Catcher Finale

The Catcher in the Rye was a pretty cool book even though I hated Holden. He lied all the time and turned out to be one of the phonies that he frequently criticized. I would compare Holden to the main character in the movie Liar Liar, except he never begins to tell the truth. Holden even goes beyond the frequecy of the lying of Fletcher Reede, the guy from Liar Liar, by lying even when he does not need to. He lies just for the fun of it and it really pisses me off. The only thing that agreed with him about was the people around him being "phonies" which I felt was very true. That is also true in the real world. People are always trying to look cool and act cool, and trying to be things that they are not. I hate that just as much as the lying because I don't think that a person should try to change who they are just to be liked by other people. I was surprised that I liked a book in which I hated the main character, but Catcher in the Rye turned out to be pretty good.

Cather First Half

The Catcher in the Rye is better than most of the other books we have read through the course of our round robin. The main character, Holden, is really interesting. He cruises through life without any concern for his future. Holden Reminds me of a preppy version of John Bender, the trouble maker from the breakfast club. Both of them don't care about their schoolwork or what happens to them, and they also don't care what people or society thinks of them. Holden gets kicked out of many schools because his uncaring attitude towards school, while Bender just gets a lot of detentions. My favorite part about the first half of the novel was when Holden had to talk to his history teacher. It was a really awkward conversation because he had given Holden an F. I thought it was a cool part because i hate talking to old people because any conversation you have with them is going to be awkward, no matter what you talk about. It was funny when Holden was realizing that his teacher's old, bumpy chest was sticking out which is horribly disgusting.

The Bell Jar is Finished

The Bell Jar turned outtobe another depressing book. I can't stand how Esther tries to kill herself multiple times. She is just a crazy girl whoshould never have been let out of that mental hospital because she is an unstable danger toherself and others. This book reminded me of the TV show Sex in the City, especially when the novel mentioned her writing in the city for the magazine. Esther would be Carrie, a writer just like her, and all of her friends in the city would be just like Carrie's friendson the TV show. The only diference is that Esther has hollo, almost non-existent relationships with the girls she calls friends in the city,while Carrie is very close to her friends and is very emotionally attached. The one major similarity would be The relationships that both Carrie and Esther share with the men that they date. Both find men that they are not usually happy with, especially Esther, and they never find the true connection that they are searching for. Both women are upset and disappointed due to their failure to find the right man, except that Esther resorts to suicide to releive her unhappiness. I know people in my life who have experienced depression, but never got to the point where they wished to take their own life. Esther must have been extremely troubled to try to kill herself multiple times. Althogh this book was not at all cheerful, I liked it better than most of the other books we have read.

The Bell Jarar

This book kind of reminds me of the Awakening, in that Esther is very negetive just like Edna in the Awakening. This book also has a woman as the main character and i am getting sick of all the feminen feelings and garbage. The negetive attitude is very depressing, i mean why can't anyone in the books we read be happy ever. Even in The House on Mango Street, the main character Esperanza is a woman and is always talking about her feelings and is never happy with her life. It gets dumb and just boring when no one we read about is enjoying their lives. This book is still better than the Awakening though which is a relief because i dont know what i would have done if i had to read another billboard quality book.

The Awakeninging again

I don't know about everyone else, but i was not too crazy about this book. It was all about feelings and crap and was intensly boring and i mean like so boring that i would rather just sleep that read it. The only aspect of the book that i found slightly interesting was Edna's rebirth. I liked how she broke out of the femnale cookie-cutter stereo type of women at the time of just taking care of the family, and began pursuing her own wants and dreams. I also liked how Robert refused to have an affair with Edna because he knew it was wrong and I really hate it when a guy messes with another guys wife or girlfriend. These things were the only things i liked about the book because it really isn't a very interesting book for guys, or anyone for that matter. So sorry if you liked the book but i would rather read billboards than read The Awakening.

The Awakeninging

Hello everybody who decides to read this blog which is probably no one. So the Awakening is not a very exciting book. The plot seems a bit dull and there isn't any really cool things happening, like in Montana 1948, which i will be comparing all of our books to. It was interesting to see the notable difference between the women at that time compared to now. The women were extremely restricted in what they were expected to do and how they were expected to obey their husbands. Their relationships with their husbands seemed very distant and were exemplified by Edna and her weak relationship with her man. She would never admit the weakness or show it.

Its over

I didnt really like the House on Mango Street because it was way too depressing. She always put herself into awkward situations and made herself feel bad, just like with her situation with the nun and the canteen. I felt that the book harped on the bad areas of Esperanza's life all the way up to the end, until her life finally got better which made the book at least a little less depressing. It was the only point in the novel where i was not crying.I really don't like books that focus on the struggle of a person throughout their life. It makes me feel bad just like when i see a homeless person on the street, and i hate that. Overall, i am not a fan of the book. Hi again Miss McDonald. This was a pretty good post huh? Worth an A+ wouldn't you say?

This book is weird

Okee dokee guys...this book is not very cool so far. I don't like how the chapters are so short except for the fact that it makes reading the book shorter. I wish the novel was more like Montana 1948, in that it would flow better and be a more interesting read. I think this book will become more intersesting to read as things unfold and become more clear, but for now i wish we didn't have to do it. Hi Miss McDonald. What's up? How about this crazy weather we've been having lately? Also, i don't like Esperanza very much, because it makes me sad that she is lonely and doesn't have a best friend.

pretty good book

Overall, Montana 1948 turned out to be a good book, which was the opposite of how i felt when i first saw it. That goes to show you not to judge a book by its cover. The ending of the book was very abrupt and i felt that the emotions of Frank's family was not displayed or portrayed enough after his death. I found it a little scary how Frank admitted to his sexual assaults and murder of marie without any guilt at all which makes me feel he was really insane. A sane person would not laugh at charges that would ruin his life, and Frank proved his lack of sanity by killing himself. It was an irrational solution to his problem that ended up making the situation easier on everyone in his family. I didn't expect the book to end the way it did and it made the book very exciting to have the entire problem solved within the last pages of the book.

Morale Dilema

Davy's Father is torn between protecting and helping his brother, and punishing his brother for the crimes he has committed. As a brother, he should do all he can to help him, but as the sheriff of the town, he should punish his brother for all of the crimes that he has committed against the young indian girls. Frank abuses his power as a doctor to abuse, molest, and rape young inocent girls. His brother Wes knows that he should arrest and prosecute his brother for his crimes, but seems as if he just cannot bring himself to arrest his own brother. I can understand how hard it would be to send your own brother to prison, but in this case, the crimes are too severe to go unpunished.