Mr.Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore; Post-Reading

Books are very powerful things. They can be your best friend or they can destroy you. In this novel, however, the books have a way of speaking to all the members of the Unbroken Spine. They especially help Clay find how to combine two of his favorite things, books and technology, something people like Corvinia don’t believe go together.

In this book, the people belonging to the Unbroken Spine were busy searching and decripting codes and trying to live forever. What they didn’t realize was that they needed a new approach to things. They knew what books could do for them, they just weren’t getting the right kind of books. In a way, Clay was their savior book. Like the quote from the book says “All you need to do is find the right book at the right time”. They found Clay and his new methods and as soon as they did, their minds began to open a little bit. If Clay hadn’t linked computers to books, he would never had seen the Reading Room and would never have gave the people the new approach they needed. 

I have often had a rough day when all I wanted to do was to go inside on of my fairy tale books. I would find my book at just the right time and whatever happened disappeared. It saved me, and possibly others too, if the thing was severe. Sometimes you don’t even need to open the book. Even something related to that book will do. I have also had many times when I thought that I couldn’t make it to the book so I just thought what would my favorite character had done. The right book can make someone happy and the wrong book can drag someone down. 

I think what this quote is trying to tell us is that if we can remain positive and use our knowledge we can do great things. For a while there, Clay didn’t think that they could copy the sacred book that there was only one of but he found a book, or an article, and got help from Grumble. This is a perfect example of us being helped by just a book.

Mr.Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore Pre-Reading

    Books. They are probably the best friends you will ever have. You can even fall in love with the character it produces. It stays with you all day in your hardest times and in your triumphants. It can also displease you by leaving you on a cliff hanger. It may take a while for you to find a book that you in love with. But when you do, you won’t ever forget it.

    Books can help you get advice on anything. You can read about what your favorite characters would do in your situation and then you even know how their plan turns out by reading more. They can be your family if you don’t have the best family. Maybe your character is even going through the same thing you might be going through. It’s always nice to know when people are going through the same thing as you. They can be used for motivation and knowing that what you’re doing is good. It can be used to compare yourself to. You can look at one character and try and be more like them or look at the villain realize that you aren’t as bad as people think you are. Books can also take you into a world that isn’t you own. They can expose you to many different places and so many different types of character.

    They can also be that one thing you are rewarded with. In my personal experience one of the best things you can get for Christmas or your birthday. I got 4 books for Christmas and three of them were continuing off of my favorite series. I just finished two of them today. Of course even though I am sad that it is over, I know that it gave me a sense of happiness.

    Books can be so amazing and life changing. In this book, I hope that the main character loves books too. I also hope that something exciting with a kind of mystery because the best books are those that keep you waiting for another one. After all, they can destroy you or empower you.