On page 100 of your textbook the following list appears. I think it will help you if you are still brainstorming ideas for your book review. If you flesh out any of these ideas in your review, make sure you
fully explain yourself.- You like and admire the characters and what they do and stand for. You get involved with them. When they are in danger, you are concerned; when they succeed, you are happy; when they speak, you like what they say.
- Even if you do not particularly like a character or the characters, you are nevertheless interested in the reasons for and outcomes of their actions.
- You get so interested and involved in the actions or ideas in the work that you do no want to put the work down until you have finished it.
- You like to follow the pattern of action or the development of the author's thoughts, so that you respond with appreciation upon finishing the work.
- You find that reading enables you to relax or to take your mind off a problem or a pressing responsibility.
- You learn something new--something you had never before known or thought about human beings and their ways of handling problems.
- You learn about customs and ways of life in different places and times.
- You gain new insights into aspects of life that you thought you already understood.
- You feel happy or thrilled because of reading the work.
- You are amused, and you laugh often as you read.
- You like the author's descriptions of scenes, actions, ideas, and feelings.
- You find that many of the expressions are remarkable and beautiful, and are therefore worth remembering.
