_In Cold Blood_

As with the first novel, this is a work on nonfiction. Obviously, it is of a different genre! I feel that it is a book you never forget reading, probably because it introduces us to the kinds of people with whom we do not associate. It also illustrates the depravity mankind can demonstrate. What are your ideas on the novel? Consider discussing any or your idea os any of the following:

1. Character development

2. Impact of the various settings on the novel

3. The stylistic choices of the narrator of the story

4. Themes of the work

5. Motivations for behaviour

I look forward to reading your comments and cannot wait to discuss this with you when school begins.

Additional Comments for _A Lesson before Dying_

I'm glad to see you enjoyed this novel. I have enjoyed reading your comments. Should you want to continue your discussion, please do it here. Some topics you might consider discussing are as follows:

1. Character development

2. Who learns a lesson?

3. Use of Biblical allusions in the novel

4. Themes of the novel

5. Impact of the setting on the development in the novel

6. The power of writing in the novel (the journal)

I look forward to reading your additional comments!

Lessons Learned

What have you learned from reading this book, if anything? Has it changed your perspective on how you should be living your day-to-day life?

Your Last Lecture

If you were to give the last lecture of your life, what would you teach?

How is your reading of The Last Lecture going? What do you think of Randy Pausch and his choice to do this lecture in this manner?