Entry#29

Overall I think The Lottery was a great book and was very well written. I like the way it ended but I think the book almost ended in a rush. I wish that she spread the series of events at the end throughout the whole book. I felt that the book was over within 10 pages and everything happened way to fast in those ten pages. The beginning of the book I did not particularly favor because it was really slow and hard to get motivated to read it however in the middle and the end the book picked up really fast and was really interesting to read. I was happy that Sal got her friends back including a couple new ones but I didn't see the chemistry between Brydan and Sal. I wish instead of Brydan and Sal dating that Sal would actually end up dating Willis. I felt that the two of them had so much chemistry and potential. I didnot love this book it was just okay so I wouldn't recommend it to any one. However, if i were to give it a rating out of 100 I would rate it 72. The book could have been better but it was a good read.

Entry #28

I thought that the fourth fifth of the book was fantastic! I enjoyed it so much because the book finally all came together. I found out why she was the lottery winner and why know one will talk to her. The book got very good during this chapter. I realized that everyone at the school isn't who they seem. I think that this relates to an actual high school in many ways. For example Tauni Morrison seems weird and out of place but really she has autism like many people at the school or in real life they seem a certain way but in reality they are very different or their is a deep lying reason for a person's behavior. I enjoyed getting a better insight into the characters like Bryden, Willis, Tauni, Sal and Dusty. I learned what Willis' true colours are, why Dusty acts different, why Sall was picked to be the lottery winner, why Tauni acts the way she does and why Bryden doesn't want to talk to Sal any more. The section explained so much.

Entry#27

I enjoyed this section of The Lottery because it helped me better understand everything going on in the book. I got a better understanding of what the elite group "The Shadow Council" was and what they did to make people fear them. I was highly amused by the authors creativity that inspired them to write what the pranks shadow council would be pulling off. An example was putting the banner on top of the school. The characters are also very interesting you can really relate them to high school students. There are the outsiders, the popular kids, the jocks, the band kids and many other groups that you do see in the high school. By making the characters seem realistic it makes the idea of this all happening at IDCI seem almost possible. I am really enjoying the book so far because I can relate to it in many ways. I hope that the book will continue to hold my interest.

Entry#26

I am enjoying the book The Lottery by Beth Goobie. I think the story draws you in because you can relate to the main character Sal. As well if it was you in that situation the author describes in great detail how it would make you feel. I think that this book is very well done and is very interesting. I find that the story line is very unique because we have all read stories that have to do with bullying but this books approach is very different. The way they create that one person is picked in the entire school to be bullied for an entire year is a great new way to show bullying and the struggles of an average high school student. This book is a great book that I cannot put down

Entry#25

Overall I thought Romeo and Juliet was just okay. It could have been better but it was still very good. I enjoyed the moments that were full of action because it kept me interested to see what was going to happen next and who would die. I didn't particularly like some of the characters however. I didn't like them because they seemed silly and stupid at times or they made poor decisions. As well it is so hard to sit threw and listen to old English when you cannot understand what was going on in the seen. It made it very challenging and confusing at time but it was still good.

Entry#24

I am not really sure how I feel about Romeo and Juliet. I like certain scenes (such as the scene where Tybalt dies) when their is alot of emotion and drama but certain scenes I do not enjoy because it is really boring to me since it is hard to translate the language to modern day english. I think that the story is very interesting because I like to see what was normal back then is very different to what is normal today. I think some people in the play are written in a way that is very different from today like the fact that Juliet fell in love with Romeo to quickly. There are many other examples of this but it bugs me that Shakespeare wrote some characters like this because the way they are written into the story makes them sound foolish, silly and dumb. This play will have me unsure until the end. At the end I think I will decide if it is good or not but it is hard for me to make a decision until then.

Entry#23

I am reading The Lottery by: Beth Goobie. It is excellent! I=Within the first two pages the author had me hooked. It jumps right into the story with no hesitation. I also believe the story line is really realistic. The parts about being bullied and chosen to be bullied as well as how know one really knows a ton about her (seen by her fathers death) makes it seem like a real school. As well, it show the cliques and how even your closest friends can be gone in an instant. I loved the first 53 pages!