LdyEnki Reads Anger Is A Gift Chapters 12 And 13

LdyEnki reads Anger is a Gift Chapters 12 and 13

The continuing adventures of LdyEnki being unprepared for Mark Oshiro’s “Anger is a Gift”.

Chapter 12:

Again, the tension between Moss and Esperanza hurts.  It makes sense though, their different experiences are going to cause misunderstandings. Esperanza feels left out and isolated because she goes to a different school from her friends but Moss can’t conceive of anyone wanting to go to his school, especially now.  His school is a trap to be escaped, not a fun experience Esperanza is missing out on.

Chapter 13:

That was intense.  The stomach tightening, heart pounding kind of intense.  I expected the crowds and everyone being late to class.  I expected the cops to give Reg a hard time.  I did not expect that.  I didn’t even know it was possible for a metal detector to have that effect, though I knew machines like MRI scanners can do that and worse.  God, Reg.  And he was already worried about making a full recovery.

I can’t help thinking about a friend I had in college.  She has 3 metal rods in her back, but you would never know it to look at her.  She has enough metal in her back that you can place a magnet there and it will stick.  She took something that must have been a traumatic childhood experience and turned it into a party game.  I didn’t hear her talk about it much, but I know she was always given a hard time whenever she had to go through metal detectors.  I don’t even want to think about what could have happened in a situation like this.

Chapters 1 and 2 are here.

Chapters 3 and 4 are here.

LdyEnki reads Anger is a Gift Chapters 7 and 8

The continuing adventures of LdyEnki being unprepared for Mark Oshiro’s “Anger is a Gift”. 

Chapter 7:

Well that happened sooner than I expected it to.  That was intense.  The call is knocking on your door Moss.

Chapter 8:

Much needed release.  I love the detail of Moss’s dad bringing home stray furniture.

That last line of the chapter has me very worried.  Please don’t let that be foreshadowing.  Mark don’t do that to us.  I am now very concerned for Moss’s mother.

Chapters 1 and 2 are here.

Chapters 3 and 4 are here.

Trying to loosen up…

LdyEnki Reads Anger is a Gift Chapters 1 and 2

I read “Anger is a Gift” by Mark Oshiro in the style of Mark Reads, stopping after each chapter to write down my reactions.  I am posting these reactions here.  I highly recommend everyone read this book and am happy to talk to people about it.  So here we go, LdyEnki is unprepared.

Chapter 1:

I am loving Moss and Esperanza already.

I knew about the interaction Moss has with Javier because I heard Mark give a reading of the scene where Moss tells his mother about him.  So I was excited from the second he showed up while also feeling Moss’s panic attack looming closer and closer, inevitable despite the techniques he tries to employ to stave it off. 

Chapter 2:

The line about renewal was a punch to the heart.  When will Moss get his renewal.  I’m only in the second chapter and already Mark is making me cry.  Moss sitting on the steps remembering his father and the horror of that night and trying to overlay that memory with good ones literally had me tearing up in public.  Note to Self: stop reading this book in public places.

(spoiler alert: I don’t learn my lesson)

It is well known that reading quickens the growth of a heart like nothing else.

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making By Catherynne M. Valente (via jennysbookblog)

Reblog.  I will be posting my comments on the first few chapters very soon.

Ldyenki reads Anger is a Gift (Intro)

For those of you who don’t know, Mark Oshiro of Mark Reads wrote a YA contemporary fiction book called Anger is a Gift.  It came out in May.  I have been following Mark Reads since he was announced as a gust of honor at the first Crossingscon, and I very quickly went from puzzled ‘what is this, he does what?’ to ‘this is the most amazing idea ever.’  So I was very excited for the release of his first book and have been recommending it to everyone I know.

I decided that I would try to follow Mark’s style and read one chapter at a time, pausing after each to write down my thoughts without being influenced by knowing what happens next.  I will be posting what I wrote here, a few chapters at a time and if anyone wants to discuss this book with me I would love to talk about it.

There will be Spoilers.  If you do not want to be spoiled I will tag everything with ‘Ldyenki reads Anger is a Gift’.  I hope you will come along this journey with me.