So today I read The Hunger Games, the first book in the series, by Suzanne Collins. I have heard everyone talk about how good these books are, so I had to get them. After finishing The Book Thief I wanted to start reading them so bad, but since finals were coming up I thought that would be a bad idea. With all the hype about the book, it had a lot to live up to, and I thought that it did. It wasn't necessarily one of those epic books that makes you think a lot, but it was one that I couldn't put down if I tried. I really got drawn in right away when I picked it up this morning, and didn't put it down until I finished it.
The book is based in a dystopian future when north america is now a split into 12 districts that are ruled over by the Capitol. Many years ago the districts tried to take over the Capitol but unfortunately the rebellion was unsucessful. Since the rebellion, to help the districts remember not to try to revolt again, each year each district is forced to send one boy and one girl to the Capitol to participate in the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is pretty much a reality TV show where the 24 "tributes" have to fight to the death. The victor is the only person allowed to live. The book follows one girl, Katniss, who volunteers to take her sisters place in the Hunger Games, and her fight for survival.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book, and will be start reading the next book in the series, Cathing Fire, as soon as I finish this post. I would give this book an 8 out of 10.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Book Thief
Since I never write on my blog anymore because my life is not very interesting, I have decided to change it up and start writing about the books that I read. Hopefully it will help me remember which ones are good, which I should never read again, and maybe give suggestions for books others should read. My first book I will write about is "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak.
First I will say that I just barely put this book down. I stayed up way too late last night reading it and then continued reading as soon as I woke up this morning. I never even got out of bed or ate breakfast. This book is amazing and captivated me from the very beginning. The first chapter is titled "Death and Chocolate." The book is narrated by Death and he tells the story of a young girl in Nazi Germany. Death tells the story of Liesel Meminger, an illiterate girl who wants to read and loves stealing books. In the authors words, "I thought of Hitler destroying people with words, and now I had a girl who was stealing them back, as she read books with the young Jewish man in her basement and calmed people down in the bomb shelters. She writes her own story - and it's a beautiful story - through the ugliness of the world that surrounds her." It is unlike any other book I have read about the holocaust. Instead of focusing on the Jews in the concentration camp it tells another side of the story of Germans who hid their Jewish friends, those who didn't want to fly the Nazi flag, and of children who didn't want to go to Hitler Youth schools.
Overall I would say that this book is a must read. I will warn you though that you may want to be alone while you read the last part of the book. I may have been sobbing uncontrollably at the end, and not just the normal kind of cry. I mean the ugly, gasping, kleenex everywhere kind of crying. It is beautiful and sad all at the same time. I would give this book a 10 out of 10. I think it may have just become one of my new favorites.
First I will say that I just barely put this book down. I stayed up way too late last night reading it and then continued reading as soon as I woke up this morning. I never even got out of bed or ate breakfast. This book is amazing and captivated me from the very beginning. The first chapter is titled "Death and Chocolate." The book is narrated by Death and he tells the story of a young girl in Nazi Germany. Death tells the story of Liesel Meminger, an illiterate girl who wants to read and loves stealing books. In the authors words, "I thought of Hitler destroying people with words, and now I had a girl who was stealing them back, as she read books with the young Jewish man in her basement and calmed people down in the bomb shelters. She writes her own story - and it's a beautiful story - through the ugliness of the world that surrounds her." It is unlike any other book I have read about the holocaust. Instead of focusing on the Jews in the concentration camp it tells another side of the story of Germans who hid their Jewish friends, those who didn't want to fly the Nazi flag, and of children who didn't want to go to Hitler Youth schools.
Overall I would say that this book is a must read. I will warn you though that you may want to be alone while you read the last part of the book. I may have been sobbing uncontrollably at the end, and not just the normal kind of cry. I mean the ugly, gasping, kleenex everywhere kind of crying. It is beautiful and sad all at the same time. I would give this book a 10 out of 10. I think it may have just become one of my new favorites.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Feeling Crafty
So after watching an episode of Project Runway I started feeling crafty as usually happens when I watch that show. I couldn't suppress the need to make something, so I ended up deciding to make a headband. I spend like 3 hours buying everything that I could possibly want to use, then I ended up making a super cool crazy headband.
I am hoping to make another headband today, so stay tuned!
I am hoping to make another headband today, so stay tuned!Sunday, July 12, 2009
Blastoff!!
sorry its sideways, I didn't know how to make it the right way, and i was too lazy to try and figure it out!
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Random
So, I have gotten so far behind on blogs, that I decided to just lump a bunch of things together into a random blog. . .
Ok, first and foremost, I wanted to introduce everyone to the newest characters in my life. . . my new roommates. Katie is my room roommate, and she is a ton of fun. She is very laid back, but also crazy. She is from Heber, and had 9 siblings! (Whoa!) She is not going to school right now, and works at a place called stores online. I was really worried when I found out that Kira was actually leaving me to go on a mission, and that she had sold her contract to a completely random person that she hadn't even interviewed. . . How Rude! . . I am very lucky and glad that I got Katie as my roommate because we have a lot of similarities so we get along really well together. 
She is crazy and has started making me run with her. We have a lot of fun seeing how hard we can push ourselves (the farthest we have gone to date is 7.25 miles), especially when we wear our matching green t-shirts (that Kira had put in the DI pile). Sometime our other roommate, Wendy, will come running with us, and she has a matching shirt as well. Katie puffs her inhailer while we run, which is why she is posing with it in the picture. We were feeling a little crazy when we took these pictures if you couldn't tell. . . 
Other exciting things happening lately. . . BYU football has been great this year, I have gone to every one of the home games. It is soooo much fun, im kinda sad that this is my last year. In this picture with me is my friend Aaron, we go to all the games together. He is a friend of my roommate from last year, Jet. He is pretty cool. The day that this picture was taken was pretty much the sunniest day of my life. . . the day after you could deffinitely tell who had been at the game and not, because half the student body had sun burns on half their faces. . . haha. . .
Ok, first and foremost, I wanted to introduce everyone to the newest characters in my life. . . my new roommates. Katie is my room roommate, and she is a ton of fun. She is very laid back, but also crazy. She is from Heber, and had 9 siblings! (Whoa!) She is not going to school right now, and works at a place called stores online. I was really worried when I found out that Kira was actually leaving me to go on a mission, and that she had sold her contract to a completely random person that she hadn't even interviewed. . . How Rude! . . I am very lucky and glad that I got Katie as my roommate because we have a lot of similarities so we get along really well together. 
She is crazy and has started making me run with her. We have a lot of fun seeing how hard we can push ourselves (the farthest we have gone to date is 7.25 miles), especially when we wear our matching green t-shirts (that Kira had put in the DI pile). Sometime our other roommate, Wendy, will come running with us, and she has a matching shirt as well. Katie puffs her inhailer while we run, which is why she is posing with it in the picture. We were feeling a little crazy when we took these pictures if you couldn't tell. . . 
My other roommates name is Meghan and she is also pretty cool. She is from Colorado and plays the Sax in the BYU martching band. I got really lucky with my living situation this semester. . . 
Other exciting things happening lately. . . BYU football has been great this year, I have gone to every one of the home games. It is soooo much fun, im kinda sad that this is my last year. In this picture with me is my friend Aaron, we go to all the games together. He is a friend of my roommate from last year, Jet. He is pretty cool. The day that this picture was taken was pretty much the sunniest day of my life. . . the day after you could deffinitely tell who had been at the game and not, because half the student body had sun burns on half their faces. . . haha. . . What else. . . Oh yeah, I went on a couple dates with a boy named Jared Weed, he is pretty cool too. Here is a picture from when we hiked the Y like 3 weeks ago. He served his
mission in Las Vegas, and was actually in Mesquite for a while. He said he remembered Judge Dodd, and that he wistles to himself all the time. . .haha. . . Last night we went to the Haunted Forest, and I was bummed that I forgot to bring my camera. It was a lot of fun though, there was a couple of girls in our group who were freaking out which was pretty hilarious to watch. I never really jumped or reacted to the monsters, so they pretty much just left me alone. There were some rooms that were very small so you had to duck, and they were pitch black, which freaked me out a bit, I guess i must be claustrophobic, I almost refused to go into one of the rooms because it was so squished. Mostly I just laughed at all the monsters though, so it was way fun overall.
mission in Las Vegas, and was actually in Mesquite for a while. He said he remembered Judge Dodd, and that he wistles to himself all the time. . .haha. . . Last night we went to the Haunted Forest, and I was bummed that I forgot to bring my camera. It was a lot of fun though, there was a couple of girls in our group who were freaking out which was pretty hilarious to watch. I never really jumped or reacted to the monsters, so they pretty much just left me alone. There were some rooms that were very small so you had to duck, and they were pitch black, which freaked me out a bit, I guess i must be claustrophobic, I almost refused to go into one of the rooms because it was so squished. Mostly I just laughed at all the monsters though, so it was way fun overall. So, I think thats it for my random hodge podge of blogs, I hope you enjoyed it.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Porter's Pirate Party!
So, While I was down in St. George for the funeral, we also celebrated Porter's 4th birthday. It was pirate theme, and so much fun! Krista made an awesome pirate ship cake (with some help from josie who helped to decorate the masts), and we played games like X marks the spot(like pin the tail on the donkey), a picture treasure hunt (with a REAL treasure at the end. . . CANDY!), and playing with the pirate gear they got. It was a lot of fun, and I love that Grandpa even wore an eye patch for the picture. . . what a good sport!
Porter gots some pretty cool presents like some shake and go
Batman toys, and a fun talking book from Parker, not to mention a few outfits from his grandma of course. Oh yeah, and 4 dollars from his favorite aunt. . . yes that would be me!Later that evening we had another pirate party for our cousin Jay who's birthday it really was. We had another treasure hunt, more X marks the spot, and even drop the bones in the basket. . . it was a lot of fun, then after that the adults played pirates charades/pictionary (you got to choose which you wanted to do), and then a round or two of scum. . . it was a lot of fun.
Also, while in St. George, the kids had a blast playing in the pool, and acting crazy as usual. All the kids kept making me take their pictures again and again and again when they jumped into the pool. I would have to say though, that this one of parker is by far my favorite. . . haha. . . I just think it is so funny, something about it reminds me of that famous picture of Big Foot. . .lol. . .
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