Sunday, February 21, 2010
Murder on the Orient Express the beginning
Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors of all time! My favorite book of hers is And Then There were None. She is a suspenseful and skillful author who crafts all her books. They each have such amazing detail that you feel right in tune with the mystery. All her books are also somewhat linked having a same protagonist Poirot, who is an English mystery detective and a true genius in himself. Christie goes into depth with each character creating an interesting profile of everyone. So far in murder on the orient express Poirot has been stuck on a train that he was intending to go back to London on because of snow and during this time a tremendous accident occurs, one of the passengers is killed. It is a true who dun it mystery with all the passengers and even the protagonist himself being suspicious. A great aspect of this story is that anyone could have done it. The story line is not predictable and you are always guessing. Agatha Christie is one of the few authors who can keep me interested in a novel and she continues to do so with Murder on the Orient Express!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban--The middle
The exciting part of reading Harry Potter is that you always pick up on some new detail every time you read it. I am half way through the book after this week and it is almost as if I have never read it before. I am up to the part where Professor Lupin is teaching the students about different mythical creatures in Defense against the dark arts class. He brings out a creature that brings our one's biggest fears and presents it right in front of them and they must conquer it. Concerned about what Harry's biggest fear was he jumps in front of him and his own fear emerges, a full moon? Why a full moon? I did not pick up on this until the second time I read the book but its foreshadowing that Lupin is a ware-wolf. As is professor Snape's untimely assignment of werewolves. So the action is the book is just heating up and one of the other impressing aspects of Harry Potter is that it always keeps you interested. There is never a boring part. I am excited to keep reading.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Askaban--Beginning
I have read this book several times and it never fails to impress! From the beginning Harry is whirl winded into danger at his school Hogwarts of Which craft and Wizardry but this year things are a little different. Harry is in constant fear of the man who helped killed his parents, a man named Serious Black. But is Black really who Harry thinks he is? Or is the government even been fooled by a blast from the past? Whenever I have read some serious books and need a pick me up I go to my favorite series of all time the Harry Potter books. They are always light and fun to read and they keep me in tune with my adventurous side. Although i do know the end of the book I am always surprised by what happens because every time i read it, I find some new detail that I previously looked over that makes it all the more interesting. I would recommend Harry Potter books to literally anyone who shares in the imagination of JK Rowling.
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