Blogging Reflection

I think that the words and phrases the really bring out my voice as a writer are all the words I use to describe what I am talking about, (introvert, puzzle, strives, etc.). Words like these really show how I feel about the book and what my opinions are. The symbols that I thought of didn’t come from the book; they came from me and my own voice. If I had just simply stated the traits of the characters of my book then the reader would be easily bored. I feel like as a write you must use things that people are able to connect to and different things that makes the reader understand more about what he is reading.

I used a good amount of concrete and abstract diction in my post. This is evident when I say things like “He goes where the wind blows him…” or “ Ira very well is the ‘Do not Disturb’ sign you hang on your door at a hotel.” These different sentences helped to showcase my point of view and perspective on the characters that I was writing about, which is the whole point of adding the abstract and concrete diction. It helps the reader feel like he knows the characters that I am writing about through my own representation. For syntax I use a mixture of short and long sentences. I will start off with a short sentence like, “Sophia reminds me of a puzzle.” And then I go more into depth with longer sentences after this as you can see when I say “Sophia reminds me of a puzzle. You know the final picture, but she reveals little bits and pieces about herself that help you to realize who she is and what she believes in.” The short sentences ties the reader in and just flat out tells the reader what I think and then the longer sentences show my explanation for my thinking.

"The Longest Ride" Overview

As you can probably tell this is a typical "Nicholas Sparks love story", boy meets troubled girl they fall in love and conquer the world together. Well, more or less. Although this is true, Nicholas tells this story in a different way. He tells it from three different perspectives. Very different perspectives. Ira, an old man stuck in the past, and of course Luke and Sophia. Luke and Sophia. Cowboy and Jersey girl. Hot and cold. I guess what they say is true, opposites attract. Yeah yeah its predictable but it keeps the readers reading, you can't argue with that. The scenarios aren't very realistic but that doesn't mean that they aren't relatable, because they are. You can relate to the emotions of the characters. They are "normal" people in a "normal" world,  just like we are. So yes, this book follows the status quo of a sappy love story, but isn't that what we like? We like to know the endings to the book, you'd be lying if you said you've never read the last page of the book before you even started it. As readers we like to know what we are in for because who likes to read a book that doesn't end well. Nobody.