hole in my life pg 1-19

The title of this book is called hole in my life, it is written by Jack Gantos. This book starts out with Jack Gantos stating that he is at a medium-security Federal Correctional Institution in Ashland, Kentucky. He also states he is 21 years old and has been locked up for a year and a half. He does not say what crime he has commited just that he is in jail. He describes what prison is like the people, the food, and the violence. In the first chapter he mostly talks about where he lived and how his father knew alot about people. In the second chapter Jack states how when he was nineteen and was still in highschool how he had unlimited freedom and he could pretty much do whatever he wanted. He talks about how during his junior year his family moved from Fort Lauderdale, Florida to San Juan, Puerto Rico. He says it wasnt hard for him to say goodbye to his friends even though he thinks he will never see any of them again. During his time in Puerto Rico he didnt go to school and he got a job as a electrical subcontractor and how he started wiring hotel rooms to get money. After a while of doing that and saving money he deceided get his diploma so he moved back to Fort Lauderdale and moved in with a family called the Bacons. He lives there for a while and he gets kicked out for his habits and the way he acts. The first night Jack sleeps in his car and the second day he finds an apartment and this is where i have left off so far.



I think this story is really good so far. Jack is a flawed character and he makes alot of mistakes and he continues to make mistakes. Also Jack acts like the typical nineteen year old he thinks he can do whatever he wants when he wants to and he doesnt pay attention to the consequences he might face later on. He also does a lot of moving around first he moved to San Juan, and then he moved back to Florida to live with the Bacon family, and now he lives by himself in an apartment. Jack has a mindset of being a writer and he likes reading and writing. His goal as of right now is to finish Highschool and get diploma so he is trying to better himself and not be a bum. This book is really interesting so far and it is started to sound like one of those books where you can put down and you want to keep reading.