Being that I am the kind of person who will spend at least an hour preparing for a quiz, I can relate with a new character named Craig.
Oh, before I forget, I have a new book that I am reading and it is called, It's Kind Of A Funny Story. The book takes place in New York, where Craig lives.
Now sit back, relax, and enjoy the little summary I am going to give you:
Craig Gilner is the main character of my book, and at the end of eighth grade, he spent at least 22 hours preparing to get into one of the prestigious high schools in New York. This high school required that you take a test in order to see if you have the ability to keep up with the academic work and study. Craig explains to the reader, "So this test-they named it the Bernard Lutz Philanthropic Exam, in honor of his philanthropicness-became fairly important in my life," (Vizzini, 50). He soon becomes so obbsessed with this test that he begins to neglect his friends, family, and even food, "It became more important than, uh, food, for instance," (Vizzini, 50). He wanted so badly to ace this test that he filled all of his free time with test prep and practice.
He had a strict routine that he always followed, "I'd come home with my heavy backpack and toss it on the bed and watch it bounce towards the pillows as I sat down in my chair and pulled out test-prep book," (Vizzini, 50). He would go on to finish all of his practice exams in the book, which took about 2 hours each. Then he went on a quest to find more test-prep books, "...after I did them all, I was thrilled to discover an ad at the back for twelve more Bernard Lutz test-prep books. I went to Barnes & Noble; they didn't have all of them in stock-they'd never had anyone ask for all of them-so they had to put in an order for me," (Vizzini, 50).
Now I know I am crazy when it comes to studying, but I think Craig is on the verge of what I call INSANE. But I have to hand it to him, that's real dedication. You can tell that Craig is really passionate about school work and would do anything to get into this school. I think it would be amazing if I studied like that....but I think I am okay where I'm at.
Thanks for reading!
Oh, before I forget, I have a new book that I am reading and it is called, It's Kind Of A Funny Story. The book takes place in New York, where Craig lives.
Now sit back, relax, and enjoy the little summary I am going to give you:
Craig Gilner is the main character of my book, and at the end of eighth grade, he spent at least 22 hours preparing to get into one of the prestigious high schools in New York. This high school required that you take a test in order to see if you have the ability to keep up with the academic work and study. Craig explains to the reader, "So this test-they named it the Bernard Lutz Philanthropic Exam, in honor of his philanthropicness-became fairly important in my life," (Vizzini, 50). He soon becomes so obbsessed with this test that he begins to neglect his friends, family, and even food, "It became more important than, uh, food, for instance," (Vizzini, 50). He wanted so badly to ace this test that he filled all of his free time with test prep and practice.
He had a strict routine that he always followed, "I'd come home with my heavy backpack and toss it on the bed and watch it bounce towards the pillows as I sat down in my chair and pulled out test-prep book," (Vizzini, 50). He would go on to finish all of his practice exams in the book, which took about 2 hours each. Then he went on a quest to find more test-prep books, "...after I did them all, I was thrilled to discover an ad at the back for twelve more Bernard Lutz test-prep books. I went to Barnes & Noble; they didn't have all of them in stock-they'd never had anyone ask for all of them-so they had to put in an order for me," (Vizzini, 50).
Now I know I am crazy when it comes to studying, but I think Craig is on the verge of what I call INSANE. But I have to hand it to him, that's real dedication. You can tell that Craig is really passionate about school work and would do anything to get into this school. I think it would be amazing if I studied like that....but I think I am okay where I'm at.
Thanks for reading!
I am very similar to you, Georgia. I tend to study hard and sometimes harder then I need to.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like an interesting book! I can relate to Craig as well because if I'm really dedicated to something, then I will put alot of energy and effort into that one thing. How far into the book are you and do you have any predictions about Craig?
ReplyDeleteWow, he seems to have a serious dedication to studing for that test! Dedication like that can be good, but he should probably watch out for health problems. I am the opposite, I can't study or I panic and forget everything. Oh well, I guess I'll probably never be an ace student for just that reason. XD
ReplyDeleteActually, Craig is dealing with some health issues... How did you know? Haha, I tried to explain it in a way that it did seem that there was something more going on with Craig than just extreme studying.
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