From the very first sentence in this book, I was hooked. The word choice in this sentence is superb, the vocabulary transports me to another world that could only exist centuries ago. It made me feel like I am on this journey with him verses the one reading the letter. I wanted to know about his risky endeavors that his family was worried about. Not only that but I wanted to live this journey with him. I wanted to keep reading because he seems relieved to inform his sister that everything is going well and she was wrong. But knowing how books go, I'm sure that will change.…
Although at times it was hard to follow what was exactly happening in the book. I felt like the book jumped around a lot because each chapter was a different event that happened throughout the year. I didn’t know when the events occurred so at times it was confusing. In addition, the book was older so it was hard to make connections with the book and my everyday life.…
Firstly, the first section in the book is divided into chapters 1-4. Beginning with the first chapter it stresses how the author…
It has very tough issues and a lot of language. This would be a book for upper middle school to high school. This is a book you would have to be very careful with, you would need a lot of parent permission and a class/student that you could have great discussion with. However, that is not to say that it is not worth reading. I think that a lot of students today have a hard time backing down from an issue, even if it is meaningless, so this could really be relatable. Some strategies that could be used with this book include predicting, inferring, and making connections. I think that inferring could be a great strategy for this book because you can use the pictures and the text to find out what the author is really…
This book was not that interesting because it took too long to get the point across and then they stayed on the point too long. Some parts of the book were good so it turns out to be a so so book or an okay book to read.…
But even then the length is good because it lets the author explain more in detail so when you do read it you will get an image in your head of what he’s trying to say. This is a fantastic book and I recommend it to all that are willing to read it or who are looking for a great…
Since, so far, this is such a good book, I can’t put it down, and I have to resist going farther than two chapters. I will now be doing a "close reading"…
One of the most prominent being the fact that this is a very philosophical book. Before each chapter are excerpts from ‘journals’ that make you think. They also correlate very closely with the content featured on each chapter. Another reason I enjoyed this read was because of the vivid descriptions. At one point the book describes a scene that was part of the first book, but then shows with excellent word choices the ways that the scene has changed over thousands of years. A third reason is how relatable the characters are. Throughout the book many events occur, and the book allows you to easily tell what each character’s reaction is. Also, the characters are not too perfect, or in other words their reactions are something we may experience ourselves.…
The way a book reads in terms of words and language used is readability. When an author uses uncommon or unknown words throughout, it affects the way the book reads. When I am constantly looking up words that are unfamiliar or I cannot determine from the context, I lose interest. The constant stopping distracts from how it reads. There were a few words I did not know such as chanterelle and surfeit. Chanterelle turns out to be a species of mushroom, which I was able to determine from the context of the paragraph. I had to stop to look up surfeit, which means an intemperate or immoderate indulgence in something. Overall chapters 15 through 17 have great readability.…
The writer's style is totally cool and funny. If the approach to reading this book would be like reading a boring textbook, that assumption should be thrown out the window because I was giggling all throughout the book.…
As I began reading The Shack I did not think that I would enjoy reading the book. I have heard of the book before and I have heard good reviews and bad reviews about the book. After I got through the first few chapters I started to get interested and locked into book. Paul Young made me want to get a highlighter and highlight the interesting and inspirational words that he was writing.…
As I first opened up the book I was less than pleased with what I was reading until I…
This is personally one of my favorite books, I don't read much but after reading this book it gives me motivation to accomplish things. There is not one part that will bore you while reading this selection. It's a great…
Ultimately, the novel was a quick read and contains stories from his childhood to his times of trouble, up until his success, and shorter stories to explain his advice for writing.…
could not simply skim over the material, but had to read the chapters carefully paying close…