So far my reading experience hasn't been too enjoyable because of all of the excess work that I need to do in order to understand what is going on in the book. Normally when reading a book I read it through from cover to cover and that's all I look at to understand the book. Instead, for this book I have to read along with what was going on in Russia at the time simotaneously while I am reading Animal Farm. It just about doubles the amount of time that it takes to read because I have to double comprehend what I'm learning.
So far what I have gathered from reading Orwell's novella is that, he is trying to illustrate a dystopian, backwards, not properly functioning society to symbolize what was going on in Russia at the time. The book starts with the change of the Farmer being the one who has the power on the farm to the animals who have the power. Hence the tittle of the book "Animal Farm." This seems all great and fine intially because it seems like the animals have it figured out and they display the community type of feel for eachother, but this all soon changes.
The immediate changes that I can see in the first layer of the plot is that conflicts began to arise between Snowball and Napoleon. They seemed very competitive and acted in a way that made them look like they wanted the sole possesion of the power.
It then escalates rather quickly when, while at a farm meeting, Napoleon ques a whistle for the dogs that he was training to chase Snowball off the farm. The only reason he had this done was because he didn't agree with the plan that Snowball proposed.
All in all, I feel like Animal Farm is the most interesting way that I have seen someone express their political views. It's also a pretty good story. I'm looking forward to what happens next!
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Thursday, March 27, 2014
Cow Goes Moo
Aside from classical music, theres nothing really "classic" that I like. I really struggled to come up with a book that is classified as a classic yet one that also captivates my attention. I decided this time that I would ask a friend of mine that is a former Gifted student what he would reccommend I read. My friend suggested that I read Animal Farm by George Orwell. I laughed it off immediately thinking that he's probably joking, reffering me to some picture book about Old MacDonald and his farm. He was actually serious though. I've legitametly never heard of such a book until yesterday. I guess from what I've looked up so far it is a movie as well.
So far what I've learned about Animal Farm is that the entire book is basically an allegory of the Russian Revolution around the time of Stalin. It sounds like an interesting concept of an author who inserted his political views in the form of an allegory about pigs and cows at a farm. Aside from the basic knowledge that I have about Russia I'm really going into this one blind. Wish me luck!
So far what I've learned about Animal Farm is that the entire book is basically an allegory of the Russian Revolution around the time of Stalin. It sounds like an interesting concept of an author who inserted his political views in the form of an allegory about pigs and cows at a farm. Aside from the basic knowledge that I have about Russia I'm really going into this one blind. Wish me luck!
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
The Point Has Tipped
I can now officially say I am more than halfway done this project. It was fun while the fun lasted Mr. Gladwell but we now must go our seperate ways. I really enjoyed reading, The Tipping Point, because it was a different style and way of reading than I am typically used to. The tough thing about reading a book such as The Tipping Point is that your brain has to work almost twice as hard to process the non-linear information that the author is throwing at you. Don't get me wrong, Malcom Gladwell is a fantastic author and he spaces out his ideas and elaborates them out to the perfect amount. With that being said I still feel like the rules and laws that he throws at you he then jolts you back and forth from topic to topic trying to relate it to the point he is making.
To be honest I'd say I was lost/confused while reading maybe once, probably twice. The thing is, if you just happen to glaze over a certain page or two and don't thoroughly break down and analyze what you're reading, you won't retain much. Gladwell also does go through his ideas rather quickly so if you miss one thing you might get lost in the connection he is trying to make.
There was though one interesting lesson that I learned from Gladwell that I had to show to my parents because it relates to me being a teenager. In Chapter 7, Gladwell conducted another case study and then discussed and analyzed the relationship between cigarette use amongst teenagers in the US and suicide rate amongst adolescent males in Micronesia.
For someone that hasn't been paying attention and then came across that last sentence they probably believe that this Gladwell guy is a pyschopath. Those two topics don't seem to correlate in any manner what so ever but somehow Malcom Gladwell makes it all make sense. That's the one thing that I do enjoy about Gladwell. His inexplicit way of taking two things that the typical human would think of as random and in some way, shape, or form, drawing a line between the two of them in how they relate.
To be honest I'd say I was lost/confused while reading maybe once, probably twice. The thing is, if you just happen to glaze over a certain page or two and don't thoroughly break down and analyze what you're reading, you won't retain much. Gladwell also does go through his ideas rather quickly so if you miss one thing you might get lost in the connection he is trying to make.
There was though one interesting lesson that I learned from Gladwell that I had to show to my parents because it relates to me being a teenager. In Chapter 7, Gladwell conducted another case study and then discussed and analyzed the relationship between cigarette use amongst teenagers in the US and suicide rate amongst adolescent males in Micronesia.
For someone that hasn't been paying attention and then came across that last sentence they probably believe that this Gladwell guy is a pyschopath. Those two topics don't seem to correlate in any manner what so ever but somehow Malcom Gladwell makes it all make sense. That's the one thing that I do enjoy about Gladwell. His inexplicit way of taking two things that the typical human would think of as random and in some way, shape, or form, drawing a line between the two of them in how they relate.
Monday, March 24, 2014
HOLY PLOT TWIST, BATMAN!
I honestly didn't know reading could be this awesome! To say I'm flabbergasted would be an understatement. Who would have ever thought that the bad guy was actually the good guy the whole time. I know it's cliche in most hero movies and or princess movies that the good guy was actually bad, but this time it came unexpected to me. I guess what distinguishes the best thrillers from the good ones is that the authors of the amazing ones, always find someway to surprise you. I can truthfully say that Vince Flynn managed to do that.
In the end of the book after Rapp went around the world experiencing underground gangs and contracted killers, he along with the help of his friend Irene Kennedy got to the bottom of the earlier discussed motorcade terrorist attack.
Intially the thoughts were that this was an act of terror from the well-known group Al-Qaeda. With deeper examination and a closer look, Rapp figured out that it was actually from a very high up significant White House figure.
Rapp figures out that the so called motorcade terrorist attack was actually a false terrorist attack. The vice-president along with the allowance of the president concocted this ploy so that they could get the sympathy vote henceforth pushing them into the Oval Office.
To little surprise, despite facing some hardships, such as he is still emotionally depressed and distraught from the death of his wife and unborn child, Rapp still manages to save the nation from evil and corruption once again!
In the end of the book after Rapp went around the world experiencing underground gangs and contracted killers, he along with the help of his friend Irene Kennedy got to the bottom of the earlier discussed motorcade terrorist attack.
Intially the thoughts were that this was an act of terror from the well-known group Al-Qaeda. With deeper examination and a closer look, Rapp figured out that it was actually from a very high up significant White House figure.
Rapp figures out that the so called motorcade terrorist attack was actually a false terrorist attack. The vice-president along with the allowance of the president concocted this ploy so that they could get the sympathy vote henceforth pushing them into the Oval Office.
To little surprise, despite facing some hardships, such as he is still emotionally depressed and distraught from the death of his wife and unborn child, Rapp still manages to save the nation from evil and corruption once again!
Saturday, March 22, 2014
My First Date With Gladwell
My experience with Gladwell so far has been quite exquisite. I only just met him a few days ago and all he says and talks about is just so interesting and engaging. The way this dude thinks of things is beyond me.
So I just finished the fourth chapter of The Tipping Point and I thought now would be the best time to come and visit you guys. First off, allow me to preface this by saying that with what I've experienced so far, Malcom Gladwell is a very, very good writer that has a certain way of making things that seem irrelavent suddenly become relevant.
In the beginning of the book Gladwell first gave us as the audience a layout in a way of what he would be discussing over the course of the book. Obviously everything must in some way relate back to the title of the book, The Tipping Point.
Anyways, Gladwell went on to teach us about these three laws/rules of epidemics that he would be going into further detail on in the book. Gladwell identified, the Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor, and the Power of Context.
For me the one rule that really "stuck" with me was the Stickiness Factor. He addressed this idea in Chapter 3 and noted that a key factor in whether a trend will recieve exponential popularity or not is based on "the stickiness factor." This is referring to the unique quality that compels the trend to stick in the minds of the people.
Gladwell elaborated on the stickiness factor by talking about kids television shows from the mid 20th century to the begin of the 21st century. He went on to state that the show Seaseme Street was a very "sticky" trend that dramatically influenced childrens television. The sticky factor about Seaseme Street was that it incoorperated learning into the show which as proven bolsters childrens literarcy rates. After that, shows like Blues Clues and Dora the Explorer used these exact methods in children's TV shows.
BLUNT AND ABRUPT ENDING. BYE.
So I just finished the fourth chapter of The Tipping Point and I thought now would be the best time to come and visit you guys. First off, allow me to preface this by saying that with what I've experienced so far, Malcom Gladwell is a very, very good writer that has a certain way of making things that seem irrelavent suddenly become relevant.
In the beginning of the book Gladwell first gave us as the audience a layout in a way of what he would be discussing over the course of the book. Obviously everything must in some way relate back to the title of the book, The Tipping Point.
Anyways, Gladwell went on to teach us about these three laws/rules of epidemics that he would be going into further detail on in the book. Gladwell identified, the Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor, and the Power of Context.
For me the one rule that really "stuck" with me was the Stickiness Factor. He addressed this idea in Chapter 3 and noted that a key factor in whether a trend will recieve exponential popularity or not is based on "the stickiness factor." This is referring to the unique quality that compels the trend to stick in the minds of the people.
Gladwell elaborated on the stickiness factor by talking about kids television shows from the mid 20th century to the begin of the 21st century. He went on to state that the show Seaseme Street was a very "sticky" trend that dramatically influenced childrens television. The sticky factor about Seaseme Street was that it incoorperated learning into the show which as proven bolsters childrens literarcy rates. After that, shows like Blues Clues and Dora the Explorer used these exact methods in children's TV shows.
BLUNT AND ABRUPT ENDING. BYE.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Rapp Is BACK!
No, not Tupac or Notorious B.I.G, I'm talking about the terrorist-killing-crime-stopping Mitch Rapp. As you guys know I am currently reading Act of Treason by Vince Flynn. The book to say the least has been one of the most intense thrillers I have come across to date.
I feel like the reason I have enjoying this one more than usual, is because it hasn't taken the same plot path that the previous two took. The first two took an outline that was a story about a terrorist plot about to take place that will change the course of the nation and that must be discovered and prevented before all is lost.
Instead, this terroristic plot took place immediately in the beginning of the book. It actually caught me off guard quite a bit because I wasn't expecting for things to escalate so quickly this early in the story. From what I have picked up, Flynn typically has this big major action scene in every book. One that goes above and beyond and shifts the narrative of the story. This tends to happen around three quarters of the way through the book but in this book that all changed. Just mere chapters into the book, Flynn unveiled a big action-packed event, an explosive attack upon a motorcade carrying presidential canadiate, Josh Alexander, his wife, and vice presidential canadiate Mark Ross.
Of course if you put some basic thought into this you would immediately know that there is no way in hell Flynn would kill of a protagonist of the story this early into it. No, instead he pours some gasoline on a fire to create an emotional situation so that the audience can feel sympathetic. Instead of killing Josh or Mark, he kills Josh's wife.
With only a few weeks left until the election, with Alexander and Ross behind in the polls, they play the "empathy card" to gain more voters and hopefully increase their chances of being elected. To everyone's doubt they actually pull off the victory unexpectedly and become president and vice-president respectfully.
Sadly that is all that I have read so far. I must put this book down for now, read some Gladwell tomorrow and hopefully get back to you guys about the end of this Rapp within the next few days!
Last thing, If you are anyone other than Mr. Perlman that has managed to make their way through this much of the blog, you are a true champion. You get my utmost respect, a framed photo of yourself on my kitchen fridge, and a bag of vitamins!
I feel like the reason I have enjoying this one more than usual, is because it hasn't taken the same plot path that the previous two took. The first two took an outline that was a story about a terrorist plot about to take place that will change the course of the nation and that must be discovered and prevented before all is lost.
Instead, this terroristic plot took place immediately in the beginning of the book. It actually caught me off guard quite a bit because I wasn't expecting for things to escalate so quickly this early in the story. From what I have picked up, Flynn typically has this big major action scene in every book. One that goes above and beyond and shifts the narrative of the story. This tends to happen around three quarters of the way through the book but in this book that all changed. Just mere chapters into the book, Flynn unveiled a big action-packed event, an explosive attack upon a motorcade carrying presidential canadiate, Josh Alexander, his wife, and vice presidential canadiate Mark Ross.
Of course if you put some basic thought into this you would immediately know that there is no way in hell Flynn would kill of a protagonist of the story this early into it. No, instead he pours some gasoline on a fire to create an emotional situation so that the audience can feel sympathetic. Instead of killing Josh or Mark, he kills Josh's wife.
With only a few weeks left until the election, with Alexander and Ross behind in the polls, they play the "empathy card" to gain more voters and hopefully increase their chances of being elected. To everyone's doubt they actually pull off the victory unexpectedly and become president and vice-president respectfully.
Sadly that is all that I have read so far. I must put this book down for now, read some Gladwell tomorrow and hopefully get back to you guys about the end of this Rapp within the next few days!
Last thing, If you are anyone other than Mr. Perlman that has managed to make their way through this much of the blog, you are a true champion. You get my utmost respect, a framed photo of yourself on my kitchen fridge, and a bag of vitamins!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Multitasking Like a Boss
Yes it's true I will be pulling off the most amazing stunt of the twenty-first century. I, Mr. Disclosed-Name-Because-I-Don't-Want-Creeps-Knowing-Where-I-Sleep-and-Live, will be reading two books at the same time! No, this won't mean that my left eye reads the fictional thriller, while my right reads and comprehends the non-fictional book. It means that I will be reading Act of Treason, the next book in the Mitch Rapp series, as well as The Tipping Point, a non-fiction book written by the critically-acclaimed Malcom Gladwell.
You already know that I've begun another journey with Rapp, but this is news to you that I'm reading some Gladwell. To be honest, this will actually be my first Malcom Gladwell book that I've ever read. I've of course read short excerpts and look-in's on certain chapters from magazines, articles, and class porjects of some of the work Gladwell has done, but I haven't had the pleasure of reading an entire book constructed by the man himself.
So it's set! In this week to come I will be reading some Vince Gladwell. Hopefully I enjoy this unique experience created by Malcom Flynn!
You already know that I've begun another journey with Rapp, but this is news to you that I'm reading some Gladwell. To be honest, this will actually be my first Malcom Gladwell book that I've ever read. I've of course read short excerpts and look-in's on certain chapters from magazines, articles, and class porjects of some of the work Gladwell has done, but I haven't had the pleasure of reading an entire book constructed by the man himself.
So it's set! In this week to come I will be reading some Vince Gladwell. Hopefully I enjoy this unique experience created by Malcom Flynn!
Monday, March 17, 2014
Feeding the Suspense, Maybe?
Well, I'm pretty torn with sadness from the information I found out today. I woke up this morning, smile on my face, a skip to my step, and then came language arts class. Oh, that dreaded class with that harsh teacher Mr. Perlman. Jokes aside, I was told today that we must read our books in the order that they are listed on the document. That order goes as follows:
1. Fiction
2. Non-Fiction
3. Classic
4. Free Choice
5. Free Choice
So I finished the first one and that means I must now read a non-fiction book. The bad part about that is that immediatley after I finished Consent To Kill, I started on the next book in the series, Act of Treason. Act of Treason is another book apart of the Mitch Rapp series written by Vince Flynn. Surprisingly when discussing my reading project with my mom she said this was her favorite book in the entire Mitch Rapp series. That made me even more dissapointed when she said that because now I have to wait until my fourth book to read this one!
So instead I now must read a non-fiction book. I'm not one to typically read non-fictional books. So what I am supposed to read? An informational book on walruses? A book on aiding the impoverished? Those topics sound dull, boring, and maybe even a little painful to read.
I'm sure you wondering why there is just a giant blank white spot in between this paragraph and the last. Well, I'm actually typing to you a day after I wrote the previous part. Creepy, right?
Getting back to the topic of books, I got an amazing feeling yesterday night. After complaining to my mom for the good part of fifteen minutes about the dreaded next days where I had to read a non-fiction book, she actually smacked some sense into me.
She opened my eyes up to the many different facets of Non-Fiction readings. One in specific that she thought would spark my interest was, The Tipping Point, by Malcom Gladwell. She described Gladwell's books as basically a new different way to look at certain things. Gladwell presents ideas that nobody would ever think before and they actually make sense.
So it's official! I'm on my way to my second book. Wish me luck and Mr. Vince Flynn, I'll see you in a week or two!
1. Fiction
2. Non-Fiction
3. Classic
4. Free Choice
5. Free Choice
So I finished the first one and that means I must now read a non-fiction book. The bad part about that is that immediatley after I finished Consent To Kill, I started on the next book in the series, Act of Treason. Act of Treason is another book apart of the Mitch Rapp series written by Vince Flynn. Surprisingly when discussing my reading project with my mom she said this was her favorite book in the entire Mitch Rapp series. That made me even more dissapointed when she said that because now I have to wait until my fourth book to read this one!
So instead I now must read a non-fiction book. I'm not one to typically read non-fictional books. So what I am supposed to read? An informational book on walruses? A book on aiding the impoverished? Those topics sound dull, boring, and maybe even a little painful to read.
I'm sure you wondering why there is just a giant blank white spot in between this paragraph and the last. Well, I'm actually typing to you a day after I wrote the previous part. Creepy, right?
Getting back to the topic of books, I got an amazing feeling yesterday night. After complaining to my mom for the good part of fifteen minutes about the dreaded next days where I had to read a non-fiction book, she actually smacked some sense into me.
She opened my eyes up to the many different facets of Non-Fiction readings. One in specific that she thought would spark my interest was, The Tipping Point, by Malcom Gladwell. She described Gladwell's books as basically a new different way to look at certain things. Gladwell presents ideas that nobody would ever think before and they actually make sense.
So it's official! I'm on my way to my second book. Wish me luck and Mr. Vince Flynn, I'll see you in a week or two!
Thursday, March 13, 2014
DUN-DUN-DUUUUUUUN
WARNING: THIS BLOG POST CONTAINS CONTENT THAT REVEALS THE PLOT AND KEY ANSWERS TO SUSPENSFUL QUESTIONS IN THE BOOK, CONSENT TO KILL BY VINCE FLYNN. IF YOU INTEND TO READ THE BOOK IN THE FUTURE I WOULD ADVISE YOU TO KINDLY TURN AROUND NOW AND NOT CONTINUE READING. THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY.
Look Mom, I made it! I finished my first book! I knew you were right when you called me special!
All kidding aside, I'm pretty stoked that I managed to get through one book alive. I mean with all those words and pages I thought it was going to eat me or infect me with rabies. Thankfully, it did neither of those and it actually left me with something very heavy. No, not a four ton elephant type of heavy, and no, not a holocaust type of heavy. Rather, something that causes addiction and feelings that you must read on.
At the end of Consent to Kill, Vince Flynn left me with a very steep cliff-hanger. One of those were all of a sudden something unexpectedly happens, and then the book just ends. I swear this authors are devils that do this! They like to see the reader tortured with curosity on what's going to happen next. As I sit here on my nineteen year old couch, I myself am trying to contain my intense curosity.
Let me back the story up a little bit and tell you a bit of necesarry background information in order to understand why the book ending was so suspensful. Remember in the last post where I talked about Louie and Claudia, the husband and wife assasination team? Well they ended up detonating a bomb at Rapp's house which unfortunately kills Anna, Mitch Rapp's wife, and leaves Mitch severly injured. Being the type of revenge-driven-kick-ass assassin that Rapp is, he makes it his will to avenge the death of the person he loves most in the world.
So now we fast forward a couple hundred pages and land at the epilogue. The scene is set, nine months after the book ended, to where Mitch followed Louie and Claudia to Tahiti. Of course you can sense the foreshadowing that Rapp is going to plunge his bullets into the two, but that's where the twist is. As Rapp has his gun pointed at Louie's head, he overhears that the baby Louie and Claudia had was named after his wife, Anna. Mitch realizes that although all he wants to do is to kill this guy, this isn't what Anna would've wanted him to do. This is where the true heroism of Rapp is shown, as he turns around, walks away from Louie, Claudia, and Anna leaving them untouched, and disposes of his gun. Through this happening, Vince Flynn highlights Rapp's moral good side to counter-balance the bad-ass torturing terrorist operative that he is.
I felt that with this book, Flynn has a masterpiece. His beautiful author style of changing the perspective of the story may be too back-and-forth for some, but those who appreciate the focus on the war on terror and the exploration of all it's aspects, understand that this is simply brilliant.
Look Mom, I made it! I finished my first book! I knew you were right when you called me special!
All kidding aside, I'm pretty stoked that I managed to get through one book alive. I mean with all those words and pages I thought it was going to eat me or infect me with rabies. Thankfully, it did neither of those and it actually left me with something very heavy. No, not a four ton elephant type of heavy, and no, not a holocaust type of heavy. Rather, something that causes addiction and feelings that you must read on.
At the end of Consent to Kill, Vince Flynn left me with a very steep cliff-hanger. One of those were all of a sudden something unexpectedly happens, and then the book just ends. I swear this authors are devils that do this! They like to see the reader tortured with curosity on what's going to happen next. As I sit here on my nineteen year old couch, I myself am trying to contain my intense curosity.
Let me back the story up a little bit and tell you a bit of necesarry background information in order to understand why the book ending was so suspensful. Remember in the last post where I talked about Louie and Claudia, the husband and wife assasination team? Well they ended up detonating a bomb at Rapp's house which unfortunately kills Anna, Mitch Rapp's wife, and leaves Mitch severly injured. Being the type of revenge-driven-kick-ass assassin that Rapp is, he makes it his will to avenge the death of the person he loves most in the world.
So now we fast forward a couple hundred pages and land at the epilogue. The scene is set, nine months after the book ended, to where Mitch followed Louie and Claudia to Tahiti. Of course you can sense the foreshadowing that Rapp is going to plunge his bullets into the two, but that's where the twist is. As Rapp has his gun pointed at Louie's head, he overhears that the baby Louie and Claudia had was named after his wife, Anna. Mitch realizes that although all he wants to do is to kill this guy, this isn't what Anna would've wanted him to do. This is where the true heroism of Rapp is shown, as he turns around, walks away from Louie, Claudia, and Anna leaving them untouched, and disposes of his gun. Through this happening, Vince Flynn highlights Rapp's moral good side to counter-balance the bad-ass torturing terrorist operative that he is.
I felt that with this book, Flynn has a masterpiece. His beautiful author style of changing the perspective of the story may be too back-and-forth for some, but those who appreciate the focus on the war on terror and the exploration of all it's aspects, understand that this is simply brilliant.
Saturday, March 8, 2014
We're Half Way There!
Well, not really. I'm actually only half way through the first book, of this five book read project. Therefore, I have a lot more reading and a lot more blogging to do before I'm even close to half way done.
Anyways, I'm not here to banter on the topic of my procrastination rather, I'm here to make you bright indiviuals even more knowledgeable with the wide array of knowledge that I own.
As previously mentioned, I began my reading adventure with Consent To Kill, by Vince Flynn. The interesting thing about this book is that the beginning and the plot throughout, coincides with the information told in the previous book. Luckily, the only other book in this series that I read was the one prior to this, so I was aware of the previous connections of Waheed Abdullah and his fate.
The protagonist in my story, Mitch Rapp, is a character that isn't so "goody-two shoes" and caring as most fairytale main characters are. Rapp is someone who lives his life to help the greater good in society and get to the bottom of terroristic plots using any means possible. Vince Flynn perfectly iillustrates these torturous, brute, characteristics that Rapp possesses through his word choice and vivid imagery. As most good authors do and we are taught to do, Flynn uses the "show don't tell" method when revealing his characters. Vince Flynn never directly announces the way that Mitch Rapp acts and the way he behaves rather, it is shown through the intense arguement that Rapp gets into with the new Director of National Intelligence, Mark Ross. As shown by the way he acts, Ross has no respect for Rapp because of his reckless antics and wants to fire him because he doesn't respect what he does.
Knowing the standard plot of a thriller book, I knew that this little conflict/problem that was introduced was just a minor one to distract the reader from the huge one that was just around the corner. The book isn't called "Consent to Kill" because of the feud between Mark Ross and Mitch Rapp, it is for some other reason that involves terroristic ploys.
I decided to put the book down right there to type this post and then hopefully get some sleep before tomorrow. The suspense is honestly killing me, because I know that Rapp doesn't just accept bad things that happen to him, he strikes back. But I'll just have to wait to find out tomorrow.
Ah, who am I kidding? To hell with sleep! I've stayed up later than that before. Sorry, but I got to go read now. I'm off to read more thrilling Mitch Rapp adventures on a Friday night. The social life is just so rampant for me!
Anyways, I'm not here to banter on the topic of my procrastination rather, I'm here to make you bright indiviuals even more knowledgeable with the wide array of knowledge that I own.
As previously mentioned, I began my reading adventure with Consent To Kill, by Vince Flynn. The interesting thing about this book is that the beginning and the plot throughout, coincides with the information told in the previous book. Luckily, the only other book in this series that I read was the one prior to this, so I was aware of the previous connections of Waheed Abdullah and his fate.
The protagonist in my story, Mitch Rapp, is a character that isn't so "goody-two shoes" and caring as most fairytale main characters are. Rapp is someone who lives his life to help the greater good in society and get to the bottom of terroristic plots using any means possible. Vince Flynn perfectly iillustrates these torturous, brute, characteristics that Rapp possesses through his word choice and vivid imagery. As most good authors do and we are taught to do, Flynn uses the "show don't tell" method when revealing his characters. Vince Flynn never directly announces the way that Mitch Rapp acts and the way he behaves rather, it is shown through the intense arguement that Rapp gets into with the new Director of National Intelligence, Mark Ross. As shown by the way he acts, Ross has no respect for Rapp because of his reckless antics and wants to fire him because he doesn't respect what he does.
Knowing the standard plot of a thriller book, I knew that this little conflict/problem that was introduced was just a minor one to distract the reader from the huge one that was just around the corner. The book isn't called "Consent to Kill" because of the feud between Mark Ross and Mitch Rapp, it is for some other reason that involves terroristic ploys.
I decided to put the book down right there to type this post and then hopefully get some sleep before tomorrow. The suspense is honestly killing me, because I know that Rapp doesn't just accept bad things that happen to him, he strikes back. But I'll just have to wait to find out tomorrow.
Ah, who am I kidding? To hell with sleep! I've stayed up later than that before. Sorry, but I got to go read now. I'm off to read more thrilling Mitch Rapp adventures on a Friday night. The social life is just so rampant for me!
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Rapp is Back?
Sadly, if you have managed to get this far on my blog, you either were killed by curiousity from the title of the blog, or you're simply ignorant to the meaning behind the title. Or, you could be my teacher that's reading this blog because you are forced to, which in that case I might as well make this an enjoyable five minutes that you spend reading this blog.
I've never really been a huge book reader, rather I enjoy reading articles, stories, journals, magazines, and even newspapers. I get my fair share of reading in each day, but there is something about books that just doesn't captivate me. Although I can say otherwise for three books that I have previously read.
The magical story of the muggle wizzard Harry Potter and the final book in his saga, was the first story the honestly put me in a reading trance. The second being the second book in the Hunger Games series, and then the last. The third and final masterpiece of a book I have read in my short life was, Memorial Day by Vince Flynn.
Memorial Day is apart of Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series, which entails a brutal assasin who lives his life to stop the terrorists and kill anyone in his way trying to stop him.
When I found out we would be getting to pick a free fictional read, I immediately knew that I wanted to pick this Mitch Rapp series back up. I decided to go with the book, Consent to Kill also by Vince Flynn which is the next book in the series.
As I already read one of the Mitch Rapp books I expect this one to be very similar. It will most likely contain Rapp kicking some terrorist butt, violence, wild chases, and a suspensful finish to stop the terroristic plot.
I look forward to entertaining all of you guys in the next few weeks and will love to check back in with you on how I'm going.
I've never really been a huge book reader, rather I enjoy reading articles, stories, journals, magazines, and even newspapers. I get my fair share of reading in each day, but there is something about books that just doesn't captivate me. Although I can say otherwise for three books that I have previously read.
The magical story of the muggle wizzard Harry Potter and the final book in his saga, was the first story the honestly put me in a reading trance. The second being the second book in the Hunger Games series, and then the last. The third and final masterpiece of a book I have read in my short life was, Memorial Day by Vince Flynn.
Memorial Day is apart of Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp series, which entails a brutal assasin who lives his life to stop the terrorists and kill anyone in his way trying to stop him.
When I found out we would be getting to pick a free fictional read, I immediately knew that I wanted to pick this Mitch Rapp series back up. I decided to go with the book, Consent to Kill also by Vince Flynn which is the next book in the series.
As I already read one of the Mitch Rapp books I expect this one to be very similar. It will most likely contain Rapp kicking some terrorist butt, violence, wild chases, and a suspensful finish to stop the terroristic plot.
I look forward to entertaining all of you guys in the next few weeks and will love to check back in with you on how I'm going.
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