OK

So, i know this has had a long time coming to it, but here it is! My blog. So for the break, i have desided to take a short break from Deadly Design, and have picked up Portnoy's Complaint, by Philip Roth. My dad wanted me to read it, and he thought i would really enjoy it, and so far he is right. I only started 2 days ago, and i am already on page 100, which as you know is unlike how i ussually read. This book is very enjoyable. The main plot is that this man is talking to a doctor, probably a psychiatrist (spelling?) of some sort, talking about his life, growing up in New Jersey under 2 jewish parents who he has very strong opinions about. The book is writen as sort of a rant that this man is going on about his childhood. It reads very quickly, but i am not saying that it is easy. What it is, is funny. I am looking forward to reading more, and i am declaring (yes, declaring!) that i will finish this book by the time we are back at school, and get more into Deadly Design. I also have another book waiting for me that i got for Chanukah. It is not a novel, but more of a autobiographical information book, talking about the value of working with ones' hands. It seems very interesting and i can't wait to get into it after my other books. PLEASE COMMENT :)

Until next time, (which will be sooner than the time between the last, and this),

Fishster 41

New Book

Today i am starting a new book called Deadly Design. I met the author while in Philly so i got the book. It is a political myserty, meaning having political themes worked into the story. It should be really good. I started it last week but only got to about page 10. I look forward to reading it further.


until next time, fishster 41

End of First Quarter

So, this quarter was pretty good for me. I got through a good chunk of Atlas Shrugged, which i had to drop due to the difficulty, but i will explain more of that in the postcard. I also dropped halfway another book, Slaughter House- five that i really didnt like very much. Luckily, i finished 1984 in time and really loved that. I figured i would, based on how much i loved Animal Farm. Thanks for the great suggestion. For next quarter, i am starting with a political mystery that i bought in Philly, and then after that on the line up will be "In the Heart of the Sea", which is about whaling, and since i loved Moby Dick so much i hope i will like this too. We will start with that and hope to maybe have one more. thanks for a great first quarter (even tho we didnt get those essay's back)! Looking forward to next quarter...

Until next time, Fishster 41

1984

I have finally found the book Ms. O'Brien. I love it so far and actually look forward to reading it. I loved Animal Farm in 8th grade, so i guess George Orwell is a good match up for me. I know i am going to love this and hope to read a lot of it this weekend. I know i need to finish it by the end of the quarter which i think is doable. I also need to talk to you about maybe counting what i read of Atlas Shrugged and of Slaughter House Five as one book. We will see! Until next time,

Fishster 41

I Don't Know What the Problem Is

I can't really seem to find a good book. I am still reading Slaughter House Five or Nine or whatever but i really can't seem to get into it. Its weird and hard to understand. I am going to try and finish it but i don't like it very much. I need to find a book i can really get into. I don't know what the problem is (hence the title) because i am having trouble picking good books. I know you feel that i don't like to read but what it really is, is that i can't find anything that i LIKE to read.

New Book

I started a new book called "Slaughter House-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut. Atlas Shrugged was too challenging, and i will maybe pick it up again next year or later in this one. This book was recomended to me by you, and Justin. I decided to give it a try. I like it so far a lot. Its about a man whio fought in the war, and he wants to write a book about it. That is all i have so far. I look forward to reading on.

Atlas Shrugged: 1

So, for my first book i am reading Atlas Shrugged. Unfortunately i have not really gotten into it enough to explain the characters or plot, but i can tell u about the book a little bit. It was recommended to me by 2 people. Not only this, but it was #2 on the list of "Books That Changed Mt Life", #1 being the bible. So that was enough to get me to read it haha. I look forward to reading more of it and although it is over 1000 pages, i look forward to every one of them.

Until next time,

Fishster 41

Call me Ishmael...well actually don't call me that I'm just implying I read Moby Dick this summer

This summer, i read a SLIGHTLY abridged version of Moby Dick, and by abridged, i mean that nothing was actually taken out, just that some of the old English words and phrases were made easier to understand in modern talk.  To keep it simple, i really enjoyed it.  At first i was a little skeptical: such an intimidating book with so much history behind it; i didn't really think it was for me.  But then i thought to myself, "What else am i actually going to want to read anyway?" so i figured i might as well give it a try.  I began reading it while waiting for a loop at the caddy yard and all the other caddies would joke with me about it.  However, i was captivated.  That night when i got home, i found myself still wanting more, so i read another 100 pages that night! I was amazed.  This experience rarely happens to me with reading.  I could really feel myself on the Pequod with Ishmael and Queequeg and Ahab.  There was so much more action then i could have anticipated for, and although there were some slow parts, i managed through them for i was seeking what would happen in the next chapter way too much.  I don't think it has really inspired me to read another classic, but who knows what could happen.  Overall a very captivating book with edge-of-your-seat action and only a few slow parts that are easy to get through.  Until next time, 

Fishster 41