Things That Only Live in Nightmares

OK, even though I've only been able to read Monstrumologist at night, I really suggest you don't. Don't get me wrong, its a really good read so far, but, it's only gotten more bloody. Yep, its not one for weak stomached people.

Right now I'm on page 218, so I'm not at the pace I was before but AP's were last week. Fun stuff.
But brief sum up of what's happened so far is that Will Henry and Doctor Warthrop have delved deeper into the African monster case, and found out that the Doctor's father was actually the one who brought the monsters back to the US from Africa. Right now they are really low on sleep and they're trying to solve the mystery of why the older Doctor Warthrop would ever want to bring horrible man-eating beasts to the New World.

I have to say that the Doctor is a real snub. He gives very little love to Will Henry, and yet I also pity him. He wan't loved by his father. He probably just doesn't know how to act.

Monsters!

OK, so I chose none of the books that I mentioned in the last post. Mostly because Harry Potter was too long, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was stolen by some kid, and I wasn't in the mood for dinosaurs when I walked into the library this morning. But what caught my eye was the sparkly new volume on the new books shelf. It's called Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey.

So. It's really good. As I said, I picked it out this morning. I'm currently on page 104. Take that as you will.

Brief sum up up: The main character, Will Henry, was orphaned at age 11. His father's employer, took him in as an assistant. But Dr. Pellinore Warthrop is no normal employer, he specializes in monstrumology, or the study of monsters. At the beginning of the book, Will Henry and the doctor have caller in the middle of the night, a caller who has a muddy bag with him. Needless to say, their deadliest case yet involves headless, flesh eating forms of an exotic African monster. It can get pretty gory, but the language is great and I love the word choices and just the plot in general.

The Bullpen Gospels

Now one of my favorite books ever, and I recommend it to everyone, The Bullpen Gospels was not just about baseball. It was about life. It's about defeat, hardship and that as long as you're wearing a jersey, you have a chance. It was moving, sentimental and funny. I just can't express my love for this book the right way, just read it yourself.

Anyway, I'm going to start a new book soon I guess. Hmmmm.....It's between three top choices.

1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (I never finished the series)
2)Jurassic Park By Michael Crichton
3)One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey

So...I'll start one and write about it next week. :)

Dreams Not Batted In

OK, so I'm half way through the book, and I see why many people are comparing Dirk Hayhurst to JD Salinger, his book is REALLY well done. Anyway, so right now in the book Dirk has just gotten booted out of double-A and is now stuck back in Single-A division, one step further away from the big leagues. Hayhurst, through his struggles thus far, shows how axing it is putting your whole heart and soul into something and getting nothing in return. That's the main conflict in the book; that Hayhurst is wondering whether or not he should continue his dream, or if 26 is too late for a failing pitcher.

Playing in the Minors

Ok, so I finished To Kill a Mockingbird in my last post and I found a new book. It's called the Bullpen Gospels, and it's about trying to find your way to the majors leagues and struggling through the minors first. I'm about a third of the way through and it is very good. Strewn with sarcasm and jokes, it makes me smile.

Anyway, as I said, it's about an aspiring baseball player who is starting to get too old to stay in the minor leagues. Dirk Hayhurst is very witty in telling his own story, but it really shows the other side of baseball, without the glitter and a lot more spit.

I never knew baseball could consume someone so entirely.

I'm gonna go read more of it now. So....bye!

BOO!

I :heart: Boo Radley.
And I feel so bad for the guy; a poor enclosed boy. But that's what makes him great, That his whole world fears him and keeps him locked up, but he still cares about saving the good in two little kids who happen to have a fascination with his unusual condition. To him they were his children, and Lee describes this at the end of the book. But you can't get a better hero than that, someone who just wants to save innocence and life and doesn't want anything in return, and afterward just slinks back to the safety of his prison.

One might say "can we have more Atticus' and Boo's"? But there are here , we just don't see them until they save us.

Oh No!

Well, I don't know if I'm allowed to do this....so spoiler alert!

I forgot that Tom Robinson dies, it's so sad. I never thought that someone would just shoot a prisoner, and 17 times too! I know that this is fiction, but it makes me wonder if that really happened.

PS. Atticus is my favorite for dealing with the crazy racists down south in the early 20th century.

Here's an enjambment for your enjoyment.

I think it is the hardest
Thing to fight for what
You believe in
When the whole world is against
You
But don't jump the fence
Or you might get shot
Before your time to prove them wrong
Comes

To Start....

Hi Everybody!

So I'm reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, mostly because I saw the movie a while ago, and I thought it was interesting. So over the break I read half of it. And here's what I think:

So, I really enjoy Scout's commentary and I wonder how Boo Radley truly got stuck in to the house. I highly doubt that he stabbed his dad in the leg with a pair of scissors. And who was leaving the stuff in the knot hole of the tree before Mr. Radley covered it up with cement?

Anyway, I'll respond more later.
Enjoy the rest of break!