Before starting Sophie's World this week I was nervous that I would very much dislike the book to a point where I would never read it. People told me that it was their least favorite book of the year. So when I began to read it I started to notice why people hated the book. It is a book that is basically just questioning everything that is. People get bored by that kind of stuff. It is not interesting to hear how other people think about the world, but we want everyone to know our own opinions. It's a cycle.
I on the other hand am very interested in questioning the world and philosophy and why things are the way we portray them as. So this book is starting to become a very important book in my life. To add on to the fact that it is always keeping you thinking about what is and what is not. It is developing a mystery to it. A man or philosopher is sending 14 year old Sophie letters about questions the world and who she really is. Creepy is the only word to describe that. Sophie some how continues to think about the questions in the letters yet she does not question why he chose her. The mystery really is, who is this man? That is what has caught my attention the most in this book. So during the week when we had a reading day it was the section where Sophie is told his name is Alberto Knox and that he Hermes his dog would be delivering letters now and not him personally. WAIT! The means he was at her house on a daily bases. Again, very creepy.
I agree with you on this Andrew. Starting Sohpie's World was something I thought would be bad because I had heard stories about its awfulness. But upon reading deeper into the book I began to really enjoy it. Most of my studies of philosophy have been more eastern based and I really enjoyed this progression of philosophy from the very roots of the word. Sophie's character has been a strange one especially her interactions with Alberto and the mystical characters that seem to be appearing in her life. I am not sure if I enjoy the book because I move between highs and lows while reading it. All In all this book has provided me with more questions about reality then I had going in.
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