Fahrenheit 451

by Ray Bradbury

Reviewed by Jennifer Cai

Fall 2016

REVIEW: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
ISBN#: 9781451673319

THE STORY:

Guy Montag is a fireman, a man who burns books. He lives in a setting that shows a desolate, bleak future where books are outlawed. He is a fireman, expected to burn illegal works along with the houses in which the books are found. When his quaint and youthful neighbor Clarisse McClellan moves in, he begins to question his actions. Tempted by curiosity, Montag commits the crime of book reading, and meets up with Faber, a retired English professor, to discuss the value of ideas.

Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen

Reviewed by Krystal Lam

REVIEW: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

THE STORY:

The Bennet family is a family with a modest income. Jane, the eldest of the Bennet sisters, dances with Mr. Bingley twice, much to the delight of her mother. Mr. Bingley brought an acquaintance, Mr. Darcy, with him, and everyone assumes he is rude and arrogant. Jane catches a cold on the way to the Bingley’s house and Elizabeth walks over to the Bingleys. Mr. Darcy begins admiring her, and Miss Bingley, Mr. Bingley’s sister, notices his admiration for her she instantly feels jealous.When Mr. Collins a self important man comes to visit, and proposes to Elizabeth, she says no.  Elizabeth later goes to visit Charlotte, who has married Mr. Collins. She there meets Mr. Darcy’s aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Mr. Darcy also comes to visit, and while there, he goes to meet her, purposefully during walks. Elizabeth reads a letter from Mr. Darcy himself that he did not stop fortunes from going to his family’s ward, Mr. Wickham. Elizabeth goes to visit the Gardiners, where she learns of Mr. Darcy’s true nature. Mr. Wickham who hates Mr. Darcy, whom at first Elizabeth saw with a good light, she now learns he is distrustful, but he has eloped with Lydia, her younger sister. Elizabeth is now fearful for her family reputation because Wickham might not actually marry Lydia and goes back to Netherfield. But in the end, her family’s savior is Mr. Darcy, and Wickham agrees to marry Lydia. Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come back to Netherfield, and both Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth says nothing about their current relationship with each other. Even though Lady Catherine does not want Elizabeth dating her nephew, she still does it anyway.(281 words)

If I Stay

By Gayle Forman

Reviewed by Julia Wang

THE STORY:

Mia, a girl with a great family lives a very happy life. That was until one day when she looses it all. On a snowy day, Mia, her father, mother, and brother, Teddy, had the day off. With nothing to do, the family chooses to go on a road trip. The morning of that day starts out fine, but the loving family did not know of their tragic fate as they went into the car. As they were driving peacefully along