Suicide 2
Second Suicide, however, I don't think I'll will try and rant for 15 minutes straight. I shall just blab about whatever comes to mind first until I run out of ideas. *Ms. Fidelibus, am I suppose to send each blog entry to your email, or will posting just be enough?*
I remember when I was a child, I read this book that was so appealing to me. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. The book is about how a little boy and a tree became friends. And as time passed and the boy got older, the tree would always provide things for the little boy, from apples for money, branches for shelter, and the trunk for a boat. The boy would always take these things and leave the tree alone to pursue his own dreams. The climax of the story occurred when the boy comes back as an elderly man. The tree, now just a stump, didn't think it had anything to provide for the man, but all the man wanted was a seat. The stump was perfect for a seat. I just found it interesting how the tree stayed loyal to the boy even thought the boy only came back for needs. It also gave the message that you don't need a lot of money or items to make someone happy, as shown the the stump.
I have liked this book since I was 4, and it is still my favorite book. Unlike the majority of the people, I don't find The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter all that interesting. Both are a good read, but I just don't see myself reading the book over and over again. My next favorite book would have to be Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, in the sense that the language is so similar to mine. I read it during my sophmore year, and I couldn't understand the book at all until my teacher told me the meaning of the story. I was shocked at how everything fell together so nicely in the end. I think I should read more of Salinger's writings, like Franky and Zoey. (I'm not sure if that is the title, but I just know there's something along the lines of Zoey in there) I'm also interested in Dan Brown's works. Everyone talks about The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, but it never caught on with me until now. I didn't know the plot, so I stayed away from it. But with the movie well on its way, I can't help but go out and buy the book when I have the time.
Enough about books, I'm not that much of a literary person. I don't think I have ever read a novel or a long book on my leisure time. Most of the time, I read just for a school assignment. I guess I don't have much of an imagination when reading to actually be taken away by books. Music is a different story. Music always takes me away from my troubles, and is essential to my life. I listen to almost any kind of music especially alternative, rock, vocal, trance, pop, and some hip-hop. The only genres of music I tend to not bother with are rap and country. Rap just doesn't have the vocals I would like to listen to. It just sounds like a regular conversation with beats in the back. As for country, it has the vocals, but the beats are debateable. It isn't enough for me to enjoy, as it is somewhat too mellow for my taste.
I shall conclude my suicide for now. I haven't run out of ideas as I've stated earlier, but I see my clock, and 15 minutes have passed. Sure, it's alright to write more, but I have other homework to tend to. So until next week's entry, go get yourself a slice of pie!
I remember when I was a child, I read this book that was so appealing to me. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. The book is about how a little boy and a tree became friends. And as time passed and the boy got older, the tree would always provide things for the little boy, from apples for money, branches for shelter, and the trunk for a boat. The boy would always take these things and leave the tree alone to pursue his own dreams. The climax of the story occurred when the boy comes back as an elderly man. The tree, now just a stump, didn't think it had anything to provide for the man, but all the man wanted was a seat. The stump was perfect for a seat. I just found it interesting how the tree stayed loyal to the boy even thought the boy only came back for needs. It also gave the message that you don't need a lot of money or items to make someone happy, as shown the the stump.
I have liked this book since I was 4, and it is still my favorite book. Unlike the majority of the people, I don't find The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter all that interesting. Both are a good read, but I just don't see myself reading the book over and over again. My next favorite book would have to be Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger, in the sense that the language is so similar to mine. I read it during my sophmore year, and I couldn't understand the book at all until my teacher told me the meaning of the story. I was shocked at how everything fell together so nicely in the end. I think I should read more of Salinger's writings, like Franky and Zoey. (I'm not sure if that is the title, but I just know there's something along the lines of Zoey in there) I'm also interested in Dan Brown's works. Everyone talks about The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons, but it never caught on with me until now. I didn't know the plot, so I stayed away from it. But with the movie well on its way, I can't help but go out and buy the book when I have the time.
Enough about books, I'm not that much of a literary person. I don't think I have ever read a novel or a long book on my leisure time. Most of the time, I read just for a school assignment. I guess I don't have much of an imagination when reading to actually be taken away by books. Music is a different story. Music always takes me away from my troubles, and is essential to my life. I listen to almost any kind of music especially alternative, rock, vocal, trance, pop, and some hip-hop. The only genres of music I tend to not bother with are rap and country. Rap just doesn't have the vocals I would like to listen to. It just sounds like a regular conversation with beats in the back. As for country, it has the vocals, but the beats are debateable. It isn't enough for me to enjoy, as it is somewhat too mellow for my taste.
I shall conclude my suicide for now. I haven't run out of ideas as I've stated earlier, but I see my clock, and 15 minutes have passed. Sure, it's alright to write more, but I have other homework to tend to. So until next week's entry, go get yourself a slice of pie!
posted by Andrew at 11:13 PM
1 Comments:
You know, I really liked that book when I was younger, too. I don't think I ever grasped how deep the storyline actually is.
As for Dan Brown, I admire his writing because thats how I want to write in the future. But I don't think his writing is that spectacualar for an author, you know? Simple, repetitive words. He doesn't mix it up very much. His style is less impressive after you read all his works because the story is all the same except he mixes up where the story takes place. But the best is still Angels and Demons. Maybe because I read it first, but I was so captivated while reading that book. I read for hours and hours at a time. Although I did that for HP, I didn't enjoy reading HP continuously for that long.
I think you just need to read more to fully appreciate exactly how far reading can take you. If you can feel what's going on in the book, it's like one of the best feelings in the world!! I used to read hella R.L. Stein books because I wanted to be scared. So what'd I do is borrow like three every Saturday afternoon, go home, and read all of them in the living room until dinner. Wow this is like my own blog post in your comment box. horray. AH I miss reading. My eyes actually don't have the reading capacity it used to.
Do you have a copy of the Giving Tree that I can borrow?
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