Monday, September 3, 2012
Nemat's Secondhand Bookseller
After reading Nemat's Secondhand Bookseller, I understand more about writing narratives than I ever have. I really enjoyed reading this story, it kept my attention from beginning to end, and that is not very easy to do with books. This story has taught me more about how in dept your suppose to go while writing narratives. I really felt like I was in the story, I could mentally picture the setting of every part of the story. I haven't quite been able to figure out why Nemat uses dialogue when she talks to the bookseller, but not when she talks with other people in the story. By Nemat's thesis, "In a way, books have saved us both." I felt that it focused on the main point of the story throughout the whole story. In the past, I have struggled with writing a thesis and I believe that after reading this narrative that I have more confidence and understand it a little bit more than I had before. I was fascinated by how interested Marina Nemat was with reading books, how she went through so much trouble just to be able to read, and taking matters into her own hands to pursue her interests. This narrative has given me some ideas on what to write my narrative on, and in a round-about way of how I want to write my narrative. I am not a big fan of reading, in the past it has caught my interests but maybe this is the start of a new chapter in my life with reading and writing.
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I agree 100% with this. I think the story used a lot of detail as well and it helps me realize how much detail I need to use when writing my literacy narrative. I really enjoyed reading the story too, right from the beginning it caught my attention and I wanted to just keep reading. All the detail helped me picture what was going on in the story and helped me relate to the little girl as well. I also struggle with my thesis statement and reading this has helped me understand what I need to do when writing one. It also helped me realize how important it is to stay on topic when writing too, if not you will lose the reader’s attention. I thought it was awesome how much she loved reading too, because I have never been that into reading and sometimes I wish I was because you a learn a lot when you read. I think the story helped me realize what I need to do for my literacy narrative and future writing assignments and I am glad about that. I noticed that I need to go really in depth with what I write to capture and keep the reader’s attention. I thought it was a good story to start us out with so we can see what we need to do when we write papers in the future. Hopefully I will enjoy writing a little bit more after this class too.
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