The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day was written by Kazuo Ishiguro. It was awarded the Man Booker Prize for Fiction in 1989.
This story is told in the first-person narration of an English butler, Stevens. In the summer of 1956, Stevens receives a letter from Miss Kenton who worked as a housekeeper of Darlington Hall with him. In this letter, she describes her unhappy marriage life, so he begins to think she wishes to come back Darlington Hall. He takes a short holiday to visit her. And...
This story is a personal story of Stevens. It takes him into the depths of the English countryside, but also into the depths of his own past. I think he is a butler of dignity, but he is a sad person. In this story, he don't describe his feelings and thoughts, so readers have to comprehend what he is thinking. This story is very difficult for me, so I couldn't understand completely. I want to read again and clear up.
The Sugar Glider
Rod Neilsen
This book was written by Rod Neilsen. It is set in Australia. In this story, a main character, pilot Don Radcliffe returns to Australia to recover his wife and to spend more time with his daughter, Judy. However, when he arrives, his friend, Paul Copeman offers him a strange job. It is picking up some equipment and chemicals in a mine for govenment. He decides to accept this job and flies an old DC4 called "The Sugar Glider" to Melbourne, but he wants to spend more time with Judy, so he goes there with her. And...
This is an adventure story. The theme of this story is family love and also this story tells us about wonderful places in Australia. I like the scene Don and Judy help each other. I thought family is really important. This story is fascinating and entertaining, so I enjoyed it. If you start to read this book, you will not stop reading, like me! I recommend my classmates to read this book!!
The Great Gatsby
Francis Scott Key Fitzger
The Great Gatsby was written in 1925 by Francis Scott Key Fitzger. He was known to people as a famous American novelist.
This story begins with the narrator, Nick Carraway. He moves to New York and rents a house in the West egg. His next-door neighbor is a mysterious man named Jay Gatsby. He holds big parties many times. Daisy is a Nick's cousin, she lives with her husband, Tom in the East egg. Myrtle is a Tom's other woman, but she has her husband, George and they live in the Valley of Ashes. One day, Nick knows one story which is that Gatsby and Daisy had loved each other five years ago. Gatsby asks Nick to make a chance to meet Daisy,and...
This book has many themes including
love, money, the American dream, social class and so on. I think social class is
a very important theme. The
Great Gatsby
portrays three different social classes. They are East egg, West egg
and Valley of Ashes. East egg is “old money", West egg is “new money”, Valley of Ashes is “no money”. It is very difficult to clear up the theme, and this story has many characters, so I was confused. However this story is very interesting. If you have interest in it, I want you to read this!
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
This book was published in1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson. He was born in Edinburgh, in Scotland, in 1850. He is known to people as a novelist, a poet and a essayist.
This story is about the life of a man with a double character. Dr Jekyll is a very clever scientist. He invent a special drug to change himself. He has two faces, one is real and the other is false, Mr Hyde. Mr Hyde is a strange-looking man. He is a short, but has a strong, heavy body. He is really evil. He kill some people and doesn't control himself. He looks like a monster. Why did he wish to be someone else?
The theme of this story is changing myself. Do you hate yourself? Do you want to be someone else? I thought no one is perfect person. This story told me importance of accepting personality and also the fear of the drug. I had interest in this book. If you like the mystery story, I will recommend this book. Please read this!
Kawasaki Yukiko
The Secret Garden
Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnet
This story was wrriten in 1909 by Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnet. She was born in England, Manchester. She is known to people as a writer of juvenile literature.
The opening scene in this story will be surprising. Speaking of the main character in Japan, you will imagine an innocent girl, but in this story is not. The main character called Mary is selfish, bad-tempered and not cheerful. She is not cute. She is lonely. Her father is very busy and her mother doesn't come home to go to the parties. She spends much time with her servants. One day, she lose her parents and servants due to illness. She is adopted into her uncle who lives in England, Yorkshire. She have nothing to do there. At that moment, she hear about the secret garden from a new servant. It is closed by her uncle's command since a certain incident happened. She has interest in it. She starts to look for it with having help from many people and she know a human love. Can she find the secret garden?
The theme of this story is a human love. I felt the importance of family and friends. This story reminds us a human love that we usually forget. I like the scene Mary get over loneliness and have a kind heart. It warmed my heart to read this book. I recommend this book to classmates. If you have interest in it, please read this!
Yukiko Kawasaki
