Why I chose this book

I chose the book Safe Haven because it's by nicholas sparks. Nicholas Sparks also wrote one of my favortie stories, 'The Last Song'. Since I enjoyed that story very much I figured I should give another one of his stories a try. 'The last Song' was turned into a movie and so was 'Safe Haven'. They must have to be pretty decent if they are turned into a movie. I mean why woud you turn a hideous book into a movie? A lot of people would probably not see it. I know I wouldn't! Another reason why I chose this book is because I've seen the movie and really liked it. I wanted to compare the two and see how different they were. See how much the director  hinders the details, and how true to the story it is. I wish all movies had the exact details as the book so I can actually visually see everything from the book. Does your book have a movie to were the movie is very true to the book?  Or were a lot of details changed or left out?

1.    What specific words/phrases demonstrate your writer’s voice? How do these words/phrases showcase your personality as a writer? "I mean why woud you turn a hideous book into a movie? A lot of people would probably not see it. I know I wouldn't" (Harrison). This shows how I really feel about it. Shows my opinion that if a book I don't like is made into a movie, I would not see it. With my voice, I'm very honest.

 

"I mean why woud you turn a hideous book.." (Harrison). I feel like my voice is very outgoing and sarcastic in a way. When I said a book is "hideous" I didn't actually mean the apperance of the book. I meant the way it was wrote, how I feel about it. This makes my voice unigue.

 

 

2.  What purposeful diction AND syntax choices did you make to enhance your writer’s voice? You must choose to discuss at least one diction AND one syntax technique from the list below. Make sure to include textual evidence from your post where you included the diction and syntax choices you discuss.

Diction:
"See how much the director hinders the details, and how true to the story it is' (Harrison).
I used hinder to use more strong diction. I could of used changed but instead of using changed I used hinder. This makes my voice sound more older.

Syntax

The best thing about my book

I'm reading Safe Haven. The best thing about my book is it keeps you guessing. It also has a lot of suspense. You never know what what her old husband is going to do next. Is he going to kill her? Try to hurt her? Do something to her new family? You just really never know. But the author keeps giving you clues that leads up to the actual moment. This makes the moment more suspensful. I like suspenful books but not to suspensful. Is your book suspensful? Does it keep you guessing?

The worst thing about my book

The worst thing about my book is it's very confusing. I know the author probably made it confusing so you can think and use your context clues and predict. I'm finding some of the details are very different from the movie. I feel the book is more confusing because you don't really have a visual only the one you make in your head. I'm very confused on why the girls friend hasn't met anyone else on the island. Why is she the only one that has met her? If you have read the book and the movie, what do you find that is different from one another? Are a lot of the details the same or different?

Make a text to world connection

My main character in Safe Haven could relate to a lot of people. She has a past that she can not let go of. Her past is pretty scary and I feel like people also have a hard time letting go of the past if it has affected them. She doesn't want to share it with anyone. She doesn't want to bring it up. She thinks people might judge her for what has happened, so she lies. I think this is a text to world because people would probably do the same. No one wants to be judge for their past, no one wants to be judge no matter what. But I think people would do the same to the people they meet that don't know about their past.

Determine a Symbol : Safe Haven

The woman in Safe Haven that runs away has came off to me as keeping to herself. I think she's this way because of what has happened in her past. She doesn't want anyone to know about her messed up past life. She wants to move on and start over. She is very ancy because of this, gets worked up easily for example when she sees a cop she thinks their looking for her even though they aren't, she freaks out. She doesn't reallt want to make friends. This girl trys to make friends with her but she kinda comes off as not wanting a friendship. I think she does this so she doesn't get close to anyone, so she doesn't have to share her story.

Describe the setting

I actually ended up switching books to the book safe haven. Safe Haven's setting is on an island. The girl runs away from her home before to an island with not many people. Everybody knows everyone. She doesn't want people to know she has left and ended up where she has. She gets here by a bus. She had to plan this right away, she had no time to waste. She had her neighbors help. The island is very peaceful. Dirt roads, ocean, boats and sun. The name of the town is Southport in North Carolina.

describe the setting of the novel

My independent reading book  "the redemption of callie and kayden" has multiple settings. There isn't just one set setting. There are some where they end up a lot but there are tons. One of the main settings is Callie's apartment or friend's that she is staying in. After work the story will lead back to her house. Another setting is her work. A lot of action takes place, where most of it happens. I've only got so far into my book. In the beginning these are the main settings.