Your comments about Glass Castle

• Her way of telling the story is interesting. It is organized and disorganized at the same time.
• I absolutely loved it, and I loved how you pulled in writing skills to learn while we were reading it.
• I like the way she writes it. In the beginning, she writes it like a child and how she viewed things when she was little. Then when she got older her perspective changed.
• I think you should have the next year's class read Glass Castle. It was very interesting to read and brought out many things to think about. You can learn a lot from the way the book is written: structure, organization, word choice. But I think the most valuable thing about reading the Glass Castle is it gets you thinking about the world. They will start thinking about the bigger picture. I really enjoyed the book.
• I learned a lot about life, how hard it can be, and how good I really have it. This book caused me to think, reflect, and evaluate my own life. ...There are some sad/disturbing parts, but they made a point.
• I liked the book; it really put an insight into the world. I especially liked the pace that we read it at and the discussions that we had. Maybe do more with WN; I felt that I spent a lot of time writiung in them, but never used that later in the class.
• I thoroughly enjoyed reading "The Glass Castle." It not only opened my eyes to a unique writing style, but it also broadened my vision of the world. It taught me to read, think, and reflect back on my own life, or look to the future.
• I never really enjoy reading--but this boook encouraged me to read; I really liked it! Besides being an easy read, this book brought the reader to question real world issues and was thought-provoking.
• I particularly enjoyed the writing style because it's as if the whole book is flowing from a childlike mind, and as the story progressed, we witnessed her mind mature to a point where she understood her poor situation.