Saturday, September 28, 2013

Character in "The Book Thief"

Liesel, the main character, is a very eager reader. She wants to read as much as she can even though she's not very good at it. For example, she's willing to get midnight lessons of reading from her Papa. "'Read some for me.' But of course, she couldn't. When he made her point out any words she could read and actually say them, there were only three." Since Liesel had trouble with reading, they started from scratch. But for her to want to have lessons at night shows dedication to her eagerness in reading.

Another way Liesel is eager in reading is because she's curious and that she loves to steal books. For example, "A necklace of sweat had formed around her throat. Beneath her shirt, a book was eating her up." In the book, this was the third book she stole. Later on she ends up stealing stacks and stacks of books. She did anything she could to get her hands on books, because it was a dark time for the characters at the time. So basically, she is so eager to read that she steals many books.

In conclusion, Liesel's eagerness in reading led to many things. It led her to do a lot of reading no matter where her flaws were. She was also so eager that it led her to steal as many books as she could no matter what the consequences would be. This describes Liesel's personality well; about how dedicated she can be.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Catching Fire (Summer Reading Book) by Suzanne Collins

This book was a little different from the first book. This book is a sequel to The Hunger Games. It is still very exciting though. In The Hunger Games there was lots of twists and fights, just like in Catching Fire. What I really liked about this book is that I got to see Katniss, the main character grow even more as a person trying to win the games and test her skills, and as a person who cares deeply for her sister and family and friends and possibly boyfriend. I also liked how there was a cliff hanger at the end. It ended with many unanswered questions which would most probably end up in the next book called Mockingjay.

I'm definitely looking forward to read Mockingjay.

Thursday, September 12, 2013

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

I'm currently reading this book. It's very interesting,.It has very creative writing and it's almost poetic. I like the way it's so simple and direct. It's very organized. I feel like there's always a deeper meaning to the writing. The ideas in the book move from one to another quickly so I guess sometimes it's hard to remember certain things so I have to go back in the book.

It's certainly a good book, I'm planning on reading the whole thing.