Dear Emily Cooper,
I'm really upset that you couldn't find your Tenth Circle book but I suppose we can just both do jodaay. I hope you are thoroughly enjoying your story about Amish people. The Tenth Circle is about a small family living in Bethel, Maine. Daniel Stone is a comic book illustrator for Marvel who works at home. Laura Stone is his wife, and she teaches at Monroe College, where her class about hell is very popular. Their daughter Trixie is a popular freshman at her high school who was recently dumped by her boyfriend, Jason Underhill. Jason and his best friend Moss Minton are juniors and co-captains of Bethel High's hockey team. In Bethel, hockey is a really big deal, like football here. Zephyr is Trixie's best friend, and a fun fact about her? She's a slut. She keeps track of guys she's hooked up with using paperclips on her purse, and she has over 20. SCANLOUS. Anyways, after Jason broke up with Trixie, she fell apart. She didn't show it to her parents, but she was heartbroken. After a couple weeks, she even started cutting herself.
"She snapped her compact shut and then, on second thought, opened it and set it on the floor. It took three stomps before the mirror inside shattered. Trixie threw out the plastic discand all but one shard of glass. It was shaped like a tear, rounded on one end and sharp as a dagger on the other. She slid down along the tiled wall of the bathroom until she was sitting underneath the sink. Then she dragged the makeshift knife over the white canvas of her inner arm. As soon as she did it, she wished she could take it back. Crazy girls did this, girls who walked like zombies through YA novels. But. Trixie felt the sting of the skin as it split, the sweet welling rise of blood. It hurt, though not as much as everything else." (pg 24)
This becomes a problem for Trixie, and she does it more times later on. But enough about Trixie, for now. Let's talk about her parents! Daniel Stone grew up as the only white kid in an Alaskan Eskimo village, where he was an outcast for it. He was a stereotypical bad boy, drinking, smoking, fighting, and generally not giving a fuck. But he had a gift and it was his ability to draw incredibly well. He gave up his bad boy ways for settling down when Laura became pregnant with Trixie, and since then, he had been the perfect father and husband. He loves Trixie more than anything else in the world. Laura is cheating on Daniel with one of her students, Seth. She blames it on the fact that Seth reminds her of how Daniel used to be - mysterious, dark, brooding. She was ending the affair the night that Trixie was raped by Jason.
Trixie went to Zephyr's house that night to "sleep over" when Zephyr was actually having a party. Trixie comes home intoxicated and terrified and she tells her dad that she was raped by Jason. Jason denies all charges and says it was consensual, and Moss and Zephyr believe him, as well as the rest of Bethel.
At this point, everyone is angry at Trixie for lying and ruining Jason's life, but she is sticking by her story of Jason raping her. Daniel and Laura are also angry at themselves for not preventing this from happening. Also, Laura tells Daniel about her affair and they try to work through it.
That's pretty much it for part one of the book. BYEE.
***Sutherland: sorry this post is so late, but I didn't get to finish in class on Friday and I had league championships yesterday. I hope you'll still accept it (:
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Monthly Review
My Sister's Keeper is a novel by Jodi Picoult that tells the story of the Fitzgerald family and their problems. Sara and Brian are the parents, and Jesse, Kate, and Anna are the children. Sara gave up pursuing her career as a lawyer to be a mother and Brian is the captain of the fire department in Providence, where they live. Jesse is 18, and a stereotypical "bad kid", involved with drugs, drinking, and a pyromaniac. Kate is 16, and was diagnosed with a rare type of leukemia at a very young age. Her illness has been the root of her family's problems ever since. One year after Kate was diagnosed, her sister Anna was conceived to be a perfect match to be a donor for Kate. When Anna is thirteen, Kate has a kidney failure and Anna's mother asks Anna to donate one of her kidneys to her sister. Then Anna hires Campbell Alexander to file a lawsuit to sue her parents for the rights to her own body, because she doesn't want to be a donor anymore. This comes as a shock to her parents, who have been focusing their attention on Kate's health. They feel as if Anna is being extremely selfish and immature as to let her sister die just so she can get attention from her parents. Sara Fitzgerald chooses to represent herself in this case, which leads to Anna being appointed a guardian ad litem named Julia. This novel is written through each character's perspective, and it includes anecdotes from each person's life. This book questions what the morally right thing is to do when you are faced with the realities that life throw at you.
Pick a character that interested you and write about them in depth.
I really couldn't choose just one character from the book to analyze, so I decided to try all of them. I hope you don't mind too much.
Jodi Picoult shows Sara's unconditional love for her family, her endless concern for Kate's health, and her desire to have a somewhat normal life. She also shows Sara's bitterness and how she finds it extremely unfair that her daughter ended up being so ill. Many of the parts written through Sara's perspective are about periods of time in her past, when her children were much younger. Picoult portrays Brian as the father who feels the constant need to play the white knight, and the man who spoils his children with love. He can also be emotional, especially because of the emotional twists and turns that Kat's illness has put the family through. Jesse is the most interesting character in this book, in my opinion. He is a very damaged person. He is perpetually frustrated because he wasn't a match to be Kate's donor, and he couldn't help her when she first needed it. He also feels the need to act out through drugs, alcohol, theft, and arson. This is probably all indirectly connected to trying to get his parents' attention, since they have focused all their attention on Kate ever since she was diagnosed. Kate is probably a close second to being the most damaged, but she is more hurt physically than mentally or emotionally. She has been through a lot for 13 years, including her first love dying from cancer without even getting a chance to say goodbye. Anna has always played the role of her sister's savior, the donor for her whenever she needed anything donated, from bone marrow to blood. She is just a confused teenage girl who couldn't picture her life without her sister but insisted on suing her parents so that she wouldn't have to donate a kidney to Kate. I guess you just have to read the book to find out the REAL reason why she has done this. :) Campbell and Julia were former lovers, but broke it off when they were 18. They are both very guarded people, but very much different. Campbell has a very dark sense of humor and seems to be always sarcastic. Julia thinks that he is terrified of commitments and getting too close to people. Maybe that is just her opinion, because she is definitely one to think with her heart before her head. Obviously, my attempts at describing the characters in this story are nothing compared to Jodi Picoult's fabrications, but moreso analyses of her detailed descriptions.
If you've read other books in this same genre, how does this one compare?
Unlike most novels (and this includes my last lit circle book, Suite Scarlett), this book actually really makes you think. It makes you question yourself if you were put in any of these characters' positions. What would YOU do if you knew the sole purpose of your life was to save your sister's life? And if one of your beloved children was dying, while another was in the process of suing you for medical emancipation? How do you represent a thirteen year old girl who keeps changing her mind about the case, while being put up against her mother as the opposing council? Questions like these pop into the reader's head when they read this book.
Other books in the genre are typically more "lighter" reads. I'll use my last book, Suite Scarlett, as an example. In that book, the family problems included running an almost vacant hotel, dealing with a brat who beat leukemia, disliking a sister's rich boyfriend, and putting on a play. In My Sister's Keeper, however, the family issues include a troubled and damaged son, a dying daughter who has slim chances of living past 17, and another daughter who is suing you. As you can probably see (I hope), the issues in My Sister's Keeper tend to run a little deeper than in the other book.
I really enjoy Jodi Picoult's style of writing, whether it's like this in each of her books or not. I like how she writes the book from each character's perspective, but saved Kate's perspective for the very end of the book. I also really like the way she put stories that pertain the the respective character that is narrating that particular section. It really shows each person's train of thought, drifting between past, present, and sometimes even the future.
In conclusion, My Sister's Keeper was an amazing book and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully next month's book is equally as good. :)
Pick a character that interested you and write about them in depth.
I really couldn't choose just one character from the book to analyze, so I decided to try all of them. I hope you don't mind too much.
Jodi Picoult shows Sara's unconditional love for her family, her endless concern for Kate's health, and her desire to have a somewhat normal life. She also shows Sara's bitterness and how she finds it extremely unfair that her daughter ended up being so ill. Many of the parts written through Sara's perspective are about periods of time in her past, when her children were much younger. Picoult portrays Brian as the father who feels the constant need to play the white knight, and the man who spoils his children with love. He can also be emotional, especially because of the emotional twists and turns that Kat's illness has put the family through. Jesse is the most interesting character in this book, in my opinion. He is a very damaged person. He is perpetually frustrated because he wasn't a match to be Kate's donor, and he couldn't help her when she first needed it. He also feels the need to act out through drugs, alcohol, theft, and arson. This is probably all indirectly connected to trying to get his parents' attention, since they have focused all their attention on Kate ever since she was diagnosed. Kate is probably a close second to being the most damaged, but she is more hurt physically than mentally or emotionally. She has been through a lot for 13 years, including her first love dying from cancer without even getting a chance to say goodbye. Anna has always played the role of her sister's savior, the donor for her whenever she needed anything donated, from bone marrow to blood. She is just a confused teenage girl who couldn't picture her life without her sister but insisted on suing her parents so that she wouldn't have to donate a kidney to Kate. I guess you just have to read the book to find out the REAL reason why she has done this. :) Campbell and Julia were former lovers, but broke it off when they were 18. They are both very guarded people, but very much different. Campbell has a very dark sense of humor and seems to be always sarcastic. Julia thinks that he is terrified of commitments and getting too close to people. Maybe that is just her opinion, because she is definitely one to think with her heart before her head. Obviously, my attempts at describing the characters in this story are nothing compared to Jodi Picoult's fabrications, but moreso analyses of her detailed descriptions.
If you've read other books in this same genre, how does this one compare?
Unlike most novels (and this includes my last lit circle book, Suite Scarlett), this book actually really makes you think. It makes you question yourself if you were put in any of these characters' positions. What would YOU do if you knew the sole purpose of your life was to save your sister's life? And if one of your beloved children was dying, while another was in the process of suing you for medical emancipation? How do you represent a thirteen year old girl who keeps changing her mind about the case, while being put up against her mother as the opposing council? Questions like these pop into the reader's head when they read this book.
Other books in the genre are typically more "lighter" reads. I'll use my last book, Suite Scarlett, as an example. In that book, the family problems included running an almost vacant hotel, dealing with a brat who beat leukemia, disliking a sister's rich boyfriend, and putting on a play. In My Sister's Keeper, however, the family issues include a troubled and damaged son, a dying daughter who has slim chances of living past 17, and another daughter who is suing you. As you can probably see (I hope), the issues in My Sister's Keeper tend to run a little deeper than in the other book.
I really enjoy Jodi Picoult's style of writing, whether it's like this in each of her books or not. I like how she writes the book from each character's perspective, but saved Kate's perspective for the very end of the book. I also really like the way she put stories that pertain the the respective character that is narrating that particular section. It really shows each person's train of thought, drifting between past, present, and sometimes even the future.
In conclusion, My Sister's Keeper was an amazing book and I really enjoyed it. Hopefully next month's book is equally as good. :)
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
my sister's keeper pt 3
My dearest, whitest, most Lil Wayne-obsessed, and most gleeful gal pal -
Holy shit I know you've already read this book but I can't believe it ended the way it did ! I'm mucho glad we picked this book to read though. It's definitely much better than Suite Scarlett. I love the way it's written, with little anecdotes sprinkled innnn. Also, the plot has so much more meaning. Anyways, let's get into the story itself, SHALL WE!!?!?!?!?
Let's start with Campbell! We finally find out what Judge's purpose is, which is pretty scary. It also explains why he left Julia back when they were 18. When he had his seizure in the middle of court, it was really shocking. What if Brian wasn't there? No one would know what to do. I still like the way he keeps everyone guessing when they ask about Judge though. I can't believe he kept his epilepsy and his car accident a secret for so many years.
Oooh gurl Brian found about Jesse's pyromania-ness! And they had a moment <3. Jesse still has serious issues though. I'mglad he still tries to cheer Kate up while she's in the hospital.
OMG about the story about Kate's first love! It was adorable, but I almost cried when she found out that he had died. They were really cute together, and if he had survived, they would make for a really amazing couple! How depressing. Do you think that Sara made the right choice in keeping this from Kate? I think she should have told her, but that's just me.
Now for the most important part- ANNA DIES!!!?!?!? It made me HELLA sad when it happened. It was crazy, Campbell getting into yet another bad car crash, Brian being the one to rescue his daughter, and Kate turning out to be the sister that lived. It's almost poetic. This really brought the book all together. It's also crazy that Anna's kidney turned out to be the one thing Kate needed to live. After all this fuss over the lawsuit and NOT donating the kidney to Kate, she lives from it. I wonder how Kate feels now, since she was so ready to die before.
So basically, all her life, Anna was her sister's savior. From the time she was conceived to even after her death, the purpose of her life was to keep her sister alive. To fulfill this, she had to die. Once her sister didn't need her anymore, no one did. That's a really cynical and simplistic way to see it, but I think that's how the author was thinking of it too.
Anyways, you already know how much I LUHHH this book. We should definitely read more Jodi Picoult books for lit circles. Byeeeeee!
Holy shit I know you've already read this book but I can't believe it ended the way it did ! I'm mucho glad we picked this book to read though. It's definitely much better than Suite Scarlett. I love the way it's written, with little anecdotes sprinkled innnn. Also, the plot has so much more meaning. Anyways, let's get into the story itself, SHALL WE!!?!?!?!?
Let's start with Campbell! We finally find out what Judge's purpose is, which is pretty scary. It also explains why he left Julia back when they were 18. When he had his seizure in the middle of court, it was really shocking. What if Brian wasn't there? No one would know what to do. I still like the way he keeps everyone guessing when they ask about Judge though. I can't believe he kept his epilepsy and his car accident a secret for so many years.
Oooh gurl Brian found about Jesse's pyromania-ness! And they had a moment <3. Jesse still has serious issues though. I'mglad he still tries to cheer Kate up while she's in the hospital.
OMG about the story about Kate's first love! It was adorable, but I almost cried when she found out that he had died. They were really cute together, and if he had survived, they would make for a really amazing couple! How depressing. Do you think that Sara made the right choice in keeping this from Kate? I think she should have told her, but that's just me.
Now for the most important part- ANNA DIES!!!?!?!? It made me HELLA sad when it happened. It was crazy, Campbell getting into yet another bad car crash, Brian being the one to rescue his daughter, and Kate turning out to be the sister that lived. It's almost poetic. This really brought the book all together. It's also crazy that Anna's kidney turned out to be the one thing Kate needed to live. After all this fuss over the lawsuit and NOT donating the kidney to Kate, she lives from it. I wonder how Kate feels now, since she was so ready to die before.
So basically, all her life, Anna was her sister's savior. From the time she was conceived to even after her death, the purpose of her life was to keep her sister alive. To fulfill this, she had to die. Once her sister didn't need her anymore, no one did. That's a really cynical and simplistic way to see it, but I think that's how the author was thinking of it too.
Anyways, you already know how much I LUHHH this book. We should definitely read more Jodi Picoult books for lit circles. Byeeeeee!
Saturday, April 17, 2010
ITALY ! pt. 1
Last week was spring break and i went to ITALY. It was my first time in Europe and I loved it! Our group from AHS was me, Kelsey, Keith, Jeremy, Ethan, Danny, Justin, Kalila, Grody Bitch, and Big&Lil. We met at SFO on Thursday, where we flew to Heathrow and then Rome. At the airport, we met the group that we would travel with for the remainder of the trip. They're from Vernon Township, New Jersey. They are Jeff, Mike, Anthony, Erin, Marc, Alanna, Samantha, Krysten, Travis, Kayla, Chris, and Andrew. They were all really nice, but we weren't really friends with any of them yet.
Our first day in Rome, after we got off the plane, we went to visit the Spanish Steps. It was really pretty and there were lotsa people. We had dinner in an empty restaurant reserved just for us. Doin it biggg! We arrived at our hotel, which was really creepy and seemed haunted. We were all staying on floor 3, which was really the 4th floor. I roomed with Kelsey, Kalila, and some hoe. In the morning, we went to the Coliseum, some ancient ruins, and then to the Vatican during the afternoon. The architecture in Rome was really spectacular. We also saw the Sistine Chapel. All the artwork there was really beautiful, and I was surprised that it was all intact. We tried to go to St. Peter's Basilica at the end of the day, but the Pope was going to be there for Easter so we got free time to roam the area instead. By the time we went to dinner, everyone was tired from jetlag and walking around all day. Some of us even fell asleep in the restaurant. After dinner we went back to the hotel and packed our things, because we were going to Florence the next day.
The next morning, we all got up, had breakfast, and loaded our luggage onto the bus. We drove a few hours to some pottery factory (I don't know where it was because I was asleep the whole bus ride there, but I'm pretty sure it was somewhere in the Tuscany region), and there was also a store portion that sold pottery, meats, cheeses, wines, and food. I bought salami, chocolate croissants, pesto sauce, and olive oil to bring back home. After that we went to lunch. After lunch, we drove to the hilltop town of Assisi, where the St. Francis Basilica is. It was raining the whole time so that kind of sucked. But the town was really cute, and we got a really good view of the rural landscape below us. The streets were lined with cute little shops such as weapons shops (lulz), chocolate shops, and even a cashmere sweater shop. Inside the church, the paintings were beautiful too, just like the ones in Rome. After we left Assisi, we headed straight for Florence.
Our first day in Rome, after we got off the plane, we went to visit the Spanish Steps. It was really pretty and there were lotsa people. We had dinner in an empty restaurant reserved just for us. Doin it biggg! We arrived at our hotel, which was really creepy and seemed haunted. We were all staying on floor 3, which was really the 4th floor. I roomed with Kelsey, Kalila, and some hoe. In the morning, we went to the Coliseum, some ancient ruins, and then to the Vatican during the afternoon. The architecture in Rome was really spectacular. We also saw the Sistine Chapel. All the artwork there was really beautiful, and I was surprised that it was all intact. We tried to go to St. Peter's Basilica at the end of the day, but the Pope was going to be there for Easter so we got free time to roam the area instead. By the time we went to dinner, everyone was tired from jetlag and walking around all day. Some of us even fell asleep in the restaurant. After dinner we went back to the hotel and packed our things, because we were going to Florence the next day.
The next morning, we all got up, had breakfast, and loaded our luggage onto the bus. We drove a few hours to some pottery factory (I don't know where it was because I was asleep the whole bus ride there, but I'm pretty sure it was somewhere in the Tuscany region), and there was also a store portion that sold pottery, meats, cheeses, wines, and food. I bought salami, chocolate croissants, pesto sauce, and olive oil to bring back home. After that we went to lunch. After lunch, we drove to the hilltop town of Assisi, where the St. Francis Basilica is. It was raining the whole time so that kind of sucked. But the town was really cute, and we got a really good view of the rural landscape below us. The streets were lined with cute little shops such as weapons shops (lulz), chocolate shops, and even a cashmere sweater shop. Inside the church, the paintings were beautiful too, just like the ones in Rome. After we left Assisi, we headed straight for Florence.
When we got to Florence it was pouring. We settled into our rooms, which were all on different floors. I roomed with Kelsey and Erin. That night, we walked through the streets of Florence to go to dinner. Before we got to the restaurant, we rubbed some coins on some metal pig's snout and dropped it through the little slots under it (for good luck I guess?). I didn't really get it but whatever. Florence had some really good designer shops (as well as affordable ones like H&M) and I got excited for the free time that we were going to get the next day to shop. WE finally got to the restaurant and I was soo glad to be able to take my flip flops off and not worry about falling in the middle of the street. The pizzeria we went to served us 3 pizzas per table, along with an appetizer and dessert. After dinner, we went back to the hotel and chillaxed before curfew. After curfew and roomchecks, everyone came into me, Kelsey, and Erin's room and we just hung out and played 10 fingers and whatnot. ALSO, we met an Italian guy from down the hall named Nicola. His friends/roommates were at the discoteca, he was drunk and in his jammies, and his English was ridiculously horrible. He was also super bad at charades. But he was hilarious and that was all that mattered. Everyone was in our room until about 2am, when they left to go to their respective rooms. My roommates and I all went to bed, but throughout the night our phone kept ringing and it was really annoying because I was the one who was closest to the phone. Sometimes I just left it off the hook just so it wouldn't ring again. Also, during the night, I had a really bad stomachache but thought nothing of it. In the morning, my whole room woke up extremely late, like 5min before breakfast time. We all boosted and ran to breakfast, but as soon as I walked out the door with hoebag and Erin, I turned around and told them to go without me because I had to yakk. And that is what I did. I ended up telling the teachers that I didn't want to risk my health and go out that day, especially in the pouring rain. So I stayed in and slept all day while everyone was out shopping. It actually wasn't too bad. Other people were sick too, like Mikey, Marc, Travis, and Ms W's daughter. When everyone got back it wasn't all that great because people were sick so everyone just kind of kept to themselves. But I was feeling a lot better after sleeping all day. That night, other people got sick too, like Erin and Jeremy. Keith and I heard Erin throwing up in the middle of the night, and it was pretty damn gross. ):
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
my sister's keeper, pt 1 & 2
Hay EC00P.
Soo basically this book is amazing. I think it's safe to say that I have fallen in love with it. I love the way it's written from everyone's perspectives; it give4s a really good sense of everyone's perspectives from different periods of time. It's really well written and the author really says everything you as the reader are thinking, and then some. Wlp, let's dive into the book, shall we!??!?!? (LOL)
First things first, how do you feel about Anna's decision to sue her parents for rights to her own body? I mean, it seems like the right thing to do, considering her parents always guilt her into donating her body to help save her sister's life. On the other hand, she shouldn't have to be guilted into wanting to help her sister. After all, Kate is a part of Anna, and without Kate, Anna can't even picture her life or herself as a person without her sister. I think it's safe to say that Kate completes Anna, so why would Anna risk Kate's health like this? Is she really jsut trying to make herself heard with her parents? Honestly, I agree with Julia that Anna is still too young to be making these kind of decisions if she withdraws her lawsuit whenever her mother and sister make her feel guilty at all. I just really look forward to Anna clearing up the real reason why she is suing her parents later on in the last section of the book.
Next, I really feel bad for Sara. She has devoted her whole life to being a mother, without ever thinking that it would require taking care of a leukemia patient full-time. Sara is a fighter, and therefore she will not let her daughter succumb to her illness. She loves her daughter so much that she conceived another child just so that child would be able to donate whatever Kate needed to her. This is the point where I think Sara crossed the line. It's one thing to prolong your daughter's life after it has taken its natural course, but honestly I think the conception of Anna was purely selfish. There are thousands of families in the world unable to conceive, and Sara is just poppin Anna out solely for the purpose of saving Kate's life. Did Sara even think about what kind of position that put Anna in? The purpose of her existence was purely to keep Kate alive, and that will always be in the back of her mind as long as she lives. As much as she loves her sister, Anna would definitely feel worthless and useless if she was no longer needed to save Kate.
Of everyone in the family, I really like Jesse the bestest. He's basically awesome. I feel like he's simply misunderstood and neglected. I also think that the only reason he acts out so much is in hopes of catching his parents' attention, if only for a moment. For example, he sets fired to all those abandoned buildings just so he can get his father's full attention, even if it's indirectly. Jesse's just a lost soul who needs lots and lots of therapy, lol.
Campbell and Julia! Ooooo wee. They have so much chemistry it's ridiculous! But I feel like such chemistry will cause a problem in Anna's case, in the judge's eyes. I really wanna know more about their history, seeing that they both seem pretty bitter. I also wanna find out the "real" reason why Campbell ended things with Julia in the first place.
Of all the people in the book, Kate and Brian always stay the same. Brian is the peacekeeper and a great source of support for Anna. She is definitely a daddy's girl. Kate's death has been imminent throughout the first two sections of the book, with her being in and out of the hospital. Have you noticed that the book never tells the story from Kate's perspective? I find this confusing yet quite interesting.
Anyways, I'm done for noww! See you in the very near future. Ciao!
Soo basically this book is amazing. I think it's safe to say that I have fallen in love with it. I love the way it's written from everyone's perspectives; it give4s a really good sense of everyone's perspectives from different periods of time. It's really well written and the author really says everything you as the reader are thinking, and then some. Wlp, let's dive into the book, shall we!??!?!? (LOL)
First things first, how do you feel about Anna's decision to sue her parents for rights to her own body? I mean, it seems like the right thing to do, considering her parents always guilt her into donating her body to help save her sister's life. On the other hand, she shouldn't have to be guilted into wanting to help her sister. After all, Kate is a part of Anna, and without Kate, Anna can't even picture her life or herself as a person without her sister. I think it's safe to say that Kate completes Anna, so why would Anna risk Kate's health like this? Is she really jsut trying to make herself heard with her parents? Honestly, I agree with Julia that Anna is still too young to be making these kind of decisions if she withdraws her lawsuit whenever her mother and sister make her feel guilty at all. I just really look forward to Anna clearing up the real reason why she is suing her parents later on in the last section of the book.
Next, I really feel bad for Sara. She has devoted her whole life to being a mother, without ever thinking that it would require taking care of a leukemia patient full-time. Sara is a fighter, and therefore she will not let her daughter succumb to her illness. She loves her daughter so much that she conceived another child just so that child would be able to donate whatever Kate needed to her. This is the point where I think Sara crossed the line. It's one thing to prolong your daughter's life after it has taken its natural course, but honestly I think the conception of Anna was purely selfish. There are thousands of families in the world unable to conceive, and Sara is just poppin Anna out solely for the purpose of saving Kate's life. Did Sara even think about what kind of position that put Anna in? The purpose of her existence was purely to keep Kate alive, and that will always be in the back of her mind as long as she lives. As much as she loves her sister, Anna would definitely feel worthless and useless if she was no longer needed to save Kate.
Of everyone in the family, I really like Jesse the bestest. He's basically awesome. I feel like he's simply misunderstood and neglected. I also think that the only reason he acts out so much is in hopes of catching his parents' attention, if only for a moment. For example, he sets fired to all those abandoned buildings just so he can get his father's full attention, even if it's indirectly. Jesse's just a lost soul who needs lots and lots of therapy, lol.
Campbell and Julia! Ooooo wee. They have so much chemistry it's ridiculous! But I feel like such chemistry will cause a problem in Anna's case, in the judge's eyes. I really wanna know more about their history, seeing that they both seem pretty bitter. I also wanna find out the "real" reason why Campbell ended things with Julia in the first place.
Of all the people in the book, Kate and Brian always stay the same. Brian is the peacekeeper and a great source of support for Anna. She is definitely a daddy's girl. Kate's death has been imminent throughout the first two sections of the book, with her being in and out of the hospital. Have you noticed that the book never tells the story from Kate's perspective? I find this confusing yet quite interesting.
Anyways, I'm done for noww! See you in the very near future. Ciao!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
suite scarlett letter; pt 3
HAY GURL WASSUP HAY!
So I only have one word for this last section of our book - DRAMAAAA! Foreal doe. From things as little as Scarlett yelling at Marlene to things as big as Donna The Crazy suddenly reappearing. This time around, I won't have any questions for you, since well, the book's kinda done.. Actually, I might add a few questions, because the book ends kindof suddenly. Here goes!
1. OMGLOL @ Scarlett yelling at Marlene! She def had it coming. How long did she expect her family to take her crap before they went off on her? At least now she realizes the toll taken by her actions. Now she cooperates with her siblings and it's all good!
2. CRAZY DONNA SPENDLER or whatever the hell her name is. She is SUCH a Creepy McCreepster! She researched Eric, Spencer, and Scarlett! And threatened to shut down the show AND the hotel. Actually, she DID shut the show down! That was a super bitch move! But it all turned out to be good, because....
3. Mrs. A and Donna made up! Their drama didn't really play a big part in the book, but the story was interesting and entertaining nevertheless. I can't believe it was all because of some dude Amy used to be in love with. How incredibly lame.
4. Spencer's show went well! He now has a potential job in a commercial! That's good, he won't have to go to culinary school, even though it may be a good fallback.
5. Lola and Chip???? On again??!?!?!? What the hell dude! Well, he DID get her a Cartier watch, and we alllll know that diamonds ARE a girl's best friend fasheezy. Hopefully they don't get married, but who knows? Lola could finally be rich, but she wouldn't be happy.
6. Finally, the most important topic of them all - Scarlett and Eric! I mean, he IS sexy, but I don't think that he and Scarlett should date. She's just too young for him! Plus, Eric's ex seems much cuter than Scarlett, as much as I hate saying it. Sorry to hate on our protagonist gurl but I'm jus being honest!
Well I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but it was kindof a lightweight book. I'm more than ready for our next one, My Sister's Keeper! YEEEE get juiced.
XOXO WINNI$
So I only have one word for this last section of our book - DRAMAAAA! Foreal doe. From things as little as Scarlett yelling at Marlene to things as big as Donna The Crazy suddenly reappearing. This time around, I won't have any questions for you, since well, the book's kinda done.. Actually, I might add a few questions, because the book ends kindof suddenly. Here goes!
1. OMGLOL @ Scarlett yelling at Marlene! She def had it coming. How long did she expect her family to take her crap before they went off on her? At least now she realizes the toll taken by her actions. Now she cooperates with her siblings and it's all good!
2. CRAZY DONNA SPENDLER or whatever the hell her name is. She is SUCH a Creepy McCreepster! She researched Eric, Spencer, and Scarlett! And threatened to shut down the show AND the hotel. Actually, she DID shut the show down! That was a super bitch move! But it all turned out to be good, because....
3. Mrs. A and Donna made up! Their drama didn't really play a big part in the book, but the story was interesting and entertaining nevertheless. I can't believe it was all because of some dude Amy used to be in love with. How incredibly lame.
4. Spencer's show went well! He now has a potential job in a commercial! That's good, he won't have to go to culinary school, even though it may be a good fallback.
5. Lola and Chip???? On again??!?!?!? What the hell dude! Well, he DID get her a Cartier watch, and we alllll know that diamonds ARE a girl's best friend fasheezy. Hopefully they don't get married, but who knows? Lola could finally be rich, but she wouldn't be happy.
6. Finally, the most important topic of them all - Scarlett and Eric! I mean, he IS sexy, but I don't think that he and Scarlett should date. She's just too young for him! Plus, Eric's ex seems much cuter than Scarlett, as much as I hate saying it. Sorry to hate on our protagonist gurl but I'm jus being honest!
Well I thoroughly enjoyed this book, but it was kindof a lightweight book. I'm more than ready for our next one, My Sister's Keeper! YEEEE get juiced.
XOXO WINNI$
Friday, March 19, 2010
you know you're asian when...
You ask your parents help on one math problem and 2 hours later they're still lecturing
Your parents still tried to get you into places half-price saying you were 12 when you were really 15
You have a 40 lb. bag of rice in your pantry
You shop at 99 Ranch
Everyone thinks you're "Chinese" no matter what part of Asia your ancestors were from
You've had a bowl haircut at one point in your life
Your parents enjoy comparing you to their friends' kids
You drive mostly Japanese cars.
You've learned to keep bargaining even if the prices are rock bottom
You've had to eat parts of animals they don't even put in hot dogs
Your pencil cases, erasers, and pens are pastel colored with cute dogs/bears/kittens named RooRoo, RaaRaa, HelloKitty, etc.
You've gotten little red envelopes filled with money around February
Piles of shoes tend to make it hard to open the front, back, and closet doors
Idiot people try to impress you with pathetic imitation Asian languages, like the ever-so-popular: ching chong woo bok chi, etc..
Your parents say leaving rice in your bowl is a sin
The Bio lectures on marine life (seaweed, sea cucumbers, octopii) was last night's dinner
You have bad eyesight
Your parents hover over your tired, caffeine-drugged body at 12 midnight to say, "In Korea (or other native country), we studied even more."
Your parents expect you'll be best friends with any one off the street in any given area as long as they are Asian
An Asian woman comes on campus and people ask: "Is that your mother?" Well then, "Is it your sister?"
Your parents say, "Calculus? I took Calculus in 8th grade!"
Everyone thinks you're good at math
You like buying 100 of something that's 50% off You like buying 100 of something that's 75% off even more
Your aunts and uncles bring you back adorable clothing from Asia with fuzzy bunnies, vinyl ducks, and English words that make no sense, in great colors like yellow, pink, magenta, orange, and the ever popular lime green
You go to an Asian restaurant and realize they're serving American imitation food
People see a bunch of scribbles on a chopstick and ask you to translate
You have to call just about all your parent's friends "Auntie and Uncle"
You have 12+ aunts and uncles
You've taken some sort of martial art.
At expensive restaurants, you order a delicious glass of water for your beverage and NEVER order dessert
The vast majority of the people related to you wear glasses. Thick glasses.
You're short.
Your parents have either made you play the piano, the violin, or both, since the age of 6
You get nothing if you do well in school, but punished severely if you don't
When going to other people's houses, you always have to bring a gift
Your dad still pulls his socks up to his knees, you know, the ones with the blue and pink stripes at the top
Your family owns a tennis racquet, golf clubs, or both
Your family always cheers for the Asian athlete on TV (i.e. Michael Chan)
The furniture in your house never matches the wallpaper, the carpet, the decorations, or any of the rest of the furniture
You own a rice cooker or two
You buy soy sauce by the gallon
Your parents tell you about how long it took for them to get to school, how horrible the weather was in their native country, and how much they still appreciated going
Your parents buy you clothes and shoes many sizes too big so you can "grow into it" and wear it for years to come.
You hate getting B's.
You eat rice everyday.
Your parents want you to be a doctor or a lawyer.
Everyone in your school assumed you were smart and knew karate.
When you tell your parents you got a 95% on a math quiz, they ask you where the other 5% went
These pretty much sum up my life, EXCEPT it's the other way around for me for "Everyone thinks you're "Chinese" no matter what part of Asia your ancestors were from". I AM Chinese, but everyone thinks I'm Filipino or Hawaiian or mixed or something else. But all the academic ones and shiiet are pretty much true. Even though I have been called an anti-Asian (I'm not small, I'm a good driver, I'm hella hella hella tan, I don't have small eyes, etc.), I lurrrrrrrrrrrve being asian! Gung hay fat choi bitchhhh!
Your parents still tried to get you into places half-price saying you were 12 when you were really 15
You have a 40 lb. bag of rice in your pantry
You shop at 99 Ranch
Everyone thinks you're "Chinese" no matter what part of Asia your ancestors were from
You've had a bowl haircut at one point in your life
Your parents enjoy comparing you to their friends' kids
You drive mostly Japanese cars.
You've learned to keep bargaining even if the prices are rock bottom
You've had to eat parts of animals they don't even put in hot dogs
Your pencil cases, erasers, and pens are pastel colored with cute dogs/bears/kittens named RooRoo, RaaRaa, HelloKitty, etc.
You've gotten little red envelopes filled with money around February
Piles of shoes tend to make it hard to open the front, back, and closet doors
Idiot people try to impress you with pathetic imitation Asian languages, like the ever-so-popular: ching chong woo bok chi, etc..
Your parents say leaving rice in your bowl is a sin
The Bio lectures on marine life (seaweed, sea cucumbers, octopii) was last night's dinner
You have bad eyesight
Your parents hover over your tired, caffeine-drugged body at 12 midnight to say, "In Korea (or other native country), we studied even more."
Your parents expect you'll be best friends with any one off the street in any given area as long as they are Asian
An Asian woman comes on campus and people ask: "Is that your mother?" Well then, "Is it your sister?"
Your parents say, "Calculus? I took Calculus in 8th grade!"
Everyone thinks you're good at math
You like buying 100 of something that's 50% off You like buying 100 of something that's 75% off even more
Your aunts and uncles bring you back adorable clothing from Asia with fuzzy bunnies, vinyl ducks, and English words that make no sense, in great colors like yellow, pink, magenta, orange, and the ever popular lime green
You go to an Asian restaurant and realize they're serving American imitation food
People see a bunch of scribbles on a chopstick and ask you to translate
You have to call just about all your parent's friends "Auntie and Uncle"
You have 12+ aunts and uncles
You've taken some sort of martial art.
At expensive restaurants, you order a delicious glass of water for your beverage and NEVER order dessert
The vast majority of the people related to you wear glasses. Thick glasses.
You're short.
Your parents have either made you play the piano, the violin, or both, since the age of 6
You get nothing if you do well in school, but punished severely if you don't
When going to other people's houses, you always have to bring a gift
Your dad still pulls his socks up to his knees, you know, the ones with the blue and pink stripes at the top
Your family owns a tennis racquet, golf clubs, or both
Your family always cheers for the Asian athlete on TV (i.e. Michael Chan)
The furniture in your house never matches the wallpaper, the carpet, the decorations, or any of the rest of the furniture
You own a rice cooker or two
You buy soy sauce by the gallon
Your parents tell you about how long it took for them to get to school, how horrible the weather was in their native country, and how much they still appreciated going
Your parents buy you clothes and shoes many sizes too big so you can "grow into it" and wear it for years to come.
You hate getting B's.
You eat rice everyday.
Your parents want you to be a doctor or a lawyer.
Everyone in your school assumed you were smart and knew karate.
When you tell your parents you got a 95% on a math quiz, they ask you where the other 5% went
These pretty much sum up my life, EXCEPT it's the other way around for me for "Everyone thinks you're "Chinese" no matter what part of Asia your ancestors were from". I AM Chinese, but everyone thinks I'm Filipino or Hawaiian or mixed or something else. But all the academic ones and shiiet are pretty much true. Even though I have been called an anti-Asian (I'm not small, I'm a good driver, I'm hella hella hella tan, I don't have small eyes, etc.), I lurrrrrrrrrrrve being asian! Gung hay fat choi bitchhhh!
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