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What is your favorite book and why?
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My favorite book that I have read so far was the curious incident of the dog in the night time. This is my favorite book thus far because it was very inspirational to the readers because the book gives us an unfortunate character with low standard abilities meaning that he wasn’t a normal boy like everybody was. But even though he had a syndrome, he was gifted with easy understanding of mathematics and he was also good at it. And the syndrome did not prevent him from living a normal life like everyone else. He had such enthusiasm finding the killer of the dog it didn’t make sense why would he put such effort solving such a small case. In conclusion this book was very inspirational for me as a small boy with such syndrome can still live his life with confidence and enthusiasm in any possible way. Also not to mention that his parents were seperated and he lived with his dad and also had to go to a normal school with normal people that maybe didnt understand his situation.
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ReplyDeleteI've read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, too, and had a similar reaction! I wondered if it was a challenge for the author to write from the perspective of a young man with Autism. I did a little research while I was reading the book and found out that he studied Autism for a long time! I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who hasn't read it.
The novel The House On Mango Street, by Sandra Cisneros is one of the books that impressed me the most. The writing style is very easy and childish, as Esperanza is just a little girl. But this protagonist's strength, determination, and willing really printed a smile on my face when I first read it. For the fist time in my didactic life, I identified myself in a book's character, and I lived her struggles and emotions. Her dream is to own a house to the which point without shame, and her obduracy is absolutely appreciated. She is a strong little woman searching for her place in the world, even if she still has to understand who she is and what she wants from her life. These points were also part of my adolescent growth when I read it last year, for my English class. The problematic situations she went through made her particularly mature, and this reminds me of myself a bit. I didn't expect to enjoy so much a school book! I will never forget to stay away from the "place by the window" and to fight for my dignity and goals!
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ReplyDeleteI love this book, too! It made me feel just like you felt. Did you read the introduction? Reading about Cisneros' process was very interesting. The characters in the book and all the things they go through were bits and pieces of stories other people (like her students for example) had told Cisneros at some point. A fascinating process!
first of all, im Ivan. My favorite book is, "the girl with the Dragon Tatoo" by Stieg Larsson. It is a series of three novels, but i have read only the first one until now, and im going to read the other two hopefully during this year. This book is about an industrialist, a journalist and a computer hacker. The industrialist is tormented by the loss of a child and he thinks that one of his family members committed the murder. In the midtime the journalist wan't to find the truth and so looks into the passed life o the industrialist, but there is the computer hacker that want's everything to be secret and she is going to go beyond law and society during the novel by hacking computer and discovering the truth. The thing i like this book is the hacking parts, because it tells step by step how she hackes the computers and how she finds all the informations she needs. I encourage people to read this book if they like computers.
ReplyDeletefirst of all im Ivan. My favorite book is "the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" by Stieg Larsson. this book is about an industrialist that in tormented by the lost of a child, and he thinks that one of his family members have murdered him. in the mid time there is a journalist that want's to find the truth and so starts to make a deep research about the industrialist, but there is a computer hacker that want's to keep everything secret. This hacker is a security specialist and she is going to go beyond law and society during the book. I particularly liked the hacking parts of the novel because it describes step by step how she hacked the computer and how did she found all of the information she neede. I encourage people who like computers to read this book.
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ReplyDeleteI read that book too, and i really enjoyed it, i think that his goal in the novel is to become independed even if in his situation is very difficult because he has some problems relating with others, but during the book we can find out that he has a strong will and so can live his own life.
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ReplyDeleteI have heard SO MUCH about this book, but still haven't read it! Do you know if the library has it?
My favorite book is "We ,children from the Zoo station" by Christiane F. I don't know if anyone read this book ,it is a true story about this girl Christine F. who lives in west Berlin in Germany .Her story is about her hard life as an drog addict which she became when she met her first love Detlef who was taking drugs.So this is very interesting story from which we can learn a lot.I was very touched by the story and it left very strong impression on me. It is very useful and i will recommended it to everyone.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is "We,children from the ZOO station" by Christiane F.It is a true story about this girl Christiane who lives in West Berlin in Germany and her problem with drug addiction.At first she was a normal ,average girl until she met her first love Detlef who was using drugs.This is very interesting story which can teach us a lot.I was very touched while reading and it really left a strong impression on me.I will recommend it to everyone.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book is "The Picture of Dorian Gray". This novel is about a young beautiful man, who decides to sell his soul to the devil, Lord Henry, so that he could stay forever young like he is in his potrait made by Basil, a friend of Dorian and an artist too. This novel is not only very well written, with beautiful descriptions, enjoyable conversations between different characters of the book but it even focuses on certain aspects of life and society. Those are: the importance of beauty and youth, the superficiality of social life and mentality and the consequences of being influenced by negative things or people. This novel is not only well written, has very good descriptions, the dialogs are very interesting, but it even teaches a lot and describes the superficiality of society. This book is very good and has a moral which is to not being influenced by anyone, be yourself and never think superficially. I would suggest this book to everyone especially those who believe that society is corrupted, that people cannot be trusted too much and to think always with one's own brain and to those people who have a fairy tale's view of people and society, so that these can understand what people can be and that not every one is gentle and nice.
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I have never loved reading, Until i found the a small novel which has changed my idea in "I do not like reading." to "It depends on what book". This novel, written by Alice Hoffman named "Green Angel" was extraordinary. It made be understand one cannot say "I don’t like reading" , simply because each book is different and each one is able to give each and every one of us a variety of feelings. We probably end up liking a book depending on if it reflects a side of us or a though or a passion we have, and this "Green Angel" was the first push towards the future to explore. The protagonist is a Girl named Green who lives in a country side and one day her parents and her sister Aurora, leave to the city for a selling deal they have leaving her at home. Her parents and sister die and Green starts her transformation. Alice Hoffman uses figurative language throughout the book to set mood i believe to be unique. Her usage of similes, metaphors and other phrases are the basis of each and every strong imagine in the story we are able to create. The fact this novel is told in the first person gives more importance to each and every feeling described by the narrator and protagonist Green. This is because I felt her closer as if she were expressing her anger, regret and sadness to me, and I had no choice but to listen. The most impressive description was the one about her change to pure darkness within her after the horrible death of her family. Changes she made in her body, so strong she ends up changing name to "Ash" as well. This book proved that words have a power no arm has. It proved me that every happening has an impact on us which is able to destroy our emotions completely. It made me think of how people tend to find that someone or something they may have lost within them by transforming themselves, just as Green did, but in their own way; but most of all that the person whom we love the most are able to save you in any circumstance despite the distance, has Aurora did with her sister Green. Even if a short novel, I recommended it because it is very intense
ReplyDeleteI am now reading another book by the same author named "The Ice Queen" , which is more complex. Her writing is simply amazing.
-Lynette
Hi Laura.
ReplyDeleteI read the house on mango street too, and it is also one of my favorites books. I believe that there is a lot to learn from it and that Esperanza is a very strong girl. Because I know you hopefully well I identify you too in Esperanza. I perfectly agree with all you say about this book and if I could I would like o talk to Esperanza, it would be really interesting.
Ginevra D'Agostino
I had some problems finding the blog but now I'm here. I have so many favorite books it is hard to choose only one book but since I am deeply in love with Stephen King and his books I will choose one of his and the best one is probably it. The book's name is IT to not confuse anybody. I get chills when I read the book and I love the whole weird atmosphere and the awkward mood the book has. It is not scary in the sense that you can't sleep in the night but it gives you an unpleasant feeling kind of like the feeling you have when you know that someone is staring at you from behind. The book is basically about a group of children who are all in their way "abnormal" or just doesn't fit in the normal society but they create a group on their own. They face horrifying situations and when they think it is over, IT comes back and haunt them as grownups. It is hard to explain what IT really is you just have to read the book....
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