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=The Wind Up Bird Chronicles=

Blog 8: I finished the book last night and all it left me with is questions and a major cliff hanger to the second book. At the end of the book it is revelaled that Mr.Honda died. And within the last few chapters its revealing the lifes of the people he knows. Mr. Hondas was ridiculously long and strung out. And i learned the one pyscics name is actually Malta I was getting that wrong during all the blogs. It was a wonderful book though. I will probably begin reading the next book soon :)

Blog 7: I'll be writing i this blog all through out this week as I come across important points. During the chapter I am currently reading, Kumiko (the name of Torus wife) was telling about her childhood. It describes her character and the reason shes always so quiet and defensive. Her parents seemed to have a lower view on her compared to her sister who died when she was in sixth grade. Her sister was said to be "The heart of the household". It also goes on to describe the major importance of the cat in their marriage, which im begining to understand much better. The cat is so important to their marriage because Kumiko always loved cats and so did Toru, but kumiko never had a chance to own on when growing up. Toru tells her that she will be happy with him and he will do anything in his power to make her happy. So on the day of their wedding they find a cat on the street who they take home, and now is viewed as very important. Thats why it going missing causes such distress.

Blog 6: This last chapter was quite odd in my opinion, and makes me question how Toru feels about life. He is constantly questioning himself and does nothing about it. He also found his pokadot tie he had been looking for, for his first meeting with kikimo. Also another fact that was mentioned in the chapter is that Kikimo's assistant was molested by his half brother. I feel like this is also another important fact, but im not sure where it leads. There are so many little things that I feel are so important that its hard to keep them all in track. I have to wonder how this book will come to an end. I should be done with this within the next 2 weeks :)

Blog 5: I read quite a bit. (I also learned that there are three books in this series, I believe I will only get to the end of book one during these blogs). Within the last few chapters was the first time the main characters name was ever mentioned. His name is Toru. Him and his wife apperently had found their cat right after their marriage, making in her eyes a symbol of their relationship, and without it they would be losing an important part of it. He begins thinking about how he has always been an outsider to everyone he's ever known. How that even with her parents he was looked down upon. I think this is part of the reason he is so unsure about all of his actions. Another important thing that happened within these last few chapters is his realization of connections between the two physics. Many things they have said match up with one another. One of the main things was be careful of water. Im not all sure what this is indicating but I do believe it is really important and is foreshadowing an event. The last important detail that I caught was he met the girl who talked to him earlier in the alley. He had snuck into an abandoned houses yard and started to zone out when she came to see him. It seems to me she always comes when he zones out. Maybe she isn't really their but a life like version of his subconscious? Theres so many things that you become unsure about while reading this. So its hard to make a prediction. Theres so many possible outcomes, how could you pick just one?

Blog 4: I read a little bit, not a whole chapter even this last week, but there were a few things that seemed important to me when i read this. It seems that he is unsure of what he wants to do. He says he has certain goals in his life, but does nothing to reach them. I make a connection with this in a weird way. It reminds me of my older brother. He does pretty much the same type of thing. So I cant help but wonder if the main character of this book is any more like him, its a wierd concept, but I hope to see more of the characters personality portrayed. Things within this book are always kind of bland, or confusing... I guess thats why I like it so much. I'll probably be reading alot more this week with all the free time I'll have :) hopefully I can tell more about the actual story rather than just my evaluation on him as a character.

Blog 3: I didnt read much this last week but I did get to the end of chapter three. During this chapter we met Kikimo (mispelled) and she was describing how she helps people find their way in life. Which apperently in some way relates to their missing cat. His wife was the one who asked him to meet up with Kikimo because she said she knew something about the cats disapperence. She goes on what I would call a rant about how she knows why people do what they do and can figure out anything by studying a person. I believe the importance of this is to show how he will begin to question everything she says and question his relationships with other people. I feel like she will have a huge impact on his life, even though she wont be in it for long.

Blog 2: Im to the end of chapter two, and things are still pretty wierd. I've realised the main guy in this story //(i cant currently thing of his name)// and his wife have major issues with one another. He seems to be kindof a bum. He has high life goals, but isnt willing to do the work thats needed to achieve them. While she is doing all the work to support the family. They get into a huge argument on simple little things, like how she hates green peppers. After this he begins to question if he really knows anybody, or if you really can know someone. Later into this chapter his wife tells him that a women is going to call with information on their lost cat, and when she does she has lots of specifics like where she wants her to meet him, what to wear, so on and so forth. I think this is more of a philisophical book personally. I thnk he is trying to find himself in this world and all of this simple things that we would expect to happen within our own lifes. But he takes it to a much deeper level, questioning why they happen and how can he fix them. It is a very interesting, very complex thing really. Even though its a super easy read, if you take the time to analyze it, it becomes so much more. (//there are some very explicit parts though).//

Blog 1: I chose to read the Wind Up Bird Chronicles by Haruki Murakami. It is supposed to be a book about a man looking for his wife and cat. In this search he finds many strange things that causes troubles in his search. I have read to page 25, and it is a wonderful book. Its a simple read, but its very very odd. He seems to be a normal person who questions his purpose in life, has a good memory, and is unsure of others actions. I think things will go astray for him, and he will break down and get lost in his own "world". Im excited to read this book, and think it will be much better then 1984. Its around 600 some pages, so hopefully i can get done by the time the books are due to be done. = = =1984 =

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Blog 5-6 (since i forgot last week) Ive read quite a bit more within the last two weeks, I've gotten to part three. Since theres alot to cover, I'll only be covering the most important things. Throughout the book, or at least so far what i've read Winston has had a certain outlook of what he is doing will lead to his death and misery, but within the last few chapters of part 2, you see Winston finding a type of hope. He begins believing that his goals of getting rid of the party within his life. You also learn quite a bit about who Winston is as a person within these chapters and why he may feel the way he does towards the party. His past was very rocky, his father left him and his mother and his baby sister. This may explain why he is afraid to express himself because he really never got to towards his father that had left them. This fear he has, makes him angry towards the party for controlling everything about the personification of a human. I have one more section to go of this book and should be done by next week. I believe within the next section, everything is going to collapse on Winston. Everything he thought was real, really isnt. From his love of Julia, to his relationship with O'Brian. I think that everything will go down and it will have a sadish ending.

Blog 4 I got to chapter 8. Many important things happened within the last few chapters. Winston is obbsessed with trying to find all of the wrongs the party has done, and how those wrongs in the past have shaped the present state of the party. He believes the Proles are animalistic and not smart enough to acknowledge the freedom which they have. Winston wants to have freedom from the party and expose everyone else of the party's wrong doing. I believe that Winston is going to fall into some sort of really bad situation because of the thought police and will eventually learn of what history used to be like before the party changed it all.

Blog 3 I read to chapter 6. Winston changed a part of history for the party, so it would go to how the party wants it to be, not how it actually happened. With this he figures out exactly how the party wants everyone to act, and how if they arent perfect examples of the party, they will be changed to look as if they are so others will view him as that. Another important thing he realises during this process is how much history must be changed to meet the party's expectations and views. Later he meets a man named Syme, a man from the party, who tells Winston about newspeak. Winston learns how newspeak is to promote non-rebelious acts. Doing this means taking out all words that could pertain to any sort of violence or rebelion. I think that all of these really shows how Winston is learning how messed up the world around him truely is and how something has to be done to fix it. I think that he will try to figure out a way to go around all the little things that the party is trying to hide from people such as how the history truely was.

BLOG 2 I am now at page 60. (i didnt read that much this week.) Winston finally met O'Brian and feels like he has some wierd type of connection towards him. O'Brian invites Winston over to his house and Winston is excited to have this opprutunity. Winston knows that this might lead to something bad happening but accepts it because he knows sooner or later something bad will happen anyways. My prediction still remains pretty much the same as it did in my last blog.

September 12, 2011

The book I am reading is 1984 by George Orwell. I am currently on page 52. In this book so far the Big Brother system has been introduced. This system is a group of people who are controlling Oceania. They belive that everything must be set a certain way and if you go against them in any way shape or form, even just thinking about doing something wrong, you will be punished servilily. The main character is a man named Winston Smith. He is a part of the Big Brother party, but a very small one at that. He begins questioning if their laws are right, or if there should be another way of living. He begins writting a diary, which is illigeal, and ends up writting down how he hates Big Brother and how he views their system as wrong. I believe that Winston will go against Big Brother and try to find a way out of the system without being caught, but in the end he will get caught anyways by someone deciving him by making him trust them and tell them everything that he has done. I personally like this novel, because in a way the system of govermnet can be viewed as somewhat relatable. I dont like however the way the book is written, the writting style is kindof boring and there doesnt seem to be much excitment so far.