Weekly Reading Response

NAME Hunter S. Bragg DATE February 2nd, 2010
BOOK The Enemy
AUTHOR Lee Child PAGES 150-200
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK 46
QUESTION 1: What has surprised you in the book? Why?
RESPONSE 1:Something that has really surprised me about the book is the relationships between the most unexpected things. An example of this was the dead guy found in the forest. It later was realized that this man was the same guy who helped Jack when he was looking for his suspect in the bar. It also turns out that this case might be related to the case that he had been rejected to working on in the beginning of the novel. I am also very surprised at all that has happened so far. There is a lot to keep track of and each event is an exciting twist to the story. Overall, I can't wait to find out what happens to this fascinating character in the end.

QUESTION 2: What in the book upsets you or bothers you? Why?
RESPONSE 2: I think that the maining thing that bothers me the most is the fact that he left his mom in France with terminal cancer. Although she wanted him and his brother to leave there and remember her how she was there, I still am mad that she was just left there in her home alone with her nurse to die. I think that at least they should have stayed an extra couple of days  rather than just two days to say good bye. Also, I am upset that they aren't being allowed access to the Kramer case. I just want them to find out what happened and get it over with. This story has a lot of jumping around between events and places and at some points, it's hard to follow. However, I am really enjoying this story and can't wait to see what finally happens.

Weekly Reading Response

NAME Hunter DATE February 11th, 2010
BOOK The Enemy
AUTHOR Lee Child PAGES 115-150
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK 45 Pages
QUESTION 1: Which character would you like to be like? In what way? Why?
RESPONSE 1: If I were to be like any character, I would want to be the main character, Jack Reacher. He is always on top of everything but at the same time he has no idea what's going on with his career. He got moved from his previous post where he was in command to a small base called Fort Bird. He is now solving a case that is at a dead end and now his commanding officer from Rock Creek has randomly been re-stationed to Korea for a job that's ranked a star ahead of his current ranking. He is trying to figure out what is going on while has another case on his hands with a dead guy in the woods. I think that I would like to be him because he is intelligent and strong hearted. His mom is dying but he is strong and knows how to handle the situation. Although he has a job that most people don't like, people like him and that is something I also like about him. If I were like him, I wouldn't care what people thought and wouldn't let that bit of amusement from teasing me get by them. Overall, he is a cool character.

QUESTION 2: What other character(s) beside the main character is really important to the story? How and why?
RESPONSE 2: There are many important characters to the story. one of them is Colonel Garber who was the commanding officer at Rock Creek. His signature was supposedly on the form that transferred Jack to Fort Bird. Since then, he has made an effort to keep up with the Kramer case until being moved to Korea. Another important character is Lieutenant Summers. She was trying to get a promotion to special units when MP Jack Reacher needs her for assistance in a talk with Kramers wife. She went from driving Jack to Virginia to being essential to the case. Now that the case is stopped by the new General, she and Jack just remain friends and ask each other for help when needed.

Weekly Reading Response

NAME Hunter S. Bragg DATE February 4th, 2010

BOOK The Enemy
AUTHOR Lee Child PAGES 1-100
TOTAL PAGES THIS WEEK 102
QUESTION 1: 
Explain how the author creates suspense in this book.
RESPONSE 1: 
There are a lot of  suspenseful parts in this book. It is about a military police officer and a case that is one of the hardest and most confusing that he has dealt with. One of the main ways that he creates suspense in this book is by using very descriptive writing. He makes walking into a room and looking for someone into a two page piece that talks in detail about the five senses and the caution the person takes. It makes you really want to read more.  

Also, the topic is very suspenseful. I really enjoy books and shows about crime scene investigators and stories about detectives so this is a very easy way to get me into reading novels. So far I am really enjoying this book and can't wait to find out the next turn towards Jack Reacher's case.
QUESTION 2: 
How did what you read today make you feel? Why?
RESPONSE 2:
I felt a lot when I read this week. mostly, I was shocked at the events that were happening. The author uses a lot of descriptions to describe things and makes the character go through a lot. An example of these events is that along with the two star general dying, his wife was found dead in their house in D.C. from a blow to the head with a crow bar. Also, the briefcase that contains essential information is missing and the only people who knew about the information in the briefcase just came out of hiding and didn't help them solve the case at all. On top of all of this, Jack Reacher (the main character) had to travel to Paris, France to hear that his mother was dying from cancer.

Also, I felt sad that all of this was happening and he had to go through it all at one time. Although he doesn't show his depression, the author hints that he is worried. Another reason why sadness is apart of this weeks reading is because he just got moved to North Carolina to a small base from a job that he was a big part of. I hope that he isn't going to lose his job.