RJ3陳彥伶

Name: Matilda
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake

Publishing company: Penguin Group

Year of publishing: 1996.1997

Page: three chapters (66)

 

The three chapters I read were: The Ghost, Arithmetic and The Platinum-Blond Man

 

    After the superglue episode, Matilda has a comparative calm week. Her father seems to lose his bad temper temporarily. Then he did the stupid thing again.

 

    One day, he came back home with a dark face. Everything that annoyed him includes the thing that Matilda was sitting on the arm-chair reading quietly. He barked at her and ripped the pages out of the book. The author describes the scene vividly that I can almost imagine what it happened. Reading this novel also improve my writing skills such as how to use the most appropriate words to depict the events lively.

 

    Matilda just devising another suitable plan to revenge what her father did. She borrowed a parrot and hid it with the cage into the chimney. In the evening, the parrot began to call. Both Mr. Wormwood and Mrs. Wormwood were afraid of the voice. And Matilda was glad to see her poisonous parents were scared to death.

  

    The Arithmetic chapter is writing about Matilda is good at calculating numbers. I think this chapter has nothing special but inspire Matilda planning other punishment again. What's going on in the next chapter is that she exchanged her father's hair stuff to her mother's which makes Mr. Wormwood's hair not only terrible but also fewer and fewer.

 

    On the whole, all the chapters I read until now keep writing what Matilda is a genius and how crazy her parents are. I expect what's going on next.

 

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RJ1(RJ3)陳彥伶

Name: Matilda
Author: Roald Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake

Publishing company: Penguin Group

Year of publishing: 1996.1997

Page: three chapters (38)

Although it is late for posting reading journal one, I still post it right away. I want to make my reading journal homework completed. The novel I chose is called Matilda. It is a story about an extra-ordinary girl named Matilda. She is sensitive and brilliant. But her parents are idiots.

The three chapters I read are: The reader of books, Mr. Wormwood-the great car dealer and The Hat and the superglue.

At first, the author describes how crazy parents are about thinking their children are genius in an ironical tone. Then he give readers an opposite example which is Matilda's parents. Mr. Wormwood is a dealer in second-hand cars and Mrs. Wormwood is a housewife who likes to play bingo and watch TV. Neither of them like reading so they consider Matilda as a jerk. In Mr. Worm-the great car dealer chapter, Matilda argued with her dad because Mr. Wormwood sales second-hand cars in a dishonest way and doesn't allow her to read. She thinks that she must do something to help her to tolerate her father's idiocy. In the next chapter, she put the superglue in her father's hat to punish him.

In fact, I don't really agree the way which Matilda treat her parents. The first reason may be that I don't have such mean parents. The second reason must be that it is important to respect the elders in Chinese culture. I think I am a conservative person.

49777034 陳彥伶

RJ3莊艷兒

Book:Natural Born Charmer
Author: Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Publishing Company:HarperCollinsPublishers
Years Of Publishing: :May 2008
Word Level:Unidentified
Number Of Pages:388

It is almest at the end of the story.. So there are some transitions of the story. First, after Riley plays the guitar in front of his father, Jack, she has a long talk with him. Jack compliments her on her singing and presents his love to her. Riley responds by saying " I love you, too, Dad. " It' her first time saying those words. The relationship between them has some subtle changes.

Second, Dean finally realizes that he wants to fix up his bad relationship with his parents. He accpets Jack. And he finally accept his mother, April. April 's eyes filled with tears when Dean introduces her as his mother instead of his housekeeper. Final, it comes to the relationship between Dean and Blue. After a sex game, Blue's pleasure of their encounter was gone. She tells Dean that she is going to leave. She thinks that Dean will be just like those men who gave her up and let her go.

However, she doesn't succeed in leaving because Nita arrests her by accusing her of stealing her necklace. Her jail cell had proven to think about her life. And she finally realizes how much she loves Dean and she decides to face it instead of going away her love like she used to . Dean is happy to get his soul mate back again.. And they get married at the end.

In the whole book, the relationship among Dean, Riley,Jack and April moves me the most. It's a comfort as they finally accpet one another and encourage one another. It makes me recall my family as well. I think I shoud cherish the love my family give me more.

Recently, there are mid-term exams. When I was preparing those big exams, I did't do my extensive reading. However, I think that reading shoud be done every day. So I have to learn how to make a more appropriate schedule on my study. So I won't miss something which I shoud do every day.

49774240 莊艷兒 BBC (社學)

RJ3黃珈瑋

會計系49777092 Andrea 黃珈瑋 [ACC Girls]
Book: Sex and the City
Authur: Candace Bushnell
Publishing: Grand Central Publishing
First trade paperback edition: 1997
Reissued: July1998, August 2001, May 2008
First U.S mass market edition: August 2006
Reissued: May 2008
First international mass market edition: June 2002
Standing in the foreign languages aisle in 誠品 bookstore, without second thought, I quickly picked up this book, "Sex and the City," which caught my sight immediately. Yes, I've watched the movie, but I still want to read it and, enjoy it again!
Year after year, 20-something women come to New York City, in searching of two l's, labels and love. And so did the main character, Carrie Bradshaw, and her three best friends, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobes, and Samantha Jones. Carrie was a writer who wrote about her friends' stories. And having gotten the knack for labels early, she concentrated on her search for love. Charlotte, who was looking for perfect love,married a Jewish at the end, and adopted a lovely Chinese little girl, Lily. And Miranda was a disciple of tough love, however, she had a shot-gun wedding in the end. As for Samantha, her love was sex, yet she found a man that combined sex and love, a Hollywood star, Smith Jerrod. And she was his manager. And Carrie, she was looking for something big. However, when that big love comes along, it's not always easy. She finally made up with Mr.Big (John), the man whom she dated for ten years. And, they are getting marriage!
After the rough introduction about those four, the story began with Big and Carrie's looking for an apartment in Manhattan,and at last they found a gorgeous penthouse. After discusssing the only disadvantage about it, the small closet, Big said" I got it" just like he was picking up a check for coffee and promised to undo the closet. Carrie was so excited about the new house that she couldn't help but told her sisters to be jealous of her!
That is an impressive start. It's about two grown-ups' deciding to live together, to spend more time with each other. However,the part that attracted me most was the friendship between the four girls. Even time moved them on, they are still they. They get in touch very often, know everything about anyone of them very well, and having a drink or a dinner together just like before. It's the belonging that touch me. Everyone should belong to somewhere in the sociaty. And I am one of my beloved five girls too. I hope that after years, we will be still us just like they were: supporting and listening.

Reading Journey #3王子瑾

Subject: Reading Journey #3 2008 11/07-11/20

Name: Neverwhere
Author: Neil Gaiman
Type: Fiction
Publishing Co .: Harper Torch

Year of publishing: 2001

No. of pages: 370p

Richard, a normal human being as you and me, had a normal but potential job, a beautiful but annoying fiancée, and a small but comfortable apartment, with no habit and only interest: collecting troll dolls which Jessica, his fiancée, had convinced herself that it was a mark of endearing eccentricity. Both his parents passed away after he went working in London Above. His life is normal, normal and boring, until the night he met Door, a bleeding girl lying on the sidewalk. He picked the girl up and took her home with her fiancée, Jessica, stood on the side walk with tears in eyes. Somewhere in his head, a voice belonged to a normal Richard was telling him how ridiculous he was being, but Richard kept placing one foot in front of the other… After that, something changed in Richard's life, or we could say everything changed.

Door was a member of one talented family in London Under. There were six members of her family: her parents, two brothers, one sister, and herself, and they were all die except Door. Her brother, Arch, was floating in the pool with two clouds of blood behind him, one from the throat and one from the groin. Door's mother, Portia, was watering plant in conservatory with her young sister, Ingress. As Portia finished with each plant, Ingress would watered it again, Portia was laughing, until Mr. Croup pulled her hair back and cut her white throat from ear to ear. Her father, Portico, was dead, and we actually don't know how was it going, but we're sure that he is also dead totally. Now, Mr. Croup and Mr. Vamdemar were hunting for Door, and this is the way Richard met Door.

Timofey FGS


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Tzu-chin Wang
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RJ3杜涵紓

RJ3 COECO 杜涵紓 49780017 Book Title：Tuesdays with Morrie Author：Mitch Albom Publishing company:Time Warner AudioBooks Year of Publishing :1997 Number of Pages: 210 In the book, Mitch Albom is a successful sports writer and college graduate. He got the second chance to rediscover Morrie Schwartz, the college professor who taught him nearly 20 years ago. In each of their meetings on every Tuesdays, Albom summed up his inspiring conversations with Morrie as simple lessons in life. Mitch cherish the time being with his mentor-Morrie in the last months of the older man's life, and also learn that"if you know how to face death, and you will learn to find the meaning of your life" After finishing the book, I think it helped me to see the world as a more profound place. Morrie is really a remarkable person. He teaches students and contributes to his country in the whole life. Normal people pursued more salary, bigger house and material things in their life. Morrie is different. He creates his own culture with love. I think it is very lucky to meet such a great teacher in our life. So if we can found someone like Morrie, we must cherish him and treasure the time being with him.

RJ3陳宣汝

Name of the Book: Big Fish
Author: Daniel Wallace
Publish Company: Pocket Book, 2004
Year of Publishing: 1998
Number of Pages: 183


Now the story goes on, as tell many of Edward's youth stories, now it's time to tell something interesting about his mid-life and his old life.
The author uses four parts called "My Father's Death: Take 1 to 4" to describe how illness takes Edward's life away slowly. I think these are the main chapter and the most important parts of this book. Because during take 1 to take 4, we can see how William, Edward's son, changes. In William's childhood, Edward always tells jokes and many exaggerated stories about what he have been encountered. Moreover, Edward is seldom at home. That makes Williams feel so unreal, unsecure and have some misunderstanding of his father. He thinks that Edward is an unpractical and a little irresponsible person, though he knows that his father loves him and his mother and this home.

For the take 1, 2 and 3, as we know, Edward lies dying. William wants to know his father much better through this chance, but Edward just wouldn't stop telling jokes. That's really pissed William off. However, as the more stories have been told, not much time for his father, Williams becomes to realize that what his father have told him is what he is trying to say in the form of stories. For the take 4, it says that Edward is sent to the hospital. And the doctor says he won't live for tomorrow. A little unconscious of Edward lies in bed, William sits beside the bed and try to talk to his father. But all he can remember is joke, all the jokes that Edward have told him. So, he moves his mouth to speak to tell one of his father's jokes to his father......

I'm so glad that I have finally read this book over. I saw the movie before, and it touched me. But somehow the book moved me much better than the motion picture. As I read the "My Father Death: Take 4" I was so sad as if I was in that situation. 'Cause my dad, like Edward, loves to tell me a lot of funny stories. Sometimes I think he's a little exaggerated, just like William's thought, though I love every story he told me so much. After read this book, I found myself not knowing much about my father really. However, fortunately, my father is still strong and healthy enough in his mid-life. So, from now on, I will take the chance whenever I can to get to know my father better. No matter what means I use, I will know what my father really want to teach me.

At last, I want to share that I learn a great sentence through this book. It says " Opportunities come in disguise sometimes." Everyone should seize the chance when it comes to you, don't just turn a blind eye and let it go.


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RJ3 陳琬淋

RJ3

BOOK: The Pelican Brief

Author: John Grisham

Publishing Company: Penguin

Year of Publishing: 1999

Page: 69

Word level: 2300WORDS

Darby-the leading role is a young, beautiful and smart student who studies law. She writes a paper about a case of murder of two Supreme Court judges. She research carefully about the political view which was supported by two judges who is killed.Gradually, she find out the suspect. But out of her expecting, the report causes her boyfriend and friends working in FBI died. She is also in dangerous that she has to pretend herself and go into exile. Darby asks a reporter for a favor. They began a dangerous journey.

I love suspenseful novel. Every time I read this kind of novel, I will pay all my attention on it and stop reading difficultly until the story is entirely cleared. The Pelican Brief is really a splendid and exciting novel. It's also very vivid that similar case is really happened in our world. I am so curious that I want to know what the next step that Darby will do. My mood is up and down with Darby. I was very fond of this book.i heard that this story had been produced into movie. Maybe, I will see that movie in my free time!

49774203 陳琬淋

RJ3廖士瑋

RJ3

Lord of the flies

Author:william golding

Publishing company:penguin

Page:95

As the story goes on,these children begins to think what is going to do in the future.therefore another potential leader named jack arises from the group. jack suggests that they should set hunting as their priority.however the real leader ,ralph,thinks that they should set making signal fire as their priority. as a result . they begin breaking into two groups. at first there are no conflict between them.however, it is jack who starts to break the balance between them.

piggy first discovers the situation and warns the ralph to pay attention to that.but ralph ignores him and even forces piggy to give him his glasses as a tool to make fire.as time goes by, everyone are tired of taking care of signal fire and they just play and play.the so called principle they have established are all neglected and even despised.jack seems to become the new leader because he can bring everyone joy when they are hunting the pig.it also means that in fact human nature is very barbaric. once we get out of control,we cant never get back . just like these children ,they seems to forget what they ought to do and start to show the real nature inside of them which is having fun and being out of control.

when i read this . i am asking myself.if i were in that kind of situation,what would i become?can i still hold my sense and stick to rules? or i just would be as barbaric as they are.i am so afraid....................49777036廖士瑋 FGC

RJ3張詠棠

English Reading Journal 3 The Father and the Son Author : Nick Tsou Year of Publishing : 2008 , March Number of pages : 187 pages(126-187) The last chapter "The Father and the son" describes the subtle change between the main character and his father . At first , the little boy didn't know why his father treated them as if they were his soldiers . As time went by , he gragually understood the misery of his father ,and learned the fact that a lonely man , who was betrayed by his wife , was eager of love than any other . After the son had married and believed in God , he has matured either in boy or his mind . He began to think in other's situation . All he should know in his age is treasure the precious things he owned at present , not live in the shadow of the past . Though this story is half imaginary and half true , the key meaning author wants to express to us is obvious - to cherish the moment when you can breathe . Thanks to the reading , I gained more understanding in my real life . After one month's reading , I finally finished the book . Next time , I want to choose another style of literature . Maybe a horrifying story or a science fiction . I hope that I can improve my English by continuous reading , and by the various styles of books . 49777046 For God's Sake 張詠棠

RJ3張耀真

Book Title：Rebecca Author：Daphne Du Maurier Publisher：Directions Written Year：1938 Number of pages：142 During a journey, an young lady met a middle-age man, Maxim, who is much order than she is. After they fell in love at first sight, they soon got married. Maxim took his young wife, Mrs. de Winter, to his villa in England and decided to settle down. She became the famous hostess of Manderley overnight. Mrs. De Winter found that the late Maxim`s wife, Rebecca, was known by everybody as a perfect woman. Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, admired Rebecca so much as if Rebecca were still alive. She had great hostility towards the new Mrs. De Winter. Mrs. De Winter gradually found that the death of Rebecca remained a mystery and Maxim always purposely avoided talking about it. This book has ten chapters, and I`ve finished half of the book in these two weeks, and the other half is planned to be finished for the next two weeks. The story seems so mysterious and interesting that it attracts me. It has been adapted into a movie and an opera. Until now I still can`t find the main line in the story because I haven`t finished it yet, I can`t wait to finish the book to figure out the mystery! 49777099 ACC Girls 張耀真

RJ3呂杰

RJ3~Miss Potter bourgeoisie 49774212 呂杰

Basic information of the book:

Book title: Miss Potter

Author: Richard Maltrby Jr.

Publishing company: Penguin group

Year of publishing: 2006

Number of pages: 189

The story continued. Mr. Warne helped Miss Potter publish her book. It earned her a fortune. Most important of all, she fell in love with Mr. Warne. Miss Potter also made a new friend, Millie, Mr. Warne's sister. She helped Miss Potter a lot. When Potter and Warne wanted to get married, Potter's parents did not approve of their marriage. After they overcame the disagreement, they should have got married, but they didn't. Mr. Warne died of sick. Miss Potter was heartbroken. At that time, William Heelis, a solicitor, gave her comforts and accompany with her. Finally, Miss Potter and Mr. Heelis got married.

In the story, we know that Beatrix Potter is a very different kind of women. She has her thoughts. She's brave enough to find her true love and make her dream come true, publish a book. She tries every effort to achieve her goals, fussy about her work. For instances, she drove a printer crazy mixing ideal colors.

When I read to the part that Potter's parents do not agree her marriage, I thought how old-fashioned they are at first. But after a deep thought, I agree her parents. How come a woman can marry a man that they only knew each other for few months. As an ordinary woman in that era, a woman only met a man in her parents arrangements. I don't think Mr. Warne actually is her Mr. Right. After all, she met little friends.

The story just happened as what I guessed. Miss Potter and Mr. Warne fell in love, but I didn't guess that Mr. Warne will die. I stunned with Beatrix. What a pity!

The author gave deep descriptions of the characters interactions. I can feel the characters' emotions. I said that the book is not fascinated to me last time. This time, I really enjoy reading this book and it is a fascinated novel.

RJ3黃韻如

Rain Man Author: Leonore Fleischer Based on a screenplay by Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow Retold by Kieran McGovern Publishing company: Penguin Readers Year of publishing: This adaption first published 1989 Word level: Pre-Intermediate (1200 words) Number of pages: 39 Charlie Babbitt's father died, he thought he would get a lot if money, but the money went to someone who cannot use it and he didn't know. He was very angry about that! Charlie then found out who was going to look after the money and went to see the man, named Dr Walter Bruner. There he met Raymond who was going to receive the money. Raymond is Charlie's brother but he is different from other people: he is a autistic. He can't feel and there is not any expression on his face. Charlie then decided to kidnap Raymond for money. But after he found out that Raymond was the one he loved so much and took care of him when he was a child. Raymond is his secret friend and he missed him so much after Paymond was sent to Wallbrook. He went to see Dr Bruner again to fight for the custody. But this time, not for the money, but for his brother who loved deeply. Rain Man was the name called by Charlie when he was little, because he couldn't say Raymond. I think this symbolized the love between Charlie and Raymond. This made a big change of Charlie and he finally found his secret man. This book is based on a screenplay. I would like to find the movie out after reading this novel. I want to learn more about people with the problem as Raymond. And because the introduction says that the acter who played Raymond had worked very hard to learn as much as possible about people like Raymond, it attracts me more. I have paid less time to read this week because of the mid-term exam. I think if I really want to improve my English, I should read everyday. So, I have made up my mind to read English novels everyday and for longer time than before. And I think I have to learn how to make good use of my time, too. 49777011 黃韻如

RJ3孫滐

Book:Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallow
Author:J.K.Rowlimg
Publishing:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Page:~163(~ch10)
The story reached a climax at the very begining.To escort Harry to the Burrow, the Order decided to carry out the "seven Potors"plan. However, they failed to trick Voldemort about the date,and they have to fight with him and Death Eaters. Finally they succeed,at he cost of Mad-Eye and HedWig's death.However,it was not the end of challenge from Voldemort. They killed the minister,controled the Ministry of Magic,and Harry ,Ron, Hermonie was forced to escape to Grimmauld Place.The condition seems couln't be more terrible.However, they found some important clues of Horcrux in the house.

Although I have already read the chinese editon, I still found I have to take some times to get used to the contemporary British English.It is quiet different from the English I have ever learned.
For example, they will use "tha'" as "that". Moreover, the eay they used words is quite different from the textbook or classical literature.I think after reading this book , I could improve my English ability in a different aspect.
coeco 49780003 孫滐

RJ3汪育汎

For One More Day Author: Mitch Albom Publishing Company: Hyperion Books Number of pages: 197 This is a story of a mother and a son, it reminds me of the greatness of my parents. Thinking of the relationship between my parents and I, they often oppose to what I intend to do for some reason that I cannot agree on the instant, and I even have a debate with them for my own idea. But as I grow up, I started to realize the thought they used to held, whatever they do they were to protect me. My parents are always there to give me supports. In the contrast, seldom do I give them support and sometimes even ignore the supports they gave. No matter what difficulty I face, they won' t leave me alone. Their love for us will never change! How dumb am I to realize such an easy concept after leaving home. I decide to pay more concern to them, try to support their idea, and most important, to convey my love for them. Hope it won't be too late and hope that I have enough time to accompany them. At the end of the story, his mother asked the leading role to learn how to "parden himself". This is what I also have to learn, try not to be so strict to myself in some aspect. Open my heart to accept the mistake I have made, so that I can be braver to welcome all the possibility in the future. 社學一 汪育汎 49774244

reading journal 03 (蔡宗桓)

English Reading Journal-3

Book Title: Real Time- Stories and Reminiscence

Author: Chaudhuri, Amit

Publishing company: Picador

Year of Publishing: 2003

Number of pages: 183

Student: Chung-Huan (Allen), Tsai

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Among this week, I have focused on the forth story of the book, Beyond Translation. The narrator was an England immigrant from India. Each summer in his childhood, he went back to Calcutta, a Hindu city, to visit his uncle, aunt and cousins. However, the narrator did not know how to speak Bengali, the main language spoken in India, while his cousins did not understand English. because of language barrier, they seldom expressed their ideas or thoughts to others. Nevertheless, They usually went to Calcutta's bookshop together, and the narrator bought the book written in English and his cousins bought the books in Bengali. The narrator said his cousins and he never "encroached" each other's territory, which means they never tried to understand what other language books are about.

Even through in the same family, because of different background, the family still has the gap between each other. The narrator said he was "only" the visitor, and he did not know what his cousins thought. I think different stories they read represented different "world" they live in. That is, although the blood kept them together each summer, they had nothing other in common. And they never knew what other stories are about.

During this time of reading, I found that I have read faster than before. That's because I know more about India and have experience of how the writer expressed his ideas from previous chapters. However, because some midterms have not been done, I have no enough time to finish the book, which was planned. I think I can progress more after midterms since I will have more time.

I am glad I am almost finishing the first English novel in university. And I hope during this week I can have chances to continue the next novel. At the next novel, I will chose the book that are more suitable for my vocabulary level and I will also concentrate on the book of the whole long story instead of the book of components of several stories to challenge my reading skills.

RJ3鄭宜婷

Tuesdays with Morrie author:Mitch Albom poblishing company:TIME WARNER BOOKS year of publishing:1997 number of pages:210 I'm glad that I finally finished this book. But during the last two weeks, the more I read this book, the sadder I felt. Because readers can realize that Morrie withered away every week from his actions. After finishing the book, I learned a lot from this old professor. I admire his attitude to his life. He never hid his emotion though he was a male. In this society, if a man cries, he will be considered that he is not strong enough. But in Morrie opinion, no one is that strong. We all need to let it out. And in Chinese culture, we seldom say "I love you." to the people we love. After reading this book, I learned that I should speak out my love to all the people I love. After all, no one knows how much time is leaving in his life.

RJ3薛幃予

Book: Moby Dick Author: Herman Melville Publishing Company: Thomson Year of Publishing: 2005 Number of pages: 246 Ishmael signed up on the whaling ship for three years. As time passed, Ishmael found that Captain Ahab's purpose was to kill Moby Dick, for his own revenge. One of the crew didn't agree on Captain Ahab, he thought he got on the boat was to hunt whales, not to satisfy Captain Ahab himself. Someday, for Ishmael's first time, there came a chance to whale-hunting. All the crew was divided into 4 groups. They transferred from their ship to small boats. On the boat, Ishmael saw how Starbuck, Stubbs and Flask encouraged their own members to keep paddling in different ways in the turbulent sea. However, something bad happened. Ishmael's boat was crushed by their big ship because of the heavy fog. Ishmael and his partners were safe but this event really shocked Ishmael. If I were Ishmael, I would feel very uneasy on the ship. I don't know what will happen and how to avoid it or how to save myself. Everything is so uncertain. 49777066 Acc Girls 薛幃予

RJ3李亭儀

Book:A Tale of Two Cities

Author: Charles Dickens

Retold by: A. Johnson and G.C. Thornley

Publishing Company: Penguin Group

Year of Publishing: 1996

Word Level: 2300words

Number of Pages: 135

I haven't finished this novel yet. Because I have read this novel in Chinese before, I am interested in reading it in English and it really gave me another feelings and different thoughts.

This novel is written by Charles Dickens who is known to be one of the most popular writers of all time. A Tale of Two Cities is a historical fiction. It is set in London and Paris at the time of the great uprising of the French Revolution. It was really a terrible period because there were battles everywhere, life was hard and many people died. We can always learn many things from the history.
Because I am familiar with the history of French Revolution, I can easily imagine the scenes which the novel has mentioned. Most of the books write the history about the government; however, I think this novel probably provides me a chance to see the revolution in a different way. It described what people did, what people thought and why they rose against the government at that time. It was sad because they were forced to fight for their living, the justice and so on.
I like this novel because it told us even the time was chaotic, there were not only depression and anger but also true love. I think that represents hope although the love brought to a death and sacrifice, it also brought to freedom. I think I will try as fast as I can to finish this novel.

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RJ3呂岱芸

The Notebook

Author：Nicholas Sparks

Year of publishing：1996

Publishing company：Warner Books Inc

I had seen this movie and I thought it is a beautiful movie. I love the way the director did in the movie. So I found this novel and want to know more about the character.

At the beginning of the story an old man walked through a passageway and entered a small room. It was an old lady's room. He stared at the lady's face. Though he knows it is forbidden, he still hopes to stay beside her. He left before the sun rose. The next morning, he sat beside the lady and started a talk. He told the lady a very toughing love story.

Noah fell in love with a beautiful girl whose name is Allie and was born in a rich family. They loved each other very much, but the girl' mother though that her daughter shouldn't love someone like Noah, beacause his family is not as rich as Allie's. Allie's mother forced Allie to leave the town Noah live. Noah could do nothing but let her go. He promised that he would write to her. Several years passed, Allie never received any letter from Noah. Her heart sunk and though Noah had totally forgotten her. At the time, Lon, a famous lawyer who had a bright future, love Allie and propose to her. But after Allie saw an news which is about a house, she decided to go back to the town to visit Noah.

After she saw Noah, every memory they had went back to her mind. She knew she just here to tell Noah that she was going to married, but deeply in her heart she still love him.

I have not finished yet. I think it is a very moving story, and I like it very much. But most of time when I read English novel, I can't felt anything. I always just read it, and know what the story goes. Maybe this time I had seen the movie first, so I like to read it and felt toughed.

49777053呂岱芸