I would have to say that my favorite book would have to be The Book Without Words by Avi. I first encountered this book when I was in the 8th Grade in a book order catalog given to me by my English teacher, Mrs. Meehan. The reason why it even caught my eye was due to the cover illustration of a raven perched on a human skull and the intricate designing of the Celtic knots on the border patterning the cover. It gave me a sense of tragedy, eeriness, and something very sinister, and knowing myself it was the type of book I loved to read. Once I started reading it I fell for it even more because the story dealt with something called Alchemy. Alchemy is a subject I'm very intrigued with. The book also opened my eyes about humans and their pursuit for things out of their reach and the sacrifices they make either good or bad to obtain that thing. Even to go far as to sacrifice lives for the sake of one's own and to try to cheat death.
As I'm sure you've already noticed, the second book in our novel unit is loosely based on a concept of alchemy. I hope you enjoy it, and maybe you have some extra insight with your previous experience with the topic!
ReplyDeleteI know I was so stoked when I saw that The Alchemist was a book we were going to read!
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