Wednesday, October 29, 2008

What book are you?

If i lived in the society of Fahrenheit 451 and decided to join "the book people" i would choose to become the book "The vampire Lestat" by Anne Rice. This book is the second of "The vampire chronicles". I would choose this book, first of all, because it's my favorite book so far. The reason why i like it so much is because it as a little bit of everything, it has suspense, tragedy, mystery, romance, terror and even a little bit of comedy. I also love how Anne Rice writes, the lines are beautiful and very descriptive, it's like reading poetry. The plot is very interesting and has lots of exciting moments. There are unexpected events that leave the reader mouth-opened. And lastly, I fell in love with the characters.

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes...Time may change me

Over my two month vacation i read Fahrenheit 451 as an assignment, but there was a short passage in the book that changed my perspective about life. In the passage, Granger; one of the characters, told the protagonist (Guy Montag) that we all must leave something behind in our lifetimes because when we're not in this world we will be remembered in the things we made. "Everyone must leave something behind when he dies, my grandfather said... and when people look at that tree or that flower you planted, you're there" (pg 156).
This inspired me to always do my best because now i know that even if our time on earth is short, our essence will remain in the things we created.
Extra Credit: song by David Bowie, title "Changes"