Looking For Alaska, by: John Green

     I recently finished "Looking For Alaska", by: John Green, it had an amazing plot, and was really well written. Many parts stood out a lot to me but there was a quote on page 196 that I really liked.
     "but even now, just weeks later, she was slipping away, falling apart in my memory and everyone else's, dying again"
     I think that this is very true, when someone dies, the next few weeks or months are difficult because that person is all you can think about. Everything reminds you of them, because you still cant believe it's actually true.
     The part about slipping away from people's memory is about how after those months after, you think of them occasionally, but they are no longer the only thing your mind is focused on, even though it will never actually be okay with you, the person's absence as become more normal, and in a way finally accepted.
     The part about dying again also relates to the forgetting, because the person physically dies, and then they die with in our minds, not our hearts, we still miss them, but not in the same way.

People's whole lives can be changed from one accident

The driver who will carry the guilt of a death that wasn't even his fault

His parents who lost their son at such a young age

His sister who regrets all the times they fought

His friends who wish they could talk to him just one more time

His other family members who are in shock and denial

The driver who will never forgive himself

His parents who hope he knew he was loved

His sister who isn't ready to go back to school

His friends who will never forget the memories

His other family members who regret not visiting when they had last planned to

Perks of Being a WallFlower

     I recently finished "Perks of Being a WallFlower," and a part that really effected me was when Bill (Charlie's English teacher) invites him for dinner.

    

     The reason I liked this part so much is because even though Charlie knows that his parents love him, they never express it or complement him about anything. All through the year Bill had assigned Charlie book reports on his favorite books, but never to any of the other students. Charlie never really cared or thought much of it, because he loved to read, and write. At Bill's house though, he explains to Charlie what the real reason for these extra assignments was; he told Charlie that he was one of if not the smartest person he had ever met. The way the author described Charlie's feelings was done really well, the mix of surprise, happiness, and confusion, because had had never been told that before.

     In conclusion, "Perks of Being a WallFlower" is a great book will very strong characters, it shows that there are always people there for you, even if it isn't your parents.