The book that I am still reading is if I stay. What is happening in my book right now is Mia is telling a story about how here and her family are different. They are different because of their types of music that they like, they seem like they wouldn't ever be able to get along with how different they are from each other. The story that she is telling is particularly about her and her dad. She said that when she first started playing the cello her dad was still in a rock band. She never played with anyone lese like her dad did and she never had any people in the crowd standing and yelling and cheering for her so she decided to quit I the 8th grade. But her best friend Kim convinced her to keep playing because she was way to good to stop now.
I am very surprised that Mia still hasn't felt any emotion yet. Both of her parents died, and she saw their dead bodies, and she doesn't know if her brother is dead or if he is at a hospital somewhere. And yet Mia still hasn't shredded a single tear. If I saw my parents dead and their brains laying all across the street, I wouldn't be able to handle myself and I have no idea what I would do, but I do know one thing, I would be crying. Also she hasn't found her little brother and she hasn't bothered to look for him or any thing. Lastly, Mia is still in a state of where she can see and hear everyone around her like she is still alive, but they can't see or hear her. Why isn't Mia trying to figure what she has to do to get out of this state or why hasn't Mia tried to figure out what is happening to her? All she is doing is walking around just following her boyfriend, Adam, and her family.
What I like about what is happening in with this book is that every other chapter it switches from being about what is happening to her now and what has happened to her in the past. Even though sometimes you just want to get on with what is happening to her right now, but the little stories about her life in between each chapter gives you good incite into her old life and how she used to be and how she cam to be the person that she is now. Also you get to learn about her family and her friends and her boyfriend too. I think that these little through back stories in between will have a meaning towards the end of the story. I also like how even though Mia can't talk to her boyfriend now she still has a relationship that she can still feel with him even though Adam doesn't even know that Mia is with him.
Friday, September 26, 2014
Sunday, September 21, 2014
I am still reading the book if I Stay, and i am really enjoying it. What is happening in my book is that Mia's boyfriend has finally come to the hospital. She has been worried about how he was going to be notified that she is in the hospital. Adam was told by her best friend, Kim. Kim and Adam's relationship wasn't really left off the way that Mia wanted it to be. Mia thought that since She was dating Adam and Kim was her best friend that Adam and Kim should be best friends too. But they weren't really, they didn't hate each other but they just weren't as close as Mia wanted them to be. In the hospital they wouldn't let Adam into the ICU to visit Mia and this brought Kim and Adam closer because Kim comforted him and tried to figure out a way to get him to see Mia.
The best thing about my book right now is the love relationship between Mia and Adam. There relationship is one of those that seems like it shouldn't work but it does. There differences bring them closer together. Mia likes classical music and is quit and kinda shy and really isn't that outgoing. But Adam on the other hand is really outgoing and is loud and he likes pop/rock music that is loud. But their relationship couldn't be any stronger. They love each other so much and it makes them so comfortable around each other and they could just talk all day or they could sit in silence without it being awkward. Adam and Mia's relationship is my favorite thing about this book so far.
A quote that is most important in this chapter is when it says "With both arms locked around his waist, she turns to the nurse, her eyes blazing with fury. 'you don't understand!' she cries"(pg 107). This quote is the most important in this chapter because it shows how the relationship between Adam and Kim is growing stronger. Adam and Kim were only "friends" because of Mia. They were both very special to Mia in different ways and that is why they were connected. But Mia always wanted them to be closer, and this is when it happens. Kim accepts Adam and lets him fall into her arms so she can comfort him, not because of Mia, she did it because she wanted to. Kim wanted to make Adam feel like someone was there for him through this rough time because he just found out that Mia is in the hospital and then right after that he finds out that he is not allowed to see her. This is all that Mia has ever wanted and now that Kim and Adam are actually friends no matter what happens of whether she stays or not, she feels like she at least accomplished this.
The best thing about my book right now is the love relationship between Mia and Adam. There relationship is one of those that seems like it shouldn't work but it does. There differences bring them closer together. Mia likes classical music and is quit and kinda shy and really isn't that outgoing. But Adam on the other hand is really outgoing and is loud and he likes pop/rock music that is loud. But their relationship couldn't be any stronger. They love each other so much and it makes them so comfortable around each other and they could just talk all day or they could sit in silence without it being awkward. Adam and Mia's relationship is my favorite thing about this book so far.
A quote that is most important in this chapter is when it says "With both arms locked around his waist, she turns to the nurse, her eyes blazing with fury. 'you don't understand!' she cries"(pg 107). This quote is the most important in this chapter because it shows how the relationship between Adam and Kim is growing stronger. Adam and Kim were only "friends" because of Mia. They were both very special to Mia in different ways and that is why they were connected. But Mia always wanted them to be closer, and this is when it happens. Kim accepts Adam and lets him fall into her arms so she can comfort him, not because of Mia, she did it because she wanted to. Kim wanted to make Adam feel like someone was there for him through this rough time because he just found out that Mia is in the hospital and then right after that he finds out that he is not allowed to see her. This is all that Mia has ever wanted and now that Kim and Adam are actually friends no matter what happens of whether she stays or not, she feels like she at least accomplished this.
Sunday, September 14, 2014
The book that I am still reading is If I Stay. This book is really good! Although it is not out of my range of books, I like reading books that have love stories in them. Even if they have action (like the hunger games) or if they are sad (like the fault in our stars). I love them! So this book if I stay is like one of my typical love story books that I read. That is why I love it so much !
I can relate this book to my self because the family relationship. Their family is very diverse and likes all sorts of different things. Like their music selection is very different, they all prefer different styles of music and they have to compromise with a certain selection in order to get along. They also make jokes at each other and make fun of each other. But they don't laugh at each other they laugh together as on whole family. This family is just always happy with what they have and they are enjoying life while they had it. This is like my family because we are so diverse and we all like our own different things. Like at family dinner my mom has to make a very broad selection of food because my sister is a vegetarian and me and my brother are very picky. Also my family likes to make jokes at each other and laugh and just have fun. So when Mia talks about her family it reminds me of my family too.
What's happening in the book right now is that Mia is telling stories about her family. She also talked about how her family (grandma and grandpa) have come to visit her in the hospital. She has never seen them so sad before. Also she is very concerned on how her bay friend is going to be alerted of how she is in the hospital and her family is dead. Her grandparents don't have cell phones and her boyfriends number isn't memorized by her grandparents. She just told a story about how her cousin Kim is the same age as her and everyone expected them to be best friends and they didn't like the idea of that so they tried to be enemies. They would always give each other mean looks and make fun of each other and one time Kim gave Mia a paper that was calling her mean names. They also got in a fist fight trying to show everyone that they weren't really friends. But in the end they realized that they actually have a lot in common so they became friends. KIm also came to visit her in the Hospital.
I can relate this book to my self because the family relationship. Their family is very diverse and likes all sorts of different things. Like their music selection is very different, they all prefer different styles of music and they have to compromise with a certain selection in order to get along. They also make jokes at each other and make fun of each other. But they don't laugh at each other they laugh together as on whole family. This family is just always happy with what they have and they are enjoying life while they had it. This is like my family because we are so diverse and we all like our own different things. Like at family dinner my mom has to make a very broad selection of food because my sister is a vegetarian and me and my brother are very picky. Also my family likes to make jokes at each other and laugh and just have fun. So when Mia talks about her family it reminds me of my family too.
What's happening in the book right now is that Mia is telling stories about her family. She also talked about how her family (grandma and grandpa) have come to visit her in the hospital. She has never seen them so sad before. Also she is very concerned on how her bay friend is going to be alerted of how she is in the hospital and her family is dead. Her grandparents don't have cell phones and her boyfriends number isn't memorized by her grandparents. She just told a story about how her cousin Kim is the same age as her and everyone expected them to be best friends and they didn't like the idea of that so they tried to be enemies. They would always give each other mean looks and make fun of each other and one time Kim gave Mia a paper that was calling her mean names. They also got in a fist fight trying to show everyone that they weren't really friends. But in the end they realized that they actually have a lot in common so they became friends. KIm also came to visit her in the Hospital.
Thursday, September 4, 2014
The book that I am going to read is "If I Stay". I am on page page 51, so I am not too far into the book yet but this is what I have figured out.
This book is about a girl, named Mia who lives in a family of 4, herself, her brother (Teddy), and her mother and father, she also has a gramp and a gram (Grandma and Grandpa). Mia also has a cool boyfriend name Adam and he is in college close by to where she lives and he is in a band. Mia also plays the cello and she is really good at it, she tried out for Julliard for college because her cello teacher and her gramps really wanted her too, but she hasn't gotten the response yet. In the beginning of the book it starts of with a snow day and the whole family wants to go somewhere together. I have noticed that there isn't chapters it just starts off with a new time of the day and in each chapter it alternates between a flash back and what is happening in real life. The family gets in a car crash and Mia finds herself seeing everything that is happening even after the car crash. She finds her dead mom and dad and her brother who I think is still breathing. Mia also sees everything that is happening to her and she can't tell if she is dead or alive.
What has happened so far has lead me to some predictions. I think that Mia is still alive but she is in vital condition so she still needs help to survive by some machines. Since she is technically still breathing but she has no active response from her body she is stuck in between passing on to heaven and staying alive, because she is in this condition Mia can see everything that is happening. Since her parents are already dead I think that her brother will die too and so her whole family will be dead. But her gramps and grams are still alive and most importantly so is her boyfriend, Adam. I think that Mia will have to decide if she wants to stay in earth with her boy friend and grandparents, or if she wants to die with the rest of her family.
The author of my book is Gayle Forman. I haven't heard or read about any of his others books before, but I know that my book has a second called "Where She Went". I am guessing that, this book would be about the choice that Mia made on where she decided to go and the consequences of what she chose. Even though the book is called "Where she Went" I am really hoping that this book "If I Stay" tells us what she chooses to do and not leave us on a cliff hanger forcing us to read the next book. But I have heard from the opinions of my friends that this is a really good book and is worth reading.
This book is about a girl, named Mia who lives in a family of 4, herself, her brother (Teddy), and her mother and father, she also has a gramp and a gram (Grandma and Grandpa). Mia also has a cool boyfriend name Adam and he is in college close by to where she lives and he is in a band. Mia also plays the cello and she is really good at it, she tried out for Julliard for college because her cello teacher and her gramps really wanted her too, but she hasn't gotten the response yet. In the beginning of the book it starts of with a snow day and the whole family wants to go somewhere together. I have noticed that there isn't chapters it just starts off with a new time of the day and in each chapter it alternates between a flash back and what is happening in real life. The family gets in a car crash and Mia finds herself seeing everything that is happening even after the car crash. She finds her dead mom and dad and her brother who I think is still breathing. Mia also sees everything that is happening to her and she can't tell if she is dead or alive.
What has happened so far has lead me to some predictions. I think that Mia is still alive but she is in vital condition so she still needs help to survive by some machines. Since she is technically still breathing but she has no active response from her body she is stuck in between passing on to heaven and staying alive, because she is in this condition Mia can see everything that is happening. Since her parents are already dead I think that her brother will die too and so her whole family will be dead. But her gramps and grams are still alive and most importantly so is her boyfriend, Adam. I think that Mia will have to decide if she wants to stay in earth with her boy friend and grandparents, or if she wants to die with the rest of her family.
The author of my book is Gayle Forman. I haven't heard or read about any of his others books before, but I know that my book has a second called "Where She Went". I am guessing that, this book would be about the choice that Mia made on where she decided to go and the consequences of what she chose. Even though the book is called "Where she Went" I am really hoping that this book "If I Stay" tells us what she chooses to do and not leave us on a cliff hanger forcing us to read the next book. But I have heard from the opinions of my friends that this is a really good book and is worth reading.
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