Finally!

This semester I mostly read serious books like murder books and stuff. But I just recently started reading funny books and I love them. It was pretty easy finding books that I liked because whenever I finished a book I just went into the libary during study hall and looked for a new book that interested me. The libarian recomended a lot of books to me which was helpful and the book talks in class were also helpful. I read one of the books someone did a trailer on in class becasue it sounded really good. I usally talk about books with my mom becasue she is a big reader. She reads a new book every few days. I just started talking to my sister about books becasue she has to read for this class also. I never had any trouble meeting the weekly quota I thought it was going to be hard but after I started reading a lot it was easy to read 100 pages a week. I usally read in my room at night becasue it is really relaxing or I read in study hall becasue its really boring. I think I read the most in study hall becasue I never want to do my homework so I just read instead. I dont like reading with music on or the tv or anything becasue it destracts me a lot. I read mostly in silence so I can concentrate. Whenever I am reading I dont really check my phone or anything becasue I usally am very focused on the book and what is happening. Im glad we got to pick the books we wanted to read for this class, it made things a lot easier and I actually read the books for once!

Fridayy

So I started this new book called Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Lately! It's the same author of the last book I read. I usally read serious books and scary ones but I am really liking these funny ones lately. I watch Chelsea Handlers show on E news and it's hilirious so that's why I started reading her books. I'm about half way through this one right now. The last book by Chelsea was in her friends perspective and this one is in hers. I have read a total of 102 pages this week & a total of 1,350 pages this semester!

Favorite Sentences

1. “There are two kinds of people I don't trust: people who don't drink and people who collect stickers.”
2. “You know you're a hot mess when the only person buying you drinks all night is yourself.”
3. “Why he would agree to install an eight-by-eight-foot fish tank and then not fill it with a single dolphin made me want to burn his eyebrows off.”

My favorite sentence out of the three of these from the book "The Lies Chelsea Told Me" is number 3 becasue its so funny. She is really random in her book and some of the things she says are so stupid but really funny.

Currently

So I'm still reading The Lies Chelsea Told Me by Chelsea Handler. I have read 100 pages this week and a total of 1,248 pages this semester! I'm almost done with the book then I'll start her other book called Hello Vodka It's Me Chelsea. Haha that's a bad title but I promise it's not all about drinking. It's kind of like a biography of her life. My sister read it a few years ago!

Skip

So yesturday I missed school to catch up on sleep. It was so awsome I definitely needed it. Ive been working everyday and doing my online english class. It is so stressful. I cant wait till december becasue I will be done with all of this! Yayaya. So since I stayed home yesturday I read a lot of my Chelsea Handler book. It is soo funny! The last chapter I read was about how Chelsea made up this whole lie about her younger brother and got everyone on the staff to believe it. Haha it was really funny because everyone believed it and her brother was so embarassed. The book has many chapters in it and every chapter has a new person's story on how Chelsea told lies about them. I am almost done with the book! After this one I will probably read her other book because this one is really good so far.

Close Reading Bingo

Weakness 1: "He says whatever comes to mind, saying that his parents "would have about two hemorrhages apiece if I told anything pretty personal about them," The World Is Ours

Weakness 9: "This first page definitely has a very blunt and common elevation to it, along with being literal and precise during this first page." The Lurking Times

Weakness 6: "As the passage goes on, the author uses phrases like "He's got a lot of dough" and "they're also touchy as hell" to make it feel as though the narrator is just another regular kid who is telling you a story." JimmehFTW

Weakness 2: Baker describes his surroundings as "towering volumes of marble and glass" and "long glossy highlights to each of the black rubber handrails". To Kill A Mockingjay

 Best Responce: "In the excerpt from The Mezzanine  by Nicholson Baker, he writes with an elevated refinement that is both dignified and straight-forward." Happy Go Lucky

Practice Diction Analysis

The exert The Mezzanine by Nicholson Baker uses high language as he decribes the lobby and escalators as, "area of shine where it fell against their brushed steel side panels." His connotation diction is picturesque and suggestive of the lobby's highlighs and what he views as he walks through the building. Baker's voice creates a very relaxing and easy mood to The Mezzanine. He uses harsh words as he sets a picturesque setting to the story.