What kind of person Corey Taylor, author of Seven Deadly Sins, is

Based on my reading of this book, I have came to the conclusion that Corey Taylor is that of an average person, with an over-extensive imagination. Part of this reasoning may be due to the bias I have for him, being that he is the lead singer of two of my favorite bands. Taylor jumps back and forth on the presentation of formality. His detail into the sins are what makes this read interesting. For example, Taylor speaks of the sin of wrath, stating "However, wrath is also the one 'sin' on the list whose darkness is immediately recognizable becuase it is a feeling that can be reciprocated instantly." (Taylor pg 27) He views rath as nothing more than a sin, but rather an emotion that is felt in everyday reality. Corey Taylor can also be viewed with a wild sense of humor. Although his content seems to be more adult oriented, he seems to connect through jokes that the typical teenager can understand. Such as in this excerpt "The wheels on the bus may go 'round and 'round, but that bus might run you over if the driver gets fired." (Taylor pg 35) This passage is again making a comedic connection to the sin of wrath.

Author's Purpose in Seven Deadly Sins based on reviews

Throughout reading "Seven Deadly Sins," it was hard to compensate the goal in which the author was trying to accomplish. Upon reading reviews from a source titled the A.V. Club, they seem to believe that Taylor's goal was split to both entertain and persuade. Such being that from the beginning of the story, he shows his opinion on the seven deadly sins, "Can you imagine how life would be without the seven little spices?" (Taylor pg 16) He states that without the seven sins, everyday society would lose it's edge. On the turn or persuasion, Taylor will convince that the sins aren't necessarily deadly. "Hope that people can stop carrying the bricks of guilt and self-disgust and use them to build a foundation on their own morals, not someone else's expectations." (Taylor pg 20) Taylor gives his insight in that just because one person believes so heavily into the seven sins and their consequences, that does not mean you should weigh your concious the same.

Student Blog on Seven Deadly Sins

I looked at Chris Moleski's AP Lang blog from first semester and read his book evaluation. This evaluation lead me to choose this book.  Also, the subject of the book, which pertains to the seven deadly sins, is an interesting subject in of itself. The events that occur in the story were rather interesting and also the writer, Corey Taylor, is someone whom I look up to prior to the publication of this book. That prior knowledge also influenced my overall choice of this book.

MLA Documentation for Seven Deadly Sins.

Taylor, Corey. Seven Deadly Sins. Philadelphia: First Da Capo Press, 2011.

Evaluation regarding One School, One Book

Our school has chosen the book "Life As We Knew It" by Susan Beth Pfeffer as our One School, One Book assignment. I would not recommend this book, in any fashion to any person. This book's plot structure is more than a running tab of events than anything. Although it's presented in the style of journal entries, there is no uniqueness to it. The plot is entirely predictable. Some may argue that the character's are well developed, but for this type of story they are about as predictable as the plot. While reading this book, I was reminded of the movie The Day after Tomorrow. Just another typical pre-apocolyptic story where the main focus is set on one family hoping to survive the series of catastrophic events.
One part of this book that really gets to me is the structure, on all different aspects. One being the diary-style format. These journal entries do not provide as great of detail as would be liked. The sentence structure for the most part is not the greatest, but the lack of properness could really bug a person. for example, "No Horton. No word from Jonny. Mom and I didn't talk. Matt isn't talking much either." (pg 132) The choppiness of the sentence drives me mad. Sure, it adds to the diary like atmosphere of the writing, but the lack of detail proves it to be a waste of a journal entry more than anything.
This book overall did not keep me entertained. The character development was a dreaded progress that was vague with detail. The characters did not really progress through the story in any sort of specific direction. It seemed like as the events were rolling through, the more the main character, Miranda, seemed to complain. For example, when she exclaims " 'You're damn right I'm self-pitying,' I shouted right back at her. 'Why shouldn't I be? It's bad enough my life is like this and I have no idea if I'm going to survive." (pg 211) There is really no point to this complaint, because her feelings change later down the line. This book should not have been chosen for the One School, One Book project.

Book Recommendation for others "Band of Brothers"

The book "Band of Brothers," is one that I would strongly recommend. The storyline is absolutely amazing, many events occur. The beginning though is at some parts boring, but within early chapters it picks up very quickly. The dialogue is bold for the soldiers, and allows the reader insight to everyday life during the war. For those who enjoy World War II novels, this book is definitely a choice high up on the list.

Book Summarization for "Band of Brothers"

The novel "Band of Brothers," is far from any classic war story. The book goes through each individual in Easy Company, and shows how their characteristics make the unit that the reader comes to know over the course of the book. The action scenes within this book are viewed in stunning detail. The dialogue between the soldiers and the interviewer seems as if the reader is the sitting one on one with them. Not a single description is left vague for the reader. The battles that take place contribute to the improvement to the unit of E-Company. At the start, the soldiers only worried for their well-being. At the end, the fallen are within the hearts of both the reader and the soldiers who survived. The reader is taken through many historic places, such as Normandy and Holland.