I'm not gonna lie, I'm very happy this is my last post. This is mainly due to the fact that with exception to the last part of the book I read, this has been quite a sleeper. And this section was no different. The General is slowly declining, making less sense by the day, with brief moments of sanity every once in a while. Throughout his decline little bits and pieces of his past are reminisced about, and the reader slowly learns about his past and his accomplishments. Something that was actually interesting to learn about was the vocabulary in this book. There have been quite a few interesting words that I didn't know the meaning of or I thought were just plain interesting. Here are some of them from the last section:
quibble -n-petty or carping criticism; a minor objection.
bramble -n-a prickly shrub or bush.
culpable -adj-deserving blame or censure; blameworthy.
cynicism -n- An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity, especially a general distrust of the integrity or professed motives of others
fife -n-a high-pitched transverse flute used commonly in military and marching musical groups.
1 comment:
What an exquisite entry johnathon.
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