Sunday, September 4, 2011

Wow...

It's been over a month. I have been waiting to make a giant blog post for my summer and what I accomplished. But first things first...

BOOK REVIEWS!!!  Can I get a holla!?!?!? hahahaha

Ray Bradbury has a particular method for writing. It's unique, odd, and astonishingly satisfying. He uses hyphenated words and sews together the sentences into a beautiful quilt. He managed to make me legitamatley afraid of carnivals in this book... and though I was kinda creeped out by them before this book...

The books is about two boys, Jim Nightshade and Will Hollaway. A carny rolls into town, and of course, the carny is the creepiest thing around. The boys can't help but take a peek.

They end up seeing something they shouldn't have, and the carny's start coming after them, trying to capture them before the manage to get anyone to believe their story.

The books is about undying loyalty, learning to grow up, and acceptance. At least, that's what I remember about it.



Shakespeare is a freakin' genius, alright? He can make a soap opera seem interesting. The hardest part about reading Shakespeare is the language. It's like reading in Isiah; you just need to keep doing it, then all the sudden, every word, line, and verse make sense.

Actor David Suchet said, "We find Shakesepeare boring because we're lazy. We're not willing to get thorugh the language. That's the only barrier."

I promise to whoever reads this, and they try to read Shakespeare, just keep pushing though. It will be one of the most rewarding things you had done when you have finished the book.

Othello is about a Moor, Othello, who is the victim of hate. His friend (or so it seems to him) Iago, just hates him. He wants him behind bars, so he plots a fake affair, and steals everyone's life inadvertantly. Honestly, it's a great read.

The book is about soccer teams, from Clarkston, Georgia, called the Fugees. The teams get their names from the make up of the team, a bunch of refugees. Of all races.

Luma, the coach of the team, has one goal: to unify the boys to the best they can be. She has strict rules, and they are hard to abide. But when the boys humbled themselves and obeyed the rules, they became one of the best teams in their state.

It's a national bestseller. It's a clearer understanding of the world.

To me, that last sentence, makes a book worth reading.

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