Chapter 1-5 - You MUST read this!

BEFORE I start, two simple rules for this BLOG:

1. Posts must be AT LEAST 250 words long. Anything shorter is probably best put on the Message Board.
2. You can post about ANYTHING to do with the weekly chapters - as long as it interests you (and therefore might also spark some discussion).

If you are stuck what to write, have a look at each of the THREE sections I have written below, and think of these as EXEMPLARS for the sort of thing you might want to write, either this week or in the future. And remember, students with the most posts over the year will qualify for the trip at the end of the year.

So... You've all read the first FIVE chapters I hope. I know some of you have read much more than this, but it is important that we all move at the same speed as far as this BLOG is concerned - otherwise it will get really confusing, for everyone.

Firstly, I know lots of you have found it a struggle at first to 'adjust' to what is a very different style of writing to what you are used to reading. But I agree with those of you who say it is just a question of persevering, and then you soon get used to it. I find it the same with B&W films: when I first start watching one I am really disappointed at the lack of colour, but, if I persevere, before too long I have adjusted completely, and totally forgotten that it is Black and White at all. The same is true of fiction like this. DON'T be put off if you don't understand the odd word either - as long as the sentence still makes sense, then just ignore it (or look it up if you're really curious).

Anyway, back to the book - and, specifically, the first FIVE chapters. There are three things I would like to talk about in particular, and, to help you all out, I shall post separately for each one...