Books have been around for a long time, dating back to the 4th millennium BCE. They’re a form of entertainment and an educational tool. Reading enhances comprehension skills and improves critical thinking. We’re going to be interviewing people, asking them if they enjoy reading, and if so, what their favorite book is, if they would recommend it, and their rating on it.
We first interviewed Stephany Gallegos, a senior on campus. We asked her if she often reads books, and she said, “Yes, I read books whenever I’m bored, once a week.” We asked her if she had a favorite book. She said that her favorite book is ‘Powerless’ by Lauren Roberts. We asked her to give us a summary of the book, she described Powerless as “ It’s basically like the Hunger Games. It’s about a main character who is ordinary in a place where people have powers”. We asked her to rate the book, and she gave Powerless by Lauren Roberts an eight out of ten, as well as whether she would recommend this book; she states, “ Yeah, People that like dystopian literature.”
The next person we interviewed was Mrs. Volen, a teacher at the school. We asked her if she read books, and she said she often does. She usually reads books more often during the summer. During the school year, she usually reads one to two books a month. We asked her which book she has read that is now her favorite. She told us that she likes the Twilight series and the Harry Potter series. She decided that Harry Potter was her overall favorite. She gave us a summary of the series. It’s about a boy named Harry Potter, and he gets accepted into the wizarding academy, Hogwarts. In the series, he encounters many friends and foes that build his pathway into becoming a wizard. His ultimate foe is Voldemort, an evil wizard who tries to kill him or his friends in every book. She rated all of the books a ten out of ten. She recommends it to book lovers who enjoy reading long pieces of literature.
We next interviewed a JROTC senior student on campus, Brian Lee. We asked him if he often reads books. He replied, “Yeah, I often read books. I would probably say daily.” We asked him if he had a favorite book. He said he’s currently reading a book called The Club by Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg. He said it’s one of his favorite books. He gave a summary: “It chronicles the rise of the English Premier League and how it became one of the richest and most powerful football leagues in the world.” We asked him to give the book a rating out of ten. He said he would give it an eight out of ten. He would recommend the book to people who want to learn more about football leagues, specifically the Premier League, and how they built up their reputation and power. Overall, he enjoyed reading the book and analyzing the structure of the Premier League.
We then interviewed a sophomore in the band program, Cruz Xochicale. We asked him if he enjoys reading, and he said he usually finishes a book in about three weeks. We asked him if he had found a favorite book. He replied with, “Yeah, it’s To Kill A Mockingbird.” We then asked him to give us a summary, He replied, “The book is about a young girl named Scout. That’s her nickname. She lives in a small city and her dad is a lawyer. He took a case where he had to stand up for a colored man, which at that time wasn’t something to be proud of. But he still does it with a lot of dignity, and she has to stand and experience the injustice in the world. It’s a really nice book, and the movie is really nice too. Personally, I would rate the book a ten out of ten. I would recommend this book to everyone. It’s a really great book.”
Next, we interviewed Natalie Corrales. She reads books on a daily basis, with her favorite book being Eyes on Me. She said the book is about enemies to lovers, where one character is in love with another character, but also hates them. She claims it is a good book, and there is a series. Natalie gives the book a thousand out of ten and recommends it to people who enjoy similar types of books.
We decided to interview a teacher next, Colonel James Miller. He reads books every night, and he is currently reading The Hunger Games series. He is on book three, Mockingjay. His summary of the book was “The Hunger Games is about this world set in the future after some kind of cataclysm and they’re divided into twelve districts and everybody has to pay tribute to the capital by providing a male and female person between the ages of twelve and eighteen to go play in their hunger games once a year which is a death match with only one victor from the end. It is all about keeping all the districts under control through this mechanism called The Hunger Games.” Out of ten, he rates the saga seven or eight. He recommends this to people who like science fiction/
Lastly, we interviewed Angel De Jesus Agurrie Rodriguez, who reads the Bible at night once in a while. His favorite book besides the Bible is The Outsiders. The summary he gave was “It’s about the socs, the socs are like rich kids who make fun of the greasers the poor kids and they usually fight and rumble and there’s these two characters, Pony Boy and his friends and Pony Boy got in trouble and he left the area, changed his appearance and went back to the city because he saved a few kids from a fire and he lost some of his friends due to the fire and he went back to school and wasn’t doing well.” Angel rates this book 9.5 out of 10 because it’s one of his personal favorites. He recommends this to sixth-graders and incoming freshmen.
We decided to give our personal favorite book list after all the interviews. There are three writers in total for this article.
Starting off with Emily Gonzalez. Personally, I don’t read very often, but I enjoyed reading Where He Can’t Find You by Darcy Coates. This thrilling story is about a teen girl, Abby, who lives with her friends in a place where people disappear if they go out alone in the dark. The town has to follow rules so they are not taken by ‘the stitcher.’ Abby’s sister gets taken by the stitcher, so Abby and her friends have to try and find her before it is too late. I rate this book nine out of ten and would recommend it to people who enjoy reading scary books.
Next, Jared Garcia. I don’t read much literature unless I know the story will interest me. I would say I read about one book every 2 months. Personally, I really like The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It has become one of my favorite books of all time. It is about a lonely rich man named Gatsby who throws extravagant parties to entice someone whom he admires to show up. Gatsby and his friend, Nick, encounter many different people and situations in their rich neighborhood. I would rate this book a nine out of ten since it starts off a little slow. But soon after the slow start, it picks up by introducing many different affairs. I would recommend this book to people who like drama and romance.
Last, Noelia Velazquez, I enjoy reading any genre of books. I read every other day because I enjoy reading how authors perceive certain issues and the length of their imagination. My favorite book is ´My Year of Rest and Relaxation´by Ottessa Moshfegh, this book is about a female main character who has not reveled her name, The timeline is set in New York City in the year 2000-2001, she explains that she went to Columbia University, she is struggling with her personal experiences and the world’s social expectation. She often finds herself hating life, so she gets medication from her doctor, and she takes several sleeping pills and finds that she has placed orders and made phone calls while she was sleeping. Personally, I would rate this book an 8.5 out of 10, because of the selfishness and rudeness of the narrator. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes psychological fiction and urban fiction.
There are many different types of books to read and choose from, but many people think that not a lot of people read books anymore. People need to find out what their favorite genre of book is. If reading is not for you, there are also audiobooks and ebooks! There are many ways that you could read.
