Animal Dreams

I think my favorite quote so far in Animal Dreams is "Mom says she'll break your face if you don't come over for breakfast." Emelina's son,  John Tucker said this to Codi one morning. I love this quote because first of all I think its funny. Second of all, I think it really captures the quirky relationship between Emelina and Codi. Emelina knows that Codi would be reluctant to come over for breakfast but Emelina is a natural mother and insists that she feed Codi. 

My favorite character in the book so far is without a doubt, Loyd. I really enjoy Loyd's presence in the book because he is very unpredictable to me. It seems like he keeps revealing more of himself as he becomes closer to Codi. At the beginning of the story, Codi portrays him as being unreliable and a lady's man but as we get farther in the book, we learn that he is really more thoughtful and is ready to be comitted. 

Animal Dreams, I think is filled with  many important scenes and moments that contribute greatly to the developing plot. So far, I think one of the most important parts in the book is when Codi reads her letter from Hallie. This letter has a blunt feeling. Hallie is writting in response to Codi's letter about how amazing she is that she is saving the world and how Codi just isn't capable of doing something so great like that. I think this scene is important because I think it is a turning point for Codi. This letter reinforces the comments from Emelina that Codi was always the leader when they were growing up and that Hallie has always looked up to her, even though Codi strongly believes that Hallie was always the independent one. I think this letter really changes Codi's perspective on herself and what she is doing with her life.