reason it is so popular is because it was banned in many places, in the same way that Ulysses (which I would count as a classic, personally) is so often counted among the Classics by people who have never read it. I’m not a fuddy-duddy or a stuffy classicist: I absolutely adore books with no plot, interesting first-person narration, quirky characters, etc. But I just don’t quite “get it”, and I never have.
Perhaps it is because I simply do not like the character. I didn’t find Holden Caulfield endearing, or witty, or particularly interesting; to be honest, I find him annoying. In fact, of all the characters portrayed in this work, Holden is the one whom I like, or with whom I can identify, the least. He is whiny and foul-mouthed, and uses the words “phony” and “god****” every other paragraph. I am not criticizing Salinger’s writing–in fact, it’s dead on. I had no difficulty whatsoever believing that this was really written by a teenage boy. But it just doesn’t ring any bells, or flip any switches, for me. It’s okay, and not a bad read on a lazy afternoon, but beyond that it falls flat. Perhaps I would have to have grown up during the time period of this novel to really grasp what the author is trying to get across.
Overall, worth reading, but don’t accept its status as a “classic” simply because everyone else does.
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Sorry for the paradoxical title, but this is really the best way that I can sum up Twilight. I actually saw the movie before reading the book, and the movie made me want to pick up the book. Plus I just had to see what all the fuss was about. This book is about a girl named Bella Swan who moves to Forks, Washington to live with her dad after spending the past 17 years living with her mom. She soon meets a mysterious boy named Edward Cullen who behaves very strangely around her. The first part of the book spends a lot of time describing their interactions together (I’m trying not to provide too many spoilers here), and they eventually fall in love despite the fact that Edward is a vampire and wants to drink Bella’s blood.
This book is extremely enjoyable if you don’t take it too seriously. The story itself is a good one… star-crossed lovers with a dangerous twist… but the way that it’s written leaves much to be desired. Words like “murmured” and “incredulous” are overused to the point that it becomes difficult to believe that the author herself has a degree in literature. Bella wavers from being vaguely annoying (”holy crow”? Seriously, who talks like that?!) to completely non-believable as a human being (What is it that makes her so appealing not just to Edward, but to all the guys in the story? The intelligent mind would like to believe that it’s more than a pretty face and endearing clumsiness). Edward’s attraction to Bella is never properly explained, other than the fact that she smells good and is “fascinating” to him. All of the characters, Bella and Edward included, remain very two-dimensional, and Bella never seems to associate with anyone other than Edward unless she wants something from them. Edward is the prototypical knight in shining armor, but we never really learn why he would want to protect Bella in the first place.
All of this said, I admit that I’ve read this book over and over, and will likely continue to do so. If you’re seeking complex ch
24 Pack Silly Rubber
I thought that the card was great and it was until it stopped working. The card is completely dead and I lost a lot of pictures. it didnt get wet or anything and now my camera nor my computer will read it. this made me very angry!
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Water for Elephants amazed me. It was not at all what I expected. I knew it was about a circus, and obviously for the title, an elephant was involved. What I was not prepared for however, was the cruelty it showed. And I don’t doubt for a minute, that even though this was fiction, that these atrocities didn’t happen in real circuses.
We are introduced to a death in the prologue. While it is fuzzy and hard to tell who’s who, we are witnesses to a scene that the narrator, Jacob, has viewed and never forgotten. Mayhem abounds as we discover that the menagerie of a circus is on the stampede.
We are then reintroduced to Jacob, many years later, as he is a resident at a nursing home. He is ninety three, or ninety one, he can’t keep it straight and a circus is in town and being set up within sight of the nursing home. This causes him to reminisce about his time spent with the Benzini Brothers circus.
As a runaway college student, after the death of his parents, he finds himself hopping a train that turns out to be part of the circus train. There, instead of being thrown off, he is taken in by an older man named Camel who secures him a job with the circus mucking stalls, which later turns into a position as the circus’s veterinarian.
He falls in love with Marlena, the wife of his schizophrenic boss August. While he keeps his love hidden, August, dangerous and unpredictable makes life tough for Jacob in the circus while in his better moments is a best friend to him.
He also makes the acquaintance of Walter, a dwarf clown whom he bunks with and together they help Camel in his time of need. He also makes an unlikely friend in Rosie, an elephant picked up from another failing circus whom he feels a bond with and devastation at her treatment from the cruel August.
Throughout the book it cuts back and forth from Jacob at the nursing home, to his reminisces of the circus and its happenings. One of the ending chapters recaps the prologue, only with more detail.
I saved a few bucks by ordering the Windows software through Amazon and loading it on my new laptop myself rather than paying for it when the manufacturer built the machine. It was easy to do and took no time.
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Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer is a definite must read fantasy that I would recommend to kids ages 10 and up. The story starts off in Ho Chi Minh City. Artemis Fowl and his bodyguard, Butler, are meeting a man who supposedly is going to take them to see a fairy. They meet a fairy who has lost all her magic due rice wine. Artemis tricks her and gets The Book in exchange for her life. The Book is a special book that holds all the fairy’s secrets including how they get their magic. At the same time Captain Holly Short a LEPrecon (Lower Elements Police) officer, is on a special mission to defend the humans from a deadly troll. Although what she doesn’t know is that she is about to be captured by… Artemis Fowl!
Artemis Fowl is unlike any other any other twelve year old boy. He is completely ghost pale with dark hair. The sinister look in his eye is enough to send shivers down the toughest man’s spines. He’s determined to become a master thief and carry on the Fowl legacy. Artemis is an ultimate genius and is always one step ahead. He’s quick on improvising and very daring. He also feels as well as acts superior, therefore he doesn’t treat most people with respect. The only friend he has is his bodyguard, Butler. Artemis speaks with an incredible adult-sounding vocabulary, and doesn’t show many feelings, except for the times that he is torn because his mother is losing her mind ever since his father mysteriously disappeared. As you can tell, Artemis Fowl is absolutely no ordinary twelve year old boy.
Artemis Fowl is about to put his knowledge to the test as he takes on the fairies in a fast-paced marvelous read that will keep you reading to the end, and then have you begging for more of Artemis Fowl!
Silly Bandz Huge Variety
My kids love the bandz. I get them from a local retailer here in town that charges $5 a pack for them. It beats payin for the shipping, but i am looking for a place that will make them in different shapes. I love the fact that these things do teach children the art of trading and how to actually “look over” something before you trade for it. My son traded a dino. for a broken sun. Now he will look over EVERY bandz before he even begins to talk about trading! To me….its a valuable life lesson.
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