Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Equation that proves Harry Potter is superior to Edward Cullen

Just thought I'd share a revelation
Harry Potter > Voldemort Voldemort > Cedric Diggory
Cedric Diggory = Edward Cullen
Therefore Harry Potter > Edward Cullen

Books 8-12

I am getting more and more interested in the odyssey. These books were interesting and as I get more used to this style of writing it's getting easier to understand. With tech day saturday (9-9 rehearsal) and after school to nine rehearsals for "The Wizard of Oz", being gone for thanksgiving, having to prepare for my dads birthday, my pets getting fleas and my dog getting lime disease, and losing the majority of my novel, I've had a busy week. And I'll admit, I'm very inclined to spend my little free time watching lost, as I've become addicted to it through an obsessed friend. But anyway, the odysseys plot seems kind of jumbled, and unrelated and someways, but I also understand how it flows. It's kind of funny how the heated discussions are so bland and proper, with the games and all of that in book eight, I also found the "nobody's killing me" rather unbelievable, because if I heard someone yell "Nobody's killing me" I would be kind of suspicious. I just realized the spongebob movie related to the odyssey.  I had a dream about eating a lotus flower last night, because I read the odyssey late. It was really good, it had a crispy outside and a gooey inside.

Monday, November 14, 2011

5-6

The books are kind of interesting, though not exactly page turners, but I still enjoyed the plot. It's getting easier to read as I get further into the book, so active reading really wasn't helpful. It's interesting to read and think about how long ago this book was written. The thing with the princess struck me as odd, because if a naked guy came up to me while I was with my friends,  I don't think I'd fall in love with him, though I suppose times have changed since then.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Books 2-4

So, a lot of this weeks reading was a lot of really long paragraphs in book 3 and 4 that take a very long time to get through. 2 was more entertaining. But basically, I got this summary out of 3-4. 
Basically, Telemachus and Minerva as Mentor ask Nestor about his father. Nestor has no information about him. He says that after the fall of Troy Menelaus set sail while Agamemnon waited. Nestor went with Menelaus. Agememnon's wife was remarried when he returned home, and is murdered by his wife's new husband. Minerva reveals herself by turning into an eagle and flying away. In book four they come to Sparta where the king and queen are celebrating marriages. They are very hospitable and recognize Telemachus. They tell the story of the Trojan horse and other stories and tells him what he knows about what happened after troy. Meanwhile, the suitors are planning to ambush Telemachus on his return. Penelope finds out, and is distraught, but Minerva sends a phantom in the form of Penelope's sister to reassure her. 
I find the general plot interesting, but I do have to spend a long time on it. As I had a very, very busy week (not that I'm making an excuse or anything) it took a while to get through all of it. 
I found these books rather hard to read, because of all the long, long paragraphs, and I think active reading really only made it harder to understand because I had to think about it while I was reading. I'm really not getting much out of active reading. 
Book 2 was easiest to read, but 3 and 4 took longer, as I said earlier. I had to think hard too remember all the characters as well.