But I don't want to talk too much about it myself, I would only like you to tell me how you remember it. What remains of it in your imagination. What are the feelings that you remember having from reading this book? Was it a nice read? Thrilling? Boring? Full of pride? Of dust? Jokes? Good feelings? Sad stories?
Tell me, please tell me!
PostBloggum. Often, when I am tryong to remember about a book, the feelings I had while reading it come back to me more easily than the story itself. Same thing when I think about someone, actually...
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The boy is a real Egrigyerek. Thats fun.
I hated when it was obligatory, but somehow its and adventurous ;)
Why are you reading that one ... I will get Eszterházy from A, he doesn't read :)
One of the few "obligatory" books I liked - probably also because we went to Eger with my class around the same time and visited the castle so it all seemed very real.
I can't remember much from the story though, apart from the scene where they put the drum in the underground passage with the peas...maybe because we went down to the corridors with the class and someone explained it so I also have a visual memory? There's also the scene with the hot oil but that's something they repeat in every history book so not difficult to recall.
Otherwise I remember the love story within, maybe I was in love at the time so I really relate to the feelings, I even tried to make people call me "Vica" but it did not stick, with the exception of my solfege teacher who still calls me that...
It's been almost 3 years since this was posted, and I would swear that I checked it in the meantime but then, why didn't I see this? It's a mystery. Could it be that I have checked the blog more than 3 years ago? Horrible thought!
In spite of this being an ancient post, I feel the urge to respond as reading Egri Csillagok had a major effect on my social development.
I've read this during a summer break (can't remember which year, 3rd-4th grade). I experienced two strong emotions while I was at it, both having life-changing consequences;
1. Boredom; the descriptive parts were so painful to read that I ended up SKIPPING PAGES! This was the first occasion when I "cheated" in school and realized that there are no sirens sounding off the moment I turn a page without reading, no clouds gathering ominously above my head, and, what’s more; my reflection in the mirror hasn't changed a bit! It forced me to realize that I can get away with more than I thought. I still didn’t cheat at tests, but it definitely demoted teachers to mere humans who have no idea what I did or didn’t do at home.
2. Annoyance; I felt that the text was full of spoilers along the lines of "how could poor little X known that she will never see a butterfly again", hinting rather strongly how her story will end, ruining the little excitement that might have been left in the story. This led to another extremely important realization: just because a book have been “prescribed” for me it does not mean I will like it! It opened my eyes to the fact that I can and I should decide for myself what I like and be critical and selective about what's on the official curriculum. This pearl of wisdom stayed close to my heart throughout my years of training - as you are well aware :-)
I am sorry if I was speaking badly about your favourite book; as Tarelle put it so accurately, I only remember my emotions, can’t really remember any particulars of the book itself.
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