Spring Break
'Walden' Highly Relatable, A Good Read
Book Review
Anna Blaise
Issue date: 3/12/07 Section: Focus
"Why am I here?" is a question he often asked himself, for he hated the university and did not belong there. As described in the book, his roommate had no life and Walden could not bring himself to become good friends with the guy who lived life as a routine. The only friends he had were Truman Walker, a 6-foot-4 man whom Walden met in Biology class and Walden said, "did not belong at the University," and his girlfriend Brook, a brunette from Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Although Walden never said that Walker and Brook were his only friends, without them he probably wouldn't have survived the first year at the University. All three went on adventures, stealing dead birds from their biology lab and drinking together.
Then, on one fatal drunken night, after playing a joke on one of the guys he hated on his dormitory floor and after having the best time of his life with Brook, Walden's life went downhill. After being beaten half to death by Jason, described as the prick of the floor, for an apology, Walden did the one thing that would free him from all the traditions: he killed Jason by throwing his head into an emergency fire glass.
"Walden" is an easy-read and truly enjoyable book. It is comedic, although the situations aren't. The book's emotions and themes are very relatable, even for young students. It is confusing at times, however, by reading the next paragraph or next page one forgets about the confusion and enjoys the turbulent path of this young man's journey. This book is truly well-written and keeps the reader interested.
Although Walden never said that Walker and Brook were his only friends, without them he probably wouldn't have survived the first year at the University. All three went on adventures, stealing dead birds from their biology lab and drinking together.
Then, on one fatal drunken night, after playing a joke on one of the guys he hated on his dormitory floor and after having the best time of his life with Brook, Walden's life went downhill. After being beaten half to death by Jason, described as the prick of the floor, for an apology, Walden did the one thing that would free him from all the traditions: he killed Jason by throwing his head into an emergency fire glass.
"Walden" is an easy-read and truly enjoyable book. It is comedic, although the situations aren't. The book's emotions and themes are very relatable, even for young students. It is confusing at times, however, by reading the next paragraph or next page one forgets about the confusion and enjoys the turbulent path of this young man's journey. This book is truly well-written and keeps the reader interested.
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Walden
posted 3/13/07 @ 10:42 AM EST
An online resource for WALDEN can be found at www.conversari.com. Here you can discuss the book at a bulletin board, download Walden's iPod, and more. (Continued…)
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