Reflection 9

Great Moments from book 3

-There's some serious tension when Phee uncovers the Doll that Sam brought home for their little sister. I think the Dolls are  manifested reflections, forms taken on by whatever's mucking about Saturn's moons. There's also a bit where phee goes to pick up said Doll and it smiles. With some nasty teeth.

-There's an epic save when Jamie Mcrimmon dashes across the ice moon and uses the low gravity to vault over a crater to save Phee from the geysers. You'd think that it would lose its effect because it's a lot of text for the short amount of time that it describes, but the language used to describe it pulls it off quite well. You should read it.

-The last great moment I'll list here is when The Doctor, Zoe, and Luis find the half-doll half-human body in the wreckage of the tractor explosion. There's really good detail with the body, how the blue flesh is composed, as well as some good Holmsian logic.

Reflection 8 - My Top 5

My Top 5 Favorite Book Series

Sherlock Holmes

• This book series is about the mystifying adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Told from Watson's perspective, the books chronicle the thrills of living with Holmes, the world's only consulting detective. Through ridiculously accurate observation, attention to detail, uncommon knowledge, and logic, Sherlock can size a man up and tell you his life story just minutes after you've introduced him. When the police of London are stumped, Holmes is on the case.
• I love this series so much for its classy charm and the fact that even if you have started  to sort out what's going on, you always feel impressed by Sherlock's brilliant solutions
• Read if you like mystery, thrillers, and plot twists

Ender's Game
-This series follows the story of Ender Wiggin, a boy hopefully destined to become a brilliant general and the savior of earth. After the first story, which you can read about in my earliest reviews, the series takes Ender on a journey to new worlds to make sure that history's mistakes aren't repeated.
-I like this series because it's an epic story of progress and I think that the way that Card writes and describes the battles and strategy is very thorough.
-Read if you like strategy, espionages, and scifi
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
-after their parents are killed in a horrible fire, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire are carted from guardian to guardian while trying to keep the greedy Count Olaf from stealing their family fortune and make sense of the mysteries around them.
-I grew up on this series. It lasted me through grade school. The story is enthralling, and in hindsight i probably took it too seriously. Along with a great plot, the author is constantly teaching you things like definitions or sciencey wiency facts in the most backhanded ways. The 13 book story arc can easily be split into sections if you're not a big reader.
-read if you like charming orphans, secret organizations, and learning on accident

Evil Genius
-Cadel Piggot has absolutely no idea who he is, mostly because his adoptive parents, numerous scientists, and a malicious man called Prosper English are all telling him different things. Cadel is a computer genius, and everyone seems to wants to use him one way or another.
-I like this series because its about trying to find somewhere to fit in. When he isn't being forced to do things or trying to escape mad adults, Cadel spends a lot of his time trying to sort out who he really belongs with.
-read if you like computers, quirky children and villains, and secret schools

Uglies
-In a world where beauty is mandatory, anyone normal is hideous. When one comes of age in this world, they go under the knife to become beautiful like everyone else. Tally Youngblood stands alone when she is implored by Special Circumstances to to go and find a place called The Smoke, a camp of humans that choose to stay normal, free of the influence of the surgery. The series takes tally and her friends on a whirlwind adventure with the goal of liberating everyone under the special's control.
-I like this series because it has cool gadgets and crazy plot twists. You never know which side someone's going to be on next.
-Read if you like warped futures, dystopian society, and twists and turns.

Reflection 5

My pet peeves concerning book covers and reasons that a book cover might possibly discourage me from reading a book that it was on:

• When the cover clearly defines a character, object, or other element of the book that is better left up to the imagination.
• When the thing on the cover are not relevant to the story or have no clear connection to the plot
• When the cover is boring or bland, however if it just looks that way at first, but then actually has a subtle design, we're back in business.

While these things can make me uneasy about reading a book, the cover is hardly ever a deciding factor for whether or not I read a book. I'd be shocked if anyone did this assignment without using or at least thinking of the old addage "You can't judge a book by its cover."

Even though this is a common belief, there's still a lot of pressure on the book cover. When you're in a book store, wandering around, that's the thing that will grab your attention and draw you towards a potentially captivating story.