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         The middle of this section of reading was probably the most exciting part of the whole book so far. Right when Meg fell on the stairs and had her prophecy and said Simon was in trouble, I knew it was about to get good. Then, on page 380, the part that really stuck with me was right before the fight when Kowalski said, "We're police officers! Put your weapons down now!" but then a man shouted, "Humans first, last, and always!" The humans came at Simon. That scene bothered me because the police officers are humans, and the humans just acted like they weren't. Just because they're helping the terra indigene doesn't make them any less human.          Also, even after they found the diary of Lizzy's and said what was in it, I still don't get why the humans care so much about it and they're willing to kill for it. Maybe it's just me or maybe I misread but I didn't think what was written inside of the diary was that big of a de...

         Reading the next several chapters helped me get a way better understanding of the book and what's going on. I'm still a little confused on some things that are happening but I'm sure my questions will be answered at some point within the rest of the book. I still don't think I would ever read this book for fun just because it's not really my style, but I am glad that it's starting to pick up and get really interesting.          I think the part that stood out to me most was on page 220 and all the food went bad. Burke asked Tess if something was wrong with the refrigeration system and Tess replied with, "No, something is wrong with the humans in this city." I know that there's always been tension between the humans and the Others, but I just felt like this intensified it so much more after the humans cut off food for the others, and for Meg too even though she's a human.  I feel like at this point if you're not part of the...

         From the beginning I didn't really know what to think about this book. I didn't really understand the first three chapters and all the different groups until we talked about it on class last week. Making a list of the characters helped me get more of a visual of who was who. Now, I'm starting to understand more but there's still a few things I'm confused about. I understand what's going on, but I don't really understand the point of why it's happening, like chapter 5. It stars on page 54 by saying, "The girl stumbled along the side of the road, looking for something, anything, she recognized from the binders filled with training images." Then by the end of the chapter she ends up dying by getting hit by a truck. I knew the Cassandra sangue girls were roaming around by themselves but I guess I really don't understand why this is happening or how everything connects. Like how does the girls wandering connect with Lizzie, or how does ...

         One of the things that stood out to me throughout the entire book was Nikki's mood swings. One day he was depressed and asked many questions about why things happened and wondered if anyone would even notice if he was gone. When he was off the drugs, he was usually happier. Not saying he wasn't still depressed, because I think that even when he was off the drugs he was still depressed. But he could tolerate each day off the drugs more so than when he was on the drugs.          I think it's interesting that everyone keeps telling Nikki he's going to die if he doesn't stop, and he really doesn't seem to care. On page 384, Li told Nikki, "He (the fortune teller) says if you don't change your ways you won't live until the end of the year." All Nikki said to that was, "Thank you... that gives me a week longer than I expected." I feel like this was Sikki talking more so than Nikki, but it caught my attention. I thought about it af...

         I enjoyed reading this section more than I have the previous sections. I think it was because Nikki finally got off the drugs (for a while) and he even claimed to be happy at some points which I was a little surprised by. I think the first shift I saw in Nikki was on page 208 when he said "The guys are going to a strip club, I just know if get in trouble if I go. I'm gonna work on some music..." That stood out to me because normally when Nikki is on drugs he's all about strip clubs and alcohol, but now he knows it's trouble and he didn't want anything to do with it. Another part that stood out to me was on page 268 that said "He's (Robbin) is coming over to pick me up and we're gonna catch a movie." When Nikki was on dope before, he never would leave his house. He'd always stay locked up because he didn't want to be social and it scared him. Now that he's off drugs he's actually getting out of the house and socializin...

         "I can't feel my soul. This darkness has become my only friend. My new addiction is drinking tons of water right before I shoot coke, then puking it all up in the Jacuzzi as my head explodes into the stratosphere. Why? Why not? I'm engaged in a dance of death in this house..." Many parts in this section on page 62 stuck out to me because of just how disturbing they were, but this is the one that stuck out to me the most. I know it's sad, but I like how he words "I'm engaged in a dance of death in this house..." I feel really bad for him because of how messed up his childhood was. It's hard to know what exactly happens because his mom will say one thing in the interviews but then Tom will come in and say the complete opposite and talk about just how messed up Nikki's mom was.          Also, in class we talked about the whole Sikki vs. Nikki situation. On page 48 we see Sikki because he's trying to write in his diary right after ...