So the books I've read this week, and have not yet reviewed:
Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle by Rosalind Miles
Amazing Gracie by A.E. Cannon
Updated to add this to the list:
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery
Questions anyone?
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Weekly Geeks #12: Questions
This week's Weekly Geeks: To list the books we've recently read, or haven't reviewed yet and have you, our readers, ask questions in the comment about them, and then base our review on those questions. Sounds fun to me.
So the books I've read this week, and have not yet reviewed:
Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle by Rosalind Miles
Amazing Gracie by A.E. Cannon
Updated to add this to the list:
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery
Questions anyone?
So the books I've read this week, and have not yet reviewed:
Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle by Rosalind Miles
Amazing Gracie by A.E. Cannon
Updated to add this to the list:
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery
Questions anyone?
Isolde has a beautiful cover. Is this the same Isolde as in Tristan and Isolde?
ReplyDeleteTristan and Isolde looks interesting. Is it historical fiction, or are there fantasy elements?
ReplyDeleteI agree with bybee, Isolde has a gorgeous cover. What made you want to read this book? Is it a genre that you normally read? Is this an author you have read before? Is it historical or fantasy--it looks like it would be a fantasy by its cover. Is it a stand alone or part of a series? Are there strong male and female characters?
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Kim
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2008/07/weekly-geeks-12th-edition.html
Do you think Gracie will be a strong role model for girl readers? Is Amazing Gracie part of a series?
ReplyDeleteShall I throw your question back at you? Sum up the life lessons (in Amazing Gracie) in a sentence or two.
ReplyDeleteI've read the first 2 of the Isolde series. Did you think Isolde's mother was over the top?
ReplyDeleteI have Isolde, Queen of the Western Isle, but haven't read it. How close does it stay to the original or is it a totally different thing?
ReplyDeleteWhat message, or central theme, did you take away from The Little Prince? Do you think it deserves the high praise it has received?
I've always heard so much about but have yet to read The Little Prince. How does the artwork and text intertwine? Do you consider it a classic for adults and children alike?
ReplyDeleteJumping a bit onto bookchronicle's question, did you first read The Little Prince as a child or as an adult? If as an adult, do you think you would have liked it, back in the day? If as a child, how have your impressions of the book changed?
ReplyDeleteHow would you classify this book, if you were cataloguing it?
I'm interested in the technique and art of storytelling itself so anything along that line would interest me. My questions are for any or all of the fiction titles in your list:
ReplyDeleteHow was Point-of-View handled? Was there a single POV character or did it alternate among two or more. Was it always clear whose eyes and mind were filtering?
How was language used to set tone and mood?
Was the prose dense or spare? Were sentences generally simple or complex?
How was metaphor used? Were associations fresh or did they tend toward cliche? Did they add to your understanding of the theme?
What was the central or organizing theme?
How does the title relate to the story? Was it fitting?
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Thanks for visiting my blog! I have answered your question.
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Kim
http://pageafterpage-kim.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post.html