Three Summaries from Corrina
The High King by Lloyd Alexander is a book from a series about the battles, friendships,heroism and bravery in in the fantasy world of Prydain. It is set in the medieval times, with Taren who always has wanted to be a king to his country, Princess Eliwony a reckless determined young woman and their faithful friends and companions Gurgi and Prince Gedwen. This novel is the last of a series and the most widely set detailed one that gives you perspective of the whole world of Prydain.
It is simply descriptive with a unique and amazing word choice that brings you closer to the characters. It is the realist fantasy collection I have ever read, it forces you to imagine a different life that could be just as part of the one we live. Just by the way the words flow into each other and the characters develop with a fast and even pace. It is a very visually written book and focuses on not only the scene of the story, but the emotion and depth that makes the book 3D.I enjoyed reading this novel because I could really relate to the characters, I recognized myself in them a lot, and the writing style has inspired my writing deeply.
People who love metaphor, description reality, and characters that posses a true human spirit will enjoy this book, also people who love fantasy that gives them a sense that they are only looking through a small window into Prydain, and there is more to discover.
The Invisible Thread by Yoshiko Uchida is a powerful autobiography about a young Japanese girl growing up in the time Japan was fighting America, and how her family were put into Concentration Camps because they were Japanese, and the suffering and pain of being treated harshly even though they were innocent. This book also tells a lot about Yoshiko’s childhood, before her family was imprisoned, how she always felt subconsciously different around everyone else, the jokes she played when friends came over, and fun things her family did together. It was a heartbreaking, joyous, life full story, and reading it I got much out of it.I enjoyed the novel because it was precise, interesting, and beautifully written.
Some people who might also enjoy reading it are people who are interested in how the Japanese were treated, and the wars between Japan and America, and having this all told from
the side of a young woman who lived in this time.
Remember by Toni Morrison is a picture book about how after slavery black people were still excluded and put down, and how the fight for true freedom had to be fought. Though the laws had changed, the people hadn’t, and basically, things were just as bad. It is about the bravery and weakness friendship and enemies from both black people and white people, it is about the changes resulting after the new laws were made, and also, things that didn’t change.It was beautifully written, it is impossible to imagine the text and photographs without each other. The photographs are haunting and picturesque, they are elegant and emotional, they influence the text just as much as the text influences the photographs.
I noticed how each sentence was from the perspective of a black person, but the photograph going with the text was from the view of a white person. It gave the story an interesting feeling.I enjoyed reading Remember because of all the emotion and thought put into the words, and the split second moments that were captured in the photographs. Also the deep understanding of back then, all the feelings that are in this book are what aren’t in the normal history book you’d read to study the Civil Rights Movement, that is what makes this writing is unique.
People who would probably enjoy reading this book are fans of Toni Morrison, people who are interested in the Civil Rights Movement, and people who feel strongly about all that happened before them.
It is simply descriptive with a unique and amazing word choice that brings you closer to the characters. It is the realist fantasy collection I have ever read, it forces you to imagine a different life that could be just as part of the one we live. Just by the way the words flow into each other and the characters develop with a fast and even pace. It is a very visually written book and focuses on not only the scene of the story, but the emotion and depth that makes the book 3D.I enjoyed reading this novel because I could really relate to the characters, I recognized myself in them a lot, and the writing style has inspired my writing deeply.
People who love metaphor, description reality, and characters that posses a true human spirit will enjoy this book, also people who love fantasy that gives them a sense that they are only looking through a small window into Prydain, and there is more to discover.
The Invisible Thread by Yoshiko Uchida is a powerful autobiography about a young Japanese girl growing up in the time Japan was fighting America, and how her family were put into Concentration Camps because they were Japanese, and the suffering and pain of being treated harshly even though they were innocent. This book also tells a lot about Yoshiko’s childhood, before her family was imprisoned, how she always felt subconsciously different around everyone else, the jokes she played when friends came over, and fun things her family did together. It was a heartbreaking, joyous, life full story, and reading it I got much out of it.I enjoyed the novel because it was precise, interesting, and beautifully written.
Some people who might also enjoy reading it are people who are interested in how the Japanese were treated, and the wars between Japan and America, and having this all told from
the side of a young woman who lived in this time.
Remember by Toni Morrison is a picture book about how after slavery black people were still excluded and put down, and how the fight for true freedom had to be fought. Though the laws had changed, the people hadn’t, and basically, things were just as bad. It is about the bravery and weakness friendship and enemies from both black people and white people, it is about the changes resulting after the new laws were made, and also, things that didn’t change.It was beautifully written, it is impossible to imagine the text and photographs without each other. The photographs are haunting and picturesque, they are elegant and emotional, they influence the text just as much as the text influences the photographs.
I noticed how each sentence was from the perspective of a black person, but the photograph going with the text was from the view of a white person. It gave the story an interesting feeling.I enjoyed reading Remember because of all the emotion and thought put into the words, and the split second moments that were captured in the photographs. Also the deep understanding of back then, all the feelings that are in this book are what aren’t in the normal history book you’d read to study the Civil Rights Movement, that is what makes this writing is unique.
People who would probably enjoy reading this book are fans of Toni Morrison, people who are interested in the Civil Rights Movement, and people who feel strongly about all that happened before them.
