1 Şubat 2012 Çarşamba

If I were Louis Sachar... (Prediction (1))


I’m back again! With a brand new entry about our lovely book “Holes”. What a suprise, ha? Anyway, I’m going to write about my predictions about the continuation of the book, which you might have expected from the headline.
First of all I must say that I really liked the style of Louis Sachar. The set up was very well planned. The connection between the characters make the book a lot more interesting. Also the connections make it quite easier to predict what is going to happen next. All these facts and the style will be explained detailed in my “Analysis” enrty. Let’s get back to our current topic.

I read the first part. So far, we know the characters in Stanley’s group, Mr. Sir and Pendanski and the Walden. Also we learned what happened to Elya and who Kissin’ Kate Barlow is. Even it is not in the book yet, I think it’s obvious that all the children in Camp Green Lake are digging for the “loot” of Kate Barlow. It might even be that the Walden is a relative of either Kate Barlow or the freckly girl next to Trout Walker (both of them are freckly J). Another prediction of mine is that Clyde Livingston might be a grandchild of Trout Walker. They both have the same fungal disease. If that’s true, it would be a great irony for the book: Trout ruined Kate Barlow’s life, Clyde ruined Stanley’s.

It’s remarkable that Zero has the same surname with the lady who helped Elya. The lady had a son in America who might be the grandfather of Zero.

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31 Ocak 2012 Salı

First Three Days, First Three Holes (First İmpressions)


Hi everybody!
To be able to write about this topic, I read the first 50 pages of “Holes” by Louis Sachar. First of all I can easily say that “Holes” is far far better than the book we have read in summer, “The Big Mouth and Ugly Girl”. It may even be the first book as an assignment which I enjoyed reading. Truth be told, I had concerns about the book before reading it but the plot was interesting for me (at least the begining of the plot) and I didn’t get bored. Also the language Louis Sachar used is understandable. So I could read the book without any trouble.

“Holes” is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats, who was sent to Camp Gren Lake. That place is where bad boys are sent to make them better people for the society. However Stanley didn’t commit a crime. He was just “in the wrong place at the wrong time”. If you’re looking for a book, in which you can both get excited and improve your English, “Holes” by Louis Sachar is a very good option ( or just watch the movie, it would be more enjoyable J).

Beside all of that, there are of course questions waiting for answers:

Who is Walden?
What are the holes for?
What is interesting for Walden?
What type of crime did Zero commit?
What happened to Elya after he came to America?


Enough for my first entry, I think
May the force be with you.
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