Canned

Canned by Alex Shearer Fiction I selected this book because: I wanted to read a book based on a topic that I had not frequently read about alot which is realistic fiction. I also selected this book because it sounded interesting after I read the first 3 pages. I got it because the cover of the book caught my eye which was a boy in a trash can [head first] which was unusal.

So far what I read about "Canned" is that there is a boy at the Supermarket named Ferbal with has mom. He and his mom are at the meat department and he saw a basket full of grocories and above the basket said Bargain brands. At the very bottom of the basket was a unlabled silver can. It was the only one in the basket. So Ferbal picked it up. One lady came and said that she needed that can because she needed some peaches. Instead of giving the lady can, he recommended a different can of peaches. She took it and bought it.Then Fergal had to get to the check out line. Fergal begged his mom if he could have the can. And if there is anything that Fergal is good at, it is begging. So his mom bought the can. After they got in the car, Ferbal started to think what in the can. Banana cheese cream? Baked beans? You'll have to wait till next time.

September 8th 2009

I'm back and today in my review of //Canned//, I am going to use the 1 of the 3 text; text to text, text to self, and text to world. The text I'm using is text to world. So far Fergal meets this girl at the supermarket in the bargain section. They both start to argue over a can. Turns out that Christine the girl was a can collecter too. And Christine lives in the same neighboor as Fergal. So Fergal goes to Christine's house and they started to compare and contrast what they have found in their cans. They share some interesting things such as fingers, rings, ears, gold studs, and notes. Somehow they start to think that pieces of a person are getting cut and being shipped all across stores. They start to go to the police but then they think that the police would think that the kids are outrageous or lonitics.

This applies to text to world because what's happening in this book could be happening into the real world. Like when Fergal and Christine found the body parts and the notes/unusual things inside the can. Another way that this relates to text to world is when Fergal and Christine met and they started arguing about who gets the can. This could happen in the real world and this is my text to world of Canned. If your want to hear more then view again soon.

September 10th 2009

Hello there. Today on the section that I read about Canned, I will list the sentence and 2 reasons about the sentence that I liked. //"The box maker was sitting crying now, fumbling with flat cardboard, looking like he was trying to make a complicated piece of origami"// pg.158 of Canned

1. I chose this sentence because it was very descriptive. It was so desriptive that I could put my self I the story as a worker or a customer. I could see the light dimly shining on me while I shop or store different cans on the self. I can hear the can machine tearing of different strips of labled paper and posting it on the cans. I can smell the different varieties of soups, creams, vegetables, etc.

2. My second reason why I chose this sentence is because of the scenery of the sentence. It perfectly fits a worker that is to lazy to do his job and lets go. He was wimpy and irresponsible. And then acts like he never even thought about falling.