The three things I like most about my book. What a great question. I like the detail that J.R.R Tolkien uses. during the fight scenes especially, his detail and creativity is quite remarkable. Another thing I like in my book is the character smeagle (gollum). He is tricky and deceptive, yet sometimes true to his word. Still, I do not think that he can be trusted. I also like the ending very much. I can't tell all of you the ending to my book, but I will say that it is remarkable. The author really "ties everything up."

Plot Update

It has been a little while since my last blog post. I am almost completely finished with my book, and i would like to inform you on updates so far.
The group of Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli proceed to confront Saruman at Isengard, where they are surprised to find Merry and Pippin at Saruman’s headquarters. The hobbits tell Gandalf that the Ents wish to meet with him, to offer their aid in the struggle against Saruman. The group finds Wormtongue, who thries to kill Gandalf with an object called palantir, a magic seeing stone that transmits images. Pippin looks into the palantir, which allows the dark lord Sauron to discover where Pippin is.
The second half of the Two Towers rejoins Frodo and Sam just after they separate from the rest of the Fellowship and begin making their way to Mordor to destroy the Ring. As they travel, they meet the creature Gollum, whom they tame and force to be their guide to Mordor. Sam and Frodo are worried about Gollum—they know he owned the Ring before and wishes to regain it—but they desperately need someone to direct them to their destination.

“Good literature substitutes for experience which we have not ourselves lived
through.” – Alexander Solzhenitsyn. I think that the speaker means that literature can give us the experience of something that we have not yet done. Our lives may be incomplete in some ways, but literature can help fill those holes. You don't' need to have lived through something to experience it.
This quote relates to the book I'm reading because of Merry and Pippin. These two halflings want to be on the adventure that Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are on, but they are of restricted of that privilege. Meanwhile they are in the woods with Treebeard, instead of with their true friends.

Four Songs

The first song that I would choose is the "Rocky" theme song. This plays along with the story because Merry and Pippin are desperately trying to escape from the orcs, and they eventually are victorious. Also, (One for the ladies) would be Don't Trust Me by 3oh!3. I would choose this song because there are a few double crosses in the book. One more song that relates is "I'm Shipping Up to Boston" by Dropkick Murphys. This relates because Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli are heading North to battle in the story. The last song that I choose is "Crazy on You" by Heart. It resembles Golum being crazy about Frodo and Sam. He is pretty much a stalker.

“Literature adds to reality, it does not simply describe it. It enriches the necessary competencies that daily life requires and provides; and in this respect, it irrigates the deserts that our lives have already become.” - C. S. Lewis
In this quote, I think the C.S Lewis means that literature enlightens our lives. If there was no books and literature, life wouldn't be interesting. It adds to life in general, and makes everything richer. This reminds me of Mary and Pipan in my book. They are struggled alone with only the orcs guarding them, but they rely on old tales and songs to keep them occupied and their life a little better.

Uruk-Hai

In case you don't know what an Uruk-Hai looks like, here is one for your enjoyment.

Feelings on the Book

I am completely happy with the book so far. It is a very exciting read, a real page-turner. The print is very small, and the chapters are long, but I don't really have a problem with that because it is such an interesting book. Now, some of you may be wondering why I haven't made any posts about Frodo, Sam, or Golum yet. This is simply because they haven't come into play. These characters may be "the most important" in the book, but nothing has happened with them yet. So far it is just about Merry and Pipan's trek for survival. The book can be sort of confusing, because the chapters don't overlap. For example something that they talk about in chapter two may be told about completely in chapter 5. This is an interesting way to tell, but I like it. I feel that it reminds me of everything that is going on.