Yup, I'm finally heading back to school. Semptember 8th was my first day - grade 10, my sophomore year (I sound so old!) I'm not even sure if it is sophomore - I think that's an American thing, so, Americans, am I an my sophomore year?
Crazy, crazy Sarah. In French, I had an oral presentation about my artistic talent - writing! Although I got overshadowed by a fantastic violinist and singers and whatnot, I'm still proud of my talent :)
English and Business are my least favourite classes. I can't force myself to say I dislike English the most, but really, I fear I might. My class is filled with annoying people, and I have no good friends. I don't belong with the nerds, or the popular kids. I sit by myself :\
Saturday, September 18, 2010
Saturday, September 4, 2010
The Mockingjay Book Review
The Mockingjay. How long have I waited for this book to be released? I read it, like the other two books in the series (The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, all by Suzanne Collins) in about 8 hours, spread out over a late night and early morning. By the end of the book, my eyes were glazing over and I was tired, making the ending a bit too hazy in my memory, but it was still good.
I'm pretty sure it isn't just me when I say I wish the book had a more in-depth portion describing the fall of Panem (that isn't a spoiler, you knew it was coming, right?) because in the book, Katniss passes out. Also, she doesn't seem as strong as she did in the first book, but I understand her character more, so I'm fine if she isn't superwoman.
What else can I say? A lot of characters die, as is the norm for the last of the series. I survived without tears through the deaths, and luckily, my favourite character was left (although moved away, but alive). If you're a Peeta fan, be prepared to have your heart broken, glued back together, re-broken, and then sealed whole again by a cute, Harry Potter-esque ending. I can't say anything about this book without spoiling it!
I rate this a 7.5/10. But after a good re-read, I may bump that up to an 8 :]
S a r a h
I'm pretty sure it isn't just me when I say I wish the book had a more in-depth portion describing the fall of Panem (that isn't a spoiler, you knew it was coming, right?) because in the book, Katniss passes out. Also, she doesn't seem as strong as she did in the first book, but I understand her character more, so I'm fine if she isn't superwoman.
What else can I say? A lot of characters die, as is the norm for the last of the series. I survived without tears through the deaths, and luckily, my favourite character was left (although moved away, but alive). If you're a Peeta fan, be prepared to have your heart broken, glued back together, re-broken, and then sealed whole again by a cute, Harry Potter-esque ending. I can't say anything about this book without spoiling it!
I rate this a 7.5/10. But after a good re-read, I may bump that up to an 8 :]
S a r a h
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