Blog Response #10
Each novel has a setting or multiple settings. How does your author create images of the setting? If you had to describe the time/place of when your novel takes place, how would you do this? Does the author use the setting to help develop the plot in your book? What particular images does the author create that are memorable? Is there a particular scene you can visualize, and why is this image so vivid? **In response to the blogs, try to make connections with your novel's setting. How is your setting similar to that of other books?
Tod Olson in lost show the setting by taking about were they are, they are out in the middle of the ocean lost and waiting for someone to find them. The time was November and the place was out in the middle of the ocean. Tod Olson in lost uses the setting to help develop the plot in the book by taking how they are stranded in the ocean with no food or water. The memorable image was when they were in the rain storm but only got a little bit of water to drink. another thing you could visualize was when the plane crashed in to the ocean and they were stuck in the plane trying to get out of the plane when it was sinking fast. This image stuck out because it was when the book started getting a lot on wanting to keep reading the book to find out if they make it home.
ReplyDeleteMy book also ties with your book because of the lack of food and starvation that the jews also had to deal with in the getos and camps. Its also similar with both characters being stuck somewhere were they don't want to be. One on a raft in the middle of the ocean and another in a camp or in getos.
DeleteI feel like my book sort of ties with your book because of the hardships and the and the chance and the risk they had to take to try and get out there made me connect my book with yours because of those reasons.
DeleteMy book connects with yours with the aspect of rationing food. The people are only given a certain portion of food and water for one months time, creating discipline and hatred towards there government.
DeleteYour book is like mine Night, because the jews have very little food and water and its in the time around November and January where it gets very cold in Germany.
DeleteYour book connects to Night by them being alone at all times without Elie's dad I feel like he is always alone in the camps and has nobody to talk to which is bad for his mental health and also, they are running on little food and water.
DeleteYour book is like mine because in the book Attacked At Sea the setting is the same where they are stranded in the middle of the ocean trying to survive and experienced big storms just like yours.
Deleteyour book kind connects to mine because their stuck out at sea with little to no water and stuck on their own and mine is kind of like that too my character is set off on her own trying to make it home and has very little money for like food and supplies so it kind of makes it hard for her to get food and shelter
Deletemy book is connected to yours because my character is forced to ration his food and survive in very serious conditions.
DeleteI am reading the book night by Elie Wiesel, and the settings of the book that describe the time and place would be the concentration camps and getos. Jewish families were forced to live in one of the darkest periods in history, the Holocaust describe the challenges that Jewish families went through at the time. The book starts with Jews living in their homes and then the invasion of Germans that lead to the getos. They were then forced onto cattle cars and then arriving to the camps that were filled with smoke, barbwire and fear. All these settings shape and describe the reality of the holocaust and without one you don't have the full story. The author paints the picture and makes you understand the story by describing the smell of the camp and the pits of fire with burning bodies.
ReplyDeleteI am reading The women by kristin hannah and my book relates to yours because the setting is during a war where the people there have to do whatever it ttakes top make it out alive.
DeleteMy book also has a lot of tragedy throughout it. Day lost his dad at a young age and rarely sees his mom and brothers because he is a wanted criminal, and towards the end of the book he watches his mom get murdered by the government. June lost both her parents at a young age and was raised by her brother, but her brother dies early in the book, causing her to become even more independent.
DeleteI am also reading night but the detail I have seen in this book has been truly eye opening even down to the smallest detail though a may be a short book it is a very intense and graphic book
DeleteI like how you connected your book to being stuck somewhere you don’t want to be. In Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, Morrie is also stuck because of his illness, and even though it’s different, both books show how people deal with hard situations.
Deletemy book lost can be connected to your book by the lack of food and having to stay is this place without someone coming to get them out of rescue them.
DeleteI like how you talked about the The smoke and fear makes it feel real. In my book Versailles also makes the story tense but in a creepy way. Both books show the place is really important to the story.
DeleteIn It Ends with Us, Colleen Hoover uses the settings of Boston and Lily’s small hometown in Maine to reflect Lily’s emotional journey. Boston represents independence and new beginnings, especially through images like Lily’s flower shop and the rooftop where she meets Ryle. Maine represents her past and childhood trauma. The setting helps develop the plot by mirroring Lily’s feelings — open and hopeful at first, then tense and confined as her relationship becomes unhealthy. Memorable scenes, like the rooftop meeting and Lily reading her old journals, are vivid because they connect strong emotions with specific places. Overall, the setting is realistic and modern, and it deepens the themes of growth, love, and breaking painful cycles.
ReplyDeleteI can relate my book to your book in which the settings are similar. My book describes things that could be happening everyday that represent the obstacles people go through while they are in love, and how my main characters are trying to navigate through trying to find their missing son.
DeleteI am reading the second book to this one and the memorable paces are all still there just improved and show how the charracters have grown.
DeleteI am reading The Women by Kristin Hannah and I think the setting of this book, which is in Vietnam and southern California during the war, plays one of the most powerful roles in this book. The author provides very vivid sensory details and her writing flows perfectly which is one of the reasons why I can understand and remember what I have read so far. The author brings Vietnam to life and covers every sensory. She describes the heat, the sound of almost constant gunfire or mortars, helicopters, the terrible smells, the red dirt, and the emotional state of the nurses and soldiers in Vietnam. The way the author describes Frankie returning home shows the difference in setting. The way she describes how Frankie is being treated and adapting to being home again makes me angry and feel bad for her. A setting I remember well from this book is when Frankie went waterskiing I felt scared for her at first from the unknown things that could be in or around the water.
ReplyDeletethe setting in Vietnam and Southern California during the war is very powerful. The strong sensory details like the heat gunfire and smells make the war feel real and intense. The contrast when Frankie returns home shows how different and unfair things feel for her. The waterskiing scene is vivid because even in a calm setting there is still fear and tension.
DeleteI am reading Off the Deep End by Lucinda Berry, and the story takes place in a wealthy, modern-day Southern California neighborhood and a private high school. The author creates strong images by describing the sunny weather, beautiful homes, and strongly built community, which collides with the dark secrets and tragedy in the story. The high-pressure school and focus on reputation help develop the plot by adding stress to the teens and their families by making competition a big deal in the story. Memorable images include the tense environment when all the families realize something is not right, and when the the main characters are getting interviewed, trying to find the lead suspect in who took Isaac. The setting in this looks perfect on the outside but hides serious problems underneath which helps build suspense throughout the novel.
ReplyDeleteI am reading The women by Kristin Hannah and the main characters home town is also in southern California with a similar community.
DeleteMy book also has a lot of secrets and tragedy because the main character is stuck in a house with two strangers who are hiding so much from her as the main character is trying to heal from a severe crash during a winter storm.
Deletethe setting is similar to edge of summer because both look perfect on the outside but hide dark secrets. The wealthy neighborhoods and school pressure add tension, just like the small beach town does. The bright setting makes the tragedy feel even more intense.
DeleteMy book also had a lot of strong images and described the wealthy homes and things very well. The author of my book also added stress to the book to keep the reader on the edge of their seat.
DeleteI am reading Ugly Love, and i feel like both books there is something else that the author is trying to explain but its like a secret almost, there's like two different settings in both books one good and one maybe a little bad
Deletein Night by elie weisel it has truly described the stteing from his home town to the tragedy and events in concentration camp with the majority of his time in the camps were spent with his father up until his death and what this novel does best is givees you visuals for what it he went through and the realization when they arrived at the first camp that it would the last time he saw his mom and younger sister but overall the description and detail in amazing and even more inspiring is the fact that he was able to share his story and not hide it as a dark part of his life
ReplyDeleteI am also reading the book night and I agree that the concentration camps describe the book the most.
Deletemy book also has one group of people held captive inside a prison camp called holzminden
DeleteIn Confess, there is images of each of the settings. The story takes place in Dallas, Texas, but the most important setting is Owen’s art studio, where people leave confessions cover the walls and inspire his paintings. This studio becomes main to the book because it is where Auburn and Owen meet, and it represents there secrets I can clearly visualize Auburn standing in the studio reading the confessions for the first time because the moment is filled with emotion and so many questions. Like other romance books, the setting reflects the characters struggles and growth, together with Auburn and Owen but also there separate growth.
ReplyDeleteMy book also has this realistic vibe to it nothing supper fictional, real life feel.
Deletelike colleen hoover and how she explains it and ive tried to read this one but i couldnt get into it all because auburn is my sisters name and it didnt sit right
DeleteI remember reading this book too and the part where Auburn stands in the studio looking at all the confessions really stood out to me too. it was a really impactful moment in the book that left an imprint. in her books, she really does reflect the character's struggles and growth.
Deletemy book also is filled with a lot of emotions and lots and lots of questions
DeleteI am reading The Road Ahead by Bill Gates, he created images of the setting by explain what he is doing and how he did it and even at times like showing pictures of his ideas or even like graphs of stuff and the advancement of it and that helped me understand the setting of this autobiography, if i had to describe a time and place from how he describes this book i would be able to do it from him explaining the computers back then and how they ran and how they look from and even the images he shows and the ideas he has. No not really he doesn't really focus to much on the plot since i feel like its more of like a life story and the advancement of technology. An image that he creates that is memorable is the prototype of a tv box set and how big that become and it sticks in my mind because i knew about that for a long time so it made me think about it. The image is so memorable because like i said just a little bit earlier in my response, i remember seeing and hearing about tv box sets so it made me go back in my memory and caused me to remember it the most.
ReplyDeletemy book does this similarily because it shows pictures of the two main characters craig and fred sitting together part of the way through the book and craig the author also explains what he's doing very well
DeleteIn the book Legen, the author creates a setting that describes each image. The most common image is the city, the city is broken into different sections. There is multiply sections for the ill and poor, and one main sector for the rich and healthy. People are also put in the rich sectors if they are smart because this world is also broken up according to intelligence level, the smarter you are the more useful you become. This setup is almost like a communistic ruling and favoring certain types of people.
ReplyDeleteYour book is kind of like mine where instead of sick and poor there is a lot of sick and poor Jews with no money because it was all taken and no health care.
DeleteMy book has that feeling in it too while its not as present as it is in your book but you can tell that there is social classes in my book and how they will rule in favor of the people with money and it connect our settings and with my main person bill gates with him being rich and super smart i feel like that is what will help people want to buy from him and rule in favor of him more.
Deleteyour book is kind of like mine by the lack of food and having to rationing the food so they do not run out of food. the people in lost were not healthy after being in the water with no food for so long. the one died because of lack of food and water.
Deletemy book is kind of like yours because in my book it also talks about rationing food and doing that for survival so that's how I connected my book to yours in those aspects.
DeleteMy book is also connected to yours but in a military settings. The poor are sent to battle on the front lines while the rich stay out of the way to lead and plan all the battles, And the smart and intelligent are put into other branches like communication and broadcasting.
Deletei book is connected to yours in a way because a poor family is forced to live in a ghetto in the invade of poland. he is the lacked with food, proper clothes and proper housing.
DeleteI'm reading the book Night by Elie Wiesel and in this book, Elie sets the setting by describing the surroundings and the temperature outside. During this story he's telling about how it snowed for hours during the day and people were dying from so much frost bite. In this book an image I can visualize is all the snow coming down as Elie is walking with the SS troops, he says you can't see much Infront of you and the snow just kept piling on top of the dead bodies. This setting is opposite to my other book I read a long way gone which in that setting it was very hot and dry in Africa where Ishamel Bia was.
ReplyDeletei am also reading night and the amount of description Elie gives is breathtaking and there had been points where I had to set the book down because it become so gory
DeleteYour connection about having very little food and water is strong because both stories show suffering. In Tuesdays with Morrie, the setting is also serious and emotional, and it helps show how people stay strong during painful times.
DeleteIn my book it also takes place somewhere where there is a lot of fear and uncertainty which is the vibe I am also getting from your book because it sounds like Elie is so confused as to what is really going on and if he can survive the cold.
Deletein my book the charaters are also scared of someone and they try to hide from them through out the book
DeleteI agree that Elie describes the book very good and the details she puts in makes you understand the places and people way better.
DeleteIn Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch shows the setting through simple details, mostly in Morrie’s house where they meet every Tuesday. I can clearly picture Morrie sitting in his chair by the window as the seasons change, and this makes the story feel real and shows how time is passing. The quiet, small setting helps the plot because it keeps the focus on their talks, similar to other books where big lessons happen in simple places.
ReplyDeleteIn the book Night I can relate because Elie had a special place in the bunk bed to talk to his dad when he was really sick and this was just special to him and I could tell his dad loved it too just like your book.
DeleteHampton sides in the book ghost soldiers portrays very clear pictures in many setting like the death camp with the American prisoners he explains into great depth texture tase and sight i would explain the time and place by going in depth on the location and how it looks and the smell in the air the time of year and what the weather is like yes the author does use the setting to help develop the plot like strategic positions or vantage points enemy territories and physical features a memorable scene that the author uses to portray is when the Japanese transport American prisoners across the bay on a big ship and American pilots started to fire upon the ship with bullets ricocheting and sunlight seeping through the ship bombs dropping all around them one blew a hole in the side of the ship shrapnel went ripping through everything
ReplyDeleteI like how you described the intense setting in Ghost Soldiers by Hampton Sides at Cabanatuan. It’s similar to my book where Versailles makes the story feel tense too. Both settings make the danger feel real in different ways.
DeleteMy book connects with Ghost Soldiers in many ways with the settings in both our books including the death camps and how our both where exploring the Pacific war front and the battle against the Japanese.
DeleteI am reading Night by Elie Wiesel and the images he talks about are very detailed and sad. The time it takes place is when World War 2 was going on and he was in the concentration camps. There were many memorable images Elie described but the one that I remembered the most was when he was walking through camp and saw all these people hanging dead and laying on the ground suffering. This really surprised me that he was talking about in the book and really just made the book even more interesting than it already was. I have not read a book like this one before that i can relate but Elie splitting away from his family was kind of like A Long Way Gone when Ishmeal got separated from his family and was living on his own and trying to survive just like Elie.
ReplyDeletemine also has sad and graphic images, in one part a guys leg got blown off from the hip down and another one, a guy got shot in the head and survived but he describes how his helmet was full of blood after he got shot
DeleteMy book also had moments when what was happening in the book was sad, like when the main character was getting beat. The author described it so well as if you were there watching it.
DeleteI totally agree with you Jackson i also read a long way gone and am currently reading night and i find them to be very similar in the way that the enemies are basically just normalizing letting dead people just lay there.
Deletei am also reading Night and i agree, there are a lot of very vivid and disturbing scenes.
Deletemy book has a similar storyline as well where it is very sad at times and conditions are extremely harsh environment also taking place in world war 2
DeleteThe setting of Craig Grossi's Craig & Fred is war-torn Afghanistan, which the author describes as having dry mountains, dusty roads, crumbling buildings, and insane heat that make it feel extremely harsh and stressful. Because Craig and Fred's friendship is much more meaningful in a war zone and you can see how much the dog helps Craig get through difficult times, the setting improves the plot. One scene that comes to mind is Craig sitting on the base at sunset with Fred by his side. The peaceful mountains in the background provide a beautiful view for the reader to imagine
ReplyDeletein my book ghost soldiers its kind of the opposite in a way at first there is a lot of rain in the jungle but eventually it creeps into their dry season and the fighting conditions are harsh with poisoned water streams jungle rot hot and dry air minimal water sources
DeleteI am reading It Starts with Us and the setting is in Boston and I know this because of the first book but other times I know when the author switches between apartments because she describes the places well. I know this book is during present day time because it talks about facetiming and snapchat. I like when she describes the building that book is taking place like the roof top or the flower shop, even the restaurants. These visualized places place a roll in establishing the growth of these characters like how in the first book Lily didn't have a flower shop or Atlas growing up didn't even have a place to live and now he has two restaurants.
ReplyDeletei also like colleen hoover books because you dont really have to guess on where or what they are doing because she explains it well
DeleteI agree, she explains her books well, like where the people in the book are at and what is going on in their life, but she also leaves some to the imagination or for the reader to keep guessing, like a cliffhanger.
DeleteMy author also does a good job at describing the places the characters are in. She doesn't need to say where they are because she describes it so well that I already know.
DeleteI agree with you that Colleen Hoover has always been good at describing the locations of the places. This then allows the reader to better understand the surroundings. But for me my author is better at describing the little details you would think that wouldn't be able to visualize.
Deletein the book women down colleen hoover writes her books with little to no questions about where or what is going on in the book which i think is better so there's no confusion she explains the way it smells and how the air feels when she steps in and how she feels when she walks into a new place. i would explain it like her because i think it makes the book flow better and more understandable and able to connect better. she used the setting to develop the plot by making it scary and adding to the disturbing and telling how big the cabin is gives it a classy or elegant mood. she made the image of when the cops came to her door very picturable by telling the reader about how the lights would fall over there face and how you could barley see their facial features. its so vivid because she explains how petra only opened the door to the chain just in case they were a fake cop and how she was worried about her neighbors if they were safe and when she finally opened the door she seen his arm up and a sliver of a badge from the lights on the police car
ReplyDeleteIn my setting its similar to my book, a little disturbing like there was an elephant in the room.
DeleteI agree and i think its better that she included all the details because it really helps visualize what's happening in the book.
Deletein the book November 9th by colleen hoover, she describes the settings but leaves some of it to the readers imagination. the book takes place in California which is a very popular place that many already have a vision of in their mind. she details her book in an interesting way, but it is still clear what she is describing. there is one specific scene that I can visualize really well, it's when Fallon and her dad where at the restaurant and they were arguing and Ben stepped in to be Fallon's fake boyfriend. I don't know why I visualize that scene so well, but it really made an impact on me. All of Colleen Hoover's book have similar settings but I imagine this book's scene to be in California, obviously, and in early 2020.
ReplyDeleteI would say my book also leaves a lot of the details to how the reader views the setting. There aren't many descriptors, and the setting is meant to be one of healing, so it makes the reader think of their ideal safe-space.
DeleteMy book is the opposite of yours. For me and i can visually see the movement the characters are moving and not what the setting looks like. I can't really visualize the scene i can only visualize the emotions the characters i am reading.
DeleteI would agree most of colleen hoovers books have very similar settings but there all described very well
DeleteIn the book Crash by Freida McFadden, Hank and Polly's house is the most important setting. The novel takes place in a rural area during winter, and the snowstorm makes the house feel cut off from the world. The house helps develop the plot because the house becomes a place of danger instead of safety. One vivid image I can picture is the character lying awake in a dark bedroom listening to all the small noises in the house. That scene feels real because of the details the author includes, I felt like I was in the book and had shivers going down my spine.
ReplyDeleteIn my book the house also helps develop the plot because it's where Libby spend most her time before losing weight. It also became a place of danger rather then safety. When she had a panic attack she couldn't escape her house due to her size. The firefighters had to cut her out and she no longer felt safe in her home or with herself.
DeleteI can relate with my book because the character in my book is also in a rural area and feels alone not knowing if she's safe all the time or not.
Deletein the book Marie Antoinette serial killer by Katie alender the story is set in Paris and at Versailles. The author makes the setting feel fancy but also creepy with big mirrors, gold rooms, and dark hallways. It also connects to old times with Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution. The setting helps the plot because the past and present mix together and cause problems. I can really see the Hall of Mirrors in my head because it shiny and feels scary at same time.
ReplyDeletei am reading night and my book also gives haunting/scary setting
DeleteI am reading the book Off the deep end and my book also gives the dark setting. in my book they are trying to find the boy that suddenly went missing and they know end result wont be good and thats how it gives the haunting setting.
Deletemy book American sniper by Chris Kyle the story is set in Afghanistan and it is a dusty, windy, and dangerous area. yes he dose use the setting by telling us how the iraqs use the weather to there advantage. him shooting out of a room laying on a crib.
ReplyDeletethis is a great book and in my book they also use the weather to there advantage.
Deleteinn my book the weather is kind of not on their side because they are traveling by foot and the on time they got stuck in a tornado with no shelter there was just one big tree they had hid behind
Deleteyour book sound pretty similar to my book with the weather and the type of climate they are in
DeleteIn Edge of Summer the book takes place in modern day edgartown on marthas Vineyard during summer. The author creates strong images of beaches the ocean boats and bright sunsets making the setting feel beautiful and peaceful. I would describe the time and place as a wealthy coastal town in the summer that seems perfect but hides sadness. The setting helps develop the plot because the ocean is connected to the drowning and mystery and the small town atmosphere increases tension. A memorable image is the sunset over the water while the characters deal with grief. It is vivid because the calm setting contrasts with their emotions. Like other books set in small beach towns this setting looks ideal on the outside but hides secrets and conflict underneath.
ReplyDeleteI like how you explained that the beach town looks perfect but hides sadness. In my book camp Half-Blood also seems safe and fun at first, but it hides danger and secrets. Both books show that a peaceful setting can have serious problems underneath.
DeleteI also think the setting in my book helps develop the plot. The setting adds a lot to a book and helps you understand it better.
DeleteIn my book Holding up the Universe, it mostly takes place at the High School. The author makes the setting feel real by describing normal high school things like loud hallways, crowded cafeterias, and school events. These details help show how hard it is for Libby and Jack to deal with all the bullying and judgment from their peers. The time/place of this novel is real time, as if it could happening right now. The images help make up the plot of the book. One image that stuck out to me and that I could imagine was when Libby had to be lifted out of her house by firefighters because it shows how exposed and embarrassed she felt by the way the author described it.
ReplyDeleteMy author also does well with describing my character being in high school and having to deal with bullying. I feel it makes the book feel more relatable and real as well.
DeleteIn Attacked at Sea by Michael J. Tougias and Alison O’Leary, the authors create clear images of the setting by describing the endless ocean, harsh weather, and cramped lifeboats. The story takes place during World War II, in the middle of the sea where help is far away and danger feels constant. I would describe the setting as isolated and unforgiving. The setting strongly develops the plot because the ocean itself becomes the main challenge. Hunger, thirst, and exposure push the family to their limits. One vivid scene I can picture is the survivors sitting in a small lifeboat under the burning sun, staring at the empty horizon and hoping for rescue. The contrast between the tiny boat and the huge ocean makes that image especially powerful.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a very good book and you yourself did a great job describing parts of it so I know the author has to do a great job describing the scenes and setting. This book seems very similar to my book in the sense that our characters are struggling with just the environment around them and not only their main problem or mission.
Deletein my book harris and me the way the author makes you see the setting is by being descriptive on whats around the farm and giving you smell and what there seeing and how the farm is moving. if i were to describe the setting i would do it just about the same way except i would add more details to the farm house that they spend a good amount of time in. the author uses the setting for the whole plot all the things around the farm lead to a different adventures the kids go on. something that the author made memoriable to me was the animals that the boys spent so much time tending to and they both got hurt by these animals. most memerable is when the boys play commie japs with the pigs they sneak up to the pig pen and jump on the pigs but there just little boys so they get crushed by the pigs over time they learn to jump in different ways to attack the pigs. reason i remember this so much is because they do it multiple times.
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ReplyDeleteIm reading Night and i feel like the author depicts many images by not just what is in the area but also the emotions of the characters because as they arrived at Auschwitz i was able to understand the setting and danger they were going to be in just by a few characters emotions such as the lady who went crazy before they even got off of the train and the angry soldier who had explained to them that they will die hear and showed no remorse. And if i were to describe a setting i feel like i would do it in a similar way by explaining the characters feelings and how they react to the environment around them to possibly get the reader into the book more by just strengthening the emotions and causing mayhem, so it is interesting. And a scene i can visualize is when they arrive at the camp the lady is screaming fire and it helped me realize that they were not in a good environment and i portrayed it as gloomy and smoggy and that's really what it was and what they experienced.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that Elie describes the camps and different areas of the book very well, and how well she describes the characters emotions.
DeleteI am reading Night by Elie Wiesel and the setting at Auschwitz concentration camp is very dark and scary. The flames, smoke, and babies being thrown into the ditch of fire created a shocking image that is easy but hard to picture. This setting helps build the story because it shows how harsh the camps were and causes Elie to question his beliefs and God. The camp is not just where the story happens, it also starts to change Elie as a person.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you clay the way Elie describes the camps really helps me understand the setting and put it in my head.
DeleteI agree that is some strong imagery. I can almost vision that itself right there. It sounds like a very good book with great details and imagery to paint a picture in your head.
DeleteIn the book, The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World, the setting is in Japan, mainly Tokyo and Otsuchi, where the phone booth is. One description the author uses is, "On a windy hill in Japan, in a garden overlooking the sea stands a disused phone box." The setting is pretty much the plot. The phone booth is what the story is all about, but oddly enough, the author doesn't linger on detailed descriptions very often, but focuses more on how the characters are feeling and what they are thinking. The only scene I can visualize well is how she describes the characters when they are inside the phone booth, and she tells you how many squares of glass their person takes up.
ReplyDeleteIn Night the book starts in the small town of Sighet and then moves to the harsh camps like Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. Wiesel uses strong images to help picture what life was like. Scenes like the burning fires and the hanging of the young boy are very powerful and hard to forget. The setting is important because it shows how Elie loses his faith.
ReplyDeleteI like how the setting shows Elie’s change in Night. In my book The Trials of Apollo, Camp Half-Blood also shapes Apollo, as the dangers at camp force him to grow. In both books, the setting affects the character’s journey.
DeleteMy book Magnus Chase 9 From the Nine Worlds is entirely based around different settings and scenes. It is a spin off from The Magnus Chase Series and gives greater detail of each world (aka realms) and has different adventures and missions through each one. Riordan does a great job describing each one as he goes and uses great descriptive words. One scene he described in the Niflhiem (the snow and ice world) as Thor (the god of Thunder) was passing through on a run clearing a path it just covered back over instantly with snow and ice. He does a great job to create images in your head in each world and gives you a better background of each realm if you ever decide to read The Magnus Chase series I would highly recommend this book.
ReplyDeletemy book runaway twin it starts them with her family and then her parents die in a car crash so then she gets set of to 7 different homes because she keeps running away from them then she runs away from the last one and decides to go look for her sister and is traveling by foot most of the way so there are so many different settings because she is always moving from town to town the image that stuck in my head was when her and her dog got stuck in a big tornado with no shelter and her dog takes of running and a branch fall from the sky and lands on the running dog and she finds it just laying still as the branch next to it.
ReplyDeletei am reading MIG pilot and the other describes what's going on really well by explaining the landmarks in Russia and what the terrain is like. the author used clear and descriptive words to explain were he is and what is going on. the book takes place in the late 1970s when the soviet union and united states were fighting. one particular image i can remember is when the main character Victor moved into an apartment were it was so run down pipes were busted walls were crooked there were cracks all over the ceiling and walls and the lights didn't work. the author described this event really well and made it feel like you were in the building.
ReplyDeletemy charecters living conditions are also poor, there are rats running around and hardly any food for them to eat. my book is also about war
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ReplyDeleteThe book I'm reading is verity by colleen hoover, in this book the setting is in the house and it's described as "eerie" and very isolated. The time/place the book is in, is modern day style and I'd do the same. Yes, the author use the setting to develop the plot leading to unexpected events occurring. The particular image that the author creates about Verity's inhuman actions to her own children is very memorable. Yes the scene of when Lowen is reading Verity's autobiography and while I was reading it, it made my stomach churn and made the visuals become more and more realistic in my head.
that reminds me of my book as well Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover because she uses more emotion details rather than physically describing a place
DeleteI am reading The Perfect Marriage and the scenes of the book keep popping around. At times it would get confusing at where the characters were located. Most of the time the characters are in the police station due to interrogations. It doesn't give the best description on what the place looks like so it was hard for me to imagine the setting they were in. The author mainly focused on the plot and describing the movement and emotions of people. This never allowed me to know what their home had looked like or anything like that. But once i got to the end of the book i was easily able to understand what Sarah had ended up doing to Kelly. The way the author wrote it provided plenty of detail.
ReplyDeletei am reading woman down by colleen hoover and she describes everything very well by describing all the details and explaining how things look and feel. I can picture the scenery of her in the cabin and imagining how it looks based off her words to describe them. The setting of this book doesn't really relate to any of my other books
ReplyDeleteI agree, when i read this book, it felt like you knew everything that was happening and exactly how it was happening. i loved reading this book
Deletei am reading the book slammed by colleen hoover. the setting of this book takes place in Michigan, and some of Texas, which is where she had grown up. After the passing of her dad they had moved away to Michigan due to opportunities her mother could not reject. the author does a really good job when describing everyone's thoughts, especially Lakeyns, through the moving obstacles and thoughts on their new home.
ReplyDeleteIn my book i am also reading about how characters greeve with parents passing away
DeleteSo i am reading The Story of the Second World War, and my author really does not make images of the location but flat out tell you because of this being a historical book. For time and place its pretty self explanatory because of the title, but it is based from 1939 to 1945 spanning all through World War 2 and glancing a little into the 1920s in Germany to explain why World War started. One image that was described in detail is the storming a Normandy beach, This scene is made so vivid from the multiple movies based on it. How the author described it and how the author named most of the men that died taking the beach.
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ReplyDeleteI am reading Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover. And I feel like in her books she focuses more on the emotion side of describing things instead of really getting into detail about surrounding stuff. In Ugly Love she set it in the apartments. it takes place in present day and how she explains the "relationship drama" feels real to how people are today. The setting definitely helps understand the book because Tate and Miles live so close to each other so them growing a stronger connection after reconnecting with each other. Something memorable about the book is when Tate came back to the apartments and seen Miles laying outside the apartment doors drunk and it connects everything back to when Miles talks about not be able to have a relationship because of his past, but I'm not sure what the past is about.
ReplyDeleteI am reading the book Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz, He does a really good job of writing fiction books based off true events. Alan Gratz uses really strong sensory details to help readers understand what Yanek is going through. He describes the freezing cold winters where Yanek doesn’t have enough clothes, the constant hunger that makes his stomach hurt, and the fear he feels every single day. By explaining how things look, feel, and even smell, he makes it easier for readers to picture the camps and imagine how terrible they were, which makes the story feel more real instead of just something that happened a long time ago. He also writes in short, simple sentences, which makes the story move quickly and makes the scary parts feel even more intense
ReplyDeletethe book that i am reading is lone survivor and the author really does a good job at making you feel like you are their with him in the war like describing the rough mountain terrain and the heat of the desert sun
ReplyDeletein my book the grand escape the author really makes you understand how harsh the living conditions were for the british soldiers. he describes the fences with barb wire stretching high above the prison walls the ammount of gaurds patrolling and on watch towers and the rooms they stay in which have no wood to burn in the furnace to keep warm they are barely fed and all outside items sent to them are mostly destroyed before they recieve them. one seen i can clearly see is the prisoners crawling through the cramped tunnel towards escape.
ReplyDeleteIn The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan**, the setting is modern-day America mixed with ancient Greek mythology, mainly at Camp Half-Blood in New York. Riordan creates strong images by describing magical cabins for each god, protective borders, dangerous woods filled with monsters, and places like the Grove of Dodona, which feel ancient and powerful. The setting helps develop the plot because the woods hide threats like the giant ants, and the camp becomes the center of battle when the Colossus attacks, pushing the action forward. A memorable image is the giant mechanical Colossus marching toward camp while campers panic and prepare to fight, which is vivid because of the detailed action and chaos. The setting is similar to books like Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, where a hidden magical place exists within the normal world, but Riordan stands out by blending humor with danger and mythology in a modern setting.
ReplyDeleteIn the book "All The Rage" the author, Courtney Summers, creates images of the setting by describing what the character is doing and feeling/touching. When the main character of the book, Romy, got lost and ended up waking up on the side of the road, the author described the setting perfectly by how the pavement felt on Romy's hands or what she saw when she opened her eyes. I kind of feel like the author uses the setting to develop the plot because paying attention to the setting in this book is very important. Knowing where the characters are helps a lot to truly understand what is happening. There are particular scenes I feel I am able to visualize because the author does very well with descriptive words and explaining how the characters are feeling.
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