Personally, I've enjoyed being able to choose the books I want to read, because a lot of the time books forced on me make me not want to read them, even if I normally would have thought it would be a good book. Plus, not everyone likes the same kinds of books, and if you don't like a book, you won't want to read it and probably won't take the time to fully understand what you're reading. When you can read the book you want, though, you'll probably enjoy it more because you chose something yourself that you know you're interested in personally. I definitely think I could have challenged myself a little more with my book choices, but I did enjoy reading this year more than most years. I really enjoyed Simon vs the Homk Sapiens Agenda, so that might have been my favorite book this year, because Simonnis so real and relatable.
I think the PreAP class went perfectly. I felt challenged and learned new things, but I didn't find anything overly difficult or unnecessary to learn. I definitely think having multiple options of how to do projects helped me feel like I had more options and I could do projects in yhe way that helped me learn, and not the one way the teacher wants me to. I really enjoyed the projects in general this year, and I hope you keep the majority of them for next year, because they worked and helped me understand new things.
As for the blogs, I might keep writing mine, just on a less strict schedule. It's really fun and keeps me writing! So thank you for this incredible year. :D
Saturday, May 5, 2018
Saturday, April 21, 2018
Week 25- You know you're lucky when you get home 5 minutes before you left
I didn't really get talk about the ending of The Diabolic. Basically, it was about rights and a person's purpose. Kinda weird. Also, I don't like romance books, so... meh. Anyways, this week I started re-reading A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. I read this in 6th grade, but I don't remember much about it, so when I saw the movie a few weeks ago I wanted to revisit it. There's definitely some stuff that was changed in the movie, but I like both versions so far. One thing I really love is Mrs Which, because of the way she speaks. Everything is written wwithh doubblee letttterss, and it has a really neat effect. At first it seemed a little annoying, but it kind of helps show that she's not as solid or corporeal as the others, along with how she's never fully visible. It helps you remember that she's something very clearly not only human but not a physical creature as much as a voice and sense of being. Overall, it's a weird book, but it's on purpose, and it works. Also, I'm not sure if maybe the book was written in French and translated into English, or maybe written in English by a frenchwoman, but I think part of the "off" feeling I get is because of the language barrier, or maybe even because of how old the book is. Sometimes things aren't fully explained, and they seem almost like they're not real or not happening, and I think that's partially because Meg is an unreliable narrator who is very purposely out of the loop, and is the only character who doesn't understand the Mrs like Calvin and Charles Wallace, along with everything happening. This is also linked to her inabiloty to properly tesser, although this is better shown in the movie than it is in the book. One scene that stuck with me from the first time I read it, and wasn't in the movie, is when they tesser to a 2d planet. I'm not sure why, but that scene was really cool to me, and was something I remembered a lot, even though I forgot about most of the book's plot.
That's enough rambling from me, though. I'll let you know what happens next week.
That's enough rambling from me, though. I'll let you know what happens next week.
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Week 24- Oreoooooos
Okay, I know I was reading The Diabolic, and I'm still not finished with it, but I speed-read Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda. I LOVE this book! I'll probably re-read it, since it's not due for over two weeks. It turns out my predictions were mostly right, or at least addressed, so I want to run through those.
So, first of all, Simon thought Cal would be Blue, and simply because he thought that, I kind of assumed he wouldn't be, because that's way too easy. He wasn't.
Then, I thought maybe Martin was Blue. I figured maybe that was why he brought up the emails-- not to blackmail Si, but to spend more time with him. Especuially when they started becoming a little more amibale towards each other, I thought it was the case. It didn't make sense once he got mad at Simon, though, since Blue was still responding normally to Simon's emails, so I didn't see how he could be mad but act normal as Blue.
I definitely didn't see Bram coming at all. I thought for sure it would be someone closer to Simon, but consideringz how often Simon commented on "soccer calves" it works out.
Honestly, Bram and Simon are the cutest. And the dorkiest, but those two things aren't mutually exclusive. I may not have expected it, but I love it regardless.
I think the fact that Simon expected Blue to be white and got mad at himself for that when Bram wasn't is super important, by the way. I love the thing about 'white shouldn't be the default, just like straight shouldn't be the default' and it fits the book so well.
Plus, I was surprised by the religious representation. I mean, there wasn't a ton, but two Jewish characters is more than I've read in a book where it isn't a main part of the plot. I also thought the half-Jewish, half-Episcopal thing was interesting. Is that something that happens in real life? People born into two religions? Isn't that confusing?
So, overall, I really really really really love this book and all the characters and everything about it, and I'm so excited to see the movie tomorrow. 😍😍😍
So, first of all, Simon thought Cal would be Blue, and simply because he thought that, I kind of assumed he wouldn't be, because that's way too easy. He wasn't.
Then, I thought maybe Martin was Blue. I figured maybe that was why he brought up the emails-- not to blackmail Si, but to spend more time with him. Especuially when they started becoming a little more amibale towards each other, I thought it was the case. It didn't make sense once he got mad at Simon, though, since Blue was still responding normally to Simon's emails, so I didn't see how he could be mad but act normal as Blue.
I definitely didn't see Bram coming at all. I thought for sure it would be someone closer to Simon, but consideringz how often Simon commented on "soccer calves" it works out.
Honestly, Bram and Simon are the cutest. And the dorkiest, but those two things aren't mutually exclusive. I may not have expected it, but I love it regardless.
I think the fact that Simon expected Blue to be white and got mad at himself for that when Bram wasn't is super important, by the way. I love the thing about 'white shouldn't be the default, just like straight shouldn't be the default' and it fits the book so well.
Plus, I was surprised by the religious representation. I mean, there wasn't a ton, but two Jewish characters is more than I've read in a book where it isn't a main part of the plot. I also thought the half-Jewish, half-Episcopal thing was interesting. Is that something that happens in real life? People born into two religions? Isn't that confusing?
So, overall, I really really really really love this book and all the characters and everything about it, and I'm so excited to see the movie tomorrow. 😍😍😍
Saturday, March 31, 2018
Week 23- Wait, WHO died??
So one thing I forgot to mention last week was my suspicions of Tyrus, the insane nephew of the emperor. Turns out he's only pretending to be crazy in order to prevent being killed like the rest of his family was. What I didn't expect, or even believe at first, was the emperor killing all the families who didn't agree with his ideas, including the family who owned Nemesis. I was honestly surprised, since it posed the same plot hole as before: if Nemesis' owner, Sidonia, is her only source of motivation due to her being a Diabolic, her character should stagnate. It didn't make any sense considering her drive and personality. But then I realized my original theory: that Diabolics were more human than everyone was letting her believe, and that she could have more motivations than Sidonia's well-being if she was allowed some freedom to grow as a character. Now her motivation is still linked to Sidonia, in assassinating the emperor who killed her, but she also decided to work together with Tyrus for the good of the universe rather than soley the revenge on Sidonia. Plus, her trust in the dog Deadly and compassion for another creature who was abused and forced to fight shows how human she is. And besides that, she's showing genuine affection towards Neveni, who is not only below her in presumed rank but expresses the very views that got Nemesis' family killed. That means she's genuinely friends with Neveni, and not because she thinks being friends with Neveni to progress her revenge. So basically, I was right about Nemesis having real emotions and character, since she's clearly growing as a character and finding different motivations.
I understand it from a "future civilization" kind of thing, but the one thing that makes me kind of uncomfortable is all the sex talk. There's, like, a lot. And Nemesis almost got raped. And Neveni did get raped, although she doesn't remember it. It kind of makes sense considering that the people are also more liberal about drugs, but I wasn't really expecting it is all.
As for how this assassination plot will turn out, I'll have to let you know.
I understand it from a "future civilization" kind of thing, but the one thing that makes me kind of uncomfortable is all the sex talk. There's, like, a lot. And Nemesis almost got raped. And Neveni did get raped, although she doesn't remember it. It kind of makes sense considering that the people are also more liberal about drugs, but I wasn't really expecting it is all.
As for how this assassination plot will turn out, I'll have to let you know.
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Week 22- Still reading way too many books at once
Like I said, I finished Big Little Lies over the break. I had no idea that Perry would die—I was convinced it would be one of the main three moms. I also had no idea Perry was Ziggy's dad. That hit me like a train, no joke. It was just another layer to how awful a person he was. And the thing is that the ending of the book made it pretty obvious that the point of the book was that Perry was a sucky person and he ruined everyone's lives through his violent tendencies. Clearly the domestic violence was a main plot point, but I didn't think that would be what tied everything together. And I definitely didn't think Perry had cheated on Celeste. Considering how upset Celeste described him as being after hitting her, I didn't even consider that option, like maybe his conscience would be hurt by that too, but he clearly didn't care about Jane. Even if he didn't, though, he should still have recognized cheating as cheating.
The thing that I didn't buy was that Bonnie not being put in prison. I thought killing someone was an immediate sentence, but she somehow got community service? I get that it was unintentional, and there were a bunch of factors listed like the weather and the fact that they were all drunk, but intoxicated manslaughter, even involuntary intoxicated manslaughter, is definitely something she should have gotten a harsher sentence.
I was right about Celeste being the donator to stop Madeline's kid, so I'm happy about that deduction.
This week I started reading The Diabolic by author. I picked it mainly because Annie said it was good, but I don't know if I like it yet. It's interesting for sure, but really weird. Basically, it's told from the point of view of Nemesis, a Diabolic, or someone genetically engineered to be a killing machine in order to protect someone. The problem is that a) all Diabolics were outlawed and were supposed to have been killed by their owners, and b) the father of the princess she's guarding made a booboo with the emperor. Oh, by the way, besides having assassins from birth, this is set in space so far in the future that it's the future of the future, after humans went into space and had settled there for a while before some stuff went wrong. So there's futuristic tech, but it's all falling apart. It kind of reminds me of another book series I've been reading on and off, where creativity is considered illegal, so no one can build new tech or repair it. Anyways, Sidonia, the girl Nemesis is protecting, is called to see the emperor, but since she could be killed as a punishment for her father, Nemesis goes instead. So she's both posing as someone and is still alive despite being a Diabolic. She doesn't care about being found out because she doesn't think she has a soul, but Sidonia says she'll kill herself if Nemesis dies. Seems like a bit much, if you ask me. I know they've grown up together and been best friends, but suicide is not the solution. It's called healthy grieving. The point is, all Nemesis cares about is Sidonia's safety, so if she dies, and Sidonia dies, she would be upset, only she would be dead, so maybe Sidonia wouldn't go through with it and she wouldn't know because she's dead, so what's the point? Basically it all goes in a circle and there's no point.
I do find the concept of religion in this book fascinating. It's an idea I've personally considered for more space-y, futuristic settings; essentially, people worship the universe and the starts instead of a “god”. The thing that sucks is that anyone who doesn't believe is pretty much dead.
One prediction I have, because I always have a prediction, is that Diabolics aren't as non-human as Nemesis is trying to make you think. She insists that Diabolics look almost exactly like humans but aren't, that they're something wild and different, but I'm pretty sure they're just normal people with some athletic enhancements (which has been proven to be possible through beauty bots already) and abuse since birth. She only ever describes being in a cage, being treated like an animal, but that doesn't mean she isn't human, it just means people treated her like she wasn't and made her and everyone else believe she wasn't. If I get bored I'll drop it, but I also picked up Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and I need to start it soon if I want to see the movie, so we'll see what happens.
Bye!
The thing that I didn't buy was that Bonnie not being put in prison. I thought killing someone was an immediate sentence, but she somehow got community service? I get that it was unintentional, and there were a bunch of factors listed like the weather and the fact that they were all drunk, but intoxicated manslaughter, even involuntary intoxicated manslaughter, is definitely something she should have gotten a harsher sentence.
I was right about Celeste being the donator to stop Madeline's kid, so I'm happy about that deduction.
This week I started reading The Diabolic by author. I picked it mainly because Annie said it was good, but I don't know if I like it yet. It's interesting for sure, but really weird. Basically, it's told from the point of view of Nemesis, a Diabolic, or someone genetically engineered to be a killing machine in order to protect someone. The problem is that a) all Diabolics were outlawed and were supposed to have been killed by their owners, and b) the father of the princess she's guarding made a booboo with the emperor. Oh, by the way, besides having assassins from birth, this is set in space so far in the future that it's the future of the future, after humans went into space and had settled there for a while before some stuff went wrong. So there's futuristic tech, but it's all falling apart. It kind of reminds me of another book series I've been reading on and off, where creativity is considered illegal, so no one can build new tech or repair it. Anyways, Sidonia, the girl Nemesis is protecting, is called to see the emperor, but since she could be killed as a punishment for her father, Nemesis goes instead. So she's both posing as someone and is still alive despite being a Diabolic. She doesn't care about being found out because she doesn't think she has a soul, but Sidonia says she'll kill herself if Nemesis dies. Seems like a bit much, if you ask me. I know they've grown up together and been best friends, but suicide is not the solution. It's called healthy grieving. The point is, all Nemesis cares about is Sidonia's safety, so if she dies, and Sidonia dies, she would be upset, only she would be dead, so maybe Sidonia wouldn't go through with it and she wouldn't know because she's dead, so what's the point? Basically it all goes in a circle and there's no point.
I do find the concept of religion in this book fascinating. It's an idea I've personally considered for more space-y, futuristic settings; essentially, people worship the universe and the starts instead of a “god”. The thing that sucks is that anyone who doesn't believe is pretty much dead.
One prediction I have, because I always have a prediction, is that Diabolics aren't as non-human as Nemesis is trying to make you think. She insists that Diabolics look almost exactly like humans but aren't, that they're something wild and different, but I'm pretty sure they're just normal people with some athletic enhancements (which has been proven to be possible through beauty bots already) and abuse since birth. She only ever describes being in a cage, being treated like an animal, but that doesn't mean she isn't human, it just means people treated her like she wasn't and made her and everyone else believe she wasn't. If I get bored I'll drop it, but I also picked up Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda and I need to start it soon if I want to see the movie, so we'll see what happens.
Bye!
Saturday, March 10, 2018
Week 21- Awkward....
I'm honestly surprised I haven't finished this book yet, since I'm super into it. It's pretty long, though. I only have about 100 pages left, So hopefully I can finish it soon. I really want to read Simon VS. the Homo Sapiens agenda before the movie comes out.
Anyways, a lot of adult tuff has been coming up, by which I mean a lot of characters are talking about sex. I'm cool with it, but it's not what I was expecting out of a murder mystery centered on the moms of kindergarteners...
Also, Madeline's daughter is absolutely insane and tried to sell her virginity to stop sex trafficing, which is a nice cause and all but not super well thought-out. But then this guy messaged her and said he'd donate if she took down the website, just when her parents had found out and she had been too stubborn to listen to them. Madeline is skeptical, and so am I.
My guess is someone in the neighborhood found out and made up the email to stop her. It would probably be Celeste's husband, Perry, who is, besides abusive, filthy rich, and would be perfectly capable of donating to the cause. Or maybe Celeste herself, who Madeline told about the ordeal and has used Perry's money without him noticing in the past. The other possibility is that Abigail (Madeline's daughter) set everything up so that she could pretend to want to go through with it and have this guy ready to conveniently call it off. That seems less likely, though, since Abigail seemed to genuinely start regretting the website.
Meanwhile, Jane revealed that the father of her kid is Celeste's husband's cousin, and he physically and verbally abused her when they were... making Ziggy. And now she's finally gotten over the trauma and has been checking out the hot barista who she thought was gay but is actually straight and maybe into her? Pretty random, but I ship it, I guess.
Celeste is being a strong woman and seeing a therapist, and she rented an apartment in case she needs to leave, but it's pretty obvious she's not ready to leave, except apparently she told him she was leaving? But now they're going to the trivia night, which is when someone's gonna die, so maybe not? She'll probably be the one to die, since she's been hinting at it (if you can call directly stating it hinting) that Perry is going to kill her with his abuse sooner or later, and she just told him she was leaving him, and everyone is super drunk at the party. Also, someone in the transcript part said a little boy put a note on the casket, which rules out Renata. It could be Jane or Madeline, but Madeline is usually interacting with one of her gitls, not her boy Fred. Maybe Ziggy, though.
And as if Celeste's life didn't suck enough, Max is the one who was bullying Amabella. Did I tell you about that? Well, everyone thought Ziggy was hurting a girl in his class, but actually they're friends and no one knows because she didn't want Max, one of Celeste's twins, to hurt her more. It seems like everyone in Perry's family is violent, since he abuses his wife, his cousin abused Jane, and his son abused one of his classmates. And all of it sucks. I'll most likely finish the book over the break, so I'll update you then on what happens and who dies.
Anyways, a lot of adult tuff has been coming up, by which I mean a lot of characters are talking about sex. I'm cool with it, but it's not what I was expecting out of a murder mystery centered on the moms of kindergarteners...
Also, Madeline's daughter is absolutely insane and tried to sell her virginity to stop sex trafficing, which is a nice cause and all but not super well thought-out. But then this guy messaged her and said he'd donate if she took down the website, just when her parents had found out and she had been too stubborn to listen to them. Madeline is skeptical, and so am I.
My guess is someone in the neighborhood found out and made up the email to stop her. It would probably be Celeste's husband, Perry, who is, besides abusive, filthy rich, and would be perfectly capable of donating to the cause. Or maybe Celeste herself, who Madeline told about the ordeal and has used Perry's money without him noticing in the past. The other possibility is that Abigail (Madeline's daughter) set everything up so that she could pretend to want to go through with it and have this guy ready to conveniently call it off. That seems less likely, though, since Abigail seemed to genuinely start regretting the website.
Meanwhile, Jane revealed that the father of her kid is Celeste's husband's cousin, and he physically and verbally abused her when they were... making Ziggy. And now she's finally gotten over the trauma and has been checking out the hot barista who she thought was gay but is actually straight and maybe into her? Pretty random, but I ship it, I guess.
Celeste is being a strong woman and seeing a therapist, and she rented an apartment in case she needs to leave, but it's pretty obvious she's not ready to leave, except apparently she told him she was leaving? But now they're going to the trivia night, which is when someone's gonna die, so maybe not? She'll probably be the one to die, since she's been hinting at it (if you can call directly stating it hinting) that Perry is going to kill her with his abuse sooner or later, and she just told him she was leaving him, and everyone is super drunk at the party. Also, someone in the transcript part said a little boy put a note on the casket, which rules out Renata. It could be Jane or Madeline, but Madeline is usually interacting with one of her gitls, not her boy Fred. Maybe Ziggy, though.
And as if Celeste's life didn't suck enough, Max is the one who was bullying Amabella. Did I tell you about that? Well, everyone thought Ziggy was hurting a girl in his class, but actually they're friends and no one knows because she didn't want Max, one of Celeste's twins, to hurt her more. It seems like everyone in Perry's family is violent, since he abuses his wife, his cousin abused Jane, and his son abused one of his classmates. And all of it sucks. I'll most likely finish the book over the break, so I'll update you then on what happens and who dies.
Saturday, February 24, 2018
Week 20- I really need to stop doing this
I'll admit it, I've finally fallen back on old habits. I haven't done this all school year, but it was going to happen at some point.
The thing is, I tend to read more than one book at a time. Right now, I have four books checked out, and I managed to rush through one of the books I've already started. And by one of, I mean that I didn't read any of Big Little Lies this week. Instead, I started a book about cannibalism! Yay! I have weird tastes for a person my age. Or any person. Coincidentally, the other book I got at the school library was about combining human and animal DNA. Meanwhile, all the girls were getting romance books. I felt a little weird, but I don't care what they think, and I honestly kind of hate unironic romance books, so who cares?
So, I read The Ravenous by Amy Lukavics, which is a creepy title just on its own. Like I said when I checked it out, it's giving me serious Tokyo Ghoul vibes.
Essentially, Tokyo Ghoul is an anime set in an alternate reality in which a humanoid species, known as ghouls, exists alongside humans. They usually look like anyone else, but they have some extra abilities. The thing that sets them apart is that they can only eat humans or other ghouls (or coffee for some reason). The protagonist of the anime is a normal high schooler, but he almost dies in an accident alongside a ghoul who was about to eat him. The ghoul dies, but he survives with damaged organs, so the doctors unknowingly replace his organs with the ghoul's organs. When he wakes up, he has the instincts and appetite of a ghoul, causing him to feel psychological stress over the prospect of becoming a cannibal.
The reason this reminds me of the book is because it's literally exactly the same premise. This girl dies in an accident (this time caused by her drunk mom) and is brought back to life by some crazy (probably satanic) ritual, so that now she has to eat humans. Naturally, her sisters decide the best way to handle this once their mom disappears is to become serial killers.
I didn't get to say this before I finished it because I read it all in one week, but I totally predicted that at least one of the sisters would get eaten. Take that, Juliet! I didn't like you anyways, and you turned out to be a psychopath, so... yeah! Although getting eaten alive doesn't sound like a fun way to go. Better than getting a surprise hammer to the back of the head like her victims? Maybe?
Anyways, I didn't really like the ending. It was like the author tried to tie everything together, but still have a creepy ending, and it didn't really work for me.
There were some cool psychological horror elements, though, and also a lot of "is it possible dying sucks a lot more than religion makes us think it does?" So that was fun.
One of the parts that had a huge buildup was Rose, the girl who got brought back to life, finding out that her sisters killed two people and had... you know... fed them to her. Naturally, she had a breakdown, but the scene wasn't written that well for me. It was kind of anticlimactic. Like, she was upset, but it was written awkwardly.
Can I just say that there was a lot of blood? Lots of blood. And graphic deaths with descriptions of people gurgling and moaning but not dying. Ew.
It was kind of like a zombie book, but she still had her own personality and stuff (at least until the end when she lost her mind and ate her sister, then she was a total braindead zombie). It gave me more demon vibes than zombie, though.
I know this is getting long, but usually I have two blogs to talk about a book, and I finished this one in a week, so I just wanted to say one more thing. I get that it's supposed to be creepy and gross, but in Tokyo Ghoul, the main character is able to survive without actually killing anyone. He survives off of people who were in accidents or commited suicide. So technically speaking, Rose could have done the same thing instead of her sisters having to become serial killers. In the notes at the end, though, the author said the story was inspired by a family of serial killers, so I guess that was the point of the book.
Sorry for talking for so long!
The thing is, I tend to read more than one book at a time. Right now, I have four books checked out, and I managed to rush through one of the books I've already started. And by one of, I mean that I didn't read any of Big Little Lies this week. Instead, I started a book about cannibalism! Yay! I have weird tastes for a person my age. Or any person. Coincidentally, the other book I got at the school library was about combining human and animal DNA. Meanwhile, all the girls were getting romance books. I felt a little weird, but I don't care what they think, and I honestly kind of hate unironic romance books, so who cares?
So, I read The Ravenous by Amy Lukavics, which is a creepy title just on its own. Like I said when I checked it out, it's giving me serious Tokyo Ghoul vibes.
Essentially, Tokyo Ghoul is an anime set in an alternate reality in which a humanoid species, known as ghouls, exists alongside humans. They usually look like anyone else, but they have some extra abilities. The thing that sets them apart is that they can only eat humans or other ghouls (or coffee for some reason). The protagonist of the anime is a normal high schooler, but he almost dies in an accident alongside a ghoul who was about to eat him. The ghoul dies, but he survives with damaged organs, so the doctors unknowingly replace his organs with the ghoul's organs. When he wakes up, he has the instincts and appetite of a ghoul, causing him to feel psychological stress over the prospect of becoming a cannibal.
The reason this reminds me of the book is because it's literally exactly the same premise. This girl dies in an accident (this time caused by her drunk mom) and is brought back to life by some crazy (probably satanic) ritual, so that now she has to eat humans. Naturally, her sisters decide the best way to handle this once their mom disappears is to become serial killers.
I didn't get to say this before I finished it because I read it all in one week, but I totally predicted that at least one of the sisters would get eaten. Take that, Juliet! I didn't like you anyways, and you turned out to be a psychopath, so... yeah! Although getting eaten alive doesn't sound like a fun way to go. Better than getting a surprise hammer to the back of the head like her victims? Maybe?
Anyways, I didn't really like the ending. It was like the author tried to tie everything together, but still have a creepy ending, and it didn't really work for me.
There were some cool psychological horror elements, though, and also a lot of "is it possible dying sucks a lot more than religion makes us think it does?" So that was fun.
One of the parts that had a huge buildup was Rose, the girl who got brought back to life, finding out that her sisters killed two people and had... you know... fed them to her. Naturally, she had a breakdown, but the scene wasn't written that well for me. It was kind of anticlimactic. Like, she was upset, but it was written awkwardly.
Can I just say that there was a lot of blood? Lots of blood. And graphic deaths with descriptions of people gurgling and moaning but not dying. Ew.
It was kind of like a zombie book, but she still had her own personality and stuff (at least until the end when she lost her mind and ate her sister, then she was a total braindead zombie). It gave me more demon vibes than zombie, though.
I know this is getting long, but usually I have two blogs to talk about a book, and I finished this one in a week, so I just wanted to say one more thing. I get that it's supposed to be creepy and gross, but in Tokyo Ghoul, the main character is able to survive without actually killing anyone. He survives off of people who were in accidents or commited suicide. So technically speaking, Rose could have done the same thing instead of her sisters having to become serial killers. In the notes at the end, though, the author said the story was inspired by a family of serial killers, so I guess that was the point of the book.
Sorry for talking for so long!
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