The House of the Scorpion (Matteo Alacran #1) by Nancy Farmer -- Restarting October 8th 2015

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Come join Joi and me!

[Joi]

Who wants to read this with me?

[Abi]

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Reading from the 8th of October 2015

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[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Starting a few days early since The Witches of East End book I have to read is not holding my interest well and this one is. :)

Chapter 5: (view spoiler)[ I can't believe how badly they treat the poor child!!! He's six years old and they treat him like he's diseased or an animal! Even worse then some animals actually! I'm very angry!!! -.- (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Chapter 13: (view spoiler)[ Awww, poor stupid Matt! I know it was Tom who did it the evil psychopath!!! Poor Maria and Furball. :( (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Chapter 18: (view spoiler)[ lol. I love how Tam Lin called El Patron a dragon! It's very fitting! :) (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Are you enjoying it so far?

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Noella wrote: "Are you enjoying it so far?"

Yeah, it's been several years since I last read it but it's still really good! I'm looking forward to how I think I remember it ends and some of the action I remember. Like for instance I think about midway: (view spoiler)[ El Patron dies or he only thinks he dies? And so the family tries to get rid of him and he escapes and ends up with some rough types and impresses them with his intelligence??? (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

This part wouldn't show in the upper post so cont.

I can't remember for certain but I think that's about what happens. I'm very likely to finish it either tonight or tomorrow. :)

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Chapter 23: I'm a little confused with chapters since so much happened but this is general update from the last chapter. (view spoiler)[ Awww. Maria said she loved him! I'm sad that Emilie and Steven gave him up and even more incensed at Tam Lin for betraying Matt! I hope Celia is okay!!! :( (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)] (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

End: So this book was amazing! I really enjoyed reading about Matt's life and am looking forward to the next book! :)

[Noella]

Bookbuyer wrote: "Starting a few days early since The Witches of East End book I have to read is not holding my interest well and this one is. :)

Chapter 5: [spoilers removed]"
(view spoiler)[Rosa is horrible!!! And the way people call Matt "it" and "dog" is horrific. Maria seems to be okay with him because she's young and innocent and hasn't been exposed to clones but adults seem to think clones as beasts and will eventually pass this thinking on to their children. Poor Matt :'( (hide spoiler)]

[Anna 'Bookbuyer']

Noella wrote: "Bookbuyer wrote: "Starting a few days early since The Witches of East End book I have to read is not holding my interest well and this one is. :)

Chapter 5: [spoilers removed]"
[spoilers removed]"

Exactly!!! I couldn't believe how they treated him either.

[Noella]

Chapter 11
(view spoiler)[El Patron sounds like a cruel man and the way Matt was acting towards Maria was mean! I hope Tom is revealed to be the culprit behind putting Furball in the toilet and Maria comes to understand why Matt was raging (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Chapter 22
(view spoiler)[Whew it's a good thing he has the same DNA as El Patron to enter the secret passageway and escape. Bet El Patron didn't think about that possibility! (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Bookbuyer wrote: "Chapter 23: I'm a little confused with chapters since so much happened but this is general update from the last chapter. [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I miss Tam Lin and Celia :( Tam Lin was actually helping Matt and his performance needed to be convincing so I don't think I'm mad at him (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Chapter 28
(view spoiler)[Matt needs to escape that camp or he'll never get to Maria! (hide spoiler)]

[Noella]

Finished
(view spoiler)[Wow El Patron is a despicable human being! How could he send his family to their deaths ? and Poor Tam Lin, I bet he lived every day regretting the day he took the lives of 20 school children. Matt has a tough job ahead of him, breaking down the whole drug business. (hide spoiler)]