After the first chapter

Here I am again with my next entry, a cup of coffee and some cookies. I´m going to be fat, when I´m finished with this reading log. :)
Anyway, let´s go!

How do you feel after reading these pages?

I feel great. The book is easy to read, and except of a few words, I understood it completely. I really love the style of writing, I´m merging into it. It´s like Sam talking to me, telling me his story. I like his character, and with it, I like the whole book.

What emotions does the book invoke in you?

I just read the first chapter, and I´m not sure, what I´m feeling exactly.
For one thing, I´m a little bit confused about Sam talking to Tony Hawk. Not about the talking itself, but about Tony Hawk just saying things from his book and about Sam, having to make them fit. So Sam doesn´t really talk to Tony Hawk, he just thinks about what Hawk would say, doesn´t he? And for the other thing, I´m unconsciously checking, if I´d fit in Sam´s idea of a “cool” person. Well, I think, I do not, particularly, because I´m not interested in skating. J

Did you find any connections between the book and your life?

Actually, I did. When I was fourteen, I had a person to talk to, like Sam. It wasn´t Tony Hawk, for which I´m thankful, because I can´t imagine about what I could talk to him. ^^
It was my granddad, who had died a short time before. He didn´t talk to me or something like that, but I knew he could hear me and he was the best listener I ever had.

Did you find any words or phrases that caught your eye while reading?

“TH … He wasn´t me. But he was who I wanted to be, so that makes him the best version of myself …”
What makes me think so much about this sentence, is the clearness of Sam´s thoughts. He´s not blinded by his fantasy, he´s not dreamy. He knows how the things are, and he speaks them out loud, even if they are unpleasant, and because of that, I admire him.

What are your predictions about possible future developments?

Surely, Sam and Alicia will become a couple but that´s all I can guess. I mean, it´s clear, that something will happen that confounds Sam´s life, because if all things stayed as well as they are now, the story would become boring. But what it is? I don´t know …

How long did it took you to read a certain number of pages?

You will think it´s crazy, but I truly had to do this with a stopwatch because I don´t have any sense of time. So, it were eight minutes for ten pages.


Enough of writing for today, I need another coffee! So goodbye to everyone and have nice holidays. :)

Alindra (Hanna)

Before reading

Okay. So this is my first comment in my blog and reading journal for "Slam". A very good idea, to do this in the internet, especially with a cup of self-made hot chocolate beside me. :)
But enough of that. Let´s begin!

First question: How do you feel about reading this book?
I´m quite happy about it. I like reading books, whether they are in German or English, so I hope, it will be great fun.

What are your expectations in general?
I think, the book will be understandable, even if I don´t know every single word, and also very interesting. After reading it, I hope, that I´m going to be better in writing longer texts in English.

What other novels have you read in English?
Uff. That´s a hard question. I´ve read many books in English. The most important ones are surely the Harry Potter books, C. S. Lewis´ Narnia books, and also "Breaking Dawn" from Stephenie Meyer, as well as Jane Austen´s "Pride and Prejudice". And (I nearly forgot it) "Of Mice and Men" from John Steinbeck, which we have read last year in English (Some of you will remember ... ^^)

What do you think about studying texts in classrooms?
I don´t really like it, because reading is so much better when you sit on a comfortable chair, with something to drink or to eat and maybe a little bit music in the background, than in a loud, uncomfortable classroom. But at least it´s better than grammar stuff. :)

Well, so this was it, my first comment to "Slam" or rather to reading books in general. See you all on Thursday!

Alindra (Hanna)