Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Pages 45-115

My name's Nick i love to play with little boys and to tickle the donkeys ears when he is not looking. When i drink my protein shakes i get this huge explosion of awesomeness that makes me just want to say "WooHoo"
On the way to Richards apartment the Marques de carbas thinks that he will need some insurence for later, just in case. So Richard and mdc go to see Old Bailey he lives on the top of a sky scraper with a bunch of birds. Mdc gives Old Bailey an old artifact and Old Bailey seems to be scared of it and doesnt want to take it but he has to because he has owed the mdc a big favor for twenty years. They finally arive in Richards apartment and the mdc and Door leave. Door apoligizes to Richard before she goes. After they leave Richard gets a call from Mr. C and Mr. V they tell him that they are going to feed him his own liver. Richard trys to call the police but no one can hear him. His apartment gets sold and everybody forgets that he even ever was alive. While wondering the streets a begger asks Richard for some money Richard gives him some and then asks if the homeless man can see him, he can and he leads Richard to the Rat-Speakers. These people can talk to rats and rats are considered to be royalty to them. He meets the king rat and he tells Richard that he has to go to the market to find Door. So Richard and Anestishia head to the market. On the way to the market Richard becomes very fond of Anestishia, but she dies on the nights bridge, she gets taken by the night. Richard is not alone however he had meet a tall, dark skinned women on the other side of the bridge and she takes him to market. Door and the mdc have gone to Doors house. Doors house is spread out all over the world but she can use her power to bring them together kind of. With memories and her power she brings the house together and her and the mdc go into her fathers study. While passing through the doors you see memories of the house. Door and the mdc see Doors family getting killed. They find her fathers journal and he tells them to go see Islington, an angle. They also think they need a bodyguard so they go to market.

I like these kinds of books and this book really has about everything I'm not the best at explaining it but it is a really good book.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Pages 1-45

This book is following the story of a Richard Meyhew. He lives in a little town in Scottland and is going to London for a job. His friends throw him a party, where he meets this old women how tells him his fourtune. She tells him to watch out for doors and that he will be going on a very long journey, not just to London soon. So Richard moves to London and lives there for three years where he meets Jessica and they get engaged. Richards freind Gary calls Jessica a evil witch but Richard likes her cause she really controls everything. Meanwhile a girl named door is running for her life form a Mr. Croup and a Mr. Vandermar. She kills a man named Mr. Ross. Door is a very special person, she can open almost anthing and create doors to anywhere. Mr. Vandermar stabs her and she opens a final door to a "safe place." At this time Richard and Jessica are going to go out to eat with her boss but on the way they run into a crupled up bloody girl. Jessica just steps over her and keeps walking. Richard stops and sees if she is ok, she doesnt want to go to a hospital so richard takes her home to his place. Jessica is furious at him and breaks off the relationship. Mr. C and Mr. V come to get Door but Richard lies to them and says that she isnt there. They now she is but they cant do anything about it right now besides kill him but they dont. Door shows Richard a way to send messages by normal piegons and rats. This seems very odd to Richard. She sends out a pigieon to get a message to a Marcus De Carbus and a rat returns with directions. Door dares not leave the apartment so she sends out Richard. He meets him and they both head back to his apartment.

This book is very interesting to me so far I like how it is starting. I think it is going to be a good book.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Ch. 26

Holden then says that he went home and was sick so he was sent to a rest home. His brother often visits him and he wishes that he hadnt said so much about his experiences. He says that he is going to a new school in the fall and hopes that he will apply himself better. He says that he misses all of the people that he has just told us about.

Ch. 25

In this chapter Holden goes to sleep on a bench and wakes up the next moring. Holden does something really weird he goes to the corners of the streets and calls out to his brother after this he goes to his old school and leaves a note for his sister to meet him at the museum. He is looking around his old school and sees some bad words written on the wall. He then goes to the museum and sees that same thing. He descides that those words will probally be written on his grave stone. Holden is dizzy and meets his sister who want to go with him. He says that he isnt going anywher anymore and they go to the zoo. They dont ever really walk with each other because she is pissed at him. When they get there she rides a spining horse thing and Holden is so happy he could cry.

Ch. 24

In this chapter Holden arrives at his teachers house and they talk about why he failed out of yet another school. Holden explains that he never liked the rules that where in place at Penecy. They get into an argument and dont talk for awhile until his wife brings them coffe. After that the teacher brings up how he thinks that Holden will fail soon and be on his own faceing the world. Holden goes to sleep but is awaken by the teacher stroking his head. He is scared and thinks that the teacher is gay and leaves in a hurry.

Ch. 23

Holden leaves the room and calls an old teacher from the school that the boy killed himself at. He remarks that this teacher is the only one who went up to the body after he jumped. After this he goes back to Pheboes room and they dance until there partents come home. His mom comes in and tucks his sister in but he is hiding in the closet. After she leaves he tells her his plan to go to new york alone. He gives her his hunting hat before he leaves.

Ch. 22

Holden later trys to talk to her again later and tries to explain why he was having trouble and why he was kicked out. He told her what he hated and she said that he hated everything. When she is talking to him he spaces out and thinks about a boy who killed himself at a school he went to. He then thinks about Allie and brings him up. But Pheboe reminds him that he is dead. Holden only then repeats the song that he heard the ohter day. And she corrects him on the lyrics.