My Opinion

I think this book is very insightful into the mind of someone else. More so the reflection of yourself. It makes you think of all the problems and dilemmas in your life and paces them in front of you. It helps you see that you have faced so many things in like for example heartbreak. Well it helps you face the dilemmas but not to mention the good times where you had peace and happiness. I think this book is an amazing book that everyone should read because you can connect to it because it really hits home; it takes you breathe away. One poem that really hits the heart heavy is Tupac's poem "When Ure Heart Turns Cold'

When your heart turns cold it causes your soul to freeze It spreads throughout your spirit like a ruthless filling disease The walls that once were down now stand firm and tall Safe from hate/love, pain/joy until you fell nothing at all

The Most Interesting

The most interesting thing I have read about this book is that love is strong and can be portrayed in many ways. I learned that through writing poetry you can touch many hearts. As I was reading I saw that even Tupac himself had troubles in his life like everyone else. He showed me through his writing that he was human himself. He showed that even though he had fame he still had a heart. He expressed himself to where anyone could see that he felt pain too.

Title: The Rose That Grew From Concrete

Imprtant Quote

“I know not what I search for

But I know I have yet to find it”

This quote makes me think of how people including me are searching through life trying to find that one thing they’re heart desires. Tupac’s words make me think of how I am dong the same with my life. It makes me think of the big question that some people find and others don’t what is my purpose in life. Also if I’m missing a big life lesson or have overcame an obstacle in my path. How will I know when i have reached it. I'm guessing that I will know when it happens or maybe I won't but when it happens I hope I do because it will be something I achieved and I can say "I did this!"

Page I’m on: 137 Pages in book: 150

A Trip to Barnes & Nobles

When I walked in the store I would as for where Eragon: Brisingr would be located. I would choose the book based on the ending of reading the last book in the series. I would look for fantasy kind of books because they push reality beyond its limits. It keeps me drawn in.

Article

The article I read we about a guy who had listened to folk songs mostly his whole life. He gave hip hop a try. Before that he never knew that some of the hip hop artists existed like Lil Wayne or 2Pac and many other artists. he broke down the ideas of hip hop or and rap. He gave some punch lines from raps from some artists. Then as I read more he read The Anthology of Rap and from that he talks about how hip hop has changed over time. The he goes into detail about how some rappers stand out among the rest.

Final Post

I think the book was a pretty good book. I think the book could be a little better. I think the book could have been written without all the switching between the though process of the character. The thought process was prevalent because the main character would go off on a tangent when he was getting deep into a subject. Then on other occasions the main character would jump around from subject to subject that was on his mind. It is hard to follow the book. The style of the book is different if you like that kind of thing. I would recommend it to others because just because I do not like the book does not I would not recommend it to others. I think the book is a different from most books I have read. This book has some comedic humor. The book takes time to develop but if you hang in there then be my guess on reading it. I honestly I think the book is not a good book because there is too much going on in the book. The main character has too much going on in his life. There are many things to remember and process. Overall I did not like the book. If you like a book about soccer then this is the book for you. The writing style is different and confusing.

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The things I dislike about the book are that it is too slow for me. I like a book with more adventure and keep me wanting to read more. The main character switches between him and the story. It is hard to follow the story line. I really do not like the main character he is boring to me. The character does not appeal to me. The story keeps going back to him, soccer and his father and soccer. The story is confusing me all around. I do not understand how the book is a comedy. The book has some funny things in but the jokes in are just a, “ha" funny. The book does not appeal to me. I did not like how the book went off on a tangent to talk about certain things then switch to something different. I really could not grasp the book. I really put me to sleep it was hard for me to keep reading. The book in my opinion gives detail but really does not let you use imagination. The book is too real for me.