Word Count: 408
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Blog # 2
I've been thinking lately how much I wish I loved to read, but it's a fact, when i pick up a book, i have enough patience to read 10 to 20 pages before i get bored and or fidgety. However, with Nineteen Minutes, I'm happy to report i can not put it down. For me, the beginning was rocky, and i was confused with all the characters, but after the shooting all was up hill. Again in the second section, I can't help but to get so into all of Jodi Picoult's details about the characters and what is going on. I especially enjoyed this feature during the trial, she didn't leave me guessing on how anyone was reacting or what their emotion was, it was as if i was right there next to them. Also, i liked her use of flashbacks that allowed us to learn about Peter and Josie's past relationship. However, their story kind of angers me a bit. I Felt bad for Josie at first, because she was a victim and all, but when i found out that she was part way responsible for the bullying through Matt, all pity for her went down the drain. How could you go from being best friends with someone as a child to watching your own boyfriend, and by the way we all know girls have control over what their boyfriends do, bully them constantly. I'm not saying you have to be best friends with the kid, but if i saw my childhood best friend, who i am not too fond of anymore, being bullied, you better believe I'd be over there in a heart beat sticking up for them, I don't care who else is involved. I'm also a little bitter about the whole bullying situation right now because i have spent all week reading bully stories for a speech I'm writing, and i have come to the conclusion that it is one of the biggest evils because it is so looked past, but causes so much harm. I actually didn't hate Matt for the whole 20 pages of the book he was alive for until i found out that he was the world's biggest bully, but now that i think about it, all the research i have done this week says that bullying is a cry for help, so maybe i should really be feeling bad for Matt, because he obviously had some problems...hmmm.
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I would have to completly agree with you with the whole "boyfriend" situation and Josies "ex" friend. I know the transition from middle school on into high school is a very tough one at that, yet, how could someone ditch their own good friend? especially knowing quite well that YOU are his ONLY friend out of the whole school. I always like to say that it's just high school and no one is going to see each other once they leave, so why bother and try so hard to fit in with the "it" crowd? This really surprized me the most of Josie's character(even though it is highly predictable from the beginning).
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I feel the same way. I can't put the book down, but the whole time I am reading it, I find myself marveling in just how stupid the people are, especially Josie. I too felt sorry for her at first, but then I realized that it was kind of her fault a little bit. I mean would Peter have really done all of this if Josie treated him like a human? I would like to think that no, he wouldn't have. And I really can't (couldn't?) stand Matt either because he was such a jerk, to Josie and Peter, so I don't understand why Josie stayed with him. Also all of the other kids are jerks too. "Those" kids, it was their fault that Peter felt the way he did, but nobody cares enough about Peter's motives to stop and think that they did something wrong. They are too afraid to change or admit they did anything wrong, and its really annoying.
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