Uglies

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Uglies

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By Scott Westerfield

Science Fiction/Adventure/Romance

*****

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Teaser

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Tally is about to turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license-for turning pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to have a really great time. In just a few week Tally will be there.

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But Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather risk like on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a whole new side of the pretty world- one that isn't very pretty. The authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her friend and turn her in, or turn pretty at all. The choice Tally makes changes her world forever.

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Review

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When I first bought this book, I thought it sounded kind of superficial and weird. When people told me about it, I always thought it sounded just kind of like your average future book. But this book ended up being really good. I was amazed that i was instantly pulled into the book once I had read chapter one. What I really liked about this book is it's just not like hearing a story, even though it's in third person. It seems amazingly real, every human part of Tally just hits home with the reader. This book takes you on a wild, futuristic adventure and leaves you gasping, awaiting more. At first I was reluctant to give it five stars, but for the type of book it is, I definitly think Uglies deserves it.

Book Slam: The Green Glass Sea

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The Green Glass Sea

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By Ellen Klages

Fiction/Science Fiction

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Teaser

Suze unfolded the top of the bag. Dewey started to say something, started to shake her head no, then shrank away from the protest like a turtle pulling it's head back toward its shell. Suze reached in and picked up a book, riffling the pages with her thumb.

"The Boy Mechanic." she said, snickering. "Why do you have that?"

"They didn't make one for girls," Dewey replied.

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Slam

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Okay, I'm surprised I even bought this book. But what surprises me more is the fact that it won the Scott O'Dell Award. I myself don't find this book capable of any award. I kept trying so hard to read this book, and it was just so boring. Finally picking it up was torture. The book seemed very monotone, the characters, story, and descriptions all very generic. This author was being, well, generically creative. What I mean is that if some kid turned it in for a 9th grade English paper, everyone would be amazed. But everyone would be so much more amazed if it were actually published, for different reasons. Over all, don't waste you time or money on this book.

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Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee

Historical Fiction

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****

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as"Gentleman, progress has never been a bargain. You've got to pay for it. Sometimes i think there's a man behind a counter who says, 'Alright, you can have a telephone; but you'll have to give up privacy, the charm of distance. Madam, you may vote; but at a price; you lose the right to retreat behind a powder-puff or a petticoat. Mister, you may conquer the air; but the birds will lose their wonder, and the clouds will smell of gasoline!'"

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Teaser

The accused was a slight, frightened man who had deliberatley broken the law. his trial was a Roman circus. the chief gladiators were the two great legal giants of the century. like two bull elephants locked in mortal combat, they bellowed and roared imprecations and abuse. the spectators sat uneasily in the sweltering heat with murder in their hearts, barely able to restrain themselves.

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At stake was the freedom of every American.

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Review

Inherit the Wind is based off of the famous Scopes trial. This case was centered around the debate between evolution and creation. The seemingly innocent school teacher is placed on trial for teaching his students the theory of evolution, knowing full well that this is illegal in his state. The two legal giants of the time then show up in the tiny southern town and go at it. The dialouges between them are amazing and at times quite thought provoking. The pivitol scene in which Drummond (evolutionist) calls Brady (devout christian) to the stand and helps plead Cates' case by questioning Brady's faith, is intensely fascinating. The characters of Drummond and Brady (the attorneys) are extremely well developed. If you have the slightest interest whatsoever in the centuries old battle between science and religion, this is the book for you.

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

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by Harper Lee

Historical Fiction

***

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Teaser

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it. Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill a Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos.

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When I first picked up this novel I expected it to be rather boring and honestly, the first hundred pages or so kind of were. In this book you travel with two children through a very rough time in their lives. The great depression has set in and their father, a lawyer, has taken on the toughest case of his career. The trial creates some very exciting drama, for the issue that was really being tried was the credibility of a black man in a time when they had no rights. This book gives a deep insight into what is right and what is wrong. It is an interesting view on this matter because it is seen from the eyes of a child. For anyone interested in historical fiction this is the book for you.

Raechel- I just wanted to add a little bit to this post.  I loved To Kill A Mockingbird because of the tangible world Harper Lee creates and just how descriptive and real Maycomb, Alabama becomes to the reader.  Whenever I think of good imagery, I think of To Kill A Mockingbird.  I think the book also touches and many different moral issues, and the book as a whole is very relatable.  I would probably have given this book four stars.  

The Hobbit

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The Hobbit

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By J.R.R. Tolkien

Fantasy/Adventure

***1/2

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"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold (as the hobbits do), it would be a merrier world."

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Review

When I read The Hobbit, my first impression was that is was a very wholesome feeling book. By wholesome I mean it portrayed some of the characters as contented people, and the book itself was contenting. I have heard some people say they were bored with this book, but I found it exhilarating, and it takes the reader on a journey through magical lands with interesting people. This book is great for fantasy lovers, and good for all ages as well.