The Glass Castle-
October 12, 2007
martink852
I am reading The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls for my literature circles. Although I have not begun reading it yet, I am anxious to. The reason why this novel was my first choice was because it is a memoir. I really love reading memoirs. I feel that I engage myself in a very close reading of the text because I know that it is about the authors life. I like reading novels that are based on a true story because I feel that I can relate to them better. It is a lot more interesting to me too. This novel seems like it gets very in depth about Jeanette Walls’s life growing up. I took a class on writing memoirs and I enjoyed it a lot. I feel that reading something that is a “fantasy” novel doesn’t attach me to the novel itself, instead it makes me space out. Reading a memoir connects me to what really happens in individuals families and I feel like I grasp the meaning of the novel better. I am anxious to begin reading this because I believe I will enjoy it a lot. I have heard many good things about it and also have researched it and saw how many great reviews it got.
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ashleylikespink | October 15, 2007 at 8:56 am
i agree with you. I also chose the glass castle for my first choice, but i did not get it. I love reading books that are based on real things. They seem to capture my attention as well.
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ashleylikespink | October 15, 2007 at 9:00 am
i agree with what you say. That reaind fatnasy novels jsut do not drag me in. I can not get into them! I as well also love reading novels based on true stories!
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kieleygundlach | October 16, 2007 at 7:37 pm
The Glass Castle is a reallly good book so far, i was’nt sure if i was going to like it but it is really good. I never really have read a memoir,but i think like you that they must be very interesting because you can really get into what the author is talking about.I think that you will really like this book because it is very interesting, and it will grab you attention.
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Christine Marshall | October 18, 2007 at 8:57 am
I agree with you about this book. It is wondeful! The descriptions are so clear you get a picture in your head and it stays there. When I went to get the book it was on the best sellers table so I knew it had to be good, I just never knew how good it was. I cant wait to read more and do our literature circle next week!
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jennifer | October 23, 2007 at 7:02 am
This is the kind of book that exemplifies that old cliche about truth being stranger than fiction. Fiction, however, sometimes allows us to explore topics in ways that nonfiction doesn’t because fiction on only limited by our imagination (not what “really” happened).