Animal Dreams

My favorite quote from the book so far is when Codi walks though Grace for the first time. Codi yells, “‘Stop it!’ I yelled. My heart was thumping. ‘You’re killing that bird!’” (15). I don’t usually get embarrassed. I can’t even begin to imagine how horrified I would have been if I was Codi. It is not only embarrassing that she mistook a piñata for a peacock, but it’s the fact she was screaming at the little kids who were having a birthday party! With Codi’s self-confidence and knowledge of how fast news spreads around in a small town, I am surprised she didn’t leave right then and there. It is not funny when you yourself are embarrassed, but I can’t stop thinking about how funny it would have been watching this scene unfold in real life.
My favorite character in the book is not a main character at all. He is one of the five Domingos children. Nicholas, most commonly known as ‘The Baby’ is my favorite character for a couple of reasons. First of all, it is hard not to like a baby. Second of all, I can relate to him because in my family I am know as ‘The Baby’ just like Nicholas because I was born late compared to all of my cousins. Lastly, I love how he can be such a minor character but still can symbolize such an important theme. I think that when he learns to walk during Hallie’s kidnapping, it symbolizes life and how it is a never ending circle. You have Hallie which you can just assume right now is going to die and Nicholas is just beginning his life by taking his first steps.
I think the most important scene of the book so far is when Emelina has the Labor Day Fiesta. I think this is important because Codi meets a lot of people that she knew when she was a child. I feel Kingsolver puts this scene in the book because the fiesta is almost a mini-welcome home party for Codi. This is also where Codi has her first conversation with Loyd. Without this scene, Codi and Loyd don’t talk and become attracted to each other again. Without the introduction of Loyd, Codi doesn’t find a good reason to stay in Grace.

Recent Read

Recently, I read a book called S.C.A.M. This book was written by Sparknotes. It incorporates 1000 of the most common words on the SAT. I read it twice actually to work on getting these common SAT vocabulary words in my head and memorized. Before I started to read this book, I thought it was going to be like a paper of mine where I just hit the synonyms button and pick a word so I sound smarter. That was not the case. It is just like any book but the vocabulary words are bolded and there definition is at the bottom of the page. Plus, the plot is very intriguing and is easy to relate to because it is about highschoolers. The book is very helpful and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a quick read.

My Favorite Book...

I do not have a favorite book. There are so many. I do however have a favorite series. The Harry Potter series in my opinion are the best books ever written. Once I started reading them, I could not put the books down. J. K. Rowling does a great job of leaving just enough unanswered questions at the end of each chapter that you simply can not put the book down. If I had to pick a favorite of the seven in the series, I would probably my favorite is the fourth book, Harry Potter and the Golbet of Fire. I like this one the best because of the amazing use of personification and just plain detail. When I read that book, I feel as if I am actually there.

Codi vs. Emelina

There are many similarities as well as many differences of Codi and Emelina.

The beginning of a long Blogging career

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