chapters 7-9

I think these chapters were kind of better than the others. They still didn't change my mind about Gene, but now there is another character that I don't like, Brinker. He really bugs me because I think Gene already is feeling guilty about Finny, and he is making it worse. He accuses him of pushing him out of the tree just so he can have his own room. That is partially true, but I still don't think Brinker should be jumping to conclusions. Then, when Finny comes back I never would have guessed that Gene and him would have gotten close again, or wanted help Gene train for the Olympics. I actually didn't think Gene would do it because he's not athletic. I think he agreed because he was beginning to feel guilty again. I also think he was assisting Finny just because he felt guilty. But in chapter9 it kind of threw me for a loop when Leper decided to enlist in the army. I wasn't exactly sure why he did, but he did. And when Finny didn't want the war to seem real that was not what I expected, it was sort of out of character for him. But the carnival was spontaneous and reminded me of the things Gene and Finny did in the beginning of the story that i liked, for example going to the beach. Even though my mind didn't change about Gene I still like these chapters.

the piano lesson

I actually enjoyed this book. When I was told that is was like an African American voice I didn't think I would like it, but that was my favorite thing. The voice it had was kind of something fun and different to read. The story line was sort of cheesy, but I completely agree with trying to reach the American dream. I want to have a nice house and money. But I'm not sure I would go as far as to selling something that is special to my family. I think Bernitha wanted to keep the piano for the right reasons ,but she didn't want to believe that Sutters ghost was there because of the piano. Boy Willy was being selfish because he just wanted money, even thou he knew Sutters ghost would leave too. I believe Bernitha knew she would be better off with Avery, she just wasn't over Crawlys death. And it kind of caught me off guard when Lymon kissed Bernitha. I also think she knows Crawly would still be alive if he had not taken the gun, but for her i think its easier to blame someone else for his death. I think the ending just left us hanging as to whatever happen. Did Lymon stay and get a job? Did Bernitha marry Avery? Does Boy Willy go back down south? I wasn't impressed with the ending ,but over all it was a fun book to read.

a seperate piece 4-6

These chapters were definitely easier for me to follow than the others. The things that happened caught my attention ,but not so much in a good way. First, when Finny is trying to get Gene to loosen up and be more carefree, I was thinking that he should just do it. But when he starts getting paranoid about Finny wanting to be better then him, like their friendship was a competition, I started getting annoyed and frustrated with Gene. The way I'm seeing it Finny is completely innocent, he just thinks they are best friends like always. I think that when he was picking with him about valedictorian ,he was really meaning it as a joke. But Gene takes it too far and makes Finny out of the tree one day. When I read this part I just wanted to quit reading. I don't think Gene meant for it to completely end Finnys future of playing sports, but it did! And that is what really makes me just about hate Gene. He was so inconsiderate of the risks he took of making him fall. When Gene finally tell Finny the reason he fell Finny insists that he wasn't the reason. I think Finny just thought they were too good of friends for him to do that and he couldn't believe it so he tries not to. If I were Finny I would hold a grudge, but that's just not how he was. I couldn't believe he wanted to help Gene with sports. I was kind of in shock. I'm kind of curious is to how this will work out in the end; their friendship and sports. I hope that Gene becomes more likable throughout the book because its hard for me to read something when I don't like a main character.

Chapters 1-3; "A Separate Peace"

I don't read much so it is very hard for my attention to be caught. "A Separate Peace" so far has not appealed to me much at all. It starts off giving description about the school. But when it changed to telling the story about the tree was very hard for me to follow. Later on when Gene talks about how 'Phineas gets away with everything' some what got me involved. Then when it went back into another story about the tree and the Super Suicide Society of the Summer Session I got very lost. I had to read back over it to understand what was going on. It began to get easier to follow in chapter three when Gene and Finny were discussing sports and sports records. This showed me what kind of characters Gene and Finny are. Gene is definitely a follower. He does just about anything Finny does. Finny is the athletic jock type. He is the guy everyone wants to be friends with or be like. Gene just happens to be his best friend but he doesn't exactly know why. In conclusion, this story started out slow and still has picked up for me yet.