Blow+by+Bruce+Porter+-+Steven,+Nick,+Glenn,+and+Jason.

Our group wants to read Blow because it is very interesting and it is what the movie is based on. It's a very good movie and we wanted to know more about the topic. It also seems amazing because it shows how big the drug industry is becoming. A small-town boy made over a $100 million selling cocaine with a cartel. He loses it all and I want to know more details about the action packed thriller. Review are from the following: New York Times, "Extraordinarily interesting." Houston Chronicle, "The story belongs to anyone who has ever savored a well-told tale of adventure, greed, deceit, and revenge. Best of all, it's true." The reason we had interest to read this book was because it looks really interesting and it looks like a cool storyline. It seems like there will be a big amount of action.


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 * Week 1 - Characters:**

A -Jason B -Nick C -Steve D -Glenn

Discussion Questions 1: (Glenn) 1) Why is George also known as Boston George? a. He smuggled marijuana up to his hometown in New England.

2) Who is Tuna and why is he important? a. He helps George sell weed in California and rolls some mad nice joints. 3) Who is George's dealer? a. George's dealer is Jack Fischer but he eventually gets caught with 660 pounds of weed at the border and is sent to jail in Massachusetts. 4) Who is George's girlfriend and what does she do that is important? a. George's "girlfriend" is a stewardess named Barbara who helps George smuggle drugs to New England. 5) What happened in George's childhood? a. His parents had a rough time keeping up the money so George's options were limited. He decided after high school to move to California and become a dealer.

Meeting Notes 1: (Steven) In the first 65 pages of the book, significant things were already happening. Most of it is a summary of his childhood, which was very hard. His father couldn't keep a job and the family struggled throughout his life. George exceded expectations and became a football hero in his New England high school. He was popular and had tons of friends. But, after high school, he decided to move to California. There was marijuana and LSD everywhere and couldn't resist taking part in dealing. First, his neighbor recommended that he tried selling fake marijuana, but it didn't work out. His girlfriend Barbara told him a place to get it and he began to purchase huge amounts of the drug. After, he got tired of doing all of the work and not getting a big enough cut so he took out the middle man and hi-jacked a plane to Mexico. In Mexico, he met Jack Fischer and purchased 660 pounds of marijuana but was caught at the border.

Week 2 - Language A - Nick B - Glenn C - Jason D - Steven

Discussion Questions: 1. Why was Jung not in jail? - He skipped out on bail and was a fugitive on the run. 2. Who was the one who got him arrested? - His mother turned him into the cops because she didn't want to be an accomplice 3. How many years is he sentenced to? - He is sentenced to 3 years in federal prison 4. What does he do to take time off of his sentence? - He teaches kids in prison and teaches them college classes so they can have an education when they get out. 5. What does Carlos inform him on when he's in prison? -Carlos had cocaine connections back in Columbia and wants to have a partner to increase the profits and deals. 6. Where does he go after he gets out of jail? - He immediately traveled to Columbia to smuggle up cocaine.

Meeting Notes: (Jason) It started off with Steve asking his questions. We went over the answers and discussed what happened when George Jung was in prison with Carlos. We talked about how George skipped the trial and the reasons his mom felt like she had to rad him out. Also we went over the mistakes George makes through out his life by even doing illegal things to make money. Then, we talked about why George felt like he had to do this for money and how his childhood changed the way he is. Then we went over the theme in the book.

A- Glenn B- Steven C- Nick D- Jason

1. Who does George become in business with? He starts selling with Pablo.

2. Whose fault is it George gets arrested again? What happened? It is his wives fault. She made him drive bad and then the cops pulled him over. He skipped his trial and had to go to jail.

3. How long did he have to serve in jail? 5 years

4. Why is George so mad he is in jail? He missed his daughters childhood.

5. Does George and his wives marriage work? No she divorces him.

Meeting Notes: (Nick) This book club meeting started of with Jason reading the questions. After we all discussed the questions and went over the answers. We talked about who started George in selling cocaine and how he double crossed him and started selling by himself. Pablo Escabar was the provider for George and Pablo. This is mainly what we talked about in this discussion today.

A-Steve B-Jason C-Glenn D-Nick

1.Who was Georges cocaine dealer? Pablo Esquabar

2. Why did Carols stop selling cocaine with George? He wanted to make more money.

3. Who was the first person to decided to sell marijuana? Tuna

4. When George had to go to jail for the last time, why was he upset? He couldn't take his daughter to California.

5. When does George get out of jail? 2014

Meeting Notes: (Glenn) We started off Period 1 by eating my lunch and Nick asking his questions. Nick then decided to ask his questions and we answered them. The questions ended very quickly due to many of Nick's one answer questions. We talked about how Pablo Esquabar was George's cocaine dealer and how he got the drugs for cheap and a huge profit. After the questions we started to go off-task but superhero Mr. Morone told us to do talk about what choices would we make if we were George. We came to conclusion that if we were George we wouldn't sell drugs and we would of got a regular job and be more friendly to our parents. We also talked about the different themes from selling drugs to love and marriage.

Week 5: Last Meeting A-Jason B-Nick C-Steven D-Glenn Questions: (Glenn)

1) Should we recommend this book to others in the class? We decided that it is a yes and no. Yes, you should read the book if you have any clue about the drug life and no if you hate tragedies and the abuse of drugs.

2) Do think think George is a good or bad main character? Yes, he is a good main character because he makes the book that much better. For example, George is just like Atticus from Mockingbird. Atticus makes the book more wild and interesting, just like George.

3) Did the drugs make the book? If it didn't, why? As sad as I am saying this but the drugs, in fact, make the book. Without the drugs, George wouldn't be high rolling in cash or even not in jail.

4) How do you think George's parents felt about all of this? DIsgusted. That's the only word I can think of. For all the trouble George has put his parents in I wouldn't be surprised if the parents would never talk to him again.

The last week for book club, we had a general discussion about the book and its pros and cons. Its a good overall book but may be inappropriate for younger kids because it has a lot to do with the drug trade. But, it is very well written and portrays a good story that not many people have heard of. It provides interesting facts about the cocaine trade and a timeline of his life. We also discussed about how his parents would be disgusted with him since he got caught.