The Cheese Monkeys

As I finished The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd I was very surprised in the turn of events towards the end...The book changed from the light and witty book to even a dark novel in the last 50 pages. I was shocked to read about what happened to Himillsy, since she was my favorite charater. Overall the entire book was just okay for me, I was basically reading it to read it...nothing recreational.

The Cheese Monkeys

In The Cheese Monkeys by Chip Kidd, Kidd nararates his life going to college under an art major in the late 1950's. He is very sarcastic and personaly, I find him very hilarious. I also find this book attractive because I am also very interested in undertaking an art major in college. However, for different reasons... He is taking art because he hates it. I questioned this as I began reading, but am slowly reliezing why he made this choice. So far so good in this book and I am eager to read more

Animal Farm

Animal Farm, by George Orwell is a novel that is a great illusion to the Russian Revolution. One perticular quote stood apart from the rest, and it was in the first chapter of the entire book. The quote reads:

Man is the only real enemy we have. Remove Man from the scene, and the root cause of hunger and overwork is abolished forever. Man is the only creature that consumes without producing. He does not give milk, he does not lay eggs, he is too weak to pull the plow, he can not run fast enough to catch the rabbits. Yet he is lord to all of the animals. He sets them to work, he gives back to them the bare minimum that will prevent them from starving, and the rest he keeps for himself." pg 29

This quote shows the begining of a revolution, so much is said by it, even by barely saying anything at all.

Earthquake at Dawn

This book, by Kristiana Gregory, about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake was a very mediocre novel. I enjoy reading non fiction, however this book was rather unappealing. It followed some of the journeys of, at the time, twenty-two-year-old photographer Edith Irvine. The book did include some of the photographs I believe Irvine actually took during this natural disaster. The book is based on the story of Edith Irvine, but is told by Daisy Valentine, a domestic helper. One would think that a book about an earthquake would be riviting and action-packed, but it was a very long sad story. I would not recommend this book.

Chinese Cinderella

The Chinese Cinderella, by Adeline Yen Mah is the actual bibliography of how she was mistreated as a child. Her mother died while giving birth to her, and in 20th Century China, that was a bad omen. Not only did her siblings abuse and neglect her but so did her dad and her new step mother. Her new half brothers and sisters are spoiled rotten as her and her true siblings watch as they get pampered and they clean up after them. One instance of when Adeline is mistreated is when her whole family gets ducks. She loved her little bird, and her siblings rudely fed it to the dogs as amusement. However, in the end Adeline finds her 'Prince charming' and turns out that all her struggles led her to be the well rounded intelligent individual that she is today.

I thought this book was interesting because I really like reading bibliographies, and fairy tales for that matter... But at some points in this book it was just boring. I would recommend it, but it's not for everyone.

Speak 1-198

I read the book SPEAK by: Laurie Anderson. This book is about a girl who was raped at a party, and called the cops all during the summer before she entered high school. By calling the cops, who later arrested people at the party for underage drinking and other shenanigans, has led this girl down the road to exile among her peers. Melinda made a terrible impression on her new class mates and had a very rough year. Fortunately, at the end Melinda get up the courage to tell her rapist, a very popular guy at school, how she felt and how what he did ruined her life...and while doing this some athletes overheard the conversation. The athletes told their friends, and their friends to other friends and soon the whole school knew Melinda's story and she was honored as a hero. This story was not only excellent, but also was based on the authors actual life which made the book a bit more intriguing.

Finish

I was very impressed with the end of my book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Somehow throughout the whole story I had a feeling his mom was alive, and that his dad was not telling him the truth. I think I felt this way because I have lost a parent, and I have always had a one little hope that they were actually out there trying to find me. I was surprized though to hear that Christopher's dad was the murderer of the poodle. It showed the hatred between the Shears family and the Boones. I really enjoyed this book because it was hilarious, and a true page turner. I do not like reading, however, this book was actually a pleasure to read and I would recomend it to anyone who like mysteries or just a funny book.