Summer Reading Entry 4

After reading the book My Heartbeat by Garrett Freymann-weyr, I did not regret picking this book one bit. I'd chosen this book for a couple reasons. At first when I was looking through the books, I couldn't seem to find a book that really interested me so one night I was asking friends if they'd started their summer reading and one of my friends said she was reading this book and that it was actually really good. She was telling me what it was about and it sounded good. Another reason is because I liked the plot of it when I heard about it, as my friend was describing what it was about, I thought to myself it seems like a book you don't want to put down. I was really interested in how the book was going to be towards the homosexual community because I have seem how some people react to it in real life and it isn't a good outcome at times.

I would recommend this book so anyone who likes a book more on the realistic side and more on the dramatic side. Not to mention there's also a little romance in the book as well. I think that many people can relate to this book, when I was reading it there were multiple times where I would think to myself yeah I've seen that happen, or yeah I can see why they reacted to that in a certain way. I enjoyed this book tons, so I believe anyone who enjoys dramatics and realistic books would also enjoy this book.

Summer Reading Entry 3

"'They're like a couple, aren't they?' Aden asks.
I ask where her brother goes to school and if she has any other siblings, and we stay off the topic of how very much like a couple Link and James are. A couple. Is that what they are? Is this what explains why I have spent so much time with them without ever knowing them?" (Freymann-weyr 33).

I chose this section of the book My Heartbeat by Garrett Freymann-weyr because it's the part of the book where everything starts coming together. To give a little background information, Link and Ellen or siblings and James is Link's best friend (at least that's what Ellen thinks). She'd always seen them together and fighting but she always thought it was a best friend thing, she'd never look at them as a couple. That is until a girl from school mentioned the thought. Ellen wasn't sure on whether to believe it or not. It would make complete sense to her if it was true, but she didn't wanna ask her brother because he was never the type of guy to open up and show emotion. Ellen is starting to question Link and James but she's not the only one, Link as well is questioning it. I don't want to give too much away, but I believe that this section of the book is a very important, almost an "ah ha" moment in the book.

Summer Reading Entry 2

In my book My Heartbeat by Garrett Freymann-weyr, we have met the 3 main characters. First we have Ellen, sister of Link and a Freshman in high school. She doesn't have much interest in school, you could call her the slacker of her and Link. However she's very clever and always knows what to say and what not to say. She's always hanging out with Link and James. She's had a major crush on James since middle school. James is a senior in high school, the type of senior who has a fake ID (but he never gets carded cause he looks old enough) and drinks and smokes. The kid whose parents are almost always somewhere other then home, he's typicaly home alone and has a weird love for foreign movies with english subtitles. As I have mentioned before, James is Links best friend, but it's only recently that Ellen has thought maybe they're more then friends. Link is the guy who has his parents up his in school. He's a straight A student and a wizz in math (he skipped 3rd grade because he knew how to simplify fractions and do long division in his head). He's also not the guy who talks too much, especially when it comes to his relationship with James. I feel there could be many themes to this book, but I feel like one of the more powerful ones are that one shouldn't be afraid to express who they really are. James isn't afraid, however Link on the other hand is, he's scared of what people will say and what his father with say but he doesn't want to admit that. This book is structured in a very clever way where the reader never wants to stop reading. It seems like something always happens in each chapter so there's never a dull moment. There have also been many good points made in this book about being homosexual that make you think about what kind of world we live in. I'm excited to read on and see what ends up happening with this love triangle.

Summer Reading Entry 1

For my summer reading, I have chosen to read the book My Heartbeat by Garrett Freymann-weyr. The book revolves around brother and sister Ellen (freshman in high school) and Link (Senior in high school), along with Links' best friend James. However it seems that James and Link may be more then friends. To Ellen this may be a tragedy considering she's been madly in love with James since middle school, but she'd never thought about them being a couple despite all the time they spend together. She only got the idea when a friend of hers comes up to her at school and asks her if her brother and James were a couple, and she quite frankly didn't know how to answer. Instead of directly asking them, Ellen decides to ask her mother first and if she had anything against it. Her mom had nothing to say other then as long as Link was happy, her father on the other hand is a different story. Ellen later asks both Link and James if they were a couple (attempting to stay away from the word "gay" around Link) Link being a man of few words has nothing much to say on the subject and refuses to talk about it with Ellen. I see where Link is coming from about not wanting to come out of the closet with a world with people who can be very judgmental and hateful (which is something that is seen too often in today) however I predict that Link will later learn to express his true feelings.

Most Important Part of this Chapter

To start off, im gonna sort of change this prompt from most important to my favorite part of this chapter. Through the book Let Me Off At The Top, Burgundy has been having an argument with his neighbor because he let him borrow his blowdryer and Ron thinks that he hasnt given it back. He had his blowdryer for months "without giving it back" and Ron secretly hated him. Until he went into his garage to see his blowdryer, just sitting there. With a note stuck on it. Dated back to a month ago. Turns out, his neighbor did give him his blowdryer back, and he gave it back THE SAME DAY HE LET HIM BORROW IT! I found this to be my favorite part of the book because through out the entire book he rants because he hasnt gotten his dryer back, but turns out he had it the entire time. Oh, the irony.

Letter to the Author

Dear Ron Burgundy/Will Ferrell,
I am a huge fan of yours. I believe you are a comedic genius and the best in the business. Ron Burgundy, you are an amazing spokes person. And Will Ferrell, you are my favorite male actor, and now my favorite author too. This book was one of the best books I have ever read. Probably because I'm not really into reading that much, and this book was different. It's a book that you have to really think about and put peices together, all you have to do is read it and enjoy. I appreciate this book because it has made me notice that there are books out there for everyone, I know it sounds cliche but its true. Its just a matter of finding a book that you like and that's your type of writing. In my opinion I loved the book Let me off at the Top and I suggest this book to everyone who wants a funny read.

Best and Worst Qualities of Ron Burgundy

However Ron Burgundy is a man known for being hilarious and a legend,  he also has his faults. His cockiness may some day get him in trouble or his mouth. I believe that one of his worst qualities is the fact that he doesn't always think through what he's going to say next. He's one of those guys who doesn't seem to have a filter. For example he says things like "Our babies have gotten uglier. I don't know why this is but you can't deny it's happening". Along with him being cocky, he has an extremely high self-confidence and cares about his image a lot such as when he says "its no big deal but I'm taller than the guys on the team. I look shorter because I'm kneeling down. If you look, you can tell that my knees are bent. Clearly I'm not standing straight". He is all about his image, but I guess you could say it's what makes him Ron Burgundy. On the other hand, it's obvious to tell that he is an extremely funny guy.