War stories for me are genuinely the hardest stories to read, mostly because I can’t even in the slightest have relations to what they’re going through and I don’t understand what some of their slang means but I usually just use common sense. The beginning was so frustrating to try and get into but eventually I just bit the bullet and read the rest, without stop! I’m not going to lie and say that reading this was painless because it wasn’t my one of my favorite books to read, but it also wasn’t the worst thing I could’ve read

Frazier was very descriptive and and I was so appreciative of that, he almost described every nook and cranny you could possibly want in a novel. It helped me see things through the books eyes and the flashbacks helped me understand the book MUCH better. At times, Frazier was almost TOO descriptive.

The character I admired most of all was Ada. She displayed strength in the rawest form. Her father had just died, she didn’t have very much food, and she felt completely and utterly alone. I couldn’t even imagine going through what she did. In my opinion, she didn’t even get to properly mourn. She was so isolated and alone.

The gypsies where my favorite part of the journey. They were so free and kindhearted! I loved this part because, honestly? That was the kind of people Inman needed to be around. After being in the war, I would think the best thing anyone could show you is kindness and compassion.

Ruby was such a kind person for helping Ada. What I liked most about Ruby is that she didn’t allow Ada to just sit there a wallow away, she put her to work but also had a sense of warmth to her that only a person with a true heart displays.

Inman’s journey was by FAR my favorite part of the novel. But it also upset me because some parts showed how much the war desensitized him. I believe going into the war and seeing what these men see, changes you. It changes you forever. He was so jaded by what he saw in the war. I think anyone would be. I think in many ways he can relate to how isolated and alone Ada felt. All he had were his thoughts, he did have Veasy to travel with for a bit but I’m sure you know how that turned out. Even when he was around people he felt alone because some couldn’t understand in the slightest what he went through and saw. It’s so sad, honestly.

Another part I loved was when the slave helped Inman by getting him fed and gave him clothes. It was a very minuscule part of the story but I appreciated it.

I did not like the way Inman died. Not one bit. It really annoyed me and left me with a sense of bitterness that he traveled all that way just to die in his lovers arms. Tragic.

Sometimes I wonder in these stories how these people must be feeling. These people who saw so many people die, amongst other grotesque things. I couldn’t even imagine how I would cope with seeing the things they see. I don’t even know if I would have the strength to move on. When a close family member dies it changes you. It makes you have regrets and it makes you think of what comes after death, etc. But I feel like after experiencing death of someone close to you or not, it changes your perspective on life. It messes you up. It was just so upsetting to see how alone Inman felt and desensitized he was from being in the war.

I liked the ending because it was left open for interpretation. I feel like all of the characters where given closure and after all of the bad things they faced, they grew from them. Strength I think, is the central theme of the book. Individually, all of these characters displayed strength. From Ada having to live on her own and provide for herself after her fathers passing or Inman standing up for what he believed was right. I feel that we can all learn from the strength these characters displayed.

♡ COLD MOUNTAIN ♡

War stories for me are genuinely the hardest stories to read (Even though this wasn’t a traditional war story), mostly because I can’t even in the slightest have relations to what they’re going through and I don’t understand what some of their slang means but I usually just use common sense. The beginning was so frustrating to try and get into but eventually I just bit the bullet and read the rest, without stop! I’m not going to lie and say it was painless because this book really wasn’t my cup of tea but it wasn’t the worst book I’ve ever read.

Frazier was very descriptive and and I was so appreciative of that, he described every nook and cranny you could possibly want in a novel. It helped me see things through the books eyes and the flashbacks helped me understand the book MUCH better. The descriptions were almost TOO thorough, sometimes.

The character I admired most of all was Ada. She displayed strength in the rawest form. Her father had just died, she didn’t have very much food, and she felt completely and utterly alone. I couldn’t even imagine going through what she did. In my opinion, she didn’t even get to properly mourn. She was so isolated and alone.

The gypsies where my favorite part of the journey. They were so free and kindhearted! I loved this part because, honestly? That was the kind of people Inman needed to be around. After being in the war, I would think the best thing anyone could show you is kindness and compassion.

Ruby was such a kind person for helping Ada. What I liked most about Ruby is that she didn’t allow Ada to just sit there a wallow away, she put her to work but also had a sense of warmth to her that only a person with a true heart displays.

Inman’s journey was by FAR my favorite part of the novel. But it also upset me because some parts showed how much the war desensitized him. I believe going into the war and seeing what these men see, changes you. It changes you forever. He was so jaded by what he saw in the war. I think anyone would be. I think in many ways he can relate to how isolated and alone Ada felt. All he had were his thoughts. He did have Veasy to travel with for a bit, but I’m sure you know how that turned out. Even when he was around people he felt alone because some couldn’t understand in the slightest what he went through and saw. It’s so sad, honestly.

Another part I loved was when the slave helped Inman by getting him fed and gave him clothes. It was a very minuscule part of the story but I appreciated it.

I did not like the way Inman died. Not one bit. It really annoyed me and left me with a sense of bitterness that he traveled all that way just to die in his lovers arms. Tragic.

Sometimes I wonder in these stories how these people must be feeling. These people who saw so many people die, amongst other grotesque things. I couldn’t even imagine how I would cope with seeing the things they see. I don’t even know if I would have the strength to move on. When a close family member dies it changes you. It makes you have regrets and it makes you think of what comes after death, etc. But I feel like after experiencing death of someone close to you or not, it changes your perspective on life. It messes you up. It was just so upsetting to see how alone Inman felt and desensitized he was from being in the war.

I liked the ending because it was left open for interpretation. I feel like all of the characters where given closure and after all of the bad things they faced, they grew from them. Strength I think, is the central theme of the book. Individually, all of these characters displayed strength. From Ada having to live on her own and provide for herself after her fathers passing or Inman standing up for what he believed was right. I feel that we can all learn from the strength these characters displayed.

At first glance, I didn’t think I would enjoy reading this book too much, but to my surprise.. I loved this book. Throughout every chapter I gained more and more of a connection to these characters. They were so genuine to me. I also have to be honest and say that this book made me very angry. I grew a festering hatred for Pappy, he was such a vile human being. The saddest thing is that people like him still exist in the real world. It made me sick to my stomach the way that Pappy and the other men treated Ronsel on first glance, simply because he was black. It reminded me how much of this story reigned with truth.

Laura was a character that really touched my heart because I understood her. She was taken to a small little house and she was told to live there. It baffles me that it was such a different time; that it was out of the ordinary to voice her own opinion because she was a woman. She felt like her life had been laid out for and chosen since she was a little girl because that’s the way she was raised. She felt so lonely, like she had nobody to talk to until Florence came along and changed that. Laura appreciated Florence and she voiced that she did, but she still treated her like she was an alien and was to be treated like lesser of a person because of the color of her skin.

I felt that Laura was the main character of the book, her internal struggling was a huge part of the story. She said she loved Henry but the way she described it is far from love. I myself have never experienced true love but I’ve seen it. She described it as if it was a job or a chore to make love to her husband, she had sex with Henry’s brother because she felt so alone and then she ended up being pregnant with Jamie’s baby. Love? Not likely. Love is the most powerful human emotion that anyone could experience. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it because none of us know what real love is.

I very much sympathized for Florence, also. When her own son had his tongue cut out she felt hopeless because she knew that if she went to the authorities, they wouldn’t care. She knew they were corrupt so she took matters into her own hands, even though she didn’t really have to. (Unknowingly)

Pappy was a man (For lack of a better word), who I’m very pleased to say was killed by his own son. It seems harsh but he deserved it. What a vile person he was. I’m sure all of the readers hated him just as much as I do. He was a sexist, racist, trash-bag and deserved to go out the way he did. But I have to be honest and say I wasn’t expecting Jamie to have been the one that killed him. It was so fulfilling to know that in the end he was buried in a slaves grave, the irony was truly beautiful because it was hate that killed Pappy. I DID want to see Pappy narrate his own chapter and I was quite surprised that he didn’t get his own.

Jamie was my favorite character in the book, by far. He was the only one who had any sense in him. While I don’t believe in thanking a fish for swimming, I greatly appreciated his kindness towards Ronsel.

This is just a story. But I think we can all learn from this that hatred will destroy us all. We see these things happen in PRESENT day and we do nothing to stop it. We view it as easier to say nothing because it’s simpler to avoid conflict of any sort. But is that worth a mans tongue? Is that worth a man killing his own father? A quote that I love – “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” Meaning if you know that something is wrong and you see it happening but do nothing to stop it, you are contributing to the evil. Until we learn this, we are going to have nothing else but pure self destruction.

My favorite story is Romeo and Juliet, because it had truly touched my heart that you could love someone so much that you could die, a lot of times you hear the words “I love you.” and that’s all they are. Words. But the idea that you could love someone so much that you couldn’t live without them is so amazing to me. My favorite movie is Valley of the Dolls. My favorite season is the winter, I love the cold and all the snow. I’m ecstatic to be apart of this class and learn so much more!

Hello, everyone! My name is Adam Gary and this is me.

I was born and raised in Millersville, Maryland. I love reading and writing, it’s quite therapeutic for me. It’s so amazing and raw when words can touch your heart, truly, making you think deep genuine thoughts. My most embarrassing moment was when I was in a play in fourth grade, I couldn’t remember the lines so I just sat there and smiled at the audience! My parents separated when I was young, but I knew it was the best thing because they had grown apart and wanted different things. The biggest impact in my life is music, it’s very cliche to say but it’s extremely important to me. My favorite musical artist is named Marina Diamandis. Stage name: Marina and The Diamonds, her music is/was so important to me growing up. I genuinely don’t think I would be who I am today without her music. She is just one of the many artists that I love. I’ve always had an appreciation for literature. Whether it’s the classics or books that no ones ever even heard of. My favorite word is ‘seldom’, I couldn’t tell you why, it’s just such a pretty word. I’m also an avid feminist or equalist. I believe both genders should be treated equally. Socially, politically, and economically. It’s always been something I hold dear to my heart. I’m openly gay and very proud of that. I grew up with an outrageously accepting family and I couldn’t be more blessed with the things and people I have in my life. A quote that very much resonates with me is “If history could set you free, from who you were supposed to be.” – History and society very much dictate how you are supposed to act and be. It’s very sad because most of the population subscribes to the idea of stereotypes you fall into. I have fallen into many but everyday I’m trying to stray away from who people expect me to be. I’ve always been very headstrong and stubborn which isn’t necessarily a bad thing and I’m learning and growing everyday. This is me.

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