Reading Responce to Strangers

I am reading the book Strangers by Dean Koontz. I am reading this book because I have read two if his other book and I loved them so I said why not try another one. He incorporates this suspense into his books really well and the build up always seems to pay of in the end. The stories that he writes about are always scary or just out their so I can really enjoy them.

Strangers is about s far about 5 people that are all from different places and are having this one weird thing in common. This is diffidently  one of the bigger build ups of the book I have read and I love it. The book really give great vivid details and keeps the reader encased in  the book. It is a good read and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who likes a good thriller/creepy book.

8-25-13 30 minutes, Strangers, Dean Koontz
8-25-13 1.5 hours , Strangers, Dean Koontz 40-93

Cookies!

Well one of the only vivid things that I did this past week really was baking cookies. I love to bake cookies because I get to eat them ,but the bad thing I have to share so that kind of stinks. I'll try to be as descriptive as I can because that s what Mrs.D ask for. So first I grab one of the plastic bags with the cookie mix in it. I'll then preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Ill grab and egg and a stick of butter to put into the mix. To make it easier to mix these three ingredients together I will put the cool butter into the microwave and heat for about 15 seconds. Then I take out the butter put in with the egg and mix. I like to mix it together but I think it is neat how it will go from powdery to sticky to doughy. So after that I will take small bits of cookie mix and put them on the tray. Slap them into the oven for about 16 minutes and sham! You have cookies and they are a nice, warm, and soft cookie creation.

Why hot bus rides to highland stink.

Why hot bus rides to highland stink.

First off the bus has been sitting in the hot sun the whole day. The seats start to burn, the air in the bus is hot, must, and mostly gross. It is full of tired or overexcited children yelling and complaining about how terrible the next practice will be. Everyone on the bus is hungry and thirsty yet ready to get the practice started. So this happens for about 20-25 minutes so we have to find a way to “pass” the time, I am writing this blog post, while the bus gets hotter and hotter. The only true way to sort of cool the bus is roll down all the windows which will only help if the wind is really blowing, which it never is. To finish it though you get to go run. This concludes my rant about the bus rides and thank-you for reading.

The Knife of Never Letting Go Response

                The Knife of Never Letting Go was a strange book for me because there were indeed some parts that I like but there were also others I didn't find very enjoyable. I’ll start with the bad first. One of the very annoying things originally was defiantly the slang/misspelling on purpose. I get why the author used it but still when it would come up I would find it tough to have to stop my train of thought just to try to understand a word or a certain spelling. Another thing I didn't like was the beginning. It was very slow for me and I couldn't really get into the book, but I understand why. The author did this to make sure the story didn’t feel rushed, you knew everyone, and you wouldn't feel very confused when a major plot point happened. Even still it just felt to slow and I just couldn't get into it. Maybe if I would have known or the author gave some hint (which the author probable did) about what was going to go down. Finally the plot I had mixed feelings for. I fell I have a like/hate relationship with the plot. Some of the parts make me go “Oh come on, like that would ever happen, this is just too cheesy.”

                There were also many things that I loved about the book. First of all the character development the book was just amazing. The book had attached me to a dog! A dog! It tore me apart! Another great thing was the setting. The planning for the whole book must have taken a long time. Having the new world to get used to is also cool having to learn the rules. Finally the other part to that love/hate plot. I have to say I do like that plot. It is pretty neat that the city is like kicked out and not allowed, and then they are just running the whole book. How you cannot stay in one place all the time, nowhere is safe. The impending doom is coming. 



8-15-13 15 minutes, working on notes
8-18-13 70 minutes , reading , Dean Koontz, Strangers
8-19-13 10 minutes , reading Dean Koontz, Strangers, 1-40 pgs.