."This perfume was not like any perfume known before. It was not a scent that made things smell better, not some sachet, some toiletry. It was something completely new, capable of creating a whole world, rich world, and in an instant you forgot all the loathsomeness around you and felt so rich, so at ease, so free, so fine. . ." (Suskind, 2006, p.87).
This is a quote from my independent reading book, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind. I wanted to share this quote because I enjoy reading the way Suskind describes scents. Suskind describes the scents of the perfumes as if they were feeling which I really like because I have never read anything as unique as this.
What is unique about your book? What do you like or dislike about it? A quote/ passage that really stood out to you?
That sounds like a very fascinating book Reyna. My book, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, is also descriptive as well. The thing that makes my book unique is that it shows the effects of living an unfulfilled life. It also comments on the soothing effects of nature. My favorite quote from my book is " The voice of the sea is seductive, never ceasing, whispering, clamoring, murmuring, inviting the soul to wander in abysses of solitude" (Chopin, 2003, p.18).
ReplyDeleteThat is one of my favorite quotes too. It just explains how the vastness of the ocean calls to Edna's need for self reliability and also shows the solitude in independence.
DeleteWhat I like about my book, "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley, is that although it is a dystopian world, there are some connections of it to reality. Technology is a major factor and it affects everyone's lives and the way society works. Also, there are many unusual ideas like how in the book, love sounds like an entirely different concept from ours. Basically their world is a lot different from ours, but we can relate to it at times.
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ReplyDeleteI read The Awakening by Kate Chopin and one of the passages i like says "The bird that would soar above the plain of tradition and prejudice must have strong wings. It is a sad spectacle to see a weaklings bruised, exhausted, fluttering back to earth" (Chopin, 2003 p.217). It basically states that for a person to travel beyond the traditions of the society, he or she must be willing to truly stand for what they believe in to withstand any opposition they will face. We have seen this happen with so many movements. All it requires is one person or a group of people willing to stand for their belief. If they are not then the movement is quickly disrupted and shut down.
ReplyDeleteYeah I liked that quote as well, I agree people who go against the norms of society must be strong. If they are weak, they will crumble under the pressures of society. Edna Pontellier was not strong enough to go against her society, without Robert. This quote reminds me of Dimmesdale, how he was so afraid of going against the Puritan community, that his guilty heart killed him. While Hester was strong and stood for who she was from the start, and lived a happy long life.
DeleteIn my book, "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, I really liked how Fitzgerald made Gatsby. Fitzgerald described Gatsby through dialogue, as a gentleman that would respect women, romantic, but also as a loyal friend. "Yeah, Gatsby's very careful about women. He would never so much as look at a friend's wife" (Fitzgerald 71). This quote just describes how Gatsby is true to his friends, he would not do that to his friends.
ReplyDeleteIn the book I'm reading, The Stranger by Albert Camus, I find it interesting that the main character, Meursault, blamed nature and surroundings for the murdering that he had done. "It was this burning, which I couldn't stand anymore, that made me move forward. I knew it that it was stupid, that I wouldn't get the sun off me by stepping forward ... The sea carried up a thick, fiery breath. It seemed to me as if the sky split open from one end to the other to rain down fire ... I shook off the sweat and sun ... Then I fired four more times at the motionless body where the bullets lodged without leaving a trace" (Camus 59). This is a passage from the book that is descriptive on how everything bothered Meursault when it came to him shooting the Arab at the beach. I recommend reading this book honestly.
ReplyDeleteIn The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger, the main character Holden Caulfield encounters difficulties living in a world full of vain, conventional and abhorrent adults known as “phonies”. In this world of phonies the only true people are children. The only thing about this book that frustrates me is the clear hypocrisy Holden claims to not have.
ReplyDeleteIn To Kill A Mockingbird, I find it interesting that the main character tries to act like a boy so that she can fit in better. She picks fights with both boys and girls to prove to her brother that she is tough and cool enough to play with him.
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