Book Blog

I'm currently reading Letting Ana Go, by Anonymous. it is one of the books in the same group as Go Ask Alice, a book I read earlier this trimester. It is an anonymous diary, from a girl who suffered through anorexia. It is interesting to me how it shows her going from a perfectly healthy girl to a girl who is barely enough to survive. At this point I'm actually almost done with it, as it is a fairly easy read since it was a real diary.

So far I actually have enjoyed it more than I liked Go Ask Alice, which isn't exactly fair because they were very different topics. I still felt this book was more interesting because the way it was written wasn't all 'I need to stop,' or 'this is so bad' because she doesn't feel anythings wrong.

I think this book so far has been an incredible read. I would recommend it, but only to 7th and 8th Graders, if even. It does deal with mature topics, which may be hard for some.

Book Blog

Recently I read We Were Liars. It is about a rich family who vacations at a small island each summer. It focuses on Cadence, the oldest grandchild of the Sinclair family, as well as her cousins, and a family friend, all who were around the same age. They would spend each summer together on the beaches of their island. Until one summer when Cadence woke up in freezing cold water, not returning to the island for two years. When returning she finds it to very different. As the book progresses she begins to remember what happened on the island two years prior, leading to a plot twist that will shock you. 

I thought this book had a good plot. I thought it started off well, and made me want to keep reading. I think it had good enough character development and did a decent amount of description. I would have to say it was a fairly easy read though. 

Manarola

The day is young. We have just checked into our home for the next few days. And it stinks. Literally. It smells like garbage. The outside is beautiful, it's a small townhouse, just a few minutes away from the beaches of Manarola. With a wall that is actual rock, from the cliff it's built into. This rock though was clearly not wearing its deodorant for it stank.

Eventually though the smell want away, and we could finally enjoy the house. We could walk around the streets, looking at cool shops, you wouldn't find anywhere else. Going down to the rocky beaches, with 30 foot tall rocks, people would jump off of into the crystal blue water. Looking up at houses, with brighter colors than you'd ever see in Denver. With the warm sun tiptoeing up and down your back. And warm water splashing you. Watching sunsets, with colors more vivid, than our cameras could capture. Taking trains, going fast through Riomaggiore, Monterosso and the rest of the Cinque Terre. A trip, never to be forgotten.