New Book Ideas

Since I just finished my last book Friday Night Lights I need some ideas of a new book to start. If you could give me suggestions in the comment section of this blog that would be great. The types of books that I am interested in are realistic fiction novels and sports novels.

Thoughts on Friday Night Lights

I really liked the book Friday Night Lights and i would give it a 4.5 rating out of 5. I think the reason I liked it so much was all of the details the author gave about the games and the way he described his relationship with the team. I think i liked the book better than the movie because the book was more real than the movie in that the author actually moved to the town to learn about the team.

Losing the Championship

When the Odessa-Permian Panthers lose the championship, it has a huge impact on everyone involved with the team. They all took this loss very hard but ended up regrouping and getting their team back to the championship and winning the next season. I think that this shows the perseverance of the team and how hard they worked and the determination they had to get back to that game and stick it to their opponents.

Friday Night Lights- Theme & Summary

The theme of this book is that life isn’t always fair. It is is reflected in two ways. First, we see the example of Boobie Miles who has nothing if he doesn’t have football. His uncle L.V. taught the boy all he knew about football as he was growing up, telling in him that he was Heisman trophy material. As a result, Boobie didn’t know how to do anything else. His education was weak at best and there was nothing in his plans after high school. He ends up injuring his knee which ends his football career. Boobie  has to deal with this and work even harder in school now then he did on the football field. The second example is the football team. They worked so hard all season and they knew this had to be there year to win the championship. They end up losing in the state championship devastating the whole town but, they get over the loss and go back next season and win state.

My Favorite Character

My favorite character in the book Friday Night Lights so far is Brian Chavez. I think the reason that I like him so much is because of his dedication and love for football. By the way the author describes him, he seems like the kind of guy that would have your back in any situation and would be willing to take a bullet for one of his teammates. I also like the fact that he is only a 5'10" safety, but he plays as hard as a 6'4" lineman. He seems to be the perfect teammate.

Friday Night Lights- Characters

One of the main characters in my book, Boobie Miles has changed or developed because he used to be a selfish and cocky guy who thought he owned the school because he was such a great football player. But since his knee injury he has been more quiet and less self conceded making him more of a team player and willing to cheer on his team regardless if he's on the field. One of the things he said when he was still selfish and a non-team player was when he was talking to Mike Winchell, "Hey Boobie you didn't lift. C'mon man. This is god given. The only thing I gotta do is show up." But later in the book he says, "Aye, if were gonna win this game were gonna win it as a team! Now bring it in!" leading the team break as they run out on the field. Boobie miles demonstrates the theme of this book by showing that football is a team sport and if you want to be a champion then you have to do it together with your team and not be selfish.