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Evan: Today i am going to be blogging about what i like and what i don't in the book The House of the Scorpion.  Firstly i will be talking about the positives in the book so far up to chapter 25.  I like the overall setting and theme of the movie.  I also like the characters in this book especially Matt because he still tries to be as normal as possible even though he is a clone and people treat him like trash.  I think that this shows a huge amount of self motivation because my self i would feel like trash but he pulls up his socks and works to the best of his ability.  He has some people to help him though such as Tam Lin who is his body guard and father figure.  Tam Lin used to be a scottish nationalist who blew up a bus of children and later regrets it and then movies to Opium (the country where they live) to work for El Patron.  I think that this book is great and i am looking forward to writing more about it because of the deep insights that the writer has.

Grant: What have I loved and hated about this novel so far

First we will start will the positive. So far I have loved how farmer has created these characters. She has thought of every single possible detail involving the characters and locations. Its almost like this really happened and she just re-told their story. The characters are realistic and relatable. We all have some who loves us very much who is somewhat similar Celia. We have good friends similar to Maria and Tam Lin. Of course we all someone who we hate and have endless fights. This is similar to tom. I also love the whole creative idea of this story. The whole idea of a country created for the sole purpose if drugs. It is very creative and one of a kind idea. Also the relationship between a young venerable boy and a big, mean, tough Scottish bodyguard is a unique one of a kind idea and I love it.  Tam Lin is a big , brutish  ex-terrorist form Scotland yet he forms a very close and father like relationship with young, fragile, friends 7 year old boy.  With everything this are something’s I really don’t like with this novel, first off, the predictable of it. I would this novel about as predictable as a Looney Tunes cartoon. There where no shockers or unexpected turn.  I knew that Celia would do everything in her power to protect matt. I knew that this would send El Patron into a rage. Also knowing that he is 140 and just had a heart attack common sense would tell you that going into a fit of rage would kill him. Another thing that I didn’t like was how easily matt got things. He didn’t have to ask for Celia to help him, she just did. It was like watching a soccer mom spoiler her child. There is no entertainment in that. Over I have liked the book thought 

Curtis:

These are my opinions of the book so far up to chapter 25. So far I have really enjoyed this book. It was a bit confusing at the beginning with all the different names and the cloning process was confusing because I had no idea what was happening. It got better and more exciting thought when he jumped out of the window and was taken to the big house as it is called. This also answered some of my questions I had in the begging part about Matt and why he is different and couldn’t do any normal things like touch the microwave or leave his house. Some things that I have specifically loved about this novel so far is the character development that farmer has done. She has done a really good job of describing each character and this had made the book more enjoyable for me because I can imagine the book like a movie in my mind easier with all the specific details. Also I just like the book as a whole. The suspense has kept me interested and I couldn’t stop reading the book so I read the book in a week. Although a thing I don’t like about this book is the names that the author gives to the characters. They are really confusing and similar to me and I use to get people mixed up all the time at the beginning of the book. So far this book has exceeded my expectations and I can't wait to see how it ends. 

Akashdeep:

Life of a clone. Well it sucks. Everyone looks down upon you get no respect no matter what. But Matt is one child who plans on being a little rebel, he wants to change the rules. He’s going to demand respect by becoming a normal child, how will he do that you may ask? He plans on becoming a master at everything school, music, etc. He plans on camouflaging with the “normal” kids so he get treated like a normal human being not a stray dog.