Now that you have received your book and have started to read it, please share the reasons why you chose Running Loose, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, Stotan! or Chinese Handcuffs. Please give specific reasons as to why this book was in your top 3 choices. Are you happy with your choice so far? Also, please include your initial thoughts on the book, as you have started to read it. Are you finding the book enjoyable? Is the reading interesting? Are you making connections?
**A Reminder. Please remember to include your name within your blog, so I can give you a grade. Please respond not only to this blog topic, but also please write a comment or a response to two of your classmates' responses. You may respond to those students who are reading the same book as you are, or you can try to make connections between your book and the other books that students are reading in this class or my other 4B class. Blog response is worth 20 points, so please answer accordingly. One word responses or inappropriate comments will earn you a zero, so please keep that in mind. Have Fun! Happy Blogging!!
i chose the book Chinese handcuffs because it seemed interesting and once i got into the book it had a character and a pool setting then to a woman all star basketball player then to two people and a cat but so far its been interesting and im eager to see where the author goes next in the book-payton king
ReplyDeletei like the book too, its a good read
DeleteI choose the book running loose because I like book I can connect to. I enjoy reading books that have people the same age as me in them. so far I have read about this boy and how he gets through his senior year. I have enjoyed reading this book so far and have a feeling its going to be a good one!
ReplyDeletethats another reason i chose to read this book because similar in age group it makes it easy to relate
DeleteAllison Hildebrand: Who Killed Sarah Byrnes
ReplyDeleteThe reason I choose this book was because it had less sports as the plot. When I read over the plot of the other books it just did not seem appealing as for the book I choose and that was Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes. Another reason I choose this book was because it delt with body insecurities and I kind of can relate to that topic.
I am incredibly happy with my choice so far!
I really do not like the back in forth of the plot because one minute you are in school, then at swim practice, then at the hospital with Sarah and lastly at home. Honestly, it is very confusing, I like a simple plot of where the character is at not this back in forth stuff. I like how Sarah is the main mystery of this book because she does not talk at all but in the past, she was wild and crazy. At one point in my life, I had a friend who was like Sarah she looked out for her friends and I like that she puts her friends first instead of herself.
nice connection to the character sarah
Deletei agree the back and forth plot is kind of hard to follow at times like in the first chapter when it went for the hospital to the school
DeleteThe jumping around really confuses me. I like more simple plots as well!
DeleteSometimes jumping around in the book is a way to confuse the reader and help mystify the plot/ the answer to the problem, but that is just something i have seen in many books i have read prior so i may be a little of track.
Deletei like that you can relate to a character because that makes books more enjoyable
DeleteI like how you can relate to a character i think that makes a big difference when you are reading. I hate the back and forth stuff to me its hard to stay with the book when it is doing this.
DeleteTo me, Running Loose can also be confusing at times. The main character gets side tracked at times, making it hard to follow, just like your book is.
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ReplyDeleteThe book I got was staying fat for Sarah byrnes, so far, I am happy with the book that I got. This book is enjoyable to read and easy to understand, it is also really an interesting book to read.
i think it is to short of a response and that it needs more detail. for example why you choose it.
DeleteAgreed i also like how easy it is to read.
DeleteI agree that it is easy to read but i just don't like that there isn't much introduction to new characters
DeleteI agree its easy to read, but it is kind of hard to stay with it. its getting better now that i am more into the book but at first it was all over the place.
DeleteEmerson Lux Morales
ReplyDeleteMy book is Chinese handcuffs and I liked the description at the back of the book. where it talk about how good he is at sports and his goal of being in the ironman. As far on the book that I am, I do like the book. the way it started as a letter and then given details how things become to be that were talk about in the letter. At first I that it was going to be boring but only because i did not understood it at the beginning because it started as a letter and telling how thing happen. Overall I am started to like the book as it is evolving.
I agree, the book definitely gets better as it goes on. I struggled to really get into it at first.
DeleteI thought it would be boring at the start to and it was hard to follow but once you get farther in you understand what the purpose is really.
Deletemy book is running loose.i picked this book because it looked like a more simpler book than all of these others. so far i have read about the main characters and how they are getting through their senior year. i like it so far and the most interesting thing that i have read is that he stuck his ol nortin in the popcorn bucket!
ReplyDeletethe ol norton was a good laugh!
DeleteI chose the book "Chinese handcuffs" because it seemed the most interesting to me compared to the others. The drama in this story and the struggles he is facing made this book seem very interesting to me. So far I am pretty happy with my choice, as the book seems like an interesting read. I hope it gets a little more into the story instead of mostly letters as the story goes on but it is not bad.-Nick Fowler
ReplyDeletei like the book too, and i agree that the story is interesting
DeleteThe drama and the struggle in the book is what is making it very interesting to read I agree.
Deletei agree with logan and nick because the story line and the drama makes it interesting
DeleteYah so far the start of the book is kind of slow.
DeleteThis book does seem pretty interesting my favorite part was when they killed that cat for hurting there dog cant wait to see where this goes.
DeleteThe start of the book is slow I agree but once you get into it a little further the drama and everything going on makes it a little more interesting.
DeleteI chose chinese handcuffs because in the review the main character seemed a lot like me and i like reding about characters i can relate to, the back of the book also seemed intresting. im enjoying the book so far. I think it will be a good read for me. I lik the dillio character because hes a athlete like me
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DeleteIm enjoying the book too, it seems like a good book.
DeleteI also really like the Dillion character because he plays sports. That is one of the main reason I chose the book, because I like sports and he plays them.
DeleteI chose Chinese Handcuffs, because of the story line. The story line just seemed very interesting to me over the other books. So far after starting the book I'm still very interested in it. I like where the book and the story is going. I am finding the book very fun to read and it is a book that I am going to enjoy reading for the class. Logan Wiskus
ReplyDeletethe back of the book seemed intresting so i picked it too
Deletei agree with you, the story line did seem interesting and i also am very interested in the book but as of right now i dont know if i find it a fun read as of right now
DeleteThe story line does seem good and it's getting better too.
Deletethis book did seem the most interesting and seemed like an interesting read.
DeleteI agree with Logan I am also enjoying the book and it keeps getting better.
DeleteI chose to read "Stotan" because the characters are somewhat the same because swimming is hard and so is wrestling so I figured I could relate more with this book. I am happy with my choice it sounds like a great book so far. At first I thought it was going to be a really boring book it isn't so far. The book is enjoyable and the reading is good and I am also making connections.
ReplyDeleteI agree that swimming is hard but lets hope the main character can over come it.
Deleteyou made a good connection to the book
DeleteI like the connection you made between wrestling and swimming because I felt the same way reading Stotan.
DeleteI agree that when I began reading Stotan that I though it was going to be boring but we both are enjoying the book so far. I like the connection you made with the swimming team as I had made a similar one to the book.
DeleteI agree that when I began reading Stotan that I though it was going to be boring but we both are enjoying the book so far. I like the connection you made with the swimming team as I had made a similar one to the book.
DeleteI agree that when I began reading Stotan that I though it was going to be boring but we both are enjoying the book so far. I like the connection you made with the swimming team as I had made a similar one to the book.
DeleteI Chose the book Stotan Because the characters and I are similar, Because they are seniors in high school about to enter a new chapter in their life so I felt a connection between them and myself. I also was interested by the title of the book and was curious to see the meaning behind it. Also when we read the summaries of Chris Crutcher's books Stotan caught my attention because it had more serious subjects, like death, domestic violence, and racism.
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Deleteyour book sounds like it could would connect to ours!
DeleteI agree that being in the same age group got my attention, and after I began reading it is easy to understand the struggles that they are going through because we are going through similar events.
DeleteI chose the book Chinese handcuffs because I read the summary and it caught my attention by bring up Dillions brothers suicide. After reading that I wanted to find out more about it. So far I am happy about the choice I've made by choosing this book. The start was a little slow but I got into it more when Dillion started to write his letters to his dead brother. So the book has become more enjoyable as I've read. The most interesting thing I have read so far is when Jen goes to the hospital but is afraid to have her little sister stay home with her parents. As it goes along we find out she was abused by her dad when younger. That was the most interesting part of the book so far.
ReplyDeleteI agree Chinese Handcuffs does start out a little slow, but as the reader finds out more background through Dillon's letters to Preston, the story becomes more intriguing. I am a little further along in the novel than the hospital scene, and I can assure you the book gets more interesting.
DeleteDang it sounds like your book goes really deep in emotions and the hard life.
DeleteI chose Running Louse because it sounded a lot like Epworth. It gave me small town vibes and I wanted to see how different it would be compared to our small town. I also chose it because I enjoy reading books about high school and the different perspectives that they put forward. I got interested even more when it talked about how he went from hero to zero and how that effected his life. I wonder if he can turn his life around and gain everyone's respect. One more thing is I remember my friend who was a senior last year said it was a short book and it was decent.
ReplyDeletethis book was in my top 3 because i can relate to him somewhat of him being in sports and how he has lots of friends too. I am on chapter 4 right now and it's not bad but it is getting better. It is a little bit interesting, although, i can't really make any connections throughout it yet, but i have lost someone though that i can relate to him. (running loose) Aiden Lukes
ReplyDeletei chose Chinese handcuffs because it seemed the most interesting to me personally and honestly I'm kind of confused because it is talking about killing the neighbors ugly cat. I am hoping that the book will get better as i go on. and i also kind of enjoy the drama that goes on in this book.
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My book is Stotan. So far I have liked this book I am happy with my choice! There was a few parts in the beginning where I got bored. I personally think this book is interesting because there are some funny parts. There aren't that many connections so far. I choose this book because it sounded the coolest and most interesting. I enjoy this book because i like a book with the same age people, it is easier to connect with them.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about having characters that are the same age it makes it easier to relate to them.
DeleteI chose to read "Stotan" because the characters are somewhat the same because swimming is hard and so is wrestling so I figured I could relate more with this book. I am happy with my choice it sounds like a great book so far. At first I thought it was going to be a really boring book it isn't so far. The book is enjoyable and the reading is good and I am also making connections.
ReplyDeleteMy book is kind of the same way I thought it was going to start off boring but it has actually been pretty interesting so far
DeleteMason Kiefer
ReplyDeleteIn the beginning when I had to choose which book to read, I felt that this was going to feel more like an assignment rather than an enjoyable read but I was wrong, one of my chouses was Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes. Looking through the book I saw that this book has a lot character, and suspense, in some ways, I felt this book was going to be an enjoyable book. Now that I read a few chapters I can say that I am glad that chouse this book because while the characters that Crutcher created feel like real people and that the situation, they have been in feel real to appoint that they could have happened. Read this book has made me change my thoughts about this book to a point where I really enjoy reading every day. I have made many connections throughout the book like how Sarah got her scars I felt that it was a little strange that she doesn’t like talking about how she got them. It has interest me so much that I can’t put the book down.
I haven't necessarily found any connections in the book yet, but hoping to soon!
DeleteMy book is Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes.
ReplyDeleteThis book sparked my interest because Eric and Sarah both had self-image/self esteem issues that made them connect. The plot of this book interested me more than the plot in all the other books. So far, so good with my choice on this book.
This book's plot jumps around a lot, I've noticed since I have started reading this book. It gets hard to follow at times. They introduce a lot of new characters at the beginning as well. Eric is a great friend for visiting Sarah at the hospital as much as he has so far!
I agree that the book is hard to follow at some points, but I think it gets easier as you get deeper in the book because you are more used to it.
DeleteI chose Chinese Handcuffs, just because it was the most interesting to me. That and I wanted to learn more about Dillon and Jennifer's story. So far, the book is okay. It's slightly confusing for the fact that it changes perspectives so quickly. It's a little difficult to get into starting out, but I feel that as the book goes on it will get more interesting and easier to understand.
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DeleteI feel like my book running loose is the same way and started out slow and is about to get interesting.
The main reason i decided to choose Chinese Handcuffs as my first choice was because it was like a cool overcoming fear and finding your true self and it reminds me of a video game i play, i wanted to see if it had any connections/similarities to the game.
DeleteMy book, Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes, is confusing also, it doesn't change perspectives but there is a lot of random sections that have no explanation.
DeleteI agree with Kayla in the fact that the book is confusing at first and it dose change perspectives fast.
DeleteI do agree that the book was kind of hard to get into, even still I find some spot hard to get through because I just get bored. I am excited to learn more about Dillon and Jennifer's stories more!
DeletePayson Hofstetter
ReplyDeleteI picked Running Loose as one of my top 3 books because it looks like an enjoyable book to read and something i could relate to. I am happy with my book because it was my first choice, i like football, and it has been really good so far. I have liked mostly all the characters, all the football games in it, and i have enjoyed it. The reading is interesting and keeps me hooked and want to read more. Lastly, i have many connections to the book and one of them is that i can relate to football practices being hardcore.
I will definitely have to agree that this book does look and sound pretty interesting compared to the other books.
DeleteI too agree that I can relate to football practices being hardcore but maybe not as hardcore as their practices are in the book
DeleteI agree with you it is a very energectic story with a lot of fun new things happening in the story.
DeleteI am currently reading running loose and i choose it for two reasons. One is that it just sounded pretty good and two is mostly a personal reason, as I have had times when i read a book about heart break and loss and get to the point that i feel like i will through up from continuing. Currently i am pretty happy with it as i'm not throwing up yet. and i'm surprised that it started the way it did. cause it started before he got together with Becky. still not many connection to my own life yet but its a good book.
ReplyDeleteMy first choices was Chinese Handcuffs but i ended up getting Stotan! and the reason i had put Stotan! second was it sounded interesting. I really didn't know what Stotan meant but now i kind of understand what is happening and what will somewhat happen i am looking forward to it because it just seems like a different book because most Sport books are about football or soccer, but this is about swimming which is unique from other sport books.
ReplyDeletei have to agree that swimming is a more unusual sport compared to the rest but i got to say that the name is much more interesting.
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ReplyDeleteI chose to read “ Chinese Handcuffs” because it sounded like an interesting book. It sounded interesting compared to all the other books that were available to read. The drama and all the different struggles in the story make it an interesting read I like the book so far and it is enjoyable to read. I think it will be a good read for me.
Payson Hofstetter
DeleteI feel like running loose can compare to Chinese Handcuffs because its starting to have lots of drama.
All of the drama in Chinese Handcuffs does keep the book interesting because you never really know what problems can come up with any of the characters.
DeleteI chose the book running loose. Personally I really enjoy reading and talking about non-fiction stories. Running loose is a sports book which I really enjoy reading sports novels cause some of them teach you very valuable lessons about life. I am thought at first that this would be a good book because i read the description and it interested me. So far I am really enjoying the book cause it has a lot of energy in the book and I have made a lot of connections with the main character. I can't wait to see what the rest of the book has in store.
ReplyDeleteRunning loose sounds just like the book I'm reading, Chinese handcuffs, just without the sad parts, and the slightly disturbing parts.
DeleteI picked the book running loose because it looked like a good book and easy to follow. I feel the book is pretty good so far but my first thought was it was going to be a boring book. It is interesting because it is about high school and I am in high school.
ReplyDeleteyeah I think that running looses is easy to follow and think the book is pretty good
DeleteI chose Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes because it is very different from every other book I have read. I would say I'm pretty happy with my choice but it can get very confusing at points because there is not a whole lot of backstory, a lot of it was just put in the book without explanation.
ReplyDeleteI think that Chinese handcuffs can relate to Staying Fat because it was also confusing at first and didn't have much build up to the characters, but they started building on them a little later.
DeleteI chose Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes because it seemed different from every other book I have read. I'm somewhat happy with my choice because the characters are interesting and all have very different backstories but the book can be confusing because many characters are just thrown into the book and it is difficult to tell if you are transitioning to a different place or time
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ReplyDeleteI picked the book Running Loose be it about football be I like to watch football and the book is about football and the book has been good so far. I'm interested in how the rest of the book is going to go.
I am reading the same book and I am also interested how this book will go.
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ReplyDeleteI picked the book Running Loose as my number 1 book. I picked this book because it is about sports and I kind of enjoy books about sports. I feel like they always have a nice plot to the book. I am happy with my book because I also love football more than most sports. I really like Dakota (old man at the bar with Louie). It seems he has lots of knowledge and advice to share with the younger generation. It is also enjoyable because the setting is in a high school setting and many of the situations in the book can be relatable to the average high schoolers life. The connections I have made to this book is that me and Louie are both determined to achieve their goals in sports.
I also chose Running loose because it was about sport and the high school football experience.
DeleteThe fact that it is in a high school setting makes it a lot easier to understand, and like you said, relate to. I also have the same connection. I work very hard to achieve my goals when it comes to wrestling.
DeleteI chose Stotan because it is different from any book I've heard of. It is about a swim team and I feel like that's not a common theme that authors like to write about. So far it is pretty interesting. the characters have a lot of depth and they feel like they were inspired by or based on real people. I like how it talks about their lives outside of the main story.
ReplyDeleteStaying Fat for Sarah Byrnes also has swimming in it but most of the characters are just brought up, a few of the characters have backstories, but not all of them.
DeleteThat seems fairly interesting, not something I would think of reading, but you should let me know how it goes.
DeleteI agree with you when you say the book Stotan! is different in its own way. Swimming is not as famous of a sport and it is very rare to find a book on swimming. Most sports books are either football or baseball because those are sports most people are involved in. I feel like there should be more books on sports that are not as common to let people know they put a lot of dedication and time into the sport.
DeleteThe reason why I chose Chinese Handcuffs was because the kids in the book are around the same age as us and did and do dumb things teens do so its easy to relate. Also in the book his brother committed suicide and what i wanted to read about is how he took it because he trained so hard for a iron man Race. Its inspiring what people can do when they put there mind and heart into it.
ReplyDeleteI was also interested to see how Dillon would respond to his brothers death. I to chose this book because they were around our age and do stupid stuff like all of us do.
DeleteI choose Chinese handcuffs because it was vastly different from other books this book so far is about two friends that killed a cat because it hurt there dog and they are dealing with the after effects of killing a living thing. i feel this book will dive into very important life lessons.
ReplyDeleteI have never read nor heard of this book but the way you worded that blog post has me interested.
Deletesounds like agreat book and kinda sounds simuliar to stotan
DeleteCaden Schumacher
ReplyDeleteI picked Chinese Handcuffs as one of my top three choices because it seemed like one of the better books to read. I was interested in how the main character Dillon seemed on the back of the book. How he was big and strong and trying to qualify for the Ironman. I am happy with this choice because it is a decent book. It is kind of weird but it shows a good incite on what teens and preteens have to deal with in their lives despite being very athletic and having good grades.
sounds like a good book let me know how it goes and i will read it
DeleteI choose the same book very interested to see where this book will go and interested to see how the characters develop.
DeleteThat sounds like an interesting story. I choose that as my second story I would like to maybe read this another time.
DeleteI chose Chinese handcuffs because it is about high school sports and I play high school sports which makes it easy to relate to and makes it interesting. the book is pretty good so far the more you read the more you get to know about how serious Jennifer is about the sport and the she is an amazing player.
ReplyDeleteI feel Chinese Handcuffs is like running loose because its about high school sports
DeleteI think the two books are the same because they are about school sports
ReplyDeleteI choose the book Chinese Handcuffs because it was the one that interested me the most, it had the most going on, so I knew that I could find something to get my attention. I like the book so far it has a lot going on, and a lot of things that have happened have been unexpected, really keeping me on my toes. I get a little bored reading the letters from Dillon to Preston, but they have important information in them.
ReplyDeleteI agree Dillon's letters to Preston do bore me a bit, too. However, as you said, they have important details in them which helps in understanding the novel and the characters and why they are the way they are. I am beginning to enjoy the book now, more so because of the background information in his letters.
DeleteI choose the book Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes because i wanted something that interested me, the title is already interesting enough so i thought the rest of the book would be too. I am not wrong, it is really interesting. So i am pretty happy about what i picked. i really didnt like the beginning how it was all over the place going back and forth so not going to lie i did have to stop myself a few times and think what did i just read. Now that i am getting into the book its pretty easy and i am understanding it alittle more.
ReplyDeleteSounds like we had similar issues in the beginning! I am liking the book now, though. The title was also pretty interesting to me too!
DeleteI would have to agree the beginning was hard to grasp due to how Crutcher moved into different setting without telling you, but once you get past a few pages you will get used to and know to tell the difference when Crutcher moves into a flashback.
DeleteI was gonna choose this book but I couldn’t really get into from reading the book summary. It sounded interesting. Yeah I’m running loose the main character goes to one subject then back to another one like they get side tracked.
DeleteI agree the beginning of the book was rather hard to try to follow and keep track of the more you read the easier it gets.
DeleteI honestly did not choose the book Running Loose but as I have started reading the book I am a huge fan of how the author has written the book and hoe it seems as though the main character is talking directly to you. That being said it can also be a little confusing because of the fact the main character will wonder off with certain topics and drag different topics on longer than they should be.
ReplyDeleteYeah I liked how the author worded things too. Yeah I noticed that too, I got confused a couple times because of the way the main character got side tracked and then went back to what they were talking about.
DeleteI chose the book Staying Fat For Sarah Byrnes because the description of the book intrigued me. One of the things I hate most is being forced to read a book that I have absolutely zero interest in because then I end up not reading it because when I do I am just miserable the whole time. So far, I am happy with my decision of choosing this book. At first, it was really confusing and me and my group had no idea what was going on, but now it is really good in my opinion. I am finding the book to be enjoyable and interesting because mental health and everything else that has happened in this story always catches my attention. I have not really made any connections yet, but I am sure hoping to soon!
ReplyDeleteI have to agree I always hate being forced to read I always loose interest in the first few pages. but I am glad I chose this book because it seem like a good read.
DeleteI related to this a lot, reading is not one of my favorite things to do so picking a book i'll actually be interested in is a pretty important to me so I will actually stay focused on the book I'm reading.
DeleteEven though Chinese Handcuffs was my second choice, I am intrigued with how the story is evolving. Dillon is a little difficult for me to figure out. His mind can be a little all over the place, but overall, I think he is a good character in the novel. I think it is healthy that he writes letters to his dead brother--good therapy. I feel this book is relatable to teens who have a difficult home life, as this novel relates to suicide, sexual abuse, divorce, etc. I wasn't sure if I liked the book initially, but it is growing on me.
ReplyDeleteI got the book running loose, I had it in my top 3 because it was about a senior in high school and I thought it would be good since the person is around my age, it made u want to keep reading. Yes I am happy with my choice so far it seems good from what I’ve read. My thoughts at first, I was trying to figure out all the characters that popped up throughout the chapters then a couple times I got confused because he was talking about other things after he was talking about something else like he was getting side tracked. I think the book is pretty enjoyable so far. I haven’t made any connections yet but maybe later on in the book.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book staying fat for Sarah byrnes. It is kind of confusing sometimes to follow from certain point of views. I like the newspaper though how they always are getting into some on that. Overall it is easy to read just hard to follow
ReplyDeletei will agree with that but it keeps you wanting to read and find out what happens
DeleteI am happy with my book choice for right now I might change my mind the more I get into it. My thoughts on the book are that it is kind of confusing because things are bouncing around from place to place. the setting of book goes back in forth between football and work areas. Right now, the book is boring. The reading is ok for a book. Not my type but ill adjust. Connection's with the book are a no for now?
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ReplyDeleteEven though Stotan was not my first choice, I am happy with the book so far. Some things that interested me was that I can relate to the chracters as they are seniors in high school, and that we both play sports that are not as popular as others. My intial thought of this book is that it was going to be boring and I would have to force myself to read another book that I have no interest in, but I can gladly say that is not the case with Stotan. Some may say that being in a non popular sport is not a big deal, but it is nice to be able to relate to others when you put in hours and hours of practice and then don't get the appriciation you deserve. I am enjoying the book so far because it shows a real story of a senior in high school, not a sugar coated perfect world where nothing bad happens. It shows the struggles of characters and I really enjoy that because I hate reading books that try to make it seem like the world is flawless.
I agree with you when you say you like how the story is not sugar coated. I feel like when different stories make the main characters' perfect, it doesn't make you want to keep reading because it is not interesting. It makes me want to keep reading when I read about the main characters' struggles because it puts a different meaning behind the story.
DeleteStaying Fat for Sarah byrnes was my last choice but im glad that it was given to me because its actually a really interesting book.im very happy with it because like i said it keeps you interested it never has a dall moment. When we first got the book i thought it was gonna be about someone being fat for a girl he was in love with. In this book so far its made me wanna read more because stuff never ends and is always constantly going.
ReplyDeleteMy last choice as well but really enjoying it as well. And also i do agree never a dull point as well
DeleteI got my 3rd book choice for the book so i can kind of relate to this, I read the book Stotan I was kind of skeptical about reading it at first, it didn't sound interesting in the beginning but it turned out to be a good book
DeleteI am reading the book Staying fat for Sarah Byrnes. The book in the beginning was kind of hard to follow with all the flashbacks and turning points. I think that as you read on and you find out more you can understand things a lot better and there easier to figure out. I like the book and am excited to finish it.
ReplyDeleteI am happy with my book choice for right now I might change my mind the more I get into it. My thoughts on the book are that it is kind of confusing because things are bouncing around from place to place. the setting of book goes back in forth between football and work areas. Right now, the book is boring. The reading is ok for a book. Not my type but ill adjust. Connection's with the book are a no for now?
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book Running Loose. I picked this book because it is a book about sports and that really interests me. I also picked this book because it is about a person who is around the same age as I am, which makes it a little easier to understand. So far I have enjoyed reading this book, however it does get a little confusing because the main character seems to get side tracked and off topic when talking.
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ReplyDeleteI am happy with my book choice for right now I might change my mind the more I get into it. My thoughts on the book are that it is kind of confusing because things are bouncing around from place to place. the setting of book goes back in forth between football and work areas. Right now, the book is boring. The reading is ok for a book. Not my type but ill adjust. Connection's with the book are a no for now?
ReplyDeletei didnt pick stoten but i was happy with the book i got assigned
ReplyDeletemy top pick for my first book of choice was Chinese handcuffs, unfortunately I did not get this one but to me it sounded like there was going to be very good parts in the book, it sounded like it was going to be very interesting from the beginning an in my opinion this book really stuck out to me the most and I think I will be choosing it to read for my 3rd book of choice.
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ReplyDeleteOlivia Hefel: Stotan!
ReplyDeleteI am currently reading the book Stotan! by Chris Crutcher. I didn't get to choose what book I read due to joining the class late. Although I didn't get to choose my book, I am very happy and interested in the book I am reading. The chapters always leave off on a sentence that makes me want to keep reading. I also like how the book shares real aggressive stories about the main characters' background. It doesn't say they come from a perfect family. Most of the characters come from a rough background and they deal with a lot more then what their friends think, such as being abused. I feel like in different stories when it talks about how the main characters get everything handed to them, it doesn't make the story as interesting and it sounds fake.
I do not think the reading is confusing at all. It is a very easy read and easy to follow.
I have made several connections to the book. The first connection is that the main characters are seniors in high school and I am also a senior in high school. In the book, it talks about the main characters' future plans and somethings they are undecided on. I can relate to that because I am starting to look at my future plans. I could also relate to the book, because the main characters are involved in a sport, swimming. I am also involved in a sport, tennis. I feel like they are both sports that most people don't pay as close attention to, but we put in as much hard work as any other sport. Overall, I am really liking the book and can't wait to see what happens next!