Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Reflections on "Eagle Strike" by Anthony Horowitz







Recently, I read a book called "Eagle Strike" by Anthony Horowitz, and I have a few reflections to make. I think that as always, the characters are really interesting, because some of them are funny, some of them are evil people, and there are many other interesting characters. I think that like the other books in the series, the suspense is what keeps me reading these books. Since this book has adventure in it, I can barely put the book down. These books are the kinds of books that you should read, if you are looking for books to read for pleasure. As it is in most books, there are a few boring bits, like when people are hugging each other, or talking about the beach, because that is not the adventurous part of the book. I think that someone else would definitely like this book, because it's full of suspense, and you'd never expect a pop star who donates a lot of money to charity, to actually be the criminal in this story. This book is similar to some of the other books that I have read in this series. No matter how many times I read these kinds of books, I never get bored. I picked this up because I have read some other books from the series, so I'm always looking forward to reading similar books. I usually pick up a book because it is full of suspense, and because it has an interesting title and cover, even though the saying says, "Don't judge a book by it's cover." My favorite kind of books are kinds with suspense, like this book and the rest of the books in the series. I personally really liked this book, and I hope that there are more books in this series for me to read.


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Monday, November 21, 2011

Reflections on "The Red Pyramid" by Rick Riordan




Recently, I read this really good book called "The Red Pyramid" and I have a few reflections to make. I think that this book has really good and interesting characters, especially Carter and Sadie because they are really funny. I think that one thing that keeps me reading this book is the suspense of the book. When a book has a lot of suspense, you just want to know what happens next so you read on and on. Most of these kind of books are really hard to put down, because like I said before they are full of suspense. Once I pick up this book, it is certainly reading for pleasure. This book especially works for reading for pleasure because the characters are funny and it is Ancient Egyptian based. There are barely any boring bits, because the author knows how to structure a book in a way in which you almost never get bored. I think that I would certainly recommend this book to someone because in my opinion it is a really good book. I have read many other books by Rick Riordan, the author, and I think that all of the books that I have read so far by the author are really good. I personally pick up these kinds of books because I'm looking for a good book by an author whose books I've read because I know the books are really good. I mostly pick up books because they've been written by a good author and because they are full of adventure and suspense. Books with adventure and suspense are usually books that I'd pick up. Overall, this book is really good and if anyone is looking for a funny/adventurous/suspenseful book, this book is the PERFECT book.

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Reflections on "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

I have recently read this book called, "The Lightning Thief", and I have a few reflections to make about the book. I really like the characters of this book. Some of them are funny, and some of them are cruel, and there is just a huge variety of characters. I think that what keeps me reading this book is that I have read all the other books in this series, except for this book. Once I pick up this book, it is almost impossible to put down. This book is certainly working for me as reading for pleasure. There are very few boring bits, because this is one of the most interesting books I've read. I think that someone else may like the book, because it talks about Greek mythology and is full of suspense. Like I said before, I have read every other book in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" series except for this one, which is why I mainly chose to read it. I pick up most books when I am looking for a book similar to the books I normally read, which are full of suspense. I think that this is a really interesting book and that you, as the reader of this post should read it if you haven't already.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Reflections on Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz




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I really like the characters in this book. Alex Rider, the main character, is really heroic and saves, basically the world in this book. I think that what keeps me reading this book is the suspense. Once in a while, I guess I'm looking for something that has suspense in it. Once I pick it up, it's pretty hard to put it down. It's sort of working as a reading pleasure, but some parts are terrifyingly scary, making me jump to the edge of my seat. There are occasionally boring bits in this book, like there are in most books. I think that someone would definitely like this book, that is, if they like suspense, and adventure, because this book is pretty complex but interesting. I picked this up because I've read it before, and it's pretty good, and because I didn't have a book for this assignment, so I chose a good book that I already read. I pick up any book that I think is interesting, and I always accept recommendations for books, because I just like trying out books. I guess my favorite kind of books to read are adventure-ish books. These are my reflections on this book.

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Monday, October 3, 2011

Reflections on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen





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Hi there. During reading day in class, I read an e-book that I downloaded from the iPad, that was named Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I have only read the first several chapters of the book, but from what I read, it is pretty interesting. Like I said before, I have only read a little bit of the book, but from what I understood, this book is talking about some rich people that come to town, because they found some property there. People were admiring them during a dance, and were delighted to see those wealthy men dancing with the girls from the village. The village people are also gossiping about how prejudice one of the wealthy men. Personally, I really like the main idea of the story, and I like most of the characters. I don't really have anything in particular that keeps me reading this book. This book is sort of hard to put down though. I have a little bit of reading for pleasure in this book, but it is not one of my favorites. Some bits of this book are boring, but some parts are really interesting. I think that someone else may like the book, because it talks about pride and prejudice and talks a little bit about why that's bad. This is the first book that I have read from this book. The reason why I picked this book up is because since we had to have a book for reading day, I just looked in the e-book store and got this book, mainly because of it's title. My favorite kinds of books are adventure books that are full of suspense, and books with good messages, sort of like this one. I think that you should at least read a little bit of this book. You may like it.

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

Reflections on Point Blank by Anthony Horowitz

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Hi there. Recently, during the previous reading day, I read a book from the Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz named Point Blanc. My thoughts about this book are that this book is, like all the other books, full of suspense, which is why once I start reading an Alex Rider book, I can't put it down. In my opinion, Alex rider is a significant fictional character who always "saves the day". I mostly read for pleasure, and I call Alex Rider books, such as this one, a pleasure. The reason why it is a pleasure, is because it never bores. It does have some intense moments, but that's always the case, especially with this book. This author makes all of his books interesting. I don't know why, but this book is extra-special for me, maybe because it was the most recent one that I read. Maybe it's because it relates to school, and maybe because I am in school, it connects more things, compared with politics, and other things. If you like heroes, suspense, and mystery in a book, then you should seriously consider this book. You may ask, how did you start reading these books? The reason is, in 6th Grade, I needed some suggestions on what to read, that I haven't read yet. So I will give my 6th Grade English teacher credit for introducing me to this series. It was easy for my 6th Grade English teacher to pick me that book, since I mainly don't have a preference on what kind of books to read. To me, most books are interesting.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011