Pages 84-99

From Sophie:
These pages I didn't like because the story was most of the time boring an in the end confusing. Why does Alaska want to watch porn movies with Miles? Is she just bored, or what’s going on with her? Miles liked the porn movie and "took some notes" in his mind. For me, this was a little bit shocking. Somehow it is interesting to know how men or people who want to become a man are watching those movies, somehow...         Also I didn't understand, why Alaska asks Miles about the dorm rooms she broke in. The rooms might tell her many things about the persons who are living there but I don't understand why she didn't understand that the rooms aren't talking in the same way to Miles as to her. Why did she ask him what he's seeing? It was nearly clear that he didn't get the figural meaning.
I've got a problem with the end of the story. I didn't got why she was suddenly crying.
What I liked in these pages was the Thanksgiving scene. I really liked that part of the story because of the mother of the Colonel. She is really funny. What I also liked was that her dialect came out very good.

Pages 63-83

From Alina:
In these pages we've learned more about all characters and we got deeper into the story, additionally some question were answered. I think these pages were very informative and I liked reading them.
The relationship between Alaska and Pudge gets deeper with lots of highs and lows. Sometimes I can't understand some reactions of Alaska and that makes me unsure about what to think about her. She is pretty moody with good times, where she is friendly and maybe you can call it lovely, when she cares about all, furthermore about Pudge. But if she has bad times she is very cold and closed and I think she is a bit disoriented, likewise confused. Although Alaska is difficult to read and unforeseeable, she is still a very interesting person. Also the relationship between Pudge and Takumi gets deeper and some things that happend in the history were explained. I was really happy after I read that, because now I think I understand the story and I discover the little secrets of the characters rudimental.

Pages 48-63

From Sophie:
These pages were a kind of a roller-coaster because there are parts I like and parts I found incredible boring. I liked the opening of the capture because the describing of the food was really funny. Then it got boring because I don't like basketball at all. What the Colonel did was funny again.
The thing that Alaska says when they're sitting on the lawn " 'I may die young' she said. 'But at least I'll die smart.' "(p.56 l.21f) has shocked me. I think she wants to die, what I definitely can't understand.
I don't know what I should think about the rest of these pages and I'm still not convinced by the story.

Pages 33-48

From Alina:
In this pages I've learned much more about Alaska and the Colonel and the other characters. The Colonel seems to become a good friend of Milton and a person of trust for him. The relationship between Alaska and Milton starts to develop into something deeper and I'm very interesting how it goes on with them. These pages were much easier to read for me because I'm into the story now. The characters are very authentic and I like them, but I am not completely convinced by the story yet.

Pages 7-33

From Sophie:
I didn't like the beginning of the book because the 'one hundred thirty-six days before'-capture was boring.
Then it got a little better, but I don't really know, if I should like the book or not.
This 'test' when some guys duct-taped Miles was kind of shocking because he could have died. I liked this passage because it showed that this book can thrill me somehow.