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A Separate Peace

by John Knowles

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read in March 2018

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Kade Goldberg said: " John Knowles born in 1926 in Fairmont, West Virginia in his 20's lived through WW2 and for me is one of the biggest reasons for writing the book A Separate Peace. He also went to public school till he was 15 and decided to attend Phillips Exeter. Cou John Knowles born in 1926 in Fairmont, West Virginia in his 20's lived through WW2 and for me is one of the biggest reasons for writing the book A Separate Peace. He also went to public school till he was 15 and decided to attend Phillips Exeter. Could the stories he tell have personal meaning to him? Was he Finny or Gene. Well, in this Thriller/Fiction he talks about the life of the narrator Gene and his experiences at Devon School. The theme the author chose in this book for me describes an ongoing war both physically and mentally for Gene. The author made me feel as though I had to question my own life. As in if I had similar experiences with struggle of friendship. What was friendship for me? Was I more Finny or Gene? Devon was like Cardigan and put the pieces together through my own interpretation. The main characters were my friends and I was just observant. The authors writing style for me were many references to symbolism using plain phrases that had bigger meaning towards the story. For example the author says, "Above in Latin flowed the inscription, Here Boy Become Men." (pg. 165) Latin phrases can be found throughout the Supreme Court. He was thinking that he was going to be finally held accountable for his actions without even knowing where they were taking him. Reading this book made me think about 13 Reasons Why when the perfect guy that everyone loved and wanted to be died. The boy that died was Jeff and was Clays best friend who he had been tutoring for awhile. Jeff was like Finny for me, naturally good at everything and always including others. I got the same feeling of emptiness when Phineas died as I did when Jeff died in the 2 books. Why pick everyone's favorite? What does this teach the reader? That these personalities are non existent and really not there? Can there not be a Jeff or Finny? The author writes this book to teach us something. He writes it to teach the readers the danger or the hypothetical "war" we face day to day and the real war that is happening everyday. He writes it to humble us and teach us that what Gene did is human mistake and can be forgiven. The author portrays his point through symbolism and reality. I enjoyed this book because I felt as if I could connect with it more than any other book we have read this year. ...more "

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"The book ends on a depressing note as the war descends upon Devon and the soldiers set up on campus. I personally think Devon was figuratively fighting a war throughout the entire book, but now it is literally involving them. The characters around campus are having a hard time dealing with the death of their classmate. The war to me represents Genes need for personal conflict against a personal enemy in Finny." — Feb 28, 2018 05:38PM

Mar 01, 2018 05:42PM · see review

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Montana 1948

by Larry Watson (Goodreads Author)

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read in December 2017

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Kade Goldberg said: " Montana 1948 by Larry Watson was the closest thing to real life for me. This Drama/Thriller/Crime takes you through the twists and turns of David Hayden’s life. I have never read a book where a twelve year old could mature through a book so quickly. Montana 1948 by Larry Watson was the closest thing to real life for me. This Drama/Thriller/Crime takes you through the twists and turns of David Hayden’s life. I have never read a book where a twelve year old could mature through a book so quickly. What would you think would happen in Montana in the year 1948. Before I dove into the book, I did not think a whole lot could happen. It has more to do with the small town vibe you get. The brother rivalry, but at the same time the hidden skeletons in the closet. How the “perfect” son could very well have a dark side to him. How the notorious grandfather rules the small town. What is he trying to prove and show for? The next door neighbors are kind and generous, but are they just a pawn in the whole game. How a sick Native American girl could be manipulated and taken advantaged of. The town knows, but yet does nothing to stop it. This is the world we live in, we see it all the time today. Why can we not face our monsters? There is a lot to be said about a family name. That is the problem with this book. No one wants to destroy the Hayden’s. It would cause to much controversy within the town. This book was not meant to be a fairytale, in fact it was asking us the question, what would you do?

I could compare this to my life because when I was going through things that I had to overcome that forced me to grow up and for my parents to depend on me like David’s parents were looking for from him. This for me came earlier when I was 9 and 10. My father and mother would always fight and ended up separating at some point. That same year my dad got fired at the school I went to. Imagine being in an environment where you are not welcomed. This for me was the turning point in my life and when I realized how cruel the world really is. Like David I was under an illusion that things like rape or divorce did not exist. To this day I still try to depict people and try to have them show me their true colors. I think David was starting to figure out the difficulty in the decision he had to make. Justice vs. Law. Family vs. Law. These were common themes that popped up throughout the book. The author has a funny way of making statements that pop up through the book have a deeper meaning than the words he uses. This is a book where it takes you 2 or 3 tries to dissect the message he sends.

Overall, something outside of my life I could compare this book to is how the world is being run today. With the president of the United States being Donald Trump all of the decisions he has made in the past can be overlooked because of the money he has now and the name. We see this in North Korea to because of the Kim Jong Un’s family name. Kim Jong Un clearly has some problems, but it is ok to keep it under wraps. This is book is something I would tell someone who had a delusional perception about life to read, but would have them read around my age or older, not younger. Do not judge a book by it’s title name because there is always deeper meaning. ...more "

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"Frank never came to terms with who he was or he never figured out right from wrong. From his family and friends turning a blind eye to these actions from when he was younger how could Frank know right from wrong? David learned more from his Uncle's actions, then he learned from any other family member. I think this was because early in his life his Uncle meant more to him than his father. David has fully matured." — Dec 02, 2017 04:22PM

Dec 08, 2017 08:47AM · see review

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Before We Were Free

by Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author)

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Kade Goldberg said: " In the novel Before We Were Free, this Drama/Thriller brought you through the peaks and valleys of Anita De La Torre’s life. The author Julia Alvarez is a writer we have read from before as she talks about her experience immigrating to the U.S. She a In the novel Before We Were Free, this Drama/Thriller brought you through the peaks and valleys of Anita De La Torre’s life. The author Julia Alvarez is a writer we have read from before as she talks about her experience immigrating to the U.S. She also, lived in the Dominican where she lived as a young girl and quickly she learned that the United States was not everything she dreamed of. Anita started out a young girl admiring the dictator of her country the Dominican Republic, but by the end learned and understood that she was a part and in a way responsible for the assassination of El Jefe. Julia Alvarez clearly conveys her point of a family in distress trying to make things better. It was hard for me to empathize with this book because of the fact that I have never been in the situation to leave my home country to go somewhere else that in my perspective is “freedom”. We saw many themes in this book starting from Anita’s maturity, to maybe a possible surrogate parent in Chucha with her advise, and the hopes and dreams of Anita one day being free because of the sacrifice that her father made possible for her. In the book a quote I found interesting was, (page 155) the author wrote, “To mourn and to celebrate those who gave their lives for all of us.” I think Julia was trying to show us that even though Anita initially did not have the feeling of being free, she was still grateful for everything that her father did and asked herself the question, what is Freedom?

A connection that I can make in today’s world is the illegal immigrants coming into our country for better opportunity. While they might not be looking to run away from a vicious dictator, they are still coming here to be “free”. What does this mean. Freedom, is it some illusion that that citizens of the U.S. are told, but very well may not be true. Anita made me think about this when she talks about how she does not know if by immigrating to the U.S. if she is free. I think she understands that her dad sacrificed his life for her to be in the United States without having to worry about a dictator, but she always explains how she is more under the microscope because of what she looks like. She is also an illegal immigrant so then I ask myself the question, was the assassination worth it?

Julia Alvarez made this book worth it from my point of view. It made me grow as a person and also made me ask myself questions, which is what I look for in a book. The author does have a point in writing this book because of personal experience, but also telling her countries story. ...more "

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"Anita and her family are struggling to move on from her father's death. I was shocked when Anita made a "promise" to her father that she would spread her wings and fly referring back to the butterflies that went missing and were disappeared by El Jefe. Anita also makes an odd reference to when she becomes an adult in the future. Stories she will tell her kids. Anita has finally grown into her role as a young women." — Jan 30, 2018 05:22PM

Feb 01, 2018 05:14PM · see review

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