Okay so I decided not to pick up a book that I have interest in since blogging is almost over. Therefore I chose Maniac Magee. This book is not High School material at all, but I needed to pass time and I picked it up. The chapters are really short-like 1 or 2 pages. It's really easy to read. Im not recommending this book to any serious readers or those in search of a good book. I am recommending it to anyone looking for a random book to take up time.
I actually got into the book because it was really easy to read through. Right at the beginning, you are introduced to the main character and you find out his whole background... From being born with a different name, to losing his parents and becoming an orphan, to running away. Then you learn why his name changed.
I really liked the chapter where he met a girl and got a book. The only reason I liked it is because it was really random, especially since he ended up intercepting a football from a star player and he still had the book in his hand. I considered actually reading this book to find out the other random things that would come up, but I decided not to and look for a book that I have to think about and can analyze more than Maniac Magee. But it is a good book.LOL
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Done
Okay...I have officially given up on Angela's Ashes. Its not that the book is not good. It's just that I don't have time to read and therefore it seems as though I'm slowly progressing through this and I don't feel like I'm getting anywhere.
Another reason I have given up is because in class we did this activity where we read page 232 of four different books and Angela's Ashes was one of them. I was pretty excited to read this page but when the time came I was disappointed. I thought that by page 232, some type of clue or information about the stories title would be revealed, but it wasn't. It was a normal page with quoteless dialogue and no type of exciting news. MAN...
Anyway, maybe later on I will pick up this book again and read more than I did. But for now I am on the search for a new book. Recommendations needed.
Another reason I have given up is because in class we did this activity where we read page 232 of four different books and Angela's Ashes was one of them. I was pretty excited to read this page but when the time came I was disappointed. I thought that by page 232, some type of clue or information about the stories title would be revealed, but it wasn't. It was a normal page with quoteless dialogue and no type of exciting news. MAN...
Anyway, maybe later on I will pick up this book again and read more than I did. But for now I am on the search for a new book. Recommendations needed.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Angela's Ashes
Im really getting impatient and bored. Nothing interesting is happening right now. Maybe it's because im really busy right now and im not reading as i used to. With the end of the year coming up fast and all these AP exams, Im not enjoying this book. Anyone reading this, dont be discouraged because i am not interested. I think i wouold enjoy it more if i didnt have so much other things to do. Anyway, a book slowing down is not abnormal. Many books have a point when things are not as interesting as others. Well hopefully this book gets better or i start to enjoy it more. I really want to know where this book will take me.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Angela's Ashes
Okay this book is starting to slow down. I was really interested and now im starting to loose that interest.
Right now, McCourt is taking us back to Ireland, where his parents are from. He still incorporates Irish humor, but I think the jokes were more humorous while the story was in New York. Im not sure why, but that is just me. Anyway, it seems as though the McCourts are not welcome in Ireland and that they were better off in New York. Even though they were struggling in New York, at least there were some people there that tried to help. in Ireland, it seems as though they are rejected by everyone. This is weird to me since im used to people being rejected by other people outside of where they are from. but then again, when i moved to georgia i was very accepted...even more than i was in new york.
Anyway im really ready to find out what Angela's Wishes means. and im kinda getting impatient.
Right now, McCourt is taking us back to Ireland, where his parents are from. He still incorporates Irish humor, but I think the jokes were more humorous while the story was in New York. Im not sure why, but that is just me. Anyway, it seems as though the McCourts are not welcome in Ireland and that they were better off in New York. Even though they were struggling in New York, at least there were some people there that tried to help. in Ireland, it seems as though they are rejected by everyone. This is weird to me since im used to people being rejected by other people outside of where they are from. but then again, when i moved to georgia i was very accepted...even more than i was in new york.
Anyway im really ready to find out what Angela's Wishes means. and im kinda getting impatient.
Angela's Ashes
Okay I have to say this. Frank McCourt is a genius....
That's kinda exaggeration, but who else could write a whole story without clear dialogue. This is what i mean. Throughtout this whole book there is NO use of quotations to differentiate thoughts and details from dialogue. There is dialogue though. It's weird how there is no clear way of picking out dialogue at a glance but in context it is obvious when someone is speaking and when McCourt is just writing. I think this is awesome. I never thought or experienced that before. It draws me into the book even more. Its kind of mind boggling how McCourt was able to accomplish this. It sounds weird, but thats only because it is. How could you not have qoutations in dialogue?.WOW. This book is sooooooo different from others i have read. I think that is an effective way of keeping the reader's interested. it might also cause some people to abandon the book, but not for me.
That's kinda exaggeration, but who else could write a whole story without clear dialogue. This is what i mean. Throughtout this whole book there is NO use of quotations to differentiate thoughts and details from dialogue. There is dialogue though. It's weird how there is no clear way of picking out dialogue at a glance but in context it is obvious when someone is speaking and when McCourt is just writing. I think this is awesome. I never thought or experienced that before. It draws me into the book even more. Its kind of mind boggling how McCourt was able to accomplish this. It sounds weird, but thats only because it is. How could you not have qoutations in dialogue?.WOW. This book is sooooooo different from others i have read. I think that is an effective way of keeping the reader's interested. it might also cause some people to abandon the book, but not for me.
Angela's Ashes
I really like this book. ALmost everything about it is interesting to me and forces me to read even more. I've already told you that the author is Irish and therefore the jokes and content of this memoir are Irish based. I recently found out that my grandfather is part Irish, which is weird to me but whatever, so Im actually interested in the book to see if my grandfather relates to the Irish...AND HE DOES LOL...My grandfather drinks alot but not dangerously. He uses the Irish language sometimes also and i never noticed until reading this book. IT'S WEIRD. I also really like this book because the comedy in it is not hard to get. Some may not find it funny but i do. I dont think the jokes are meant to be funny but somehow, in a humble way, McCourt makes it funny...without even trying. Another reason i like this book is because it is one long story. At first i thought the book would jump around from story to story without any structure sunce its a memior, but it didnt and i really like that.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Angela's Ashes
Frank's dad is pretty much an alcoholic. In his memoir, Frank writes about his memories of his dad spending the little earnings on liquor and cigarettes. Frank writes about how everyday would go throughout he week. He told of the different situations on each day depending on if money came home or a drunken father came home.
Although it is not funny to have a hard childhood filled with almost nothing, I think it is really funny about how he writes about his father. Frank writes that on days his father would come home smelling of whiskey, he would also be singing songs about dying for Ireland. These songs included two men, Rodney McCorley and Kevin Barry. That is too funny to me.
Anyway, this may sound stereotypical of me, but it seems to me that Irish people like to sing and drink. Frank's father sings and drinks a lot. His mom sings when she is happy about money being brought home.
Im starting to like this book. I cant wait to find out what happens next.
Although it is not funny to have a hard childhood filled with almost nothing, I think it is really funny about how he writes about his father. Frank writes that on days his father would come home smelling of whiskey, he would also be singing songs about dying for Ireland. These songs included two men, Rodney McCorley and Kevin Barry. That is too funny to me.
Anyway, this may sound stereotypical of me, but it seems to me that Irish people like to sing and drink. Frank's father sings and drinks a lot. His mom sings when she is happy about money being brought home.
Im starting to like this book. I cant wait to find out what happens next.
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