Dover Beach Blog Post

"Who does that man think he is? What makes him think that he can talk to us like that?" Mrs. Bowles screamed as she was try to comfort Mrs. Phelps after what had just happened.

Mrs. Phelps cried into a tissue and then left Mrs. Bowles on the footsteps of the house wondering what to do next. She quietly sat down on the footsteps to the house and she'd made up her mind.

"Poems are evil," she quietly muttered to herself over and over again.

What does this man think? Just because he is a fireman he can go off saying whatever he wants to, what was Mildred thinking marrying the psychopath, thought Mrs. Bowles.

Mrs. Bowles abruptly got up from her quiet thinking session and she went back in deciding to yell at Montag and show him how disrespectful and rude he has been. As she enters back through the door, she sees a book lying on the ground. She decides to take it and run, quietly as no one heard her. She rushes out to her car and starts the engine.

Mrs. Bowles thinking that Montag is a dangerous man goes straight to the fire department and tells the fire chief, Captain Beatty, that he is holding books in his house and is a very dangerous man.

The fire department arrived at his house just minutes after Mrs. Bowles had told them about the stash of books at his house. They called out for him to come out, but all they could hear was the sound of the 100 year old house creaking.

They break down the door only to find that Mildred is only the floor with what seems like an overdose, and Montag is no where to be found.

Montag had left the house minutes earlier and was miles from the house now, most likely never to be seen from his family, friends or the town folks every again.

Inheritance Post #1

On to my third blog post of the semester. Today I have finished about 1/3 of the fourth and final book of the Inheritance Cycle. Christopher Paolini planned the original series around 2003 and 2004 and he planned that there would be 3 books but once he started writing the third book he learned that there were too many words that needed to be fit onto too little of pages. He didn't see a way to put a closing to the book and wrap up his story and characters so he decided to make another book, Inheritance.

This book starts off with the Varden attacking the city of Belatona and Saphira almost getting killed by a death spear. Soon after they attack the Varden capture the city and later an alliance is formed with the werecats. Later on, Roran rejoins the Varden in the city of Dras-Leona where they are making plans to take over the city but can't because Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn are occupying the city. They learn about the underground sewer system and Eragon leads a small group in there where they get captured by some priests, who are mad because Eragon killed their gods, which as I learned are the Ra'zac. They intended to kill Eragon and Arya but they are saved and then Eragon opens the gates to the city and defeat Thorn and Murtagh. In all the confusion Murtagh capture Nausada and thereby leaves Eragon as the leader of the Varden. After that, Eragon is looking for the Vault of Souls and questions Solembum(a werecat) about it. The werecat knows nothing but later Eragon learns it is on Vroengard Island. Eragon tries to talk to Glaedr and learns that everyone in Alagaesia is under some magic that makes them forget about the Vault of Souls after they hear about it.


Eragon and Saphira go to the Island and find the Rock of Kuthian but it won't let them enter until they speak their true names. It takes Eragon and Saphira a few days to learn their true names and once they speak their true names the Rock of Kuthian lets them enter. They see that what is inside is amazing and yields true power. Inside are Eldunari and dragon eggs that were hidden before Galbatorix had taken over. Once Eragon and Saphira leave the Rock of Kuthian the memory that the dragon eggs are there are erased from there memories. TO BE CONTINUED...

Brisingr Post Part 2

So let's just get straight to the point here, no need to veer off track and waste time. So on the last post I had finished about 3/4 and finished the last post at a point where Eragon asks the blacksmith for a sword and he names it Brisingr and since the last post I have finished the rest of the book. I think that the book was great, but was indeed not the best book in the series due to its slow plot and lack of action.

Ok, let's get this trip on the road. While Saphira and Eragon are in Ellesmera to train Roran is sent on numerous missions to help the Varden. One of the missions was to attack an enemy force that was raiding a village. Roran ordered all of the enemies troops to be killed. This is looked at as cruel and Roran is punished in public for what he did. After that though Nausada, leader of the Varden, promotes Roran to commander. Once Eragon gets back to the Varden he joins the siege of Feinster where Eragon rescues the elf Arya and later discovers that 3 magicians are try to create a shade(basically and assassin). Eragon and Arya go through the city trying to kill the magicians but they are too late and the shade is created, his name is Varaug. Once this happens he sees a vision and it shows him that Glaedr, his trainer, is killed by Galbatorix and this fuels determination to kill Varaug and he is successful. This book concludes by the killing of Varaug.

As I said in my last blog post and several times after that this is definitely not the best book so far in this series but overall I would say that it is a good book and i would give it a 6.5 out of 10. The plot moves way to slow for my taste and it is also the plot is very confusing and you have to pay very close attention to understand this book fully. All in all this is a good book and I would recommend it.

Brisingr

After just coming back from Winter Break i'm really not in the mood for posting blogs but got to do it anyway. Where as most kids go on vacation, I stayed at home and did nothing except read... and I did a lot of reading. Over break I finished most of the third book in the Inheritance Cycle, a series that I started in the first semester of the year. I really like the book so far although I still think that Eragon is the best in the series so far.

This book begins right where Eldest ended. Eragon, Saphira, and Roran are traveling to the city of Helgrind where the Ra'zac are(the creature that killed Eragon's and Roran's uncle). Here Eragon and Roran kill one Ra'zac and save Katrina, the lover of Roran. Eragon stays behind here in Helgrind to kill the other Ra'zac, which he does and once he does he goes back to the Varden where Katrina and Roran are to be married.

After this Saphira and Eragon go to Ellesmera to train. At this point in the book a very important fact is revealed to Eragon. Saphira told Eragon about a memory that Brom once concealed. Brom told Saphira to tell Eragon when the time was right. At this point in the book Eragon learns that Brom was actually his father. This is a very crucial point in the book because Eragon is shocked and his mind is foggy for a while, but after he gets over it, he goes over to Rhunon, once the blacksmith for dragon riders, and asked her to make a sword for him and after a while of pleading the sword is made. Eragon names the sword Brisingr(now we know where the title of the book came from).

After getting this far in the book I feel that it is an excellent book but as I said at the top Eragon still feels like the best book in the series so far. I feel like this book is moving far too slow just like Eldest did. The plot of this book is excellent but I personally think that it is starting to get a little repetitive with all the fighting and battles. By no means am I saying that this is a bad book, it adds new elements to the book every now and then. Well I'll finish the book, let's see how it goes.

Post #5

Today I have just finished reading Divergent. Spoiler Alert! The main character, Tris Prior lives in the future version of Chicago where there are 5 factions, each one thinking their virtue is the best. The 5 factions are dauntless, erudite, abnegation, amity, and candor. Tris was a part of abnegation growing up but she decides to join dauntless when she is 16 because she doesn't feel like she is selfless enough to be a part of abnegation. Throughout the book Tris learns that she is divergent and she doesn't actually belong to a faction. As the book goes on you learn that Four (a trainer) is also divergent. Once he learns that she is divergent, Four helps Tris think and act like dauntless so that she can pass her exam. Towards the end of the book erudite is trying to take over and control the city by injecting everyone with a liquid that will make them do anything erudite says and they are also doing this in an effort to get rid of divergents because they are seen as a threat. Four and Tris are both divergents and they go to shut down this operation but have many obstacles which they obviously overcome and they end the reign of erudite. I would rate this book a 3.5 out of 5 because it was predictable and didn't have any major surprises. Overall I still think it is a good book and would recommend it to anyone who like anything related dystopia/eutopia.

Eldest summary

This is the second book in the Inheritance Cycle. SPOILER ALERT!!! This book takes place in the aftermath of the battle in the first book. Eragon realizes that his magical powers are weak and that he needs to math them stronger if he ever wants to beat Galbatorix and his army. He needs to go to the land of the elves to train with the best of the best. Meanwhile in Carvahall, Roran is looking to marry his love, Katrina, but the Ra'zac come to Carvahall looking to destroy Roran but end up capturing Katrina after the villagers put up a good fight. Roran travels in search of Eragon. Once he finds Eragon, they travel to Ellesmera(the land of the elves). Here Eragon learns how to use his powers well and he becomes much stronger both mentally and physically. In this time, though, Galbatorix's army becomes extremely strong forcing Eragon to go back to where the Varden are. When they arrive the battle is about to begin. Eragon is fighting mightily but during the battle another Dragon Rider appears, Murtagh. Eragon's friend has vowed to fight for Galbatorix. Murtagh is stronger than Eragon but leaves Eragon to flee. Eragon and Roran then go to try and rescue Katrina. This is where the book ends. I thought this book was very good although at times it moved very slow and it was hard to read at such a slow pace. Some of the things in this book, I feel, also repeated themselves from the first book. Overall this book was decent, but nowhere near as good as the first one. I give this book a 4 out of 5 and definitely recommend this book if you like action and mystery. 

I have finally finished reading Eragon and loved the story. I thought that the plot was amazing with tons of unexpected plot twists. Due to all these unexpected turns in the plot the book was very interesting. All of the characters were well developed and dynamic characters. The story did a good job of emphasizing how the changed throughout the story, both physically and mentally. Eragon has matured through his journey around Alagaesia, he hasn't mastered his powers yet but he is well on his way there. He matures in the sense that he now truly understands the meaning of life and that it isn't worth taking a life to save a life. The only problems I have with this book is that I, personally, think that the story moves to slow and it is just dragging. It's as if some things are inserted just for the sake of being there, they don't have a true value or purpose in the story and advancing the plot. Since this is a series the book doesn't really end here. I think that this is a very good story with a very good plot and that it would have been an even better book if it were a little more fast paced, but still I would rate this book a 4 out of 5. This is the first book in the series and ends with a cliffhanger and you'll have to finish the series if you truly want to finish the book. Only another 2000 pages to go.