Post #6 Listicle - Shutter Island

       5(ish) Reasons why Teddy is crazy in Shutter Island. 1st off id just like to say that there is no other way to explain nearly every single event in Shutter Island without some one thinking its a supernatural occurrence.

 1.      Teddy Daniels was actually the person he was investigating. A theory to help "Andrew" get "back to reality" set up by Dr. Cawley. I believe it was set up by him and his partner (Dr, Sheehan), one, because he was less of a jerk to Teddy (Andrew) than the other doctors, and he showed him the picture of his "children"  Rachel, Edward, and Daniel.

2.       I did some snooping around on some sites to help back myself (as I am not the brightest ;) ) but several times did people say that the Dr.'s Cawley, and Sheehan set up this experiment to help Teddy (or Andrew) get back to reality, they take Teddy off his medicine to help him see things as normal, which is true.

3.      This is obvious, Noyce literally calls Teddy, by his real name, Andrew. Yes George is crazy but the coincidence is not likely. Think of it this way also, its a mental asylum, mind games happen all the time.

4,     Teddy stats to go crazy (coincidence here is more likely ;) ) Teddy stars to think that the government is doing experiments on the people on the Island, so, Teddy is starting to go back to the way he was before the "game" started.

5.      Teddy (Andrew) really was ex military, and that is one of the reasons why he went crazy in the first place, The other reason is because his wife was mentally unstable and killed his children while he was gone, filled with regret he went insane.

Book post # 5

                I believe that a book, in order to become a non-fiction, should be at least half true. In my opinion, if you write a book that is centered around a true event or story, it should be non-fiction. I think this because if every one wrote what actually happened in their lives then it would be extremely boring. Who wants to read a book about an average day at the club. put something exciting a little bit exaggerated if have you must.

                I sort of already covered this but I honestly find it more exciting that a vote was stretched to 49/51 that sounds a lot more exciting to me. If a book was not a memoir and not 100% true, might as well record it and call it a documentary. so, no, I don't think it was wrong of Frey or any writer to do that, as long as its more then 50% true its alright with me,
             
                I agree with David Shield in the most part, the only thing I would add is there should not be any labels, besides Learning book, and enjoyment book. The reason i say this is because if there was no genre then how would you know if its true or not? The reason Frey stretching his facts a little bit is OK is because he was not intending to teach people any thing, he was just telling a fun exciting story. but on the other hand, you can't label it a "Learning" book and then stretch facts. That is called lying, or stupidity.

                I believe that there should only be two "genres", Learning books, and enjoyment books, because every thing will be classified under those two. Why have it any other way?

Post #3: Book 1 project

                My idea of extending the experience for the lucky people that got to rude Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick is letting them go onto a website and make a free account and fill out a short survey about yourself and what you thought about the book. The survey will ask a few simple questions age, sex, if you liked or disliked the book.

                After you have complete the survey you will be allowed to go to a few tabs on the site that allow you to explore all around the places that Nora had gone. Click on the map to go into the circus or in the square she was in when “the attack” happened. This will allow you to see every detail you may have missed while reading.

                You may also go to the suggestions tab to help further construct the site and give a few things that you would like to have happened. The site will have tabs you can go to such as the map or you may also go to the discussions tab to let you talk to either “live” conversation (for people who are online at the same time as you) or the forums page, which will allow you to discuss a topic for more than a few days. This feature is family friendly and allows you to support, argue, or agree with others on what you think will happen after the series is over.

                Did you ever wonder what the roller coaster looked like or how exactly did Nora sneak in into the schools files room and grab Patches files? Well you can, with the “explore” icon you can search through every step that Nora took, every decision you made. This tab will have a few spoilers to be sure to read the entire book before looking into this tab. As you go through each step you can put in notes on the ride hand side to write down what you thought as you were reading this. You may also scroll to the very bottom to see what other people had posted what they thought while reading. This helps you as a reader get different views and interpretations on scenes to help you make your final decision.

                Once you have gone through all the tabs there will be one last one, a tab where you can write your own after story. People who had read the book probably didn’t want it to end just then. And I agree on that. Click on “after story” tab to write down your own after story thoughts, and let readers keep reading the “unofficial” Hush, Hush after story.

Post 1: Why I read

There are probably a hundred things I can think of to read a book, but one of my ultimate favorite reasons to read a book is to get away from reality.

People get away from reality in many different fashions, mine being reading or jamming to music. but reading a book does some thing that music can't do. and that's tell you a story. Stories take you to places you never would have been able to get to otherwise. 

You can easily picture yourself in the authors shoes going to the places they go, seeing the things they see, even smell things that they describe. its such a fascinating thing. there is nothing like reading books. 

Post 2: What is a book?

What is a Book

A book is a dream or memory. Like a dream, a book can be bad, good, (morally) sad, scary, etc. 

Why do I call it a dream? Because, in one way or another it's coming from some ones thoughts and imagination. Some make the mistake of saying a dream is something that they want to have happened. But I believe a dream is just a person's thought pattern. How they think. What they think.

A book is a memory because lots of people have written about the experiences in their life they have had or possibly will have (foresight; I do not believe in this though). Memories can be bad, good, sad, or scary as well. But the most important thing is that a book is created not when it is printed inside of a 100 page stack of papers, but when the idea is inside some one's mind.

A book is not first written down, it must be thought of first of course, if it's created through a dream or memory, the book is created when you decide to pick up the pencil and start off your story. The first word that comes into your mind is the beginning of the book.

I strongly agree with Mr.(Joe) Meno.

"A book is actually a place, a place where we, as readers, still have the chance to engage in active imagining..."

A book is a place, where we can have an imagination which in its own way, I believe, says that it's a dream. Because, in a way, a dream is also a place. A place you can go to think inside your head. A place where anything is possible.

To answer the question "What is a book?" blankly, I say that anything you write down is a book in its own form.