Book Suggestions?

As you know, I've recommended a few books for you people to try; can you give a few to me? :) I'm really close to finishing Warm Bodies so I really need a new book. I was thinking about reading the book Perks of Being a Wallflower or The Fault in our Stars. I've heard that they are both very inspirational. Let me know! ^o^

Warm Bodies... Characters!

So right now, as you know, I'm reading the book Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion. I'm really enjoying it. I am very close to finishing it, so I know the characters pretty well! The first main character is R. R is a zombie that lives in the airport. He has a bubbly personality, but he doesn't really know how to... talk. He occasionally gets a few grunts and groans. R has a big heart, and hates the fact that to survive, he has to eat people. This is what makes him different; he enjoys the presence of the living humans, finds then fascinating.
"Living speech has always been a sonic pheromone to me. I've yet to meet another zombie who shares my appreciation for those silky rhythms." (Marion 15)

Another main character is Julie Grigio. Julie has a lot of courage. She is only scared of R for the first five minutes she's with him. Then she learns how to be around him, and even gets a little bossy. She likes adventure; she dragged R along on their "daring" adventure to get pad thai noodles from the airport lobby, and enjoyed the thrill of driving a convertible on a plane runway. Julie is a very confident person, but she's only like this because of her boyfriend, Perry (who R has just devoured), who brought out the good side of her after her depression stage. Julie accepts R for who he is, which makes him fall in love with her.

The Interlopers by Saki

In class, we finished reading the short story, The Interlopers by Saki. The story was about two men, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym. the two have been enemies ever since chilhood.  The story has a mountain plot. First, the two men are off to the forest, confident in themselves that they are going to permanently put an end to one another and taste victory. When they meet, due to the bad weather, a tree crashes down on them. They are then trapped with each other without a choice, because neither of them can manage to escape the woody mess. The two men then have a small conversation and realize what a good friendship they had been missing out on. They agreed that they would become good friends. Just as they were making a peaceful agreement, one of the men thought that they saw their crew coming to rescue them. It turned out the silhouettes were a pack of wolves.

The ending really leaves you hanging. You don't know if Gradwitz or Znaeym survived, if they were eaten, or maybe their crew came later. If I were theauthor, I probably would have ended it something along the lines of the two men's crew coming at the same time because they had teamed up to find their masters. Then the two groups would have been good friends, and they would look back on their hate for each other as a joke. But that's just because I like happy endings. (/^o^)/

Book Recommendations

One of the books I would reccomend to any teen would be The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers. This was the book I chose to read over the summer, and, unexpectedly, I really enjoyed it. Meyers kept you on your toes the whole time throughout the novel. The book is a combination of mystery, thriller, and romance. I thought that it was really well written because there was more action/puzzle/mystery than a sticky romance.  The main character, Jocelyn, completed the book because I think that many teens could relate to her and her personality. For a summary, check out my previous post about it!

Another book I would recommend is the Maximum Ride novel. This book is just part of one f my favorite series. The books were so good, I read all 7 in less than a week! Maximum Ride, or Max, has a group of siblings, or as they call it, a flock. All of the kids are half bird, so they have wings. This was due to a science experiment gone wrong during their childhood. The kids go through many adventures together and reunite with old friends that are now enemies, separation, and even mysterious clones of themselves at one point. That got confusing. I had to wait almost an entire year to read the last one, though. The last book, Nevermore, was not as good as the others, but still check them out. The books include humor, some romance, betrayal, and supernatural beings. This was one of the best series I've read, and actually got me more interested in reading in general.

Warm Bodies

In the book, Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion, characters develop fairly quickly throughout the novel. The main character, R, is a zombie. He roams around the same abandoned airport every day, has a best friend, M, and has a pretty dark life. Until one day, when the living came and invaded the airport, trying to shoot the corpses down. R has a change of heart (if he had a beating one) and decides to rescue a girl, Julie. What Julie doesn't know is that, like, 10 minutes ago, R devoured her boyfriend, Perry. Julie is very scared and shy when R first abducts her. Throughout the novel, R wonders why he rescued her. Was he different? Was he crazy? Julie learns to adapt to his life and becomes close with R. They make several daring adventures for frozen pad thai noodles or taking a still- working car out on a drive. I am currently at the part in the novel when R and Julie have just become very close. Julie is showing her bubbly, giggly personality, and R is getting warmer. Literally. What I have noticed about the novel's characters is that they are very similar to the ones in Romeo and Juliet. For example, R for Romeo, Julie for Juliet, and M for Mercutio, Romeo's closest friend in the story Romeo and Juliet. I'm enjoying the book and can't wait to finish! :)

The Vanishing Game

In the book, The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers, the main character is Jocelyn. At the beginning of the novel, Jocalyn was having a hard time trusting people after what had happened to her twin brother, Jack. Jack had supposedly died in a car accident ealier in the novel. Jocelyn kept to herself, and was self conscious. The only other person that was close to her and Jack was her best friend, Noah. She has secretly been in love with Noah all 10 years she's known him. Jocelyn was quiet at the beginning of the novel, and Noah brought out the lovey- dovey, playful, fun personality in her. Jocelyn realizes that she just needed to meet the right person to go back to being herself. A quote from the book is, “’So, what the heck happened to you, Jocey?’ Noah said, calling me by my childhood nickname. You don’t look like you. What’s with all the makeup and blonde hair?’ ‘I grew up, what’d you think?’ I inched back and looked at him. I’d always loved his voice and eyes” (Myers 13). This quote shows that Jocey has become self- conscious, and she has a "thing" for Noah. ;) This brings me to theme. 

The theme of the book is that small things can make a big difference later. An example from the text is that the three kids (Jack, Jocelyn, and Noah) came up with a silly name for Jack, Jason December, when they played together at the foster house. Later, Jocey's entire life turns around when she receives a letter from Jason December. Also, they called themselves "freaks" as kids, which they all used as a joke. A quote from the text, “His fingers began to tighten around my throat again. I salvaged every last bit of strength I had and croaked, ‘Third freak!” Noah dropped his hands like I was made of hot coals. He stepped back and just stared, astonished” (Myers 11). This quote shows that a little joke they had in their childhood saves her life in the future when she tries to reunite with Noah.