Blog Assessment

Question 1:

A word or phrase that demonstrates my writing voice is, “I think I’m on like 65ish.” This demonstrates my voice because I like to keep the tone casual throughout my writing. From using the word “like” or “ish” makes the piece a little less formal. Another phrase is, “after like an hour she went over to his house and watched a movie. Awkward.” This also could let the reader feel like they are talking to me. There are other words that could have been used to make the feeling more formal, like “I felt uncomfortable.” But this could show my personality as a writer because the reader should feel as if they are having a conversation with me. This could define my personality from the word choice in the piece. I like the voice that I use in my blog posts because it makes the post something that I would want to read.

Question 2:

A purposeful diction choice I made in my piece is “The fact that she wheels around the oxygen tank makes me kind of sad.” This shows my voice because the diction is very informal. I could have said, “I read about how Hazel wheels her oxygen tank around with her everywhere in life. This makes me feel sad and depressed inside.” But I didn’t say that, because I want to keep the tone casual. Plus, I would never say that if I were having a conversation with someone. Who even talks like that? A meaningful diction choice I made in the post was having short sentences. For example, “So far, I’m pretty hooked on the book. That rhymed. No it didn’t.” Having the short sentences makes the piece informal and sort of enjoyable to read. And this is something that I could really hear myself saying in real life, outside of a blog post. This shows that my voice came out in my post.

The Fault in our Stars

So I decided to take a break from reading Insurgent, but I will keep reading it soon! I found out that the movie for The Fault in our Stars was soon coming out, and i was like, I have to read it! So I don't know what page I'm on exactly but I think I'm on like 65ish. At this point I've met Augustus, Hazel and Isaac as main characters. So far, I'm pretty hooked on the book. Thet rhymed. No it didnt.

 Right now, Hazel and Augustus are at their flirty stage, but I can see from a mile away whats happening between them. I am really enjoying the book. It's funny, which isnt what I was expecting... But it was a pleasant suprise. The fact that she has to wheel around the oxygen tank makes me kind of sad. I think it was super weird how after meeting Augustus for like an hour she went over to his house and watched a movie. Awkward. I don't know why but I really think Augustus is hiding something. He's too perfect. I don't know.

Characters In Divergent/Insurgent

Part of the reason I am enjoying the book is because of the characters. I feel like the characters are very realistic. None of them are perfect, I guess you could say. My favorite character is not the main character, but a side character. Her name is Christina and I think it'd be pretty cool to meet her. Christina is brave and she is also a really good friend for Tris. Another character I really liked was Tobias, or Four for short. I think anyone who read the book could agree that Four sounds really fabulous. He's all muscular and has tattoos. Like the full package. But he also has a soft side that he doesn;t show for many people as well. Four is supportive and is very stubborn. I still think Tris would be fun to meet, but I wouldnt have wanted to meet her at the beginning of the first book, Divergent. Tris was very insecure at the beginning and was quiet. But you could really see her change throughout the books. Tris is now one of the strongest characters in the books. There was one character that no one in the book liked, and I didn;t really like him either... That was Peter. Peter is a butt in the first book. He sabotaged people to get to the top and be better, including Tris. He practically killed her at one point. He was just not nice at all. He kind of sort of maybe changes a little in the second book, but I will always see him as a jerk. Maybe he will change. Hopefully.

Insurgent

So... I didn't know what to blog about so I'm going to write something kind of lame. I will be sharing with you why I like the book series of  Divergent by Veronica Roth. I feel bad becasue the last 3 posts I've made were about this book but whatever.

Anyway, the book is enjoyable because you can really see the main character change throughout the book. I've only read the first and half of the second book, but I know that Tris has changed a lot. The character Four makes me like the book too. When I started the book, I didn't know that there was going to be a movie, but I could totally picture him in my head. And he was totally hot. I think it's cool how from reading a book with good imagery, you can kind of make your own movie in your head while reading it. You could also picture Tris really well. As you read farther in the book, you can sort of slowly piece together an image of what she wears and looks like. Another reason I like the book is because there is romance in the book, but it's not sappy. You know. Like Romeo and Juliet sappy... But at the same time as the romance, there was also drama and intense fighing. It reminded me a lot of the Hunger Games book.

Beatrice Prior

So.. I kind of didn't read anything from the last time I blogged. That's why I'm going to do a post about the character in my book, Beatrice, or Tris Prior. Yay! Tris grew up in her faction learning that you as yourself should not be your first priority, or selflessness. She wasn't allowed to look in the mirror or have any sort of fun, because the people in her faction believed that those things benefitted yourself. So when Tris was put into this new faction, she wasn't used to any of that. She was super awkward and didn't really know how to make friends. Gradually through the book Divergent she starts to think more about herself and puts herself out there. Tris was definitely a dynamic character. Not only did her attitude change, but her thoughts and image as well. She forgets the rules of her faction. For example, she gets a tattoo, which would have been considered bad in her previous faction because you are doing it for yourself. She also falls in love, which isn't something everyone would have accepted in Abnegation. It's kind of hard to talk about the changes she goes through without giving away too much information about the book but... Yup.

Insurgent

In the previous blog post, I told you that I had finished Divergent. Well, I finally got the second book in the trilogy, Insurgent. I am not very far through the book, but Iv'e heard it's almost as good as the first book. (Just a warning that there are a few spoilers from the first book in this post soo...) Tris and Four (Tobias) are with Caleb (Tris's brother), Marcus (Four's dad), Peter (jerk) and Susan (old friend). They are all on a train trying to get to a safe place. I was a little confused as to where the train took them, but I think that they are in the Amity faction. They have been treated very kindly there and are being cared for. That is all I've read so far... Sorry. But I will be updating more information soon! I have a few predictions: I think that Tris will make many more new friends, and maybe even make up with her enemy, Peter. But as every second book in a series is, I predict that she and Four are going to go through some relationship issues. The book probably wouldn't be super interesting if they are in a happy relationship the entire book. Just a thought. Anyway I will post more about the book once I have actually read more of it. ^_^

Divergent

I just finished reading the book Divergent by Veronica Roth. I read it in less than 2 days IT WAS SO GOOD. I would recommend this book to legitimately anyone. It was really good. I was reading a different book before I started this one, but i wasn't really enjoying it too much. Anyway, the book is kind of like The Hunger Games, but with only 5 factions. The main character is Tris (Beatrice). She takes a test at the school to determine which faction she will be in for the rest of her life. She has a special case, her test results were inconclusive. She is "divergent." She decides to pick the faction no one would expect. There is some romance between charters, sabotage, betrayal and lots of action and tough choices. I am really looking forward to the second book. I'm also soo excited for the movie to come out in March! This was one of the best books I've read in a while, and I'm really not a huge reader. Again, I would recommend it to anyone!