Thursday, May 21, 2009
...This Website Isn't Bad...
Friday, May 15, 2009
Ode to Percy Jackson Series
Because Percy Jackson has made them fun
When I read the very first book
I knew that I was hooked
The book was such a big attraction
Because they are packed with action
And surrounded in unanswered questions and mystery
Its so good that I'm sure it will go down in history
I hope that everyone will read this masterpiece
And I hope that it will always fly as high as the geese
Sunday, May 10, 2009
I finished reading the Last Olympian in 2 days which is a new record for me. The book was great. It was basically all action right from the very beginning. It had some really unexpected plot twists and answered all of my questions from the previous books. Some really unexpected plot twists were that the bad guy turned out to be the hero that saved everyone in the end. Also it was sort of a cliff hanger because towards the end there was a new "great prophecy". Also Rick Riordan said that there was going to be a second camp half blood series and I think that that is just cruel because I just spent all this time waiting for the last book of this series and then he says that thee's a new series!
I GOT IT YAY!!!!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
I HATE WAITING!!!!
Done the Lightning Thief
So Percy is at Camp Half-Blood and he finds out that his dad is Poseidon. He also discovers that his dad is being blamed for the theft of Zeus's symbol of power, the master bolt. Percy sets off on a quest to prove his father's innocence and to find the master bolt. On the way he encounters many monsters and after finally reaching the underworld (they beleive that Hades has the bolt), they discover that Hades's helm of darkness is missing and that he thinks that Percy took the bolt and his helm. Percy disovers that the bolt is indeed in his possession and that Ares tricked him into taking it. They escape the underworld and find out that Ares took the helm of darkness. Percy battles Ares, defeats him, and returns the helm. He then go to Olympus and returns the master bolt. He returns to camp-half and is betrayed by Luke who tries to kill him.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Now I'm reading The Lightning Thief again...
Here is What I have read so far...
Percy Jackson, the main character who has ADHD and dyslexia, is on a school field trip at the Metropolitian Mesuem of art in NYC. Everything goes wrong when he "pushes" this bully and is asked to come with an evil teacher called Mrs. Dodds. He follows her all the way to an empty hall where she transforms into a monster and tries to kill him. Percy's latin teacher Mr. brunner comes and hands him a sword which he uses to kill her. Later everyone claims that Mrs. Dodds doesn't exist. At the end of the school year, Percy ditches grover and goes home to his mom. They leave on a trip to a beach and in the middle of the night, Grover comes and warns them that there is something following him. The three of them hop in the car and drive towards Camp Half-Blood. In the car, Percy realizes that grover is a Satyr. The car rolls over into a ditch and the minotaur comes. The minotaur grabs Percy's mother and she vanishes. The angry Percy who believes that his mother is dead kills the Minotaur with its own horn. He then stumbles down the hill with an unconscious Grover and into the Camp. He is nursed back to help by Annabeth Chase who will become the third main character in the book. When Percy awakes, he is introduced to the fact that the Greek gods still exist and goes out to explore Camp Half Blood.
Finally Finished
They travel to the mulefa's world now and meet Mary Malone who is currently trying to stop the dust (particles that are supposed to make everything good) from leaving the world. When Will and Lyra fall in love, this problem is solved because the dust settles around them and stop escaping. However Will and Lyra find out that they cannot stay together because everyone time the open a window to another world, dust is lost. In the end they seperate and go back to each other's world.
Friday, March 27, 2009
RIck Riordan's Website
Sunday, March 22, 2009
"The Land of the Dead"
What I've Read
So right now Lyra, Will and these 2 spies managed to get into the land of the dead. Lyra was forced to leave her daemon behind. To get to the land of the dead they must go in a boat which is rowed by an ancient man (sounds familiar). When they arrive at the gates of the land of the dead they encounter a harpy and Lyra is attacked by it when she lies to it. They manage to get in and they discover that the ghost are imprisoned there. All the dead people just stand they and do nothing for eternity. After a while they find Roger (the person Lyra was looking for). The group offer the harpies a job that they can't resist in exchange for the harpies to guide them to the highest point of the land of the dead so that Will can cut a window through into another world and set the dead free.
Back From Ney York City
Friday, March 13, 2009
Some Other People's Views on His Dark Materials
Thursday, March 12, 2009
What I've read now
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Good News
Sunday, March 8, 2009
MULEFA!!!!
I've always wondered what they looked like...
The mulefa are a race in the amber spylgass. They are a civilized people and can see dust or zraf in their language. A group of them becomes friends with one of the main protagonists, Marry Malone. The have a diamond shaped skeleton frame and ride on seedpods. Interestingly, they came into existence 30,000 years ago and were tempted to leave a paradise type place by a serpent. Sound familiar?
Seal Meat
Vodka Answer
Vodka?
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Pullman Hates the Church
Intention Craft
What I've read so far of the Amber Spyglass
After reading the first 2 books which were really good, I was looking forward to this one. The storyline in this book has gotten very complex and to tell you the truth, I'm getting a bit annoyed. Since there are so many things going on, every chapter is in a different location with different people (One chapter its Will and Lyra, another chapter its Asriel, Dr. Malone...) and I don't like this!!! I like to read something everyday and get a complete meaning but with this book, I have to read like 10 chapters before I can get some meaning of what they are doing! I guess that Pullman was very clever by doing this because it makes the reader want to read further. Aside from the fact that it jumps from seen to seen, this book is pretty good.
Technical Stuff
I'm guesing that I am only one third of the way through the rising action because it sounds like this book is going to take a long time to reach its climax. The main protagonists in this book are Lyra, Will, and Dr. Malone. There are many other protagonists they are not mentioned that often. The antagonist in this book is god. Yes, that's right god. Unlike many other books, the main antagonist in this book doesn't have many scenes. So far in the book he hasn't been in any scene! Another main antagonist is Lord Regent. Lord Regent is sort of like a "vice-god" but has currently taken over most of god's power. Lord Regent has also not appeared many times although is his talked about by other characters. The main conflict in this book is tricky to identify. I would say that it is man vs. man because it is a conflict between good people and bad people. One could argue that it is also man vs. self because of the many times where Will keeps having to keep his thoughts away from his mother. Will also has to argue with himself to make tough choices. Lyra is also an example of man vs. self because she argues ad discussed with her daemon a lot and here daemon is basically herself. This book is written from a third person point of view because it always refers to characters as him, her or they.
In my opinion, the human race started when we discovered a way to produce light, fire!!! So as my rating system I did different ways that we have used to produce light. It goes from a candle, to an oil lamp, to a light bulb, to a fluorescent light bulb and finally a laser beam!
Bad...
Ok...
Good...
Very Good...
OH MY GOD ITS AMAZING!!!
Friday, March 6, 2009
Welcome To My BLOG!!!
My Manifesto:
This blog is here to discuss everything about Pullman's books and to convince you to read them! Enjoy!
What am I Reading?
I am currently reading the Philip Pullman series and I am on the third book: The Amber Spyglass. In this blog I will work backwards because I am reading the last book right now. This means that I will first discuss the Amber Spygalss and then the Subtle Knife and finally the Golden Compass.