My Dad is Ten Years Old

My Dad is 10 years old

 

If there was one book I would bring to a dessert island it would be My dad is 10 years old! I bought this book with my friend Hannah in Easons. I got the progress price for 2nd year and I got a €40 book voucher with it and I bought 2 books and a whole bunch of stationary!! This book really makes you appreciate life. So if I was on a dessert island and reading this book iI would be thinking really its not that bad! It is written my Mark O'Sullivan, an Irish man! Its also makes you value life and everyone you take for granted and really be happy for what you have! for at least a week after i was in such a good mood! Even though its sad at times it is still the book i would bring with me to dessert island! when i was choosing the book i read the title and i was a little confused but by the end of the book your saying oh i get it! The general story is about a dad of three kids whose in an accident and looses all his memory. Throughout the book the family go through ups and downs of tyring to cope with this man they cant even call dad anymore without him freaking out.

The cay

If I had to choose a book to bring with me on a desert island, I would choose 'The Cay by Theodore Taylor'. I would take this fascinating book with me because it is funny , thrilling and most of all it's page turning. I have to say that although this book is short it would have to be my favourite book of all time. This is the story of a young boy who becomes stranded on a desert  island with an elderly man and his cat. In this thrilling tale we see how this boy becomes blinded by the harsh sun and relies on the old man to guide him and teach him how to survive . Sorry got to go, the bell just went.

My favourite book ...

My favourite book would have to be ‘The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.’ by Kate Di Camillo.  I know that it is a children’s book, but the message and story in it is so mature and so thought provoking, that  I can’t help but read it over and over again, to see if I missed any fine detail or little message.

The story is about a toy, china rabbit. Who only cares about himself and is cold hearted. One day when on a boat is thrown overboard and goes through a multitude of owners. During this he learns to care about others and not to care about himself. I won’t spoil the ending but  I think it’s amazing and perfect.

From that short description you wouldn’t think it’s anything special, but it is so much more then that! The characters are so memorable and Edward’s struggle and journey so heart breaking, that is still can read it to this day and feel completely invested in the story.

The version I have has lovely illustrations but not too many, as to make it a picture book. It is only roughly 192 it feels so much longer. I can grantee the this book will be well worth the buy.  

I would give this book a 9/10 the highest rating I give books, because in my opinion no book is perfect, but this book is as close as it gets, in my opinion. I hope you read it and love it as much as I do.

My love affair with Pride and Prejudice

My Love Affair with Pride and Prejudice

If I were to have one book in the whole world to read, it would be the battered old copy of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. This worn out book lives forever on my bedside locker, as it did my mother’s before she gave it to me. This novel never fails to excite me. Although the tale is well known to me now, each time I read this book I get engrossed in the characters so effortlessly portrayed by Austen. However, these are but part of the appeal to this book. To me nothing can beat her use of irony and wit providing an endless stream of humour that can never fail to bring a smile to your face. To be without this book would be like being without a closest friend. With the opening of this novel, a day can turn from lousy to exciting.

     The other thing that is truly remarkable about this novel is its characters, as mentioned above. I can never fail to fall in love with Austen’s use of dialogue to give amazing depth to her characters. This allows us to feel for her characters and creates the perfect atmosphere with which to tell her tale.

      As highlighted above I am thoroughly in love with this book. I would give it a rating of10/10, which might seem fanciful but I truly hard set to find any faults with it. I would highly recommend giving it a read!

The book that made me love reading

If I could take any book I wanted to a desert island It would have to be ‘Lord of the Flies'.

I have to say this is my favourite book of all time. When I first read this book my emotions flowed out of my like water bursting from an ancient dam that has cracked under the pressure of every tear shed while reading.

  An example of this was at the end of this book I walked into my dad’s room. He asked me if I was alright, then I shot he a look as if he had just killed my favourite character!

  Every character in this novel has a special element to them that makes me love this book. Some are the only voice on the island, others show how fast we turn to savagery.

 I love this book with all my soul, and recommend it to everyone. This is the book that made be love reading

My favourite Book - a teen review

My favourite book is a Dr. Seus book that I got when I was four years old. It was called “bedtime story” but it was always my favourite. Like all Dr. Seus books, the book was one big poem filled with stange and wonderful creatures. This particular book was about one bug who yawned. This yawn was then passed throughout the world as everyone fell asleep. It told the tale of how all of the different creatures fell asleep.

          When I was younger I always requested this as my bedtime story, so much to the point that my parents could not stand it anymore. I especially liked it if I couldn`t go to sleep. It was as if the yawn that was spread though Dr. Seus` land reached me in my bed.

          Even before I could read I would spend hours looking at this book. The pictures were so funny and colourful. I used to laugh at some of the funny beds that those strange creatures fell asleep in.

          I love all of Dr. Seus` books but this one is by far the best. Sadly I am still yet to find another person who has read this book. They don’t know what they have been missing out on!! 

Books to grow up with

 If I was going to a desert island and was allowed to bring only one book with me, I would bring my illustrated copy of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, by Lewis Carroll.

 I chose this book for a number of reasons, because of its’ sentimental values to me, because of the incredible, exciting story and because of the stunning illustrations, to name a few reasons. I have enjoyed this book for so long, I feel I am obligated to bring this book along with me, as a way of saying thank you to the book.

 My God mother and Aunt, Jane, gave this book to me when I was age four. Sadly, the book was too complicated for me at that age, and I left the book gather dust on my shelf for another year. It was then, however, that my ballet class decided to turn Alice in Wonderland into a dance. After I was cast as the Queen of Hearts, I diligently began the first chapter of my Auntie’s present to me.

 I found the book very hard to read, and ended up getting my mum to read it to me and explain all of the harder words and phrases. But I didn’t care, the book instantly became my favourite. I would watch the film over and over again for days, I wanted to name my little sister Alice after the loveable main character and I could almost recite the book word for word.

Another great thing about this book is that it has grown up with me. When I first read it, Alice in wonderland was a funny story about a girl in a magical world, but as I grew older, it was a mysterious book about a delusional little girl. The reader is left to decide weather of not the story was true, and each time I read it, I change my mind. This is why I would bring this book with me on a desert island, because the story is different depending on the reader, even on my mood!