Wonder - R. J. Palacio
I got to know about this book because of the Movie trailer which looks like a touching tear jerker. You know, the boy with the astronaut helmet. I did not watch the movie but the book is enjoyable!
The story is about this boy who went to school for the very first time of his life. He was protected by his family and homeschooled since young due to a craniofacial disorder at birth, causing his facial features to be deformed. His life changed as he started to enter school. He found reality, courage and true friendship in the process.
The story is about this boy who went to school for the very first time of his life. He was protected by his family and homeschooled since young due to a craniofacial disorder at birth, causing his facial features to be deformed. His life changed as he started to enter school. He found reality, courage and true friendship in the process.
The book is really engaging because it is written from a young adult's/ child's point of view. In fact, it includes the point of view from other characters like his sister and his friends. August is just 10 years old when he first started school. His family and him were very apprehensive from the start. The middle school director, Mr Tushman, gathered 3 "known to be good" students to befriend him and guide him at the start. True enough, other students were shooting mean remarks and were afraid of touching August. Only Jack, one of 3 kids assigned, hung out with him. On the other hand, Julian was making things difficult for him. He met his one true friend, Summer, who truly wanted to befriend him because he was a nice guy to be around with. Of course, when you read her part, you will realised that it all started out of sympathy. There was a hurtful misunderstanding between Jack and August, and it is interesting to read from each of their chapters to understand what really goes on in their mind. When
August thought his friend, Jack was befriending him just because he was
told by the middle school director, we get to read from Jack's point of
view that it was not exactly the case. At the end of school term, one outdoor camp changed everything. Through challenges from external parties, the friends all stood by August.
The language used is simple and easy to read. This is with exception of Justin's chapter in which the paragraphs have no proper capitalization and structure. I do believe this is intentional, but it was rather difficult to read there! The whole book brings you through the story of each different characters and you have to work to piece them up altogether. This is quite stimulating to the brain 😏. What might seem to be in a certain way to someone might not be what the truth really is. It is not what you say that matters, it is how the other person interprets it.
This is really quite a fun and warmth hearted book.💓
If you want a higher level challenge for the mind, try the thriller novel "The girl on the train" by Paula Hawkins. That is captivating and makes you want to find out more, although the plot is a bit sick. It is written in a similar style from the point of view of 3 different characters. Reading Fifty shades of grey from both Christian's and Ana's view is also quite fun.
This is really quite a fun and warmth hearted book.💓
If you want a higher level challenge for the mind, try the thriller novel "The girl on the train" by Paula Hawkins. That is captivating and makes you want to find out more, although the plot is a bit sick. It is written in a similar style from the point of view of 3 different characters. Reading Fifty shades of grey from both Christian's and Ana's view is also quite fun.
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