Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane #2

As I finish this book, I am amazed. Suzanne Collins has astonished me with her writing once again. I, however, enjoyed the first book in Gergor the Overlander series. In the second book, Gregor experiences new challenges. He and his sister Boots have to kill the grest bane before the rest kills Boots.

In the last part of the book, Greogr experiences something a 13 year old boy really shouldn't have to experience. The rat he has to kill, is just a baby and he can't bring himself to kill a baby. His check rides on the life of his baby sister. If he kills the rat, he kills a baby, but if he doesn't kill the rat, it will kill his baby sister. Gregor can't let his sister die, making this challenge more difficult than the others.

As I mentioned in other posts about the Gregor series, I metioned Collins' unique style of writing. She uses very unique syntax. She uses an abudent amount of commas, diction, and her sentence structure is a different style. In a way, she writes like Willam Shakespeare, with her writing backwards with unique word structure.

This was overall a great book. I would recommend the series to anyone who wants to try to read fantasy. I believe Susanne Collins will hook you into the book, and want you to read more.

Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane

I started the second book in the Gregor the Overlander series, Gregor and the Prophecy of Bane. This book has introduced me to new characters as well as past characters from the first book. So far, Gregor has fallen into the under ground again. He now has a new quest and this one includes him killing a giant rat. The other rats are after his little sister, Boots, trying to kill her. Gregor's new quest has him face new challenges and hardships, trying to complete it without his sister dying.

Suzanne Collins is a very interesting author. She includes different styles of writing in all of her novels. Each novel/story she writes includes and different style of writing. In this book, she writes in third person. She also uses commas and great diction in her writings. Collins includes detailed images in the Prophecy of Bane. Images that become engraved in your mind about what the under land is like.

I hope that this book is as good as the last one. I hope it is better. I hope I continue to read this book at a fast pace so I an read the next book in the series. I hope Gregor achieves his goal and returns to his home safe and sound.

Gregor #4

Wow. I finished Gregor the Overlander. When I first started this book, I was dreading it. I thought this book was going to be extremely boring and I would never be fully engaged in it. I thought wrong for sure! Suzanne Collins did a phenomenal job keeping me engaged in throughout the entire book, including the parts that seemed to drag on. Collins used various forms of creative writing as well. One part that stood out to me the most during the course of the book was the way to different creatures spoke, as well as the Underlanders. To be more specific about this, one certain animal that stood out was how the "crawlers" spoke. They spoke in an almost backwards way. For example, on page 33, the crawlers say: "Give you four baskets, give you?" These creatures say the first part of there statements/questions twice.

Another aspect of Collin's writing that stood out to me was how descriptive she was. She wrote in very precise detail, creating vivid images in the readers mind about what is going on. She described the rats extremely well. The way they bared their sharp, yellowed teeth at any outsider that came near them. Or the way the bats could fly, without sight, in the eerie, darkness that lingered for miles. Descriptiveness like this, kept me engaged and made me want to not put the book down.

Overall, this book was fantastic! I am starting the next book in the series and will keep you guys updated on my progress. I hope that book is as good as this one. Anyone who is not into fantasy, I suggest you read this book, it will get you engaged and maybe change your mind about fantasy. I know it changed mine.

Gregor #3

Since my last post, I have made lost of progress. I am proud of how far I have read. In this post, I am planning to summarize what has happened so far and make a few more predictions.

In the beginning of this book, I was not engaged at all. Gregor and his little sister, Boots, were in the laundry room in the apartment. Boots had gotten away from Gregor's. She slipped into a dryer and fell into a mysterious hole. Gregor went in after her and they ended up in the Underworld. A few years before, Gregor's father had disappeared. I predicted that his dad was in the Underworld. As the story went on, Gregor is taken into a prophecy room. According to a certain prophecy, Gregor is the "chosen one". The Under landers believe he is apart of the prophecy and he is there to save another over lander, his dad. This is as far as I have gotten in the book. Like I said before, I am proud of how far I have read since my last post.

I personally think this book is good. It has engaged me into it, making me want to continue reading. I predict that Gregor will find his father, and bring him back home to his family. I also predict that Gregor's mom will start looking for Boots and him, falling into the Underland during the war.

Next week, I hope to be even further. I hope that my predictions come true and I hope the book will engage me even more.

    

Gregor #2

I have not gotten very far in Gregor the Overlander. So far this book has not engaged me and I find it very hard to "get into" the book. I hope as I push myself to read it more, I will become more engaged and want to continue reading it for pleasure also.

As I ended in my last post, I predicted that Gregor and his little sister, Boots would end up in a unknown, strange world. As I read further, I found out they had entered a world. A world of giant cockroaches and various other giant bugs. The bugs are interested in many different smells. Especially when little three year olds need a clean diaper. When the cockroaches scented the smell, they considered boots as their queen.

To make any further predictions about the book so far, I think the cockroaches know who Gregor and his sister are. I think they will help him find his dad and will reunite them. Next week, I hope to read more next week so I will be able to know if any of my predictions come true.

 

Gregor and the Overlander

I just started reading the first book in the Gregor series, Gregor and the Over lander, by Suzanne Collins. I am reading this book for the genre that I don't read often. This book is fantasy and honestly, I absolutely hate fantasy books. I'm reading this book because it is shorter, but still a good length. I am hoping the book will challenge me to read more fantasy.

So far, Gregor and his little sister, Boots, are in the laundry room. Boots is playing with a tennis ball, when it goes behind a dryer. Gregor is daydreaming when she does this and does not see her. He realizes she was in a dryer and went to retrieve her. As he did this, Boots disappears and Gregor panics. He follows her into the unknown world.

This is as far as I have gotten in the book. I think Gregor and Boots will end up in an unknown world. I also think this is where his dad is. Gregor's dad disappeared three years ago randomly. Gregor is upset about it and hope to find his dad.

I hope I enjoy the book and continue to read fantasy.

Oogy #6

As I said in my last post, this post will be a summary and book review of the novel Oogy, by Larry Levin.

In the novel, Oogy, the author and his family are leaving for the pet hospital. They are heading there because of their cat, Buzzy, who was dying slowly and wanted to put him out of his pain. As they were leaving the hospital sadden, a strange looking dog came spiriting out of the back room. Seeing the family, the dog ran up to them, knocking them over licking their faces. After that moment, they knew the dog was going to be apart of their family. After bring the new dog home, they came up with the name Oogy for an unknown reason. Oogy had become apart of their family an was considered, "the third twin".  He wanted to do everything with his new "siblings". After countless face reconstructions and infections, Oogy is now living a happy, healthy life.

My favorite part of this book was when the author described Oogy's protectiveness. If this part of the book, he stated that the dog would protect them no matter what would happen. One night, someone tried to break into the house. "One summer day, we came into the house and discovered that the window and screen were wide open in the family room. Nothing had been taken or moved. None of us would have had a reason to open the screen, but just to make sure, I asked the boys if they had done it. They told me that they had not, and we had concluded that someone has decided to force his way into the house through the window, had heard/seen Oogy, and within seconds had realized that he had had better ideas in his life." (Levin 137). This quote describes Oogy's protectiveness and his will to protect the family from danger.

I recommend this book for ages 12 and older. It contains some material that could be sensitive or hard to comprehend for younger ages. I give this book a 8.5 because aat some parts it was extremely slow and hard to understand.