Into Thin Air Blog Post #2

Into Thin Air is a very well written book, it is a very good story to use to learn about writing a memoir, it is a very good book so far to learn from, it has very good use of literary devices and character development. My book is the kind of story you would think that you could never connect to your own life, its so full of adventure and excitement I would never have thought to connect it to my life in any way. The way the author drops sudden hints and bits and pieces of information is intriguing and very well done. I think that the way the author uses literary devices is very well done and he uses them in a way that engages the reader. It provides a way to connect to the text even if you never had any of these experiences. I feel as though the way the author describes each character and the way he uses literary devices to open the text to interpretation by the reader. I think reading this memoir gave me a sense of what I would need to use in terms of using tone, mood, imagery, and character development when I write my memoir. I learned so much all ready by reading other peoples writing and analyzing how they write. I feel as though by reading a memoir over the summer and in class will help me develop some memoir writing skills and that I will get a good feel of how to properly form a memoir and what techniques to use when writing because it may be hard to write from personal experience and not get very nervous and mess up whatever you had or are learning to help yourself when you write whatever you are writing and whatever it is about. I think reading this memoir so far has really helped me help myself with becoming a better writer.