Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Week 14" How the title of my book is special.

I am reading the novel "Catch", by Will Letch. Questions come to mind while reading my novel; what does the title of my book mean, why did the author choose the title for this book, and why is the title to this book so special? As I read further in to the novel I notice the author uses the word "catch" to described motions and actions of the characters in the novel. I feel that this gives a hint to the reader as to why the title of the book is called "Catch". In my opinion the title of the book is realated to the situation of Tim Temples the main character and his new girlfriend Helena. In my words, Helena is Tims "catch" of the summer because this is the first time Tim has felt strong feelings for a women. I think the author choose this title to describe the situation between Tim and Helena. The title is so special for many reasons to give hint to the reader what the book could be about, the situation of the characters, also the book has to do alot with base ball, so I think the title has somthing to do with baseball situation of the story. All of the reasons stated above is why I believe the title of this book is so special. As a reader if I had a choice to change the title, I would not because the title brings questions to mind before reading the back cover; is this book about baseball ,a flu maybe or is it about a guy and a girl possibly falling in love. Well the reader don't know untill they read the book. I feel the title of the book really does pull the reader in to want to read more. I would recomend this book to any reader who likes to read about baseball,love, and comedy.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Free response

Good day readers! Still reading the book "catch". The book gets better and better evey time I pick the book up and read. The story makes me laugh.
Well books are not the only material I feel is important to read. I feel as a reader that it is important to read somthing everyday weather it is a magazine, newspaper, internet news or billboard. I feel with the invention of cell phones and internet people don't read about the same subjects as what they use to when I was a kid. I hardley ever see anyone pick up a newspaper anymore, even myself. The only person I know that ever knows the news is my mother and she just relays the mesage to me, but that is just not enough to know what is really going on in the world. I believe that one of the most important readable materials is the newspaper because a person gets to know whats going on in the world. I don't think people know the news like they use to and its making people dum down from knowing the important stuff as compare to music and pop culture. Reading the newspaper or a few articles from the newspaper could give important knowledge to a person that did't know about a certain somthing before picking up and reading. For readers I would say it is important to pick somthing up and just read it for the benifits of being able to comprehend words faster,read faster and to build a bigger vocabulary. This is my free response today readers and remeber to just read weather you like it or not it is good for you health. WORK THAT MUSCLE IN UR SKULL! IT NEEDS IT!

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Free response

Hello readers! I am curently still reading the novel, "Catch" by, Will Leitch. I belive by the time I complete reading this book it will be one of my favorites. I love the humor in the story. One of my favorite characters is Tim brother Doug. I feel Doug's pain of emotion in the book. Doug is Tim brother who had a hard decesion of weather to go to college or go to the major leguages. Doug really wanted to go play for his favorite baseball team and earn lots of money for the job. Instead Doug's parents talk him in to college. At the time that Doug began college it was a good idea. Now Doug feels it ruin his life cause he missed out on the oppertunity to play for his favorite team. Doug did not finish school and now hangs at home with his parents act as though he is depressed. Doug's additude towards college has his brother Tim the main person of the story in a bit of a pickle about going to college. Tim worried college could ruin his life. I think Tim should go to school regardless of what his brothers experince of school was. At this point in time I am in to the book where Tim goes into work and gives Helena a fake rose and a card for her birthday and feels like it was going to be the best prank ever but that idea was shot down when Helena thanks him. Tim storms out of Helena office. I thought that sceen was very cute. I think Tim is a really sweet guy in this novel and try to be a lady killer. Tim and his brothr just crack me up. If anyone wants to know if this is a good book to read .... YES IT IS.