Tuesday, March 25, 2014

"That's part of what I like about the book in some says. It portrays death truthfully. You die in the middle of your life, in the middle of sentence. But I do--God, I do really want to know what happens to everyone else. That's what I asked him in my letters. But he, yeah, he never answers." (page 67)

While I was reading this book, chapter 5, I also thought about every people have their own favorite books and they really want to read over and over. However, I think I don't have any favorite book. Actually I read "Odyssey" before during the one of the class in high school but I never read about that book again. I think I really don't have concentration therefore, I couldn't read again. However, Hazel the main character of this book, she explains why she want to contact the writer of the book "An Imperial Affliction."  When I think about my past, I really don't like to read a book and I really don't care about the contents in books. However, I was quite surprised that she want to know the story and curious that story so she sent an email to the writer. And also I thought I really want to find a great book which is touching my heart so that I cannot forget that story of book. 

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Today I finished chapter 4.

In the chapter 4, Hazel explains a book An Imperial Affliction briefly at the beginning chapter 4 toward to the middle of chapter 4 . The main character of this book is a girl, Anna who has a blood cancer and her mother and she fall in love with a Dutch man. However she said, a book, An Imperial Affliction ends without conclusion. That''s why Hazel has lots of questions about the characters in that book, I think. Also, Hazel said, this book is her favorite book and she read a lot like million times before; which is I would never did that. Therefore, I had a question about my favorite book also, I think every person has their own favorite book even more than one. Moreover, I also think about how the conclusion of the story is important to readers. I think depend on the conclusion of the story could change the whole story. It might gives lingering imagery or lead the whole story as a reverse story. Also I was surprised that Hazel reads a book with character who has cancer; it might not important to Hazel, but if I have a cancer, I would avoid to read about any other books with cancer thingy. Because it might gives little bit depress mood to me.