Thursday, June 19, 2014
Why I Love to Read:
There are many reasons that people read, whether to entertain themselves with a new fresh story, gain interest and fall in love with a certain character, or make someone cry or laugh with a certain situation. I am different though. I read in order to put myself into a new fresh world where anything can happen. I read to make myself happy and to inspire myself with character or situations that take place in the book. I read because exploring different parts of literature is an experience that it totally out of this world.
Book Quotations:
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
This quotation is very true. a dog is supposed to be a man's best friend because dogs are loyal, protective, fun to play with, are your family, happy creatures, lovable, and you always want to be with one. this is exactly like a book because books act in the same way as dogs do. except books are better. unlike a dog, a book can put you into a whole new world of wonder and imagination, can inspire you in many ways and, also a book can be your life if you care deeply enough about its story. this is why books are like dogs, except better.
“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.” - Groucho Marx, The Essential Groucho: Writings For By And About Groucho Marx
This quotation is very true. a dog is supposed to be a man's best friend because dogs are loyal, protective, fun to play with, are your family, happy creatures, lovable, and you always want to be with one. this is exactly like a book because books act in the same way as dogs do. except books are better. unlike a dog, a book can put you into a whole new world of wonder and imagination, can inspire you in many ways and, also a book can be your life if you care deeply enough about its story. this is why books are like dogs, except better.
Books of My Life:
1) Favorite Childhood Book:
The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
This book always stood out to me as kid because I always loved fairy tales and short stories and I always had a taste for comedy. This picture book with many spoofs on classic short stories was always a favorite of mine. The writing and thought that went into making old stories into weird comedic ones was very well thought out and presented in a way that made kids laugh but also was interesting enough to make kids keep wanting to read more and more. This book is a classic that will pull at your funny strings and make you laugh, this is a classic book that will not be soon forgotten.
2) Favorite Book that Inspired Me:
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
This book tells a story about the life a group of young men who get into trouble on the street, whether it be with cops or other gangs, and it tells how these boys live their life and how they go about doing it and the hardships they faced in the times of the 1950s. this book has many well written and interesting characters which immediately fell in love with and got inspired by. these boys inspired me to stick with my beliefs and be a strong willed person. I have carried these personalities with me from reading this book because of how much I wanted to belike the characters in the book.
3) Favorite Book that Went to Screen:
American Pyscho by Bret Easton Ellis
This was a very well written and highly disturbing and gruesome book, this is why it was a great film adaptation. this book is about a character named Patrick Bateman who is a Harvard university graduate who is a very successful Wall Street stock broker, except that on the inside of Pat, he is a vicious serial killer who disturbingly murders innocent people. this book tells the story of Patrick Bateman's declining life and how he goes through with it. the film adaptation was very loyal to the book and was an Oscar worthy film so it was very well adapted from its novel.
4) Favorite Book that Made me laugh:
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by Bobby Henderson
This is perhaps the most wittiest and well thought out and funniest book I have ever read. there is so much debate in today's world about religion, science, and various different aspects of religion and the role of religion in our society. Bobby Henderson basically pokes fun at religion and twists religion into something that can be related to pasta. so he made the gospel of the flying spaghetti monster. this gospel is a handbook for a very funny made up religion that mocks and cleverly twists religious beliefs into very funny ways. this book is a must read if you appreciate comedy and poking fun at religion.
5) Favorite Book that would recommend to friends:
Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling
Though this series is critically acclaimed for being one of the best series in the world, I think that any person, especially a teenager, who has an imaginative mind should read this book series. this series puts the reader into an astonishing world of wizards and magic and has a main character who every boy wants to be and is very well written and has a very good backstory. this book has made me so happy and I think it will make my friends happy because it will put them into an exciting new world which they are new to and don't know much about.
1) Favorite Childhood Book:
The Stinky Cheese Man by Jon Scieszka
This book always stood out to me as kid because I always loved fairy tales and short stories and I always had a taste for comedy. This picture book with many spoofs on classic short stories was always a favorite of mine. The writing and thought that went into making old stories into weird comedic ones was very well thought out and presented in a way that made kids laugh but also was interesting enough to make kids keep wanting to read more and more. This book is a classic that will pull at your funny strings and make you laugh, this is a classic book that will not be soon forgotten.
2) Favorite Book that Inspired Me:
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton
This book tells a story about the life a group of young men who get into trouble on the street, whether it be with cops or other gangs, and it tells how these boys live their life and how they go about doing it and the hardships they faced in the times of the 1950s. this book has many well written and interesting characters which immediately fell in love with and got inspired by. these boys inspired me to stick with my beliefs and be a strong willed person. I have carried these personalities with me from reading this book because of how much I wanted to belike the characters in the book.
3) Favorite Book that Went to Screen:
American Pyscho by Bret Easton Ellis
This was a very well written and highly disturbing and gruesome book, this is why it was a great film adaptation. this book is about a character named Patrick Bateman who is a Harvard university graduate who is a very successful Wall Street stock broker, except that on the inside of Pat, he is a vicious serial killer who disturbingly murders innocent people. this book tells the story of Patrick Bateman's declining life and how he goes through with it. the film adaptation was very loyal to the book and was an Oscar worthy film so it was very well adapted from its novel.
4) Favorite Book that Made me laugh:
The Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster by Bobby Henderson
This is perhaps the most wittiest and well thought out and funniest book I have ever read. there is so much debate in today's world about religion, science, and various different aspects of religion and the role of religion in our society. Bobby Henderson basically pokes fun at religion and twists religion into something that can be related to pasta. so he made the gospel of the flying spaghetti monster. this gospel is a handbook for a very funny made up religion that mocks and cleverly twists religious beliefs into very funny ways. this book is a must read if you appreciate comedy and poking fun at religion.
5) Favorite Book that would recommend to friends:
Harry Potter series by J.K Rowling
Though this series is critically acclaimed for being one of the best series in the world, I think that any person, especially a teenager, who has an imaginative mind should read this book series. this series puts the reader into an astonishing world of wizards and magic and has a main character who every boy wants to be and is very well written and has a very good backstory. this book has made me so happy and I think it will make my friends happy because it will put them into an exciting new world which they are new to and don't know much about.
My Life and The World of Reading:
I have been an avid reader of books my entire life. I love all kinds of book and have a few favorite genres, such as horror, suspense, comedy, dystopian, and futuristic. I love these genres because they put me into a new world where anything is possible. I let my imagination soar when I read these books and it makes me happy to visualize a world different from our own. to me, books can make you feel sad, happy, angry, and enthusiastic. when I read books I am totally immersed in the story and cannot take my eyes off the book. I think people will be interested in reading my blog because I share my own personal interest and opinion with others who love to read and are inspired by reading. my blog can offer different incites about books and people might or might not agree about what I have to say about books. my blog opens up a whole new view on reading.
Some of my favorite books Include:
I have been an avid reader of books my entire life. I love all kinds of book and have a few favorite genres, such as horror, suspense, comedy, dystopian, and futuristic. I love these genres because they put me into a new world where anything is possible. I let my imagination soar when I read these books and it makes me happy to visualize a world different from our own. to me, books can make you feel sad, happy, angry, and enthusiastic. when I read books I am totally immersed in the story and cannot take my eyes off the book. I think people will be interested in reading my blog because I share my own personal interest and opinion with others who love to read and are inspired by reading. my blog can offer different incites about books and people might or might not agree about what I have to say about books. my blog opens up a whole new view on reading.
Some of my favorite books Include:
- The Hunger Games
- The Book Thief
- Metro 2033
- American Pyscho
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Book Vs. Film:
Though i am a huge film conesiur and usually love to watch movies over reading books. but when there is a movie adaptation off of a book, i would recommend that you read the book first. when reading a book you are givin the initial story and information, but when watching a film adaptation of a book, you are watching someone's interpretation of the book. when watching someone's interpretation, though it might be really good and very faithful to the book, it does not always contain every scene from the book and might not always follow the story completely. For example, the novel "silver linings playbook" is a very well written and highly recemmended novel, but the film adaptation (although it was very good), did not stay completely faithful to the book and left me kind disappointed.
Though i am a huge film conesiur and usually love to watch movies over reading books. but when there is a movie adaptation off of a book, i would recommend that you read the book first. when reading a book you are givin the initial story and information, but when watching a film adaptation of a book, you are watching someone's interpretation of the book. when watching someone's interpretation, though it might be really good and very faithful to the book, it does not always contain every scene from the book and might not always follow the story completely. For example, the novel "silver linings playbook" is a very well written and highly recemmended novel, but the film adaptation (although it was very good), did not stay completely faithful to the book and left me kind disappointed.
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