Reflection

                 Over the last week, I finished Looking for Alaska, which had a pretty surprising ending. Chip and Pudge thought that Alaska had possibly killed herself because she seemed pretty upset about something when she left the night she died. But after they investigated, they figured out that Alaska hadn't killed herself. She was really upset because she forgot about the anniversary of her mother's death and didn't want to disappoint her again. But as she drove off campus, she crashed because she was heavily intoxicated with alcohol. After they figure this out, Pudge and Chip feel less responsible for the death of Alaska and they decide to move on. In honor of Alaska, they pull off one of her original pranks.

         

            Through out this semester, I did not reach my goal of reading 3 books. I only read two books, The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska. Also I did not reach my goal of blogging 6 posts. I have completed only 5 posts. For reading, I just didn't have time to complete several books. And for the blogging, there were times when I just forgot about it and there were times when I remembered but procrastinated and thought I would do it later. So for next semester, I do want to complete 6 or more blog posts and read at least 3 books. I will make more time for independent reading and I will make sure to blog every other week.

Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska

                For the past weeks, I have been reading Looking for Alaska. I have about one-third of the book left and the climax has just taken place. A lot has happened between this post and my last blog-post in the book. A quick summary of what I've read so far is: After Pudge was thrown into the lake (and almost died), he and his new friends(Chip, Takumi, and Alaska) want to get revenge on the students who did that to him. They threw Pudge into the lake because they thought that Chip was responsible for 2 former students of Culver Creek being expelled. But he wasn't. Alaska was the one responsible but no one knows that except for Pudge, Chip and Takumi. As they plan a prank involving blue hair-dye being put in the hair of the students they want to get revenge on, another girl is introduced, named Lara, who Alaska wants Pudge and  to date. Even though throughout the story, Pudge and Lara grow closer, Pudge only really likes Alaska. And as all 5 friends spend more and more time together, they learn a lot about eachother, and their families. Chip and Alaska didn't have a typical family and because of that, they struggle. So, they both resort to drinking alcohol or smoking, and soon Pudge(the main character) starts smoking and drinking too. A couple days later, Pudge, Chip and Alaska were hanging out together and they all got drunk. The next morning, Chip and Pudge found out the Alaska had been drunk-driving and she was found dead.

             The genre of this book is realistic fiction. And although this was written by John Greene, whose novel, The Fault in Our Stars is one of my favorites, I do not like Looking for Alaska as much for some reason. I think the plot is pretty good and it has some humor to it, but I don't like it as much as I thought I would.