week 13

Thirteen Reasons Why

By: Jay Asher

This text is becoming easier and easier to read. As you make time to sit down and actually read, it makes you not want to really put the book down. It’s becoming a better book than what liar was. It has my interest more now than what Liar did. Jay Asher has some way of making the text to where you want to know what is going to happen next. In my eyes, I believe that he understands the real life of what teens go through and that is why he decides to go through and write a book about teen suicide.

I do believe he could have possibly written it in a different style. Maybe he could have put Hannah in the book before she died instead of using just the tapes. Even though those tapes are explaining everything, I still think that he could have and should have possibly changed the way he did it.

Over all though, Thirteen Reasons why is a good book so far and I for sure would keep recommending the book to a teenager because it’s actually something that could happen in real life to anyone. It could possibly help prevent the bad things that do and could happen in teenage years.

4/12

Thirteen Reasons Why.
By: Jay Asher
I get a funny feeling,
it comes from deep inside.
I get all mad and angry,
wanting to go and hide.
My doctor calls it depression,
my dad says it's just me.
But the thoughts and feelings,
no one will ever be able to see.
Some say I'm psycho,
some say I'm just weird.
It's like I'm a different person,
and the old me just disappeared.
I get really edgy,
I want to commit suicide real bad.
Then I get a headache,
followed by feeling sad.
I wish I could get help,
I wish it would go away.
Maybe if I keep praying real hard,
it will some day.

I feel that this poem will fit this book right, Hanna kills herself. She states that the tapes she recorded were for those who had part of her death.  This poem may have a little more than what really could be the situation but it goes well with it because she feels alone. She was more than likely depressed and not feeling the way she should have felt. The feeling of sad and sorrow left her to think that she could not be alive anymore.  She may have wanted to change what she had, or even change the way she was but that wouldn’t be the same. Although she may have thought her life was horrible, was it really that bad to where she needed to commit suiside over? There could have been many other solutions rather than death

4/6

13 Reasons Why

By: Jay Asher

I really think that this text of the book is simple. It’s very easy to read. It allows you to understand everything better when the text is simple. When you have harder text to read, I feel that it makes you not want to read as much as you should. I think that Jay Asher had written the book like that for a specific reason. I believe that since the book is leaning towards teenagers, it has a better and easier text so they are more interested in the reading.

I believe that one of the hardest understandings about the text is the tapes. What exactly are the tapes supposed to mean? It says that each person receiving the tape has a part of the death of the girl, but why did she decide to make the tapes? It may say why in the rest of the book but I’m just confused on why she had decided to do it the way she did.

As of right now, this book makes you think in a way. It makes you think about how the reality can kick in. You realize that what is going on in the book can happen to someone in high school or even college. You may realize how some people are treated or even how you yourself treat people and want to change the way that is. I believe that things happen for a reason and if you change the bad habits, you can better yourself as a person.

3/23/11

Thirteen Reasons Why

 By: Jay Asher

I’m certainly excited to start reading this novel. The way everyone describes it puts me to interest. I sure hope to take it at a different point than what I did when I read Liar. I started seeing myself not wanting to read more. I wanted to give up. Hopefully that is not the case with Thirteen Reasons Why.  Even though I’m not the biggest fan of reading, if I would find a book that would interest me I will sit there and read the book forever. I hope to keep more of an open mind with this book. Allow myself to see it in a different perspective. Looking at the cover and such, it seems to me that it fits a teenager’s lifestyle. I don’t recall the book being based off a true story but it seems that it could be a better story than what I read.  I do like to read in my bed at where there is nobody around with music on. They say that’s not the best of idea but it keeps peace and helps me concentrate on what I will be reading. I have tried reading elsewhere but I will get distracted quite easy. The libraries are too quiet and if there are people around, then that’s what I want to focus on. I may still be reading but not understanding what I’m reading. So that is why I read in my room with music so I can understand more.

3/2

Liar

Now that I keep reading the book, I am beginning to like the text more and more. I am able to sit down and actually enjoy reading it. I do not have to necessary force myself to read the book. I feel that part 2 and part 3 are getting the full details out and are more interesting than what part one was. It seems that Micah is starting to “fit” in. Now that Erin is back and is the talk of the world, nobody wants to talk about Micah. She is able to get closer and closer to both Sarah and Tayshawn. Although, it seems that Micah wants to become more than just friends with either one of them. She gets a little jealous when Tayshawn is closer to Sarah than he is herself. However, I believe that since they had all left the funeral and talked it has brought Micah to open up to either one of them.

             My predictions for the rest of the book have changed. I think that Micah will come clean about her being a werewolf. Eventually, I think she and either Tayshawn or Sarah will become more than just friends. If that is the case, then she would be a complete change from the beginning to the end. I do not think that it would be a bad thing if she and Tayshawn grew closer because she was always saying that she thought Tayshawn was good looking. If she comes clean, I feel that everyone will have more respect for her.

Week 6 Blogg

Liar

By: Larbalestier

The personality of Micah had changed from what it was in part one to now in part two. I’m not exactly sure on what I feel about this girl. At the beginning of the book, I thought that I may like her, but now reading more and more makes me have second thoughts on her. All the lies that she would tell kind of made me think she may be worth something. Now as the truth is starting to come out about her I’m not too sure on what I want to think.  However, I do think that she could change the way she is. Everyone’s opinion on her seems to be that they strongly dislike her. I believe that once all of the lies came out and when all the truth is revealed people may start to like her more and more. That could just be my thoughts. I strongly think I will not like her because I’m beginning to dislike her now. I believe that if she would have stated the truth before she ever started out lying I would think different of her.  Now as they mentioned that she is a ware wolf, she has a lot of explaining to do on her part. She may say she didn’t kill Zach, but how are we sure now, now that we found that out? No matter what she will say to the people, if they find out that she is a ware wolf, they will not believe her.

Liar

Liar

By: Justine Larbalestier

The text in this book is different. It will go from one thing straight to the next. I never really thought I would be able to understand it clearly or even like the text. As I was reading further into the book, it became more interesting to where I was unable to put it down. The author makes it seem that it is all realistic. Those are the kinds of books I will read if I even read. I believe it’s because it can relate to our lives is why I like it. The exact same issues that are in the book could be the issues in other’s lives as well. The words are not too complicated for readers, and if they are difficult, it does not take much to figure out the meaning.  Reading more into the book and thinking about it, I remember the beginning when she was saying she was done with the lying, but that was a lie. This makes me wonder if the actual writer of the book lies in real life because that is what the whole book is based off of. Usually authors tend to write about their own lives or similar, so it makes me think that she is very unfaithful and unreliable. However, for some apparent reason, I am thinking that somewhere in the rest of this novel there will be a turn around. It could be a very good turn around. I could be wrong, but it’s a good thought.

Liar

Liar

By: Justine Larbalestier

When Micah’s boyfriend Zachary Ruben is not in school, and has not been to school for a few days, Micah becomes worried. What possibly could have happened to him because she was just with him over the weekend. After their high school principle comes into the classroom to explain that Zach had been reported missing. Micah feels differently. Micah used to lie, but she was done with all of the lying. The death of her boyfriend is changing her into a different girl. Will it all be for the better or be for the worst. I think Micah will realize that she has done wrong in the past and everything will eventually come out of it all to catch her up in some trouble. Maybe to begin with, she should have always been honest about everything she said. Micah may not have been happy with herself, and if that is the case then she should have seeked some sort of help to her get over that fact. If that is not the case, then I don’t understand exactly why she wants to lie about everything. She would lie about her childhood, her parents, and so much more. In the long run, will the lying be worth everything?

The author has the title as being Liar. This is all a sequence to the main character in the book. All she has ever done is lied. Lie about this; lie about that and so on. Everyone knows that she is such a liar.  

The Lost Boy

The Lost Boy have impacted me in many different ways. Dave Pezler writes autobiographies to explain his childhood. He had no love, no home, nothing. I had a home, I knew they loved me. I cannot say I had a bad childhood but I believe that it could have  been a lot different and better. Honestly, I didn't feel the love. There are three of us kids, and me being the middle child I felt outside. My older sister got everything she ever wanted and my little brother is the same way. I have worked for everything that I got. I do not feel that I fit in at times. Nobody could ever see it. Yes, my parents are very good parents, but I just do not believe in a lot of their choices. Although Dave's life was completely different, I feel that he is making his life better because of everything he had to go through throughout his entire life. Usually what you go through in your childhood, you act that same way later in life. Dave is completely different. He wants to better himself. Dave travels to promote inspiration and such. Inspiration to people helps them look at the things differently.
The way Dave writes is probably why i like his books. He describes in great detail. No matter how intense the situation may be, he can still describe it in full. It's not fake at all. It's completely real and true. It's just amazing how he can actually write about his own life and not put any doubts about it.  Seeing how well he has done throughout the years makes me think that no matter who you are, you are able to do whatever you want to do. Just do not hold back.

Introducing myself:)

My name's Melissa Crowe. I'm 19 years of age. I graduated in the small town of Farmington. I'm studying to become a radiologist.