Friends aren't always perfect

Fall Into Darkness By Christopher Pike
pg. 132-end of book

Life isn't what it appears to be when you look around. As for Sharon she learns to realize that people she trusted the most have secrets that could kill. While the book is going back and fourth from the present time of Sharon's experiences to the night Ann died you realize how twisted people could be. Secrets spilled and friends turning on friends, even turning on the ones they love. The horror of knowing what a friend can to do their friends. The darkness of them slowly revealing for everyone to see. You thought being in the dark alone was scary. Read this book and find out what else can be terrifying.

Keeping in mind that horror can come in many ways like experiences and sounds this book keeps you wondering even if you know what had happen. Being able to learn from mistakes is one of our best qualities as human beings. So why make the mistake twice even three times. Though this book may seem a bit boring at first the ending has a surprise and it is worth reading. Keep in mind that not everything around you is what it seems and that life isn't something you should waste away.

Why do you think some friends turn on other friends or even the people they love?

Creature, John Saul (pg. 1-22)

So far john Saul's book creature has been a little slow.but from what i read on the back of the book the intesity should pick up a bit.The story starts with Mr. Tanner stuck in his all-star highschool quarterback days. He wants to re-live those glory days through his son. Ever since his son was born he dreamed that he woud place the Tanner name on the map once again. His father puts way too much pressure on his son Mark in my opinion. Mark is a sweet boy that loves taking care of animals and is considering being a vet. He seems to have no ambition to follow in his fathers footsteps.Mrs Tanner is on Marks side of the situation. I agree with both of them.If I wasnt cut out for football bcause of my size i woldn't let my all-american father push football onto me.Mr tanner gets a call from TarrenTech where he works.At first I thought he was going to get fired and so did he,but he got a promotion.This may not play out the way it sounds.This is acctually not good for mark.He has to start all over and meet new friend. I dont think its jus gonna be a happy go lucky neighborhood.This is where it will get intersting.

Night Wood By Patricia Windsor (1-20 ch.5)

Characters:
(casey, gena, and maryann) they are not all the same, they each got a personality of their own. Casey is the Free Spirit, the one who likes to have fun at anytime and doesn't care if she gets in trouble or not, and gena shes the quiet one who keeps her thoughts to herself and does what shes told, and then there's maryann, shes almost like casey but she has her own personal problems at home, where her father dont care about anthing but to yell and hurt her and to get drunk.

In the book "Night wood" the characters seem real and believable because they go through realistic events that many people experience. Three girls ditch a school trip to spend a week at a remote cabin in the woods. Instead of the party time they hope to share with their friends, they are stalked by something strange and horrifying. There's no place to hide and no one will hear their cries for help. These characters remind me a little bit of myself and a few friends of my own that i hang around with. The girls in the story relates to an event in my life, where I missed to hang out with my friends and went camping for the weekend.

Fall Into Darkness By Christopher Pike (pgs1-131)

Fall Into Darkness contains many horrifying thoughts then horrifying experiences so far. This book also contains a mystery theme to it as well. My impressions of this book so far are good. Though this book goes back and fourth from the experiences to the courtroom it keeps the story alive and keeps you ahead of the game. Though you know what Ann Rice is up too, you still want to finish reading to find out the outcome. I think this book has the perfect theme to it. It keeps you on the edge of your seats. As the story begins to unfold the truth behind the "death" of Ann Rice is unfolded as the scheme was told. Ann wanted to get back at her friend Sharon McKay because she blamed her for her brother's suicide death. Ann got her finance (Paul Lear) to help her in her scheme to get back at Sharon. As the story unfolds the truths, it unfolds secrets kept and the truth behind the relationships between friends.


I'm happy that I choose this book because I like horror but I like mystery more and this book contains both. The outcome of this story is unimaginable and I can't wait to see what is going to happen. I admit I don't like to read books, but if a book can catch my eye I read it. This book is full of unexpected events and yet you know there coming. Understanding the fact that friends can turn their back on you at any moment is hard to understand or even believe. Many people don't expect their true friends to do something bad to them until it happens even then it's still a shocker.

Characters revealed so far:

Ann Rice (deceased/fake death plan)
Sharon McKay (Ann's best friend/suspect)
Paul Lear (Ann's finance/suspect)
Fred Banda (Sharon's date)
Chad Lear (Paul's brother)
John/Johnny Richmond (Sharon's attorney)
Margaret Hanover (Prosecutor)
Judge Warner

Our Group Blog Response

Our group choose horror as our genre because horror gives us a sense of excitement and usually has to do with the supernatural which is beyond this world, which makes things interesting and scary. We believe that people read horror books because they give excitement and sometimes can actually give people a reason to be afraid. Just like watching a movie about a serial killer, reading it in a book can be just as horrifying. Horror you can say is when you get goosebumps and you feel like someone is watching you. Horror has always been a way to entertain people and its way of entertaining is still increasing to this day.

Character

Do the characters react the way you think you would in a similar situation? Do you find their actions troubling? Are their actions consistent with their characters? If not, perhaps ask yourself if it is reasonable for anyone to be expected to act consistently in character!
"The Lovely Bones"
After Suzies death, her younger sister Lindsay was going through a phase that people go through when they lose a loved one.
She wasnt the same, she bagan keeping to her self and not doing her regular activities and she was becomming more depressed as the days went on. The character Suzie shes looking down from heaven and watching her sister and family of how they react to her death.

Assessment - Indy Reading Project - December

Megan - 5/5 Responses

Megan, your responses tend to be a bit short, but they're getting there.  Sounds like Anya has a pretty two faced peer group.  BTW, a lot of people keep their illnesses to themselves because they don't want to burden others.  Does this play into Anya's decision, or is it simply embarassment?

Justine - 3/5 Responses

Justine, we really need to work on development of these responses.  You're going to need to elaborate.  This is where the thinking comes in.  For example, where are there people of the type you describe in your last response?  What is the setting like?  Does it create a mood?  Represent anything larger than itself?

Julia - 5/5 Responses

Nice work this quarter.  Your responses are developed and well thought out.  And three books?  You go.  I wish I could bottle what you have and distribute it!

Shawn - 1/5 Responses

Shawn, this is the second ball you've dropped.  You've got a lot going on upstairs, and this effort is unacceptable.  d

meeting the characters... no would not like to

No i would not like to meet any of the characters in this book. I think that they have some type of strange habits including not being nice, then being nice for two examples and the way they act with eachother. They all talk about anya behind her back about her hair cancer and one tried to be nice and make her a get well card and was going to give it to her. On the other hand she told another girl in the book about her making a card for anya and the one girl that got told about the card told her not to give it to her. She said that because she does not like her and that anya might not of wanted them to know about her hair cancer. I would not really like to meet some people like them.