Book Group
This was my first book group, and I think it was a great experience for me. I enjoyed every minute of this assignment. When Dr. McNeal was giving out numbers for our class to decide what group we were going to be in, I was hoping that I would like my group and I did. I benefited from having a book group in many different ways. I made new friends and I learned to like to read. Before I have this class I definitely thought that reading was a waste of time. When I saw on the syllabus that we had to choose a novel and write two papers on it I thought I was just going to find a book that had a movie to go along with it and go from there. I was wrong. Our group actually made the mistake in thinking that we had to read two books and do a paper on each one of them. I look at this as not a bad thing but very positive. I got to read two of the best books I have ever read by an awesome author. The two books that we chose was The Notebook and A Walk to Remember, both by Nicolas Sparks. If we didn't make the error in reading two books I would have never thought about A Walk to Remember, which was a remarkable novel. The book group assignment enhanced my enjoyment for reading. I am currently reading another one of Nicolas Sparks'
like the rest. Hear my voice raised The Notebook is a romance novel that sparked my heart. Noah, a low class boy from a small town, falls in love with Allie, a prominent young woman from the big city. Over the summer when they met, Noah and Allie felt the kind of love that married couples don't even experience, true love. After finding out that Allie had to move back to her hometown because her father got a new job, both Noah and Allie decide to have a long distance relationship and work things out. Noah wrote Allie for two years without one response because her mother hid all the letters from him. Once the two years went by, Noah gave up. Fifteen years later, Allie decided to give Noah a visit before she gets married to a wealthy lawyer after seeing Noah and his house he rebuilt in the newspaper. When Noah and Allie reunite they go on a journey of falling in love with each other all over. This novel, to me, symbolizes a genuine miracle and a heartfelt romance. I honestly wouldn't know what I would do if I lost my true love. Landon proved at the end when he showed his devotion to Jamie and proved to be a true man. The two main symbols in the novel were Jamie's Bible and her last walk. The bible showed Landon how much she really cared for him and Jamie's walk down the aisle revealed her affection towards Landon. This book grabbed my attention the minute I picked it up. It's a love story and it truly showed the power of a miracle. In my first paper, before I read A Walk to Remember, I said that this was the best book I have ever read. I would like to change that to this is one of the best books I have ever read. This novel, to me, symbolizes a true wonder and a sincere romance. I am still young and I've never really found love as strong as Noah and Allie had when they were my age. The symbols in the novel that signified Noah and Allie's bond were the house and letters. Allie saw Noah's house in the paper, which brought her back to him. The letters and poetry writes the story of Noah and Allie, which in the end of the novel plays a really big part. During previous activities when I had the option of watching the video or reading the book, I chose the video but in this case I chose the book. I think that is why everyone loves it, because it just grabs you. Overall, it's a great book and better than most books I have read. It is a love story and it is the kind of love everyone is looking for. Katie: Katie was the initiator of our name exchange when we first got together in the right hand corner of the room. The first thing that I noticed about Katie was her accent. She is from Cleveland, OH, and is an Elementary/Special Education major. Katie and I have the same classed but not the same time so we always had something to talk about. Katie, in my opinion, was the leader of the group. She always made sure that we had meetings scheduled and something to discuss. If we would get off the topic, since we are five girls, Katie would be the one who would interrupt us with one of her views from the novel. I liked Katie a lot because she was very down to earth. as I raise my hands, my Lord, toward
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