October 30, 2008 at 9:57 am (The Tale Of Despereaux)
Tags: Despereaux, DiCamillo, introduction, Kate, Miggery, Pea, Roscuro, Tale
The first book I have chosen to read and analyze is The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, who was also the author of Because of Winn-Dixie. I originally was going to begin with Brisinger but upon finding that I won’t be getting that book until my brithday on the 10th of November, I decided that Despereaux would be relatively short and easy to begin with.
The Tale Of Despereaux is the story of a mouse named Despereaux Tilling who loves “music, stories and a princess named Pea”. Other characters include Roscuro the rat and Miggery Sow the servant girl. I will be taking notes on all of the characters, but, as this is my second time reading this book, I am going to pay a little closer attention to Miggery and Roscuro specifically.
Despereaux 52 short chapters, filling up 268 pages. In order to finish this book by November 10th, my goal is to read 4 chapters or 22 pages each day. The first update will come on Monday, November 3rd.
xx Erin
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October 30, 2008 at 9:26 am (Non-Book Related)
Tags: about, information, introduction, welcome
Hey! Welcome to iRead Fiction!
This new blog is to be a companion to the fictional books I am reading and will read; from classics such as Vanity Fair and Les Miserables to modern phenomenons like the Twilight and Inheritance sagas. As I read through newly acquired books and old favorites, I will be taking notes of my reactions and thoughts, as well as examine the plots, characters and elements of the novel. A new blog post will be written every Monday and Thursday concerning the pages I have read within those time periods. In these posts, I will combine everything I have noted to give you insight to my personal response to the book, as well as things I have pickedup on (such as forehsadowing, predictions, character analysis, etcera).
On the sidebar, you will be able to see the book I am currently reading, find all blog posts about past books read and see a list of books I would like to read in the future. Also, at the end of each book, I will possibly doing a short vlog (video log) or podcast to summarize the book.
I hope that this blog will be entertaining and insightful for the readers as well as accountablilty for me to finish books in a timely manner! Enjoy!
xx Erin
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