A few times in life, if we are so lucky, we happen to stumble over a piece of writing, that for one reason or another, sticks with us. The reason which they do could strive from many concepts or ideas present in the book such as a direct connection to the character, a story that corresponds somehow to your life, or some question that allows you to explore deep in to your (once) subconscience. Which ever aspect of the story captures you into a quagmire of mind captivating, page flipping, and deep meaning searching, it is always important to take meaning from every word or phrase, and the way they are connected.

My favorite book is Disgrace. This is a novel so rich in scandal and diverse in backgrounds, that i found it near impossible to put down. The struggle of the main character to balance, morality, with raw emotion is one that we all face. After all, Could there be a balance? does morality by definition not restrict or even cease the practice of following your heart to a realm sometimes a bit less publicly acceptable.

Another piece of particularly captivating writing is East of Eden.

In this story i found myself forming an emotional, subliminal connection with the character. The thought process that Adam went through during his quest to find a simple life seemed so real, natural, even tangible in some realm where a thought so concrete could manifest itself in the physical world.

Night by Elie Wisel was a novel so strong and descriptive that it slowly came to life in my mind.

I felt a strong connection to the character due to his religious background, and even deeper due to my nationality.

The Perks of being a Wall Flower is a book that explored questions about the world we live in as well as our place in it. The struggle that the protagonist went through is one of searching for acceptance within his community as well as his place within his family, and the balance between the two.

Assignment One: Disgrace

The book that has had the most influential compact on my life is a book I have only currently read.
Disgrace by Coetzee, is is a highly emotional, effectively, and almost poetically written novel about scandal, and a struggle between two cultures, forced to coexist in an ethnic melting pot.
Here are a few quotes which meant the most to me from this book: (please pay attention to the beauty of the sentence fluency and word choice)
-" My case rests on the rights of desire', he says. 'On the God who makes even the small birds quiver." ( Coetzee, 89)
- " I was a servant of Eros:'that is what he wanted to say, but does he have the effrontery? It was a god who acted through me. What Vanity! Yet not a lie, not entirely. In the whole wretched business there was something generous that was doing the best to flower. If only he had known the time would be short!" ( Coetzee, 89)
-" He does not reply. The day is not dead yet but living. War, Atrocity- every word with which one tries to wrap up this day, the day swallows down its black throat" ( Coetzee, 102)
Style:
The Style in which this book was written, although very modern, did not seem so. It was full of Latin and Old English. The almost poetic flow of words through every synonym used to better describe an intangible feeling, and personification to give life to an otherwise monotonous setting.