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Fever 1793 is a book by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is historical fiction, and is about a yellow fever in Philadelphia, in 1793. I think it's a great book because it's really descriptive, and it especially describes how hard the times were back then when the yellow fever was spreading around. I,d recommend this to anybody who can handle violence and sadness because of all the people who die, some in gross ways. After reading about a third of it I think that that's the audience that the author intended too. For example, on one part it describes how someone vomits blood all over the floor and the bed that they are on. Over all I think that this is a great book because it teaches you so much about what it was like having a fever going around back then, and a little bit about some of the tools they used back then.
The book Fever 1793 is a book where a town in Philidalphia is getting "infeasted" with a sickness called Yellow Feaver. Some of my thinking/ connections were, its just like whats happening right now with H1 M1 Virus. It is because lots of people get sick and they die. But some people survive.
This book makes you want to find out what happens next so badly that you almost have to keep on reading to figure out what will happen next.
I had some of the same thinking as the main character did. One was, Where was Grandfathers bird, King Gorge? Although it may not be very importand now, it might just be one clue into the next section of the book.
I realy like this book and if you ever get a chance to read it you should go for it because at first I didn't like it that much but I had to keep reading it because it is my bookclub book. It just keeps getting better and better.
For book groups I have been reading a book called Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. Usually when I get assigned a book group book, I enjoy it, but this one isn't as good as other books, to be honest. I mean, it's a good book in all, but it's not my cup of tea. Anyways, it's about Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, during 1793, that spreads quickly and over 2,000 people die. It's a good plot, and I like these kind of books, but it's what's going on in the book that doesn't meet my expectations completely. I am a very picky reader, and hardly ever find a book that I like, so that also might be a reason I don't enjoy reading this book. If I were to recommend this book however, I would say it was good, and that they would probably like it.
At times the book can be extremely good, but at others it is just plain boring because not much will be happening, like when two people are talking for at least a page. But some people like that, and if you like that or gore, you should read Fever 1793, but if you don't, don't worry, there isn't too much.
I really liked the book Fever 1793. It was always so interesting, and it made me want to keep reading. I really felt like I was in the book, watching that part of the book play out. Part of the reason why I like the book is because it has a lot of emotion and detail which I really like. There are happy, sad, exciting, and interesting parts which keeps me interested. And the details really explain a lot. It makes it so you can feel your heart thumping, you can see the worry in Mattie's (the main character)eyes as she watches her grandfather cough and gasp for air. There was this one part on page 94 where Mattie is thinking, the chestnut tree seemed farther away. I feel like I can really relate to that, because that has happened to me, it seems like you're far away, you don't feel like you're still on earth, you just can't move well. Everything seems farther away then it should. There are so many parts I liked of this story, and I really, really, enjoyed this book a lot. At first I didn't think I would like this book, but my mind changed, by far! I really like Laurie Halse Anderson's way of writing and I want to find out the end! I would recommend the book to anyone really. It is really good if you just KEEP READING!
I think you're a marvelous painter. In fact, I really, really envy whoever can afford your totally awesome paintings. I wish I could be as good a painter as you some day. You also seem like the kind of guy that women will dream about in their sleep and think about during the day. One thing you should work on, though, is not stealing things. Even if they're just small things that may not seem like a big deal, like apples, or oranges. That's just some advice you might consider thinking about.
Dear Mattie, What I admire very much about you is how you always try to do lots of things for everyone else and save your self for last. One time you did that on page 162 when you saved Nell. That must of taken lots and lots of courage and a big heart too.
You realy added to the story because, one, you are the main character of Fever 1793 and two, because you had lots of courage to do what you did.
I think you could improve in your talking/hitting on boys. When you talk to Nethanial, you have to be sweet and act like ou like him. but dont make itt to obviose that your trying to kiss up to him. But other than that you are just completely splendid!
Dear Matilda, Without you, the story would not be nearly as much of a story as it is. Every scene is pretty muck filled with you, you, and you. Every where the story goes, you are there, like at Bush Hill, (pg. 105-116) and you had yellow fever, and it wasn't only because you were sick. When your mom had yellow fever, the attention wasn't on her. I appreciate that you are a little bit hard on yourself, but not so hard on yourself that if you ate a piece of bread that you weren't supposed to, you would punish yourself. You know when you do something wrong, but it's not all your fault sometime. Like when your mom had yellow fever, it really wasn't really your fault. You can't control whether your mom gets yellow ever or not in 1793, when there's a plague. Overall, you are really good at everything in life, but if you were to improve on one thing I would say to get a little more girly. No offense or anything, but you seem a little too tough and aggressive. At least for a girl. If I were you I would put on perfume some more, and ask Nathaniel to have dinner with you alone or something. I'm not really exactly sure what you would do in 1793, but that's what I would do.
Dear Mattie, You have lots of great qualities and that is what I think makes you who you are. You are always so interesting and you add spark to the book and it probably wouldn't be a very good book without you. You added a lot of fun to the book and you made the book a lot better by really showing your personality in the book and what you think about these people and what emotions your feeling. And I know you have a big heart like when you saved Nell from getting the yellow fever because her mom had it (on page 163). And how on page 192 and 193 she is taking care of some of the fever patients and were helping out around the place with changing and washing sheets and feeding people and making them better. And I like how you can be girly sometimes but you can also be tough and stand up for yourself when you need to, which not many girls can do. Some advice is if you were crying by looking at the dying people who have strangers around them and some have there kids, then I would just work somewhere else in the place, like I would clean someone elses sheets in another room, I wouldn't keep looking at them. And if you don't want to move to a different room, then try to make her better, but if you can't, then you can't.
Fever 1793 is a book by Laurie Halse Anderson. It is historical fiction, and is about a yellow fever in Philadelphia, in 1793. I think it's a great book because it's really descriptive, and it especially describes how hard the times were back then when the yellow fever was spreading around.
ReplyDeleteI,d recommend this to anybody who can handle violence and sadness because of all the people who die, some in gross ways. After reading about a third of it I think that that's the audience that the author intended too. For example, on one part it describes how someone vomits blood all over the floor and the bed that they are on.
Over all I think that this is a great book because it teaches you so much about what it was like having a fever going around back then, and a little bit about some of the tools they used back then.
The book Fever 1793 is a book where a town in Philidalphia is getting "infeasted" with a sickness called Yellow Feaver. Some of my thinking/ connections were, its just like whats happening right now with H1 M1 Virus. It is because lots of people get sick and they die. But some people survive.
ReplyDeleteThis book makes you want to find out what happens next so badly that you almost have to keep on reading to figure out what will happen next.
I had some of the same thinking as the main character did. One was, Where was Grandfathers bird, King Gorge? Although it may not be very importand now, it might just be one clue into the next section of the book.
I realy like this book and if you ever get a chance to read it you should go for it because at first I didn't like it that much but I had to keep reading it because it is my bookclub book. It just keeps getting better and better.
For book groups I have been reading a book called Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson. Usually when I get assigned a book group book, I enjoy it, but this one isn't as good as other books, to be honest. I mean, it's a good book in all, but it's not my cup of tea. Anyways, it's about Yellow Fever in Philadelphia, during 1793, that spreads quickly and over 2,000 people die. It's a good plot, and I like these kind of books, but it's what's going on in the book that doesn't meet my expectations completely. I am a very picky reader, and hardly ever find a book that I like, so that also might be a reason I don't enjoy reading this book. If I were to recommend this book however, I would say it was good, and that they would probably like it.
ReplyDeleteAt times the book can be extremely good, but at others it is just plain boring because not much will be happening, like when two people are talking for at least a page. But some people like that, and if you like that or gore, you should read Fever 1793, but if you don't, don't worry, there isn't too much.
I really liked the book Fever 1793. It was always so interesting, and it made me want to keep reading. I really felt like I was in the book, watching that part of the book play out. Part of the reason why I like the book is because it has a lot of emotion and detail which I really like. There are happy, sad, exciting, and interesting parts which keeps me interested. And the details really explain a lot. It makes it so you can feel your heart thumping, you can see the worry in Mattie's (the main character)eyes as she watches her grandfather cough and gasp for air.
ReplyDeleteThere was this one part on page 94 where Mattie is thinking, the chestnut tree seemed farther away. I feel like I can really relate to that, because that has happened to me, it seems like you're far away, you don't feel like you're still on earth, you just can't move well. Everything seems farther away then it should.
There are so many parts I liked of this story, and I really, really, enjoyed this book a lot. At first I didn't think I would like this book, but my mind changed, by far! I really like Laurie Halse Anderson's way of writing and I want to find out the end!
I would recommend the book to anyone really. It is really good if you just KEEP READING!
Dear Nathaniel Benson,
ReplyDeleteI think you're a marvelous painter. In fact, I really, really envy whoever can afford your totally awesome paintings. I wish I could be as good a painter as you some day. You also seem like the kind of guy that women will dream about in their sleep and think about during the day.
One thing you should work on, though, is not stealing things. Even if they're just small things that may not seem like a big deal, like apples, or oranges. That's just some advice you might consider thinking about.
Sincerely, Bowen
Dear Mattie,
ReplyDeleteWhat I admire very much about you is how you always try to do lots of things for everyone else and save your self for last. One time you did that on page 162 when you saved Nell. That must of taken lots and lots of courage and a big heart too.
You realy added to the story because, one, you are the main character of Fever 1793 and two, because you had lots of courage to do what you did.
I think you could improve in your talking/hitting on boys. When you talk to Nethanial, you have to be sweet and act like ou like him. but dont make itt to obviose that your trying to kiss up to him. But other than that you are just completely splendid!
You are my favorite character in Feaver 1793.
Heart,
Natalie Peterson
Dear Matilda,
ReplyDeleteWithout you, the story would not be nearly as much of a story as it is. Every scene is pretty muck filled with you, you, and you. Every where the story goes, you are there, like at Bush Hill, (pg. 105-116) and you had yellow fever, and it wasn't only because you were sick. When your mom had yellow fever, the attention wasn't on her.
I appreciate that you are a little bit hard on yourself, but not so hard on yourself that if you ate a piece of bread that you weren't supposed to, you would punish yourself. You know when you do something wrong, but it's not all your fault sometime. Like when your mom had yellow fever, it really wasn't really your fault. You can't control whether your mom gets yellow ever or not in 1793, when there's a plague.
Overall, you are really good at everything in life, but if you were to improve on one thing I would say to get a little more girly. No offense or anything, but you seem a little too tough and aggressive. At least for a girl. If I were you I would put on perfume some more, and ask Nathaniel to have dinner with you alone or something. I'm not really exactly sure what you would do in 1793, but that's what I would do.
Sincerely,
Jack Corvin
Dear Mattie,
ReplyDeleteYou have lots of great qualities and that is what I think makes you who you are. You are always so interesting and you add spark to the book and it probably wouldn't be a very good book without you. You added a lot of fun to the book and you made the book a lot better by really showing your personality in the book and what you think about these people and what emotions your feeling. And I know you have a big heart like when you saved Nell from getting the yellow fever because her mom had it (on page 163). And how on page 192 and 193 she is taking care of some of the fever patients and were helping out around the place with changing and washing sheets and feeding people and making them better. And I like how you can be girly sometimes but you can also be tough and stand up for yourself when you need to, which not many girls can do.
Some advice is if you were crying by looking at the dying people who have strangers around them and some have there kids, then I would just work somewhere else in the place, like I would clean someone elses sheets in another room, I wouldn't keep looking at them. And if you don't want to move to a different room, then try to make her better, but if you can't, then you can't.
Sincerely,
Nicole