S2 Blog Post 4

Recently I've been reading The Hunger Games for the reading assignment we have been given in Mrs.  Mogck's English 1. This particular book has been put into the category of Dystopian Literature. Although I have seen the movies based upon these novels I still chose these because I think they have a great plot line. Now, don't be mad at me for not reading the books first. Truly, I would have, and probably should have, but I wasn't all that into reading before I found books that I actually was semi-interested in just towards the end of 8th grade. As I stand about halfway through the Hunger Games I have come to a point where Katniss, (the main character,) is almost ready to enter the arena and become a tribute in the annual bloodbath that is the Hunger Games. At this point I have gotten to understand more about her because the books, (as usual), are more detailed than the movies. I look forward to seeing where we are taken from here, (even though I kind of already know the idea).

S2 Blog Post 3

Turning Page by Sleeping At Last

I’ve waited a hundred years
But I’d wait a million more for you
Nothing prepared me for
What the privilege of being yours would do

If I had only felt the warmth within your touch
If I had only seen how you smile when you blush
Or how you curl your lip when you concentrate enough
Well I would have known
What I was living for all along
What I’ve been living for

Your love is my turning page
Where only the sweetest words remain
Every kiss is a cursive line
Every touch is a redefining phrase

I surrender who I’ve been for who you are
For nothing makes me stronger than your fragile heart
If I had only felt how it feels to be yours
Well I would have known
What I’ve been living for all along
What I’ve been living for

Though we’re tethered to the story we must tell
When I saw you, well I knew we’d tell it well
With a whisper we will tame the vicious seas
Like a feather bringing kingdoms to their knees

Throughout this song I can find points that connect very well to the book The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan. I say this because Percy Jackson, our favorite character from Rick Riordan's previous series of books, cannot remember anything. This connects very well to the second paragraph or phrase of the song. The artist is trying to reflect on what he remembers about this girl. When Percy awakens he only remembers the one thing; Annabeth. Throughout the beginning of the book he is trying very hard to remember things, but especially her. 

# of minutes read: 165

S2 Blog Post #2

Throughout the book The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan, I found many things to be interesting. One key part to the story interested me the most though. As I have recently completed this book it gives off an aura of something to come in the future. So, the interesting part. Throughout Rick Riordan's previous series entitled by the familiar and popular name of Percy Jackson, we learn a lot about the Gods in Greek culture. His new series puts a strange but interesting twist to this idea. As it turns out, one of the main characters is from a Roman background. With memory lost, this character must figure out what he is doing in a place where all they talk about is the Greek gods. In the end of the book, the truth is revealed about why this character is from a Roman background. Recently I have began the second book in the series; The Son of Neptune. The book starts with our old favorite character running for his life searching for this other camp from Roman's. Also without memory of who he is, Percy must figure out what is going on. How will this debacle end up?

Reading Time: 160 minutes

S2 Blog #1

So many emotions bottle up inside of me whilst reading The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan. The way he writes is so unbelievably complicated, yet easy to those who understand it. I am one of those. As a huge fan of the author, I connect with his characters and sometimes feel their feelings. If one of them is going through a hard time, I will want to confort them. If someone dies in the book, I will actually mourn and cover my mouth it is so shocking. These feelings that I receive from reading Riordan's books are quite intense. As far as emotions from this book, I have been all over the place. This book is different than his previous five. So far, it has been quite intense. One of the main characters named Jason has lost his memory, and he doesn't even remember who HE is. I have to admit, this would be interesting and kind of "Oh snap," material, but I found it saddening. As Jason slowly gets his memory back, we learn he had a tough and mysterious life as a young kid. I felt his pain because my life wasn't all easy either.

Time Read: 120 minutes

Blog Post 9

During my reading of the fourth book in the Percy Jackson series, I have had a certain question that is dying to be answered, "Where can I find out more information about these Greek gods that are always coming up in many different places within the book. About 1.5 months ago, in my first hour Western Civ. class, Mr. Blystra was teaching about the Greeks and their many gods. Although I believe in One true God, I still found this to be an interesting topic. I looked into some good books, as well as online and found out much more than I could imagine about the Greeks and their religion. This also began to dominate my reading life. Since then I don't believe I've put down the Battle of the Labyrinth, (which is the fourth book in the series), down yet. If you go online to research about the gods, lots of junk will appear. The key is to find exactly what books have told you, while still staying on reliable sites. Even though the Greek gods have been so fascinating to me lately, I still only have One God, whom I love and praise everyday.

Amount of reading in the last two weeks: 180 minutes

Blog Post 8

The movies based on the Percy Jackson series are completely different from what the books say. As most of these things go, I've seen the movies first, and I am now reading the entire series. They have only made movies for the first and second book and I am on the fourth. The movies revolve around a more older version of Percy who seems more mature. Lots of things are different because that's just how Hollywood works. It's sad, really. When I read a book as good as The Lightning Thief I look for the similarities between the movie and the book. When everything was so different in the book I was shocked. It made me kind of wonder what the author, Rick Riordan, thinks about the producers of the movie series. You'd think he would be pretty mad. I know I would be. If you thought about all the work that he put into this amazing series, and how the movie business just took it away by changing them so drastically. I would like to hope that the third movie is much more similar to the third book than the previous movies have been.

Reading Time This Week: 120 minutes

Blog Post #7

As of now, I am on the fourth book of the Percy Jackson series; The Battle of the Labyrinth. Thus far, this book is as good as the others in the series. I have enjoyed a lot throughout it and they seem to get better as they go on throughout the books. One thing that I have found most interesting so far in this book, (and in the entire series for that matter) is the crazy amount of accuracy the writer, Rick Riordan, includes in these books. Personally, I think that it really secures the entire book and series. Throughout it, I've learned more than  I have ever known about Greek mythology. I always knew the basics of it, but now, I know just as much as the ancient philosophers knew. Obviously,  the whole "gods" scenario is not the least bit true, but it is occasionally fun to think about this alternate world that we may not know about.

Reading this week: 120 minutes