Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

I'm reading Frankenstein cause I kind of have to. The  book is boring, because I have no idea on whats going on. All I'm reading is about Victor Frankenstein telling us about his obsession on life and death. I'm understanding more about Frankenstein from my script. I would NOT  read Frankenstein on my own, but my drama teacher told us to read it, so I'm seeing this as an assignment. I can't read it in class because phones aren't aloud. So I can only use iBooks on the train, or at home.

So, on to my review. I have not finished reading this, but what I account has happened is that Victor is crazy. He's a mad scientist! His father and mother adopts his future wife, Elizabeth Lavenza. Then they adopt Henry Clerval, to be his best friend, and have Clerval tutored. After that, they adopt Justine Moritz, to be a nanny, and Ernest. The Frankensteins have another son around the age of eight, named William. 

In the story, Victor is upsetting his college master, M. Krempe, meanwhile his mother, Caroline, and Elizabeth, are dying of Scarlet Fever. I still have to read more. It's kind of like slow reading on an iPhone, so yeah, it might take me another week or two finish this book.

Always Running... Finished!!!!

Always Running is the autobiography of a man named Luis Rodriguez. In the book, Luis tells us his story of life inside a gang. He talks about his experience with guns, violence, drugs, alcohol, murders, deaths, and suicide attempts. Luis grows up as a Mexican in the racism era. I think he was motivated to do all these after seeing his older brother get beat up.

Luis was only six, as he got picked up by white teenager and was forced to watch his nine year-old brother get stepped on, thrown, punched, and kicked. I think that in some way, he wanted to get revenge for this. So he became a gang member.

He ended his criminal teenage life by realizing what pain he caused to man. The man struggling to survive, just because of Luis.

Luis's son, Ramiro, inherited life as a gangster, and is now serving time in prison. Luis wrote his book and dedicated it to his son.

The advice he gives at the end is to stop running. And to get out there become a good person.

Catching Fire... Putting Them in an Arena... Let Them Extinguish Each Other

This is the blog post I have never gotten around doing. I read Catching Fire LAST YEAR... and now I'm writing about it THIS year... the new year... I almost forgot... HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!! I'm writing about Catching Fire in 2013... the year the movie is coming out!!!!!!! (November 22nd 2013) But, of course, the wait will take 11 months. The movie is still being made. This post is going to be a review, and what I think Catching Fire means.

In the story, Katniss and Peeta are both the victors of the 74th annual Hunger Games. For the next Hunger Games, or specially known as the Third Quarter Quell, the special feature will be... a Hunger Games full of victors. They will be reaped from the existing victors in each district, one male, and one female. And since Katniss is the only female victor, she's going back into the arena. Haymitch is reaped as the male tribute, but Peeta volunteers.

Katniss and Peeta start the game, and they form an alliance with other tributes. They figure out that the arena is in the shape of a clock, with each hour bringing new horror and torture. For example, muttations, acid rain, and screaming jabberjays.

One day, Katniss's alliance goes all around the arena, hooking up electrical wires, to blow up the borders of the arena. Well... the girls go. The boys stay back and work on survival and other things. When Katniss and the girls get back, the arena is exploding. Peeta is screaming for Katniss from far away, but Katniss gets annoyed. A District 13 hovercraft arrivess and takes her and a few other tributes away. Peeta is left behind, a captured by the Capitol.

In Catching Fire, nothing catches fire. So what could the title mean? It means Katniss truly knows what she wants at the end. She catches fire, the fire of the Capitol, and knows that she has to get her revenge and break free from their reign of terror and torture. Katniss, the girl on fire, has really caught fire.

Jerry Spinelli's Fourth Grade Rats

First grade babies, second grade cats, third grade angels, fourth grade rats! That’s how things happen in George( a.k.a Suds )’s school. Last year, in third grade, Suds was an angel. He loved being one too. But this year, he’s a rat. Suds wants to be an angel forever.

            Being a rat means being a troublemaker, according to Suds’ friend, Joey. Now, even as an angel, Joey was rotten. So it’s no kidding that Joey would be the first and worst rat. Suds doesn’t want to be bad. Suds sees Joey, changing himself drastically. Joey is dumping his neat room, eating a diet of meat, causing himself pain, and is giving himself tattoos.

            We’re all thinking, What? A nine year-old is giving himself tattoos? Well… it’s not permanent, but he’s committing himself into NOT bathing. Gross. Suds on the other hand always stays in the suds.

            One day, Joey lets a bee crawl on his arm. A school bully shakes his arm, and the bee stings Joey. So, during the entire day, Judy Billings, Suds’ crush, follows Joey around, touching him, and getting all mushy. Joey knows Suds likes her, so he tries to convince Judy to hang out with him. Judy thinks Joey means himself, not Suds, and gets more mushy.

            Joey then tells Suds to be dangerous, so girls will follow him around. So, the next few days, Suds becomes a horrible person. Then, he realizes that Judy is a jerk. And Joey changes. He lost his tattoos. Suds learns then, that it’s better to be yourself, and not to be the person everyone says you’re supposed to be.