I believe i chose this book for two reasons: i didn't intently read about all the other books on the list (i just felt like picking one that looked interesting so i could go ahead and start reading it for my summer work) and i just thought the title of the book was a pretty good title that was also interesting and eye catching (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe). But then i didn't find out until after i got the book that the font was rather large and it had quite a bit of space between each line of text, so it was really easy and fast to read. I don't believe i made many personal connections to this book, but it was mainly about friendship and trying to figure out who you really are (also sexuality is a major component of this book, as you will find out if you read to the end of the book.
I would probably recommend this book to people who like reading books that are about people trying to find themselves, their role in life, and friendships/relationships between people.
So, i personally thought this was actually a pretty good book, even if it was easy to read and i was finished with kit pretty quickly.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Getting reader's attention
The passage i chose from my summer reading book to get the attention of reader's is:
"Look,' he said. he pointed at a bird in the middle of the street that was trying to fly. I could tell that one of his wings was broken.
'He's going to die,' I whispered.
'We can save it."
Dante walked into the middle of the street and tried to pick up the bird. I watched as he picked up the frightened bird. That's the last thing i remember before the car swerved around the corner. Dante! Dante! I knew the screams were coming from inside me. Dante!
I remember thinking that it was all a dream. All of it. It was just another bad dream. I kept thinking that the world was ending. I thought about the sparrows falling from the sky.
Dante!" (page 107)
So the scene is pretty straightforward. Dante and Ari see a bird in the street, after it had recently hailed, and the bird can't fly. So Dante goes to help it, when the car swerves around the corner. And so because of the car and the hail, you can assume something exciting or sad will happen next(that's for you to find out though). Although at the end when Ari thinks about the sparrows falling from the sky, he is talking about a bad dream he had earlier in the book, as an event earlier in the book involved another sparrow. So, the rest of the scene is not difficult to figure out, as i said before. I hope you find this book interesting to read.
"Look,' he said. he pointed at a bird in the middle of the street that was trying to fly. I could tell that one of his wings was broken.
'He's going to die,' I whispered.
'We can save it."
Dante walked into the middle of the street and tried to pick up the bird. I watched as he picked up the frightened bird. That's the last thing i remember before the car swerved around the corner. Dante! Dante! I knew the screams were coming from inside me. Dante!
I remember thinking that it was all a dream. All of it. It was just another bad dream. I kept thinking that the world was ending. I thought about the sparrows falling from the sky.
Dante!" (page 107)
So the scene is pretty straightforward. Dante and Ari see a bird in the street, after it had recently hailed, and the bird can't fly. So Dante goes to help it, when the car swerves around the corner. And so because of the car and the hail, you can assume something exciting or sad will happen next(that's for you to find out though). Although at the end when Ari thinks about the sparrows falling from the sky, he is talking about a bad dream he had earlier in the book, as an event earlier in the book involved another sparrow. So, the rest of the scene is not difficult to figure out, as i said before. I hope you find this book interesting to read.
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