Frankenstein- Author’s Craft – Quarter 3

29 01 2010

“I devoted all my time of to my work. My cheeks grew pale from spending too much time inside, and my body grew thin because I wasn’t eating enough.” It was a sentence that described how hard Frankenstein work for his first experiment. It’s already remind me of my 2009 summer, I was so deep in love with movies so i watched everyday, every single hours, my eyes stuck in the scene, until i realized that it had been 1 month starring my eyes to the laptop so i decided to stop and I found out i lose 3 kg and I’m started to getting sick after that.

I like the way this author written the story because he really showed me what’s going on in the story, not telling me. He gave me the feeling like I was there, right inside the story, right the time that Frankenstein told this story. I felt really want to be like Frankenstein, he’s like genius and he can make his own design. The imagery that the author left in my mind is when Frankenstein chasing the Monster everywhere after the Monster killed all people that he loved. Frankenstein never thinking at to giving up anything. Although he know that chasing the Monster will make nothing change again but he still want to chase the Monster and kill him.

“My teeth started to chatter. My legs felt weak. I leaned on a tree for support and tried to take a deep breathe.” I can see that Frankenstein is out of his power by chasing the monster but he still not quit and keep chasing him. Also i can feel that Frankenstein is in a pain. He’s out of his energy, his body getting weak but he still try to chasing and kill the Monster. Although through is statement, it’s show that the author is very described and he focus on the main topic and slow spread it out, he put his feeling into the story so he make the reader feel realistic.

There is one dialogue when the Monster and Frankenstein talked. Through this conversation between the 2 men, it show that the monster is not a bad guy, he just hate Frankenstein because he brought him to this world with an ugly look and everyone in this world scared of the him. He doesn’t mean to harm Frankenstein. Although he is a monster but the way he talk jut exactly like a human. ” People were shocked and scared. They screamed and ran away at the sight of me. Some even hit me with the sticks and stones because they were afraid. That was nothing i could do except run away and hide.” When i read this part, i can felt his feeling, i can feeling his painful. He used the word that described himself and the people that saw him. He expressed all his feeling through every single words that he said.




Oliver Twist-Theme/Mood -Quarter 3

29 01 2010

Thought this story i think the author want to tell us that we should never give up and be brave. Like this boy in this story, he has lived in the workhouse since he was born but when he growing up, the workhouse doesn’t fed enough for him so he decided to asked the boss for more rice and he ended up the boss kicked him out of the workhouse and moved him the undertaker’s. But he ran away, he ran to London which took him 5 days walking. He walked 5 days and nights to reach London and he did it. That’s where the author show that this boy is a strong boy, he ran away for his freedom and because he never giving up so that’s why he can get to london and find for himself a home to live forever after.

I think this story is really mean-full. After i read this book i started to be like Oliver Twist. He ran away for his freedom and after all the big adventures before he found his truth people, the one who love him and understand him. I also dislike the part when the evil man killed a girl because she’s trying to protect Oliver. And of course, because Oliver Twist is a good, kind and honest boy ever. For the whole journey, he just be his-self and not anyone else. He stayed with the crime and thieves but he’s know he’s not one of them and never will be one of them. I think the author this story did and really great job on showing the mood of the characters because he used all the described words which can make the reader easy to imagine what happen in their head. But mostly in this story, almost all the mood is sad. It was a sad story but there also some crazy and funny parts but not as much as the sad parts.




Thirteen-Author’s Craft

29 01 2010

“It threw me into a state of panic, no doubt because too much nervous anticipation for this very moment.” The author was using a really strong describing word to show the girl feeling. Its like there is nothing that the girl can do in the right moment except panic and nervous, also things like that happened to me a lot. I love the way this author written the story. She was using a 13 years old girl thinking, feeling and seeing to write the story. Almost all the words are easy to understand and it gave me some ideas in how and how to be balance in life too.

I do love to read some more books from this author, she understand what a teenager needs and she alway has a good showing sentences. The important is that all of her books, always have some advices that really helpful for me. The dialogue was incredible. First i thought this book was written for me, i mean like everything in here mostly is something that related me.




The Egypt Game- Setting

29 01 2010

This book took place in California in the mid of 1960s on Orchard Avenue, the large university town. There are residential, consisting of apartment houses, modest homes, and small shops in Orchard Avenue. The people who live in Orchard Avenue are mostly work or study in the university. April was moving to live with her grandfather. Her father was died during Korea War when she was young and her mother is a singer and she’s on tour. April’s grandfather name Caroline, he lives in the Casa Rosada, an apartment with Spanish style house built.

Mostly the dangerous parts always happened in the dark night with no people in the street and the time is around 9 or 10 until mid-night, which is when the moon goes little but dark and everyone is going to sleep already. I wonder what will change if the time is setting in the morning and happening somewhere that have loads of people around. I think all the mystery will be disappear and no more dangerous. The story will make non sense and it will make the reader stop reading the book. If I have chance to go to Orchard Avenue, I would like to go there and visit because I want to she the A-Z shop and the apartment with Spanish style.




Miki Spring- Characters

29 01 2010

It was Miki Yoshida first day of final year of high school. All the girls in her school was talking about a handsome new student. His name is Hiro. A heartless boy in the school, he always has something that called mysterious. Everything was in Miki control until she met Hiro. Once she got near Hiro, the dangerous comes closer to Miki. One day Miko has realize that she has falling in love with Hiro, but too bad that Hiro can’t care for her back. But Miko is not giving up yet, she’s still following him. After few days, she found out that there is and secret danger pet in Hiro’s room. As Miko strong decision, Hiro started to break down Miki’s defense. Hiro has changed a lots when he meet Miki, hee’s becomes more sweet and talk more than the last time. As Miki and Hiro togeter, many girls in the school got jealous.

If you ask who could i be in this story, I would like to be like Miki, she’s brave and strong. She know what is she doing and have a strong decision. She know that she is in dangerous if she get near Hiro but she still get near him. I love that way she make the one she love fall in love with her. She’s never give up until she have what she want. If i get chance to talk with Miki, i would like to say “You’re the crazy bravest girl that i ever know.”




If you’re reading this, it’s too late- Plot

29 01 2010

500 years, a creature which born in a bottle and had all the keys of all the mystery secret behind. It’s a secret society of the MIdnight Sun.  Cass and Max Ernest are 11 years old and they both are the members of Terces’ group and they have to fight with the two evil Dr.L and Ms. Mauvise.  Cass and Max-E have to tell them where them resides, else they will throw them to the sharks. Cass and Max-E had discovered a MAgic of Museum where the meet the amazing Pietro Bergamo’s Terces Society and it also where the creature lived. Pietro is a magician. Pietro gave Cass and Max-E that they have to find out homunculus before the Midnight Sun does. But when Cass went home, she got grounded for missing too long. In the same time, Barbie Graveyard at night, discovered out a strange  ball. From that Cass was thinking that she was the wrong girl that Terces group wanted. But she still continue her mission. In fact, Dr.L and Ms. Mauvise had another plan.

In this story, the only solution is trap Dr.L and Ms. Mauvise to go on the ship instant going to the museum. I never thing the ending would be like this. I thought Dr.L and Ms.Mauvise should be catch but they still outside and nothing happen to them. I think if the author put down that Dr.L and Ms. Mauvise die or put in jail is better then nothing happen to them. The best part in this story is when Dr.L and Ms. Mauvise nearly throw Cass and Max-E to the sharks and how they service. The author was using show words so it’s amazing how the words was described.




Fashion Kitty vs the Fashion Queen- Theme Mood

29 01 2010

This book is between the good and the bad. The author want to tell us that the bad-side will never win the good-side. In this book, Kiki kittie is a nice girl and get to know as a fashion kitty in the school. Most of all the kitties listen to her suggestion about the way they wearing. In the same time, Cassandra get mad and jealous. Cassandra want all the kitties in the school wear the same thing as her and only listen to her, also seem her as the Fashion Queen. Cassandra make a lot of lies and make thing up to trick of the kitties. But lucky that Kiki kittie just right on time to realize it and make all the kitties stay away from Cassandra.

I had learned that most important thing in this book is just be yourself  is the best way to express  and it will make you look the best. If i have to suggest this book to anyone, I’ll say that this book will help them know who they’re and something the way they express themselves might hurts other feeling. After i read  this book, I felt like I just have an important lesson in fashion. I know how to say want people comment on what I am wearing.