Blog post on another blogpost

  Link to Amelia's Blog Post: 
http://allflyby.blogspot.com/2013/02/mercy.html

            I read Amelia Olsen’s blog post about Mercy by Jodi Picoult. I thought she did a very good job about telling us what the book was about, a short summary, but not too much information to overwhelm the post.  She didn't really like the book, so this made this blog post a little more interesting than the rest because it engaged me to want to want to read more so she could tell me why she didn't like it and how the author could improve. She even gave a new title for the perfect, which I thought from reading this post sounds like a good title! She made it easier to understand and she compared this book to others.

            I have not read this book and I never heard of it before, but from reading this post I understood a little of what she was trying to say because of all her evidence and feedback about this book. She thought the book was interesting but she wasn't a fan of it. So what she did was compare it to other books by this author (I believe) and she said the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ things about this book to others. She even took it to the author’s point of view and said “I think that the author challenged herself when writing this one”. I like that she said that because it almost puts her in the author’s shoes.

            I thought this blog post was engaging because although she didn't like the book she was able to explain the main parts and put her thoughts into it as well.  Amelia made me change my ways in doing a blog post. Usually, in my post I always write a summary and just explain my thoughts and what the author did well so entice me to read the book. But, as I read this one it made me want to say the ‘bad’ things about the book and just say what the author could of improve on especially if I read more than one book from the same author.


            Amelia Olsen did a great job on this blog post. I thought it was informative but had constructive criticism in it as well. She did well on making it easy to understand but keeping it engaging and interesting to want to finish the blog post! She was able to even go in the author shoes and say “I think that the author challenged herself when writing this one” meaning by reading other books by this author she thought the author could have done better, which could be true. Finally, she was also able to improve the author’s way of constructing the book such as changing the title and ways to make the book better.

Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld

The book I am currently reading is Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld. This book has me a bit confused and angry. I say that because of what Tally has become. She is different. She is now a ‘pretty’ and she has a new perspective on life… being selfish and vain.  

Tally is changing. She is in a whole new world now. There is a saying ‘out with the old, in with the new’…Well this is what Tally feels like. She goes out late at night, makes out with boys and gets hangovers. This is shocking and disturbing to me. She is no longer the ‘sweet’ girl she used to be when she was an ‘ugly’. It is almost like being a ‘pretty’ was poison to Tally. She has become that pretty, but ‘bad’ girl. I am not sure where this story is going.  My feeling is…Can Tally really handle being pretty? Maybe it is not what she thought it would be.

Shay is Tally’s best friend (at least when they were ‘Uglies’).  She is no longer a part of Tally’s circle of friends. Shay was always supportive to Tally. She taught her how to ‘love’ herself and be true to who she is. Shay was what kept Tally focused. But the tables have turned…Shay has become a ghost in Tally’s life. It’s like she is not even there. She is lonely without her friend.  Tally now is acting like Shay is a ghost. It’s like she is not even there. 

I could feel shay’s pain. I mean if your friend betrays you, it is not a cool thing. I feel that Tally is not being true to herself. She is acting up to fit in the crowd of the ‘pretties’. She is acting shady with Shay because she wants to become popular… I mean she wanted this all her life… But how far will she go? 

I hope as I continue to read this book, their friendship will get better. I mean they have been friends for so many years…why ruin it now?