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Stardust By Niel Gaiman

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Stardust is a book written by Neil Gaiman. The book is about a person named Tristran Thorn and his quest into the land of Faerie to find and bring back a fallen star for a girl in the Town of Wall. During his pursuit of this star, he encounters many other people, witches, and princes that are also in pursuit of this star. This book is another take on the classic fairytale storyline, but Gaiman is able to use the standard fairytale plot and story lines to create a well written fantasy novel. I enjoyed the language that Gaiman uses in Stardust and the vivid imagery that is present. He is very descriptive of all the characters which makes the world come alive and the reader is able to create a connection with the many characters in the book. I highly recommend this book to people who like classic fairytales or well written stories with a good ending. I recommend this book because it is a great take on the old fairytale and takes the reader on a journey and ends with a nice feeling i...

The second final Post of the YEar (Last of Gatsby)

This school year we read many books and I have enjoyed reading many of them. My favorite book to read this year would have to be the Great Gatsby though it would be easy for any of the other book to reach this place. I enjoyed reading the Great Gatsby because it was a great book and though it was short, it had much more meaning behind every word that was written. My least favorite book would have to be the Merchant of Venice only because I have to pick a least favorite. This book did not appeal to me as much  as the other books because I do not really like this style of writing. I enjoyed reading about Frederick Douglass because I like non fiction books and this particular one was short, but full of facts and was captivating to the very end. The Odyssey was fun for me to read because I enjoyed and liked reading about the Greek Myths.

The Colorful Gatsby

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The Great Gatsby is filled with imagery and created a world that played with the readers senses and emotions. F. Scott Fitzgerald filled this book with color and each color was specifically chosen and placed in a very eloquent manner. The meaning and symbolism behind the color that is present in the book can be hard to pick up, but only shows how great the writer and the novel really are. The placement of the color makes me wonder how he planned his writing and what was his writing process. Daisy and Jordan always had the presence of white, symbolizing the purity and class they had, shows the consistency that Fitzgerald maintained. The book is only 180 pages, but can be compared to a picture where each scene that is described and every word that is placed should be many more words than what is there.