Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

This is the first book in the Harry Potter series. I have read it before and since I just had to read two books I didn't want to, I decided to read one I knew I liked. I think this will be fun to read because whenever I read a book I have already read I pick up on new details instead of only paying attention to the main events in the story. I still don't know why I like this series so much but for some reason it is one of the only series of books I liked enough to read all of them. I think it's partially because of the style of writing and how J.K. Rowling describes the people and places. Even just reading the book I can hear the characters talking and see them doing everything described. this is one series I really fell in love with, I even purchased the first book in Spanish and I am reading it along side of the English one to expand my Spanish vocabulary to prepare for my trip to Spain in June.

Another thing I really like about the book is how each individual character is so different. You have Harry, who is courageous and kind, but at the same time he has a darkness inside him that he has yet to understand. There is also Hermione who is one of the most intelligent characters in the book. After reading the beginning of the book again I realized that the reason Herminoe is so smart is because she feels the need to work harder than everyone else. In the book there are Pure-Bloods, Half-Bloods and muggle-borns who are sometimes called Mudbloods by the other two because they don't have magical parents. Since Hermione is muggle-born she feels like she missed out on some of the knowledge the other kids acquired in their homes with magic parents. The first time I read the book I didn't pick up on this, but now that I have read it more than once I am catching more details like that.

I am interested in seeing how many more details I missed when I first read the book. Even though I know what's going to happen in the book I still am able to enjoy the book because it is something I am not forced to read. To me, being forced to read a book makes it seem like homework and I can't enjoy the book. As I read this book I will feel less forced and really get a chance to enjoy myself.

Divergent: Finished with the book

I would have taken longer to read this book but since I was sick for two days this week I had a chance to read and finish the book. I wasn't surprised by the ending because I knew how it was going to end. I really liked the end because it makes me want to read the next book, which will make me want to read the last one. I really enjoyed watching the characters develop in a way I couldn't when I saw the movie. In the book I could read what the characters thought and see their changes there instead of just in their actions and what was being said.

If I had to pick a favorite between the book and the movie it would be the book. It was fun to read the book and visualize what I saw in the movie but I liked being able to visualize what I thought the scene would look like for scenes that weren't in the movie. I wish I would have been able read the book before I saw the movie because I feel like I would've been more interesting to be able to come up with my own picture of what the people and places looked like, instead of seeing what someone else thought it looked like. I am still glad that I finally decided to read this book because I think it's even better than the movie. Movies are good if you want to see a book come to life but sometimes seeing the movie is not enough to really get into the story and understand the characters. In most cases of the book and movie adaptation the book is better, but the movie is sometimes just as good as the book and that's what I think about Divergent.

I don't think that I am going to read the sequel yet but I will sometime. I want to read something that I know I will like for my choice book. I tend to enjoy reading more if it's something that I'm not forced to read. I may not start a book right away but when I do start a book I've been wanting to read I am able to really get into it.

Divergent Middle of the Book

I haven't had much time to read this week but I read some at school and when I had extra time at home. I'm really surprised at how close the movie is to the book. The actors look exactly like the author describes the characters. So far I don't really have a favorite between the book and the movie, but I think the book is more descriptive. All of the characters are different from one another, it's interesting to read about all of the personalities in the book.

My favorite character is probably the main character, Tris. She is confident, and strong, but at the same time she's sensitive and cares about the people she loves. The author is very descriptive and it really helps to visualize all of the characters. There have been some books I have read when I have a hard time trying to visualize the setting and the characters. I find those types of books good and bad at the same time, because you can leave it up to your imagination but at the same time, that may be a hard thing to do.

Overall I'm excited to read more into the book and find more similarities and differences between the book and the movie. I don't usually read this type of book because I don't find the topic that interesting, but I am really enjoying the book. Even though I know how the series ends, because multiple people have spoiled it, I like to see how the characters get there.