Blog Response #5
With the introduction of the new novel, share in your blog what attracted you to this novel. What is the primary focus in your novel, and how are the main character or characters handling this situation? After reading the first few chapters, what are your initial thoughts about the book? Slow start? Jumps right in? Share your first impressions.
I am reading the book "I am Malala". So far, the book starts really slow, which I am not a fan of, because I get bored really easily. The primary focus right now is, Malala is explaining her situation and where she grew up and how she grew up. She explains her family life and about her parents. She also went into a little bit of detail about how she got shot and the details that led to that. I was attracted to this novel because I thought reading about someone who got shot just because she wanted an education would be interesting. I thought it would be fun to learn about different cultures and different times of the world. So far, it is a little slow and I hope it gets more interesting, and I think I will end up liking the book.
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I agree the book is slow. I thought it was weird how the book started off with her getting shot, but I think the author did that to get us hooked on. I think it'll get more interesting as we read, we just need to get through all the information Malala is giving us.
DeleteHi Kaylee, I wish i could have read this book as it was one of my top choices but from the sounds of it i dont think i would have enjoyed it. hopefully it will become more interesting as you keep reading and you wont be as bored.
DeleteHi Kaylee,
DeleteI do agree with you that the beginning is very slow and I too get bored easily. I also thought that this would be an interesting book to read to learn more about other cultures. I think and hope that the story plot picks up and we get to learn more about the culture after the information about Malala's life.
Hi Kaylee
DeleteI wish I got this book, this was my one of top choices because actually I feel like I would more relate to this kind of concept because I am also part of the south Asia and I know the struggle of girls and guys being able to go the schools and many more. But I hope this book picks up at some point so you will have interest in it.
I agree Kaylee the book dose start out very boring and makes me want to give up and stop reading it but I hope it gets more interesting and tells us more resent and stuff that isn't boring and makes me want to keep reading
DeleteI agree that the book has a slow start, for me it is mainly because of all of the history and facts about Pakistan. history topics always make me loose interest especially if its about something I don't already have a little knowledge on before hand.
DeleteHi Kaylee,
DeleteThis was my second choice of books and it caught my eye as well. I hope you like the book and it picks up pace.
I am reading the book "1,000 Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. This book is very confusing from the start and slow. The focus of the novel is about a girl named Mariam. All she has is Nana and Jalil. Jalil always tells her great stories about the city and his past but Nana tells her not to believe anything he says. Still she believes him. My initial thoughts of this book so far is it is a very boring book and hard to stay engaged. It also uses slang in it which can be hard to understand unless i look it up
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Hi Jayden,
DeleteI am reading the other novel by Khaled Hosseini and I have noticed a similar start to the story. It gets goin really slow and it is hard to stay engaged in the reading. Also some of the wordy used is confusing where I have to go back and reread it. Hopefully both of our books start to get more interesting.
I agree with the starting slow part of the author, however; I was able to stay engaged in it. I think you guys will start to gain interest the more you read. Some of the slang the author uses is tough though.
DeleteHey Jayden, I am reading the same book as you and I agree. I haven't gotten super interested in the book but I hope it picks up soon. The slang is also hard to comprehend and I also look it up as I read.
DeleteIm reading a long way gone and sometimes i have to read sentences cause its confusing so i can relate to that and i hope the book get better as you read more into it
DeleteHey Jayden, I am also reading the same book I am also finding it hard to stay engaged in the book and well as trying to understand the slang that is being used, I hope the book will get better as we keep reading.
DeleteI am reading the same book as you jayden and it is hard to stay engaged when every like 5 seconds you have to try and pronounce a word that they threw in there and then look it up.
DeleteIm reading along way gone and i think that its not going well because right now there runing from the taliban and they already nlost someone as well. This book feels boring but new thing happen and it suprises you that you go hm what going to happen next and keep reading. the starting of the book kinda jumped right in at the start it was an intro then out of no where were in the middle of the war. my first impression on this book is it is way easier to read then stotan it just jumps around to much.
ReplyDeleteNot sure they are the Taliban who is chasing them. The only people that have died that are important are the kid's parents. I look at the book from the present. He is in New York and is recalling his war stories from home. He flashes back to two different times. One when he is still at home, and once while he is in the middle of the war fighting.
DeleteI agree with you it is not going well for me either. It is really hard to understand for me what is going on and honestly has not really been interesting to me just yet .
DeleteI don't think the book is boring at all in the beginning because it didn't start the way I thought it would. it jumped right into his life in a flashback, which for me is really interesting and i want keep reading to know more.
DeleteI find it difficult to understand too. This book jumps around frequently this made it difficult for me to get interested because at this moment this book is slow at grabbing my attention.
DeleteI am reading "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. I am only about 20 pages in and it has been a slow start. I don't think that is a bad thing though because most of the first few chapters is setting up the seen and the characters. So, while not much has happened, I have a really good visualization of Amir and Hassan and also what Afghanistan was like in the last century. I am excited to read further into the lives of the two very different boys. Amir being from a rich home, but with no mother and a father who does not spend time with him and Hassan who lives in a mud shack with his loving father Ali. Even though they come from very different ways of life, they have developed a close friendship. Overall, I look forward to continuing with the book now that most of the setup is out of the way.
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Hey Eric, it seems that everyone reading this book agrees that it started out pretty slow and that it is a much harder read than the last books that we read. I also agree that it describes their life styles and how different they are very good. I hope that the book picks up in speed but also does not throw a ton of stuff at us at the same time.
DeleteHi Eric
DeleteYour book sounds very interesting, I hope that it get better as you read it.
I have the book Kite Runner, and the first part of the book is just the author explaining some of the characters. I would say it starts slow, but I don't mind this book starting slow. As expected, the book is somewhat challenging to read at times because this is written about a different culture. I am only 58 pages in so I am wondering if it will get harder. The author throws a lot of information at you in a short amount of time, so I wrote some of the main things down on a notecard. I am not exactly sure what the main focus is yet, I do know that Amir, the main character seems to worry about what his dad thinks about him.
ReplyDeleteHey Sawyer
DeleteI am reading the other book by the same author and it seems to start off the same way. These books seem to be similar in the style of writing and how they start. I hope your book gets more interesting.
Sawyer
DeleteI understand when you say the book starts slow and the author just describes the main characters. Also the part about the different culture. My book talks about the culture a little bit. It almost seems like an American place where there is poverty. There is only one T.V. in their hometown. There is some heritage we learn about with their family names. The author does not describe the settings very well.
Hey Sawyer, I am also reading Kite Runner and I thought that the book was slow and difficult to read. I really like the idea of writing down main points to help better understand this book. I really hope it starts to pick up a little and get more interesting.
DeleteHi Sawyer, I am reading the book night and the author also packs a lot of information in at one time which makes the book seem really fast. It also has many Jewish references some parts are hard to understand, but I am enjoying it so far.
DeleteHi Sawyer,
DeleteI agree with you that the book is harder to read because it is from a different culture than I am used to. I like your idea with the notecard and it might be something that I will do going further with this book because I do feel like it is very easy to miss important details.
Hi Sawyer!
DeleteSorry to hear that your book is hard to understand so far. Luckily for me I am reading Night and it has been pretty easy to understand. Also I saw that you said your book was off to a slow start, mine is just the opposite as it hopped right in. It seems like our books are complete opposites but I hope it continues to get better for you!
Cade Messer
Hi Sawyer,
DeleteI agree with you in that the book is very slow and confusing. It can be frustrating at times and i am hoping it gets better. I have had to re-read parts of the book because it can be confusing to understand at first.
Hi Sawyer
DeleteI agree that this book is a tougher read. The start of the book was slow but hope it picks up and starts to get interesting soon. Hope you enjoy reading the rest.
Hi Sawyer,
DeleteI agree that this book starts out slow. The author is trying to paint us a picture of their childhood which makes the book pretty boring so far. Hopefully in the next couple of chapters he can pick up the storyline a bit more.
Hi Sawyer,
DeleteI am reading the book night and it starts out pretty fast with the author giving a lot of information so quickly. This book is somewhat hard to understand all of the jewish references or slang.
I am reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and I wanted to read this book because I liked how it compare two different girl from two different social classes. I haven't read a lot but for now the beginning is slow and I haven't got into it yet. Trying to get all the characters and their jobs down is hard. I also think it makes it difficult when they put in nonenglish words, this makes you try to use your context clues to figure it out. Right now it is Mariam talking to Nana about stories and their daily rations. Jalil is very optimistic and is the opposite of nana.
ReplyDeleteHi Amelia, I am reading the book Night and it is not slow at all but that is probably because it is a lot shorter than the other books. I can also relate to your book because there is a lot of Jewish words and references that I am not able to understand.
DeleteHi Amelia, I am reading the same book and I agree with you about how slow pace the book is starting off I also find the non-English words hard to understand. I'm hoping the book gets better as you read.
DeleteHi Sawyer
DeleteAll though im not reading Kite Runner i did want to read that book but that sucks that it starts of slow hopefully it gets better as you go on.
Hi Amelia,
DeleteI am reading the same book and i am very confused with the word choice at times as well. If it was in all English it would be much easier to understand. However, it does take place in Afghanistan so it would make a lot of sense for some of the words to be different.
Hi Amelia,
DeleteI am also reading the book a thousand splendid suns. i think the parts can be confusing because of just how the book is set in and we are not used to those words and how it is written. hopefully it becomes more interesting as we read.
Reading A Long Way Gone. The title attracted me towards the book. The title relates to the book because the boy has flashbacks from his home in Africa, which is a long way from his new home in New York. It is a relatively slow start to the book. It is kind of bland because it is a flash-back and you know he made it through it. The main characters are not described well, but the important characters like his mother and father are. And they are assumed dead almost right away
ReplyDeletenick i can agree with the first part i liked the title it really pulled me towards the book i feel it jumps around with the flashbacks than the slow start but the rest i agree with 100%
DeleteI disagree, because I feel like the book jumps right into the story and the flashbacks help keep me interested in the story and makes me want to keep reading more and I want to know more about what his life was like as a child.
Deletei disagree, the Author waits 10 pages before just throwing you into the thick of it. the boy almost instantly has to deal with the chaos and carnage that is a civil war in his home country.
Deletenick i agree with the title pulling me into reading it but i like how they give the flashbacks
DeleteI am reading the book The Kite Runner. I am not very far into this book and I can already tell it will be a difficult read compared to the last book. So far it has been pretty slow as the author is just trying to paint a picture to help you understand the difference in these boys lives. Even though this book was not my first choice I am still excited to see what happens moving forward.
ReplyDeleteHi Max
DeleteI'm glad that you are excited to see what happens next in the book. And I hope the book picks up for you.
Hi Max
DeleteI agree with you. The start of the book is kind of starting out slow and just trying to paint the picture of what their lives look like. This book will be a little more tough to read but ready to see what happens moving forward.
Hi Max,
DeleteI totally agree that this book starts slow and is going to be challenging read because we are not familiar with the middle east. I am looking forward to the next couple of chapters and hope the book starts to pick up a little.
I am reading the book Night. I wanted to read this book because I am always wanting to learn more about the holocaust and the story behind the survivors. The author, Elie Wiesel is telling his story as a little Jewish boy during the holocaust and as a little boy he is handling this extreme situation very maturely. It is a shorter book so it is moving very fast but I enjoy it because it keeps me wanting to read more.
ReplyDeleteHey Sara!
DeleteGlad you are enjoying the book, I am loving it too! I definitely agree that Elie is handling the situation very maturely, definitely better than I would. Like you I am hooked on it and can't wait to read the rest of it!
Cade Messer
Hey Sara, i am also reading night and i would also have to agree with you that he is handling the situation very well. i know if it were me i would be freaking out. i also think the book is moving very fast but i do enjoy it!
DeleteI agree, although it is a shorter book, it is moving pretty fast. I would also agree that he his handling his situation maturely for his age. If I were that age when that happened to me I know that I would be freaking out and asking more questions such as to what is going to happen next. Overall, I enjoy the book and it keeps me wanting to read the rest.
DeleteHi Sara,
DeleteI am also reading Night and I agree that the little boy is being very mature through this tough situation. I also enjoy the fact that the book is shorter but at the same time it gets right into the story.
Hi Sarah, I am also reading Night and its good that you are enjoying your book already. I also agree with you that the book is fast past and describes everything well i think.
DeleteNight was my first choice, but I got I Am Malala instead. unlike your guys' books I Am Malala starts out kind of slow but it is still enjoyable, because it also has a main character facing a lot of hard things.
DeleteHi Sarah, I'm also reading night, and I have to say i agree with you about wanting to read more of the novel!
DeleteA Long Way Gone is a very action packed book, I'm only 20 pages in and the book has already set the tone and speed for the action. The book starts with a peaceful first 10 pages, but quickly develops into the chaos and graphic imagery of a war torn country. I wanted to read this book beings its theme is about war and how it affects the people in the country. The main characters handle the war rather well for being only 12 years old. If I was in his position, I would highly doubt that I could handle it like he has. I am interested to see how the rest of this book plays out and will enjoy reading this book.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Night by Elie Wiesel. It is an amazing book right now. The thing that attracted me to the book was that it takes place during the 1940's and is about a young kids life during the holocaust. Ever since 8th grade when I learned about the Nazi's and the holocaust in a class, I have been very interested in it. Since it is something I knew I was interested about, I knew this book would be an easy read for me. So far the primary focus of the novel is Elie's journey to Auschwitz. It talks about his experience of being kicked out of his home, transported to the camp, and now at the concentration camp. For a 15 year old kid I think he is handling it really well. If it was me I would be so messed up that the Germans would have already killed me. The only thing on his mind is to stay with his dad. He has held his fathers hand tightly and they are trying to navigate the concentration camp together. The book was not a slow start at all either which helped me to be intrigued early. It jumped right into the Wiesel family getting kicked out of there home. I am looking forward to reading the rest of the story as it has been super interesting so far.
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hi cade! i am also reading night and i would 100% agree with you. i liked how the book had a great start, and got right into what was happening. i also think he is handling the whole situation really well for only being 15 years old. what did you think about him lying about his age?
DeleteI agree, I think that Elie is handling this really well for him being that young. If I was 15 years old and this happened to me, I don't think I would cooperate as well as he did. He listened to what the prisoner told him to say about his age and he didn't talk unless he had to. If I were to get separated from my mom and my sisters, I would be worried as to if they were still alive or not. Overall, Elie is handling everything well for being so young and having so much change to his life in a short amount of time.
DeleteI agree with you because if it was me in Elie situation I would've handle it differently and hopefully there would be some kind of hope as I keep on reading and I thought it was great it got into it right away or else I wouldn't have enjoy the book.
DeleteI am also reading night and agree with you. I'm not too far into the book yet but I'm really liking it so far. I cant wait to read farther into the book.
DeleteHello,
DeleteI am also reading night and I'm in love with the book. It is such a fast pace book and your never bored reading this book. I hope you like it as much I am.
The book that I am reading is I Am Malala. What attracted me to this novel was the background story it had. The main focus in the book so far is that it is talking about her birth and her family. The main characters a handling this by doing the best that they can to get to the goals they want. My thoughts on the book, wow the things that they had to go through seemed really hard for them. The book started off slow. My first impression of the book is that it started slow but yet it is interesting to read about their lives. And I hope that the book moves along more.
ReplyDeleteHi Morgen!
DeleteI would agree with you 100%. I thought the book would be interesting because the background story seems exciting. Right now the book is kind of boring, but maybe it will start to pick up. It is also important to learn about the history of things for a better understanding.
Kaylee Schueller
I also was attracted to the book because of the background story. I agree it is slow and is interesting to read about their lives, though trying to pronounce their names is difficult. Especially with all these nicknames they have for each other, it is hard to keep track who is who.
DeleteI picked the book " A long way gone" and the primary focus right now is Ishmael and his friends are heading to a talent show type thing and then they suddenly see people running from where they lived and a bunch of them were wounded from bullet wounds, talking about a rebels attacking the village. I would say this book started out pretty and didn't have a slow start to it. It went straight to talking about what happening. Nothing from any of the books stood out more for then then others so i just randomly picked a book and that's why I got "A Long Way Gone."
ReplyDeleteHi Mackenzy!
DeleteI would agree with you how none of the books really got my attention, so I just picked what I thought would like. A long way gone sounds like it is very interesting though! My book has a slow start, which I am not a fan of, but hopefully it will start to pick up. The background of the book is really interesting which is why I picked it.
Kaylee Schueller
I agree with you Mackenzy, A Long Way Gone has a very quick introduction to what the book is going to be about. the author isn't shy about what he seen or did, and he even includes chapters of his life in the future.
DeleteI am reading the book a thousand splendid stars and so far its really slow and just kind of confusing. I found out the main character Mariam she don't really have much beside a nana and her father that she don't see very often. I feel like the book is just really slow right now and had to understand because it uses a lot of slang. I'm hoping the book speeds up and gets more interesting soon.
ReplyDeleteI hope so too and i agree that the words are hard to read most of the time i look them up to figure out what they mean.
DeleteI am reading the book "night" by Elie Wiesel, and what attracted me to this novel is that it is about what concentration camps were actually like. He is really good at getting into detail and describing what he all saw. i think the primary foucus in this book is showing what the holocaust was like for jews and all the brutal stuff they got put through. after reading the first few chapters my inital thought was, i could never imagine what they had to go through, the book shows how awful these places were and the thought of going to a concentration camp just gives me chills.
ReplyDeleteHi Ella
DeleteI am happy that your enjoying this book, I have also read the part of this book "The Children of Willesden Lane" where she is being transported to concentration camps how she gets separated from one of her parent and how she discovers the camps. Yes about Holocaust and the concentration camps it is interesting to learn some details and these people had go thought such things but I am encourage to know more how this book continues and the climax of it.
The description is vivid, but not to the point of not caring. The perfect balance.
DeleteHi Ella, I am also reading the book Night, I have to agree with you and how the book is going so far and also how you feel about the book.
DeleteI hear a lot about this book and about the tremendous amount of detail the author provides about everything the Jews had to go through, do you think it almost goes into to much detail? I know some books I have read gave so much detail that it took away from the story almost. I'm glad your enjoying the book.
DeleteI am reading the book I Am Malala. Malala starts off slow and mostly talks about her background. She talks about her life, starting the day she was born. I was attracted to this novel hearing that she gets shot while sticking up for what she believes. So far the primary focus in my book is how women are treated in their country. My initial thoughts about the book is it is slow and I get lost trying to pronounce the names of her people. Very slow start but I know I need to give the book time to start moving forward.
ReplyDeleteHi, Kate
DeleteI agree with you and think that this is very slow in the beginning and I was attracted to this book for a similar reason. I also think that it is hard to figure out how to pronounce the names of the people.
I am reading the book "The Kite Runner" and what attracted me was the summary. It sounded like it would be a good read because of the events that were taking place. As I start to read the first part of the book is a little tough to read. It is hard to understand what is happening and that is making for a slow start. The main focus of this book is about a child and his father who is rich but does not like his son because of what he does in his free time. The child does not like the same stuff his father does and that is starting to affect him. It is kind of sad to think of his own father not liking him. I hope this book becomes more interesting and picks up soon.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book "Kite Runner" through the first couple chapters it has started pretty slow. This book is also going to be challenging because its main focus is in the middle east. I am about 35 pages in and the author is throwing out lots of information about their childhood and just trying to paint a picture about their lives. This can sometimes be a lot and confusing at times but the main thing I got out of it would be that Amir the main character worries about what his dad thinks about him. I am excited to see what happens in the next couple of chapters and get more into the storyline.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book "Along way gone". The book starts of pretty slow but then it gets in to Ishmael running from the taliban but to me its just kind of really bland and boring. Nothing really attracted me to this novel it was just a little better than Knight and Mala book so i put this book at my 3rd choice. I havent really noticed the primary focus just yet. I think this book is going to pick up soon and im going to learn what the focus is though.
ReplyDeleteHey Andrew, looks like you would have rather had the book night. I too am kind of frustrated and hoping my book cuts out some of the not needed things.
DeleteI am reading the book kite runner and my book also started off slow but it later picked up but i hope yours eventually gets interesting
DeleteI am reading the book " A Thousand Splendid Suns" and i think the book is pretty good but some of the words are hard to pronounce and i don't understand some of the words in the book except for harami which means bastard. The book is kind of boring to read and is hard to stay engaged in. mostly the book talks about stories.
ReplyDeleteI feel like you will get more used to the book with how far you are. Give it a little while to get a better understanding of the book so you can connect words to actions to better understand them.
DeleteI agree the words are very hard to understand but listening to the audio book on YouTube definitely helps, the lady reading does explain most of the words and helps bring the story to life. I hope this helps and you enjoy the book more.
DeleteI am reading the book a thousand splendid suns by Khaled Hosseni. my first impression of the book is that it is pretty slow from the beginning but i was able to find parts to grasp into in and keep myself interested in the book. The main focus of the book is around a girl named Mariam who pretty much only has Nana and Jalil. im excited to read more of the book and see how the characters develop as story unfolds.
ReplyDeleteHi Makenna,
DeleteI am also reading the book A thousand splendid suns and I thought it started at a good speed because it did not jump right into things right away but seemed interesting. I am excited as well to see how Mariam does with Nana not liking Jalil but Mariam always wanting to see him.
I am reading the book "A Long Way Gone" and the main character in the book is Ishmael Beah who has to run from his home village to get away from the rebels that had invaded them. The book has a slow first chapter talking about his village and the things he did with his friends but later in it things went south fast because the rebels had shown up and started to kill people. The book definitely has been interesting so far and I hope it stays that way.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like your book sounds interesting and I would definitely read it if i had the chance and hopefully it gets more interesting as you keep on going.
DeleteIn my opinion a long way gone is really slow and I hope it picks up some speed because I am getting bored for it.
Deletei agree with you luke the book is slow and boring right now
DeleteI am reading book night and what attracted me to the book is the history that is being told by the author that experience everything in the holocaust. The primary focus of the book right now is Elie and his parents and others Jews are transported to concertation camp and while being transported they are being treated poorly in the cattle cars because there's 80 of them in one car and my initial thought on that its so sad they had to go through all that.
ReplyDeleteYou're book sounds interesting and also seems like it has already given lots of insight on the situation.
DeleteHi Alik,
DeleteI'm reading Night too. I have a fascination with the Holocaust (and criminals in general) so this book is very good for me. Do you like how the book started?
I am reading the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel. I was attracted to this novel, because I wanted to learn more about the Holocaust. I have watched the movie The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, and I really liked it and I wanted to learn more about what happened to the Jews and their personal stories. Elie, the main character, shares his story about the holocaust and the concentration camp. He shares how they were kicked out of their home and how him and his father were separated from the rest of his family. Elie stays mostly quite because he doesn't know what is happening, but he is curious as to what is going on. He also listens to what he is told because the German soldiers keep threatening to shoot the Jews. After reading the first few chapters, I think the book is moving really fast, but it is also a shorter book. It is a little harder to keep up with, due to the diverse wording. Overall, I really like the book so far, but sometimes it is tough to read because it gives great detail about the concentration camp which is sad to think that the Jews went through this.
ReplyDeleteI've also seen The Boy in Striped Pajamas, and this book does indeed remind me of said movie.
DeleteI agree with what you are saying olivia! I picked up night for wanting to learn more about what it was like in the holocaust.
DeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone "memoirs of a boy soldier" by Ishmael Beah, so far book in book the primary focus is main character and how he struggles to survive during war and makes us think how things can get challenged in life that will even make you change but its all in you that keep you alive are your ambitions. The main character and other characters are haling the situation very gently and delicately because of they are so new to this war situation and they do not know how to survive on there own. The first few chapters of the book focus on the war and the flashbacks he has and his nightmares about him handling the situation. I could say this is not a slow start it actually jumps rights in the story so far I am liking the book.
ReplyDeleteHello Jaksh,
DeleteI'm reading Night, and your book connects to my book in many ways including war and how it can change from better to worse. But my book is the complete opposite of your book from jumping into it right away, because it actually starts off slow with Elie Wiesel background story of her whole experience in his small village and how day to day life goes, and slowly gets into the days when the Germans started to infiltrate the people of the town. So I would say his background story needs to be include or otherwise it really wouldn't be his story telling.
I am reading "I am Malala" in the beginning of the book it is very slow. She mostly talks about her background and what type of family she grew up around. I was interested in this novel because Malala had gotten shot in the head and survived it. Then she stood up for girls opportunity to have an education. I think the primary focus so far is how the women of their country are treated by men. My first impression of the book was that it was slow and was going to be a hard read and hard to stay focused.
ReplyDeleteHi Alyssa,
DeleteI have a question about Malala. would you happen to know at all if she suffered any brain damage from the bullet to the head?
I decided to read The Kite Runner but I was also interested in reading I am Malala because she got shot in the head. I wonder why she was shot and if she was able to make a full recovery. I hope you enjoy the rest of your book.
DeleteI am reading the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel. What attracted me to this book is the history of the Jews being discriminated for there race and culture, and I share some of that history because I am part Jewish. The main focus of my novel is the Jews being discriminated by the Germans and the Hungarian police. And the characters are handling it by listening to everything the Germans tell them to do. After the first several pages, it was a slow start with mostly explaining Elie Wiesel day to day life in his village, and then slowly starts to get real up to the double digit pages.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading "Night" by Elie Wiesel. I can't express how much I love reading this book. It's fast paced, so I never get bored. It's interesting to peek into the life of a prisoner of a concentration camp. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm gonna read another five chapters.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book A Long Way Gone and I really like it so far. I am not very far into it yet but I like what I have read so far. It is about a group of kids who's village got attacked by the rebels. They see a bunch of people running from their village with gunshot wounds. I am impressed by how well they are handling the situation being only 12 years old.
ReplyDeleteLeah,
DeleteFrom the brief description you left it sounds like a type of book I would read. Does the book explain any characters or why the village is getting attacked by rebels? Being 12 and seeing gun shot wounds on people that are like family would be hard. If I was reading this book I would be impressed as well with them handling the situation if they are doing good.
I am reading Night by Elie Wiesel. The reasoning I wanted to read this book was I like history and learning about all the different story's people went through at the time. so far the is really good and I am enjoying it, it does move pretty quick. Elie was just 12 almost 13 and already going through a lot. He is learning how to deal with things maturely and I think he is doing great so far.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book "A thousand splendid suns" by Khaled Hosseini. I did not get to choose my book because I was gone but I would have choose this one anyways. The thing that draws me to the book is the cover. The cover of the book makes it look adventurous and that is the kind of books I like. The primary focus on the book right now is just the main character Mariam telling about her life. She seems to have mixed feelings about her mother and father. Sher also seems like she just does what she is told from everyone so she can keep everyone happy. My thoughts on the book is that it starts really good. It takes time to explain things before just jumping into the book. So far I enjoy reading this book and I hope it continues like that.
ReplyDeleteHi Kaitlyn,
DeleteAn adventurous book is always a fun read. I personally also like books that take a good amount of time to introduce the characters. I'm glad you are enjoying the book!
I am reading the book a thousand splendid suns and I chose this book because it was based about a girl and from a girls perspective for the reasoning of I connect to girls thoughts and feelings easier then guys. Starting out the book and reading the first 5ish chapters out of the 51 total I thought this book was nothing special and actually boring. But boy was I wrong, I'm now on chapter 15 and I love the book! it definitely has my attention and moves at a fast pace with things happening left and right keeping me intrigued after every chapter I read. So far I am very pleased with my choice.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the book about? and what time period is it set in?
DeleteI am reading the book Night by Elie Wiesel. I chose to read this book because I enjoy reading and learning more about the holocaust and the survivors. I think the 12 year old boy is handling the whole situation very maturely. I also enjoyed the fact that the book got interesting right away and didn't waste anytime.
ReplyDeleteI agree I like how the book gets straight into thing and for how old he is he handles it very maturely and calm.
Deletei agree, fast paced books that get you hooked immediately are the best, they keep you interested for what comes next.
DeleteHi Sam, I am glad you are enjoying your book it sounds very good. Night was my first pick!
DeleteHi Sam. I agree that Elie is handling the situation very maturely. I also enjoy how it is a fast pace and is interesting right away. I am really enjoying learning about his personal experience with the holocaust.
DeleteI agree with you on the starting fast and getting us right into the book and with how a twelve year old kid can go through this.
DeleteI am reading Night and it was a little confusing to me at first, but I figured out what was going on after the first few pages. Overall I'm liking the book right now I'm not I far into it yet, but thing are starting to pick up.
ReplyDeletei am happy that you are enjoying your book. hopefully it becomes even more clearer.
DeleteI also thought the book was a little confusing at the start too, i am happy you are enjoying the book too.
Deletei am reading The Kite Runner. This book was my first option and i am pleased with it already. i was instantly hooked in the book. listening to the characters talk about their childhood instantly made me connect to my childhood, climbing trees and getting in trouble. amir and hassan both grew up without their mothers. I could not imagine not having my mother all throughout my life, that has to be terrible. the book is off to a good start and I'm excited to see what happens in the rest of the book.
ReplyDeleteI am also reading kite runner and i am also interested in the book but i thought it started off slow.
DeleteI'm reading The Kite Runner too, and I agree that I could not imagine growing up without a mother. I think both Amir and Hassan would have been better off with an affectionate caregiver compared to Baba who doesn't seem to really care.
DeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone. It starts off extremely slow and it has a ton of back and fourth future self and past self of the main character it talks about his friends what he did when he was trying to get better at speaking a language. Also, it talks about his village getting raided and attacked by rebels and at this time he was twelve years old seeing people getting shot and killed from the age range of them being a newborn all the way up to and old person that can't fight back.
ReplyDeleteI am reading a long way gone and after starting the book the only thing i like about this book so far is how they described the characters at the beginning and how they talked about Ishmaels background. other than that i think this book is kind of hard do follow.
ReplyDeleteHi Nate
DeleteMy book I am Malala is hard to follow also and it is also very boring but the one good thing about my book is the same as your book its that it explains the characters and that helps follow the rest of the story I think
Hi Nate. I am in the same boat about it being hard to follow so far because there is a lot of hidden references.
DeleteI am reading I am Malala it starts out really slow and it is really hard to keep reading because the book doesn't have a hook at the start of the book and I hope it is coming soon but I feel like I'm pretty far into the book and there is a lot of build up and it just hasn't kicked off and to be honest this book is making me loose interest fast and it makes me want to stop reading the only thing that is keeping me reading is that I know what is going to happen and I think it is going to get very interesting when it dose happen
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book Kite Runners, the book starts out slow because the author is introducing all the characters but the book eventually picks up and gets better. In the book the characters are living during a war in their city so they have to adapt to all the violence and gunfire that is constantly happening. I am enjoying the book so far and i like the pace of the story.
ReplyDeleteI am reading A Long Way Gone, I'm not to far into the book but it starts at what seems to be present day then goes back in time where it all started and explains how it happened and what it was like.
ReplyDeleteI am reading The Kite Runner and I'm about 65 pages in. The book started off pretty slow but is starting to become more interesting. I have a good picture of each character in my mind and can imagine Afghanistan although I've never seen it. The primary focus of the book right now is talking about how the city Kabul changed over night. When the king was out of town his cousin formed a coup and took over their government. I don't think Hassan and Amir have any idea what's going on yet.
ReplyDeleteThe book I got was I Am Malala. It is about a Pakistani girl named Malala who is trying to fight for women's rights, especially the right to education.my biggest problem so far is when the author is trying to explain all of the symbolic names. I don't know how important the meanings of the names are but I will have a rough time later in the book if they are. I am also struggling with the history of Pakistan and its surrounding countries that is being explained in the beginning. otherwise all of the background on the characters is pretty easy to understand.
ReplyDeleteI chose the book “A Thousand Splendid Suns” by Khalid Hosseini. The book so far is kind of confusing. The main character Malala has her mother Nana and her father Jalil. I’ve learned about what happens to Nana and how she got pregnant. And I think it is very interesting that men can get away with that in there culture. But not much has happened other than that.
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DeleteHi Maci,
DeleteI am also reading this book and agree with you when you mention the book being a bit confusing so far. I also agree with you on the interest you have on the rape culture there is where Nana was, and how men can get away with impregnating women and not take care of the child.
I chose the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel. This book is easily understood I personally think. It also moves at a fast pace as a lot of things happen very quickly. The main character which is Elie, explains what he is going through as him and his family is being forced to move to the concentration camps. I think him and his father are handling the situation very well compared to the rest. They are staying calm and trying to find the bright side of things while others are breaking down completely. So far I am really enjoying this book.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book Night so far i am enjoying this book. I was attracted to this book because i would like to figure out more about the holocaust. This book really jumped right into it and got me interested fast. The characters are handling this big change amazingly.
ReplyDeleteHi Ben,
DeleteAlthough I am not reading this book it was also a top choice for me to read when we were deciding on them in class. I know you are very interested in the Holocaust and want to learn a lot more about the events so I'm glad you are enjoying the book so far. I also am interested in the events that took place in the mid 1900's throughout Hitler's reign. Hopefully this makes a lot of sense to you as I've heard it is a difficult read for many.
The book that I am reading is "Night" by Elie Wiesel. This book caught my eye because it was based upon the Holocust and that topic really interests me. The book is very fast pace so it didn't take long for the story to begin in the book. In the begging it discuss the history so it starts off sort of slow but it isn't terrible. The main character Elie truly showcases what a 15 year old boy would be experiencing this during this time. I'm excited to see what the rest of this book has all to share.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book 1,000 Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. The novel is pretty confusing to begin with and it took me a while to understand what was trying to be said. I had to read it over a couple times to get it. The background of the book so far is about a girl named Mariam. The only family she has is Nana and Jalil. My initial thought of this book so far is it is a very confusing at first and it's hard to stay focused. I hope it gets more understandable as I continue to read.
ReplyDeleteI did not get to choose my book but the main focus of my book is the power and importance of education and it shines light on the troubling times across the seas in her country. The main character gets alot of how she acts from her father, which influences why she stands up for herself and education. It's very slow in the beginning and I hope it picks up.
ReplyDeleteFor this novel, I chose the book Night. I chose to read this book because I read a few summaries and I thought the book sounded interesting. At the beginning of the book, it all starts off pretty happy but easy to read. At the beginning, it's like a waiting game. As someone who has some knowledge about the Holocaust, I knew that things were going to get worse. One of the things I liked at the beginning was the dramatic irony of knowing that something was going to happen, and the characters aren't expecting it.
ReplyDeleteFor this novel, i choose Night. I choose to read this book because i was interested about what really went down in auschwitz. I feel like the book was never slow at all while reading it, it's a good pace of non stop things happening. Overall, i'm really enjoying the book so far!
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