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5 comments
- Even throughout reading the book I never ended up liking the set up of the book?
- The last chapter is called the end.
- Talking about the book hes writing again.
- The chapters bothered me a little while reading.
4 questions
- Why did the author write this book?
- Why did the author decide to use short sayings?
- Why was this book written the way it was?
3 vocabulary
- technical: art, science
- abdication:
- integrity: ethical purposes
2 literary
- "his feet were frosty with ice-nine" (pg. 286)
- "I wagged my head" (pg.286)
1 overview
- The conclusion to the book and the conclusion to his book.
5 comments
- They speak a language to eachother.
- Uses words that arent understood cause they are not from the english language.
- Under the chapter only one catch it shows they smoke a lot and drink a lot.
- Another short saying on page 205.
4 questions
- Why do they talk in another language but dont tell what it means?
- Does cave mean home in the book?
- In San Lorenzo ruled by a president or ambassador?
- Why were they in San Lorenzo?
3 vocabulary
- wampeter:
- diaphanous: very sheer light
- pomegranates: fruit
2 literary
- "Now mud lies down again and goes to sleep" (pg. 222)
- "her breast were like pomergranates" (pg. 203)
1 overview
- Talked about Mona and what she was like.
5 comments
- There are words in this chapter that I havent seen before and dont understand.
- Papa Monzano is in the hospital.
- Talking about how government or economic will never make people happy.
- Wants to marry this girl.
- Im starting not to like the names of the chapters because they are confussing.
4 questions
- What does on the hook mean?
- Why do all the chapters have different names that dont make much sence.
- Why does the chapter use words and numbers and words not understood?
3 vocabulary
- grisly: causing a shudder
- cunningly: shrewd or sly mannor
- ghoulishly: strangely or cruel
2 literary
- "What are the rites like?" (pg. 171)
- "That's what the foot buisness is called" (pg. 171)
1 overview
- About the hospital and his papa and what they were doing.
5 comments
- The chapter was tiltled a good time to come to San Lorenzo.
- Corporal McCabe spoke english passably well.
- Crosby was mistaken for being the ambassador but he's only a buisnessman.
- One of the chapters was HY-U-O-OOk-KUH! and that was the last thing the person said in the chapter.
- This was there trip to San Lorenzo.
4 questions
- Why are they in San Lorenzo?
- Why are there so many funny different words that I didnt understand?
- Did the author make up words to be used in the book?
- Is Bokononist a real religion.
3 vocabulary
- Ambassador: a high diplomatic official
- manufacturer: the making of goods
- communists: addvocate of communism
2 literary
- "this man over here is the big cheese" (pg. 142)
- "So death rattles" (pg. 145)
1 overview
- Talked about there trip to San Lorenzo.
5 comments
- On page 120 it is filled with numbers and I didnt understand much of it.
- There was another saying on page 123 talking about the Catholic Church and Castle Sugar incorporated.
- There was a property situation going on.
- Talking about propery and who claimed what land.
- Mona played the xylophone.
4 questions
- What does the numbers and things on page 120 mean?
- What was the short saying on page 123 mean?
- Why is the book written the way it is?
- This book is just a little confusing.
3 vocabulary
- surrealistic: pertaining to
- amateurish: acting like an amateur
- perch: a pole or rod
2 literary
- "oh a very sorry people" (pg. 123)
- "her hips were a lyre" (pg. 140)
1 overview
- talked about who claimed what property and who had no property.
5 comments
- Twinkle twinkle little star was interpreted into San Lorenzan dialect.
- They were on the plane and were talking about inhabitants or natives of Indiana.
- Then it goes on to say that they are your fellow hoosiers.
- There weren't any short sayings in this section of the book.
- On page 110 the title of the chapter is something that is said throughout the chapter.
4 questions
- Why were they upset that there were inhabitants or natives of Indiana on the plane?
- Does this mean he was a hoosier as well?
- Is this book taking place during Christmas time?
- Why does everyone talk about past stories?
3 vocabulary
- hoosier: native or inhabitant of Indiana
- shrewdly: piercing, keen
- plexiglass: light transparent weather resistant
2 literary
- "that glass was to him what a fishbowl would be to a normal man" (pg. 111)
- "What she had trapped like fossil beetles in amber" (pg. 114)
1 overview
- about the plane ride, and her wanting to be called mom, and talking about their dad.
5 comments
- The chapters are beggining to get a little longer then a page now.
- The title of one of the chapters is a fish pitched up by an angry sea then there is a little saying in the chapter talking about it.
- The saying on the top of page 107 confused me and i didnt understand it.
- I also like the saying that is on page 107 on the bottom i thought it was clever.
- On page 108 the song twinkle twinkle little star is written.
4 questions
- Why did the author decide to use different types of little sayings throughout the book?
- What is Bokononist?
- Why does the government play such a big role in the book?
- Why was twinkle twinkle little star put into the story?
3 vocabulary
- twangingly: string of musical instruments
- pissant: one that is insignifigant
- pessimism: anticipate only a bad outcome
2 literary
- "only after they roasted him" (pg. 95)
- "By the angry sea" (pg. 107)
1 overview
- Sounds kind of like it was about life and about their bible and what it says.
5 comments
- On page 62 there are two poems that I really enjoyed reading and thought that they had good meaning.
- The titles of the chapters are different and I like how they try to describe what the chapter is about.
- The setting of most of what I read was in a cemetary.
- They were buying a monument for the cemetary so that they could bury the lady and they were coming uo with things to but on the head stone.
- When looking at the chapters they all seem to be just about the same length.
4 questions
- On page 78 there is a four line saying and I don't understand what it is there for or what it means.
- Why are they chapters only 1-2 pages each?
- Why was this a popular book?
- Why did the author decide to write about this topic?
3 vocabulary
- piquant: pungent or sharp in taste
- vulgar: ignorance or lack of of good breeding or taste
- consolation: act of comforting
2 literary
- "you are not dead, but only sleeping." (pg. 62)
- "He never got around to putting any kind of marker on her grave." (pg. 65)
1 overview
- This was about them being at the cemetary and picking out a monument and what to be written on the head-stone.
5 comments
- The people in the book mentioned are Dr. Breed, Miss Pefko, and Dr. Nilsak.
- I don't like how the book is set up and how the chapters are like a page each I'd rather be able to real by chapters.
- Dr. Breed had been at the research laboratory for a year.
- Wanted to show that scientist were heartless.
- The cover of the book doesn't make it seem interesting but when you start to read its not as bad.
4 questions
- Who is "I" during the book?
- Why is science the main focus in this book?
- Why do some people think that scientist are crazy and portray them in that way?
- How does the author come up with the titles for the chapters?
3 vocabulary
- lapel: part of a garment that is folded back on the chest
- charlatan: someone who acts more knowledgeable than they really are
- ethylene: colorless, flammable gas
2 literary
- "her gait was affected, becoming stiff and chicken like." (pg. 33)
- "her smile was glassy, and she was ransacking her mind for something to say, finding nothing in it but used Kleenex and costume jewelry." (pg. 33)
1 overview
- this was about the marines and science.
