reading recommendations
Eiki Takase, Pd. 2
Reading Recommendations
1. What book would you recommend?
2. Briefly summarize this book.
3. What about the book did you like?
4. Would you recommend this book?
5. To whom would this book appeal to?
Hubert Huang
1. In Cold Blood- Truman Capote
2. A whole family is murdered in cold blood and an investigation is conducted which finally leads to the arrest of two men. However, authorities are not sure whether it was an act of murder or insanity.
3. I liked that this book always kept me at the edge of my seat wanting more as I kept reading.
4. Yes, I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a thrilling and exciting novel.
5. This book would definitely appeal to detective fiction fans.
Yu Jin Moon
1. The Scarlet Letter- Nathaniel Hawthorne
2. The story is set in 17th century Puritan Boston where a woman gives birth after committing adultery and struggles to create a new life.
3. I liked that the story was placed in a very dark and gloomy setting, somewhat mysterious in a way.
4. Of course, this book is so widely known that it’d be hard not to hear of it and want to read it.
5. I think that this book can appeal to everybody, everyone can learn a thing or two about morals from this story.
Kar Ho Leung
1. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest- Ken Kesey
2. This book is set in an Oregon asylum and serves as a study of the human mind under the institutional process. This story is about one man, McMurphy, who tries to override the system but in the end, his attempts lead to his downfall.
3. I liked that the main character, McMurphy, was able to gather all of the patients together and organize a type of resistance against the tyrannical nurse Ratched.
4. I would recommend this book to everyone. This is a great read no matter what kind of books you like.
5. Like I said, this is a great read no matter what kind of books you like. This story is a classic!
Mikey Ng
1. Great Expectations- Charles Dickens
2. This book is about the story of an orphan named Pip who experiences so many different hardships as he grows up. As the story goes on, the plot twists and turns and Pip’s experiences result in a rice to riches kind of story.
3. While reading this story, I did not know that there were two endings that Dickens had wrote for the conclusion of this story. But when I finally did read the two different endings, I liked that both endings were very fitting for the story’s plot. However, I liked the revised ending better than the original because a happy ending is always the best ending.
4. I would definitely recommend this book. Pip’s life story is full of tragic but also sweet experiences that makes this book a wonderful read.
5. This book appeals to anyone. It is a classic that is revered as one of the greatest stories ever written by Charles Dickens.
Sunny Wang
1. The Maltese Falcon- Dashiell Hammett
2. This book is about a detective named Sam Spade who initially helps this lady named “Miss Wonderly” find a man who allegedly ran off with her younger sister. As the story goes on, the reader finds out that this whole chase is over the possession of a treasure, the Maltese Falcon.
3. I liked the Detective Sam Spade. He was a very smooth and laid back guy who knew how to do his job very well.
4. Seeing how this book is a detective novel, I would recommend this book to people who like mysteries and detective novels.
5. This book would appeal to people who like mysterious, intense and unwinding plots.
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