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What is happening in the book?
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz:
In all honesty, I am up to page 48 (almost done with Book I) so I am still a bit behind on schedule.
Basically, so far from what I’ve read is that this seven year old kid named Oscar is some sort of a ladies’ man who happens live in Washington Heights. There is an ugly girl named Olga (which I found to be funny because in cartoons they tend to give ugly characters that name too) and pretty girl named Maritza who breaks up with him. Oscar becomes an “overweight nerds” in high school and avoided girls. Then he met Ana during his SAT class and is in “love” with her. That’s pretty much it from what I remember. (The story is just developing at this point.)
Anyway, I’m actually really enjoying this book. I find it to be interesting and it has Spanish in it which I also find to be interesting. This book keeps me on the edge to find out what will happen to Oscar in the end. I <3 Junot Diaz and he lives in the city so I will be stalking him next year.
"The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"
-Page 85-ish
-I find the voice of the speaker similar to that of the novel “Dress your family in Corduroy and Denim” by David Sedaris. The reader learns about the many misfortunes in Oscar’s life. His mother has cancer, and chapter two is overwhelmingly sad, however, the tone is unchanged.
-I like it so far. It wasn’t what I was expecting. I feel as though it’s missing some literary elements that would make me like it more. I like that it flows well, and is very easy to read. I’m really interested to see where it goes.
What is the What
by Dave Eggers
I am on page 175.
I am really enjoying this book. I am at the part where he is discussing how the Lost boys are living in Atlanta and aren't getting along, and since the book toggles back and forth between past and present, I am also at the part where the group has been bombed by planes.
I really like this book, Eggers style is captivating and the subject matter is so interesting and sad.
I finished The Kite Runner. Although this might be hard to believe, I had four hours lifeguarding and empty pool and little else to do besides read, and it was an excellent book. I really enjoyed the last few pages, especially the duality of the two kite scenes with their touching symbolism and heavy emotion. The thing I really enjoyed about the ending is that, although the story is resolved, everything is not absolutely perfect yet. There is still more to be done, more of the story to be continued, and I dislike books that have a complete, thorough ending with no stone left unturned and not a thread of story left out of place. The ambiguity married with resolution appeals to me in this book.
Only Revolutions- Mark Z. Danielewski
I’m up to page 25 on Sam’s side and 32 on Hailey’s side. I honestly have no idea what is going on in this book, something about people being in the woods, and Sam has a horse and someone tries to steal it, him and Hailey get separated, something like that. This is probably the most confusing book I’ve ever read, but it is really interesting; it’s really more like a poem than a real book, and it’s hard to understand what is happening without re-reading, but I still like it a lot. I think that as I get further and further into the story it will make more sense and I will be able to appreciate it more.
Only Revolutions
Im up to page 113 on both sides. this book is so confusing but i cant put it down. i really dont understand whats going on because it jumps back and forth and the stories dont always match up but i cant put it down. i keep having to reread perspectives just to figure out whats going on and i agree with kimm its like a series of poems but i still odnt understand the side notes and how they are interacting at different timeperiods even if they are "sixteen forever." i hope to understand it more as it goes on.
I am honestly up to page 30.
What is happening in the book?
- In the book so far it has been three different points of views. The first one is getting to know the narrator and who he is because from that point on he has been behind the scenes. The other two have been about Jonathan Safran Foer and his life and his families life during the holocaust.
Do you like it? Why?
- I do really like it because it is so different from anything I have ever read. It is strange and confusing and I really like it because it is one of those books that you only find out what happens at the end. Even though I really haven’t read that much and need to get moving on it, I really enjoy it. It is definitely going to be a good book and I am excited to start reading more.
I am reading The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. I’m up to page 58. So far I really enjoy the book. It’s telling the story of Amir and Hassan, two children that grow up in 70’s Afghanistan. Hassan is essentially Amir’s best friend, but he doesn’t treat him like that, because Hassan is his servant, and is another ethnic group. Amir is also cowardly in comparison to Hassan’s steadfast righteousness, and this bothers Amir. Amir’s father is worshipped by Amir, but he is ashamed that Amir is not as strong as Hassan. At the part where I left off, Hassan was running for a kite.
The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Right now, I'm up to page 114, so I'm a little bit behind. The part I'm reading now is describing the life of Belicia, the mother of Oscar and Lola. I really like this book because it's interesting and introduces me to a different kind of culture, a Latin culture that I've never experienced. I also find the book really funny. It's usually really difficult for a book to be laugh-out-loud funny, but as I was reading I found myself actually laughing at certain parts of it. I also like that the book is fast-paced and easy to get through. Overall I think it's great!
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