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Post by Ms. C on Jul 6, 2012 20:33:10 GMT -5
Raves are so much more pleasant, so I'll start there. Post anything and everything you are LOVING about the summer reading. Rants, well, they are the antithesis of Raves. Post anything and everything you loathe about the summer reading!!
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Post by jmahurien on Aug 12, 2012 21:40:29 GMT -5
Seeing that it's the last day of vacation and no one has really posted anything, I thought I'd try my hand at a rave.
So one of the books that I read was Frankenstein (I believe it was on the list, I sort of lost the list at the beginning of summer and I picked my books off of what my brother remembered was on it). At first I thought that it was going to be boring, or, at the least, extremely cheesy. This was not the case though. About 3 chapters into the book I was completely into it. Frankenstein's monster was not at all as what I perceived him to be from things like kids cartoons or movies with classic monsters. The way that he (the monster) tells his story in the middle of the book makes you even feel sorry for the torment that he went through. You even start to feel like humans are the bad guys in this book, they just don't give him the chance to integrate with society. The book also throws you through an emotional rollercoaster as you can feel the emotions of Victor Frankenstein as he rapidly changes from basically insane to normal, and then insane and normal, and ultimately insane. Overall, I would say that this is one of the most enjoyable books that I have read, and if you like a story with great drama and action that involves monsters, then I would suggest you reading it to!
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Post by Ms. C on Aug 16, 2012 23:35:35 GMT -5
Frankenstein's monster was not at all as what I perceived him to be from things like kids cartoons or movies with classic monsters. The way that he (the monster) tells his story in the middle of the book makes you even feel sorry for the torment that he went through. You even start to feel like humans are the bad guys in this book, they just don't give him the chance to integrate with society. Totally agree. There are so many ways to view the monster and the issue of isolation and the reality of existing in the world as the other. Shelley's bio gives great insight to a fantastic analysis with the use of a variety of critical theories. We will read this piece next semester and by then you will have a nice repertoire to integrate into your analysis! |
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