Entry #83

      I can't help but wonder how this book is going to go. I mean it's written by a man from a teenage girls prespective. Personally I would find that very hard to try and understand the girl psyche especially at this point in her life. I can barely write from the opposite sex's perspective, its just so hard to understand what goes through their minds since we are so different. I mean getting the angst of a hormonal teenage girl coming form a 36 year old male perspective can be more than challengeing. But so far he really seems to get it, and he writes very well. I can really imagine each scene from what he just gives us on paper.

Entry #82

      I can't help but wonder why Hanna decided to send a tape to Clay. I mean so far all she is talking about is her new life in his home town. Her small endeavors and things she notices not real huge apparent reasons why she killed her self. I like it though, how she just doesn't come on and say "Clay you made me kill myself because you never noticed me," she is sorta poetic and like a story teller. She leads you in, and waits to give her big secret away so you have to cling to her every word. I mean it was smart of Asher to do that otherwise there honestly wouldn't be much of a book, and it makes it pretty interesting to read.

13 Reasons Why Entry #81

        The new book I have decided to pick up is 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. So far I believe it is about  a girl, Hanna who committed suicide but instead of just a normal letter she sent out anonymous packages with tapes inside. The first boy to receive one was Clay, he sort of leads us on, and lets us know whats going on in the present, but once he plays that tape it's like Hanna is really the one telling the story. I like this book because it is a very different perspective, we actually get to hear the in depth thoughts of why this poor girl decided to kill her self. Also I think thats a pretty chilling way to get your point across, sending out tapes with stories and reasons why you killed your self. So basically he plays her tape and we get to read stories about Hanna, like she is still alive sitting here telling her thoughts to us.

Eat Pray Love Summary entry #80

          So I finally finished the book, just in time to start a new three-hundred pager for March. It was a long endeavor but I finally reached the end, and I couldn't be more pleased with it. I really enjoyed this book, a lot actually it was a fun read and was easy to connect to. I mean I love to travel, its my dream to some day do what Liz did, so reading about it was really exciting for me. I want to experience different cultures and immerse my self and I feel like this book gave me a great taste for what it might be like. It also was interesting to read about who Liz really is, even though she's a lot older than me sometimes I feel like I'm faced with the same problems and it's nice to know someone else no matter what age feels the same way. I also like the themes throughout the book. How Italy was all about food, and eating just like the first word in the tittle. Her main objective is Italy was to try as much food as she possibly could, and really invest herself in the Italian experience. Then in India she learned how to pray, she found her inner being and finally quitted her mind enough to meditate. Being at the Ashram really helped Liz connect to her self and find her enlightened path. Which I think was a huge goal for her through this whole experience. Then finally in Indonesia she learns how to love. Not the ooy gooy mushy stuff you see in all the chick flicks but real and pure love. She found her love for god, the universe and for all that she has been through. She found the love buried deep down within her and finally understood how to use it.

Entry #78

When I was reading Liz's friend mentioned going out and having a Thumbs Up. I wanted to see if this was a real drink and apparently it is. Liz also said that she thinks it contains methamphetamines because it makes her really crazy. However I think that it is just like any other soft drink like Coca-Cola or Pepsi. I just wanted to do some more background research on the book and all the fun things mentioned inside.

Entry #77

         Liz talks about Buddha, and his path to enlightenment. She recalls the story of Buddha's meditation right when he came out of a 36 day trace, fully enlightened the first thing he said is "This cannot be taught". I really like that and it interests me since I had never heard it like that before, although it makes sense. You cannot teach someone to divinity of the universe its something someone will simply have to learn for the selves. She also mentions how Buddha said that most of humanities eyes are so caked shut with the dust of deception that they will never see the truth no matter who tries to help them. This is a great metaphor because it is really true, and easy to visuallize. I mean in order to see (or have spiritual enlightenment) you have to free your mind of any other thoughts than your own. Truly think for your self and don't let others tell you what to do. However so many people cannot see because their eyes are covered with deceet. People lying to them and telling them things that are not true, but yet they chose to accept. People let this dust cake onto their eyes so thick they will never be able to understand or see Buddhas path. I feel like this is true for a lot of people. Maybe not the whole Buddhas path thing, but at least they chose to close their eyes and ignore what is right in front of them. They let others lie to them and accept them as the truth just because they know how harsh the truth is.

Entry #76

In the book, Liz has an epiphany, and reflects on a past crisis she had as well. Her mid life crisis to be more exact. When she was nine she had pre-life crisis I guess is what you call it. She was going into double digits and she suddenly realized life isn't forever, you grow up quickly and soon enough you're dead. Sometimes I get like that too, like I am just letting my teen years pass me buy and not really appreciating what I am in now. I feel like in two short years I will be an adult, thats really scary to think about, but at the same time really exciting. I feel like however, sooner than I think I'll be an old lady with kids and grandkids living in some home waiting the day I die. I don't know I think all sounds pretty mellow dramatic but its how I get sometimes. It's like we only get to live one life, and it most certainly won't last forever. I guess that means we should enjoy it, live in the moment and not worry about getting old, I can worry about that when I am old.