N Is For Noose
By: Sue Grafton
Pages: 100-125
-Who was Tom Newquist and why was he respected in Nota Lake?
Kinsey, the investigator that Selma hired to investigate on Tom's death, she went to Nota Lake to ask people questions about Tom. Kinsey finds Nota Lake to be charming community. She finds out that Tom Newquist is a respected investigator on the local police force that was a tough and honest cop. Everyone in that town liked Tom but not his wife Selma for some reason. He was a hard worker that's why townsfolks liked him. But when everyone heard about his death they were saddened but not surprised. I wondered why anyone wasn't surprised. That's why Selma hired Kinsey to investigate on that. But I think Kinsey is not a good investigator. It seems like she's not trying harder on investigating in Tom's death.
-If you were an investigator working on this case would you try harder?
-Why do you think that the townfolks were not surprised on Tom's death?
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Fate Is Finally Revealed
M Is For Malice by Sue Grafton
pages 133-244
What about the plot? Did it pull you in; or did you feel you had to force yourself to read the book? Why?
To be quite honest, I thought the book was quite boring at first. The first few chapters made me sleepy and i had to force myself to read it, until i gave up on the book all together. But after given advice from my English teacher, Mr. Malley, I decided to keep reading. To me, the book just started getting interesting around the end.
That's when the plot started twisting and I finally started to understand everything that happened in the previous chapters and why. After forcing myself to read the book, I finally didn't have to anymore, because it was finally making sense to me. In the end, we learn of the fate of the missing brother and the will. And its all thanks to Kinsey Millhone, the private detective who was there for it all!
Tell me, Would you force yourself to read a book that you don't find appealing to you at all at first, or would you give up like I almost did?!
pages 133-244
What about the plot? Did it pull you in; or did you feel you had to force yourself to read the book? Why?
To be quite honest, I thought the book was quite boring at first. The first few chapters made me sleepy and i had to force myself to read it, until i gave up on the book all together. But after given advice from my English teacher, Mr. Malley, I decided to keep reading. To me, the book just started getting interesting around the end.
That's when the plot started twisting and I finally started to understand everything that happened in the previous chapters and why. After forcing myself to read the book, I finally didn't have to anymore, because it was finally making sense to me. In the end, we learn of the fate of the missing brother and the will. And its all thanks to Kinsey Millhone, the private detective who was there for it all!
Tell me, Would you force yourself to read a book that you don't find appealing to you at all at first, or would you give up like I almost did?!
The Twist
M is for Malice by Sue Grafton
pages 45-132
Is it written in the first person, third person, or perhaps the second person, or perhaps a combination? Is the story told from one point of view or many?
The book is written in first person perspective. The main character, Kinsey Millhone, tells the whole story. She tries to find a guy who has been missing for 18+ years and blah blah blah. (I'm not trying to tell you the plot of the book now!) She tells how she interacts with the mans brothers, her family and her old flame. She describes her every move, like when she goes for a run every morning, she explains where she runs and how she can feel her blood pulsing through her body because of her ritual cardio-exercise.
If you could explain one detail about your life, whether it be from the past or the present, what would you say?! How would you explain it?!
pages 45-132
Is it written in the first person, third person, or perhaps the second person, or perhaps a combination? Is the story told from one point of view or many?
The book is written in first person perspective. The main character, Kinsey Millhone, tells the whole story. She tries to find a guy who has been missing for 18+ years and blah blah blah. (I'm not trying to tell you the plot of the book now!) She tells how she interacts with the mans brothers, her family and her old flame. She describes her every move, like when she goes for a run every morning, she explains where she runs and how she can feel her blood pulsing through her body because of her ritual cardio-exercise.
If you could explain one detail about your life, whether it be from the past or the present, what would you say?! How would you explain it?!
Group Blog...
Our group chose to do the mystery genre because we thought it would be very interesting to do. With all the twists, turns and suspense, we could avidly enjoy our books. It turns out, we could read our books and not put them down, even if some parts were really boring.
Selma Newquist
N Is For Noose
Author: Sue Grafton
Chapter 1
Selma Newquist seems like a disturbing person on how she looks though she is in her fifties. The way Kinsey Millhone [the detective] describes her makes her seem dirty. The back of Selma's hands were freckled with liver spots and ropy with veins. Her skin tones suggested dark coloring, but her hair was a confection of white-blood curls, like a cloud of cotton candy. Her hair looked sticky from all the hair spray she puts in her hair. Selma looks like she draws in her eyebrows with a red-brown pencil. To me I can see a image of Selma. She was a type of old lady that worked to hard , smoked to much and didn't exercise as much. Also she seems like she is never organized with her stuff. I think that Selma changed into a smoker and probaly the reason why she don't exercise as much because her husband Tom Newquist died.
-What kind of character you think Selma Newquist is?
Author: Sue Grafton
Chapter 1
Selma Newquist seems like a disturbing person on how she looks though she is in her fifties. The way Kinsey Millhone [the detective] describes her makes her seem dirty. The back of Selma's hands were freckled with liver spots and ropy with veins. Her skin tones suggested dark coloring, but her hair was a confection of white-blood curls, like a cloud of cotton candy. Her hair looked sticky from all the hair spray she puts in her hair. Selma looks like she draws in her eyebrows with a red-brown pencil. To me I can see a image of Selma. She was a type of old lady that worked to hard , smoked to much and didn't exercise as much. Also she seems like she is never organized with her stuff. I think that Selma changed into a smoker and probaly the reason why she don't exercise as much because her husband Tom Newquist died.
-What kind of character you think Selma Newquist is?
The Downward Sprial
M Is For Malice by Sue Grafton
pages 1-44
What genre is it? Is this a genre you're familiar with? Does the book 'break the mold' in any way?
The book I am reading is a Mystery. To be quite honest, I am not particularly familiar with Mystery novels, because they really aren't my thing. But I decided to try reading something new to me. So far I'm only on chapter 5, so I don't really know if i like it yet or not or if it breaks the mold in any way. But I will say, I'm interested in reading more to find out.
The main character is Kinsey Millhone. I think she is a good character. She seems so much like a real person how she has to deal with things on a daily basis. She has to deal with the stress from work, since she is a private detective and all, but she also has to deal with her emotions as well. She is just like any other person who has to deal with heartbreak, and just as she finally gets over it, he comes back into her life...
How do you think you would be able to manage emotionally if you had to work and get over somebody you loved for a long time, but they recently came back into your like? How do you think you could you change the situation?
pages 1-44
What genre is it? Is this a genre you're familiar with? Does the book 'break the mold' in any way?
The book I am reading is a Mystery. To be quite honest, I am not particularly familiar with Mystery novels, because they really aren't my thing. But I decided to try reading something new to me. So far I'm only on chapter 5, so I don't really know if i like it yet or not or if it breaks the mold in any way. But I will say, I'm interested in reading more to find out.
The main character is Kinsey Millhone. I think she is a good character. She seems so much like a real person how she has to deal with things on a daily basis. She has to deal with the stress from work, since she is a private detective and all, but she also has to deal with her emotions as well. She is just like any other person who has to deal with heartbreak, and just as she finally gets over it, he comes back into her life...
How do you think you would be able to manage emotionally if you had to work and get over somebody you loved for a long time, but they recently came back into your like? How do you think you could you change the situation?
N Is For Noose
My book that I'm reading is called N Is For Noose written by Sue Grafton. I started reading this book but so far I think that my impressions of this book is appealing. I only go up to chapter seven and I like it so far. Some parts of this book is confusing, so I had to go back a few chapters and read it over again. This book is like a jigsaw puzzle. Also is a mystery. Mysteries are cool to read because you don't know whats going to happen next in the story. So far the detective's says that this is not a mystery on the death of Kinsey's husband. So I'm going to read this book more to find out more information on this mystery.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
last blog
so im finishing up my book and so far its ending really good they found out whats been going on at the camp and why all the weird stuff is happening. It wasnt really weird stuff tho kate just thought weird stuff was happening and when she heard or saw weird stuff happening she kinda took it as something else. like when there wasa guy peaking in the window she thought he was spying on the camp nurse when he was really checking to see if she was busy. and in the beginning there was a case of food poisoning but what really happened was that the hot chocolate was bad. so that explains why all this stuff was happening.
2nd post
so in my book alot has been happening. kate seen a shadow when she walking to the main cabin. and she told the camp nurse about it and explained what she saw and she helped kate look around but they couldnt find anyone. so now theres another mystery at camp windigo and kate knows she has to figure it out before something else happens. also all the children there are sorta helping out to even tho the person whose in charge of the camp didnt want the children to know but a little girl kinda over heard two counselors talking. I wonder whats gunna happen next....
Friday, February 08, 2008
Introducing My Book
My book is M Is For Malice, by Sue Grafton. It is a Mystery. Its about a private detective who is aske to search for this man who has been estranged from his family for about 30 years. The thing is, his father (who was a successful gravel owner) had just died and there are reports that he made a new will after his wife died, some years earlier, leaving out one of his sons. But after his death, the new will is missing... Is this a concidence, or is it fate?
Monday, February 04, 2008
1st blog
The book i am reading is called mystery at camp windingo by Lisa Eisenberg. so far i have read up to page thirty three. i think this book is very good so far because its a mystery book and i like mystery books because you never know whats gunna happen next. This girl kate and her cousin monty go to camp windingo to be camp counselors, they were hoping that they were gunna be in the same group but they were assigned different groups. and the first night they were their, there was a severe case of food poisoning and they think it was from the hot chocolate. so now they got to figure out what exactly happened. so now theres a mystery at camp windingo and kate is gunna figure out exactly what it is. They think its the cook but there not sure. he's been a cook their for a long time so he doesnt see why any one would blame him. as the book goes on there is more weird stuff happening and its just the beginning.....
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