The Story of Word.

I browsed through the information superhighway, searching for answers to a question I asked myself almost daily: How can I increase my brain capacity?

On this quest for knowledge I learned a couple of things:

1. TV is Evil.
As you stare mindlessly at the flickering TV screen, your brain essentially goes into zombie mode, because it doesn't have to work. As much as I love Mulder and Scully, my brain is just hanging out in neutral until the mystery is solved.

2. How to Exercise Your Noggin.
Actively using multiple senses at once makes a great work out. You can:
- listen intently to the rain and focus on the scent of a candle,
- indulge in a piece of chocolate whilst studying a work of art,
- etc. etc. etc.

3. Read a book.
THIS is the inspiration for my blog. When I learned how fabulous reading was for brain stimulation, I immediately started the task of listing books that could challenge my developing mind.

This is the journal of my progress. As I finish each book, I will record my thoughts and impressions here.

Monday, March 16, 2009

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Completion Date: 3/16/2009
Rating: <3
Number of Pages: 204

A Separate Peace by John Knowles is really an incredible book. It takes place in the early 1940's at Devon, a boarding school in New Hampshire. World War II is raging on and this book shows how the seniors at Devon see the war and deciding whether to enlist.

The main characters in this story are Gene Forrester, the narrator, and Phineas, or Finny, Gene's best friend. Their personalities really aren't especially similar, Finny being more athletic and carefree as opposed to Gene who takes life more seriously and is an extremely good student. But they are best friends. The story also follows a few other characters, though not as heavily, the main ones being Brinker Hadley and Elwin "Leper" Lepellier. An accident occurs that incapacitates Finny, and this book follows how Gene and Finny lived through the summer and fall sessions at Devon and how they mature in who they are and in their take on the war.

I refuse to spoil the plot of such a magnificant book because people should really just read it. I was captured into the story from the beginning. A Separate Peace is not only extremely entertaining to read, but it also contains in it's pages many important lessons you can learn. I probably could've just read the whole book in a night if it weren't for facebook (yes, that is my weakness). If you have not read this book, read it. I doubt you will be disappointed.

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2 comments:

  1. Natalie StoddardMarch 16, 2009 at 2:38 PM

    Facebook is my weakness too... same person man, same person. I think that I should read such a book, dude I could tot add a zillion more on your list that I found today, but I shan't do that to you, that would be impossible for you to read all of them considering all the time you spend on facebook. :P

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  2. RaeMarch 18, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    We are the same person, it is true.

    Dude, I don't even care! I'll read while I'm on facebook! Give me the titles and authors and I'll tot add them.

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