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Skinned

I have just started reading a book called "Skinned," by Robin Wasserman. This is the summary of the third chapter of the book.

Lia Kahn had imagined having a terribly burned and scare face after her horrific car accident. But when she looked in the mirror, her face was perfect, except, it wasnt her face, it was something else. BioMax, a boitech company, had downloaded her brain into a machine, a robot which people called them a 'skinner'. Lia didnt want to be in this and wanted to go back to her normal body, but they couldnt for it was just an unrecognizable charred pile of burned flesha and bone. Lia realized while looking at her dead body that even thought she knew it was disgusting and wretched, she couldnt 'feel' any of the emotions she would have had.

My personal reaction to reading this section was how much sadness and anger and despair I felt for Lia. I wouldn'twant the same thing to happen to me. (well, it might be kind of cool.) Having to see your burned body with amputated limbs and being able to feel sick like you used and just instead 'know' that you feel it because the brain computer is telling you what the feeling should be instead of actauly feeling that feeling.
I feel bad for Lia.

If I were to create notes to remember the important points from the book, I would use an outline. This type of note-taking style provides good information with just one word and I would know everything about or having to do with that information. Outlines are also more comfortable with me. I always use them.

What Was the Last Thing You Read?

          The last thing I read that made me happy was a book titled UnRemembered by Jessica Brody. It was the first real book I have read in a very long time that wasn't a manga (japanese comic) and wasnt a classic that the class had to read for school. It was a book that I had picked myself out of the library with a very interesting story with both science fiction and romance mixed together. It made me happy because it made me forget about what was happeneing in the real world. I could relate many things with our world today. The technology in the story was really neat and made me imagine what it would be like if I would be able to have the same technology-to be able to travel through time and space! The ending was the happiest part to read, it kept me on the edge of my bed (since that was where I was reading). The characters finally escape from their enemies and go to the time where they can spend time together with their kind of love and where no one goes after them.

          But I guess another thing that I recently just read (and I mean just a few minutes ago) that made me happy was a text I got from a friend. I havent checked my phone in a long time since it was deactivated. I've been wanting to hang out with my friend but I couldnt find his umber anywhere! I searched for the little slip of paper he wrote his number on for days but no luck. Unitl minutes were finally put onto my phone and found that he had texted me! Yay! I was so happy. Now I will be able to hang out with him. I also kind of like him. ;)

What Kind of Reader Are You?

What kind of reader am I?
          I always thought of myself as an action type of person. I would always enjoy the feeling of suspense that each story portrayed. But now looking at the stack of books I recently checked out from the library, I am really into the science fiction and romance. I obviously like all kinds of fiction books that are interesting. But since I am sort of a girly-girl, I'm into the girly-girl type of books with cute and emotional relationships that my younger sister doesn't seem to enjoy as much as I do.
          On the quiz I took earlier about finding what kin of readr I am, the result came out both as I expected and what I totally disagreed with. My favorite genre is fiction! Yes! I will always read books that take me far away from this world and into another full of many different surprises. Science fiction, romance, horror, and maybe some mystery mixed with the others are the best kind of stories. But the results also said that my secod favorite genre is sports. I'm am never really into sports. They are always confusing to me and make no sense. The only sport that I actually play is tennis and sometimes I run on the tredmill sometimes, but that isnt a sport. I think the quiz got that misunderstanding from when I answered the questin about what I like to do when playing video games. Yes I like solving puzzles, and doing the action but what I try to do my best is win! I want to solve everything and see what happens in the end.
          Reading will always take m to another place and I will always enjoy them, it's just that I am not sure if I will be able to read ll of the many interesting books that I want to read!