Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Struts & Frets.

In the book "Struts and Frets" by Jon Skovron, 17 year-old Sammy is a guitarist who wants his band to be one of the best - but while doing that, he encounters puberty.

So far, I find this book enjoyable. No, maybe the best one I've ever read so far this year. I say this because I LOVE music. If music never exists, I would probably die of boredom and realize that the rest of society is completely insane for not thinking that. Second, because I have an acoustic guitar at home (which I -never- use because I do not know how to use the thing at all), and it's quite enjoyable just flicking the strings with a guitar pick (and literally pretend that I was cool). But it would take lots of practice to simply start hitting some songs. Lastly, I love this book because it talks about the weird things that I usually think that I'm the only one who has it (ex. this really annoying buzzing sound I hear every time I go to bed). This helps me connect with the book. So. Much. Easier.

Personally, I find myself in a predicament with two characters - one named Jennifer (actually pronounced Jen5 in the book) and one with Sammy, the main character. I can relate with Jennifer because my parents are really picky about who I want to be as an adult, but always end with the I-don't-care-just-make-money face. I find it really selfish of them to think that way, especially how now my childhood have completely shattered, but at the same time, I don't want to be a mugger out in the streets either. There are also times when popular girls - or maybe any girl - has been really rude to me. I remember an elementary school girl named Tiffany (not Tiffany in M.S 51) who is really stuck-up and has her own little "girl group". Those types of people should just...die in a hole.

My connection with Sammy would be our love with music. Despite his talent of writing songs (and staying up all night to listen to an album continuously), I find our love of music similar because I love music so much that if none existed I would commit a straight-up suicide. He also cares for his family, which I obviously do. Well, unless they get me angry enough for me to have the intent to kill them.



1 comment:

  1. I HEAR THAT BUZZING SOUND TOO!!! is that the sound of nothingness...? And I love going to guitar shack or whatever and try to act all cool like i actually know how to play heheheh... i hate when i think something only happens to me and then i feel alone and then i feel happy when i found out that i not alone :D i love how you have like ZEROOOO retell and so much of your own thoughts :D i need to do that...

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