Dear Ms. Zrihen, 10/11/11
I am enjoying reading the book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, written by Hunter S. Thompson. The genre is certainly biography. The store takes place in Las Vegas. The main characters are Hunter, and his attorney. They were both round/dynamic. The plot evolved in the following way threw the store: First, a journalist (Hunter) is asked to cover a store, then Hunter and his attorney go to Las Vegas later wile on drugs they spend way to much money. After that they run away. Later, however they come back, to cover an anti drug police conference (this is stupid because they are on drugs). The main problem is Hunter is on drugs, and at an anti drug police conference. The tone or mood of the book is very suspenseful action, and stupidity. A theme that appears in the book is don’t do drugs. The moral of the book is that you should always stay sane (off of drugs). From my point of view, I could see almost immediately the negative affects of drugs. The author organized the book through flash backs, then chronological order. The author’s purpose was to inform and pass on lessons of safety. His perspective was that in life, you should never do drugs.
“I was such a mess that they had to haul me back to the ranch house in a wheelbarrow ... they said I was trying to talk but I sounded like a raccoon.” This was written on page 113. I picked this passage because it shows the the effects of drugs. The passage is significant to the story because it shows he was on drugs.
I used several reading strategies throughout the book. Before reading, I skimmed and scanned through this book, or I flipped through the pages looking for text features to see whether or not I would like this book. Also, I read the synopsis, or summery. While reading, I would quiz myself on what I read after each page and re-read parts I didn’t understand. After, reading I am writing this.
Figurative language I saw in the book: alliteration, simile, metaphor, oxymoron, personification.
I would rate this book 5 stars ***** because once I start reading, even during dinner when my mom tells me to come, I can’t put it down. And at the end and middle of every page, there is a cliff-hanger so you want to read more all the time. Also, I do recommend it to the class.
Sincerely,
Mikey Rogatinsky
Dear Mikey,
ReplyDeleteYou done a good job on your report. It was good how you share your point of view in the story. But I'm not really sure that you did. But I probably couldn't see where it was. Some questions I got for you are is there other reasons you rated this a 5 star book. Are you sure that this book deserves a five star form your perspective ? You done a good job . Keep up the good work.
Sincerely,
Fred
Dear Mikey,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your Readers Journal. I have just a few questions.
What scale did your rate this book?
Would you recommend this book to anyone else besides our class?
Does the person ever get caught taking drugs?
You did a great job on your Readers Journal.
Looking forward to your next post.
Sincerely,
Michael Heskiel
Dear Fred,
ReplyDeleteNo, there are no other reasons, but I like suspenseful books.
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mikey
Dear Mikey,
ReplyDeleteI liked our readers journal very detailed. I liked how you expressed your characters. I also Like how you wrote the main idea and things like that what I also liked was how you wrote your characters were dynamic. Next time underline the title of the book.
I have some questions for you.,
what do you rate this book?
Do you think this is a good book?
How many pages in the book is there?
Sincerely,B.P
Dear Michael,
ReplyDeleteI rated this book on a scale of 1-5, also, I still have about 50 pages left so I'm not sure.
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mikey