Please use this thread for all blog posts relating to the 3rd quarter lit circle reading of Huck Finn. Posters in this group are: Tamra, Melanie, Megan, and Jennifer.
Well Im pretty sure that were not reading this book anymore and im pretty happy about that. I really DID NOT want to read Huck Finn. So instead we went with The Sun Also Rises. I have never heard of this book before so im looking forward to what this book is about and sorry Lit Circle members I will not be in attendence that day, so you will have to lead yourselves. :)
If you won't be there, you should e-mail someone your stuff so you get credit for your work :)
But I really like it already. I read about Ernest Hemingway during the awful scrapbook project last year, and I thought he was really interesting. He was a Red Cross driver during World War I, and it really impacted him. I read A Farewell to Arms, which is basically taking place during a war, but he also incorporated that into this book by giving Jake a past in the military. Both A Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises have something to do with working on the Italian front. I find it really interesting that he brings his past into his books.
In this section for the week, I find it agonizing that Jake doesn't tell Robert that he is an idiot. Not only is Robert married, Jake has very strong feelings for Brett. I thought they were friends, so why doesn't Jake try to say anything? I know Brett is unattainable for Jake, but I would think he would be open with his cocky friend and tell him to back off.
When I was reading this week i was surprised that Brett admitted to being with Cohn when she was in San Sebastian. I kinda dont understand the tension or irriatation between Cohn and Jake?.... does it have to do with the fact that Jake was in love with Brett for the longest time and now Cohn is the one Brett is ca-noodling with? Or is it something else?
I'm not sure, really. To me, I was just thinking that Cohn is that arrogant friend who oversteps his boundaries and doesn't care. Especially at the part where he almost fights Mike over absolutely nothing because he believes he is proving his love to Brett. The funny thing is, she says she hates him. I don't even understand how Jake ever liked him now. Considering the first chapter, I feel like this book is going to just turn into how badly Cohn messes up.
First off i'd like to say that I love how you and I are the only members of our group contributing to the blog :) Second I completely agree with you. To me Cohn seems like the person who likes to cause trouble and step on other peoples toes. I am enjoying Romero and Bretts "connection" but I am also hoping that her and Mike or Jake end up together. Is it just me who thinks Brett is a little player?? We will soon find out...
The ending of the book drove me nuts. It wasn't actually an ending, but it still hinted at how things would have been for the characters if the story would have continued. The characters are just like impulsive, indecisive, and irresponsible grown-up teenagers. They drink constantly, and when they realize they are out of money, they keep drinking, gambling, and staying in hotels? Jake and Brett would have continued to like each other, and she would continue not to seriously consider being with him. I'm going to look at some sources, because I really don't understand what to make of these characters.
It drove me nuts too. Alhough i kinda expected it, seeing as the rest of the book did not really have a plot. It had a story, but no plot. Know what I mean? It did introduce the characters, i guess, but unless you count Brett crushing on Pedro, there was not a climax. The story seemed like it left no imprint on Brett and Jake's lives. Yeah, they'll remember a trip to Spain, but they are not better people or diffrent for it. I guess what I am saying is that there was no character development. He rounded out the characters, sure, but they did not change much at all.
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Well Im pretty sure that were not reading this book anymore and im pretty happy about that. I really DID NOT want to read Huck Finn. So instead we went with The Sun Also Rises. I have never heard of this book before so im looking forward to what this book is about and sorry Lit Circle members I will not be in attendence that day, so you will have to lead yourselves. :)
If you won't be there, you should e-mail someone your stuff so you get credit for your work :)
But I really like it already. I read about Ernest Hemingway during the awful scrapbook project last year, and I thought he was really interesting. He was a Red Cross driver during World War I, and it really impacted him. I read A Farewell to Arms, which is basically taking place during a war, but he also incorporated that into this book by giving Jake a past in the military. Both A Farewell to Arms and The Sun Also Rises have something to do with working on the Italian front. I find it really interesting that he brings his past into his books.
In this section for the week, I find it agonizing that Jake doesn't tell Robert that he is an idiot. Not only is Robert married, Jake has very strong feelings for Brett. I thought they were friends, so why doesn't Jake try to say anything? I know Brett is unattainable for Jake, but I would think he would be open with his cocky friend and tell him to back off.
When I was reading this week i was surprised that Brett admitted to being with Cohn when she was in San Sebastian. I kinda dont understand the tension or irriatation between Cohn and Jake?.... does it have to do with the fact that Jake was in love with Brett for the longest time and now Cohn is the one Brett is ca-noodling with? Or is it something else?
I'm not sure, really. To me, I was just thinking that Cohn is that arrogant friend who oversteps his boundaries and doesn't care. Especially at the part where he almost fights Mike over absolutely nothing because he believes he is proving his love to Brett. The funny thing is, she says she hates him. I don't even understand how Jake ever liked him now. Considering the first chapter, I feel like this book is going to just turn into how badly Cohn messes up.
First off i'd like to say that I love how you and I are the only members of our group contributing to the blog :)
Second I completely agree with you. To me Cohn seems like the person who likes to cause trouble and step on other peoples toes.
I am enjoying Romero and Bretts "connection" but I am also hoping that her and Mike or Jake end up together. Is it just me who thinks Brett is a little player?? We will soon find out...
The ending of the book drove me nuts. It wasn't actually an ending, but it still hinted at how things would have been for the characters if the story would have continued. The characters are just like impulsive, indecisive, and irresponsible grown-up teenagers. They drink constantly, and when they realize they are out of money, they keep drinking, gambling, and staying in hotels? Jake and Brett would have continued to like each other, and she would continue not to seriously consider being with him. I'm going to look at some sources, because I really don't understand what to make of these characters.
It drove me nuts too. Alhough i kinda expected it, seeing as the rest of the book did not really have a plot. It had a story, but no plot. Know what I mean? It did introduce the characters, i guess, but unless you count Brett crushing on Pedro, there was not a climax. The story seemed like it left no imprint on Brett and Jake's lives. Yeah, they'll remember a trip to Spain, but they are not better people or diffrent for it. I guess what I am saying is that there was no character development. He rounded out the characters, sure, but they did not change much at all.
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