Divergent movie trailer

Since starting Divergent, I feel like it started off very slow. I’ve been told to hang in though, so that’s what I plan to do. As many people may know, the highly anticipated movie is coming out tomorrow.  So here are some of my opinions after watching the trailer.Im going to have to see it after i fisnish the book to see if it was a good movie adaptation.

The trailer is put together very well; the music augments the viewer’s experience throughout the whole clip. I feel like it actually helped me to picture the setting better. In the fast action parts, the angle is very choppy and that really adds to it greatly also. It looks like the actor chosen for Tris is a good fit .In the comments bar. I can see that many people are equating this book with Hunger Games. This is great because I enjoyed that very much. Also I have heard that the very last book this author wrote was not very great. Maybe it has a bad ending. So far though it has started slow but it’s starting to get to the good parts. Im really crossing my finger as i really look forward to reading this book.

In between books

Right now, I’m actually in between books. I have heard some great things about some new books that have been Bestsellers. One that I would really like to try is, Divergent by Veronica Roth. It seems like it’s the new Hunger Games. The book of the year. And you HAVE to read it, whoever you are. Well, the truth is I actually started that book last summer. I just found it so boring. 2 chapters in and I wanted to put it down. I actually wanted to like this book really bad. But the whole idea of this book, having groups for different people, didn’t seem appealing to me. It seemed like the far end of Sci-Fi. But now I’m hearing all these raving reviews and it makes me want to give this book another try. After all, everybody (or thing) deserves second chances.

 

So, far from what I understand this book is about Tris defining herself. It looks like the main problem in this book is figuring out who she wants to be. The groups are Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). And Tris (formerly known as Beatrice) is faced with the tough decision of choosing the group she will belong to. It’s sort of like picking your profession. Anyway, I have high hopes for this book and I hope I can actually finish it this time.

A book I enjoyed

Last trimester I was in Best Sellers. In that class we read books of different genres and try to expand our reading palette.  The book that I choose for the unit of Adrenaline was Room. This book was so stimulating because the way it was written was from the eyes of a toddler. This novel tells the story of Jack and his Ma, trapped in a outhouse by their abductor. Jack was born in the room and he has lived there his whole life. This book really resonated with me because of the way that Ma cares for Jack. She just wants him to have a normal life. The best part about this story is that Jack is just a little kid. He doesn’t understand everything that is going on around him. And the way he thinks is different than the reader would think. It kind of shows you into the brain of a 5 year old. For example jack was never really worried about how they couldn’t get out. He just wanted to have fun, which is customary for a boy his age.

For me, the highlight of the book was reading about their daily life in the room. How they still had responsibilities and house work but they improvised. They washed their clothes in the bathtub and they created multiple uses for anything. Ma’s character is very strong in this book because she has to care for Jack. She was forced to take the initiative. Ma could just lay in bed all day moping about how she was abducted. But, I think that Ma made the best of every situation. She made games for Jack to play and homemade toys so he wouldn’t get bored. She also made workouts so they would stay fit. All in All, this was a very eye-opening book and it’s an amazing read!

Click here to see what the room looks like!