Summer reading post 4

I can give a very good reason why I choose this book out of all of the books on the list, it's because it is in my comfort zone. I don't like reading books that are out of my comfort zone unless I have too. If book isn't about love or the struggle of love or falling in love then I probably won't read it. That's just who I am and what kind of books I like. When I read the back of the book I knew it was a little different than the romance books I usually read but I liked that it was different and I wanted to see if I would like it and I did so that's my reason for choosing it. John Green is was drew my attention to the book, mostly because I know he is a brilliant author and I haven't read anything by him, no not even The Fault in Our Stars, I saw the movie of course and I loved it so I decided to get this book and The Fault in Our Stars but read Looking for Alaska first because it’s on the list. To be honest there weren't a lot of personal connections only because I haven't had a love life like this one and I haven't been in love. I couldn't connect with the main character Pudge only because he is a guy and has a different way of thinking than I do. I think people that are trying to find themselves personally would like this book because it deals with decision making and having patience for someone, so I think a book like this would be good for someone who doesn't know what to do in situations like these or has had their life changed by the love of their life, because the characters in this book are well thought out and life changing if you really get into the book.

Summer reading post 3

A part of the book that got me really hooked was when Pudge says "But I lacked the courage and she had a boyfriend and I was gawky and she was gorgeous and I was hopelessly boring and she was endlessly fascinating. So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane." This whole paragraph had me wondering why nothing was said, why is Pudge to scared to say anything to Alaska. Does he think that he isn't good enough for her? It made me wonder if Pudge would ever get the courage to say anything to Alaska about how he feels about her or if he will just keep his feeling built up and let everything keep going how it is. And I loved when he said that he was just drizzle and she was a hurricane because he is saying there isn’t a chance for him with her she is so powerful and he is just no one, there are a lot of people that can connect to this personally and understand why it is that he if scared to share his feeling and that he feels so below her.