Twilight

Eleven days! That's exactly the number of days! It has taken me eleven days to read the four books of the saga Twilight (Crepusculo in Spanish): Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn. More than 2,000 pages in just eleven days! Am I weird? A freaky? Maybe, but I have enjoyed them a lot.
I have never read like this, nor even with Harry Potter. Some days, I didn't even eat, I just read and read, in the train, at home, in bed, between lessons, in the breaks and even walking! Yes, maybe I am a freaky after all.

I have always loved stories about vampires, so when I saw the trailer at the cinema I knew that I had to watch the movie. But surprise surprise, I found out it was not just a movie, it was a book and even more a saga with four books!

The incredible story about Edward, the gorgeous vampire, and Bella, the human caught my attention from the very beginning, and after reading all the books, I just can recommend you to read them. Watching the movie is ok, but there are so many details in the book which are not in the movie that I think it is worth reading it!

So if you don't know how to spend the long Christmas holidays.... this is my suggestion!
Enjoy the Christmas holidays and have fun, I will.... in New York ;) !!

So any comment about the movie or the books? Have you seen it ? Have you read it? What do you think about it? Who is your favourite character?

"The lord of the flies" in the Simpsons

"The lord of the flies" is a novel by William Goldin published in 1950's. It deals with a group of people that has a plane accident. Only children survive and they arrive at an island but they are alone without adults.
First they start to work together, but as time goes by, they start to fight each other and they become aggresive.
In the novel, there are many symbols; a conch shell, Piggy's glasses and the beast.

The conch shell is used to call a meeting, Piggy's glasses are used to make fire and the beast is a wild boar. Does this story ring a bell to you?
Yes, in season 9 the Chapter called "Das Bus" in the Simpsons is an adaptation of Goldin's "The lord of the flies".
They have a bus accident and they arrive in an island. Bart calls a meeting with the conch shell, Milhouse's glasses are used to make fire and the wild boar eats the children's food, although Nelson thinks that it was Milhouse who ate the food and they try to kill him!

Here you have got a nice summary of the chapter and I strongly recommend you to read the book, in Spanish it is "El señor de las moscas".

By the way, if you like the soundtrack the name is "Requiem for a dream"

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

Is there anything more touching than the vision of horror through the eyes of innocence? This book is simply amazing and I strongly recommend you to read it.

215 pages of a moment of history through Bruno's eyes, a boy who has to move to his new house in Out-With, as he calls Auschwitz, where he has no one to play until he meets Shmuel, a boy wearing a striped pyjamas who lives beyond the fence.

This book has been used by teachers to work with students of English as Second Language. If you have read it and you want to share your opinions and comments, this is your blog so feel free to do it!

Marian Keyes

I want to devote this new entry to one of my favourite writers: Marian Keyes.
Marian Keyes is an Irish international bestselling author. She started writing short stories in 1993 "out of the blue".
Her first novel was "Watermelon" which was an immediate success in Ireland and later in the USA.
To date, she has published seven novels: "Watermelon", "Lucy Sullivan is getting married", "Rachel's holiday", "Last chance saloon", "Sushi for beginners" "Anybody out there?" and "The other side of the story". Her next novel, "The Charming man" will be out in May 2008

Marian's novels are related to women who are in their thirties and face problems such as divorces, loneliness, alcoholism, depression or even all together. But above all, she talks about the inner personality of a generation of women who find themselves between a generation of housewives and a generation of skilled and independent women.

Up to now, I've read Angels, Sushi for beginers, Watermelon, Lucy Sullivan is getting married and at the moment I am reading Last Chance Saloon. My favourite one is Angels, maybe because it was the first novel I read from Marian Keyes.






If you like Marian Keyes's novels and you want to join this blog, you are very welcome to join this discussion and if you haven't read any of them I encourage you to do it!

Tamara