Wednesday, March 25, 2009

8808 WIDE-READING LOG – SHORT STORIES

Text Details


Name of short story: The Open Window
Author: Saki
Gender of author: Female
Date read: 24/03/09


First Impressions


1 Was the short story enjoyable? Yes
I found this short story to get off to a very bad start but it became quite humorous at the end

2 Was the short story easy to read? Yes
It used very simplistic language

3 Would you recommend the short story to your peers? No
I found this story to be pointless

Personal Response: I found this story to start off as as a repetitive boring story but the twist at the end made it more enjoyable

One relevant detail from the text: The niece who told the story at the start was lying for no reason

Another relevant detail: The lady's family where still alive.

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