Still Alice by Lisa Genova

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very emotional in the sad way yet there were still moments that would make me laugh out loud. The beginning of the book was not the most grabbing book I had ever read but my sister had told me that she loved it and she said it was probably one of the best books she had ever read so I was motivated to keep reading. About 1/3 through the book, it started to really grab a hold of my attention and I have rarely been able to put the book down for the past few days.

This is a book about a woman named Alice. She is a Harvard Professor who would give stunning lectures on language and psychology. She lives with her husband and they have three children, all in their 20s - 30s: Anna, is their oldest daughter, married to a man named Charlie; Tom, their only son, and middle child; and Lydia, their youngest daughter who hasn't yet gone to college but has started her career in acting. Something is wrong with the way things are and the way Alice feels so she visits a doctor. It turns out she has early-onset Alzheimer's disease. This book tells the story of Alice and how her children, her husband, her work, and most importantly, herself, live with the knowledge and the hardship of Alzheimer's disease.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone. It's more of a mature book so older middle school students to high school students and up. It's also a New York Times Bestseller.

I would rate this book a 9.1 out of 10 because I really liked it but the beginning was not the most grabbing and it was a very sad emotional book.

-Flounder

A Dogs Life by Ann M. Martin

When I was younger, I used to love this book. I'm not saying that I don't love it now, but when I was younger I really, really, really loved this book! It was my favorite book, whenever I was asked what my favorite book was I would always answer with this book. Now that I am older than I was then, I have started to read thicker books with more story and more plot. I still love this book very much. I don't think it can ever leave my top 10 favorite books.

This is a story about a stray dog named Squirrel. The story is about her life being a stray dog. She faces many, many challenges. I would recommend this to anyone who is a dog person, I certainly am and this book certainly touched me. I think I would also recommend this book to kids who are about 2nd or 3rd grade students. Although, anyone of really any age can and should read this book.

I would have to rate this book a 10 out of 10 because although it may not be my all-time favorite book, it is still wonderful and even though it is sad, it has an amazing plot and it is wonderfully written.

You really should read this book. :)

-Flounder

Diary of a wimpy kid #3: The Last Straw

This is the third book in the series.

This book is more of focused on Greg's father and how he really wants to shape and mold Greg to be different and in better shape, etc.

I guess I would recommend this book to elementary school children and middle school students because it's a fun type of book to read with the cartoons and the fun font. But also because it has a relation to their lives. They probably would understand how this guy is feeling more than an adult would.

I would have to rate this book a 7.89 out of 10 because (1) that's a cool looking number, (2) it was fun to read but (3) it didn't exactly have a fantastic plot but (4) I still did like the plot, therefore I'm rating it 7.89 out of 10

-Flounder

Diary of a Wimpy kid #2: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney

This is the second book in the series. In my opinion you don't really have to read the first book to understand the second one because they both start out with the same kind of explanation, the first book is a little bit more detailed but whatever.

I guess I enjoyed this book because I read it and the 1st, 3rd, and 4th all in one afternoon. Which also goes to show that they're kind of easy reads.

I think I would recommend someone who likes to read books with pictures and dairy-type books and probably middle school students and elementary school students, too, because this sort of relates to their lives. Also, if you're bored and you want something interesting to do, I think this is a good book to read because the style of font used and the pictures make it a more interesting read.

I think I would rate this book a 6.4567 out of 10 because it wasn't fantastic, but I did enjoy it and it wasn't bad or anything like that.

-Flounder

Diary of a Wimpy kid by Jeff Kinney

This is a story of a kid named Greg Heffley. This is his "journal" which tells of his life in middle school. I think that this book it fun for people to read because it's written in a fun font and it has pictures. Also, it's fun to read about kids who are also in middle school and have similar to worse problems.

I guess I would recommend this middle school students because they may think it's a fun read for the reasons I just listed.

I guess I would rate this book a 7 out of 10 because it's fun to read and I read it all in one day, but also, it wasn't exactly the most exciting book ever.

-Flounder