For this entry, choose one of the questions from the list and write about your book on the blog....please post by Class time on Tuesday...have fun jumping deeper into your book...and take us with on your journey...
I am flying through the Clive Cussler novel, mainly because the chapters are short and I feel as though I have not read anything, is I keep reading. In this story, Kurt Austin will try to save the world from a mad man set to break it apart with an earthquake machine he has invented. It' fast paced and let's me journey away from the problems of the day. It also keeps me up later than I would like. This book introduces new futuristic gadgets. It's a good piece of escapism...
What feelings did you have as you read the story? Find some places that make you feel that way.
I’m reading ‘Keeping Faith’ and I’m very pleased with this choice. Maybe it isn’t exactly book about me because I’m not married but some sentences which I read in this book are universal for everyone. For example when the main character caught her husband cheating on her she bury her face in her hand and thought ‘Oh, God. It happening again.’ This sentence appeals to everyone who would be in a similar situation as Mariah. When I’m reading this book it seems to me that I exactly understand situations in which character found herself even if nothing else has met me. Maybe it's because I read a lot of books written by this author and I began to understand her way of expressing emotions and creating characters in her books. I don’t like to read foolish books talking about nothing or about something which is unrealistic and and this is the reason why I appreciate Picoult’s books so much.
Natalia...Watch you tense and punctuation--For example, when the main character caught her husband cheating on her, she bury [buried] her face in her hand [hands] and thought, ‘Oh, God. It [is]happening again.’ This sentence appeals to everyone who would be in a similar situation as Mariah. In the sentence with the example, you use past tense while in the other sentence, you use present tense. it's alright to stay in present tense to talk about literature...
I am reading "The Stranger" scrupulously through every line and trying to understand a lot of things that is happening in the main character's head.The main character in the novel is French Algerian Meursault who learns about the death of his mother and comes to the funeral.He is not very emotional or if he is, he is simply hiding those feelings.He even did not show his emotions when he killed an Arab man.But Meursault always speaks his mind and some how it helps him to survive. His personality helps readers to see more details in the personalities of the other characters or even see a piece of themselves. Marija Frenkel (ADV C)
The most interesting quotation of "Into the wild". Christopher McCandless - the main character of the book sent his letter to a friend called Ron: "The very basic core of a man's living spirit is a passion for adventure.The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. Move around, be nomandic, make each day a new horizon" - Christopher "Alex" McCandless. I did like the quote, because it is very inspiring one, it teaches us how to live our lifes to its fullest. I didn't read the whole book though, so i might find some more inspiring quotes later on...
What feelings did you have as you read the story? I am reading the "ABC Murders" book and the author has the talent to keep your attention and intense feelings throughout the book. I like the Belgian detective who is very confident in what he has to do. I like this part in the book where Donald Fraser ask the Belgian detective " Who are you anyway? You don't belong to the police." And Poirot answers "No, Monsieur, I am better than the police." The book creates the feelings of not knowing what happens next, and that's why I like. I try to feel what Poirot feels. Igor - adv 2
When does the story take place? Was it long ago, in the future or the present? What did you learn about this time period?
The book that I'm reading - "The true story of Hansel and Gretel" takes place in the 1940's in the middle of the Second World War. Was it long ago? Well, for me it was, because that was decades before I was even born. What did I learn about this time period? Well, that should be funny, but actually I found out when did the WW2 really took place, because even though I do fine in most of the subjects at school, history is my blind side. So I can say that this book is very useful in all ways, starting with the geographic sophistication, finishing with better English skills and history.
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story? I have chosen to read a book "Between shades of gray" by Ruta Sepetys. The main character of this book is 15-years-old-girl Lina, who was deported to Siberia. She is the oldest child of the family. Lina is an average girl and a gifted artist. In those times she had a very strong personality. Lina was the one to set her family free. In my opinion, Lina was very courageous, carring and self-confident.
When I was taking my book "Animal Farm" to my hands I was convinced that it is parody of people's characters. That's the reason why I can say that I was a little dissapointed by the lecture when I figured out that the book is parody of totalitarianism. Of course I don't regret reading that story. Writing about disappointment, the characters are disappointed by their farmer. Mr. Jones isn't good enough to dealing with his farm and animals. This results in rebellion. Now I'm waiting to see how the rebellion will end up. Gosia, adv. b
The main character of the book „My sister’s keeper” written by Jodi Picoult is thirteen-years old girl named Anna. Most people have children by accident. This is because they drink too much on the party or for thousands of other reasons that really aren’t very convincing. Anna’s parents have her for some definite reasons. Her eldest sister Kate is suffering from leukaemia. Anna has to undergone countless surgeries, transfusions and injections to help sister fight her illness. One child dedicated to the needs of other seriously ill. Does it sound fair? I think that using one of our childen to save the life of another is very bad thing and somehow it excuse the first sentence which was told by Anna: “In my first memory, I am three years old and I am trying to kill my sister”.
I've already finished reading my book "The Tess of the d'Ubervilles". Its main character makes me feel very different during the various scenes of it. At first, she fascinates me because of her beauty described in the book. Also, I feel bad about her being seduced by the Alec Dubberville to sleep with him. That is disgusting and not fair. Later, Tess falls in love with Angel Clare an that makes me feel happy for them. But then she tells him true about her past and I feel sad about her being left by her new husband on the first day of their marriage. There are some moments in this book, when I feel angry on Tess because she gets back to her old husband and she sends a vicious letter to him. I feel afraid that he will never come back to her. But then he comes. And then I feel even more angry because she says him "It's too late. You'd better go now." How can she even say that to him? Her dream came true and she is letting him go? Finally, she does a wicked thing. She kills Alec Duberville and leaves with Angel. It made me feel confused. Why did she do it? She ruined her own life. The story could have a happy ending, they would have gone with Angel and lived happily ever after. But she is murdered for her crime. So, at the end, my feelings compose of two emotions - anger because of her actions and sadness because of the miserable end of the story. Patricija Adv A
I'm reading "True believer" by Nicholas Sparks. When I decided to read this book, I thought that it's about love and nothing else. Well, now I can see that I was wrong, because this book faces more things than just love. I have read 50 pages so far and in these pages the main character Jeremy talks about his past, probably that's how author wants to present everything that is going to happen later. And in the past Jeremy had a problem - he had to choose between his job and his wife. Both things were very important for him, but he had to make a decision. It sometimes happens to me and I believe that for everyone else too, because sometimes we have to choose, even if we don't want to, and we never know which decision would be the right one. I have never read other Nicholas Sparks' books, but I really appreciate that he doesn't only write banal things about love that I have already heard a million times, but he also writes about topical problems and, if we take a closer look at what the main character of his book chooses and what are the consequences of that, we can find an easier solution when we have the same problem. Miglė Šiaučiulytė, (Adv.A)
I am reading "One day of the life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.It is really amazing and each page astonishes me with lots of situations the main character and other prisoners had to face during the Second Word War in camps. I am aware of the fact that such things actually did happen and I wonder how could people live and work as there were almost 30 degrees cold, they had no food and no warm clothes?! I am completely astounded knowing through what our grandfathers had to pass. I look forward to finish the book and discuss about it with those who already have read it. Diana, Adv. B
The story of the book "Lord of the Flies" takes place in uninhabited island in a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. There are white sandy beaches, a lot of rocks. However, the biggest part of island is covered by the tropical forest. The environment is described very vivid and picturesque. In my opinion, a descriptive setting is critical in this kind of books, because it makes more easily for readers to imagine a new place, which is by the way new and for the characters of the book. Povilas, Advanced B
Usually I get into the plot effortlessly, empathize with characters and eventually become a part of that imagined world. While reading this book I pay a lot of attention so as to be only story-watcher, though. Well, it doesn’t work anyway. I identify with the children and the Witch as well. I am overwhelmed with the feelings gathering in my mind. So I almost feel the sweetness of the candy from German that Gretel tastes…and I feel the relief that it’s not a gun barrel… I almost feel the warmth of Hanzel’s hand warming mine…just like Magda. And even though I cannot imagine being in their shoes and I don’t know what would I do…I gradually explore a literally dreadful reality of World War II. Weronika, Adv.B
I'm currently reading ,, The True story of Hansel and Gretel'' by L. Murphy. The story takes place in 1940's, during World War II.
What feeling did you have as you read the story? Once I start to think more about it I feel really bad for those people who had to live during this time. I've never felt starvation, cold or itching caused by lice… I can't imagine how they felt at this time. I can't even imagine how strong these people had to be to survive. if someone left me in the huge forest, I would probably die in three days. So that's what fascinates me about these people, they always had hope in hopeless situations.
I am reading the "Joy luck club". I want to write about the second chapter, because every chapters are different. So this story is about An-mei Hsu. She live with her grandmother and brother. Her father is dead, mother left her. But when her grandmother got sick, An-mei mother back home. An-mei know that she is her mother, she remembered her. When it was grandmother's dying time, An-mei mother show respect and cooked a soup, and then An-mei came to love her mother. I just can't imagine how it was difficult to An-mei grow without her mother. Daumante Adv C
I am reading "One two buckle the shoe" by Agatha Christie. I think that this writer is the best mystery author in the world! Her stories are so fascinating. I haven't read the whole book so I don't know how this story ends, but every time I read it, I try to guess what will be in the end. But now I have no idea. The story begins when detective goes to a dentist and after that the doctor shoot himself. But detective don't think that there was a suicide. So he and his assistant try to find out what happened. He has one suspect, but when Hercule Poirot went to him, he was also died. Why? I don't know, because I haven't read the whole book. I can just guess. That's why I love mystery. Monika Šakytė AdvC
I'am reading "Left behind" the main character is airplane pilot, Rayford. I think this character is important for this story because his family is disappeared and he will try to find them, and so to find out why why approaching apocalypse. Darius, adv B
I am reading "Jane Eyre". It is a story about an orphan girl. I have not thought that i will enjoy this book, but now i can say that this book captivates me. I am trying to imagine what I would do and how i would behave if i were in her situation. Also, I follow how her character changes when she grows up. Hated by her aunt and cousins, by children at the Lowood Institution charity school she becomes a governess herself. Now all i can do is just keep reading this book. Vytautas Adv C
I’m reading “The passage to India” written by E.M. Forster. As the title says, the action takes places in India. I just can guess when the events are happening, because I didn’t ready a lot of this book yet. Probably, it was several decades ago. But I already learnt that in India you should be very careful, because there are a lot of cheaters and people, who can attract you in some kind of sect. Rugilė. Adv. A
I'm reading "The Cider House Rules" by John Irving. Question:What feelings did have as you read the story? Find some places that makes you feel that way.
As i started reading my sympathy to the orphan Homer Wells grew with every moment as i read. I felt pity for the boy who was taken by three families and all of them was cruel and violent to him. Time passed and orphanage became his real and only home."We are obliged to withhold love; if you fail to withhold love at an orphanage, you will create and orphanage that no orphan will willingly leave. You will create a Home Wells a true orphan, because his only home will always be at St. Clouds ". It shows us how orphans were treated, and we can predict what kind of people they were when grew up.
My book is a Clive Custler novel called 'The Lost City'. Q: Name one or two minor characters. How was it resolved? What did you learn about these characters?
A: The minor characters don't often stand out as much, unlike the main ones. You can resolve their importance by noticing how often are they mentioned and seen through the story. For this novel, two of the minor important characters are Thurston and LeBlanc, they are glaciologists that work in a base, under a specific glacier in the Alps. They are only seen a couple of times, mostly just helping the main characters along their journey. But through their actions I've learned, that they are hard working, LeBlanc is quite humorous, because of his statement about the "comfort" of his workplace; Thurston is quite devoted.
I finished the book call "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. There are two main characters.One of them is dum and tall like a big child, his name is Lennie . The second character is short and cleaver, his name is George. George always draw out Lennie from the trouble. Lennie don‘t do it on purpose, it happens from his stupidity. Because of this problem they have to travel. They end up working in the ranch. There the workers are friendly. George and Lennie starts to talk about thiers dream. But everything change then Lennie kills the chief‘s wife and everyone starts to look for him that they could kill him. George finds him first. They start to talk about thiers dream and George shoot his friend. End of the story: Daniele Adv. C
I'm reading a book 'Wolf of the plain' by Conn Iggulden. I'm really interested in this book. I like to read it because the story is full of action, the author incredibly describes battle scenes, the life of Mongols and their tradition. Gintare advB.
The main part of the first chapter is a baseball match. As many other Europeans I don't know very much about baseball but the authors describes the game very precisely - every pitch, every hit, every run. That seems boring and it is boring. However because of the detailed description you can also learn something about the main characters Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter.
The way they play the game reveals their character attributes: "I told my team we're going to kill you apikorsim this afternoon." This is a quote from Danny. He says it to Reuven.
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story? I'm reading the first story from the book "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King. The main character in this story is a man named Wilfred Leland James. He has a wife Christina and 14 years old son Henry. Why is this character important? Well, the whole story is his confession for killing his wife. He tells how and why he did that. And the reason why Wilfred killed his wife is 100 acres of good land in Nebraska. Wife wants to sell the land and live in city, but Wilfred is a farmer and he prefers living in a village. But I'm still reading this story and I feel that this isn't the only reason why he killed his wife... Airida Adv.A
I am reading a book called Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. And as I'm getting into this book more and more I feel that she is a very strong character. The girl who had suffered loneliness, bullying, hate, mockery. At first, Jane was just a little girl and lived in Gateshead, she was very patient, kind and not brave. She did everything what people ordered her to do. After some time, when she grew up, she moved to Lowood. In that place she had different kind of experience - met new people, even new rules of life. It is hard for me to imagine how I would act in those circumstances because I have never suffered hard times like that. She adjusted all the rules - cold places, strict time rules, everyday she needed to tidy her room because if not - she would be punished. From my point of view, it must be very hard to see her new friends suffering disasters and those who could not stay alive. However, she stood calm and level-headed all the time. I understand that you could never know what is going to happen and you may be lucky and get what you want if you deal with every problem. Jane Eyre is growing not only by age, but also by experience and intelligence. I strongly believe that she will find her way, so will I. Milda, advC
My book is "Of mice and men" by J. Steinbeck. Sorry, my thoughts are flying to different way... Do you have a dream? Do you have something what you wish all of your heart? Do you think about it every time? Are you going to your dream? If you can say "Yes" - this book is for you. This book is about a dream. You can't take only one thing from even the poorest man of the world - this thing is right to dream. This book is about how dreams are creating and falling down. This book is about fact that even in the most critical situation a man opens himself up to dreams. For everyone this book is something of their own. For me - it's the story about friendship, sacrifice and confidence. This book is сall to action! What this book is for you?! Kirill, Adv. B
I am reading "Gone With the Wind" and my main character Scarlett is not exactly the most likeable woman to ever grace this planet. She doesn't mind war as long as it doesn't interrupt her parties, she thinks the hospital is a perfect place to flirt with soldiers and she even wishes her pregnant sister-in-law died so she could snatch her husband! There is a lot of room for her to improve - obviously - and I am intrigued to see how and when it happens. Giedrė, Adv B
"The true story of Hansel and Gretel" takes place during World War II. I consider reading this book as a perfect opportunity to get to know more about Jews' situation in the past. In my opinion it's great that the story is inspired by the real events. Firstly I wasn't really into that book, however the more pages I read the more I like the plot. I was extremely shocked while reading about all the things that Jewish people were doing in order to stay safe. As far as I am concerned their devotion and determination can really inspire people. I have already spent a lot of time learning about World War II, yet I am sure that this book will show me many aspects of it that I couldn't even imagine.
I'm reading "the Joy Luck Club" and I really enjoy it. The next chapter is about the other Chinese woman called An-Mei Hsu and her mother and grandmother called Popo. This girls childhood was very painfull. All her life Popo scared her. She told that An-Mei's mother left her and it was forbidden to talk about her. Eventually Popo got sick and An-Mei's mother shows up to cook a magic soup with her own piece of meat from arm to cure her mother but Popo flew away with her illness. An-Mei forgive her mother because she understands that mom loves her and never wanted to leave her. Monika K. Adv C
How are the feeings of the main character and your feelings alike? How are they different?
Jon Krakauer does his best in presenting the personality of Chris McCandless, whom he has never met. It is hard for anyone to fully underastand what is going on in another person's heart and mind. But, sharing some similarities in their characters, Krakauer is really quite accurate and he tries to keep a distance in telling the story, so that you can make some interpretations of your own. Thus I feel righteous to assume that what the book suggests about Chris's feelings is more or less truth. 'Into the Wild' fascinates me as I find some resemblance of my own thoughts in the pages of this novel. For one reason, Chris struggles to find meaning in life. He seeks for something more than a well payed job or secure future. By plunging into raw nature, where you have to fight for survival, he expects to reveal the essence of our being, to comprehend what we are here for. As an eighteen-year-old, I too have some doubts, I am eager to make a change in the world, to take it on and do something grand and significant. However, I am very different from Chris. To begin with, I am not nearly as fearless (or reckless - depending on how you see it). I doubt I could commit to such an adventure alone. I appreciate life too much to juggle with it like that, no matter how paradoxical it may seem. More over, I certainly could not do that kind of damage to my family. Chris has a younger sister, to whom he is extremely close and who is destroyed by his death. Having an elder brother myself, I cannot but be mad at Chris's behaviour when it comes to breaking all bonds with his family. I can't understand how anyone in hir right mind could be so harsh to his loved ones, to those, who care about him. At this point, I cannot call this anything else than pure selfishness. For these contriversial reasons, the novel captures me, and puzzles me, and doesn't leave me still for the rest of the day after reading it.
"Murder on the Orient Express" takes place between First and Second World War. Agatha Christie is a good one, who can really grab your attention. The main character is played by Herkules Poirot, the best detective at all the universe. In this book he unexpected gets into the crime, during his holidays. While he was travelling by international train, someone dies and he is the best person to solve this mystery. But his self-confidence isn't still working . All the alibies are covering and it appears that there is no murderer. Does Mr. Poirot can handle with this problem or it overcome him? Is anyone inside this train who are guilty Mr. Ratchett's death? I don't know yet. Maybe you will read this book?
When does the story take place? Was it long ago, in the future, or the present? What did you learn about this time period?
I am reading "The Pact" by Jodi Picoult. Time flows in two ways- one chapter is about the present and another one tells the stories, which are long gone. It extends the reader's knowledge about the relationship between Chris and Emily as well as their families. The main aim of describing their relationship is to enable the reader to answer the question if Emily had been suicidal or a bit obsessed with Chris. Also, it raises a question if parents do know they children and how they protect them no matter what.
I’m reading “The things they carried” by Tim O’Brien I learn to realize how useless war can be. How many innocent people are dying in the villages who are not involved in war. How solders getting be just like machines who carried guns for killing enemy. How war can change people in bad or good way.
I am reading a novel "The lovely bones" and it seems for me that characters of the story have many problems, which they can't solve. I think that the main character Sussie has the most difficult problem. Although she is dead she isn't in the real heaven, but she is stuck in some kind of a middle place, where she sees her family, friends, her first love and others trying to live their lives in the real world without Sussie. The problem is that she can do nothing to help her family find the man, who killed her or just show what she feels about them. She is just stuck in here until the murder will be solved. However Sussie is not the only one who has problems. Her family members can't find the killer or eaven Sussies bones, so they still believe that she is alive. To sum up all characters have their own serious problems, which they can't solve, but I believe they will solve all problems in the end.
For as long as I can remember I have immersed myself into every story I was experiencing - be it from a book, movie or play. 'False impression' is no exception. All the adrenaline, anger, worry, anxiousness, fear, any emotion you can think of - I feel what the characted feels. As of now Anna, the main character, is running with a 60 million dollar painting in her hads, without even realizing the danger her life is in. I can't help feeling proud of her, as she is risking all that she has in order to save one woman's family estate. I'm very fond of Anna, for she has the qualities I admire in a person and I hope she continues to impress me with her wits and ability to outsmart the villain. Urte Adv.C
I have already read this passage in the class, but I want to write it here: "I have seen three boys taken by lions, eaten haphazardly. I watched them lifted from their feet, carried off in the animal's jaws and devoured in the high grass, close enough that I could hear the wet snapping sounds of the tearing of flesh. I have watched a close friend die next to me in an overturned from a hole I could not see". I read these awful stories about children, and I understand that my life is really careless. I am still impressed even now. I am a little bit depressed, maybe because I am too sensitive to people's problems or because the author is really awesome, or maybe both of them. I don't know...After this book all I want is just sit and think, think, think.
"Life wasn't fair. Lacy've seen mothers who'd taken meticulous care of themselves deliver stillborns, while crack addicts had healthy infants. She'd seen 14-year-olds dying of ovarian cancer before they ever got a chance ronreally live. You couldn't fight the injustice of fate, you couldn't only suffer it and hope one day it might be different." 19 minutes by Jodi Picoult
Maybe it's not the main point of the book. Or maybe it is the whole book about. Anyway that paragraph made me think. We went to the seaside yesterday's evening and i was standing in the cold water and thinking about all this stuff, you know, fate, destiny, fighting, regreting and everything. And i was looking at the waves, listening to the see... And i realized that everyone gets what he deserves. There is no sense to regret about something what didn't happen and to complain about your life cause... I believe in carma and all this kind of stuff and i consider that everything what happens must happens in that way. Only one thing which we need to do is just love and forgive ourselves and everybody around us.
There was a part in my book (A Portrait of an Artist) where the boys had to do sums in the classroom. The teacher used the 'let's compete' technique which, I believe, never works. I've seen such methods in classes before and the situation pictured in the book was an analog of them. At first, everybody is trying their best but when the first and the second are finished with the task, all the motivation passes and any eagerness or drive felt before just wash off. The same happened with the boy who was slow with sums. I could remember myself in his place. It's a bad habit and a bad learning method --to compete. I got rid of that and still sometimes the tension of competition is apparent in class. I hope with time people will learn to improve in comparison with themselves and not with others.
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story?
The main character in "The Lord of the Rings" is Frodo Beggins. He was a hobbit from Hobbiton, and he'd lived very peaceful life with his adoptive father Bilbo, until the beginning of the main story.
He has an imortant role in the Quest of the Ring where he wore the Ring of the Power to Mount of Doom, where it was ultimately destroyed. He was a Ring-bearer, and one of the three Hobbits who sailed from Middle-earth to the Uttermost West at the end of the Third Age.
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story?
In the book "Things fall apart" the main character is a man called Okonkwo. Okonkwo becomes productive, wealthy, thrifty, brave, violent, and adamantly opposed to music and anything else that he perceives to be soft, emotional. Okonkwo achieves great social and financial success. As far as I've read I didn't see no sudden changes in behavior or mindset. Okonkwo’s problem – his inability to adapt or compromise his ethics to changing situations that call for more tolerance or compassion.
I am reading "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen.I decided to answer the question : When does the story take place? Was it long ago, in the future or the present? What did you learn about this time period?
The story takes place in England , probably in the eighteen century . Firstly , the main character of the book Catherine comes to Bath - a big typical medieval city . I think that it was time of different prejudices . For example , people couldn't talk to each other on the ball until somebody will represent you to others . The events in the second part of book happen in the Northanger Abbey - it's a patrimony of the father of mr. Tilney , which Catherine probably love. Northanger Abbey - this two words sounds thrilling to Catherine. She likes everything mysterious , supernatural and terrible , like gothic novels , vampires and ghosts . So she try to find something enigmatic in the castle of mr. Tilney. Alexandra (adv B)
Where does the story take place? Discuss the important settings and explain why you believe each is important to the story. Now I am reading "Of Mice and Men". The story takes place in California, during the Great Depression.The main characters are George Milton and Lennie Small. George Milton: A quick-witted man who is Lennie's guardian and best friend. His friendship with Lennie helps sustain his dream of a better future.Lennie Small: A mentally disabled, but physically strong man who travels with George and is his constant companion.[6] He dreams of "living off the fatta' the lan'" and being able to tend to rabbits. His love for soft things conspires against him, mostly because he does not know his own strength, and eventually becomes his undoing. Valeria, Adv. B
My book is The Death Relic. The main character is probably a girl called Maria. She is an expert in Christianity and history and she goes to Cancun for a work trip. But her plans changes when her new boss kidnaps and she finds guns in his car. She asks her ex boyfriend and his friend (they both works in a kidnapping company and before were soldiers) to come and help her. I would not like to write more of the story, it's really just a little tiny peace of story and everything is just so interesting. I would like to talk about how the main character Maria and I are alike. For the first, I really like the fact that she, after her boss disappeared, did not leave everything and didn't went home, but decided to help him and make this clear even if it's dangerous and it can cost her life. I would have done the same. You know, adventures, adrenaline, I love it. So we would be pretty much alike each other. Except the fact that she is so dramatic, I mean, she takes things so seriously and she is used to over react. I am not like this. I like to cool of and think clearly, no panic, no stress, just chill.
I'm reading "The true story of Hansel and Gretal". All action in the book is happening during second World War. First of all Hansel, Gretal and their parents are in the old Poland forest. But then action takes us to small Poland village "Piaski". Now I finished half of the book and it doesn't get boring. I don't really like to read books but this one really got my attention. I hope I will have motivation to finish it.
Pi is cast adrift in a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a huge Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The first week is a horrific one as the animals battle for survival in the cramped boat and Pi quakes with fear as he tries to avoid being part of the food chain. Eventually, just the tiger and he are left in the boat. The rest of the book is Pi's tale of 227 days at sea. The boat is well stocked for a human, but Pi soon realizes that his only hope for survival is to keep the tiger content and subservient to him. Pi lives in constant terror of Richard Parker, but manages to keep him supplied with fish, turtles, and fresh water so that he doesn't turn on him. Pi spends most of him time in despair, not just emotional, but physical. Yet, at times, he is dazzled by the wonderfulness of God's creation and creatures. He refuses to give up and die and instead lives by his wits and determination. He has to abandon being a vegetarian to survive on anything he can eat, which he finds he attacks with the savagery of a starved animal.
My book is "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks. The book is telling about Ronie a seventeen year old girl . When her mother desides to leave Ronie and her brothe for summer with her father in Wrightsville Beach, Northe Carolina. All through the summer the character live theyr lives in Wrightsville Beach.
My book is "the Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt.in the center of the story is Alex Rogo - main character, manufacturing plant manager,where everything is always behind schedule and things are looking dire.. At the beginning of the book, Bill Peach, a company executive, tells Alex that he has three months to turn operations at his plant around from being unprofitable and unreliable to being successful.So and now Alex must set plan with the goals to make company profitable and follow it.......
My book is "The true story of Hansel and Gretel". Main characters are only children but they are incredibely smart and strong willed. Action in the book is happening during second World War. Children are brave enough to survive in their strange and scary situation. Futhermore they are Jews. I got a lot of motivation from them. Demid. Adv C
When I read story i have mixed feelings, from one side it is story about bigest Russian tragedy of the century, on the other hand plot is hard-goind but interesting. Many historical facts that I did not know. It is traveling from present to past, century-long journey. I wish this book leave a mark in my mind after I read it.
We usually assume that big social changes require huge resources and investments. There are, however, situations in which large-scale, systemic, and durable social changes have been introduced by individuals who initially have no resources other than their social passion, creativity, and entrepreneurial frame and mind; we can say that, in a way, they create “something out of nothing.” This book took me from the classical definitions of social entrepreneurship into a syndromic concept of this phenomenon, followed by a summary of the various academic and theoretical approaches to social change…
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story? My book is " the Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky. It's written like diary, thus the main character is the author, Charlie. This boy teels us about his life, his emotions, immprassions. At the beginning, he told us about his friend's suicide, his lonelinness, worries, how he started the new life with new friends. It reflects the world of teenager, which could understand everyone. Daria Ch. Adv. A
What feelings did you have as you read the story? My book is "The diamond as big as the Ritz" I can not say that after reading this book I feel so much emotions but I feel something like aversion to really wealth people who can see only in limits of their wealth. Also I am angry about behavior of the main characters and also I feel irritation about their silly dialogs. But I really love describing of the palace, nature and diamonds. Daria Glimeida Adv A
For this entry, choose one of the questions from the list and write about your book on the blog....please post by Class time on Tuesday...have fun jumping deeper into your book...and take us with on your journey...
I am flying through the Clive Cussler novel, mainly because the chapters are short and I feel as though I have not read anything, is I keep reading. In this story, Kurt Austin will try to save the world from a mad man set to break it apart with an earthquake machine he has invented. It' fast paced and let's me journey away from the problems of the day. It also keeps me up later than I would like. This book introduces new futuristic gadgets. It's a good piece of escapism...
ReplyDeleteWhat feelings did you have as you read the story? Find some places that make you feel that way.
ReplyDeleteI’m reading ‘Keeping Faith’ and I’m very pleased with this choice. Maybe it isn’t exactly book about me because I’m not married but some sentences which I read in this book are universal for everyone. For example when the main character caught her husband cheating on her she bury her face in her hand and thought ‘Oh, God. It happening again.’ This sentence appeals to everyone who would be in a similar situation as Mariah. When I’m reading this book it seems to me that I exactly understand situations in which character found herself even if nothing else has met me. Maybe it's because I read a lot of books written by this author and I began to understand her way of expressing emotions and creating characters in her books. I don’t like to read foolish books talking about nothing or about something which is unrealistic and and this is the reason why I appreciate Picoult’s books so much.
Natalia adv.C
Natalia...Watch you tense and punctuation--For example, when the main character caught her husband cheating on her, she bury [buried] her face in her hand [hands] and thought, ‘Oh, God. It [is]happening again.’ This sentence appeals to everyone who would be in a similar situation as Mariah. In the sentence with the example, you use past tense while in the other sentence, you use present tense. it's alright to stay in present tense to talk about literature...
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I am reading "The Stranger" scrupulously through every line and trying to understand a lot of things that is happening in the main character's head.The main character in the novel is French Algerian Meursault who learns about the death of his mother and comes to the funeral.He is not very emotional or if he is, he is simply hiding those feelings.He even did not show his emotions when he killed an Arab man.But Meursault always speaks his mind and some how it helps him to survive. His personality helps readers to see more details in the personalities of the other characters or even see a piece of themselves. Marija Frenkel (ADV C)
ReplyDeleteMarija...I like how you focus on the main character and how he serves as a foil for the other characters.
DeleteThe most interesting quotation of "Into the wild". Christopher McCandless - the main character of the book sent his letter to a friend called Ron: "The very basic core of a man's living spirit is a passion for adventure.The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. Move around, be nomandic, make each day a new horizon" - Christopher "Alex" McCandless. I did like the quote, because it is very inspiring one, it teaches us how to live our lifes to its fullest. I didn't read the whole book though, so i might find some more inspiring quotes later on...
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What feelings did you have as you read the story?
ReplyDeleteI am reading the "ABC Murders" book and the author has the talent to keep your attention and intense feelings throughout the book. I like the Belgian detective who is very confident in what he has to do. I like this part in the book where Donald Fraser ask the Belgian detective " Who are you anyway? You don't belong to the police." And Poirot answers "No, Monsieur, I am better than the police." The book creates the feelings of not knowing what happens next, and that's why I like. I try to feel what Poirot feels.
Igor - adv 2
Igor...will you solve the murders before Heriot?...david
DeleteWhen does the story take place? Was it long ago, in the future or the present? What did you learn about this time period?
ReplyDeleteThe book that I'm reading - "The true story of Hansel and Gretel" takes place in the 1940's in the middle of the Second World War.
Was it long ago? Well, for me it was, because that was decades before I was even born.
What did I learn about this time period? Well, that should be funny, but actually I found out when did the WW2 really took place, because even though I do fine in most of the subjects at school, history is my blind side.
So I can say that this book is very useful in all ways, starting with the geographic sophistication, finishing with better English skills and history.
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story?
ReplyDeleteI have chosen to read a book "Between shades of gray" by Ruta Sepetys. The main character of this book is 15-years-old-girl Lina, who was deported to Siberia. She is the oldest child of the family. Lina is an average girl and a gifted artist. In those times she had a very strong personality. Lina was the one to set her family free. In my opinion, Lina was very courageous, carring and self-confident.
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ReplyDeleteWhen I was taking my book "Animal Farm" to my hands I was convinced that it is parody of people's characters. That's the reason why I can say that I was a little dissapointed by the lecture when I figured out that the book is parody of totalitarianism. Of course I don't regret reading that story. Writing about disappointment, the characters are disappointed by their farmer. Mr. Jones isn't good enough to dealing with his farm and animals. This results in rebellion. Now I'm waiting to see how the rebellion will end up.
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The main character of the book „My sister’s keeper” written by Jodi Picoult is thirteen-years old girl named Anna. Most people have children by accident. This is because they drink too much on the party or for thousands of other reasons that really aren’t very convincing. Anna’s parents have her for some definite reasons. Her eldest sister Kate is suffering from leukaemia. Anna has to undergone countless surgeries, transfusions and injections to help sister fight her illness. One child dedicated to the needs of other seriously ill. Does it sound fair? I think that using one of our childen to save the life of another is very bad thing and somehow it excuse the first sentence which was told by Anna: “In my first memory, I am three years old and I am trying to kill my sister”.
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Interesting thoughts about the novel so far...will you change your opinion as you read?
DeleteI've already finished reading my book "The Tess of the d'Ubervilles". Its main character makes me feel very different during the various scenes of it. At first, she fascinates me because of her beauty described in the book. Also, I feel bad about her being seduced by the Alec Dubberville to sleep with him. That is disgusting and not fair. Later, Tess falls in love with Angel Clare an that makes me feel happy for them. But then she tells him true about her past and I feel sad about her being left by her new husband on the first day of their marriage. There are some moments in this book, when I feel angry on Tess because she gets back to her old husband and she sends a vicious letter to him. I feel afraid that he will never come back to her. But then he comes. And then I feel even more angry because she says him "It's too late. You'd better go now." How can she even say that to him? Her dream came true and she is letting him go? Finally, she does a wicked thing. She kills Alec Duberville and leaves with Angel. It made me feel confused. Why did she do it? She ruined her own life. The story could have a happy ending, they would have gone with Angel and lived happily ever after. But she is murdered for her crime. So, at the end, my feelings compose of two emotions - anger because of her actions and sadness because of the miserable end of the story.
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This novel does keep the reader thinking...long after the read...david
DeleteI'm reading "True believer" by Nicholas Sparks. When I decided to read this book, I thought that it's about love and nothing else. Well, now I can see that I was wrong, because this book faces more things than just love. I have read 50 pages so far and in these pages the main character Jeremy talks about his past, probably that's how author wants to present everything that is going to happen later. And in the past Jeremy had a problem - he had to choose between his job and his wife. Both things were very important for him, but he had to make a decision. It sometimes happens to me and I believe that for everyone else too, because sometimes we have to choose, even if we don't want to, and we never know which decision would be the right one. I have never read other Nicholas Sparks' books, but I really appreciate that he doesn't only write banal things about love that I have already heard a million times, but he also writes about topical problems and, if we take a closer look at what the main character of his book chooses and what are the consequences of that, we can find an easier solution when we have the same problem.
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Sometimes books do reveal answers...
DeleteI am reading "One day of the life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.It is really amazing and each page astonishes me with lots of situations the main character and other prisoners had to face during the Second Word War in camps. I am aware of the fact that such things actually did happen and I wonder how could people live and work as there were almost 30 degrees cold, they had no food and no warm clothes?! I am completely astounded knowing through what our grandfathers had to pass.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to finish the book and discuss about it with those who already have read it.
Diana, Adv. B
The story of the book "Lord of the Flies" takes place in uninhabited island in a remote region of the Pacific Ocean. There are white sandy beaches, a lot of rocks. However, the biggest part of island is covered by the tropical forest. The environment is described very vivid and picturesque. In my opinion, a descriptive setting is critical in this kind of books, because it makes more easily for readers to imagine a new place, which is by the way new and for the characters of the book.
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Usually I get into the plot effortlessly, empathize with characters and eventually become a part of that imagined world. While reading this book I pay a lot of attention so as to be only story-watcher, though. Well, it doesn’t work anyway. I identify with the children and the Witch as well. I am overwhelmed with the feelings gathering in my mind. So I almost feel the sweetness of the candy from German that Gretel tastes…and I feel the relief that it’s not a gun barrel… I almost feel the warmth of Hanzel’s hand warming mine…just like Magda. And even though I cannot imagine being in their shoes and I don’t know what would I do…I gradually explore a literally dreadful reality of World War II.
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I'm currently reading ,, The True story of Hansel and Gretel'' by L. Murphy. The story takes place in 1940's, during World War II.
ReplyDeleteWhat feeling did you have as you read the story? Once I start to think more about it I feel really bad for those people who had to live during this time. I've never felt starvation, cold or itching caused by lice… I can't imagine how they felt at this time. I can't even imagine how strong these people had to be to survive. if someone left me in the huge forest, I would probably die in three days. So that's what fascinates me about these people, they always had hope in hopeless situations.
Karolina C. Adv A
I am reading the "Joy luck club". I want to write about the second chapter, because every chapters are different. So this story is about An-mei Hsu. She live with her grandmother and brother. Her father is dead, mother left her. But when her grandmother got sick, An-mei mother back home. An-mei know that she is her mother, she remembered her. When it was grandmother's dying time, An-mei mother show respect and cooked a soup, and then An-mei came to love her mother. I just can't imagine how it was difficult to An-mei grow without her mother.
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I am reading "One two buckle the shoe" by Agatha Christie. I think that this writer is the best mystery author in the world! Her stories are so fascinating. I haven't read the whole book so I don't know how this story ends, but every time I read it, I try to guess what will be in the end. But now I have no idea. The story begins when detective goes to a dentist and after that the doctor shoot himself. But detective don't think that there was a suicide. So he and his assistant try to find out what happened. He has one suspect, but when Hercule Poirot went to him, he was also died. Why? I don't know, because I haven't read the whole book. I can just guess. That's why I love mystery.
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I'am reading "Left behind" the main character is airplane pilot, Rayford. I think this character is important for this story because his family is disappeared and he will try to find them, and so to find out why why approaching apocalypse.
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I am reading "Jane Eyre". It is a story about an orphan girl. I have not thought that i will enjoy this book, but now i can say that this book captivates me. I am trying to imagine what I would do and how i would behave if i were in her situation. Also, I follow how her character changes when she grows up. Hated by her aunt and cousins, by children at the Lowood Institution charity school she becomes a governess herself. Now all i can do is just keep reading this book.
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When does the story take place? Was it long ago, in the future or the present? What did you learn about this time period?
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It takes place in WW2 times, it is not long time ago in past. I learn that in this time was really hard for jewish people.
Simon AA
I’m reading “The passage to India” written by E.M. Forster. As the title says, the action takes places in India. I just can guess when the events are happening, because I didn’t ready a lot of this book yet. Probably, it was several decades ago. But I already learnt that in India you should be very careful, because there are a lot of cheaters and people, who can attract you in some kind of sect.
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I'm reading "The Cider House Rules" by John Irving.
ReplyDeleteQuestion:What feelings did have as you read the story? Find some places that makes you feel that way.
As i started reading my sympathy to the orphan Homer Wells grew with every moment as i read. I felt pity for the boy who was taken by three families and all of them was cruel and violent to him. Time passed and orphanage became his real and only home."We are obliged to withhold love; if you fail to withhold love at an orphanage, you will create and orphanage that no orphan will willingly leave. You will create a Home Wells a true orphan, because his only home will always be at St. Clouds ". It shows us how orphans were treated, and we can predict what kind of people they were when grew up.
Neda Adv.A
My book is a Clive Custler novel called 'The Lost City'.
ReplyDeleteQ: Name one or two minor characters. How was it resolved? What did you learn about these characters?
A: The minor characters don't often stand out as much, unlike the main ones. You can resolve their importance by noticing how often are they mentioned and seen through the story. For this novel, two of the minor important characters are Thurston and LeBlanc, they are glaciologists that work in a base, under a specific glacier in the Alps. They are only seen a couple of times, mostly just helping the main characters along their journey. But through their actions I've learned, that they are hard working, LeBlanc is quite humorous, because of his statement about the "comfort" of his workplace; Thurston is quite devoted.
Džiugas Advanced A
I finished the book call "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. There are two main characters.One of them is dum and tall like a big child, his name is Lennie . The second character is short and cleaver, his name is George. George always draw out Lennie from the trouble. Lennie don‘t do it on purpose, it happens from his stupidity. Because of this problem they have to travel. They end up working in the ranch. There the workers are friendly. George and Lennie starts to talk about thiers dream. But everything change then Lennie kills the chief‘s wife and everyone starts to look for him that they could kill him. George finds him first. They start to talk about thiers dream and George shoot his friend.
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Google the name Robert Burns and his poem Ode to a mouse...you will see how the title fits the novel...david
DeleteI'm reading a book 'Wolf of the plain' by Conn Iggulden. I'm really interested in this book. I like to read it because the story is full of action, the author incredibly describes battle scenes, the life of Mongols and their tradition. Gintare advB.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok.
ReplyDeleteThe main part of the first chapter is a baseball match. As many other Europeans I don't know very much about baseball but the authors describes the game very precisely - every pitch, every hit, every run. That seems boring and it is boring. However because of the detailed description you can also learn something about the main characters Danny Saunders and Reuven Malter.
The way they play the game reveals their character attributes:
"I told my team we're going to kill you apikorsim this afternoon." This is a quote from Danny. He says it to Reuven.
I think they will soon become friends...
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story? I'm reading the first story from the book "Full Dark, No Stars" by Stephen King. The main character in this story is a man named Wilfred Leland James. He has a wife Christina and 14 years old son Henry. Why is this character important? Well, the whole story is his confession for killing his wife. He tells how and why he did that. And the reason why Wilfred killed his wife is 100 acres of good land in Nebraska. Wife wants to sell the land and live in city, but Wilfred is a farmer and he prefers living in a village. But I'm still reading this story and I feel that this isn't the only reason why he killed his wife... Airida Adv.A
ReplyDeleteI am reading a book called Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. And as I'm getting into this book more and more I feel that she is a very strong character. The girl who had suffered loneliness, bullying, hate, mockery. At first, Jane was just a little girl and lived in Gateshead, she was very patient, kind and not brave. She did everything what people ordered her to do. After some time, when she grew up, she moved to Lowood. In that place she had different kind of experience - met new people, even new rules of life. It is hard for me to imagine how I would act in those circumstances because I have never suffered hard times like that. She adjusted all the rules - cold places, strict time rules, everyday she needed to tidy her room because if not - she would be punished. From my point of view, it must be very hard to see her new friends suffering disasters and those who could not stay alive. However, she stood calm and level-headed all the time. I understand that you could never know what is going to happen and you may be lucky and get what you want if you deal with every problem. Jane Eyre is growing not only by age, but also by experience and intelligence. I strongly believe that she will find her way, so will I.
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Milde...as you mature, you deal with life differently...good to know...david
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ReplyDeleteMy book is "Of mice and men" by J. Steinbeck. Sorry, my thoughts are flying to different way...
ReplyDeleteDo you have a dream? Do you have something what you wish all of your heart? Do you think about it every time? Are you going to your dream? If you can say "Yes" - this book is for you. This book is about a dream. You can't take only one thing from even the poorest man of the world - this thing is right to dream. This book is about how dreams are creating and falling down. This book is about fact that even in the most critical situation a man opens himself up to dreams. For everyone this book is something of their own.
For me - it's the story about friendship, sacrifice and confidence. This book is сall to action! What this book is for you?!
Kirill, Adv. B
I am reading "Gone With the Wind" and my main character Scarlett is not exactly the most likeable woman to ever grace this planet. She doesn't mind war as long as it doesn't interrupt her parties, she thinks the hospital is a perfect place to flirt with soldiers and she even wishes her pregnant sister-in-law died so she could snatch her husband! There is a lot of room for her to improve - obviously - and I am intrigued to see how and when it happens.
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"The true story of Hansel and Gretel" takes place during World War II. I consider reading this book as a perfect opportunity to get to know more about Jews' situation in the past.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion it's great that the story is inspired by the real events.
Firstly I wasn't really into that book, however the more pages I read the more I like the plot.
I was extremely shocked while reading about all the things that Jewish people were doing in order to stay safe. As far as I am concerned their devotion and determination can really inspire people. I have already spent a lot of time learning about World War II, yet I am sure that this book will show me many aspects of it that I couldn't even imagine.
Joanna Advanced B
I'm reading "the Joy Luck Club" and I really enjoy it. The next chapter is about the other Chinese woman called An-Mei Hsu and her mother and grandmother called Popo. This girls childhood was very painfull. All her life Popo scared her. She told that An-Mei's mother left her and it was forbidden to talk about her. Eventually Popo got sick and An-Mei's mother shows up to cook a magic soup with her own piece of meat from arm to cure her mother but Popo flew away with her illness. An-Mei forgive her mother because she understands that mom loves her and never wanted to leave her. Monika K. Adv C
ReplyDeleteHow are the feeings of the main character and your feelings alike? How are they different?
ReplyDeleteJon Krakauer does his best in presenting the personality of Chris McCandless, whom he has never met. It is hard for anyone to fully underastand what is going on in another person's heart and mind. But, sharing some similarities in their characters, Krakauer is really quite accurate and he tries to keep a distance in telling the story, so that you can make some interpretations of your own. Thus I feel righteous to assume that what the book suggests about Chris's feelings is more or less truth. 'Into the Wild' fascinates me as I find some resemblance of my own thoughts in the pages of this novel. For one reason, Chris struggles to find meaning in life. He seeks for something more than a well payed job or secure future. By plunging into raw nature, where you have to fight for survival, he expects to reveal the essence of our being, to comprehend what we are here for. As an eighteen-year-old, I too have some doubts, I am eager to make a change in the world, to take it on and do something grand and significant. However, I am very different from Chris. To begin with, I am not nearly as fearless (or reckless - depending on how you see it). I doubt I could commit to such an adventure alone. I appreciate life too much to juggle with it like that, no matter how paradoxical it may seem. More over, I certainly could not do that kind of damage to my family. Chris has a younger sister, to whom he is extremely close and who is destroyed by his death. Having an elder brother myself, I cannot but be mad at Chris's behaviour when it comes to breaking all bonds with his family. I can't understand how anyone in hir right mind could be so harsh to his loved ones, to those, who care about him. At this point, I cannot call this anything else than pure selfishness. For these contriversial reasons, the novel captures me, and puzzles me, and doesn't leave me still for the rest of the day after reading it.
Kristina Plioplytė, Adv C
Kristina...your sentences are well constructed. I enjoyed reading your thoughts...David
Delete"Murder on the Orient Express" takes place between First and Second World War. Agatha Christie is a good one, who can really grab your attention. The main character is played by Herkules Poirot, the best detective at all the universe. In this book he unexpected gets into the crime, during his holidays. While he was travelling by international train, someone dies and he is the best person to solve this mystery.
ReplyDeleteBut his self-confidence isn't still working . All the alibies are covering and it appears that there is no murderer. Does Mr. Poirot can handle with this problem or it overcome him? Is anyone inside this train who are guilty Mr. Ratchett's death? I don't know yet. Maybe you will read this book?
Caroline adv. 3A
When does the story take place? Was it long ago, in the future, or the present? What did you learn about this time period?
ReplyDeleteI am reading "The Pact" by Jodi Picoult. Time flows in two ways- one chapter is about the present and another one tells the stories, which are long gone. It extends the reader's knowledge about the relationship between Chris and Emily as well as their families. The main aim of describing their relationship is to enable the reader to answer the question if Emily had been suicidal or a bit obsessed with Chris. Also, it raises a question if parents do know they children and how they protect them no matter what.
Martyna Tabin, Adv C
I’m reading “The things they carried” by Tim O’Brien
ReplyDeleteI learn to realize how useless war can be. How many innocent people are dying in the villages who are not involved in war. How solders getting be just like machines who carried guns for killing enemy. How war can change people in bad or good way.
Ed Adv.B
I am reading a novel "The lovely bones" and it seems for me that characters of the story have many problems, which they can't solve. I think that the main character Sussie has the most difficult problem. Although she is dead she isn't in the real heaven, but she is stuck in some kind of a middle place, where she sees her family, friends, her first love and others trying to live their lives in the real world without Sussie. The problem is that she can do nothing to help her family find the man, who killed her or just show what she feels about them. She is just stuck in here until the murder will be solved. However Sussie is not the only one who has problems. Her family members can't find the killer or eaven Sussies bones, so they still believe that she is alive. To sum up all characters have their own serious problems, which they can't solve, but I believe they will solve all problems in the end.
ReplyDeleteFor as long as I can remember I have immersed myself into every story I was experiencing - be it from a book, movie or play. 'False impression' is no exception. All the adrenaline, anger, worry, anxiousness, fear, any emotion you can think of - I feel what the characted feels. As of now Anna, the main character, is running with a 60 million dollar painting in her hads, without even realizing the danger her life is in. I can't help feeling proud of her, as she is risking all that she has in order to save one woman's family estate. I'm very fond of Anna, for she has the qualities I admire in a person and I hope she continues to impress me with her wits and ability to outsmart the villain.
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I have already read this passage in the class, but I want to write it here: "I have seen three boys taken by lions, eaten haphazardly. I watched them lifted from their feet, carried off in the animal's jaws and devoured in the high grass, close enough that I could hear the wet snapping sounds of the tearing of flesh. I have watched a close friend die next to me in an overturned from a hole I could not see". I read these awful stories about children, and I understand that my life is really careless. I am still impressed even now. I am a little bit depressed, maybe because I am too sensitive to people's problems or because the author is really awesome, or maybe both of them. I don't know...After this book all I want is just sit and think, think, think.
ReplyDelete"Life wasn't fair. Lacy've seen mothers who'd taken meticulous care of themselves deliver stillborns, while crack addicts had healthy infants. She'd seen 14-year-olds dying of ovarian cancer before they ever got a chance ronreally live. You couldn't fight the injustice of fate, you couldn't only suffer it and hope one day it might be different." 19 minutes by Jodi Picoult
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's not the main point of the book. Or maybe it is the whole book about. Anyway that paragraph made me think. We went to the seaside yesterday's evening and i was standing in the cold water and thinking about all this stuff, you know, fate, destiny, fighting, regreting and everything. And i was looking at the waves, listening to the see... And i realized that everyone gets what he deserves. There is no sense to regret about something what didn't happen and to complain about your life cause... I believe in carma and all this kind of stuff and i consider that everything what happens must happens in that way. Only one thing which we need to do is just love and forgive ourselves and everybody around us.
Kristina
Adv B
There was a part in my book (A Portrait of an Artist) where the boys had to do sums in the classroom. The teacher used the 'let's compete' technique which, I believe, never works. I've seen such methods in classes before and the situation pictured in the book was an analog of them. At first, everybody is trying their best but when the first and the second are finished with the task, all the motivation passes and any eagerness or drive felt before just wash off. The same happened with the boy who was slow with sums. I could remember myself in his place. It's a bad habit and a bad learning method --to compete. I got rid of that and still sometimes the tension of competition is apparent in class. I hope with time people will learn to improve in comparison with themselves and not with others.
ReplyDeleteGabriele Andriunaite AdvC
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story?
ReplyDeleteThe main character in "The Lord of the Rings" is Frodo Beggins. He was a hobbit from Hobbiton, and he'd lived very peaceful life with his adoptive father Bilbo, until the beginning of the main story.
He has an imortant role in the Quest of the Ring where he wore the Ring of the Power to Mount of Doom, where it was ultimately destroyed. He was a Ring-bearer, and one of the three Hobbits who sailed from Middle-earth to the Uttermost West at the end of the Third Age.
Veronika.V adv A
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story?
ReplyDeleteIn the book "Things fall apart" the main character is a man called Okonkwo. Okonkwo becomes productive, wealthy, thrifty, brave, violent, and adamantly opposed to music and anything else that he perceives to be soft, emotional. Okonkwo achieves great social and financial success. As far as I've read I didn't see no sudden changes in behavior or mindset. Okonkwo’s problem – his inability to adapt or compromise his ethics to changing situations that call for more tolerance or compassion.
Ieva M., Adv.C
I am reading "Northanger Abbey" by Jane Austen.I decided to answer the question : When does the story take place? Was it long ago, in the future or the present? What did you learn about this time period?
ReplyDeleteThe story takes place in England , probably in the eighteen century . Firstly , the main character of the book Catherine comes to Bath - a big typical medieval city . I think that it was time of different prejudices . For example , people couldn't talk to each other on the ball until somebody will represent you to others . The events in the second part of book happen in the Northanger Abbey - it's a patrimony of the father of mr. Tilney , which Catherine probably love. Northanger Abbey - this two words sounds thrilling to Catherine. She likes everything mysterious , supernatural and terrible , like gothic novels , vampires and ghosts . So she try to find something enigmatic in the castle of mr. Tilney.
Alexandra (adv B)
Where does the story take place? Discuss the important settings and explain why you believe each is important to the story.
ReplyDeleteNow I am reading "Of Mice and Men". The story takes place in California, during the Great Depression.The main characters are George Milton and Lennie Small. George Milton: A quick-witted man who is Lennie's guardian and best friend. His friendship with Lennie helps sustain his dream of a better future.Lennie Small: A mentally disabled, but physically strong man who travels with George and is his constant companion.[6] He dreams of "living off the fatta' the lan'" and being able to tend to rabbits. His love for soft things conspires against him, mostly because he does not know his own strength, and eventually becomes his undoing.
Valeria, Adv. B
My book is The Death Relic. The main character is probably a girl called Maria. She is an expert in Christianity and history and she goes to Cancun for a work trip. But her plans changes when her new boss kidnaps and she finds guns in his car. She asks her ex boyfriend and his friend (they both works in a kidnapping company and before were soldiers) to come and help her. I would not like to write more of the story, it's really just a little tiny peace of story and everything is just so interesting. I would like to talk about how the main character Maria and I are alike. For the first, I really like the fact that she, after her boss disappeared, did not leave everything and didn't went home, but decided to help him and make this clear even if it's dangerous and it can cost her life. I would have done the same. You know, adventures, adrenaline, I love it. So we would be pretty much alike each other. Except the fact that she is so dramatic, I mean, she takes things so seriously and she is used to over react. I am not like this. I like to cool of and think clearly, no panic, no stress, just chill.
ReplyDeleteRuta Vilkelyte Adv B
Where does the story take place?
ReplyDeleteI'm reading "The true story of Hansel and Gretal". All action in the book is happening during second World War. First of all Hansel, Gretal and their parents are in the old Poland forest. But then action takes us to small Poland village "Piaski".
Now I finished half of the book and it doesn't get boring. I don't really like to read books but this one really got my attention. I hope I will have motivation to finish it.
Pi is cast adrift in a lifeboat with a zebra, a hyena, an orangutan, and a huge Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. The first week is a horrific one as the animals battle for survival in the cramped boat and Pi quakes with fear as he tries to avoid being part of the food chain. Eventually, just the tiger and he are left in the boat. The rest of the book is Pi's tale of 227 days at sea. The boat is well stocked for a human, but Pi soon realizes that his only hope for survival is to keep the tiger content and subservient to him. Pi lives in constant terror of Richard Parker, but manages to keep him supplied with fish, turtles, and fresh water so that he doesn't turn on him. Pi spends most of him time in despair, not just emotional, but physical. Yet, at times, he is dazzled by the wonderfulness of God's creation and creatures. He refuses to give up and die and instead lives by his wits and determination. He has to abandon being a vegetarian to survive on anything he can eat, which he finds he attacks with the savagery of a starved animal.
ReplyDeleteRoman , ADV C
My book is "The Last Song" by Nicholas Sparks. The book is telling about Ronie a seventeen year old girl . When her mother desides to leave Ronie and her brothe for summer with her father in Wrightsville Beach, Northe Carolina. All through the summer the character live theyr lives in Wrightsville Beach.
ReplyDeleteSelina
My book is "the Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt.in the center of the story is Alex Rogo - main character, manufacturing plant manager,where everything is always behind schedule and things are looking dire.. At the beginning of the book, Bill Peach, a company executive, tells Alex that he has three months to turn operations at his plant around from being unprofitable and unreliable to being successful.So and now Alex must set plan with the goals to make company profitable and follow it.......
ReplyDeleteMy book is "The true story of Hansel and Gretel". Main characters are only children but they are incredibely smart and strong willed.
ReplyDeleteAction in the book is happening during second World War. Children are brave enough to survive in their strange and scary situation. Futhermore they are Jews. I got a lot of motivation from them.
Demid.
Adv C
What feelings did you have as you read the story?
ReplyDeleteWhen I read story i have mixed feelings, from one side it is story about bigest Russian tragedy of the century, on the other hand plot is hard-goind but interesting. Many historical facts that I did not know. It is traveling from present to past, century-long journey. I wish this book leave a mark in my mind after I read it.
Aleksander Adv B
Did this book change your thinking on this topic?
ReplyDeleteWe usually assume that big social changes require huge resources and investments. There are, however, situations in which large-scale, systemic, and durable social changes have been introduced by individuals who initially have no resources other than their social passion, creativity, and entrepreneurial frame and mind; we can say that, in a way, they create “something out of nothing.”
This book took me from the classical definitions of social entrepreneurship into a syndromic concept of this phenomenon, followed by a summary of the various academic and theoretical approaches to social change…
Mahammad Sharifov / Adv A
Who is the main character? Why is this character important to the story?
ReplyDeleteMy book is " the Perks of Being a Wallflower" by Stephen Chbosky. It's written like diary, thus the main character is the author, Charlie. This boy teels us about his life, his emotions, immprassions. At the beginning, he told us about his friend's suicide, his lonelinness, worries, how he started the new life with new friends. It reflects the world of teenager, which could understand everyone.
Daria Ch. Adv. A
What feelings did you have as you read the story?
ReplyDeleteMy book is "The diamond as big as the Ritz"
I can not say that after reading this book I feel so much emotions but I feel something like aversion to really wealth people who can see only in limits of their wealth. Also I am angry about behavior of the main characters and also I feel irritation about their silly dialogs. But I really love describing of the palace, nature and diamonds.
Daria Glimeida
Adv A