Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Remembering Novels

What element of the novel you are reading or have currently read will you probably remember the longest: character, plot, or theme? Why do you feel this way? Make sure you include the title and author, as well as specific details to support your answer.

53 comments:

Gabby said...

I will probably remember the plot of the novel the most. The book I am reading is called Secrets of my Hollywood Life, by Jen Calonita. This book is about a famous teenage girl, Kaitlin Burke, who tries to get away grom all of the fame by going to a regular school disguised as a different person.I think I will remember this the most because it is a really suspenseful plot and it is something different and exciting to read! So far, the book is great and I can't wait to read the ending!
(Gabby S)

Caroline said...

I will probably remember the characters the most because they are always different. I remember the book, Twilight becuase of the characters. You always remember when a new girl named Bella falls for a vampire named Edward. I love the plot too, but I reccomend the book for it's characters.

HKMS ILA Grade 7 said...

i will most definitely remember the cirque books because of the superfluous amount of fighting and all of the characters

HKMS ILA Grade 7 said...

The novel i remembered the most is "The Mouse and the Motorcycle". I liked this story so much because i love adventure books where things have go on an adventure to get what they need. I also love the character that plays the mouse because its pretty cool having a little mouse help a person. And the mouse rides a mini morotrcycle which he lives on. That is why I love this story (Dante S.)

Michelle said...

I will most likely remember the charecters the most. The book i read was Harry Potter Chamber of Secretsn by J.K. Rowling. It was a good book that i thought i would never pick up just watched the movies. Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Wesley. These charecters were very intresting because they were brave and caring and at other times when there were serious moments they made them funny. There charecters made suspence at any given moment and you couldnt stop reading the book.
(Michelle S.)

Tim Eng said...

I will probably remember the main character in The Lord of the Rings. Frodo the Hobbit is just a unique character that is given a huge responsiblity in the start of the series. As the series goes on you see him change from a playful kid, to a serious man.

noneofyourbeeswax said...

I think I most of the time remember the characters the most in the story. I definitely, like caroline remember the characters in the book twilight. the characters were describes so well and were just so interesting. I almost felt like I knew them, especially bella. I wish i could know them!!!!

!!!!!!(Erin M.)!!!!!!

steph said...

I will probably remember the characters from the novel The Last Treasure by Janet S. Anderson the most. Especially the main character, Ellsworth Smith because he is always suspicious, looking for a mystery to solve, and asking a lot of questions. Also, he is extremely nosy. All these traits make him an unforgettable character. I strongly recommend this book to others.
- Steph B.

Anonymous said...

I think that the thing that really stnads out in the book that I'm reading is the plot. The book is called Double Identity and it's about tweleve year old (soon to be thirteen) Bethany and her mom has been crying none stop ever since a few months ago. One day, out of the blue, her dad drags her and her mom in to their car and they drive past many state lines. I love the book and its so suspenful and at some points sad. but i think that it teaches a good lesson and also has good details/ explantions for things!
(EMILY K.)

Liz W said...

I always remember the characters most vividly because they are different in every book, although alot of books have similar plots. I am reading Give me a hero by Patrick Alexander, which is about a thief called the falcon and man called Colonel Julian Cunningham. The current setting is Britan in the 1980's, a time of political befuddlement. The falcon tries to escape the police despite the high reward for his capture.

-Liz W

Joey said...

I think the characters and plot I will remember the most. The characters are Darren Shan and Steve Leopard. I'll remember these two the most because they in the beggining of the Cirque du Freak friends but then are turned against each other in the middle of the series.
(Joe S.)

jschuldt said...

well pepoles i think the most intence conflict was between grimpow and the kings men or soldiers cuz like evry turn he make he knows there chasing him just around the bend even before grimpow knew how much the letter he found was wanted by the king he was still being chased!lol bye!
(jake)

Katie said...

I think I will probably remember the characters from the Clique series. This is because they lead their school, and their personalities and style are very different. It's easy to remember the clique characters, especially Massie, because she is confident and a strong leader. Its hard to forget a character like her, especially because she seems so perfect on the outside, but she really isn't perfect, and has freinds and family like the rest of us.

Lia :] said...

I will probably remember the characters the most because they are always differnt in some sort of way, with either how they look or act. I remember the book,Love Ruby Lavender,by Deborah Wiles.Ruby was always a farmer girl and wore all her hamidown cloths and never would really care.
- Lia Vitale<3

Marisa said...

I will probably remember the characters of a novel the most. In the book Perfect by Sara Shepard even Hanna's best friend turns out to be someone totally different. All this makes me remember those characters more.
-Marisa I.

sarahbiedermann said...

While reading a book, I always remember and love the characters the most. In the book Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer, she explains the characters so well you actually feel like you know them. Sometimes you can predict what they are about to do based on their personality.

-SARAHB-

emily ess said...

In a book I read, I will probably remember the characters the most. For example, in "Twilight" a few of the characters are vampires, which are fairly hard to forget. I also remember everything about the girl Bella in this book, particularly that she was a klutz. Each character makes a book what it is, and the way they react to different situations creates the plot. As readers, we usually know what the characters are thinking, which also creates the novel.

-Emily S.

lauren said...

I think that I will probably remember the character Sofie from the book called,"What My Mother Doesn't Know."I think I will remember her the most from this book because she tells the story of how her mother doesn't know her as well as she thought. For example, in the book Sofie goes to her school Halloween dance and was shopping with her mom for a dress. Sofie's mom wouldnt let her buy the dress that Sofie liked and would only buy the dress that she liked. Sofie then saves up enough money to buy the dress that she wanted to wear to the dance. She goes to her friends house to change before the dance but then when Sofie gets picked up my her mom she forgets to change back.

(Lauren K)

Josh S. said...

i agree with tim, ill probably remember the lord of the rings books. However, ill probably remeber them for the elaborate storyline. if youve read the lord of the rings books its hard to forget how frodo first was given the ring and then his journey all the way to mordor where frodo finally threw the ring into the fires of mount doom.

Kathleen D. said...

In the book She Said Yes, by Misty Bernall I think I will remember the character the longest. She appeared as this nice teenage girl, who always made the right choices and picked the right friends, but she didn't. She was into the goth drug using friends. The author had a lot to say about this girl, and I think I will remember it for a while.


Kathleen D. ♥ • ♥

Kathleen D. said...

In the book She Said Yes, by Misty Bernall, although I will remember the character very well, I will also remember the plot. It was about Columbine, and this girl who dies in it. It made me keep reading, and I will always remember it.



Kathleen D. ♥ • ♥

caroline said...

One character that I will probably always remember is Cammie from the book I'd Tell You I Love You but Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter. One reason why I think I will remember Cammie is because every day she sneak out of spy school to visit this boy. The boy that she really loves she meets by mistake under cover while she was training for spy school. She has to keep her secret from her true love and make sure her mom doesn’t find out she is sneaking out of school.
Caroline L.

Louise! said...

i am reading the book The Five People You Meet in Heaven. In this book, i will probablly remember the fact that the man who dies (Eddie) suffers his life for a little girl. I think i will remember this for a while because Eddie was putting himself infront of something to save their life. her was doing a very selfless act.

this book it really good so far. (: i suggest it to anyone! <3



- Lou!se (:

lol122 said...

I will most likley remember the plot most. In the book series I am reading, The Cirque Du Freak series, the plot is truly unforgetable. The series is about a normal kid named Darren Shan(also the name of the author) Who, through a turn of most unlikley events, becomes intwined with the lives of vampires, their enemies, the vampanize, and circus freaks. This is a plot that will linger in my thoughts for a long time, and will be had to forget.

Harrison W.

Stephen1-3 said...

I will probably remember the character's the most because Harry Potter books are mainly based on the characters such as Harry, Hermoine, and Ron. I will remember these characters whenever the words Harry Potter come up.
Stephen D.

Raja Basak-Smith said...

I will probably remember the plot of the book Travel Team. It is about a boy how did not make his schools travel team. One of the reasons was that he was too short. For a while he did not play basketball, but then he dad came and made a new team with the kids that did not make the school team either. They did badly and when they won their first game they went to go eat as a team but on the way there the coach gets into a car crash and is in the hospital.
(Raja bs)

Ch!OE c: said...

I agree with Sarah & Caroline! The Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse (by Stephanie Meyer) trilogy are really amazing. The plot continues throughout all three books, yet changes during the end, to which descisions Bella and Edward make. Its SO addicting to read and I couldn't put the book down..which is a good thing! (: The plot is mainly about a girl Bella who has fallen in love with a Vampire (Edward) and she has to choose if she turns into a Vampire or stays mortal. Bella wants to be a Vampire but Edward doesn't approve, he wants her to live her own life. Well, anyways, the books are so amazing and the plot is so catchy!

Hannah said...

In the book It Happened to Nancy by Beatrice Sparks I'll probably remember the character Gary. I think I'll most likely remember him because he disguises himself as someone else. Gary pretends to be a college student named Collin to hurt Nancy but when Nancy tries to find out where he is to turn him in to the police, she finds that he's actually a twenty -four year old named Gary.

Hannah ♥j☺y

James said...

The element that I will remember most in a book that I have recently read is the character in the book "Ender's Game". I think that I will remember this because Ender, the main character, is very young and although he is young he already knows many things that some adults wouldn't even understand. Throughout the book Ender is constantly tested by people and put into extremely dangerous and hostile areas. Even as this happens Ender still finds ways to get out of these situations and outsmart kids twice his age, and amaze adults. This is why I think that I will remember the character in "Ender's Game".

-James Monroe

Deja S said...

I will probably remember the character from the book “ Sister hood of the traveling pants” by Ann Brashares, because every character in this story has their own personalities like Tibby. Tibby is a rebel, she has a dark sense of humor and she loves to take home videos of her friends.

Deja Smith

nicole said...

I will probably remember the character Maeve from Maeve on the Red Carpet by Annie Bryant. The reason I will remember her so well is because she reminds me of myself. She is in love with acting and performing. She is also very outgoing and loves people. When I think of this book, I think of my life and my dreams. Maeve could almost be my twin!
(Nicole S.)

Sam said...

I will proably remember the plot of the story. I just finished a book called Life As We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer. It is about a girl named Miranda who's in high school. One week, there is this big thing in the news for the whole week about how an astroid is going to hit the moon. It isn't really a concern because it happens all the time (that is how the moon gets it's craters). But, the scientists miscalculated the astroid and it ends up pushing the moon very close to earth and tilts it off it's axis. All these natural disaters happen and people think the world is ending. Manhattan is underwater and so is Long Island and California. No one can get food because there isn't any oil so people pretty much think they're going to die. It's an intense plot that I probably won't forget very soon.

Anonymous said...

I'm reading a book called Anne of Green Gables. This is a Classic book. The thing i will remember the most is the main character. Her name is Anne Shirley. The author describes her soooooooo thouroghly. Also, she is the one who talks the most throughout the book. The amount of detail is fonominal. I hope it stays that way throughout the entire book.
(Sarah E.)

Charlie said...

I will most remember the characters Carlos & Manny from "Heat" by Mike Lupica. They are 2 very close friends who are baseball fanatics. Manny is a joking, easy going character. While Carlos is a serious personm who always tries to do his best.Plus Carlos was illegally brought oto N.Y. from Cuba.

Leitechs said...

I will most likely remember the character of the Harry Potter series. Like what Steven said, the characters are a somewhat unique threesome. Plus, there are seven long books. If anybody forgot about Harry Potter, it would be the people who don't actually read the books.

Geoff said...

Something I will mostly remember from a book is probably Darren Shan, the main character from the Cirque Du Freak series by Darren Shan. I will remember Darren because in the books whenever something changed about Darren, the author would explain so well of his new appearance, that I could actually picture it.

Geoff R.

Anika said...

I will probably remember the plot form the book, Fight For Life by Laurie Halse Anderson the most. Why? ..because the plot is about a puppy mill owner selling sick and starving puppies. I'll remember this most because: a. It's a topic that I care about b. it's a real-life scenario that is horrible! It is a real problem that should be stopped everywhere. I think that when books are related to real problems in life the author is trying to tell the reader to do something and try to change it, and I think that's really important.

Paul said...

I would probably remember the suspense in a book the most because that is what makes me keep wanting to read the book and find out and never put it down. I read the book called Maximum Ride:Angel Experiment and I would remember when Max and the gang were at there old house and the Erasers were chasing them down the road, broke into the house, and blew up the house. At that point, I didnt put it down and ended up staying up for an extra hour!
(Paul C.)

Unknown said...

I recently read a book called Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry. I will probably remember Kira the most, a character from this book. She was a teenage girl with a deformed leg. Her mother died and her father never came back from a hunt. A lot of sad things happened in this book with her and I will always remember what she went through without parents and a deformed leg. (Firdaus K)

krista said...

I would probably remember the plot of the story the most. In the book Confessions Of A Boyfriend Stealer by Robynn Clairday, this girl and her friends got into a big fight. There was a lot of confussion and the girls friends just wouldn't listen to her. There was a big mix up between them. I will remember this the most because it happens all the time in real life. People will just hear someone wrong and they will get into a big mix up. It is a great book!☺
[♥Krista G.♥]

MAIT said...

i think i will remember the cirque du freak characters the most because they were cool interesting characters. Also i loved the book so i will remember the characters. i think that Darren Shan was a good character because he had a cool personality.

ali said...

I think I will remeber the plot after reading "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan. This was a fantasy book about a boy, Percy, who is given a big quest that has to do with all three of the Greek gods. This book explains his adventure and battles. This plot really interested me and I think I will remeber it often. Especially when I read the second book!
-ALIM.-

Kaitlyn O. said...

I would probably remember the plot of this one scene in New Moon. Because it is so out of the blue, and it, in my opinion, was totally over reacted. I don't want to give it away but I am still made about what happened, it is almost like I don't want to read it any more. But I know that something good is going to happen, I can just feel it. (Kaitlyn O.)

LUKE. said...

I will probaly remember a character from the book Because of Winn-Dixie. The character is the dog Winn Dixie. This is for many reasons. First of all, the dog caused a huge mess in the grocery store. Second, for some reason, he has the fear of thunder. Also, this dog loves to hear stories and scared the librarian in thinking the dog was a bear. Last, this dog can smile.

Gabrielle F said...

I will proble remember the book, "TheEnd ofForever" two novels. I will remember this book, because, it's really good, and gives good details. The first half of the book is sad, but then the secong half, is very interesting, and makes me laugh.

Gabby said...

Katie, I agree with what you said about the Clique Characters. I also love how the author makes these girls seem so perfect, even though they aren't! I think I will remember the plots the most because of how dramatic they are. They are always being turned around and switched up! I enjoy these types of plots!
(Gabby S)

Michelle said...

I will probably remember the plot the most in the book Stephen Kings IT. This book is about eight kids who discover this clown that killing young children in there town. These children are brave enough to go and try and kill this evil clown. This clown has done everything to try and scare these children one by one and it was working. They were tired of it and wanted to do something about it. This plot was so interesting and scary that I don’t think I will ever forget it, it was a very detailed book. I also saw the movie but I definitely think the book was better because it made you feel as if you we right there.(Michelle S.)

Sarah W said...

One of my favorite books is Under Water With Ogden Nash written by Ogden Nash. It is a poetry book about animals that live in water or swim in it. I love that book so much. It is very funny and the rhymes are really great. I would recommend this book to everyone.

Sarah W

Sarah W said...

The Tale of Despereaux
Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread by Kate DiCamillo is a very memorable book. It tells the sotry of a mouse who is betrayed by his family and yet manages to become the knight he always wanted to be. It is a story which can be related to human life and shows how people can overcome problems. It has some awful parts which are really sad but the ending makes it well worth reading.

Sarh W

Courtney said...

I will remeber the book Code Orange. I think it is really origanal. It's about a boy named Mitty and he finds smallpox scabs in his mom's library he stupidly rubs them on his face and now he's worryed he'll get smallpox. I'll always remeber the theme of this book because it is diffrent form every other book I've read. LIke how many books do you know who have the same theme.

Anonymous said...

I'm reading a book by Scott Westerfield. It is the fourth book in his series, Uglies (is the first), Pretties(second),Specials(third), and the one that I am currently reading, Extras. I think that in this book, i will most remember the plot. Because Aya Fuse is so un-famous and she wants to be really famous. Then she meets a group of girls and they tell her that the only way to be in their group is if she promises that she really doesn't want to be ffamous. The thing is , is that Aya really does want to be famous and in the end i think that she will see that you shouldn't lie. Because she did lie alot in this book so far. Aya lied about her life and the things that she does/did. Which got her in big trouble......(EMILY K)

Greg said...

In the book I am reading, The Mysterious Island, I think that I will remember the plot the most. This is because of how unique the plot is. In the book, five union soldiers are caught in a windstorm and brought to an unknown island in the middle of the pacific ocean, and must learn how to survive without any tools from their old lives.

(Greg G)

Carolyn said...

A book that I have remembered for my whole life since I read it was Matilda. I really don't know why but I read it all the way back in 4th Grade and I can still remember everything that happend. I also remember it being my favorite book! Even though now I would never be caught dead reading it, it still had a very strong affect on me! I'll always remember that book.
CAROLYN<3