At first, this book repelled me because of its large size. But now that I have read about half of it, this book is one of the best books I have read in a long time. It's a story about mainly revenge, but also hatred, jealousy, chance, and a bit of love (sounds like a recipe). I believe that the only flaw in this book is it spends too long on introducing new characters. What may seem as an unimportant character when he or she first arrives in the novel, suddenly has a purpose besides filling the book with an extra hundred pages or so. He or she is suddenly tying everything together instead of letting everything hang loose. A good example of such a character in this novel is Albert (not Franz) but that's all I'm giving away. But, for all I know, Franz may be more important than Albert later on in the book. Or his sole purpose was a link from Albert to...well, I believe I have given away too much already.
When I was reading this book, it reminded me of the novel Prey by Michael Crichton. In both of these books, I believed strongly in the fact that every character, no matter how small, is important. That without every character into play, the book just wouldn't be as good. But then, all the characters in Prey started dieing. And some I didn't really know much about. Now, it sounds almost like the opposite of The Count of Monte Cristo, but they are connected. Both novels have seemingly unimportant characters, but their importance comes later in the book.
At this point, I have no idea of what I am to do for a project. I haven't been struck by any inspiration yet, but I feel it will happen soon. Until then, I'll just keep reading until I'm done with this amazing novel. And then possibly read it again.
You say Taylor Swift, I say Breaking Benjamin
You say Lady Gaga, I say Evanescence
You say T-Pain, I say Three Days Grace
You say Demi Lovato, I say Linkin Park
You say Jonas Brothers, I say Green Day
You say Flowers, I say Puddle of Mudd
92% of teens have turned to pop and hip-hop. If you are part of the 8% that still listens to real music, post this wherever you can. DON'T LET ROCK 'N ROLL DIE!
You say Lady Gaga, I say Evanescence
You say T-Pain, I say Three Days Grace
You say Demi Lovato, I say Linkin Park
You say Jonas Brothers, I say Green Day
You say Flowers, I say Puddle of Mudd
92% of teens have turned to pop and hip-hop. If you are part of the 8% that still listens to real music, post this wherever you can. DON'T LET ROCK 'N ROLL DIE!
Give a man a match, he will be warm for a minute; set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Theme Extensions
What does this novel mean to me? Well, personally, this novel speaks to me on many levels and it would be impossible to tell you all the things this novel tells me, but I will tell you how much I have in common with said novel. Unlike Scout, I have never had the pleasure of having an older sibling to help me and guide me through obstacles I might face. I do, however, have a younger sister whom I can help and guide. As you have probably read in my earlier post, I do have a Boo Radley which is instrumental (get it?) in my life. I also have a very bratty half-cousin (same grandfather, different grandmother), who I can compare to Francis, and a Dill, which is the park that is practically in my backyard. I do not, as far as I know, have a Miss Maudie or an Aunt Alexandra though. All of these people and things can be placed in the theme of my life, which I have yet to find out. And this concludes this theme extension.
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