Book Review

Do You Believe In Life After Death

In the Skinjacker trilogy two people (Nick and Allie) wake up in a mysterious forest where no wind blows. There is a kid who looks like he’s from the 1950’s. They soon discover that they are no longer alive and are stuck in a place known as Everlost (a place between life and death). They need to return home but on their way they find themselves taking refuge in a crossed over twin towers. Mary high tower the “wisest” soul in ever lost try’s to save children from the light by taking there coins and forcing them into endless cycles of habit where every day they do the same exact thing every day down to the last word. That all starts to change once Nick and Allie realize what she is doing. When nick and Allie try to stop her they must part ways. By now Nick is half chocolate because of a little piece on his face that consumes him more each day.

Are you confused yet? I know I was by this part of the series, you see that may be one of the downfalls of this book in that it is extremely confusing and even in the last couple of chapters there are still a lot of questions and a lot of those are never answered. Although this book is confusing you can’t help but to feel an emotional connection to the charterers in the book and feel sad for them.

Whether you believe in life after death or not this book incorporates plenty super natural content. This book is a great read for any situation, its perfect to read on the beach, in a car, or even in a plane. It is good for all age types older than 8 years old. The reason I say eight is because there are some things that an eight year old might not understand.

As the series goes on answers are reveled but only raise more questions. When trying to recall the whole series it’s hard to because there is no definitely setting they are always moving.  There are also so many characters throughout the book. I think I counted over 18 “main” characters throughout the series.

I would give this book a four out of five it deducted a star because of the level of confusing

Top Five

I Am Number Four Trailer

Book Project 1

Book 1 Project

My idea is to provide the reader with an experience hunting with an expert and teaching the skills that Katniss used throughout the game such as , archery, snares, tree climbing, and berry picking. When you go on this trip you only will be allowed to take what you need and no electronics, just the bare necessities. There is a saying that necessity is the mother of invention and in the wilderness you need as many things as you can get and inventions will help. When you go on this trip you will pay a fee of 30 dollars, the accessories and gear are Priced separately:

To Rent:

Bow....................................................................................................................... $15.99

Snare wire................................................................................................................ $5.99

Back pack................................................................................................................. $6.99

Arrows(x10)............................................................................................................. $5.99

Arrows(x50)........................................................................................................... $25.99

                To Buy:

Bow (traditional)................................................................................................... 34.99

Bow (Compound)................................................................................................... 44.99

Heavy Duty Back Pack........................................................................................... 19.99

Fiberglass Sureshot Arrows(x50)........................................................................... 32.99

            Although combined this may seem a bit expensive, but the experience is one you’ll never forget, but if you wanted to save some money your always aloud to bring your own gear. Any game caught must be in regulation or you will be fined and forced to go through training again. Law requires that all who participate must have a hunter’s license which you can buy for ten dollars. Our hunting grounds are equipped with cameras if you want a memorabilia. Your trainer will be a professional hunter and will guide you through the steps of hunting. Alcohol is banned on the grounds to protect your safety, if you are found with alcohol it will be confiscated and you will be searched for any remaining alcohol. If you are intoxicated in the field you will be forced to sit out until you are no longer intoxicated and can perform normally.  

Movie Adaptation

When adapting a book like “I am Number Four” there are many challenges in bring details from the book into life like the fact that there are three story high monsters which can shape shift into even bigger monsters. Although todays animation technologies are extremely good and advanced they are also very expensive. There are some things that should not be taken out when adapting, one of these is the scene where 4 develops his first legacies, another scene to keep is when he saves Sarah from the fire and tells here that he is an alien and that he loves her, also they should not leave out the scene where he discovers that they have found them and that they are coming for him. A scene that the producers could leave out is where Jhon goes to the principal because of a food fight it was a pointless scene.

Why Do I Read

Why do I read?

 There are many reasons for reading I think that one of the biggest reasons I read is for entertainment when either the TV is broken or I am grounded. Although I will only read books that I really like there are more of them every day. The books I typically like are in the genre of science-fiction and fantasy involving mythology, or other common known fairytales. When I read, I feel myself being drawn into the book, slowly losing grip of realty as I dive deeper into the plot of the book. Once I am really into the book I will not stop until I finish. I like to read series that are finished so I don’t lose interest by the time the next book come out and I forget what the series is about and have to reread the whole thing again. Another reason I like to read series is because it’s like one really long book divided into a few smaller books unless it a series like Eragon, which is a series of long books that when you combine them they fill a spot made for the encyclopedia. To me when I finish a book I feel  like a part of me has died because I have gotten so into the book reality mingles with fantasy and although you can tell the difference you don’t want to but that all ends when the book or series ends and fantasy separates itself from reality

3/8/2012: Blog Created and Designed

I started "Hunger Games" today, beginning was slow but interesting. I am looking forward to reading this book.