A Brief History of the Dead
Reviewed by Chung-Yi Chang
What I am reading now is a book called A Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier. When I first saw the book cover, which pictures an invincible man wearing a long black coat with only his hands visible, it truly intrigued me. Although I bought this book before summer began, I haven’t had a chance to read it until now but so far, it has been a page turner for me. I am about two thirds through the book, which has about two-fifty pages.
Let me give you a brief history of A Brief History of the Dead. In the book, between life and death, there is a middle ground where people live called “The City”. The dead live in The City, and they can live there as long as someone alive on earth still remembers them. No one knows how big The City is because no one has seen the edge of it. Also, no one knows where they go after those alive have completely forgotten them. In The City, there are always people arriving each day and The City's only newspaper, run by Luka Sims, brings news from the other side to those living in the afterlife. Recent arrivals tell of a virus call “the blinks” which is sweeping through Asia, and suddenly, The City is quickly overrun by new residents who quickly disappear as all of those who remember them being to die, too.
As the population of the city dramatically declines, a few people remaining, including Luka Sims, find out that they all share a connection - they have all been kept alive in The City because they are all remembered by a woman named Laura Byrd, who is trapped on an Antarctica research station with her supplies running low. Brockmeier fuses two story of the dead and the live beautifully into a romantic novel.
The book also mentions a very interesting point which is how many people could you remember, if you sat down and tried to make a list? We're not just talking about folks you know well, but anyone whose face you can conjure up—your mail carrier, that girl at the coffee shop, an old teacher. One character in the book, Pucket, tries to do just that and comes up with an estimated number around fifty-thousand.
So far it has been a thrilling book, if you like mystery and the struggle between life and death, then A Brief History of the Dead is must read for you in your spare time!
Friday, December 14, 2007
The Bar Code Tattoo
The Bar Code Tattoo
Reviewed by Kelly Wang
I recently finished a book that left me in deep thought. It is titled The Bar Code Tattoo.
The story begins with a girl named Kayla who is having a meeting with her guidance counselor. It is in the future and times have certainly changed and technology is far more advanced. Everyone now has an imprint on their arm... of a bar code. The purpose of the bar code, or so they say, is so people no longer need to carry cash or any form of ID. Also, the bar code is supposed to come in handy when people are rushed to the hospital because all of their medical records would be known immediately.
As Kayla and her counselor discuss her issue about the art college she wants to attend, she can't help but notice the tattoo on his arm. She leaves feeling awfully depressed because she has no chance of getting into the college of her choice because she is bad with computers. After this scene, strange things begin to happen to her family - this is right after her father and mother get their bar code tattoos. Her father gets laid off and her parents start to fight constantly.
One day, Kayla joins a group that is against bar code tattoos. From the other group members, she learns that strange things keep happening to people who have bar code tattoos. Some people from far off countries have been known to try anything to have the tattoos removed. When Kayla returns home from the meeting, she sees her father being loaded into an ambulance. Her mother tells her it was the tattoo that did it, that her father has committed suicide!
In the end, Kayla finds out everything about the power of the tattoo and that information ranges from advanced knowledge of diseases to the fact that the tattoo basically controls everyone who has it! I won't spoil anymore, but I really recommend this book, particularly because it contains, sci-fi, suspense, horror, and even a bit of romance.
Reviewed by Kelly Wang
I recently finished a book that left me in deep thought. It is titled The Bar Code Tattoo.
The story begins with a girl named Kayla who is having a meeting with her guidance counselor. It is in the future and times have certainly changed and technology is far more advanced. Everyone now has an imprint on their arm... of a bar code. The purpose of the bar code, or so they say, is so people no longer need to carry cash or any form of ID. Also, the bar code is supposed to come in handy when people are rushed to the hospital because all of their medical records would be known immediately.
As Kayla and her counselor discuss her issue about the art college she wants to attend, she can't help but notice the tattoo on his arm. She leaves feeling awfully depressed because she has no chance of getting into the college of her choice because she is bad with computers. After this scene, strange things begin to happen to her family - this is right after her father and mother get their bar code tattoos. Her father gets laid off and her parents start to fight constantly.
One day, Kayla joins a group that is against bar code tattoos. From the other group members, she learns that strange things keep happening to people who have bar code tattoos. Some people from far off countries have been known to try anything to have the tattoos removed. When Kayla returns home from the meeting, she sees her father being loaded into an ambulance. Her mother tells her it was the tattoo that did it, that her father has committed suicide!
In the end, Kayla finds out everything about the power of the tattoo and that information ranges from advanced knowledge of diseases to the fact that the tattoo basically controls everyone who has it! I won't spoil anymore, but I really recommend this book, particularly because it contains, sci-fi, suspense, horror, and even a bit of romance.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Ruth, John and Julii
I haven't had a favorite author since I was about nine years old. Back then, it was a writer named Ruth Chew.
Chew wrote books about kids and modern day witches and most of them were set in Brooklyn. I loved Ruth Chew and spent most of my free time reading and re-reading her books. When I wasn't reading her books, I was writing her letters and waiting for her replies and she did reply - with letters written on an old school type writer that concluded with an original hand drawn witch doodled at the bottom.
I loved her books so much that I wrote her often... that is, until she wrote back one last time saying that while she enjoyed my letters, they were keeping her so busy that she didn't have time to write back to any other girls or boys. Heartbroken, I vowed to never again declare a favorite author.
And for a quarter of a century, I didn't.
That changed two days ago when I finished The World According to Garp and made a decision to officially name John Irving my favorite writer. Years ago, while on a trip salmon fishing in upstate New York, I read his bestseller A Widow for One Year and fell in love with it. A decade later, I revisited Irving after Mr. Pellicane told me about one of Irving's bizarre novels, The Hotel New Hampshire. I took his advice and read it that summer and agreed it was bizarre and a bit twisted but interesting and attention grabbing nonetheless.
The Hotel New Hampshire lead me to check out his semi-autobiographical novel Until I find You and WOW! I absolutely fell in love with that book - it had everything in it that I find fascinating: Scotland, tattooing, the Baltic Sea, Canada, Hollywood, novelists, the works! It's the kind of book you wish you'd never read, just so you could read it all over again for the first time.
After Until I Find You, I vowed to read all of his books. I picked up The Fourth Hand at a charity shop in London this past summer but I openly admit it didn't hook me until last week. I picked up the audio book of The World According to Garp at the EBPL a month ago and for a good three weeks, it made my two hour a day commute not only bearable, but highly enjoyable - to the point where I found myself listening in my car in front of my apartment with the engine idling. That's when I decided to officially name John Irving my favorite author and that the next day, I would get one of his most popular novels out of the library that I've been meaning to read.
But I didn't make it to the library the next day because instead, when I walked into my classroom that morning, I found a package of books on my desk. On the top of the pile was Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany and a note from Julii Ritter saying it was her favorite book (I think it's Ms. Nelson's, too!). I was so excited, as it confirmed my decision to declare Irving my favorite author - I mean, if such a smart, voracious reader like Julii loves Irving, how can I be wrong?
Thanks, Julii and thank you John Irving!
Chew wrote books about kids and modern day witches and most of them were set in Brooklyn. I loved Ruth Chew and spent most of my free time reading and re-reading her books. When I wasn't reading her books, I was writing her letters and waiting for her replies and she did reply - with letters written on an old school type writer that concluded with an original hand drawn witch doodled at the bottom.
I loved her books so much that I wrote her often... that is, until she wrote back one last time saying that while she enjoyed my letters, they were keeping her so busy that she didn't have time to write back to any other girls or boys. Heartbroken, I vowed to never again declare a favorite author.
And for a quarter of a century, I didn't.
That changed two days ago when I finished The World According to Garp and made a decision to officially name John Irving my favorite writer. Years ago, while on a trip salmon fishing in upstate New York, I read his bestseller A Widow for One Year and fell in love with it. A decade later, I revisited Irving after Mr. Pellicane told me about one of Irving's bizarre novels, The Hotel New Hampshire. I took his advice and read it that summer and agreed it was bizarre and a bit twisted but interesting and attention grabbing nonetheless.
The Hotel New Hampshire lead me to check out his semi-autobiographical novel Until I find You and WOW! I absolutely fell in love with that book - it had everything in it that I find fascinating: Scotland, tattooing, the Baltic Sea, Canada, Hollywood, novelists, the works! It's the kind of book you wish you'd never read, just so you could read it all over again for the first time.
After Until I Find You, I vowed to read all of his books. I picked up The Fourth Hand at a charity shop in London this past summer but I openly admit it didn't hook me until last week. I picked up the audio book of The World According to Garp at the EBPL a month ago and for a good three weeks, it made my two hour a day commute not only bearable, but highly enjoyable - to the point where I found myself listening in my car in front of my apartment with the engine idling. That's when I decided to officially name John Irving my favorite author and that the next day, I would get one of his most popular novels out of the library that I've been meaning to read.
But I didn't make it to the library the next day because instead, when I walked into my classroom that morning, I found a package of books on my desk. On the top of the pile was Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany and a note from Julii Ritter saying it was her favorite book (I think it's Ms. Nelson's, too!). I was so excited, as it confirmed my decision to declare Irving my favorite author - I mean, if such a smart, voracious reader like Julii loves Irving, how can I be wrong?
Thanks, Julii and thank you John Irving!
Monday, December 10, 2007
Beowulf, Edited by Seamus Heaney
Beowulf as edited by Seamus Heaney
aka "Kicking Shakespeare in the Arse With His Own Left Leg"
Reviewed by Joe Cascia
You know, I've always thought that poems were boring. From Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath (the only reason I remember her name is because she fried herself in an oven), nothing could put me to sleep faster like something in pentameter. Imagine my disappointment, then, when I learned that Beowulf--the ONE thing I had to read for class that I actually looked forward to--was an epic poem. Here I was, expecting a good, old-fashioned Lord of the Rings-style bloodbath, but what I got instead was just a gigantic, overly-glorified haiku. Almost unconsciously, I picked Beowulf off of the shelf and opened it up, now expecting each page to be covered with sleep-inducing "thees" and "prithees."
One hundred and twenty pages into the poem, I had not encountered any of those damnable words. What I had found instead, to my incredible surprise, was some of the most disgusting and vile gore ever to be lain down in print. Several people are decapitated; another person has their torso ripped off and eaten; the main character (Beowulf, of course) tears a villain's arm, shoulder and all, right off his body with his bare hands--each one of these events is described with a disturbing amount of detail, and the fact that most of the monsters in the story happen to bleed acid makes it so much more gory (and so much more enjoyable, I might add). Beowulf is a likable hero with all his morals and such, but what makes him truly appealing--to me, at least; the same may not be true for those who are sane--is the way he holds on to those morals even though he's tearing things apart like crazy.
In itself, the story is interesting and (mostly) keeps your attention; however, it is irking that the reason the poem is over three thousand lines long is because half of it is dedicated to describing things that have nothing to do with the main plot. Seriously, I think at least fifty of those lines are devoted to a Dane's description of his ham sandwich (or something around those lines; the point is that a lot of the lines are pointless). Reading through all the descriptions of the fungus between Healfdane's toes is worth it in the end, however, as for every hundred lines of random nonsensical gibberish, there are two hundred and twenty-two lines of relentless, entrail-slashing action.
All in all, Beowulf isn't as bad as I thought it'd be--it's bloody, it's fun, and it's probably a hell of a lot better than the new movie. Even though it gets slow in some parts--and I mean guy-with-all-his-limbs-hacked-off-by-a-rusty-sword slow--it's still worth a read, and there's no denying that ripping off a guy's arm with your bare hands is really, really cool.
aka "Kicking Shakespeare in the Arse With His Own Left Leg"
Reviewed by Joe Cascia
You know, I've always thought that poems were boring. From Shakespeare to Sylvia Plath (the only reason I remember her name is because she fried herself in an oven), nothing could put me to sleep faster like something in pentameter. Imagine my disappointment, then, when I learned that Beowulf--the ONE thing I had to read for class that I actually looked forward to--was an epic poem. Here I was, expecting a good, old-fashioned Lord of the Rings-style bloodbath, but what I got instead was just a gigantic, overly-glorified haiku. Almost unconsciously, I picked Beowulf off of the shelf and opened it up, now expecting each page to be covered with sleep-inducing "thees" and "prithees."
One hundred and twenty pages into the poem, I had not encountered any of those damnable words. What I had found instead, to my incredible surprise, was some of the most disgusting and vile gore ever to be lain down in print. Several people are decapitated; another person has their torso ripped off and eaten; the main character (Beowulf, of course) tears a villain's arm, shoulder and all, right off his body with his bare hands--each one of these events is described with a disturbing amount of detail, and the fact that most of the monsters in the story happen to bleed acid makes it so much more gory (and so much more enjoyable, I might add). Beowulf is a likable hero with all his morals and such, but what makes him truly appealing--to me, at least; the same may not be true for those who are sane--is the way he holds on to those morals even though he's tearing things apart like crazy.
In itself, the story is interesting and (mostly) keeps your attention; however, it is irking that the reason the poem is over three thousand lines long is because half of it is dedicated to describing things that have nothing to do with the main plot. Seriously, I think at least fifty of those lines are devoted to a Dane's description of his ham sandwich (or something around those lines; the point is that a lot of the lines are pointless). Reading through all the descriptions of the fungus between Healfdane's toes is worth it in the end, however, as for every hundred lines of random nonsensical gibberish, there are two hundred and twenty-two lines of relentless, entrail-slashing action.
All in all, Beowulf isn't as bad as I thought it'd be--it's bloody, it's fun, and it's probably a hell of a lot better than the new movie. Even though it gets slow in some parts--and I mean guy-with-all-his-limbs-hacked-off-by-a-rusty-sword slow--it's still worth a read, and there's no denying that ripping off a guy's arm with your bare hands is really, really cool.
Hearts in Atlantic by Stephen King
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Reviewed by Donia A.
Currently, I'm reading Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King. I have to admit that I only picked up the book because I was curious to read Stephen King's infamous writing. Of course, this isn't his typical psychological thriller, but it's still an intense read. It delves into a time period, the 1960's, when everything was chaotic. It starts off , before the Vietnam War in 1960, in a very rough town with a rather dysfunctional family of main characters.
The first part is called the Yellow Men in Coats. It's about a young boy named Bobby who lives with his mother. His father died and his mother seems never to miss a day without explaining the horrible state their father left them in. At first, Bobby seems to have normal boy problems- bullying, a girl crushing on him, and discovering the world of reading. However, when a strange old man named Ted moves into the third floor of his building, he brings with him a world of fantasy and danger to Bobby. He befriends the old man quickly and falls in love with the novels the man has in his apartment. Bobby's mother immediately hates the old man, though, because of his appearance, even though the old man is very intelligent.
Through a series of adventures and mishaps, Bobby and his friends go live a difficult life that kills their innocence quicker than usual. Bobby eventually grows up to become an infamous trouble-maker whom even his two closest friends, Carol and Sully-John, don't want to have anything to do with.
I am not quite done with the second part titled Hearts in Atlantis, the title of the book, but honestly, the constant use of the game of hearts as a symbol is getting annoying. It's probably only me, but Stephen King emphasizes it so much that it quickly becomes redundant. However, I do love the characters and their different personalities. I'm also enjoying all the irony portrayed. This part takes place in 1966 and we're following a different narrator named Pete Riley. The two stories connect (so far) through Carol. She was Pete Riley's "temporary" girlfriend and had Sully-John as a boyfriend before. Although, the story is really interesting, as it described the political standpoint of those against the Vietnam War, I find myself waiting for Bobby to appear. So far, I liked the first part a lot better.
Maybe it's because I don't understand the game of hearts well and the majority of the text revolves around its irony and symbolism. Also, I think I enjoyed the first part more because it's more my genre: fantasy mixed with reality. The second part is simply historical fiction and I'm not really that excited to read about the Vietnam War protests.
One thing I'm sure of, though, is that by the time I finish this book, I will love it. I'm not saying it's not a good book now, for what it is, it's wonderful; it's just not an"I must stay up all night and read it until it's finished" kind of book.
Reviewed by Donia A.
Currently, I'm reading Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King. I have to admit that I only picked up the book because I was curious to read Stephen King's infamous writing. Of course, this isn't his typical psychological thriller, but it's still an intense read. It delves into a time period, the 1960's, when everything was chaotic. It starts off , before the Vietnam War in 1960, in a very rough town with a rather dysfunctional family of main characters.
The first part is called the Yellow Men in Coats. It's about a young boy named Bobby who lives with his mother. His father died and his mother seems never to miss a day without explaining the horrible state their father left them in. At first, Bobby seems to have normal boy problems- bullying, a girl crushing on him, and discovering the world of reading. However, when a strange old man named Ted moves into the third floor of his building, he brings with him a world of fantasy and danger to Bobby. He befriends the old man quickly and falls in love with the novels the man has in his apartment. Bobby's mother immediately hates the old man, though, because of his appearance, even though the old man is very intelligent.
Through a series of adventures and mishaps, Bobby and his friends go live a difficult life that kills their innocence quicker than usual. Bobby eventually grows up to become an infamous trouble-maker whom even his two closest friends, Carol and Sully-John, don't want to have anything to do with.
I am not quite done with the second part titled Hearts in Atlantis, the title of the book, but honestly, the constant use of the game of hearts as a symbol is getting annoying. It's probably only me, but Stephen King emphasizes it so much that it quickly becomes redundant. However, I do love the characters and their different personalities. I'm also enjoying all the irony portrayed. This part takes place in 1966 and we're following a different narrator named Pete Riley. The two stories connect (so far) through Carol. She was Pete Riley's "temporary" girlfriend and had Sully-John as a boyfriend before. Although, the story is really interesting, as it described the political standpoint of those against the Vietnam War, I find myself waiting for Bobby to appear. So far, I liked the first part a lot better.
Maybe it's because I don't understand the game of hearts well and the majority of the text revolves around its irony and symbolism. Also, I think I enjoyed the first part more because it's more my genre: fantasy mixed with reality. The second part is simply historical fiction and I'm not really that excited to read about the Vietnam War protests.
One thing I'm sure of, though, is that by the time I finish this book, I will love it. I'm not saying it's not a good book now, for what it is, it's wonderful; it's just not an"I must stay up all night and read it until it's finished" kind of book.
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
For One More Day by Mitch Albom
Reviewed by Giuli Galiano
I never would've thought that I would get so emotional reading a book that my mom requested I read. Usually, the books she reads are long and confusing but For One More Day, by Mitch Albom, is just the opposite. This book is non fiction but makes you feel as if you are witnessing the events at the same time the main character, Charley, goes through them.
This book makes you wonder: if you could take anything back and rewind your life to a certain spot, to which spot would you rewind it? Obviously, you can't give a simple answer to that question and this book makes you realize the challenges life can throw at you.
Charley looses his mother in the book, who is described as a caring woman who always dresses up in style and is the exact match of a "desperate housewife". The detailed writing style of Mitch Albom helps the reader connect to the characters - I picture a typical 1950's mother from the Leave it To Beaver era as Charley's mother in this book. Not only is For One More Day a suspenseful book, but it has humor, mystery, romance and jealousy scattered through out its pages. I rate this book an eight out of ten because any reader can engage in this novel and feel like they are in the narrator's shoes. -Giuli Galiano
Reviewed by Giuli Galiano
I never would've thought that I would get so emotional reading a book that my mom requested I read. Usually, the books she reads are long and confusing but For One More Day, by Mitch Albom, is just the opposite. This book is non fiction but makes you feel as if you are witnessing the events at the same time the main character, Charley, goes through them.
This book makes you wonder: if you could take anything back and rewind your life to a certain spot, to which spot would you rewind it? Obviously, you can't give a simple answer to that question and this book makes you realize the challenges life can throw at you.
Charley looses his mother in the book, who is described as a caring woman who always dresses up in style and is the exact match of a "desperate housewife". The detailed writing style of Mitch Albom helps the reader connect to the characters - I picture a typical 1950's mother from the Leave it To Beaver era as Charley's mother in this book. Not only is For One More Day a suspenseful book, but it has humor, mystery, romance and jealousy scattered through out its pages. I rate this book an eight out of ten because any reader can engage in this novel and feel like they are in the narrator's shoes. -Giuli Galiano
"Teen Angst...Naaah" by Ned Vizzini
Teen Angst... Naaah by Ned Vizzini
Reviewed by Brianna Bicho
Teen Angst... Naaah, a "quasi-autobiography" by Ned Vizzini, is the shiznit (I heard that on a TV show once... I'm not sure if we're allowed to say it. If not, I'm sorry). This book, which consists completely of random stories from the author's high school life will make you laugh until you can't see the words anymore because your eyes are tearing up!
Ned was classified as a total loser, but he is so easy to relate to and down to earth that you can't help but love him. He talks about everything from Magic: The Gathering, to coming home intoxicated, to going to Hooters with his dad and little brother on a family vacation. See, I knew you'd be interested.
Eventually, Ned does get a girlfriend, but you have to read the book to fully appreciate his thought process through the many complications and dare I say "bumps in the road" along the way. This book is awesome and if you - as Mr. McEvoy would say - "have a fascination with other people's misfortunes" (who doesn't?) then you should most definitely read it. I guarantee you'll love it... unless, of course, you know... you don't.
Reviewed by Brianna Bicho
Teen Angst... Naaah, a "quasi-autobiography" by Ned Vizzini, is the shiznit (I heard that on a TV show once... I'm not sure if we're allowed to say it. If not, I'm sorry). This book, which consists completely of random stories from the author's high school life will make you laugh until you can't see the words anymore because your eyes are tearing up!
Ned was classified as a total loser, but he is so easy to relate to and down to earth that you can't help but love him. He talks about everything from Magic: The Gathering, to coming home intoxicated, to going to Hooters with his dad and little brother on a family vacation. See, I knew you'd be interested.
Eventually, Ned does get a girlfriend, but you have to read the book to fully appreciate his thought process through the many complications and dare I say "bumps in the road" along the way. This book is awesome and if you - as Mr. McEvoy would say - "have a fascination with other people's misfortunes" (who doesn't?) then you should most definitely read it. I guarantee you'll love it... unless, of course, you know... you don't.
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult
Review submitted by Deanna Acosta
Right now, I am still reading the book The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult. This is the third book that I have read by her and if you read her too, then you know why I keep reading her books! I'm pretty far into the book and so far, much has happened.
I chose to read this book because everyone who has read it told me it was their favorite of her books. I can not wait to finish this book and find out what happens because Picoult is known for her surprise endings!
My predictions for this book are as follows:
1. Jason Underhill will not be guilty of rape.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Stone will get a divorce and Mrs. Stone will go back to Seth (the man she had an affair with, who is one of the students in her college seminar).
3. As for Trixie, well, I think her life is going to take even more of a turn. Her relationship with her father will still stay strong but she will turn completely against her mother. She is never never going to speak to her best friend again, and she might even run away!
There are times in the story when I just can't put the book down - oh wait, that’s every time I read one of her books! I find something new and exciting with each turn of the page that just adds to the problems or “drama” between the characters in the book.
During my day it is hard for me to find time to read but when I am reading a book by Jodi Picoult, I will everything else and read read read!! The Tenth Circle is such an amazing book; I can not wait to finish it. When I'm done, I will be able to tell the ending to those in my class who want to know and I'll be able to discuss it with a few of my friends who have read the book, too. And of course, the day after I finish, I will pick up another book by Jodi Picoult! Hopefully, I will get those books done by the end of the quarter, too.
Review submitted by Deanna Acosta
Right now, I am still reading the book The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult. This is the third book that I have read by her and if you read her too, then you know why I keep reading her books! I'm pretty far into the book and so far, much has happened.
I chose to read this book because everyone who has read it told me it was their favorite of her books. I can not wait to finish this book and find out what happens because Picoult is known for her surprise endings!
My predictions for this book are as follows:
1. Jason Underhill will not be guilty of rape.
2. Mr. and Mrs. Stone will get a divorce and Mrs. Stone will go back to Seth (the man she had an affair with, who is one of the students in her college seminar).
3. As for Trixie, well, I think her life is going to take even more of a turn. Her relationship with her father will still stay strong but she will turn completely against her mother. She is never never going to speak to her best friend again, and she might even run away!
There are times in the story when I just can't put the book down - oh wait, that’s every time I read one of her books! I find something new and exciting with each turn of the page that just adds to the problems or “drama” between the characters in the book.
During my day it is hard for me to find time to read but when I am reading a book by Jodi Picoult, I will everything else and read read read!! The Tenth Circle is such an amazing book; I can not wait to finish it. When I'm done, I will be able to tell the ending to those in my class who want to know and I'll be able to discuss it with a few of my friends who have read the book, too. And of course, the day after I finish, I will pick up another book by Jodi Picoult! Hopefully, I will get those books done by the end of the quarter, too.
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