Friday, October 31, 2008

Final Reflection

At the beginning of the novel, we discussed what made a great novel. In your opinion, is Notes from the Midnight Driver a great novel? Why or why not?

61 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think that just the point that the book is written for teenagers makes it good. Mr. Sonnenblick captured a teenagers emotions and probally the most realistic thoughts that would go through a teenagers head. Also the humor in the book is crazy great to go along with the story. The chapters are all cliffhangers that make you want to keep on reading. Its nice to read a humorous book that also has an important life lesson in it

Anonymous said...

It was a good book i thought because it made a conection to some kids situation.

Anonymous said...

Yes, because it had interesting similes.metaphors,flashbacks,hybole,etc. that made the book intresting to read and also the plot was very good i liked it a lot, and finaly the characters were lke ment for this story like if alexs name was harry that just dosent seem right

Anonymous said...

i think the book is a good and that it probably should have had a better ending it is very sad and i think the ending shouild have gone better.....

Anonymous said...

Yes i think it is a great novel because it amused me.

Anonymous said...

i Think the book is a good book because it does have all the things we talked about. A conflict, diction and so on..

Anonymous said...

i think notes from the midnight driver was a really good novel b/c i could really see the movie in my head

Anonymous said...

yes its a great novel because it relates to alot of peoples life!

Anonymous said...

In my opinion this book is a good novel because it gets you caught up in it, has plenty of suspense and is something that we can relate to.

Anonymous said...

i will be the first to say that my opinions about this book have deinitly changes. I thought that this was going to be a boring book and it wouldnt explain stuff because it is short and all these other things. but i am happy to say i was proven wrong. this has been a definite page turner and i would recomend this book to anyone because it is GREAT book!

Anonymous said...

I think that this is book is really good especically since he wrote for teenagers so that we can relate to it. Not many books are written for teenagers. Another reason this a really good book is because it is really fun but sad in some parts and it is really easy to read and follow what is going on in the story.

Anonymous said...

it was great book to me i mean i love how us teenagers could relate to it so well i just wish there was more to the story.

Anonymous said...

I thought it was a really good novel, but not in the sense of my opinion. What I thought was and is a good novel is when the book is written where you are in the main character's head (1st person). But the novel was very good.

Anonymous said...

I think this book is a good novel. Well first, it is the only book i have ever read in my entire life front to back.So it has good suspence. and it has everything i think.

Anonymous said...

Yes absolutely, the imagery was great it had a lot of humor, suspense, but most of all the characters were very relatetoable it had a very very strong theme and if you really thought about this book a lot can be learned from it its like a big old sarcastic funny teenaged philosophy book.

Anonymous said...

I think that the book does a good comparrasion to teens around the globe and to be care ful what you wish for because you never know what will happen later on.

Ryan Hamilton said...

I think it is a great novel. It had most of everything in my vocabulary of a fantastic novel. This includes, Comedy, love, comedy, comedy... uhh comedy. Have I said comedy yet? This book was loaded with Comedy!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I think it was a really great book cause it was full of suspense and entertainment. It really included alot of issues that kids have to deal with.

Anonymous said...

Yes, it was a great book. My favorite part of the book was the comedy (Ryan)! That especially made the book a great book. Good Job Mr. S

Anonymous said...

it was a good book becaus it was funny and sad

Anonymous said...

i think a conflic between two characters is great and also dialog and smile face tricks

Anonymous said...

i think it was a good book because it was something a lot of kids can relate to and it was hilarious!

Anonymous said...

I think Notes From A Midnight Driver is a great novel. It shows that if someone makes one mistake, thr=ey can change from it and be a better person.

Anonymous said...

In my opinion "Notes From The Midnight Driver" is a great novel because it keeps the reader involved in the situations and it has great suspense. Also the humor was a brilliant way of describing Alex's personality. The reader was able to relate to a series of problems that had to be dealt with in the book. The book Sonnenblick wrote has an amazing, real life fealing in it. The characters are very accurate to todays high shool students and that is what made it so real. It's almost as if Alex is not just a character from the book, but instead a real person that goes to a real high school and has these real issues. Which by the way, it is unbelievable how much reality is in those situations that arn't at all made up.

Anonymous said...

It is a great novel because its easy for any person to relate to and i think thats the most important factor in a good book.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I think the book is a great novel because it really pulled you in and it was really interesting/intertaining. It was pointed towards us kids so that made it all the more fun to read. Also it had life lessons and love and it showed how something so wrong could turn or so right. It was also sad but I know how Alex felt when Sol died. It has happened to me before and it's not fun. I really enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading other books written by Sonnenblick.

Anonymous said...

yes it was a good book. it tapped into our emotions and used the characteristicts of writing.

Anonymous said...

I think that the book was a great novel, because it was interesting, had conflict, related to some people ect. It helped us learn lessons, and it had conflict, plot ect. and made us understand what we were learning about.

Anonymous said...

I think that this book is a great novel because it had real life situations that peole could compare to and that it could entertain us in a good or bad way.

Anonymous said...

"Notes from the Midnight Driver" is a great novel b/c of the way Mr. Sonneblick goes and advances the plot or story line is wonderful. He really adds that extra kick that makes you feel like your in the book itsself.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I think this book was writin very well. It was funny yet serious and it applied to teenagers very well.

Anonymous said...

I think that this is a great novel because it has lots of humor,great imagery, and you can really relate to it. It is a realistic situation too which makes it a good book too.

Anonymous said...

This book is alright i guess. i mean it shows what normal teens (in my eyes normal teens) are doing in todays times but i just dont like it. sure it captures the things we do and the punishments we get but it doesnt capute what really happens in life. we dont get out that easy.

Anonymous said...

I think that this book shows what most teens would go through. At Alex's age.

Anonymous said...

Yes i think that the midnight driver is a very good book because its filled with on going suspion.It is an exiting book that makes a picture in your mind.you are allways predicting what is gonna happen next.

Anonymous said...

Yes. In my opinion, Notes From The Midnight Driver is a great novel. It is a very good book and I enjoyed reading it. I would read it a couple more times. But, over a period of time. I wouldn't read it two or three times in a row. But, thats just me.

Anonymous said...

Notes from the Midnight Driver is a great novel because it is really realistic and I can relate to it really well. It is also suspensful and funny so it keeps your attention.

Anonymous said...

i really liked this book and i want to read another book by mr.s and read it to. i think that this book was just the right book for our age group

Anonymous said...

i think that this is an amazing noval that teaches you many life leasons. Everyone in the 8th grade that has read this book all have at least one conection with this book. It has opened up many eyes and answered many questions for people. Also it uses humor which is the best way to get kids caught up in reading.

Anonymous said...

I think this is a good novel because it balanced humor with drama and made things seem real and at least some what believable.

Anonymous said...

I think that it was a wonderful novel because it used great details and hyperbole and suspence which makes you want to keep reading on.

Anonymous said...

I think that it does because he uses hummor and has a emotional rollorcoster and that makes a good novel.

Anonymous said...

Yes, I do think "Notes from a Midnight Driver" was a great book! It was easy to connect with this book because of the humor and the attitude of the characters. This definitely wasn't a book that was hard to get into and boring to read. From the first page I was hooked! and ALWAYS wanted to read more.

Anonymous said...

Its a good book..it had lots of things in it we talked about. Also it had things in it that happen in real life.

Anonymous said...

I think this is a really good book. I also think its more for a teenager because its about the life of teenagers. I liked it because their was a good amount of humor and love. I wanted to keep reading and reading.

Anonymous said...

Notes from the Midnight Driver is a fantastic novel. It pulls the reader with great humor and wonderful supense. In addition, it teaches many themes such as self-improvement, love, sacrifce, friendship, family and growing up. Furthermore, with an in depth explanation you can find many life long morals from each theme. Moreover, Notes from the Midnight driver as an unequivically, amazing plot and fun charachters. Without a doubt this is one of the best books I've read before!

Anonymous said...

YES, because it had a lot of good traits in it. For example it had tons of humor which made it interesting! and it also had descripted writing and real life exsperiences!

Anonymous said...

I think that Notes From A Midnight Driver was and amazing book!! Sonnenblick did a great job of getting an important poit accross as well as making this book suspencfull and relatable. I think that this story was one that every Jr. High student should read just because it is so realtable and could really help many people stay out of trouble and help to prevent drunk driving....

Anonymous said...

I think taht this book was great. It had suspence and a good story line connected. If the author were to make another book continuing this one I would read it in a heartbeat.

Anonymous said...

it is to to those who like it thats what opinions are for to give a creation a summary of greatness

Anonymous said...

Yes i think it is a great novel Soonenblick expressed the feelings of a 16 year old makeing it a book easier for someone my age to relate to.

Anonymous said...

No because it shows way too much emotion.

Anonymous said...

Yes because it showed what could happen in life and how quickly things can turn from good to bad and bad to worse. It also proved that for everything you do, there is a consequence, good or bad.

Anonymous said...

Yes it had everything!! Romance,Hatred, Forgiveniss, mistakes problems and kept on drawing everyone in, i could always see what was going on, and at the end of every chapter my jaw dropped it was packed full of suspense! It had it all there is no greater novel then Notes from the Midnight Driver.

Anonymous said...

I think its a good book because it deals with real life problems and Sonnenblick uses humor to go with a serious situation.

Anonymous said...

I think that this book was wrote for teens who don't know what it is like to do somthing realy stupid

Anonymous said...

I think that Notes From the Midnight Driver is written to entertain the person who is reading it. the book was made to capture the readers attention with sarcasm and seriusness because all the things written can be really true in our lives. it was written for teenage mines so that we can understand that life is not always perfect and we deal with the consquences afterward from them.

Anonymous said...

YES! it's great it it very humorous and uses similes, metaphors, and hyperbole.

Anonymous said...

i think this is a great novel. it teaches a life lesson that is a great one to learn

Anonymous said...

I think this book is great. It's great becasue it has great ways to say stuff. Also it's fun to read and has a great theme.

Anonymous said...

I think this book is great. It's great becasue it has great ways to say stuff. Also it's fun to read and has a great theme.