Thirteen Days

I've read the book Thirteen Days. It takes place during the Cuban Missile crisis time period. I did like the historical part about the book, however, I DO NOT suggest this book to anyone. It was extremely boring. The book dragged on and on and on for 90 some pages. They change days in which they are talking about and they are not clear on which day they are currently on. This was a terrible book and I advise people not to read it.

The Tale Of Despereaux

Despereaux Tilling, a mouse who is in love with music, stories, and a princess named Pea. It is also the story of a rat called Roscuro, who lives in the darkness and covets a world filled with light. And it is the story of Miggery Sow, a slow-witted serving girl who harbors a simple, impossible wish. These three characters all end up being connected some how by the end of the story. This is a child's book but it is also one of my favorite books. I do believe others will like it to.

Charlie Bone and the Time Twister

I read Charlie Bone and the Time Twister. It was a very quick read. The book was 400-some pages and took very short to read. Although, i did not finish the whole book because it got a little cheesy when they were traveling throughout time. Plus, it was a way under the grade level.

The Rose That Grew From Concrete

For my poetry book I read a collection of poems Tupac wrote. This collection focuses on his feelings toward society, other humans, and his feelings that people may not know he felt. Many people probably assume that Tupac was just a rapper who did bad things (based on some of his songs) but if you actually take the time to read some of his poetry you'll find that he has a sweet side just like everyone else and his poems are well thoughtout. He dedicates his poems from everyone from his own mother, to Nelson Mandela. Tupac does uses alot of metaphors in his poems, for example, in the first poem "The Rose That Grew From Concrete", he is comparing himself to a rose that grew from concrete, or in other words, a human that made himself something out of nothing.

Monkeewrench

Well, I'm finally on page 100 of Monkeewrench (as you can tell I haven't been reading as much as I should). I previously posted that the book was not making that much sense to me, but now it is. They linked the game designers to the police and detectives. Although, the book doesn't start getting interesting until that happens. But overall, this is a very good book and sometime in the future I wouldn't have a problem reading it again.

Monkeewrench

I'm still on the book Monkeewrench. However, I'm not enjoying it as much as I thought I would. Each chapter is about a different group of people. One chapter will be about the police investigating a murder, the next will be about the game designers. Plus, with all of the names, personally for me it's hard to keep track of what is going on.

Roll Of Thunder Hear My Cry

I read Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. This book takes place in the times where African-Americans were considered considerably lesser humans than Caucasians. Nightriders, arson, lynching all in the course of one long, cold year, nine year old Cassie Logan's family is traumatized by inequality and racism in their small Mississippi town. Roll of Thunder is one of the best books I've ever read. This book has it all, action, suspense, and history. My favorite part in the book is near the end. It's a dark and cold night. Then a thunder storm starts, and lightning strikes a near by tree and causes a fire. However, everyone was to occupied with T.J and his issues (people were beating him up) they paid no attention until they were told about it. In order to save the city everyone, blacks and whites have to work together in order to put the fire out.

Monkeewrench by P.J. Tracy

I'm currently reading a book called Monkeewrench. This is P.J. Tracy's debut novel and it is an exciting thriller, filled with misdirection and secret agendas. Grace is constantly on guard 24/7 because she escaped from a killer several years ago but she has no peace because he was never caught. Monkeewrench, which is about a computer game which inspires a serial killer. This is just the kind of book I find interesting, it's full of action, and keeps you wanting to read to the next page. By the third page, two people have already been killed.
"What was troubling the Klienfeldt's this morning was not the suspected presence of homosexuals in the parish, but the undisputable presence of two tiny bullet holes in the backs of their skulls."
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, five friends decide to create a computer company called Monkeewrench. There first game is called Serial Killer Detective, which they do a beta test on the net. Life is connected with this game, people both in the game and in life are dying exactly the same way, then the creator or Monkeewrench finds herself the next target of the serial killer.

Fever 1793

I am about half way through Fever 1793, which is about an epidemic that kills 5000 thousdand people in Philidelphia, with in a three month span. It is a very good book, although, it is depressing to read about peoples deaths, within the first couple chapters, someone dyes from this deisese. There is also a comparrison that can be made between the book and recent real life problems. In the book, the doctor tries to warn people that it may be the dangerous Yellow Fever, however, the people do not believe the doctor because the Yellow Fever hadn't been around for over 30 years. This can be comparred to the recent Madoff Ponzi Scheme, the government organization S.E.C tried was informed about Bernard Madoff possibly schamming people out of there money, and when they didn't listen, it had turned out to be true, along with the Yellow Fever the doctor had warned the people about. In the foreground of this story is 16-year-old Mattie Cook, whose mother and grandfather own a popular coffee house on High Street. Mattie's comfortable and interesting life is shattered by the epidemic, as her mother is felled and the girl and her grandfather must flee for their lives.