Stephen King- On Writing Part 2

As the book continues, King displays an excellent ability to not only deliver important tips for new writers, but also describes them in a simple and personal way that makes it easy to relate too. During one section about your first draft of the new book, King talks about his book The Stand, one of my personal favorites, and how it took him nearly six months to complete just the first draft. After describing the frustration in bringing the book to completion, King brought the point home by saying that even though he wanted to discard the manuscript many times, he stuck with it and it has become his best selling book of all time. King then continued on his explanation about how many words one should aim for depending on the book, and which draft the writer is on. This book has become my second favorite Stephen King book, surpassed only by The Stand, because even though it appears that it is basically a writers manual, it is actually the true adventure of the life of one of the greatest horror writers of our time. I thoroughly enjoy this book and I recommend it and The Stand to anyone who is willing to invest the time into awe inspiring book.

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Stephen King- On Writing

The book I have recently started to read is called On Writing by Stephen King. King is a very widely known author who has written 49 novels as of 2011. Stephen King's books usually are of the horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. On Writing, however, is about Stephen's life growing up and how all of his life experiences shaped him into the famous writer that he currently is. The book starts with King giving a short personal opinion on how he believes that a book about how to write should be; mainly that is should be under 100 pages, this is King's first tip of the book. King goes on to describe his early childhood, which was filled with strife having a single mother who was under payed. He talks about his brother, who was very smart for his age, and how they would usually get into trouble for being curious. King then told a short narrative of how he and his brother tried to make an electromagnet by using the wall outlet. The second they plugged it in, every light in the building exploded and the transformer outside caught on fire as well. That is all I have read so far and it is very interesting to see the makings of this famous author.

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No Choirboy

My lastest book I am reading is called Choirboy, by Susan Kuklin. The book is about the story of teenagers on deathrow. It is a truely moving book about what these kids did to get onto deathrow and how they handled it. This book also gives a very indepth look at prison life, without leaving out details that would normally be edited out like: Rape, murder, beat-downs, Gangs, brutal gaurds, and horrible living conditions. The first story is of a Kevin Gardner. Kevin was put on death row and he described what it was like. Kevin later describes that Regular prisions and DeathRow were two completely different animals so to speak. Death row is a band of brothers looking out for eachother, teaching eachother.Were as regular prision is a war zone with a 'dog eat dog mentality'. That is as far as I have gotten, but the book has captivated me from the moment I started reading the first page.

Warriors Don't Cry -Part 2-

     After the promise of the national guard being deployed to the high school, Melba and her family feel a slight sense of relief. However, on Monday, September 23, 1957, Melba returns to school to face an enormous mob that had formed in front of the school. After being escorted into not only the school, but also her class, Melba was brought to the principal’s office because the mob has broken the police lines and were heading for the school.
      Melba and the other black students waited nervously together as they listened to the ideas being proposed by the staff. One was bold enough to say that they should hang one child to save the others, but this idea was instantly rejected. The police officer, Gene Smith, escorts the kids out in police cars. Melba decides to stay home the next day. On the news, President Eisenhower announced he will use force to prevent this kind of mob rule and to enforce federal law. The next day, the 101st Airborne Division arrived in Little Rock to enforce peace. Each student was assigned to a soldier from the 101st Airborne Division. Melba’s solider, Danny, protected her from an attack that without his intervention, would have seriously injured Melba. After giving Melba important advice on how to survive, Danny told Melba that Eisenhower withdrew the 101st Airborne, and they would be forced to rely on the Arkansas National Guard for protection.

Indonisa Moving to Freedom of Expression

The Indonesian Constitutional Court issued a ruling last October 13 to strip the

attorney general of his power to censor and ban books. The Attourney General

has banned at least 22 books, including 13 history texts for middle schools and

high schools. These books were talking about a failed Communist coup of

September 30, 1965. This coup brought Suharto to power after the murder of

seven army generals.



 
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My latest Choice read book

After finishing the Junction Boys, I had a hard time choosing which book I wanted to read next.

 I took about a week spending one day with each book I was considering. The book I ultimatly

decided appon was Warriors Don't Cry. 

So far Warrior Don't Cry is about a little girl named Melba Patillo Beals. Melba was born on December 7, 1941, in Little Rock, Arkansas, on the same day that Japanese troops bombed the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor. After a terrible infection which Melba barely survived, she went too live with her parents and her grandma. Both her parents and her grandma are good people who love her, in addition they are well educated with her mother obtaining a masters degree. 

Throughtout the early stages of the book, the reader follows Melba through her daily life which consists of school, chores, and segragation. A main discussion amoung the adults is the invisible line of what is acceptible for a black person to do to fight against the segragation, and what is over the limits. This line is clearly shown in the scene where Melba and her family get over charged at the grocers. After doing the math to figure out how much they had been charged extra, Melba's dad, a big man who worked on the railroad, go to confront the store owner. The store owner shouts at Melba's dad who instantly backs down knowing that he had gone to far. After that incident, Melba returns to school where they ask for any volunteers who wish to be part of the integreation of the All white highschool. Melba, not realizing the consequences of her actions, signs her name on the list of about 10 kids.

So far this book has kept my attention steadily with a good plot and interesting cast of characters. I hope that the rest of the book will be as good and I also look forward to the next choice read.

Choice Read Blog #2

"The Junction Boys" was an excellent book, with an interessting plot and unique characters. The book follows a man, Paul Byrant, known to most as 'The Bear' as he leads the Texas Aggies from a carrer without a win to a championship team in just three seasons.
     The first half of the book follows the original team as Paul takes them to Junction, the place designated for the hell week training. Junction, once a fertail ranch land is now a scorched barren wasteland with heat reaching 120. It then describes what happens to the players as the hard drills, heat, and lack of water take their toll.
    After Junction, the tale of the climb to power continues with a new cast of freshmen joining the team. During the jounrney, boys become men, and the unchangeble rock hard Bear grows more compationate. This book was not only a story of football, but also of rising up from poverty to a better life.