With the introduction of the new novel, share in your blog what attracted you to this novel. What is the primary focus in your novel, and how are the main character or characters handling this situation? After reading the first few chapters, what are your initial thoughts about the book? Slow start? Jumps right in? Share your first impressions.
What sparked my interest of this book is finding out more about the Taliban because I don't really hear much about it. The primary focus so far is education for females in the community and Malala kind of touches on that. We haven't really found out more about her but it seems like she's a normal teenage girl. Slow start because it just talks about mainly her father and the school system.
ReplyDeleteit also talks where she grew up and other things too.
DeleteThis book sounds like a book that would make us appreciate our education a little more!
DeleteI'd agree with your comment, I also think it will be a good book!
DeleteI feel like In A Thousand Splendid suns in the beginning we learn more about her fathers life then her as well
DeleteThe beginning of the book is very slow. They mainly just introduce family, friends, her father's college and his own school, and her mother and how she didn't finish her schooling.
DeleteI agree, the book starts off really slow and doesnt focus much on Malala as a person but more her relatives and traditions.
Deletefreshmen year I learned a little about I am Malala but I didn't know her backstory all I knew is she got shot in the face and now half of her face is paralyzed and now that I know a little more I'm more interested with everything that's going on I never knew there was the meaning behind how she got her name at least not named after a hero who also had the same outcome but died from getting shot in the face
ReplyDeletewell i never heard of someone named malala but i kind of am interested in the book. and want to learn more.
Deletemy book is I Am malala and what attracted me was that it talk bout someone who was trying to do something for someone especially for people who wish to have education. the primary focus in my novel is a goal that a girl has to give education to as many children back at her country, where men think that women should not go to school. she right now is talking about her family and and how she got shot in the head by a group of leader call taliban but luckyli is alive. after reading a couple of chapter i like the book because it is easy to read and understand.
ReplyDeleteMy book is similar because the main character is being hunted by a group of people
Deletemy book is close to the same also because the country is in a civil war and a lot of people are in danger like the taliban in the middle east.
DeleteMarium the main charater in my book also wants an education but her mother says no because there is nothing out there for a girl like her 'a bastard' and all she needs to know how to do is endure.
DeleteKite Runner was my 3rd or 4th pick but what attracted me to this book was the reviews about this book. While reading through the review it brought up certain situation, I have seen in other books that I really enjoyed. So, I thought that since I enjoyed those books, I would really like this book. The primary focus of this novel so far is about Amir protecting his friend Hassan from everyone criticism about his beliefs and about his mother and how she abandoned Hassan and his father when Hassan was very young. So, far Amir and Hassan are handling it well but think something is going to happen that is going to change everything for the worse. After the first few chapters the jumped right into the story and the problems that both are going to have to face throughout the novel.
ReplyDeleteAmir sounds like a good friend!
DeleteThe reviews got me to I did not know how I felt about the book just reading the back of it but I am enjoying it so far!
DeleteI agree with you, i think somethings gonna happen between the two of them
DeleteThe Book a long way gone caught my attention because it is a topic I do not know much about. The main focus is about child soldiers in Africa, the main character is Ishmael a boy who is try to survive a war in his country of Sierra Leone. Ishmael as of now in the book is hiding from rebels in villages and in the forest, his family and friends are gone and he doesn't know if they are dead or alive. The book was a little slow at first but it picked up quick after the rebels attacked his home village.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the book started off slow and started to pick up when the rebels came.
DeleteI think the same way that the book was very boring for the first couple of chapters then it real started to pick up it pace.
DeleteI can relate marium in some way because she had no choice in her birth and she is somewhat of a soldier to nana and is just trying to survive at this point until she can possibly live with her dad Jalil.
DeleteReading this blog makes me think that if I had to choose any other book to read this one sounds very interesting
DeleteI agree with you because im the beiging its kind of boring but as you get through out the book it gets better so far.
DeleteI am reading thousand splended suns. the first thing that attracted me was how her parents were not together. right away I knew I had something I could connect to. I comprehend books better when I can connect with the characters. The main focus in my book is surviving raising a family in a hard time. So far I think this book will be interesting!
ReplyDeletethe thing that attracted me to the book A long way gone was I already know a bit about middle eastern countries and how they treat people and a lot about the Taliban. So I just wanted to read something different a bought a kid that could make through a civil war. the primary focus is right know is ishmael and his buddies are running from the rebels and going from town to town. The start of the book is pretty slow right know. my first impressions are that it is a good book so far.
ReplyDeleteI agree and think how it is crazy that they think it is right to take kids and make them go to war for them.
DeleteI agree with the reason you were attracted to this book I felt like I was in a similar position when picking the books.
ReplyDeleteThe book I am reading is A Long Way Gone by Ishmeal Beah
ReplyDeleteand the first thing that attracted me to this book was the cover of a boy carrying a rpg on his shoulders and an ak47 on his shoulder strap. I am intrigued by books about wars. My first thoughts on the book was it was very different to what I experienced as a kid. And when I read the part where soldiers came to a village and killed a priest because he knew where kids where hiding. Its crazy what the would do to enslave the kids to become soldiers in there army.
It is a crazy story so far and sad to know that people still have endure war in there country to fight for their home.
Deletei was also attracted to the book by the cover and thought it was interesting to see someone so young with and rpg.
DeleteThe book Night was my top pick because I've always been interested in history about WW2 and the holocausts. But right as I started reading the book it jumped right in. I didn't expect for Elie's brother to get taken right away. But his brother managed to escape and when he came back no one believed what he saw, no one was taking the situation seriously. With it starting like this I started to like the book right away.
ReplyDeleteNight was on the top of my list but I didn't get it but I was also attracted to the historical aspect of the book
DeleteNight was on the top of my list and it seems like the book is going the opposite of what my book is going.
DeleteI also picked this book because im interested in learning more about the holocaust and what things were like back in those times for them.
DeleteIn a thousand splendid suns what attracted me was the relationship marium had with her mother that she lived with which was not much of a good or positive one at all and the relationship she had with her father who had only come to see her once a week but she adored him. The book jumps right into details like how marium is a harium or bastard and how nana thinks the jinn or spirit will possesher when marium shatters one of her china pieces.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I feel that the relationship between Mariam and her mother is a very toxic one.
Deletei dis agree i feel like mariam and her father have a toxic reationship because he made her sleep out side
Deleteim going have to agree with blake on this one if my own father made me sleep outside i think that our relationship would be bad also not just cause he made me sleep outside but because that is wrong to do to a kid
DeleteI am Malala. This book has a slow start, It starts by talking about her family and eases into it. I personally don't like this book for this reason. The primary focus of this book is Malala's campaign for human rights especially the woman's right to education. What attracted me to this book is when she is passionate about something and she finds a way to get it.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds interesting, this book was one of my top choices so I am looking forward to see what it is about.
Deletei think I Am Malala can relate to A Thousand splendid suns because they both started slower and focused on describing there families.
DeleteI'm reading the same book and I feel like it is very interesting so far, I'm excited to keep reading.
DeleteMalala was passionate about something and succeeds it which I think is awesome and is what also attracted me to this book!
DeleteI agree that the book had a slow start and I think it is very inspiring that she is so passionate about woman' rights to education.
DeleteI liked how the book wasn't as long so I could focus on the book and not get bored of it and I also like how it makes you want to read what happens next. The primary focus on the novel is about the Jews living in concentration camps and their experiences with it. my initial thoughts are this is a really good book and it has me hooked.
ReplyDeleteYah the book had me hooked to when they took his brother and he came back but no one would believe him what happened.
DeleteThe moment I got hooked was when he had come back and told them that everyone except him was killed, I thought that the MC would have believed him but even he just accepted he was crazy and continued to live but that was definitely the wrong decision
DeleteI was hooked when the soldiers started moving ad and moving out of their homes and making all these rules for them.
DeleteI agree that I liked the book because it isn't that long of a book which makes me want to keep reading so I can see what happens , and how it finishes.
Deleteso I am reading the book the Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and I think the main focus is to try to survive in Afghanistan by making friends and not to get caught by your dad or by guards, and the 2 kids (Amir-rich kid, Hassen-poor kid) are always being yelled at by no reasons and I just would not like to live in a place like this. the book is a bit confusing and it is a very scary place to live because they live near an army and I don't know if there is wars going on but that'd be scary. it was a bit of a slow start but but it did jump in after the first few chapters. overall I think that this book will be tough to read but it will be interesting to read about.
ReplyDeleteIt is very hard to grow up in the environment some of these people live in I would not like it either.
DeleteI agree with you. I wouldn't want to live in a country like this, either. Way too scary! I feel this novel is going to center on not only the culture in Afghanistan, but the friendship between the two boys, and how likely it is about to change.
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ReplyDeletei wanted to read this book because i am interested in learning about history. this book starts out as every one was being nice and it lead to the Germans controlling the Jews life and what they do and when they can do it. this book kind of just goes right in to the main parts of it and that's why i like this book over the other choice's
ReplyDeleteYah the book got right into it which was interesting other books take there time but this one everything is a rush in the beginning.
Deletethe book really jumped right into the Germans taking over
DeleteI picked this book because I think learning more about the holocaust and what went on in the victims minds and what it was like for them and their family and community. The book is starting decent, its a little slow but at he same time not really. I wish that they would have listened more and been more aware of the situations instead of thinking they would all be fine.
ReplyDeletethe book started out very slow
DeleteI agree the book was kind of slow but fast at the same time. I think that they should have listened more because it was weird that they didnt know what was happening
Deletei would agree this book does start slow but it does grab you attains and make you want to keep reading
Deletei agree, the first few pages are kinda slow, but i like how it puts you right into the intersting stuff right after the introduction.
DeleteI agree that the book started slow and I wasn't sure how much I was going to like the book, but now that I'm into it a little more I'm enjoying it and it is picking up.
Deletei wanted to read this book because I wanted to learn more about the holocaust. the book started a little slow when it was introducing characters. they handled their situation very poorly because they weren't worried about the Nazis.
ReplyDeletea log way gone also starts out very slow. we are meeting characters for a long time and nothing else.
DeleteI agree it was a slow start but then the events were happening very quickly which then made the book seem very fast
DeleteWith the start it was definitely slow but after that they just throw you straight into the thick of it pretty suddenly
Deleteim almost going to have to disagree because it talks about what they did with the jews in the camps and it talks about it in the first chapter
DeleteI am reading "a long wat gone" and it is a very interesting story that shows the different lifestyles people have in different country's. It is sad but true how there are terrorist that have control and spread fear in country's. The main threat in the story I am reading are these rebels invading peoples towns and killing them. It is a very good but confusing story at times but I am looking forward to the rest of what is going to happen in the book.
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DeleteI agree it has a slow and boring start and that it is sad to see the people run in fear of the terrorist group.
that book was my second choice and it sound like it would also be a good book to read
DeleteI am reading the book thousand splendid suns, this book was my third or fourth choice. I feel like it started slow but is quickly picking up pace. I feel like the book is doing a good job at describing the characters and the setting. making it easy to picture things while reading.
ReplyDeletei can relate to the book choice but like the last book its gotten good so far and its only the beginning
DeleteIt did start off slow but it’s gotten pretty good now. Yeah but sometimes the names are hard to remember
Deletei agree this book was like my 3rd pick it was not the book i wanted the book has been slow ever since ive started reading and i hope this book picks up fast
DeleteI am reading a long way gone and so far it is a pretty slow book. I picked it because it was about a war that I know little about and to see how Africa differed from America. so far I have seen that most people do not have cars, and that a lot of people do not get a formal education. other than that I haven't really seen enough to make connection yet but it is still some what interesting in how some people have already died by by the end of chapter one.
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DeleteI agree that its very interesting that people have died so early on in the book. Also I agree that I wanted to know more about the African war.
Same the book I’m reading started out slow. My book I haven’t made any connections either, I think it’s more difficult in these types of books
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ReplyDeleteI picked A Long Way Gone because I was interested in the wars in Africa and how it affected the people. The main focus in the book is for Ishmael and his friends getting away from the war to survive. All of the them have been traumatized in the first part of the book from people dying. I think the book has started out good but is hard to capture everything that is happening. It does have a slow start in the beginning but out of nowhere the war is to there village. My first impression of the book is that it was horrible for all of the children in Africa because they were dying and seeing there friends die.
this is also a reason i picked a long way gone, war is an interesting topic and can make for a good read.
DeleteI too was really interested by this book because war is a topic that will never get old to me. Reading all the reviews and comparing them to what I know from my book I wish I would have chosen my books differently
DeleteI think that it is a slow start as well, but I also think that it can be confusing at times too. It seems to switch topics easily.
DeleteI picked the book Night because I wanted to learn more about the holocaust. This book is a harder book to read because it has some weird names and everything happens really quick. They jump right into the book and by page 30 they already got there houses raided and were in the camp.
ReplyDeleteI'm in a similar situation with my book, there's quite a few foreign terms that are hard to keep track of.
DeleteI would have to agree that the names and some of the words are hard to pronounce and can slow your reading or even make you have to put down the book given the fact that you get so much information at once.
Delete1) The Book that I had picked was night, the reason i had picked this book is because I think the things that were happening during WWII was interesting/ unique. I don't know how to say it but, the reason I'm so intrigued by this time period is because my great grandpa was alive at the time and he used to tell stories that would always interest us great grandchildren. The main character of the book is the one who wrote it and so far, he seems to want to leave safely with everyone, but he missed the chance when he did not immediately leave when they first came to their town. The start was kind of slow but now we are in the thick of them getting moved to the camp and it does not seem good even in the slightest. My first impressions are good but only time can tell if my impression stays the same.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree that war can be a very interesting topic. which is why I picked a long way gone
DeleteI agree it kind of started slow with him talking about how life was for him but then it hit hard and fast when the Germans showed up.
DeleteOur books are similar in that, A long Way gone and Night both have something to do with a war. I think that war is a very interesting topic that you can learn so much about.
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ReplyDeleteI'm reading A Thousand Splendid Suns and what drew me to the book was the culture aspect. I really enjoy reading about other countries and how different their cultures are, especially when it comes to how they treat men and women. The main focus of this book is a young girl, Mariam, and her family. Her mom lives in a little hut with her daughter, Mariam. Her father and mother are not together, and her father takes her out for visits every Thursday. Her parents kind of talk a lot of smack about each other to Mariam, but im sure it'll all come into play later. After reading the first 7 chapters, the book kind of jumped right into Mariam's life and didn't waste too much time getting into the details. So far, I would say I'm pretty invested in this book.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a very interesting book. I like the way you described it and how it jumps in.
DeleteI have the book Night I would like to learn more about what happened in the holocaust. the book is harder to read and is confusing at first but I think when I get more in the book it will get better to understand.
ReplyDeleteI agree, the beginning was very confusing but I think eventually it does get better and more interesting.
DeleteThe cover is what attracted me to the book a long way gone. the boy is holding a rpg and has another gun on his shoulder strap. the main focus is war right now Ishmael and his buddies are running from town to town trying to stay away from the rebels. the book starts of kind of slow but the more I read the better it gets.
ReplyDeleteI'm reading kite runner it did not really seem like a good book reading the back but I read some reviews and they hooked me. The book has a had a slow start not much going on really at all we are learning about the main character really. Otherwise it is good and I'm liking it so far!
ReplyDeleteI agree that the start of Kite Runner has been a little slow and a lot of the reading has been about Amir's life and not much else.
Deletei agree with the slow start but things really do start to pick up as the soviets' start their invasion i cant wait to see where the boo goes from there.
DeleteThe book Night attracted me because i like history and World War 2 is interesting. The focus is what happens to some of the Jews and how they were taken from their homes by the Germans. Obviously this book is very accurate because the author wrote about what happened during this time and the book jumps right into it. I like how it is from his perspective and written in a way you feel like you can see everything that is going on.
ReplyDeletei agree with caden because i think it is very cool on how it has the perspective of one of the people in the camps
Deletei agree it is interesting. i also like how its from his perspective. i think so kind of books have a special meaning behind them because it does feel as if you are there with him during that crazy time.
DeleteI am reading Kite Runner and I chose it to be one of my books because I felt like reading about life in a different country would be interesting. The start of the book was rather slow and I feel like they put too much attention into description rather than luring in the readers.
ReplyDeleteI, also, chose The Kite Runner because I wished to learn about a different country and another culture. In some ways the book has been a bit slow to get started, but I think the author wanted the reader to get the background on the two friends, Amir and Hassan. I sense everything will soon change for the two boys and the book will become more interesting.
DeleteI also was very interested to learn about life in the middle east and I agree that they focused a lot on small details rather then the story in general
DeleteI am reading the book A am Mulala, the beginning of the book it starts with her telling about her family, Mulalas' main focus in this book is education, she's very passionate about how she thinks everyone should have a good education. I'm enjoying my book so far I'm excited to keep reading.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book I am Malala. This was my first choice out of all the books. What attracted me to this book is how a young girl was so passionate about something and succeeds. The main focus is education for females. After reading the first couple chapters I don't mind the book. The chapters can get long as they don't talk about much besides friends, family, and school. All the characters names are definitely different and throughout the book I sometimes have no idea what some of the words mean.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to not knowing what some of the words/names are as well and can get confusing sometimes!
DeleteI am reading the book I am Malala, and I chose this book because it was different than other books that I have read beofre and wanted tot try soemthing different. The primary focus right now is education and the differences between girls and boys in her family. Malala's father talked about the inequality in the family. The girls don't attend school because they are waiting to get married and when it comes to meals the girls are fed much smaller portions and less tasty food compared to the boys. This doesn't sit right with Malala because she thinks everyone should have a good educationa and that all should be treated the same. When I began reading, there was a slow start and I was not hooked right away because in the first couple chapters it mainly just talks about Malala and her family and the education system.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the novel The Kite Runner. What interested me about this novel is that I would get to learn about the culture in Afghanistan. The two main characters in this novel are Amir and Hassan. They are best friends and have grown up together. Amir, who was born into wealth, has Hassan as a servant. Amir is always seeking his father's approval and feels jealous when other children, even Hassan, receive attention from his father. Amir has a love/hate relationship with his father and only wants to be loved by him. My first impression is very mixed, because I feel sorry for Amir about finding it impossible to win his father's approval and love. However, I do not like Amir when he makes fun of Hassan and talks down to him as if he is less than. I sense their lives and friendship are about to change.
ReplyDeleteWhat attracted me to the novel A Long Way Gone was that it has to do with war. I have always been interested in anything that has to do with wars because you are able to learn what it was like back then. So far in the novel the primary focus is that there are attacks towards the villages. Many people are being killed. The main characters are trying to get back to the village, but realize that its best to stay where they are. It does seem like a slow start so far, and it is also kind of hard to follow. Hopefully it gets better as it goes along.
ReplyDeleteWhat attracted me to the novel Kite Runner was the change in scenery and just trying to understand more about life in the middle east. It was a slow start at first talking about life before the Russians invaded and now we are getting to the part where they are fleeing. My first impression was that it was kind of weird and th culture is really screwed up. Talking about marrying first cousins and how that is supposed to restore honor.
ReplyDeleteI Agree the culture did bother a lot of my morals and the things they do weird me out but as I relies as the soviets start to invade they are humans just like us capable of fearing things like we do.
Deleteths novel got me hooked by just what Mrs. Broadbent thought of the book and how she discribed the book.i feel like the man focus is about her dad an how he acts.i feel like mariam can handle anything so far thats in the book.But for my first thoughts on the book i was really shocked when the nana hung herself.
ReplyDeleteI am currently reading kite runner, kite runner takes place in Afghanistan and is telling the life of afghans before during and after the soviet invasion this book is not afraid of censoring all the rough parts in the book. As it tells of somebody being trampled by a hoarse early on. The soviets' invasion just started for what part of the book I am at and I cant wait to see where it takes us readers.
ReplyDeleteWhat attracted me to the book, "Night" was that it was about world war 2 and i just think the holocaust is interesting. i think so far it has done a good job of getting right into the story. it explains the event that happened and the build-up of how the holocaust got so bad.
ReplyDeleteyeah i agree the holocaust is very interesting crazy that they killed that many people and the Germans just went along with it
DeleteI agree that the holocaust is a very interesting topic, you should keep me updated on how the book is.
Deletei agree i find reading about the holocaust is interesting as well.
Deletei picked night its about the holocaust and all of the horrible things that happened
ReplyDeleteI am reading a thousand splendid suns. At first the book was hard to get into and you didn’t really understand what was going on but once you kept reading it got better. I can’t really connect to anything in this book yet. The main focus is raising a family in hard times. I think the book will get better and I will understand it more
ReplyDeleteI have read books similar to this by the fact that it is very hard to get into but usually the books that are harder to get into tend to give the best reward by the end of it
DeleteI am reading I Am Malala and the introduction to the book is not what i expected it to be. I thought it would jump right in, but it is really slow. This book is about a girl named Malala and Education. Normal teenage girl. We havent learned much about her as a person but im sure it will come.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, it does have a really slow start but I hope it gets better!
DeleteWhat drove me to want to read Night is just the time period it is set in world war 2. that has always been something that has interested me. And I have never really read or learned about it from a person in the camps views before. So that is the big reason I picked Night, because it from a different point of view that I've never learned before.
ReplyDeletei like night too because of the story
DeleteI am reading the kite runner and so far reading the book it is drawing me in the more I read it, as this wasn't a book that I had chose it seemed uninteresting at first. Even now as I read it it seems as it has a very slow start which kind of makes sense as it is the longest book out of the selections
ReplyDeleteim not a huge fan of slow start book either
Deletereading a slow starting book is hard to follow and makes it very hard to read
DeleteI am reading the night. I was interested in this book because i think the holocaust is interesting. It got right into the story and it got me really interested quickly although the first few pages it was making me yawn and was kind of confusing. But once i really started reading now i cant stop.
ReplyDeleteI love reading about the Holocaust as well!
DeleteWhat has attracted me to this novel is the fact that she was shot in the head and still survived good. I believe that the main focus of this novel is that Malala is a strong woman that has been through a lot, survived a bullet wound to the head, and is still advocating for schools after she survived. After reading the first few chapters of the book, it is a slow start and a little bit hard to get into but I am still giving it a shot!
ReplyDeletethis book was not my first choice but that is ok this wasnt a book i was really into because im not into Christianity but it is a good book so far
ReplyDeletewhat attracted me to the book was the story, i always like reading stories abut the halocaust because they are always different. I like how this one is from a childs perspective because he doesnt fully understand what is goig on and us as the audience have to infer what is going on as hes talking about it.
ReplyDeletei have agree from a childs perspective makes it a whole new story with the way things are written and word choice.
DeleteI was attracted to the book Night by of reading the story behind the book. I've always been interested in the holocausts and how the Jews fought for there freedom.
ReplyDeleteI was attracted to the book Night by of reading the story behind the book. I've always been interested in the holocausts and how the Jews fought for there freedom. WW2 has a hard time for many people but the Jews were not treated humanely at all and need to be saved from the Nazis because of there leader Hitler. I also like the theories behind his dead like how they say they found him in a bunker. everything about the holocausts interest me.
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