Redeker,+Christine

Entry one: The Author I chose was Kurt Vonnegut and the book I chose is __Slaughterhouse 5.__ I think that this book will have to do with a lot of killings.

Entry two: I have read 30 pages in my book and so far the author is explaining why he went back to Dresden. One of the main characters is his old war friend Bernard V. O'Hare who he goes to Dresden with. He is a short man and he is someone he got captured with during the war. At first O'Hare wasn't enthused to go with him to Dresden. I predict that Bernard won't handle going back to Dresden.

Entry three: 9/10/11 I have read 90 pages so far and I LOVE it. I didn't think that I would like this book as much as I do when I first picked but I couldn't be happier with my book choice. " 'Why don't you write an anti-glacier book instead?' What he meant, of course, was that there would always be wars, that they were as easy to stop as glaciers. I believe that, too" Harrison Starr said this to Kurt Vonnegut when they met. This quote is at the beginning of the book and I knew that this would be the quote I chose as soon as I read the directions for this blog. it has stuck in my mind ever since I read it. I think it stuck in my head because we have been in a 10 year war and it has not been easy to stop and it hasn't exactly stopped. This quote is not only significant to the book but it is to the world around us. It is completely true. Although everyone wants world peace it will never happen.There will always be war. We can only hope and pray that when these wars happen the ones we love come out of it safe.

Entry Four: 9/17/11 I have read 150 pages and i'm still loving it.Yes I was right, so far there have been a lot of not necessarily "killings" but a lot of deaths. There hasn't been a lot more of O'Hare but another character he has been talking about a lot is Billy Pilgrim. I feel so bad for him because when they were on the train no one liked him and they wouldn't let him sleep. it breaks my heart when I read it. I am very happy with the book I chose because I didn't think that I was going to like it but I love it!

Entry Five, FINAL BLOG! 11-28-11 150-275(the end) Characters The main character obviously is the author of the book Kurt Vonnegut. He is telling his story of getting captured in the war and telling the stories of some of the men he met a long the way. He rights everything true to what happened in the war and when he got captured and when the town of Dresden got destroyed. He puts the ending in such a realistic way that is creeps me out when he talks about all the bodies. Another main character was Billy Pilgrim. Billy is a confusing character at times. Sometimes he is captured by aliens from Tralfamadore and is being held in the alien zoo or he is in his present life and having flashbacks to the war. In his present life he has many struggles, he can't sleep and constantly thinks aliens are after him. But in his flashbacks to the war it shows how many struggles he had then too. Everyone hated him and made fun of him. No one would let him sleep on the train, and in all of this he is starving and captured and doesn't know what will happen next for his life. A minor character is ﻿Bernard O'Hare. He was one of Vonnegut's friends when he got captured and actually helped him write the book. He went back to Dresden with Vonnegut to spark memories and to see what is was like then. At first he was scared to talk to Kurt Vonnegut because it was such a horrible time in his life through out the whole war and getting captured.I feel like now that he has talked about his feelings he can have maybe a piece of mind about the whole thing. Another minor Character is Bernard's wife ﻿Mary O'Hare. Kurt Vonnegut ended up dedicating the book to her. When Kurt came to Bernard's to ask him about his memories and to ask if he would go back she got very upset, but for a good reason. She didn't want Kurt to write the book and portray the men as big strong men but as the little boys they were during that time. She cared a lot about Bernard because she was trying to protect him from his memories. Summary The plot of this book takes place in the memories of soldiers in the war. It starts off with the author Kurt Vonnegut and his friend from the war Bernard talking about how he was writing the book and what the climax should be. Then he starts getting into all the characters and theirs stories. It might start out slow but the ending is well worth the wait! :) Rating  I would rate this book a 3 and a half because it is a really good book but not the type of book i'm into. I would reccomend this book to anyone who loves war stories!  Wiki Reflections  I can't tell you Mrs.Olson how much more I like blogging than doing actual reading logs! I love everything about Wiki. It is so easy to use and fun to comment on other peoples blogs and to actually have someone read my own!