I just finished reading The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Right now I have mixed thoughts partly because the Packers are blowing their lead as we speak. In my opinion the ending wasn't as interesting compared to the majority of the book. Our class knew he died, but the finale didn't say much about Jean's passing.
One thing that really confused me was "The Mythmaker" chapter. Jean talked about his friend Olivier from school. He stated that Olivier would entertain them constantly with stories about London. Then he goes on talking about all these different activities he "forged in his head." I didn't see the point of this chapter, but I'm sure Jean knew exactly what he was doing. Can I just add that I hate the Chicago Bears.
As a whole, I enjoyed this book alot more than I thought I would. The thing about DBBF was that it was easy to read, but at the same time made you want to read more. After seeing what a day in the life was like for him, I was oddly fascinated. He described everything with great detail- allowing me to paint a mental picture in my head. Overall I would give The Diving Bell and the Butterfly a 7.9
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Charlie,
Thanks for your thoughts and the football updates. The Jets are doing terribly, btw.
Now you need to get your Outside Reading posts up...the sooner the better!
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