Haystack Analysis

I picked the book called “Find Me” by Romily Bernard, because my favorite genre of books are mystery. I liked how the cover had a face in the background of it, you could tell it was a girl face because of the hair. The cover also had “Find Me” written all over it, so it made the book stand out a lot. My first impression on the book was that it was going to be a good mystery book just by the cover of it. After I looked at the cover, I read the summary inside of the book and it just grabbed my attention it was really good, well written, and it didn’t spoil the book. I also liked the quotes on the back of the book, I thought that was a cool idea. This book keeps you engaged and wanting to know more.

In college, there are two main classifications of books: those read because they are required reading and those read because they are desired reading. Sometime however, a book can be read to both fulfill a class requirement, and be enjoyed on its own merit: The Alchemy of Race and Rights: Diary of a Law Professor, by Patricia J Williams, is one such book. It is obvious what makes a book required reading, but what is it that makes a book desired, enjoyable, even fulfilling reading? In a polling of several university students, the most common responses to this question were: “the book must be well written”; “a book in which the reader can personally relate to the writer or characters is held in much

Once you’ve decided on a few traits and genres, then you can start asking friends and family what books they’ve enjoyed. It may take you a while to find someone with similar book taste as you, but if you can find a few people that have suggested books that you’ve enjoyed, then return to them every

My selectiveness when I have to choose something to read came from Jellicoe Road, a novel written by Melina Marchetta. The elements in the work played upon my emotions, causing them to overflow and my world to expand. Beforehand, I would just look for a book to read and hope to enjoy it. After reading Jellicoe Road, I now search for books with which I can make a personal connection. In my emotions and my mind, I experience the events in the characters’ journeys. I use those literary connections to escape my reality.

A way to make reading more fun is to learn about the book genres before reading them. For example, legends are stories based on history. The facts and adventure of the protagonist are exaggerated (“Book Genres”). This shows the details about the genre, which can help the reader understand the stories

When people read a book they normally read them for fun, or for homework. Books sometimes have a good plot and we cannot put it down, or people are just trying to pass the time. After reading “How to Mark a Book,” by Mortimer J. Adler, it changed my way of thinking and my way of fully understanding a book. Adler says, “I want to persuade you to ‘write between the lines.’ Unless you do, you are not likely to do the most efficient of reading” (Adler 1). People normally do not receive everything the author says when they just read a book. If the reader analyzes and writes down their thoughts, they can get more out of the book.

All books are different - different plots, different characters, and especially different endings. Most books also follow the same pattern: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and finally, resolution. However, the most important parts of an interesting book are its conflict, climax, and resolution. In the Call of the Wild, Jack London proves that he is a master of traditional plot structure.

George R. R. Martin once proclaimed, “A reader lives a thousand lives”, which means that I have lived more than my terse eighteen years on this earth. From my parents reading me the classic Goodnight Moon every night, to my three-year-old self loving If You Give a Mouse a Cookie and Chrysanthemum (which I strongly felt was written after me), I had an exemplary start when it came to the world of literature. From this introduction, I continued to immerse myself in books while other kids’ interest in books faltered once the pages were no longer filled with pretty pictures and enormous letters. My love and fascination, however, only grew stronger over time and as my skills advanced, I started to go through books so fast that I needed to buy five at a time in order to keep myself entertained by their stories. I have enjoyed my

First, identify the genre to which the book belongs and explain what characteristics make it a part of that category.

Everybody, whether interested in reading or not, has their own personal favorite ‘classics’. For some people it might be something that resonated for a while after reading it and for others it might be a book that they learned life lessons from. Everybody’s ‘classics’ are not the same because they are a matter of taste. My personal favorites might not be popular with another person and vice versa. Each person might pick a different book, but they are all similar because reader relates to the book and adds it to their personal ‘classics’ library.

The process I used to pick out my book was anything but conventional. I started re-reading two other books that I had previously read, Inheritance by Christopher Paolini and The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. I also began to read The Team of Rivals ,by Doris Kearns Goodwin, for the first time. I started to examine the aspects of each

In my daily schedule, I like to find a moment for myself where I am able to read a book. My first choice is usually a novel and I read for both class and personal enjoyment because they mean reading a book that I usually like. There are many specific genres or types of books that I prefer over others and there are also some novels that I could read on a repeated basis. The parts about reading a novel which I find the most challenging are finding the book that interests you and keeps you engaged. There are a wide variety of books out there, but there is only a certain book that a person looks for, and if you don’t find that book, you may not be able to read a book that you don’t prefer. The reader will then leave it and not read the book completely or with much

This was my first time in the library here on campus so I was kinda just wandering around till I went to the front desk to ask for some help. Following the librarian giving me some basic information about our library I went to an information computer to start my search for my book. Finding a book wasn’t as difficult as

Film is undoubtedly a powerful medium used not only to provide entertainment to the mass audience, but also to provide different viewpoints into various kind of issues that deal with social and political norms. To a great extent it effects the way people perceive the world around them. It was interesting to see how the Hays Code tried to provide a guide line for films to follow in order to be justified as moral or immoral at their time. Although it may seem that the motion picture production code of 1930 (Hays Code) was done/created to uphold moral values which may help the society in positive ways, it also could be argued that it prevented/restricted films from showing many events or scenes that could have made it better or more realistic.

As a 17-year old girl, I enjoy reading romance books. Books that are full of emotion and leave one crying by the end of the last page. Honestly, I think romance is the only genre I have read in quite awhile. I recently read the book If I stay by Gayle Forman. A book that most definitely challenges you to think about moving on, following your passion and continuing with life after a tragedy. Something that isn’t very common among the regular romance books. This was the kind of book that showed the power of love and how strong it can really be. It was something different, and in my opinion was a very good read.