To what extent do you feel, are the characters controlled by social/racial discrimination and guilt/shame?
To what extent do you feel, are the characters controlled by social/racial discrimination and guilt/shame?
Social/racial discrimination- not a lot.
Guilt/shame- a lot.
"Saw this friend the other day, I was like "HEY WHERE'S THAT FAX MACHINE YOU PROMISED ME, YOU SAID TUESDAY NOW IT'S FRIDAY, he was like "STOP PUNCHING MY SINCLAIR C5 AND I'LL TELL YOU" and then we wrestled for about 20 minutes".
The Turn of the Screw
Certainly guilt seems to be the primary concern/motivation. Such a moving book, I really must read it again after exams etc
"Haunt me, take any form. Only, do not leave me in this abyss where I cannot find you."
just started reading it....
To what extent was your inspiration for reading it guilt/social discrimination?just started reading it....
"Saw this friend the other day, I was like "HEY WHERE'S THAT FAX MACHINE YOU PROMISED ME, YOU SAID TUESDAY NOW IT'S FRIDAY, he was like "STOP PUNCHING MY SINCLAIR C5 AND I'LL TELL YOU" and then we wrestled for about 20 minutes".
The Turn of the Screw
i'm just now on the third chapter...and i LOVE it.
i'm on the third chapter but so far it seems alot like both of them 2 me
hey pensive, he does have another book: "A thousand splendid suns"
i haven't seen it or read but i heard it was really good.and it should be in stores right now.
I Have A Sig, You Just Don't See It.
Trust me, the story just keeps getting better and better
I'm the patron saint of the denial,
With an angel face and a taste for suicidal.
Yes, heard about it a few months ago.Originally Posted by Mr.Muffin
I sang of leaves, of leaves of gold, and leaves of gold there grew.
I just heard that they're making a movie of it. I saw a preview. Hopefully it will be a good transition.
A room without books is like a body without a soul.
-Marcus Tullius Cicero
i read this book on the recommendation of several people. i didn't love it. i didn't feel a "connection" with any of the characters. that doesn't happen to me often, but i just couldn't get into the book. i wanted to like it.
We have enough youth. How about a fountain of knowledge?
The great thing about the kite runner is that it presents a sensational story without having it feel cheap. The primary metaphor of the book, the kite runner, is a very elegant touch as it does much to enhance the sense of nostalgia and tragedy (you will know what I mean if you read the novel). The most enticing aspect of this novel is that everything seems to fall right where the belong; the plot really comes to a full circle by the end of the novel, and you will put the book down with a sympathetic note. Though I did immensely enjoy the Kite Runner, Hosseini's second novel was a sort of disappointment. It read like a novel with recycled characters from the Kite Runner, and the plot itself felt contrived and somewhat rushed. In any case, this is a good read; it is not extraordinary or brilliant, but it is certainly enough to keep the pages turning without you feeling like you're indulging in a guilty pleasure.
We read it in school.
My view on reading books in school -
IT KILLS THE BOOK!
I've usually already read the book that we study, but I had never read this one. So in the end, I didn't like it very much.
I enjoyed it, but it wasn't as amazing as it's hyped up to be.
Nevertheless, a good and moving read. 9/10.
In Central Asian cultures, the pomegranate tree is symbolic because its fruit is cherished as a life enhancer. In the story, a pomegranate tree is barren. Its sterility is a reflection of certain character's deficiencies as well as that of the terrible conditions of that society under the Taliban and Soviet invasions and the resulting instability.
I loved this book.
I'm in love with The Vinegar Man and Mr. Tanner, but be careful, it could just as easily be you.
"If you're going to write you better have somewhere to come from." Flannery O'Connor
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