The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, is an amazing book so far. It is about the Walls family and how they live their life. This book is a memoir and is written from Jeannette's perspective. Jeannette is one of the four children of Rex and Rose Walls. So, the book starts out with a foreshadowing part. It shows Jeannette and her husband live in an apartment and how she is so embarrassed of her parents. For example, her parents started digging in the garbage looking for food and resources. It was really embarrassing for Jeannette. Then the book goes into a flashback of Jeannette as a child. So, when their family ran out of money they started wondering around, looking for where to live like nomads. They did this because they didn't want to pay the bills. The west from California to Virgina and different places. Then they landed in this dessert. Since, they are children they didn't go to school. Their parent taught them everything. Their dad was a generous. he taught them math, science and geology. Their mom provided food and everything. In the end, their dad promises to build them a Glass Castle to live in.
I personally like this book a lot. the writing structure is really good. I like how it went from a foreshadowing point to a flashback point. But, I feel like their parent s really don't care about their children because their was one part in the book when their was a sandstorm the desert and their parents didn't protect them. I hope to read more soon and to write more next time.
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I see that you like to read realistic fiction. From what this post I can tell that it is going to be another sad story. I also noticed from your earlier posts that the main character in your stories are usually girls. Why don't you try a new type of genre that you have never tried out before? Like historical fiction. I read a book about world war II in the perspective of a small german girl. It was a great book and I think you will like it.
ReplyDeleteSherin, I really enjoyed reading your blog. I see that this book, like the last book that I commented on was nonfiction. I see that you like this genre and so do I. I enjoyed how you analyzed the different literary devices that the author uses. I enjoyed how you first explained everything that happened in the book and then said what you thought about it. I think you should widen your range of genres. Maybe you should try reading a fantasy or mystery book. It seems you like books that are more "real." I am like that too. I think you are doing great with your blog and hope you keep up the good work!
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