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Nov. 2014 Book selection, Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid
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Did anyone noticed themes throughout the book?
Just finished 'Hudson'; started Bree. OK now I'm thinking this is different stories about people she meets while on the road, is that right? I sure hope we hear about what happens with the characters one more time!
Find myself thinking of Hudson...
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Irene, themes? Lets see... Immaturity? Carelessness? Unnecessary drama? LOL
My Internet was down for a few days, so I've been offline and then catching up. But I'm back now!!!As for themes ... I kept thinking "youth without a purpose" but that makes me sound old and grumpy :)
As I was reading this book it struck me as a series of short stories that were crammed together in order to make a full length book. The connections between the stories aren't as fluid as I would expect in a fully developed novel, so I wonder if these were short stories that the publisher asked the author to string together using a central character. Just a theory on my part. I have no idea what they were thinking.
Irene, themes? Lets see... Immaturity? Carelessness? Unnecessary drama? LOL"LOL- the whole story is disconnected. Why write a story like this?
Was anyone suprised about Leila's condition?
There are discussion questions in the back of the book. Did anyone try to answer them? There are some good questions.
Why was Leila so determined to interrupt her plans to help these strangers?
I finished this book Saturday and I have to say I enjoyed it for the most part. I can see how teens would love it. Maybe it's because I just finished reading Paper Towns by John Green which also had a road trip that I thought was even more far fetched than this one! I liked most of the characters that Leila met up with....Hudson, Bree, and Elliot, oh and the family at the end. Sonia was my least favorite. At different times I kept thinking along the lines of how did this girl get to be so wise, but then I would have to think again (view spoiler) Different themes of the book? Not to give up, teens from all over the country live through some terrible experiences but come out on the other side of them stronger, you can't run away from your problems, lessons on forgiveness.
I was surprised at Leila's condition at the end and felt that this last chapter on Leila was a let down. Like, Really?? But you have to suspend belief in several places in this book, so with that in mind maybe the ending wasn't so far fetched after all.
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I agree, in her condition she wouldn't have been allowed to travel to Alaska alone in a small car. What is the significance of the color red which was her car?
That's one of the questions and I have been trying to fifigure it out.
The color red usually symbolizes power or risk taking/ adventurousness. I think we can rule out Leila being a power player :)
Amy wrote: "The color red usually symbolizes power or risk taking/ adventurousness. I think we can rule out Leila being a power player :)"How about a risk taker. She took risks by helping others.
Going on that trip alone in her condition was taking a risk, also. She definitely fits.
I should finish up today or tomorrow hopefully. I have decided I have enjoyed more part of of the storyline than I had expected to. Bree and her sister and Elliot and there chase for Maribel. I really think of Leila as a helper I really think she believes she can help Bree and Elliot in their situations. I think its great to see a teen portrayed as putting themselves out there in a way she exudes some vulnerability. It made me sad when Bree left her although I understood why.
I think the writing and word choice are lacking a lot in term of helping to move the storyline. However there are a few lines I have found amusing at times.
Those are my thoughts so far. I am almost done with Elliot and have Sonia and Leila left. :).
Rebecca,share the lines you found amusing. I am thinking about the story from an adolescent's point of view to appreciate it. Like you said, there was a lack in details that would help move the story along and connect the events. As for adolescents, maybe its perfect for them for reading and discussing.
Would you recommend this book to a board of education? Why or why not? If so, what grade?
I think there are other books I would recommended for this age range first. There's a lot of great classic literature that top my list (Diary of Anne Frank, for example). A book would have to strike me as being outstanding or dealing with a modern issue particularly well for me to recommend it to a board of education.
I agree with Amy that there's a lot of great classics which should be read first and last. While Diary of Anne Frank is a great book, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Resurrection, War & Peace, Maxim Gorky's Mother, Charles Dickens' David Copperfield, Hard Times, Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd and The Return of the Native, D.H. Lawrence's Lady Chatterley's Lover, The Rainbow, Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge are some of the books I have read and been highly benefitted. Besides, there's all time great Shakespeare. In the field of poetry, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats are delightful to read. Again, there are Homer's Iliad, Odyssey, Dante's Divine Comedy, Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, Milton's Paradise Lost. Also delightful to read are the poems in The Twilight Songs and The Shadow of Light by Sibaprasad Dutta.
Sibaprasad wrote: "I agree with Amy that there's a lot of great classics which should be read first and last. While Diary of Anne Frank is a great book, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Resurrection, War & Peace, Maxim Gork..."Great list! Anna Karenina is in my top ten favorites of all time and I'm a huge Dickens fan :)
Amy wrote: "Sibaprasad wrote: "I agree with Amy that there's a lot of great classics which should be read first and last. While Diary of Anne Frank is a great book, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Resurrection, War ..."The list may be long, but starting from the age of eighteen or so, we have enough time to read them. To be elaborate, I would like to quote Francis Bacon: "Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention."- Of Studies
I add: since our life is not all for reading books but full of duties, we must make the most of the opportunities by reading good books for both pleasure and profit.
Sibaprasad
Email ID: sibaprasaddutta44@yahoo.com
I agree Amy and feel the same. I finished last night. While I did enjoy the encounters Leila made some more than others. Overall it didn't strike me as being memorable. At the end of the book I am not sure what the over all message was intended to be? Irene I wonder what teens would find to discuss in this book? I am glad I read something different for YA though.
I feel like I missed something.
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As I see, there's no message in the book.
I just finished up Bree's story and I am giving Leila major side-eye. In Hudson's story she instantly fell in love with him, then apologized to him after he yelled and blamed her for missing his interview. Then with Bree, she goes shoplifting and lands in jail. Does this girl have a backbone at all? Her character is annoying me.
I felt the same Kohinoor. I failed to see why they seem to reverie her so much.
Leila is a mother's nightmare.
Did anyone see any literary devices or techniques ? What would make this novel worth reading and recommending?
Sibaprasad wrote: "Amy wrote: "Sibaprasad wrote: "I agree with Amy that there's a lot of great classics which should be read first and last. While Diary of Anne Frank is a great book, Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Resurre..."What category would this book be under?
Cindy, glad you are joining us. Interested to hear what you think too!