Well, how do we think the ending went.... Poor Oskar.. He has been through a lot. You just wonder how often that actually happens, the bullying... we hear about it all the time, but I don't see it at all at the high school level... did/do you guys see a lot of bullying at the elementary level.
The brothers got carried away with Oskar in the pool, but I did like how Eli came back and rescued him. However Oskar has to learn how to protect himself on his own. What do we think actually happened at the very end? I am curious to hear your guys's thoughts.
Aunt Joyce, any of the books will work. You let me and mom know which one, and we will go with that!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Monday, January 24, 2011
Week 4
Oh Aunt Joyce... I tried so hard to type it up last night... but of course... I fell asleep... hahaha!
This fourth section was really intense and fast paced. Aunt Joyce, I agree with all you say. I knew that Virginia was probably going to end up trying to kill herself when Oskar was talking to Eli about how many of them there are... and s/he said that there weren't that many cuz most killed themselves.
I do agree with you Aunt Joyce on Eli showing "character," but I still have a hard time believing that anything that kills (whether they have to or not) is not a good person.... Eli showing some caring for Johnny for Oskar doesn't make up for all of the others that have passed for Eli's needing of blood. I think what Virgina did was the heroic thing to do.
I felt so bad for the kitties... they recognized the evil in the Virginia, and couldn;t help but attack... and unfortunately that is what killed some of the little guys.
I feel horrible for Oskar and all that he has had to endure, and again, I agree with you Aunt Joyce... the lady should have reported the boys to the cops. Although, a lot of these reports never end up in anything either... who knows whats going to happen there. Even if Eli has taught Oskar how to stick up for himself I don't know if that's going to help in the long run... those bullies just keep getting worse.
I hope that Johnny and Steffan will make up their differences, especially after the horrifying scene with Hakan.
What do you think mom?
This fourth section was really intense and fast paced. Aunt Joyce, I agree with all you say. I knew that Virginia was probably going to end up trying to kill herself when Oskar was talking to Eli about how many of them there are... and s/he said that there weren't that many cuz most killed themselves.
I do agree with you Aunt Joyce on Eli showing "character," but I still have a hard time believing that anything that kills (whether they have to or not) is not a good person.... Eli showing some caring for Johnny for Oskar doesn't make up for all of the others that have passed for Eli's needing of blood. I think what Virgina did was the heroic thing to do.
I felt so bad for the kitties... they recognized the evil in the Virginia, and couldn;t help but attack... and unfortunately that is what killed some of the little guys.
I feel horrible for Oskar and all that he has had to endure, and again, I agree with you Aunt Joyce... the lady should have reported the boys to the cops. Although, a lot of these reports never end up in anything either... who knows whats going to happen there. Even if Eli has taught Oskar how to stick up for himself I don't know if that's going to help in the long run... those bullies just keep getting worse.
I hope that Johnny and Steffan will make up their differences, especially after the horrifying scene with Hakan.
What do you think mom?
Monday, January 17, 2011
Week 3
Well, Oskar has figured it out. At first he seemed scared by it, but then he became more curious then anything, coming back to talk to Eli to try and figure everything out.
Things finally make sense with Hakan... he was a bit of a child pedophile before he met Eli. I never understood his infatuation with Eli, especially because she looked like a 12 year old girl... But once we got the history on how Hakan and Eli met, it all makes sense to a point (I mean as much sense as a child pedophile can make).
It is a big bummer about Victoria. I know that Lacke was just trying to save Victoria, however, in the end, by stopping the attack, he turned Victoria into a vampire, or whatever they are calling them.
Things are finally beginning to piece together, I feel like there is going to be many more killings before the right people find out what is going on.
Things finally make sense with Hakan... he was a bit of a child pedophile before he met Eli. I never understood his infatuation with Eli, especially because she looked like a 12 year old girl... But once we got the history on how Hakan and Eli met, it all makes sense to a point (I mean as much sense as a child pedophile can make).
It is a big bummer about Victoria. I know that Lacke was just trying to save Victoria, however, in the end, by stopping the attack, he turned Victoria into a vampire, or whatever they are calling them.
Things are finally beginning to piece together, I feel like there is going to be many more killings before the right people find out what is going on.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Week 2
Aunt Joyce I agree with all you say. I think the voice might have been a master or just the drugs that were in the woman's blood playing games with her.
Poor Hakan, he really wanted to be with Eli, and was so close.... he mangles his face and his body, but still didn't die... (and I use "poor" in the loosest terms, because I really don't feel that sorry for him, because he was killing for the one he loves). But I think in the end all he wanted to do was die, get away from it all once he was caught, because at the point he was caught, his life was over, no Eli, no "one night", no freedom. He should have stuck to his guns, when he told Eli that he was no longer killing for her, but then again, he became jealous... and jealousy makes people do crazy things.
Lacke and gang are going to be the ones that find out what happen I think. I think this because they have what is close to an eye witness of what happened to Jocke. They are looking and investigating. I think that the cops are going to think that the killings are done with the capturing of Hakan, but I feel like Lacke and his crew will keep on searching to figure out what is going on.
Oskar is starting to become more independent and strong, but who knows how long that is going to last. Eli is good to him right now, but for how long will she be? What will happen when she has to leave, or when people find out what she is, or when, heaven forbid she may attack Oskar?!?!
I feel for Tommy as well. He seems like a very strong character, he just needs to funnel his strong character for good as opposed to bad.
At some point in this story all of these characters are going to connect, and when they do, I wonder what will happen....
Poor Hakan, he really wanted to be with Eli, and was so close.... he mangles his face and his body, but still didn't die... (and I use "poor" in the loosest terms, because I really don't feel that sorry for him, because he was killing for the one he loves). But I think in the end all he wanted to do was die, get away from it all once he was caught, because at the point he was caught, his life was over, no Eli, no "one night", no freedom. He should have stuck to his guns, when he told Eli that he was no longer killing for her, but then again, he became jealous... and jealousy makes people do crazy things.
Lacke and gang are going to be the ones that find out what happen I think. I think this because they have what is close to an eye witness of what happened to Jocke. They are looking and investigating. I think that the cops are going to think that the killings are done with the capturing of Hakan, but I feel like Lacke and his crew will keep on searching to figure out what is going on.
Oskar is starting to become more independent and strong, but who knows how long that is going to last. Eli is good to him right now, but for how long will she be? What will happen when she has to leave, or when people find out what she is, or when, heaven forbid she may attack Oskar?!?!
I feel for Tommy as well. He seems like a very strong character, he just needs to funnel his strong character for good as opposed to bad.
At some point in this story all of these characters are going to connect, and when they do, I wonder what will happen....
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Week 1-Let Me In
So we've made it through part 1 of Let Me In. Let's look at the characters:
Oskar: Oskar seems to be just a boy that wants to make it through the day. He doesn't seem to have many friends, but is very close to his mom. He has some internal issues though... going out and massacring logs and what not pretending they are his classmates, however, considering what he's gone through at school, at least that's the worst that Oskar has done. Oskar seems to be a very well behaved boys who just needs some companionship.
Hakan: Well, we have gotten far enough along in the book to realize who Hakan is, but we might not understand why. Hakan is in love with Eli for whatever reason. I'm not sure how long their relationship has gone on, or what the boundaries of their relationship is, but it sure seems that Hakan is more in love with Eli than she is with him. It does seem, though, that Hakan has a growing conscience of what is going on, there was that strange scene at the library where he almost gave in to the boy... and then when he told Eli enough was enough. He does not want to kill for Eli anymore... but the question is... can he stick to his word? He didn't kill for her again.. but he did clean up her mess... which to me, is condoning it.
Jocke and company: Well I'm assuming the rest of the company will come into play, but the death of Jocke was so unfortunate, he seemed to finally be pulling himself together, and then, as luck would have it, he tries to do a good deed, and bam.. his life ends. Good samaritans tend to get taken advantage of, and in this case, the good samaritan dies. What do you think is going to happen with the rest of the crew? Do you think they'll do something when Jocke comes up missing?
Eli: Well, she's obviously the vampire. It's interesting the way the vampire is portrayed in this book. She looks like a young girl. I do not understand why Eli comes out in the cold with not much on and doesn't really care for her appearance or her personal hygiene. It makes her stick out and look odd already. I would think she would try to hide herself or at least appear as everyone else does. I wonder what brought her to Oskar's town. I wonder if there are any more, or why, right now, she is the only one.
Okay... so what do you guys think? What's going on? What's going to happen? Where are the characters taking us?
Oskar: Oskar seems to be just a boy that wants to make it through the day. He doesn't seem to have many friends, but is very close to his mom. He has some internal issues though... going out and massacring logs and what not pretending they are his classmates, however, considering what he's gone through at school, at least that's the worst that Oskar has done. Oskar seems to be a very well behaved boys who just needs some companionship.
Hakan: Well, we have gotten far enough along in the book to realize who Hakan is, but we might not understand why. Hakan is in love with Eli for whatever reason. I'm not sure how long their relationship has gone on, or what the boundaries of their relationship is, but it sure seems that Hakan is more in love with Eli than she is with him. It does seem, though, that Hakan has a growing conscience of what is going on, there was that strange scene at the library where he almost gave in to the boy... and then when he told Eli enough was enough. He does not want to kill for Eli anymore... but the question is... can he stick to his word? He didn't kill for her again.. but he did clean up her mess... which to me, is condoning it.
Jocke and company: Well I'm assuming the rest of the company will come into play, but the death of Jocke was so unfortunate, he seemed to finally be pulling himself together, and then, as luck would have it, he tries to do a good deed, and bam.. his life ends. Good samaritans tend to get taken advantage of, and in this case, the good samaritan dies. What do you think is going to happen with the rest of the crew? Do you think they'll do something when Jocke comes up missing?
Eli: Well, she's obviously the vampire. It's interesting the way the vampire is portrayed in this book. She looks like a young girl. I do not understand why Eli comes out in the cold with not much on and doesn't really care for her appearance or her personal hygiene. It makes her stick out and look odd already. I would think she would try to hide herself or at least appear as everyone else does. I wonder what brought her to Oskar's town. I wonder if there are any more, or why, right now, she is the only one.
Okay... so what do you guys think? What's going on? What's going to happen? Where are the characters taking us?
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