When I first read the title of this book, I was expecting stories or facts that are related to angels, which I understand only comes up later in the book. Only by reading the wonderfully written opening chapter, I was already convinced that this book is not that simple. In fact, I have found out from a book review that this book that it is "a living fossil: a serious, enjoyable, multi-layered novel of ideas". ... As the reader proceeds, Jill Paton-Walsh brings in a new element in the chapter. ... In addition, I understand that the second chapter is unrelated to the opening chapter, as a r...

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I think this book is organized very well. It is separated into 11 chapters, followed by 6 appendixes. In each chapter a lot of detail goes into what is being read, so the reader has a complete understanding of what was going on during that time. ... I do not believe this book is biased in any way. ... This book shines light on different areas I would never have thought of. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

However, in the chapters regarding all four girls, such as "A Regular Revolution", the point of view changes again, to 1st person omniscient. ... Each girl has her own heart, desires, and emotions which are only truly depicted in the chapters dedicated the them alone. ... Throughout the chapter, she longs for approval from her father. ... Throughout the chapter, she yearns for her homeland and who she was when she was there. ... Yolanda's identity is far more complex than the other girls, mainly because more of the book is devoted to her, and because the chapters that do reveal fragments ...

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In William Golding's classic novel, "Lord of the Flies," chapter four is a very important part of the book. This chapter contains key quotes which lead to turning points of the plot and furthers the development of the characters. In this essay, I will cover three important quotes found in this chapter; on theme, symbolism and irony. ... After all, Ralph had quite a leading character in the book. ... The author has chosen to clarify this through symbolism and irony, to slowly make the reader more aware of the deeper thought of the book, war....

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The Things They Carried is not only a book about fighting and brotherhood, but a book about the internal secrets and conflicts of men at war. ... In one chapter O"Brien remembers a man he killed. ... Although the book does not go in sequential bravery, cowardice, love, hate, life and death in his book, based loosely around his own experiences in war. ... The first chapter opens by naming objects that the soldiers physically carried: knives, guns, food, matches, etc. However, a few chapters in, the reader begins to see that the title has a double meaning. ...

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The first is found in the twenty-fifth chapter. ... The second most important sentence was found at the end of the book in chapter sixty-one, the third sentence, which is the thesis for Ginzburg's book. The reader found a personal favorite, in chapter forty, at the bottom of the page and continues on the next page. ... Should this book have been written? ... This book in the reader's opinion is recommended for an undergraduate audience. ...

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The descriptions Judith Guest gives throughout the story, regarding all the different issues, that come up, make the book even more realistic, and in some instances even humorous. ... The reader will know what to expect from a chapter, just from the descriptions given at that moment. ... Despite the fact that the book is written in third-person narrative, using way too many pronouns, which can often confuse readers, all other aspects are completely enjoyable. ... Everyone ages sixteen and up should read this book in which one can realize that a so-called ordinary world, is really not that ordi...

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• Grade Level: High School

The descriptions Judith Guest gives throughout the story, regarding all the different issues, that come up, make the book even more realistic, and in some instances even humorous. ... The reader will know what to expect from a chapter, just from the descriptions given at that moment. ... Despite the fact that the book is written in third-person narrative, using way too many pronouns, which can often confuse readers, all other aspects are completely enjoyable. ... Everyone ages sixteen and up should read this book in which one can realize that a so-called ordinary world, is really not that ordi...

• Word Count: 411
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Fraser describes the book as a compendium. It is the sort of book that you dip into rather than read through. Fraser himself does not offer a lot of analysis or comment - he allows the communities to speak for themselves - but his careful questions and relatively brief introductions to chapters give some coherence to the collection. ... Two very clear questions are raised constantly throughout the book. ... In large part the book is also a tribute to his wife, Margaret, who died in 1987, and brings together much of the work they had begun together in retirement. ...

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Didion seemed to have the inside look at her subjects in the first half of her book and in the second half she leans more towards her own experiences. Lillian Ross never included herself in her book, Picture, other than brief, non-descript mentions about being in the room. ... Didion also has some essays that could only be written by conducting an interview with people involved like the first chapter "Life Styles In The Golden Land". ... Lillian Ross seemed to get lost in the details of her surroundings and bored the reader with that part of the book dragging on. ...

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From page one of the book till the very last sentence, the novel projects a constant interest in the story of Nitta Sayuri and of her memoirs. ... One of the things that amazes the reader the most, is the fact that the book is written by a man yet, portrays the woman's point of view. ... After terminating the book, the reader tends to be disappointed after discovering that the character of Sayuri and her story are completely invented. ... After witnessing the life of Sayuri, from her young and innocent age until the final chapter of her life, the reader feels a great connection to this...

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Who Is Marguerite Johnson When the reader reads this book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Mya Angelou they find that Marguerite is a person of many characteristics but the one that stands out the most is that she is a loving/caring person. ... When reading this book the reader will see why they can form this opinion, Bailey is the one person who has always been in Marguerites life consistantly, between their parents splitting up and having to move to live with their grandmother Bailey has always bee there he at this point is the one person she can relate to. ... In chapter three Margu...

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Ian McEwan's novel Enduring Love "has the most gripping first chapter I've ever read". ... McEwan only tells the reader briefly about the event, it doesn't give the reader any clue of what is to come later in the book. ... Ian McEwan hooks the reader by indicating that what Joe and the others are witnessing is just a small ordeal and makes the reader want to carry on reading through the rest of the book. "This was the pinprick on the time map" this quote gives us the impression that this incident is minor compared to colossal events that are still to come in the rest of the boo...

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This fast pace at the beginning encourages and engages the reader to continue reading the book. ... "Our bus slid on the ice, swerving into a spin then we hit a lamppost and there was a sick metallic shriek" (5). this dramatic event happens on the fifth page of the first chapter, making clear that thriller novels are fast paced. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

" (McCloud 190) As Scott McCloud states in his book, Understanding Comics: The invisible Art, GB Tran uses dark colors in this page to express the dominant mood of the people in it. ... GB Tran's goal in the beginning chapters was to show the reader the struggle the natives had on the opposite side of the war. ...

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For an open-minded reader, and even perhaps the closed-minded ones too, the book is a journey through Raskolnikov's proposed theory on crime. ... In chapter five of part three in Crime and Punishment, this theory is outlined by its creator, Raskolnikov. ...

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For an open-minded reader, and even perhaps the closed-minded ones too, the book is a journey through Raskolnikov's proposed theory on crime. ... In chapter five of part three in Crime and Punishment, this theory is outlined by its creator, Raskolnikov. ...

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Although in the beginning he allows others to walk all over him, he gradually grows past that throughout the book. ... The reader loves the new Quoyle at the end of the book. ... In the first chapter, Proulx compares Quoyle to a rope. ...

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• Grade Level: High School