Welcome back! I hope you had the summer of your dreams! Did you sleep in? Did you go on a vacation? Did you read any books (besides The Outsiders?) What? Read? Yes! I'd like to get to know you a bit, so in the comments below, tell me about your summer, and what you read. What does your book log look like? Make sure you mention one book, article, or even a menu you read (please tell me you read something else!) Give me a short summary of your favorite piece, whatever it was and tell me if you liked it... or not...
In your second paragraph, tell me your thoughts about your required summer reading, The Ousiders.
I had a good summer. I didn't read much though, I read The Outsiders and that's really all that is on my book log. I read restaurant menus, and maybe a little of a fantasy football book, but really not much else. I guess my favorite thing I read was the menu at Bonfire, their burgers are quite delicious. If you're looking for favorite book though, it was The Outsiders, it was OK for me but seemed incomplete for me.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion The Outsiders seemed like it didn't have a lot of plot to it, or even much thought. I didn't think the story should have been over when it was. It seemed like the story was incomplete or unfinished. Overall it was an average book, but i think it had more potential to be better than just a summer reading book.
In reply to Henry Drewes: I agree the book was definitely open ended. I was actually surprised when I reached to flip the page I actually touched the back of the book.
DeleteWell thanks for that wonderful reply Jack N.
DeleteI definitely agree about the ending I thought it could have been much better.
DeleteI agree and disagree respectfully with Jared, Henry, and Jack. The book did leave some to desire, but instead of the "open-ended" I found the ending both clever and satisfying. I assume you caught how the book started how it ended, and that is something I find hard to do in stories successfully, so I give credit to S.E. Hinton for that. I believe Henry referred to a lack of plot, and I reply to you with this: I believe that the reason you think this (your thoughts are in no way un-justified or wrong) BUT this could have something to do with your style of books. I found The Outsiders to be a collection of short stories, intending on informing the reader of life back in the days of greasers, and the hard ships teenagers endured, rather than the typical "Football and girls" life people associated with teenagers. I enjoyed reading all of your posts and look forward to class with all of you, have a good night!
DeleteI agree it was open ended but I aslo agree that it was both clever and satisfying.
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ReplyDeleteThis Summer I read a total of eight books. My favorite book that I read this summer was an incredibly heroic story, otherwise known as Watership Down, by Richard Adams. It is about a group of rabbits that leave their old warren (their home) because something horrible will happen to it and go on a search to find a new one (home). The main character, who starts out as an unimportant member of the warren and ends up as the leader of the new warren, is Hazel. He is everybody's friend in the new Warren, but is specifically close to his younger brother, Fiver. Watership Down was a great book because it was really heroic and brave, but it wasn't about humans! I thought that was a really interesting impact on the story.
ReplyDeleteOverall I think The Outsiders were a pretty good book. I loved the beginning, because it kept me wondering about the characters. I wish it could have been a little bit longer, as well as the plot a little bit thicker. The beginning was fantastic, but I did not think the middle to the end was that impressive. I thought that the main climax (that only lasted about five pages at most) was really fast paced, but the following after it, which was still considered to be the climax, was remarkably slow. Ponyboy and Johnny (too of the main characters) living in the church all that time did not really interest me. I thought it was really deep to have them read the poem in the church because it is true for their lives. Their lives always get to them (all the stress of their lives) and they won’t have the innocence of a child (which is gold) forever. Even though the end was not that fast paced I still wanted the book to continue at the end, so I still considered it a pretty good book and I really liked it.
I agree, I totally loved the beginning of The Outsiders! It really kept me interested too. I also agree about the changes in pace, and the poor choices of pace. It really was a great book, though.
DeleteI read Watership Down a few years ago. I thought it was a very interesting book.
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DeleteI slept very well. My summer was essentially very boring, I didn't vacation anywhere. I didn't read any other books besides the Outsiders. So my book log is all pathetic looking with only one entry. But that doesn't mean I didn't read at all. I occasionally read monthly National Geographic magazines, some online articles, and restaurant menus. My favorite thing I read was the guide to solve a rubiks cube, which actually worked.
ReplyDeleteThe Outsiders was pretty boring for me, it actually took out my motivation to read. The story seems too common and plain. The plot has a few twists and turns, but the subject isn't anything I am at all interested in. On a rating scale of 1-10 I would give it a 4 since I don't really like it but I don't feel the need to rip it in half and throw it into a bonfire.
I disagree with you Luc, I liked the book and would give it an 8. I'm so glad you did not throw your book into a fire. I would also recommend that you do not tear your book in half. However, your book might make a nice hat.
DeleteMy summer rocked, I slept in almost every day! I took a trip to Duluth, Minnesota and the Dells in Wisconsin. Over the summer I read four books, including the Outsiders. My other three books were all written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. My favorite book this summer was “A Study in Scarlet”. It was a murder mystery, starring Sherlock Holmes. It was written in the 1800’s, so the way it is written is very different from books today. I hope you had a great summer, I look forward to being in your class.
ReplyDeleteAwesome! You had a better summer than mine. Duluth and the Dells are great places to go. A book from the 1800's, that sparks my interest! I will look for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle books when I run out of of ideas of what to read.
DeleteOh, I like Sherlock Holmes. Well, and Mysteries for that matter (but when the main character is as witty and smart as Holmes, it's a book that's hard to beat).
DeleteI just looked up Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on Google. He had a pretty good mustache. Maybe I'll see if they have any of his books at the library. Apparently, A Study in Scarlet, was Sherlock's first appearances. That'll be a good book to start with.
I love the Sherlock Homes movies, Robert DOwney Jr. rocks the part.
DeleteMy summer was great. I had so much fun at a variety of places. I had a great time in the lake at my grandma's cabin by Brainerd, and a blast golfing many different courses. My book log could be better but at least I read two other books. I read an interesting book in Play Their Hearts Out by George Dohrmann. It's about a coach who always gets no good recruits because he doesn't have any endorsements. Then he finds a way to get the good basketball recruits to play for him. I love playing basketball, so this was an interesting piece for me. I also read Brian's Winter by Gary Paulsen, but Play Their Hearts Out was more interesting.
ReplyDeleteThe Outsiders by S.E. Hinton was a book that kept you reading about Ponyboy's tastes of violence. The book was filled with action after the night of Johnny stabbing Bob and killing him. Overall I liked the book,However I didn't like how it ended so abruptly after Johnny dies. I believe there should have been more to the story about the Greaser-Soc relationship.
This summer, I have to confess, I didn't read a whole lot. I only finished three books(I know, pretty sad), but I started a fourth. I went camping, played games, watched television, spent time with friends, and also family. I read The Outsiders-duh-, Holes, and Incarceron, and I started the second book in the Incarceron series, Sapphique. I think my favorite would have to be Holes. I had always known of it's existance and I've watched the movie multiple times, but I always put aside the book to read later, but never got around to it.
ReplyDeleteSince we had to read Outsiders, I think writing thoughts down will refresh my memory for the review(I read it in the very beginning of summer, so I'll give myself a little recap). I did really like how the book goes really deep and it got into vivid detail of the lives of gang members, making it so believable as if it was a true story. I also really like the character variety and development. We got a good mix of everything from sarcasm to super seriousness. Then we see the development of characters like Ponyboy, who was a goon, but went on to saving little kids' lives. At times, the book was slow paced and somewhat dull (mostly during the boring parts when they lived in the church), but at other times, it was very suspenseful and nonstop events. The ending was a little open-ended with holes that I thought would be filled, but overall, a fine book. I favorite character is either Two-bit or Sodapop. They were funny, but still good characters.
Holes is one of my favorite books! I saw the movie before i even knew there was a book about it, so kind of already knew what it was about, but I could read it over and over again!
DeleteI agree that it became slow and boring at parts. There should have been more action or something to keep you interrested.
DeleteI've noticed that almost everyone is saying that they weren't pleased with the ending and that it needed more but, I have to say that the ending made you say, "Ohhh!" when you figure out that the paper he had to write is actually the book.
DeleteI also liked how the book went really deep into the character's description and how they developed throughout the book.
DeleteI agree with Maddy. I thought that it was really cool at the end how it was the book. Even though that was a fun twist, I don't think it makes up for at least thirty pages that are so slow.
DeleteThis summer was awesome! I went to my cabin in Wisconsin multiple times, slept in everyday, and visited people I haven't seen in a long time. I didn't read as much this summer as previous years but i read The Outsiders, The Compound, The Last Olympian, and a litte bit of Catching Fire. My favorite piece was probably The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan. It was action packed, full of story, and over-all a great book! I also liked the writing style of Rick Riordan. The Last Olympian is the last book in the Percy Jackson series. I could never put it down!
ReplyDeleteI remember my sister always reading The Outsiders multiple times and obsessing over the movie. So i watched the movie with her one time and i loved it! The book was also really good and obviously more descriptive. I liked the way that at the end of each chapter there was a cliffhanger, so I was always eager to keep on reading. I have always loved the movie but never really understood why there were greasers and socs, but reading the book made me understand what was going on. Now it is one of my favorite books!
I read The Last Olympian too, and I thought it was a great book.
DeleteMy summer was a lot of fun. It was filled with lots of activities including baseball, football, swimming, tubing, fishing, and water skiing. I also went up to my cabin every weekend that I didn't have a baseball tournament or a football game.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I also read some, too. I read three books this summer. They include The Outsiders, The Scorch Trials, and The Death Cure. The second two books are the second and third books in the Maze Runner series and are really good books. I would recommend them to anyone our age. I thought The Outsiders was a good book but I thought it could have been better. I really liked the book except for the ending. The story had lots of great characters and a decent plot, but the ending just left me hanging. Overall, I would give this book a 6 out of 10. If it hadn't been for the bad ending I would have liked it a lot more.
Jared, i agree with you that the ending of the book kind of left me lost and wanting more.
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DeleteThis summer was awesome! I went to Michigan twice, once in June, when I flew with my sister and once in August, when we took a ferry to go to the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival. Some of my cousins came to Minnesota to visit. We went on our boat most weekends. In August, I helped out with the Lake Marion triathlon and did the Miracles for Mitch triathlon.
ReplyDeleteI didn't read many books this summer and read newspaper comics and magazines, such as People and Readers Digest. I didn't like the Outsiders that much and felt that it took a while for it to get really exciting. Plus because the names were similar I kept getting Dally and Darry mixed up.
I had a decent summer! I really can't complain. Nothing glamorous, but it's the little things that count. Truth be told, I did not read nearly as much as I would've liked to. Does visiting and moving my siblings in/into college count on terms of vacation? That's the excitement I had! Even though my book log was not as full as I'd like, I did read a book I fell in love with. It's title is The Adoration of Jenna Fox. I loved this book! (I highly suggest reading it, but it may be a bit of a chick flick!)The general idea of the book, is that Jenna Fox suffered a near fatal car accident. Everyone thought she was sure to die, but her father, being a doctor, takes a gigantic risk to save his daughter, and basically reconstructed her body with "Bio Gel". Now, after being in a coma for a year, Jenna is faced with the challenge of figuring out ad remembering her life after she lost all memory in the accident. During her journey, she learns more about "New Jenna", Old Jenna", her family and her friends, new and old.
ReplyDeleteThe Outiders was a fantastic book... Now that I look back on it. While I was reading it though, I was not very impressed. It was very well written, don't get me wrong! It really was a great novel, but the act of physically reading didn't make an impression, but reflecting on it did. I woul dprobably give this book an 8 or a 9 out of 10, I'm very glad this was our summer reading novel. By the way, my favorite characters were Johnny and Soda Pop!
I agree with what you said about The Outsiders. I didn't love it while reading it but I like the book now.
DeleteI think it is really interesting that you didn't enjoy the book at first, but that it caught your attention after you finished it! I was totally the opposite, I loved it right off the bat.
DeleteI had an awesome summer! I slept in whenever my younger siblings would allow it and went to Valley Fair a ton. In June, I took a road trip to Florida for my cousins wedding. Also while we were in Florida, I got to go to a One Direction concert with my cousin. We stopped in Chicago, Memphis, Savannah, and Nashville. I only had time to read two books other than The Outsiders, A Mango Shaped Space, and Dare to Dream. My favourite of the two was Dare to Dream by One Direction, because it was fun to read about their lives before they became famous. My book log definitely could have looked better.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, The Outsiders was actually pretty good. I liked all the unique names and how it had lots of action in it. One thing that kept confusing me was Darry and Dally, I had to keep reminding myself which was which, Dally is short for Dallas, and Darry is Ponyboy's big brother. I thought the ending was very open-ended and finished a bit too quickly.
I would have to agree with you about your opinion on The Outsiders. Like you, I enjoyed all the action in the book and the character's unique names. I also agree with you that the book seemed to end to suddenly. I wish there were a couple more chapters to wrap up the story a bit better. I still enjoyed the book however!
DeleteI agreee with you guys, too. I loved how the book was filled with action and suspense. I got really attached to the characters as the book went on. However I feel like the ending was fine the way it was.
DeleteI agree with you about how exciting it was and how quick and open-ended it was. I finished it in about a week. I also loved the cool names. How did he come up with them! I also loved how he made the book kind of mysterious because in such a short book it's hard to fit all that information and stuff into that book.
DeleteI had a great summer vacation! My lacrosse team was undefeated this year and I also enjoyed figure skating whewn it got really hot outside. I read four books over the summer: The Outsiders, Mockingjay, The Power of Six, and The Last Olympian. My favorite book of these would have to be The Last Olympian. I loved the humor and action in the Percy Jackson series and although I was sad that it was the last book in the series, it was a great ending to the stories. I enjoyed The Power of Six almost as much, but the first book in the series (I Am Number Four) remains my all time favortie book. I wasn't so impressed with Mockingjay as I was with the rest of The Hunger Games series, but I really liked The Outsiders. I really got attached to the characters in the story and I couldn't stop reading. The story was great (and a little depressing at times unfortunately) but I wish the ending was a little less open to the reader's imagination. Otherwise, it was a really good book!
ReplyDeleteI agree Mocking Jay wasn't my favorite book in that series either, I like the first one the best. I also completely agree on The Last Olympian that was dfinately my favorite It was an amazing way to end the series. I agree with the ousiders to I like books with a much more straight forward ending.
DeleteI agree, Power of Six was not as good as I am Number Four. But I thought Mockingjay was the best book in the series. Yep.
ReplyDeleteHello! As my username implies my name is Walter and I look forward to your class! My summer, lets rephrase that, my sleepy time was excellent! I slept, and that’s about it… I rarely did anything big. I did visit my family in California for my nieces’ birthday, and I went to my cabin in Longville, MN. My reading log is empty, except for The Outsiders. One thing you should know about me is I rarely willingly pick up a book and read. All my life as a student, teachers had a requirement for reading, which in my book classified it as homework, rather than something you do for fun. Ever since I’ve had a hard time un-associating reading with something that is forced. Of course, this year I hope you can help me change that un-healthy thought!
ReplyDeleteI had a really great summer. I hung out with my friends, went to valleyfair, and went to a weeklong camp. I read several books over the summer and read one really good book called Wicked Lovely. It is the first in a series of five books. It is about a girl named Aislinn who has the gift to see faeries. She is chosen by a faery named Keenan, who also happens to be the Summer King, to become the Summer Queen. It is a really good story that keep me really into the book.
ReplyDeleteI liked The Outsiders, but it is not my favorite book. I didn't like how some parts were depressing but I enjoyed the story overall. The writing was really good and I was able to understand what Ponyboy was feeling throughout the story. I thought it was a good choice for a summer read.
That sounded like lots of fun Morgan.
DeleteThis summer was easily not my favorite summer, but I guess I don't have much to complain about besides the heat. I didn't get to sleep in much since I had to watch my younger sister every day, who wakes up at the crack of dawn. I did have one short vacation, I went up to a family friends cabin in Grand Rapidids. I didn't do much for reading, but I did re-read a book called Thirteen Reasons Why. Before the events of the story, a girl named Hannah Baker goes suicide, and leaves behind a series of tapes in which she recorded 13 reasons why she ended her life. The main character, Clay Jensen, recieves these tapes because he is somehow resposible for Hannah's death. The rest of the book just revolves around Clay listening to the tapes and his reactions. It was a little bit depressing, but other than that it was an intersting read and it really made me think!
ReplyDeleteI loved The Outsiders! To be honest, I wasn't expecting to enjoy it very much, but I found myself warming up to it right away. The book really kept me on the edge of my seat and occasionally, pushed me off. I can't really put my finger on why I enjoyed it, but I really liked how the book flowed and the writing style was very unique. And since other people were posting about their favorite characters, I thought I'd add mine- Dallas!
I felt the same way Haileigh. I didn't think I'd like The Outsiders but I ended up loving it, too.
DeleteI love how you write, even a short summary like this! Thirteen Reasons Why sounds interesting... I may have to finally read it!
DeleteAs normal, I had a very eventful sumer, filled with lots of camps. I got to go to an over night camp where we slept in tents every day and got to go real rock climbing. Another camp I went to was a riding one at the barn I ride at. There was a total of three girls counting me and by the end of camp all three of us hand been bucke. Luckly none of us fell of and overall I had a good time. We were also able to rent a cabin with my grandparents and when we were there my dog stepped into a mouse trap. Luckly it wasone of the sticky ones, so she wasn't hurt, but we all got to have a good laugh.
ReplyDeleteMy reading log is also very short. I was only able to complete one other book then the Outsiders, but I was reading on that I left ant my Aunts(I hope to get that back soon) and started one today. The book that I completed was called Magic Elizabeth. It was my mom's when she was a child. It's about a litte girl named Sally, who goes and stays with her aunt when her parents are away. At first she is afraid of her aunt, but soon likes her. When sh is there she discovers that there used to be another girl named Sally that used to be there who had a beautiful doll that suddenly dissapeared and now Emiy just HAS to find it.
I think that the outsiders was a little dark, but that once you got into it, you couldn't set it down. As I said in my response, I think that at the very end when you find out that the paper Ponyboy has to write is the book, that it really makes you say, "Ohhh!".
My summer was very good this year. I never really got to sleep in though considering had to go ski every morning at around seven thirty. My summer was still a blast though I got to meet some amazing people and see good friends. I read four books this summer but my favorite is probably the one im reading now(besides the outsiders),wich is This book is not good for you. I like it because its crazy,extrordinary,and you never know what will happen next. I also love how the author involves you in the book as much as the characters.
ReplyDeleteThe Outsiders is now one of my favorite books and I am sooooo glad I read it. I loved the setting , The characters, and the plot. It made me feel almost as though I was in the book watching everything happen. my favorit character in the whole book would have to be Dallas, he was so funny and made me want to keep reading the book but, when Dally was 'gone" it made me just want the book to be over with. It was still worth reading though and i have no regrets on reading it.
I got to read about 4 books this summer and I'm in the middle of my fifth book "The Help". I had a busy summer between soccer for a month and a half, heading to Canada to visit family, and heading up north to a friend cabin with them. I do wish I read more this summer. When I went up north with my best friend Alex we went hiking, rock climbing, swimming, and going to a black bear sanctuary. We got to go on a platform were the black bears were roaming free underneath us. We went swimming with the fish and the crawfish. Rode down waterfalls and rested our feet in sun basked tide pools. We held snakes and caught frogs. Over all my summer was a blast.
ReplyDeleteMy summer was great! I got to sleep in a lot and play volleyball! I actually made the highschool volleyball team this year, so I am excited to start practicing and playing games. I didn't read too many books, but I read a few. I read Someone Like You, Thirst #1, What She Left Behind, and The Outsiders. My favorite book was What She Left Behind. It was filled with action, and suspense throughout the whole entire book. My other book choices were really good, too. The Outsiders was a great choice for a summer read. Once I started I could not put it down. After I would finish a chapter i could't stop, it was an excellent book.
ReplyDeleteI had a great summer. We went on three vacations, to South Dakota, a place near Alexarndria, and Duluth. I also went to Korean Culture Camp as a teen volunteer, and volunteered at the library's Summer Reading Program, which gave me lots of time to read. I finished 7 books this summer and I'm almost done with another. My favorite book(other than The Outsiders) was The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict by Trenton Lee Stewart. It was about the childhood of Mr. Benedict from The Mysterious Benedict Society(also a great book).
ReplyDeleteThe Outsiders was an amazing book. It was fast paced and well written. What made it a great book for me was that it made me think about what others lives are like if they have more or less money than my family. It also had many great morals like not trying to grow up to fast and taking time to appreciate what you do have in life, even if it doesn't seem like much. I thought the ending was great even though it seemed a little sudden. Overall it was a great book.
This summer i played alot of baseball and football with my friends. On the weekends i didnt have football i either went swimming or to my cabin. I also went tubing on Prior Lake.
ReplyDeleteOver the summer I read 3 books. I read Mocking Jay, Lord of the rings, and The Outsiders. I thought the outsiders was a fairly good book but i didnt like the plot very much. The ending was very weak in my opinion and that was the big downfall of the book. Over all i would give the book a 7 out of 10 due to the great description of the characters.
I had a pretty good Summer, but I didn't do much reading other than the Outsiders. But I did read some easy read Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and enjoyed those(a total of 3). I like the first Diary of a Wimpy kid the best becuase, I think the humor was displayed the best in it. My favorite part is when Greg and Rowley attempt to make a haunted house, but fail miserably.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the story line of the Outsiders. But my least favorite part would probably be Johnny's death. Then following that which would later lead do Dally's death. Which I thought both of these moments were very depressing. But ironicly my favorite part of the book was when Poneyboy and Johnny got jumped at the park, and Johnny stabbed and killed Bob. That was my favorite part manly because Johnny saved Poneyboy's life.
I had a really awesome summer! I went cliff jumping and went swimming in sea caves with my cousins. I also had a week long family reunion with my dad's side of the family. It was long but fun. I never get to see them because the live in Texas and Washington, places far away. A book I read this summer was Nevermore by James Patterson. It's about these teenagers that are enhanced human beings, so they can fly, breath underwater, stuff normal humans can't do. In this book, because it is the last book of the series, Max and her flock have to save the world from the 99% group who is trying to kill everyone in the world except the 1% of enhanced humans. At the same time the world is ending so they have to save themselves, too.
ReplyDeleteI thought the Outsiders was a very good book. I didn't think I would have liked it as much as I did because a teacher picked it out and we had to read it for homework. I thought that Ponyboy was really brave. He was the runt of his group and still fought like them. He fought so that his group would get the same treatment as the rich boys' group. I thought it was a very good book overall.
This summer I did a lot! I slept in as much as I could and I went on vacation to Florida over the fourth of July. I tried to but I couldnt finish any other book than The Outsiders. I tried to read all that I could but the main things that I read were sports things and menus, honestly. I did take a lot of time reading through the fantasy football articles, though. My book log only has the outsiders on it since I didnt have the time to read any other books.
ReplyDeleteI did like the book, The Outsiders, though it was slow at the beginning. I thought it had a good plot and was written well. I would have to agree that the end was very open and they could have done a better job making a better ending.
I agree, the Outsiders was pretty slow in the beginning but it got a lot better and was very well written.
DeleteThat is spot on Zach. I also think it was kinda slow to get to the good parts but once the excitement began it never stopped until the book came to an end.
DeleteMy summer was kind of interesting this year. On June 15th I had surgery on my knee because i kept dislocating my knee cap. The doctor actually used a cadaver ligament to rebuild my ligament to help keep my knee cap in place. I was on crutches for about two weeks and spent a lot of time laying on the couch, sleeping, watching TV, and knitting hats. We also went on a 10-day camping trip. On the first day we were there my brother was putting on his boot,and found a mouse family. The big mouse ran away leaving their 5 newborn mice, and I would NOT let my dad kill them. I took care of them with a dropper, paintbrush, kitten's milk, and Pedialite. I had to wake up every 2 hours to feed them. I kept it up for five days until my mom accidentally left their heating pad on high and dehydrated them. I gave the remaining two some form of CPR. One of them survived for a little bit, but died overnight without it's litter mates. I was really sad. The next month was my birthday. I turned 14. I got the best birthday present ever from my mom and dad, baby ducks!! Their names are Stella, Luna, and Zeus, but I can't really tell them apart any more. The only bad part about having ducks is that they are really messy and I'm the one who has to clean out their cage.
ReplyDeleteThis summer I read 15 books. I'm reading a really cool series called the Dresden Files which is about a wizard in Chicago who battles evil creatures and people to save everyone. I started reading that series when my dad recommended it to me. I would recommend it to anyone who likes modern fantasy. Overall I had a really great summer.
I thought The Outsiders was a really good book. I first read it in 5th grade, so I was just rereading this summer. I think that the book was kind of slow, but I liked it anyways. I liked the part at the end where Ponyboy broke the glass bottle to threaten someone, and when they left he started picking up the glass. I would give this book an 8 out of 10.
I had a great summer this year. I went on vacation to Wisconsin Dells and Chicago. Over the summer I did not read that many books. I only read three books over the summer. One of those three books is The Emperor of Nihon-Ja. My favorite part in The Emperor of Nihon-Ja was when the Kikori, who are workers, were fighting the Senshi, warriors who wanted to take over the kingdom, with a turtle like fighting style. They surrounded themselves with shields and would just flicker out of a crack at the enemy with their weapon.
ReplyDeleteThe Outsiders was a great book. I liked Sodapop because he was a nice person and always made people smile. I also liked him because he would tease Darry sometimes. Overall the book was really great and I would read it again and again.
This summer I played a lot of sports and other activities. I had also started playing Paintball this summer with a few friends back in some woods and that was very fun also. I had also gone to Springfield, Illinois with my grandparents and went to see the Lincoln Memorial and other other Lincoln historical sites. While I was there I was starting to read the Outsiders and finished the book while I was there, then started Incarceron which I happened to abodon. Near the end of the summer I started the last book in the Alex Rider series, Scorpia Rising, and I'd give that book a 10 out of 10.
ReplyDeleteThe Outsiders, when I first saw it, was a book I didn't want to read. Then, when I read the back cover I lightened up a little bit and thought that maybe this could be pretty good. When I finished the book though, I would have read it again then and there. My favorite part of the book was probably the gang fight by the pond where Johnny saved Ponyboys life from a cruel death of drowning. Overall, I would give the Outsiders a 10 out of 10 as well.
I agree with you about the book not looking that appealing at first until you read the back. Also I think I'd probably agree with your rating and we shared the same favorite part too.
DeleteFor me I guess I wouldn't call this the summer of my dreams because it went so fast! I wish it wasn't over yet. One of the awesome things though, was that I was always busy. For most of the summer I was playing baseball almost daily, and a lot of the other time I was just hanging out at home or with a friend. Another great thing about summer is staying up late and sleeping in really late because you don't have to go anywhere. The sad thing is, is that I was so busy I barely had time to read, so I was only able to read the outsiders while I was on my vacation. And I wish I would have had more time to read because I loved the book. So my book log is going to look really empty. The outsiders really surprised me because the cover kind of makes it look like a boring old book when it is actually really interesting. That's the first book on a summer reading list that actually made me interested, now I really want to go see the outsiders movie! My favorite part of the book is at the end when Ponyboy starts to realize whats really important to him and sticks with it. I thought that was really cool.
ReplyDeleteI would give the book 9 out of ten stars because some of the book was just a little bit slow and started to bore me a little. But otherwise i loved it!
I had a great summer! The most exciting thing I did this summer was going to London and seeing the olympics.I read about 6 books and am working on my 7th book. Its called Whitetail Nation, and it's abut a man who is hunting for a monsterous buck or derr. And he talk about his entire season. I would rate this book ten out of ten, because for all of those hunters out there, it's a great story about the cycle of life and the adventure you can have on the hunt.
ReplyDeleteMy summer was pretty cool. I went paintballing and played football. I also had a lot a fun going to my cabin and having tube wars behind the boat. I also read Diary of a Wimpy Kid Cabin fever and I really liked it. I also had a fun time be with friends and went to Valley Fair.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Outsiders it was a fun book to read. The Outsiders was pretty emotional because there where sad parts like when Johnny dies and Dally dies. There where also happy parts like when the Greasers beat the Socs. Overall I would give the book a 9 out of 10 because there where some slow parts but overall I enjoyed it.
I agree it was very emotional. I definitely liked when the Greasers beat the Socs. I would rate it a 7 because it was boring at the end.
ReplyDeleteI think the ending was great! Ending a book the way it started was hard to do, and from the book you can interpet how it would have continued, Pony B. doing well in school again, and coming to peace with the loss of Johnny (No clue as to spelling) and Dally.
DeleteMy summer was very fun. I went to Wisconsin Dells for 3 days and had a lot of fun with my family and friends. The next two weeks I went up north on Leech Lake and on Big Lake and had tube wars. I have been paintballing a lot this summer also. I only read The Outsiders this summer but I also read other stuff like Sports Illustrated and I read restaurant menus. I also went to Valley Fair a little bit with friends. I liked The Outsiders very much. I thought there were emotionally grabbing things in the book, like when Dally died, and when Johnny dies. It was a very interesting book. I liked when the Greasers beat the Socs because they showed them that you can beat anyone even when you don't have that much money.
ReplyDeleteYes I would agree about how emotional the book gets when Johnny and Dally die. It was a interesting book.
DeleteI had a very good summer, lots of sleeping in. In my opinion The Outsiders was a great book, the book was filled with high points and very interesting topics. However I didn't like the ending, I thought it was too long. I thought it was going to end after the rumble or after Dally's death, I think that would have been a much better way to end the book.
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