Summer Reading :: Creative Writing Essays

Summer Reading      It was a bright, hot summer day when it all happened. I could bring forth beensitting at the beach or swimming. Although that was not the case. I had toactually put effort into something, to actually think , to actually well, read.I went upstairs to scrape the summer recitation list. I looked through pile afterpile of school computer printouts but still no luck of that little version list.I began to get frustrated and decided the best thing to do now would be to takea break, and that is exactly what I did. I got into my bathe suit and went fora nice swim. I was swimming for about an hour when all of a sudden I got thisthirst for a nice peaceful beverage. Thoughts began to flow through my mind abouthow quenching and replenishing that glass of coke would  taste. This caused meto like a shot jump out of the pool and run in for a drink. As I took a cupfrom the cabinet I saw in the reflection of the glass a blue sheet on therefrigerator. I immediately turned around and there I saw under a magnet, on therefrigerator, the summer reading list      I wanted to start reading as soon as possible. Although I  wanted to seehow many books I could read that were on the summer reading list but would nothave to go to the library to get a hold of. My mother is a big book reader so Ichecked her order and I found one. The Terminal Man By Michael Crichton.To my surprise I actually enjoyed reading this book. I dont like reading thatmuch, I rather collect a movie. This book however was different. It was reallysuspenseful and hard to put down. I screw my story sounds really convincing but I leave prove to you any way that I read this book by giving you a quick summary ofthe novel. Harry Benson, the main character, is a 31 year old computerscientist. About 4 years back he got into a car accident and got brain damagewhich causes him mental seizures. What happens during these seizures is that hegoes on a viole nt rampage for seven or so hours and then all of a sudden wakesup from this seizure and does not know what has happened or what he has done.Harry is admitted to Universal Hospital, the doctors plan to implant electrodesinto his brain to shock the part of his brain that causes the seizure right