Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Blog Response #5
With the introduction of the new novel, share in your blog what attracted you to this novel. After reading the first few pages, what are your initial thoughts about the book? Slow start? Jumps right in? Are there any parts that are confusing? What questions do you have at this point? Share your first impressions.
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I was interested to this book because I was interested to know more about the culture of the middle east. I don't think it started slow at all i never really had a point of the book that i was not interested. It definitely jumps right in talking about Mariam's life and how she was raised to think of herself. The names in this book are kind of confusing to say because they are names i am not familiar with. The only thing i would say is confusing is when she writes some of the things are written in Farsi their language they speak. Overall, i am enjoying this book and the culture i am learning is quite different than what i originally thought the middle eastern culture would be like.
ReplyDeleteI had the exact same interest as you when it came to learning more about the Middle East. I feel like we have never really talked about it in school before. The names also confused me. They are unlike anything I have ever heard before, and are hard to keep straight.
DeleteI agree with Rylee this books started off fast, with everything that Mariam has going on. I also agree with the language and the names being confusing at times.
Deletei am glad you enjoy your book how does the middle eastern culture depicted in the book differ than what you expected ?
DeleteWhat got my attention with A Thousand Splendid Suns was it seems the most interesting to me because Mariam is so young and is going through so much. After reading the first few pages I really like this book, so many things have happened to Mariam and its constantly making me guess what is going to happen. The parts that confused me the most is when the book says some words in Farsi. My questions are whats actually going on with the dad, and how is her husband really going to treat her?
ReplyDeleteI also had the same questions. Are you happy with your book choice, or do you wish to have gotten a different one? When do you think things will start to pick up in the story?
DeleteI was attracted to the book because in all of school, I can not remember the last time I have read/learned anything about Afghanistan. I thought it would be cool to read something about this area for the first time. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but as of now, the book has given me a bad first impression of Afghani people. It started slow, but it was good because I got a good feel for the back story. No part was particularly confusing for me, other than getting the characters straight, but I am a little uncomfortable reading the book as a boy just got raped in an alley. My biggest question - as of now - is when shit is going to hit the fan. I see it coming as the Sunnis treat the Shi'as worse as the days go on, but I am not sure when exactly everything will go south. I also wonder what Amir (the main character) will do when everything does go south.
ReplyDeleteI dont like how they talk about their daily life in culture either. They have been living that way for hundreds of years, and now they sound like radicals compared t how everyone else lives. It was also a pretty predictable scenario for somebody to try to quiet her in a society like theirs. I agree that it just doesn't cast a god light on their society.
DeleteWhat has happened in the book to give you a bad first impression toward Afghanistan people? and I feel the same way about learning of new places. That's why I am enjoying the book I am reading because I am learning a lot about the culture of places in the middle east and in that general area. It is a huge culture shock to read these stories of people and know of their lives and how these acts are normal to them!!
DeleteIts so amazing how different our culture is compared to theirs. Like its the complete opposite.
Deletei am reading night and the book is kind of easy going at first then it just jumps right into it with from just living at there hows then getting woken up and had to get on a train and there was this women that was freaking out because of there family's separation and they had a limited amount of food and water they then they when to the first camp and they were treated poorly and feed poorly they whent to the next camp and that is when they were put in a shower and got new clothes and got a tattoo the next day at first they were feed thick soup at lunch black coffee in the morning and bread at night
ReplyDeleteNight sounds like the polar opposite of Kite Runner in the beginning. Where your author jumped straight in, mine took time to explain a lot of back story. Also the family you are reading about does not sound well off in the slightest. The main family in my book is extremely well off, with their house being described as one of the nicest in all of Afghanistan.
DeleteI am also reading the book Night and i would agree that the book does start off kind of slow and then jumps right into it. I do like the book so far because of how detailed it is being when they are at the concentration camps.
DeleteWell i am reading the book Kite Runner and the main characters amir and hassan and it started as a flash back to when amair was 12 and his best friend and servant is hassan they pay together and the hassan gets raped by the bully named assef in the ally and amir seen it happen but ran away and did nothing. the book is kinda weird but it is a good book I guess.My only question is why did he right this book.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the same book. I was really baffled when Hassan was raped. The plot really pick up after that.
Deletei too am reading this book and hassan getting raped also really confused me.
DeleteIt sounds like a confusing book but i bet the end is going to be good.
DeleteThis book jumped in right away with all kinds of interesting stuff. the narrator starts off talking about his family and the war that has been going on. the rebels are taking over peoples villages and killing them if they do not listen to orders. there was a lot of gun shots and a lot of the villagers tried to run away.
ReplyDeleteWhich book are you reading and do you like it so far or not?
Deleteand in which country does it play?
this book sounds very interesting because it started off with the action right away. i wish my book would have done the same thing
Deletethis book sounds like an interesting one if you like actin
DeleteIt sounds like a good book with action right away. That what grabs my attention rigth away.
DeleteThis wasnt my first choice but it was my second choice. I am happy i got because i like reading about the holocaust and World War 2. I like the book so far. I do like how they are being detailed in writing their emotions and what they are all going through. I had a pretty good start to it, and it was actually pretty faced paced start. My only question so far is how long they have to stay in concentration camps all together. First impressions are pretty good so far.
ReplyDeleteI also like reading about the holocaust and World War 2. Im glade you got a book that you wanted and are enjoying it.
DeleteIf I could not of gotten The Kite Runner then I would of wanted your book because I find the things like the holocaust and World War 2 pretty interesting, and I would like too see what they are thinking while going through those things.
DeleteI agree that the book is interesting, because it is on the Holocaust, and it always was an interest of mine.
DeleteI didn't get to choose, but like you i'm happy with what i was given. My book started out as rather slow pace compared t yours, and i feel it will stay that way the rest of the book since its an autobiography.
Deletethe book sounds interesting because it is about the holocaust and I am glad you like the book.
DeleteI got the book “The Kite Runner” by Khaled Hosseini. It was not my first choice and I rather want to read the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel. Right now, I’m not a big fan of my book and to be honest this book scares me, because it’s really long. It is also harder to read for someone whose first language isn't English compared to our last book. The beginning of my book is also confusing, because the author introduced so many new characters and jumps from the present right back into the past. It’s a little bit annoying to stop reading and to look up all the words I don’t know, but that’s more of a personal problem. It’s definitely more challenging for me, but I hope I can improve my English.
ReplyDeleteIn the book a long way gone a group of boys are going to get water and listening to rap music. They then get attacked by the rebels and are forced to leave their families. I think the book jumps right in to the story, but I think it is a very disturbing book because of all the imagery. At first, I was a little confused on whether he was having a flashback, or it was going on at that point. The only question I have is how much worse can this story get?
ReplyDeleteThe book a long way gone sounds like it jumps right into it, unlike the kite runner where it takes a while before some big events start to happen.
DeleteYeah I could see if it was bad imagery that it would make the book disturbing but it also might make the book more understanding.
DeleteI am reading I am malala and can relate to thinking how much worse can it get for the character , because it hard to imagine having to fight just to go to school then being shot for it and also all of the other problems women face in the middle east
Deletei also agree that this book jumps right into the story with a bunch of details. i am hoping the book keeps on getting better.
Deletesounds like this book is interesting and gets right in to it
DeleteThe book that i am reading is called night and the thing that attracted me to the book was its about Auschwitz and stuff like that and i somewhat like those kind of books. The book is easy but i still started off slow. None of the parts are confusing in the book because it is easy and i dont have any questions about the book so far.
ReplyDeletei am glade that you got attracted to the book and that it is easy to read. I also like books about that kind of stuff.
DeleteThis was my second choice book and I thought it sounded interesting because I like the movie The Boy In The Striped Pajamas which was about that.
DeleteI agree, because the book get you hooked in right off the bat, on how the Jews were treated so poorly.
DeleteI was interesting in reading Night because I enjoy reading about major historical events, however I got a different book that is probably just as good. The details authors put into historical books really sets a perspective on how horrifying things can really be.
DeleteI am reading I Am Malala the start of the book is good but it is kinda of a slow start because she is talking about her village and her father. their are some confusing parts like when they talk middle eastern.the book is kinda interesting because it shows how they live and about some of the villages and about some of the rules.
ReplyDeleteWhat are some of the rules?
Deletehopefully you stay interested in your book and it starts to pick up. do you like the book you got or do you wish you had a different one?
DeleteI am reading I am Malala . What interested me in my book was I knew a little bit about Malala and what happened to her so I was interested to hear more about her . So far the book Malala talk a lot about her family and childhood as well as the history of Swat and Pakistan . I didn't expect to learn about The history of Pakistan but its actually pretty interesting. So far I really like my book and have a good understanding of whats going on.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that you like your book so far. I have already read I'm Malala in my school in Germany. I think it is pretty interesting to read about what other children have to risk to get an education.
DeleteI am Malala was one of my top picks! I was also enjoyed listening to her story that one day in class. What is interesting to you about the history of Pakistan? have you read any interesting culture traditions that they believe in?
DeleteThe book I am reading is A Long way Gone. I wanted this book because i wanted to know what it was like during the war over there. So far there have been no slow parts and the book jumps right into the action. I am glade that it jumped right in because I would've gotten annoyed and probably put the book down. There are a lot of very detailed and graphic parts in the book and i think that is why i like it because you can tell that the person who wrote it knows what there talking about. So far the main Character has been separated from his family, almost killed by rebels at least five times, and he has seen countless of dead bodies. Whenever he sees a body he describes how it looks like if there are limbs cut of or how there facial expression looks. I still don't get why he left his friend. After a town gets raided him and 5 of his friends including his older brother get separated. He finds one of his friends and they stay together and find a family but, after two weeks he leaves his friend so he's all alone.
ReplyDeleteBooks that take their time to get into everything makes me also want to put the book down and stop reading. I never get why authors do that.
DeleteI'm reading the book A Thousand Splendid Suns and what attracted me to want to read this book is how it takes place in like the 1970s. I like reading books that are about being back in the day and there not about war. what I have read its nothing about war. When I read the first couple of pages my reaction was that the names in the book are a little different and I was kind of loss in the first couple pages, so I guess you could say I kind of had slow start but then I figured out what was going on, and now it's really hard to put the book down but I don't want to get a head of my group. I'm so glad I got this book because even though some weird things happen that's what makes the book interesting.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading the same book. What attracts you to it so much? Is it the way things happen in the book or the way of the culture? What is your favorite part in the book so far?
DeleteI agree with everything Chloe says, im having the same problem with the book I want to keep reading but I don't want to get to far ahead. whats your favorite part of the book.
DeleteMy mom once read The Kite Runner book a couple years ago and said that I should read it if I ever got the chance. It had a good lesson in it and I have seen people walking around with the book and though I should give it a read if I ever got the chance, so I did. My first thoughts about the book were it was pretty slow. But once they got in that fight it started to get more interesting. I don't really have any questions at this point in the book I am sure I will Later.
ReplyDeleteWhen i first started reading this book i was really confused with all the names because the book was based in a different country. So overall the book started off very slow because it was introducing all the characters. After all that was over the book started to pick up a little bit and became more interesting as i continued to read further on.
ReplyDeleteI am reading this book and i too am confused on the different names that are in the book.
DeleteI agree with you about how the names are confusing and hard to keep straight, Once you get past that and keep your characters straight, the book gets a lot more interesting.
DeleteWhat is the best thing about your book so far?
DeleteI'm reading the book Night, and the book pulled me right in, because the Holocaust is very interesting. Also hearing it from a person that was actually there, shows how it was a terrifying experience for each individual person that went to the camps. It was a very fast start, because after the first chapter they were on there way to Auschwitz.
ReplyDeletei got the same intrest as you.
DeleteI also find the holocaust very interesting. I also feel like it really jumped into the story right away because they were on there way to the camps so early in the book.
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ReplyDeleteI'm reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and the book bores me slightly. The reason it bores me a bit is only because i don't understand a lot of the words and i'm constantly having to look them up which is quite annoying. So far, it is a slow start with few crazy things happening. i never expected the suicide. My questions as of right now; does Mariam actually love the guy she was forced to marry and have sex with?
ReplyDeleteI would be really annoyed and inpatient if I had to keep looking up definitions of the words in my book. I kind of relate just because the words in my book I Am Malala are hard to pronounce and there's also words I don't know the definition of because the words from a different country.
DeleteI am reading the book Night it jumps right into the story right way. There are no confusing parts for me i understand the book really good. This book interest me because it talks about Auschwitz and that stuff interest me.
ReplyDeleteNight sounds like a very good book and it is very important to know about the holocaust so it never happens again but i like how my book gets right into the story.
DeleteI was interested in the book I Am Malala because of the interesting and unique story that the book described. When I first started reading the book I thought the beginning was very slow and was describing her home life and it seemed to drag on a lot. The names of her family and friends are kind of hard to pronounce but other than that I'm not confused on anything as of right now. My first impression of the book was that it talks about her home life and things that seem to be unimportant just runs on and on.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the kite runner. So far this book hasn't really interested me. There wasn't really anything that pulled me into the book. it seems pretty hard to understand all the weird names and different culture.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the main setting in your book and what is actually happening?
DeleteI have heard the beginning of the book is hard to get but ive heard it gets better and more interesting the farther into it you get.
DeleteA Long Way Gone was not my first pick, but it certainly was a good one. I was sick most of the week that everyone got their book so I am only about 20 pages in, the amount of detail that the author puts into the book is amazing and its just the kind of book I enjoy reading. It really sets how the rest of the book is going to be. It takes a few pages to get there, but when it hits, it hits hard. The only confusing part is going to be the names because its from a different country, but I'll probably get the hang of it.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Micah, I feel that the author does a great job hooking the reader right away and it makes you want to know what will happen to the boys next.
Deletei am having the same troubles with the names too. it might get better as the book goes on, but yes the names are really confusing in the book.
DeleteWhy i got interested in I Am Malala is she talks about her experiences as she was growing up. The book was very slow at he start but when you start reading more into it it got more interesting. I'm not confused at any part of it.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the beginning of the book is boring and a slow start. But the part I'm at right now is getting more interesting and making me want to read a little more.
DeleteWhat is the most interesting part in the book so far?
DeleteThose types of books are interesting because you get another view point on others lives and it makes them even more interesting!
DeleteI am reading the book A Thousand Splendid Suns. This book kind of had a slow start because of the names and I was little confused with who some of the people were. Now that I am farther in to the book it is kind of hard to put it down. Mariam is young and going their so much at a time.
ReplyDeleteAre you happy with the book you got?
DeleteWhy was it confusing because of the names?
DeleteThe fist few pages of Night were a bit confusing mostly because it talked about prying and learning a different teaching of the religion. It did start to get interesting around page 20-50. I by far like this book because it gives a really good point of view of what life was like in one of those camps.
ReplyDeleteThat doesn't sounds A Long way gone at all, it jumped right in and was excited at the beginning. Hopefully your book gets exciting, and thats good that you like how it talks about the camps.
Deletei agree the first few pages were confusing but now i am understanding and that we have some background knowledge of what was happening
DeleteNight is a good book so fare the book takes a little bit to get in to it after the first 20 pages it really takes off and gets interesting with all the people that help bea to survive and the courage to keep living in these bad times.
ReplyDeleteyes i agree very much so because they where starving they seen the pile of there own kind getting burned to death and they were using infants as target practice
DeleteAfter reading the first few pages of the book A Thousand Splendid Suns it sort of interested me but not fully. It had a slow start but really made it interesting and surprising with the suicide. The parts that confuse me are the parts that use weird foreign language words and I don't understand what they mean. My only question at this point is why did Nana kill herself?
ReplyDeleteWhat part interested you the most so far and why? My opinion is when Maraim went back home and her Nana was hanging from the tree. I didn't think her Nana would do something like that.
DeleteAre you happy about your book? Are you finally into it?
DeleteI agree the foreign language is hard because we don't know what they are talking about.
DeleteI am reading the book titled "A Long Way Gone" by Ishmael Beah. I think that the book pulled me right in as its setting of a small village in the middle east during a war is a very interesting setting. It pulls you in whenever something happens to the village that the boys are in, like the rebels constantly attacking every village they can find and kill any innocent people they can. I cant wait to see what happens next in the book, to see if Ishmael ever finds his family again.
ReplyDeleteA long way gone was on of my top choices to read. I think i am going to read this book next. I am curious to hear your thoughts about the book.
Deletei am also reading this book and it is very interesting because of the background but it is sad because of all of the death.
DeleteIm reading the book I Am Malala, which so far is okay, but not incredibly interesting since autobiography dont often catch my eye. This book though may be an exception, and seems as though it is building to a climax, but that seems somewhat unrealistic as what must be the climax must be when she was shot in the head, which she talks about three pages in. So far i do partially enjoy, and i'm very impressed by how well a young women from a third world country can write in English.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking the same thing since she wasnt fluent and cant write this good of a book so far and the sentances make sense.
DeleteI am reading the book Kite Runner. I was attracted to my book after the two characters Amir and Hassan were introduced. I was interested in their friendship that they have. I thought my book started at a steady pace. I thought is was really interesting how over in Afghanistan they do kite race torments or competitions. I think that is really cool part of their culture or traditions that they do.I was very shocked with Amir didn't help Hassan when he got jumped by Assef and his gang. It kind of made me sad because a true friends always have each others backs and clearly Amir is a true friend to Hassan because he didn't help him. I know for a fact that is AMir was the one getting jumped, Hassan would be the first one there to help Amir,because Hassan is a loyal friend and a loyal servant to Amir's family.
ReplyDeletemy first thoughts of the book, i think it is a really interesting book but its kind of messed up. Also no it is not a slow start it jumps right in with people coming into the village and they start killing people. i kind of question why the author starts off with all the killing of the people of the village.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Kite runner and at first I was a little confused because it didn't say who the main character was until the end of the second chapter. Some of the words they use are hard to understand because they are in a different language.
ReplyDeleteI am also reading this book and i agree with you that it started confusing but it got better
DeleteI am reading I am Malala. I dont like it at all it sounded like a good book at first but in overall I dont like one bit of it. Its confusing right away with whats going on and itll also help if you knew what some of the words are referring to. The names are hard to pronounce and it feels like it goes staright to the back of my head with the names because they dont explain who they are very well.
ReplyDeleteI agree when i read what it was about i thought it wasnt going to be any good and it turns out i was right about it not being good from what people have said about it.
DeleteThe book really struck my interest, it dives right into the story and is very gripping. It talks about some very brutal topics and ideas. Its a fairly easy story to follow and it isnt very difficult to read. The story is very interesting and very good reading.
ReplyDeleteI am reading I am Malala. I wasn't very interested to pick this book in the first place but I was also not interested in any of the books to choose from so I can't really be to picky. at first starting the book I thought I should give it a try and see if maybe I could find interest in it but I was sad to find that it wasn't, the book is confusing and doesn't explain who people are and if it does it does not do a good job at it I will try to keep reading it but from my view its not enjoyable or interesting.
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