Book Posting #1

The book that I am reading is Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. It is the third book in the Inheritance series which includes Eragon and Eldest which are also written by Christopher Paolini. For those who know the book, it starts off at Helgrind, a large, needle-like mountain near a large lake called Leona Lake. Eragon, the main character, and his cousin Roran are looking to slay the tyrant Galbotorix’s servants, the Ra’zac, bird-like creatures that are fast, cunning, and very devious. The book centers on Eragon who is supposedly the last free Dragon Rider who has a high social and military standing. In his quests, he learns from an ancient Rider who has stayed hidden to teach the next generation of Riders since he and his Dragon are crippled. Eragon also becomes an elf-like human when the dragons perform a ritual to increase his strength, stamina, and magical power. During this book, he returns to the domain of the dwarves to hasten their elections for a new king and succeeds in supporting a new king that is very friendly to the group of people he serves called the Varden. This is a very interesting book and I would recommend that anyone should read the series. You should start with book one however, Eragon.

Character Comparison

Two characters that are nice to compare are Homero and Cosima. There are many adjectives that describe both of them together. One would be that they are both very solitary. Homero has lived alone ever since Hallie left for college and even before that, he was never that social with Codi or Hallie. Codi, although she has been with Carlo for quite some time, has really never felt like she has belonged anywhere. Now, when she is teaching in Grace, she lives alone in her high school friend, Emelina Domingos, guest house next door to Emelina. Another desciptive adjective about them would be that they are very caring. However, they show their care in very different ways. They both care very much for Codi’s sister Hallie, who is down in Nicaragua. Codi is not afraid to show her emotios because she has broken down in front of the class and spazzed at them so badly that they probably didn’t want to come to class the next day. She also starts calling the Nicaraguan Department of Agriculture quite a lot. Homero, however, is much more quiet and does nothing but wait until he hears more news about Hallie getting captured. An adjective that would describe Homero, but not Codi, is descriptive. He likes to notice every detail and it shows by how specific he is when he does his photography. An adjective that would describe Codi is curious. She likes to know a lot of Grace’s history as well as her dim past. She also would like to know a bit more about Loyd’s past as being part of multiple Indian tribes.

"Run Silent Run Deep"

A good book I have read recently is Run Silent Run Deep by Edward L. Beach. It is about a submarine captain named Edward Richardson from World War II who starts off in the training yards of New London, Pennsylvania (just outside of Philadelphia) and works his way to become a veteran captain with more than 30 sunk ships on his belt by 1944. Along with him is his friend and lieutenant, Jim Bledsoe who Richardson commands. With the rest of the crew of their sub, the Walrus, they go into Japanese waters to face a deadly destroyer named Bungo Pete who is very well-known for his accurate depth-charging. Richardson also has a grudge against Bungo Pete because his previous sub that he served as lieutenant on, the Octopus was sunk by Bungo Pete. While in Japanese waters just off the island of Osaka, the crew of the Walrus surprises a large convoy of 2 supply ships, 3 cruisers, and not surprisingly, Bungo Pete himself. All of these ships except Bung are sunk and Walrus gets away. The book shows the bravery of all the crew members of the Walrus and Edward does a great job of showing this by explaining terrifying moments when the whole crew was depending (sometimes without even knowing) on one or two men on the topside who happened to notice something wrong just before they would dive beneath the waves. I really enjoyed reading this book and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys good war stories.

Adjective

A descriptive adjective of me would be that I am very athletic. One reason I am athletic is because I play football and the coaches work us hard. Another reason I am an athletic person is because I swim a lot. I have my own pool that I swim in regularly and I am also on the school swim team. A few more reasons why I am athletic is that I do fencing, I play baseball, and I do archery. To conclude, these are excellent reasons as to why I am an athletic person.