Johnson,+Kirby

Wednesday, September 28, (FINAL BLOG)

-Characters-
Will Halloway (major character)- Will has really blonde hair that looks as thick as milk and was born 1 minute before midnight on October 30th.. In the book he is 1 of the main characters who notices the weird things going on in their town with the carnival and what not. He seems to really think over things a lot instead of jumping right into conclusions.

Jim Nightshade (major character)- Jim seems to be the exact opposite of Will even though they are best friends. Jim has thick walnut-brown hair and was born 1 minute after midnight on October 31st. He is also a character in the book who notices the crazy carnival. However, unlike Will, Jim seems to jump to conclusions before he acts and doesn't think things over. He seems more ambitious and what not.

Charles Halloway (major character)- Charles is the father of Will. He seemed to be the only person in the book that believed what the 2 boys had to say about what was going on. Charles spends most of his time in the library and likes to talk and use a lot of big words and deep feelings to describe things. He ends up being a minor chracter in the beginning but develops into a main character by the end of the book.

Mr. Dark (major character)- Mr. Dark is the ringleader of the carnival. He is described as having tattoos all across his arms and really has no certain age. His whole goal with the carnival is to make himself live forever and stay young or old while feeding from the deaths and sadness of others.

-Summary-
In this whole book you get to see the adventure between Will and Jim and how they uncover this carnival that decided to move to town. Apparently it wasn't the first time the carnival moved to town, but it had moved their many other times throughtout the years with the same owner name leaving them to wonder how he has been able to stay alive all these years. They later discover that the carnival is a trap to stay young forever and get sucked in to its mind games. So Will, Jim, and Mr. Holloway have to find a way to uncover the carnival and vanquish it.

-Rating-
I give this book a 4/5. In the beginning it doesn't seem to thrilling and it is pretty tough to follow and understand, but as you read and get to understand the plot it leaves you hanging and wanting to finish the book as soon as possible.

-Wiki Reflections-
I think using his site is a great and unique way to learn. It is way better than just using pen and paper and write an essay about what you read. This way you get to really think about what you're reading instead of just an overall view of the plot and ending.

Friday, September 16, I unfortunately missed out on my last blog so this is the blog I will pick up on from 2 weeks ago. I'm on page 86 right now and have gotten more in depth in the book. So far my predictions have been somewhat right and the book has been turning out as I expected. I really thought this book would be creepy, not only by the cover and introduction to the book, but also by the biography I read online of Ray Bradbury. Apparently all of his books are more of the freakish nature and tend to have weird twists to all of them. I really wonder what influences him to write these crazy books..... As for Jim and Will, both of them seem to have developed their own personality as you read the book. Will seems to be the guy that doesn't like to get involved in hard decision making when he is in a sticky situation and Jim seems more of the adventures type and the exact opposite of Will, yet they are close friends. So far I am okay with this book. I was expecting a scary story and it is definitely a book for someone who likes to read weird and wicked minds of authors. Ray Bradbury and his book fits every category of weird and creative.

Friday, September 2, I am currently a little bit into the book and am on page 17. I haven't learned much from the book yet except that the main character is named Jim and another kid that I assume is another main character is named Will. There hasn't been much of a plot yet but the two characters in the book seem to be teenage boys who are out roaming their local town. For now I have to think from reading the back cover of the book that something strange will begin to happen to the boys and to the town they are living in but I hope to get more in depth by my next post.

Friday, Augst 26th, The name of the author is Ray Bradbury and the name of this book is called __Something Wicked This Way Comes.__ I predict this novel will be a rather scary novel by looking at the cover of the book and the title. I hope that it will be good and that there is some enthusiasm in it to read all the way through.