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R ecently, I came across a book that was introduced to me by a teacher. Skunk Works by Ben Rich is a book about Ben Rich working at the Skunk Works, a branch of Locheed Martin that is known for designing the most technologically advanced aircraft. The book starts out with Ben Rich becoming the boss of Skunk Works after the previous boss Kelly, has to retire when he turns 65 years old. Kelly was the best aerospace engineer that the field has ever seen so Ben Rich had big shoes to fill. When Ben made the decision on the first major project he would do, he decided to try to build an aircraft with the smallest radar cross section ever created and succeeded with the airplane having a cross section only 3 times larger than an average bird. The book then takes a step back in time and goes on to explain Ben’s early years at the organization. This part is one of the most fascinating for me because this part of the book is jam packed with technical  information. The first thing that Ben is ...

For the past few months, I have been reading nonfiction book after nonfiction book. Being a bit tired of nonfiction, I decided to read a mystery novel called, Out of Reach by Kate Bold. When reading this book, I wondered if the novel was realistic for having a civilian help with the FBI. Therefore, I decided to do a bit of research and wanted to share my findings. But first the summary (minimum spoilers): Dylan First is a psychologist who is one day asked to work with the FBI, because of her connections with Charles Cameron. Dr. Charles Cameron was Dylan’s mentor who had been a serial killer behind her back as the Puppet Master. Although in the beginning she is only to try to get information out of Dr. Cameron about the new killer, she ends getting more and more involved with the investigation. Dylan teams up with FBI agent Mike Flynn to find the new serial killer in DC, who seems to be a fan of the Puppet Master. While going through her trauma and various struggles, Dylan uses her s...

     When I was looking for a book to read, I was having trouble finding something that sounded interesting to me. Until I found How It Feels to Float  by Helena Fox. It caught my eye because I learned that the main character is Australian, and all of my dad's side is Australian too. Although I didn't know much about the book besides that, I gave it a try since I didn't have any other choice.      Biz, the main character, is a 16 year old non conforming girl who is going through the process of finding her identity. It's also important to mention that she's also dealing with the loss of her father 10  years ago. She sometimes sees and hears her father, but it's never exactly explained why or how she is. Biz is portrayed as a social outcast, and there is a new boy at school, Jasper. The two unformally meet when Jasper saves Biz from drowning at the beach. Soon after this incident, Biz and Jasper form a great friendship full of support and positivity...

     I, just like my fellow blog mate and good friend Lucas Braun, chose to read the book 1984 for last year's Language and Literature banned book project. For me, 1984 was a thrilling read, however, after reading Lucas Braun's critique of the book 1984, I felt that I should write my own review defending the book itself, and in contrast, showcase the book in a brighter light. First, let me start off by summarizing the story.  The protagonist Winston worked a job at the Ministry of Truth where he altered artifacts (such as newspaper articles and books) to match the narrative of the present world the party was pushing. Winston had rebelled against Big Brother before (having a sexual encounter with a prostitute), but the moment he bought a diary and wrote in it was the moment he knew there was no turning back. From there on Winston met Julia who seemed like a model citizen, but also despised the party and rebelled against it frequently. From there on the two began a sex...

       The first sentence in the entire series of Diary of a Wimpy Kid is Greg Heffley forcefully telling the audience what to believe. “First of all, let me get something straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary.” Greg Heffley does not let the reader come to any ideas on their own, and instead is instructing the reader on what to believe. This singular sentence sets up the reader with this feeling that Greg Heffley is not going to be a humble, selfless narrator. This demanding, entitled, selfishness is something repeated in Heffley’s narration over and over as the first book goes on and other books come out. In just the second page of the first book, Heffley flaunts his ego by claiming that one day he will be rich and famous, and have better things to do than answer stupid peoples questions. Which means he was basically announcing that he viewed himself smarter than the greater majority of the entire world. On that same page he claims to be the smartest at his schoo...