Chacon's novel...Let's get started!
Alright, students, let's hear it! What reactions do you have to the text? What questions are you burning to have answered? What characters suprise you the most? What "universal truths" does the novel capitalize on? How much of the plot is "real" to you? What conversations in the text leave you puzzled, curious, interested, exhausted, excited, etc? There's so much to say, and I can't wait to hear your thoughts.
Hopefully, we can look forward to a post or two from Mr. Daniel Chacon himself. Watch the blog for the author's insights, questions for you, and/or thoughts on characters, plot, theme, setting, and/or much, much more...
Who will be the first to post?...
Hopefully, we can look forward to a post or two from Mr. Daniel Chacon himself. Watch the blog for the author's insights, questions for you, and/or thoughts on characters, plot, theme, setting, and/or much, much more...
Who will be the first to post?...
posted by Emalsam at 10:30 AM
8 Comments:
So far I really like the this book. It will be very interesting to find out how this story ends. I really want to know what will happen with Joey. I am curious to find out if he will become an actor. It will be interesting to see how he changes once he moves to Medford. So far he has been such a kind and loving character it is hard to imagine him transforming into a "voto loco."
I was most surprised by Williams character.It is awful the way he talks to the kids however, you cant help but laugh when he does things like painting the house pink and bringing cheese to McDonalds to put on his hamburger. I cant wait to see what happens next!
I have already completed the book The Shadows Took Him. I was interested in the cities used in the book. I am familiar with Fresno and the small towns in Oregon. I have nephews living in a small town in Oregon.
I recently visited with them and they had commented on a small group of people wearing all black. My eldest nephew stated they were "Goth". He had only heard of them until them, now he could see someone that was different. He will not be able to experience the gang activity that Joey had living in Fresno.
I could stay interested in the story line for a while and then the story would change and I would question the author as to where he was taking me. I could not understand how the Father was obviously talented and a hard worker could be so far from his family. There was no communication, while they were all reaching for some sort of communication. I was disappointed in the ending. I was hoping for a change in the fathers character. But is did not happen. I would of liked to see a happier ending to the story.
Was there anything redeeming about William's character?
BTW, I hope everyone is planning on attending Chacon's meet and greet on March 29th at 7:00 in the Student Center on East Campus.
I am going to try my best. I'd like to ask Daniel Chacon why he made Rachel's character so weak and why he ended the book so abruptly. Overall I thought it was a good book. I just got so angry at the things that William did and how Rachel didn't do 'enough' to protect her children. I never would have left Fresno without my daughter for that man.
I also lived in Fresno for four years and I have to say the most interesting part of the book was him talking about places that I'm familiar with!
I have read about half of the book. I am very excited to finish this book to see how the family turns out and how the kids turn out since the way William talks to the kids. William isn't very nice to his kids but I realized that so far in the book he doesn't pick on "Vero".
Jamie
Yeah, why do you think Vero is able to escape the wrath? They almost seem to use argument as a form of affection...
William doesn't physically abuse Vero or Rachel, after all Rachel wouldn't stay if he did. A lot of fathers that abuse only target the boys in the family. Some, I think, feel the boys can take it; it will make them better 'men'. Not very good logic, but seems to be a pattern. I think William, in his own way, had to draw the line some where.
I agree that at least William only beat/hit his sons and not his wife and daughter. Not that this is better but he probably thought that the beating would make men out of them.
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