To my grade 11 classes: Now that you've read your book, at least I hope you have, would you comment on it. Did you like it? Was it reader friendly? Would you recommend it to a fellow classmate? I'd appreciate it if you'd respond so the others might read a book that was of interest.
posted by LindaN @ 1:58 PM
18 Comments:
At 2:14 PM,
Anonymous said…
I read the GoodLife and the plot was very interseting; although it had way too much description and too many stories from the past that had nothing to do with the story, but overall it was a good book only a little slow.
At 3:27 PM,
Anonymous said…
I read We need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. I really enjoyed this becasue becasue it allowed the reader to have an in depth view of the feelings that the main character was experiencing. The description really helped me sympathize with what the characters were going through. Although this book was meant to speak about kevin I think Lionel Shriver used a great method to help us understand how environment and surroundings really changes the way people will be shaped later on in life. This book had some laughs but it was mainly based on a mother's quest for satisfaction and the differnt phases of motherhood that she ecounters and learns from... I found that this book was a little difficult to get into because it tends to be filled with too much detail at times but it is definitely a great read for anyone who is looking for a touching,and perhaps heart warming story.
At 3:35 PM,
Anonymous said…
I also read the Goodlife by keith scribner and i agree with adam. The idea of the book was great and i enjoyed some of the flash backs because it helped you to get to know the characters. However, many irrelevant sections were overloaded with description which i believe clouded the focus of the story. It was difficult at times to follow but overall it wasnt a bad read.
At 3:50 PM,
Anonymous said…
I read the Kung Fu one. I keep forgetting what it is called.......Lost In Place, by Mr. Salzman. Hmm, did I want to read this book? No, I was hoping to get the Goodlife, but was out of luck so I ended up picking this one up. I was satisfied with it, it took me a while to read. It was NOT 'edge of your seat action' like I was hoping for. I think I fell asleep twice while reading it. I also had to reread things because I was not paying attention while I was reading. The book wasn't for me. Conclusion: I would not have read this book if I was not forced to. Did anyone else read(and like) the book?
At 4:32 PM,
Anonymous said…
i honestly didnt like Rebecca very much i thought all of her reactions were completely unsupported and wrong like when she finds out that her husband killed his ex-wife she just loves him more. also the book was very predictable and from the beginning i was able to guess the ending. dont take my word for it, i am a very hard person to please when it comes to reading but i did not enjoy this book at all.
At 8:31 PM,
Anonymous said…
A Staggering Work of Heartbreaking Genius was...an interesting read, to say the least. I found it a bit hard to read and couldn't get into it a lot of times when I picked it up. But reading it was certainly...interesting. I can't find a better word for it. The style, the demeanor, the description, it all blended together in a weird, new way. But I felt I really had to be in a mood, a thoughtful, curious mood to read it, or else I struggled for ten minutes just to get through a page.
But I did like it. In a strange, bizarre way, I liked it.
At 4:04 PM,
Anonymous said…
I first chose to read Tender at The Bone because I am a cook myself and thought that I could pick up on some new recipes. What I didn't know was that each recipe was connected to a different time in Ruth's life. It was a very enjoyable read and I would definately recommend this to both boys and girls, even though I think girls would be able to identify more with the character and the mother-daughter relationship. I learned life lessons through Ruth's personal experiences and was inspired by the family and friends involved in the memoir.
At 7:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
I read A.S.W.O.H-B.G, the whole thing is one 400 page sentence. I enjoyed it, but I wouldn't advise people like Chaim, who do not read, to pick it up.
There is/are -
1) One Obscure Music Reference
2) Two Main Characters
3) Three People Who Die
4) Sub Characters
5) The story takes place over five years.
At 8:10 PM,
Anonymous said…
Also read Lost in Place.... I can't say it makes my top 50 books I've ever read, and I really doubt that I've read 50 books. It just felt like he was repeating the same message over and over... Kids go through phases blah blah blah... I really can't say I'd reccomend this book very highly.
At 5:54 AM,
Anonymous said…
this is jwellz comin at you guys live with my comment. Lost in Place was a chill book. I enjoyed the easy read and the end was good.
keep it locked.
im out
At 7:03 AM,
Anonymous said…
It was good, i like it. a lot.
At 7:14 AM,
Anonymous said…
LOL
At 7:16 AM,
Anonymous said…
I think that i relate to the charcter in my book becasue i too am a loser and sit at home by myself everyday. I am anti social and i am jealous of chaim's non-asian eyes.
At 7:19 AM,
Anonymous said…
That was matthew chaim
At 4:09 PM,
Anonymous said…
no it wasnt! lukas!it was ethan!
At 9:03 AM,
Anonymous said…
I read Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, it was really hard for me to get into because there were so many descriptions at the begining. But by the middle, the book got very interesting and I enjoyed the ending.
At 12:15 AM,
Anonymous said…
Once I finished reading Lost in Place, my reactions were the exact same as Dustin's. Reading is not really something I appreciate as much as others and to really catch my attention, an "edge of your seat" action or mystery novel would have been more satisfying. However to add, once we wrote our in-class essays there were some main themes and even life lessons I learnt. So now that I look back on choosing Mark Salzman's book, I can't say I regret choosing it completely.
At 1:41 PM,
Anonymous said…
I read We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver. It is a very powerful read. The mother of a disturbed teenager who goes on a shooting rampage at his high school, recaptures her son's life through different memories. I found the book to be very disturbing and depressing. This is definately not a touching and heart warming story, but a shattering and alarming truth of certain individuals that do exist in our society today.
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