Title: Wuthering Heights
Author: Emily Bronte
Genre: Classic
Brief Synopsis: Told from the perspective of a servant, Ellen Dean, the entire life story of an orphan, Heathcliff, who was brought to live with the Earnshaws. A story of obsessive love and its consequences.
Comments: I had heard that this book was really good, and when I look back on it, it was. I never get to really enjoy these books because of the pressure of having to do a book evaluation on them. It's a little confusing with switching back from past to present, but it is a captivating story.
Classify: Not too long, well written, will keep your attention
Worth Reading?: Yes. It is a classic, and it is really good. I recommend it, but not if you have to rush to read it. It's god if you take your time and really read it.
Would I read this again?: I think I will, but not for a while. One reason being that I have about 8 books I have to read before it, but other than that I just want it to sink in a little more and then reread it.
How long did it take me?: Like always, with no time to read, it took me awhile. But if I had more time, I think it wouldn't have taken so long. It's about 280 pages, so its pretty short.
Did I find it particularly easy or difficult?: There are a good number of names to remember, but it's not terribly hard. It's an easy read if you keep everything in line.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 4, 2008
Lord of the Flies
Title: Lord of the Flies
Author: William Golding
Genre: Classic
Brief Synopsis: Lord of the Flies is about a group of British school boys that get trapped on a uninhabited island. The boys have fun at first, loving the freedom, loving the life without grown-ups until fear and disagreement splits the island.
Comments: I had heard from several people, prior to reading this, that this book was just plain old gross, which made me hesitant to read it. Despite the comments I still read it, and I didn't find it that bad. Don't get the wrong idea, it's a deeply disturbing book about humans and their behavior in crisis. There were several times that made me sick to my stomach. It is extremely well written. I'm still not exactly sure how I feel about this book. This book was just one of those that I feel is kind of going to carry some weight with me forever. It has such a strong message...disturbing as it is...it makes an impression. I feel hesitant to say I liked it, but not because I didn't...just because you can't really Like what it all represents...but it's a fantastic book. If you read this might make a little more sense to you!
Classify: Short, well written, disturbing.
Worth Reading?: Yes. Definitely. Read it. It's a classic and shouldn't be missed.
Would I read this again?: I'm not quite up to that yet...but yes. Some point down the road I would like to read it again. I think it's one of those books that shocks you the first time around, and you need to read it again to get deeper meaning.
How long did it take me?: It's 200 pages, very short, and it goes by very quickly. It's fast moving and is over before you know it.
Did I find it particularly easy or difficult?: There are some words that I didn't know and there are just beautiful descriptive paragraphs, so it's not really easy but not difficult.
Author: William Golding
Genre: Classic
Brief Synopsis: Lord of the Flies is about a group of British school boys that get trapped on a uninhabited island. The boys have fun at first, loving the freedom, loving the life without grown-ups until fear and disagreement splits the island.
Comments: I had heard from several people, prior to reading this, that this book was just plain old gross, which made me hesitant to read it. Despite the comments I still read it, and I didn't find it that bad. Don't get the wrong idea, it's a deeply disturbing book about humans and their behavior in crisis. There were several times that made me sick to my stomach. It is extremely well written. I'm still not exactly sure how I feel about this book. This book was just one of those that I feel is kind of going to carry some weight with me forever. It has such a strong message...disturbing as it is...it makes an impression. I feel hesitant to say I liked it, but not because I didn't...just because you can't really Like what it all represents...but it's a fantastic book. If you read this might make a little more sense to you!
Classify: Short, well written, disturbing.
Worth Reading?: Yes. Definitely. Read it. It's a classic and shouldn't be missed.
Would I read this again?: I'm not quite up to that yet...but yes. Some point down the road I would like to read it again. I think it's one of those books that shocks you the first time around, and you need to read it again to get deeper meaning.
How long did it take me?: It's 200 pages, very short, and it goes by very quickly. It's fast moving and is over before you know it.
Did I find it particularly easy or difficult?: There are some words that I didn't know and there are just beautiful descriptive paragraphs, so it's not really easy but not difficult.
Saturday, December 22, 2007
To Kill A Mockingbird--Kendal
Title: To Kill A Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee
Genre: Classic
Brief Synopsis: I'll just add a little to Casey's. It's about Scout an eight year old girl looking back on a time of prejudice and ignorance in her southern town. Her father defends an African American man accused of raping a white girl.
Comments: I thought I would just add another review, if there were any of you still with a doubt! This is one of my favorite books of all time! I read it for school and I thought going into it that it was probably going to be really dull and just boring. And then I read it and it's told by this little girl as her perspective from when she's an adult and looking back on her childhood, it's very hard not to fall in love with Scout. I highly, highly recommend this book.
Classify: It's not that long and it's pretty easy, just really good.
Worth Reading?: Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely!!!
Would I read this again?: Yes, I'm looking forward to reading this again!
How long did this take me?: With school and everything going on...about a week, but I could've done it over a weekend. I don't like rushing classics though either.
Kendal <3
Author: Harper Lee
Genre: Classic
Brief Synopsis: I'll just add a little to Casey's. It's about Scout an eight year old girl looking back on a time of prejudice and ignorance in her southern town. Her father defends an African American man accused of raping a white girl.
Comments: I thought I would just add another review, if there were any of you still with a doubt! This is one of my favorite books of all time! I read it for school and I thought going into it that it was probably going to be really dull and just boring. And then I read it and it's told by this little girl as her perspective from when she's an adult and looking back on her childhood, it's very hard not to fall in love with Scout. I highly, highly recommend this book.
Classify: It's not that long and it's pretty easy, just really good.
Worth Reading?: Absolutely, absolutely, absolutely!!!
Would I read this again?: Yes, I'm looking forward to reading this again!
How long did this take me?: With school and everything going on...about a week, but I could've done it over a weekend. I don't like rushing classics though either.
Kendal <3
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
To Kill a Mockingbird
Title: To Kill a Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee
Genre: Classic
Synopsis: Scout and Jem Finch grow up in the 1930's in the south. Their father is a lawyer who defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. The novel spans three years and is a story of growing up and learning right from wrong. It is told from the point of Scout, who is about 8 year old.
Comments: I was hesitant going into this book because of everyone saying how amazing it is, but I discovered that I really enjoyed it. It is extremely well written and the plot is amazing.
Classify: Well, it is a pretty easy, and it's pretty short. Its only about 290 pages too.
Worth Reading?: Oh, my goodness, yes. It is a classic and defiantly worth reading!!!
Did I find this book particularly easy or difficult?: The southern words take a little while to get used to, but other than that, it is an easy read.
Would I read this again?: I would defiantly read it again, but my grandmother has my copy right now.
How long did it take me to finish?: With limited time to read, I think it took me about a week to read, but it would take much less time to read if I had more time.
Author: Harper Lee
Genre: Classic
Synopsis: Scout and Jem Finch grow up in the 1930's in the south. Their father is a lawyer who defends a black man accused of raping a white woman. The novel spans three years and is a story of growing up and learning right from wrong. It is told from the point of Scout, who is about 8 year old.
Comments: I was hesitant going into this book because of everyone saying how amazing it is, but I discovered that I really enjoyed it. It is extremely well written and the plot is amazing.
Classify: Well, it is a pretty easy, and it's pretty short. Its only about 290 pages too.
Worth Reading?: Oh, my goodness, yes. It is a classic and defiantly worth reading!!!
Did I find this book particularly easy or difficult?: The southern words take a little while to get used to, but other than that, it is an easy read.
Would I read this again?: I would defiantly read it again, but my grandmother has my copy right now.
How long did it take me to finish?: With limited time to read, I think it took me about a week to read, but it would take much less time to read if I had more time.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Oliver Twist
Book Title: Oliver Twist
Author: Charles Dickens
Genre: Classic
Brief Synopsis:Oliver, a nine year old orphan, is sent to live in a workhouse, from which he runs away to the big city of London. There he finds a lot of adventure and in the end, happiness.
Comments: It took me forever to read. The old English takes some getting used to if you (like me) are not used to it. It's pretty boring in the beginning, but the end is action packed and really interesting.
Worth Reading?: Even though I didn't love it 100%, I think that it is worth reading. No one can not know "Please sir, can I have some more?"
Would you read this again?: I don't think that I would read it again. It was one of those books that was good when it was read once.
How long did it take you to finish?: Oh, my goodness. With school work, friends, and other activities, it took me like a month. I'm not really a slow reader, but I'm also not super fast.
This is my first post, so I hope it was good and helps you guys!!!!
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Author: Charles Dickens
Genre: Classic
Brief Synopsis:Oliver, a nine year old orphan, is sent to live in a workhouse, from which he runs away to the big city of London. There he finds a lot of adventure and in the end, happiness.
Comments: It took me forever to read. The old English takes some getting used to if you (like me) are not used to it. It's pretty boring in the beginning, but the end is action packed and really interesting.
Worth Reading?: Even though I didn't love it 100%, I think that it is worth reading. No one can not know "Please sir, can I have some more?"
Would you read this again?: I don't think that I would read it again. It was one of those books that was good when it was read once.
How long did it take you to finish?: Oh, my goodness. With school work, friends, and other activities, it took me like a month. I'm not really a slow reader, but I'm also not super fast.
This is my first post, so I hope it was good and helps you guys!!!!
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Witch Child
Title: Witch Child
Author: Celia Rees
Genre: Historical Fiction, Drama
Brief Synopsis: A young girl, around fourteen, loses her grandmother to witch trails in England. She gets 'rescued' and is shipped off to the new world, the americas. Life is hard and trying in the puritan town miles away from Salem, but in the mist of it all, she befriends an indian boy named Jaybird. This leads to suspicion in the town and a new trial is soon formed, for her. The book leads off into the sequal 'Sorceress'.
Comments: It's a great book. Mary is the ideal 'true witch' that was randomly found in early american witch trials. It definitly depends on your knowledge of the witch trials and how much tolerance for history you have.
Classify: It's about 254 pages long and it only took me two days to read. It can be challenging in some ares but other than that, it's flat out easy.
Worth Reading?: Yes, definitly.
Did I find this book particularly easy or difficult?: It was easy.
Would I read this again?: Yes, and I have.
How long did it take me to finish?: Around two days, balancing school, friends, etc...
Author: Celia Rees
Genre: Historical Fiction, Drama
Brief Synopsis: A young girl, around fourteen, loses her grandmother to witch trails in England. She gets 'rescued' and is shipped off to the new world, the americas. Life is hard and trying in the puritan town miles away from Salem, but in the mist of it all, she befriends an indian boy named Jaybird. This leads to suspicion in the town and a new trial is soon formed, for her. The book leads off into the sequal 'Sorceress'.
Comments: It's a great book. Mary is the ideal 'true witch' that was randomly found in early american witch trials. It definitly depends on your knowledge of the witch trials and how much tolerance for history you have.
Classify: It's about 254 pages long and it only took me two days to read. It can be challenging in some ares but other than that, it's flat out easy.
Worth Reading?: Yes, definitly.
Did I find this book particularly easy or difficult?: It was easy.
Would I read this again?: Yes, and I have.
How long did it take me to finish?: Around two days, balancing school, friends, etc...
Monday, December 17, 2007
The Princess Diaries
Title: The Princess Diaries
Author: Meg Cabot
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Teen
Brief Synopsis: I'm sure you've all seen this movie...however...it's nothing like it. Mia Thermopolis is a funny, witty, geeky girl. The first in the series is about Mia coping with learning that her dad is a prince, making her a princess. She has to deal with "Princess Lessons" with her evil grandmother, her mother dating her Algebra teacher, fights with her best friend, and a crush on the "most popular" guy in school.
Comments: I love how witty this book is. I love all of Meg Cabot's pop culture references (Degrassi, Lots of Star Wars, Jane Eyre, and anything she can think of) and her funny very realistic character, hits home. I have read, I think all but one in the series (still on hardback) and I absolutely love them! It's just a super light fun, funny read. It's written in diary style, which is different. It's just so funny. Some of the later novels are better, so give them a chance.
AND DO NOT JUDGE THE BOOK BY THE MOVIE! *coughthankyoucough*
Classify: Light,very funny read.
Worth Reading?: Definitely.
Would I read this again?: I have many times! Let's just say I stayed up til four one night reading parts i liked from all of them.
~Kendal
Ps. Okay I'm seriously going to bed this time. lol.
Author: Meg Cabot
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Teen
Brief Synopsis: I'm sure you've all seen this movie...however...it's nothing like it. Mia Thermopolis is a funny, witty, geeky girl. The first in the series is about Mia coping with learning that her dad is a prince, making her a princess. She has to deal with "Princess Lessons" with her evil grandmother, her mother dating her Algebra teacher, fights with her best friend, and a crush on the "most popular" guy in school.
Comments: I love how witty this book is. I love all of Meg Cabot's pop culture references (Degrassi, Lots of Star Wars, Jane Eyre, and anything she can think of) and her funny very realistic character, hits home. I have read, I think all but one in the series (still on hardback) and I absolutely love them! It's just a super light fun, funny read. It's written in diary style, which is different. It's just so funny. Some of the later novels are better, so give them a chance.
AND DO NOT JUDGE THE BOOK BY THE MOVIE! *coughthankyoucough*
Classify: Light,very funny read.
Worth Reading?: Definitely.
Would I read this again?: I have many times! Let's just say I stayed up til four one night reading parts i liked from all of them.
~Kendal
Ps. Okay I'm seriously going to bed this time. lol.
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