{ February 17, 2012.}
Identifying
There are three qualities I expect as a reader of said novel. The first, that it is interesting and can catch me when first reading it. Books that don't catch me within the first two chapters, I will not continue to read. I am a huge fan of books about teenagers and romance stories. I feel, that I can understand and connect to the characters in the story. In doing so, I can understand the book with more detail, where I can then make textual, worldly, and of course personal connections to the book. The last quality, is that the novel has lots of action and suspense. If the writer can not keep me motivated to read the book, to me, it is not worth the effort or time to force myself upon reading it. Therefore, the three qualities I expect, as a reader, is that it is interesting and can catch me when I first read it, that there are teens and romance and that the novel has suspense as well as adventure and action.
The novel I am currently reading, and that I am almost finished, Blhiss, has all the three qualities that I have listed above. The book is in the perspective of a teenager named Blhiss, who has an unnatural ability to hear the voice of a dead woman at her new school. This novel, also contains a bit of drama between her two friend groups, as well as romance between Blhiss and an boy named Mitchell, who is a year older than her. And finally, Blhiss has yet to discover that her 'friend' is actually plotting to use her as a sacrifice in order to revive the woman who died at her school. Therefore, this novel contains all of the qualities I have listed above.
Myracle, Lauren. Bliss. New York: Amulet Book, 2008.Print.
I have the same opinion about books that intrigue you within the first two chapters. I find myself unable to continue reading the novel if by the second chapter I am not interested. I also like to connect my books to myself, like you do! I love being able to see myself in the character's life such as feeling what the character is feeling while reading.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I know! If the book doesn't catch me after the second chapter, I find myself unable to continue through to the end of the novel!
ReplyDeleteOh my goood! That is so awesome! I thought I was the only person that does that! I am so relieved and excited that I am not the only one in our class that does this. I always try to picture myself as the main character, how they felt, what they thought and stuff related to this, so that I can understand the character and the story line, better. I think I enjoy reading more when I am able to connect to a character than ones I can not.
What books have you read so far that you could connect to the main character?
I also love books that you can relate too, otherwise I find them not interested to read. I can tell you spend some time thinking about what you write, has lots of detail.....really good work.
ReplyDeleteJust maybe to add a bit more visual you could add a picture of the book, intrigue us even more :)