The end of the abundance of Katherines

It was time for work and Hassan, Collin and Lindsey get ready to the interview of the day. It was time to interview a woman called Mabel Bartrand so they took the car and go to the destiny.  While they were on the interview the old woman start crying softly when she saw Lindsey and that really touch her, so they start talking and absolutely have a good time.  After work Collin, Lindsey and Hassan go to the house to get some rest, but Collin need to finish the theory. Finally! The theory is done so Collin very excited go tell Lindsey and Hassan if he could try these theory with  a couple so Lindsey agree but Hassan told Collin that people like Collin (Lindsey’s boyfriend) and the ex-girlfriend of Hassan Katrina always broke up with people easily or at least looks like they want to, so it would be hard. But then Collin realizes that it can work with a couple that hasn’t existed but it could exist.  After the long talk of the theory Hassan go to his room and start looking for colleges! Isn’t that amazing? Seriously finally! It was past midnight and Collin finally could rest in peace but then Lindsey jump on his bed and tell him two things. The first one is that she broke up with Collin and the second one is that they need to go to Memphis to see what her mom is doing.   When they arrived to the factory they saw a guy throwing away a box in a hole but anyone could see what was on the box, so they go closer and ask the boy what is in there. The boy introduces himself as Roy and then he explains that he could not say anything so he go. Lindsey with the curiosity in the sky she ask Collin if he could open the box and he open it, such a gentleman.  When Collin opens the box everyone was surprised because they were almost all the products of the factory but they didn’t know why the boy where throwing them so Lindsey catch Roy and begged him for an answer. Roy told Lindsey that there products they are making people don’t buy anymore.  But Roy told the three that Hollis didn’t want to tell anyone because then people would lose their jobs. So then Collin understands why Hollis make them go house by house asking people what they think about the factory.  Lindsey  was angry because her mom didn’t tell her what was happening  but at the same time she was amazed that her mom try to everyone have a job.  The next day the boys go to eat breakfast but they didn’t saw Lindsey but Collin new that that was a hidden message for him, and he knows that she is in her hidden place in the woods.   Collin told everyone that he is going to a camp but he go fast so no one could say no. When he arrived to the place he saw her there so he was happy.  While they were there Collin and Lindsey talk about how Lindsey broke up to her boyfriend  and how relieved she was, so Collin told her that he want to be like her in the way that she forgets easily  and can move on fast. Linsey told him to tell the fascinating story of how he fell in love with all the Katherines so he did, but h need to resume it so it would not be that long.  After he told the story about his love live they both stare at each other and with all the feeling they have they kiss, stand up and go home.

QUOTES

  “And between now and then I’m going to worck like hell to find new ways to gain money”(195)

This quote is a lesson that every person needs to understand that is important, because if you want something you need to work hard for it and make it better than you did the last time. I predict that Hollis will make the factory start gaining money again but with other products so people can buy. While I was reading this part I start to realize that the only way to gain the things you want is working hard.

“And other moral of the story is that you, Smarty-pants, just told an amazing story , proving that given enough time an enough coaching, and enough hearing stories from current and former associates of Gutshot  Textiles, anyone can learn to tell a damned good story”

“Something about telling that story made my gut grow back together “

“what?”

“Oh nothing thinking out loud”

“That’s how you really like, the people you can think out loud in front of, people who’ve been in your secret hidden place, the people you can bite your thumb in front of”

Then………

“Wow. My first Lindsey”

“My second Collin” (208)

Thinking out loud link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp-EO5I60KA

While I was reading this part it was the tipic moment where you shout like AHHHHH she is going to tell him and that stuff,  and it was interesting how someone that have 19 girlfriends with the same name finally can fall in love with someone that have a name that is not Katherine.   And is very interesting how the author make you have the intrigue of what would happened, they are going to be together? But finally we know. And I need to say that when I read thise part I was very exited because Thinking out loud the song by Ed sheran is my favoritie song.

REFLECTION

These book have been very interesting because it have shown me things that I already know but I never pay much attention to it.  Also it has showed me that if you want something you need to fight for it no matter what obstacles you have.  I recommend this book to all the people the ones who like mystery, the ones who like books about love, the ones who like adventure because these book have a mix of everything and I think that is a very special quality of these book because not all the books have this. 

What can get to more than friends

The days in Gotshot have been really interesting in many different ways. Starting with the fact that Hassan now has a new girlfriend and he could kiss her all day like Collin said.   In other hand for Collin things are getting better because he is advancing with the theory and now he has a very close friend, Lindsey. They both have a very good relation sheep and we can see that because Lindsey took Collin to her cave or in a better explanation the place where she can get away from people.  When they were on the cave  Lindsey open herself to Collin  because she told him her story and what things she have past to be who she is now, but an interesting thing is that she told Collin things that not even Collin his boyfriend knows.  But again the topic of Katherine but these time  was not for give advices to Collin of how to have a good relationship, this time was to imagine her how she look or how she was but Lindsey realize that she is not a person who worth it. While on the cave drinking moonshine Collin and Lindsey really open up and the talk that they have make Collin to start having weird feelings about Lindsey, obtusely in a good way.  That night Lindsey realize that she feel something for Collin (the one of the theory) and Collin for her, so she told Collin that they need  to keep their relationship as friends because then everything can go down and they have a very good relationship as friends.  The next day was the day of the hunting so Collin and every one woke up exited except Collin because he didn’t   want to kill a pig or any animal. But he goes to support Hassan and his friends.  While they were on the hunting Collin decide to shut but he sucks at shutting so he shut to a net that has angry animals so they need to run for their lives.  The surprises of the day didn’t finish because when they were running for their lives, at the end they stop on a yard but that wasn’t the end because they saw Katrina (Hassan girlfriend) naked in the yard with a guy. Now Collin realizes what Lindsey told him that she is an easy girl.  When Hassan and Collin say that Hassan instead of crying or yelling he laughs at these and then start running again and while running he yelled her that there relationship is over.

QUOTES

“Getting people to like you is so easy, really” Lindsey said.  “Not for me” said Collin. “Whatever I like you and I really never like anybody, Hassan likes you and he never likes anybody”. (144)

Lindsey and Collin have a very good relationship as friends as we say in the summery but I really have since the beginning the feeling that they both are going to be more than friends. Sometimes we think that because someone is really good friends with someone they will end up together but we need to know that sometime is not true because they can be so good friends that they are like brothers but in this case I think they are going to the path of something more. Why do I say that? Because Collin and Lindsey have so much confidence talking to each other, they have always fun together and since the first day they have that CLICK that you know that you can trust that person any time anywhere.

“Anyway it became my life goal to get him, to kiss him, to marry him. I can’t explain but it did happen”. Lindsey said. (149)

But what is Lindsey talking about?  Well her love story has a very good start because she didn’t get him when she was little, she get him when they were bigger. Lindsey explain to Collin that she was a nerd when she was little so it was difficult to catch boys attention, till one day in Valentine’s day she make a card to everyone but she didn’t resave anything except for a card of Collin (witch now is his boyfriend) but you know what? This love is weird because Lindsey never opens herself to his boyfriend like she do with Collin, so that can get to something more than just friends. 

REFLECTION

These chapters have been so funny and so intricate, and I love that because while you read you laugh at the  crazy things John Green said, the actions of the character and the way he use the words to catch the reader attention.  In my other blogs we talk about Collin love live and the adventures he has with his friends  but now is more interacting because what would happened to him with Lindsey? What would happen to Hassan with the crazy thing of Katrina naked with other boy? And what is the mystery of Hollis? Well found out in the next blog.  

A love that can get an obsession

Five days has past and Collin and Hassan were on Gotshot making friends and getting new adventures, but for Collin hasn’t been as much fun he thought it would be.  HE has been too much concentrated in the theory of Katherine instead of having fun with Hassan and his new friends. But one night Hassan and Lindsey want to go out but Collin didn’t want to because he was occupied with all the theory, the memories and the feelings he had. Hassan and Collin never have such a fight between theme but one night they argue because Collin don’t enjoy the parties, the reunions and spend time with friends because of the memories it bring to him those moments, so Hassan decide to tell Collin what was going on but apparently Collin didn’t like that so he start to attack Hassan too. Hassan didn’t like these so he just left the house and go with Lindsey out to have some fun while Collin stay at home alone.  Finally it get the other day and for Hassan and Collin things were better between them so they start talking and Hassan told him that he didn’t want to go to the job because he was kind of missing is “girlfriend” who really wasn’t her girlfriends they just kissed one and that’s all, but any way they both want to make an excuse for they miss work that day but they couldn’t because they leave with the boss so they can’t say they are sick or something  so they told her is Hassan can rest a day but Collin need to go, they agree. In the way to work Collin need to go with Lindsey as always but these time without Hassan, so they have more time to talk about their lives. Again Love topics come to the theme but these time was different because Lindsey give a new “formula” of relationships for they can last more time. The first step was:

1. Age

2. Attractiveness

3. Dumper or dumpee

4. Introvert or extrovert

 When the conversation about Love they arrive to the home of Jolene (a citizen) and she confess something that is rare for Lindsey. Jolene  told theme that Hollis was selling  two hundred acres of her land to a man calls Marcus, but these idea really shocked Lindsey because she never expect her mom to sell his land.  Then Collin said that maybe is because for the money but Lindsey didn’t agree because they don’t need more money. The next day Collin and Hassan fight again because Hassan told him that he kissed Katrina again and Collin said he shouldn’t kissed the girl because he couldn’t kiss a girl if they are not getting married, but then Hassan told him that he always listen the stories of KATHERINES and he always support him even when it annoying.

QUOTES

“I got to sit in a pickup truck with toc and jatt about an hour and a half, and they’re really no bad. Plus Katrina is nice, I mean gorgeous” (110)

As we talk in the summery above the Love between Katrina and Hassan make a huge confusion to Collin and it have affect their relationship as friends. These both guys always fight for a girl, and I think it’s ridiculous to fight for a girl with friends, anyway I think Hassan has a very good point in telling Collin that he always listen his stories about Katherine’s, his crushes, the way he feel about her feelings and more and Collin cant came to the idea that his friend is in Love with Katrina.  In one way wat Collin is right because Hassan religion doesn’t allowed them to kiss a girl if thy are not getting married, but he need to understand that he is happy and he need to support him. 

“Without Katherine and without the correct theory and without hope, he has very little”(99)

 Getting back to Collin and Katherine we can see how much he love that girl, even if she don’t pay too much attention to him.  I came out with a conclusion  and it’s that he need to pay more attention that he is getting to the moon with these thing of the Katherine’s, the love he have for the girl (and it is kind of obsessed) and instead he need to pay more attention to her and need to realize that he don’t care too much in the realtionsheep because of the thing he has to presume the relationships he have.

REFLECTION

These chapters have been so interesting because more mysteries, more advises, more adventures and more drama have apire in these book.  Today I don’t have so much connection with these chapters but I can said that these drama of the love that has apire in this chapters is really interesting, not just because of the fights that they solve  and fight again but it make me put more attention that friendship is more important than anything and obsessions can be badfor us. 

Friends, aventures and secrets

In the small town of Gutshot (where the destiny took Collin and Hassan) Collin, Hassan and Lindsey where on the Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lindsey tell the boys that they can go to their house to sped the knight, but then a better surprise came to their lives. Lindsey’s mom gave Collin and Hassan   opportunity to work with the family. Collin was not shure about this because he have to study during summer, but Hassan need the money and he was exited to work with the family so he accepted to please his friend and to learn something new.  Hollis (Lindsey’s mom) gave them an easy job, and that job was that they need to go to town and ask people about the place they were leaving and the factory that Hollis family owned.  When the boys were interviewing the people who leave there they notice that Lindsey acts around differently with the different groups that the small town have.  The time past and Lindsey and the two boys go to the general store so she can be with Collin, his boyfriend. But when Lindsey go to do something Collin (Lindsey boyfriend) told them that if they touch her he would kill them. What a nice person he is right? The night came and Lindsey and Collin were talking about the day so Collin talk again about Katherine but Lindsey told  him something that make him touch the Earth, and was that he don’t express his feelings well and also that geometry can’t explain a relationship. That knight Collin start thinking that people don’t like dumpees (people who are left) and he came with the idea that he cares too much in telling people about his relation sheep with Katherine, and to be honest it is true no one want to hear that story over and over again.  The next day Holli send them to interview more people and when they were on their way a girl came to them and ask them some questions about shower and more stuff, so hassan very interested asked her name, and guess what was the name of the girl KATHERINE. But Collin its not interested because he miss Katherine 19. Collin with the desperation called Katherine 19 and she didn’t answered but later he called him and tell him that they need to kept distance for a while. Collin feel worse than he feel before. But that dosent stop him to make the theory of Katherine go own, because that feeling makes him stronger in one way. 

QUOTES

“He would impress Katherine 19 , she had always love the idea of him being a genius , and he would make the world safer for dumpees everywhere. No matter what.” (49)

This quote is very important because here is were Collin decide to improve ad make the Theory of Katherine have sense and gain the love of Katherine 19.  While Collin have suffer a lot because of the broke up with Katherine in the other hand Katherine prefer to have distance with Collin but why? We need to pay attention to the fact that Collin love her so much and he said that he could make anything for her but later he realize that instead of making her feel good and valuable he focus more on telling everyone about the relation sheep he had with Katherine.  While I was reading these part it came to my mind my favorite movie 10 things I hate about you because in these book Collin can do anything for Katherine love him again including creating a problem that he need to solve to figure it out the theory, and in ten things I hate about you Patrick Verona need to make something for Katerina to forgive him by embarrassing himself in front of all the school. Comparing thise two we can see how powerful is love. 

“And it seemed fair end point, sweet, if ceaselessly pink, accommodations, reasonably nice people and the home of his first Eureka moment.” (55)

Collin have always wanted to have his first eureka moment and staying in Gotshot can be the start of what would be more than an Eureka moment. Wat I liked about these part is that everyone want to have their own Eureka moment and I figure it out that I want one Eureka moment. What about you? With the fact that in these quote we can see reading the parts that come after these quote we can see that so many moments are coming to Collins life. Like getting more friends, having a job and the most important he would make the Theory become bigger, smarter, safer and absolutely meaningful to gain the love of Katherine. 

REFLECTION

The day before these blog we have the intrigue about what would happened with Collin and Lindsey but so far we have the idea that nothing is going to happened NOW between Collin and Lindsey, but who knows what can happened next. Besides that in my opinion the theory that Collin is making its kind of rare that someone is making problems with geometry to figure out why he get  dumped by a girl name Katherine, and I think that the answer for that had Collin in his heart.  

19 girls and one name

An abundance of Katherine’s is a very famous novel written by John Green and it is about the life of a boy called Collin.Collin Singleton have a very desafortunated love life because in his pathway he had 19 girlfriends an each girl had broke up with him, and the interesting thing is that all of those girls have the same name KATHERINE. Besides the terrible love life that Collin has he is a prodigy boy and has an intelligence that not all the people have. Even though his intelligence, personality and the other qualities he had .He has been down for a while since Katherine number 19 broke up with him. This boy love her so much in a way that now he feel like he don’t worth it until one day his best friend Hassan  come to visit him and persuade him to go to a road trip with him ,so Collin can chill and be relax. While the two boys where going on the road trip Collin had bunch of memories of Katherine 19 and that obusly annoyed Hassan so he make him drive so he can calm her mind and concentrate on the road. While driving Collin start thinking of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated on 1914, for Collin these topic was very interesting to him because the dead of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the cause of the world war one.  The road took them to Kentucky and Hassan planned to have fun there but Collin still think on Katherine number 19. But then they met a girl Called Lindsey Lee Wells and Collin start having thoughts about this girl especially for her brown eyes and his soft voice.


QUOTES

“What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?”(33)

BY: John Green

These quote have inspire me on different ways because it is true What’s the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?”. While I was reading these part I connected with Collin because he said that God gave you a live that you need to do things not just watching TV or stay on your cell phone all day, instead you can go on a road trip, be with friends, eat chocolate while you are in the park flying a kite and more. I connected to Collin because I have this thought since a long time and now I figure it out what I want to do with my live.  But At the same time I wonder that if Collin think that, why he is so obsessed with Katherine and he feel like he don’t worth it? With the fact that when she broke up with him he stay in his room for days crying and feeling alone, but if he said these quote  he could do so much with his life instead of crying. Also the way John describes how the character is feeling it makes us the readers to start thinking of making a change and that could be a very huge step to the World.

“She shook her head but couldn’t stop laughing. “Nothing “ she “said, let’s go see the Archduke”. “No tell me” said Collin insistently. He didn’t like secrets kept from him….”Is nothing. Just I only dated one boy”. “What’s the funny”? Collin asked. It’s funny” she explained, “because his name is Collin”. (66)

In this quote we see Lindsey And Collin talking about their life but in a moment of the story they start talking about their love story, so Collin told Lindsey about the 19 girlfriends that he have, all with the same name.  Lindsey laughs because it’s something that you don’t hear often so she was shocked. But it isn’t a coincidence that Collin has 19 girlfriends with the same name, then met Lindsey and she tell him that his boyfriend has the same name as him? Well that’s interesting. Well now that we know that Lindsey have a boyfriend we know that it is not going to be easy to Collin end up with her but who knows.

REFLECTION

While reading this book I laugh because of the crazy things Hassan and Collin said (cant said because they are kind of bad), makes me want to know more about the world war one and obusly to know what ill going to happened next.  Actually when I start reading these book my mind was thinking why does this boy fall in love with so many Katherine’s does it is coincidence? Does he like just that name? or even he have been destinated  just to be with Katherine’s?  Besides all the mystery that this book has it is fun to read it because the author is telling a story with the language that you said  ¡Hey! I talk like that or my friend always said that. To finalize this book have been interesting so far  and who knows what’s going to happened next.