I thought cardturner was a very interesting and deep book . Even thought the book is mosly about alton crd turning for trapp around the end the book steers to when toni and alton have to play in the national championchip and also it says that the were playing as the crazy ld lady and trapp who died during the ending of the book.
I thought cardturner was a very interesting and deep book . Even thought the book is mosly about alton crd turning for trapp around the end the book steers to when toni and alton have to play in the national championchip and also it says that the were playing as the crazy ld lady and trapp who died during the ending of the book.
n this book, many people think different ways about people because of their first impressions on them. This is shown in Alton and Tina's relationship from the beginning to the end of the story. When Alton first met Tina he did not like her. His first impression of her was when she told him to "shut up and leave me alone". For his entire life up until the end of the book, Alton thought of Tina as annoying. When he got to know her more, he no longer thought this of her. He learned the real reason of why she said this to him. He instead ended up really liking her. This shows that Alton only thinks of Tina as the girl who told him to "shut up and leave me alone", he never gave her another chance. Another way first impressions is shown is in Uncle Lester and Alton's relationship. Alton always thought of Uncle Lester as a grumpy old man. Through Alton being his cardturner, he learns that Uncle Lester is actually very smart, and has so much knowledge in the game of Bridge. Both of these examples shows that characters in this book only think of first impressions and never give others a chance to change the way people may think of them.
The way Lois Sacher wrote the book intrested me alot. At first this book seemed very boring because it was specificly talking about how to play but The story outshined the boring part. I enjoyed The relationship between Even and Trapp. At first Even didn't want to be his card turner but near the end they were friends. This book was very fun to read but it wasn't my favorite.
I think that this is a deep book. Despite the fact that most of the book is saying to cards to his uncle and putting down what his uncle said, the end is quite a bit different. In the end Toni and Alton play bridge in the tournament for Uncle Lester and Annabel. It starts to get really weird at the end because the spirit of Uncle Lester and Annabel guided and told them what to play.
Cardturner, by Lois Sacher was a humorous, educational, and touching book. The relationships between each character was amazing. Alton thinks of his great uncle as a boring, cold hearted, old person who likes to play cards. His great uncle thinks of him as a dumb jock. Alton thinks of Toni as a weird girl who is stealing his great uncle, and his money. Toni thinks of Alton as a cute, dumb boy who is best friends with her boyfriend. At the end of the book, though, all of this changes. Alton thinks of his great uncle as a smart, cool old man who plays a really challenging card game. His great uncle thinks of him as a slightly smart boy who is good at his card game. Alton thinks of Toni as a cute, interesting girl whom he wants to date. Toni thinks of Alton as an understanding, smart boy whom she wants to date. There is a huge relationship change in this book, and it was interesting to read.
Hi Gracie, I just read your paragraph on the book Cardturner. I noticed that you focused on the relationships and love of the story which I love. I know that you are a big reader in romance so I think its cool how you found that in the book. I totally agree with you when you say theres a huge relationship change in the book. At the beginning of the book The uncle thought Alton was just another one of those silly teenagers but then in the end they both found out they cared for one another very deeply. I really do agree with basicly everything you said about Cardturner.
When I asked last years 8th graders first before i read the book, most of the replies were, Oh i know that book! it was the most boring book ever! or even comments like, that book was trash. And from all those comments, i automatically thought that the book was going to be really boring and mild. And on top of that, i don't know a lot of card games and especially bridge. I actually didn't understand the book at first in the scenes where alton and uncle lester played bridge, but i rly was impressed by the way how the author, Lois Sacher at first introduced himself like after he started in a unnatural but also rly amusing way. The way alton thought and behaved like a teenager, kinda resisting and awkward with elders guy was very funny to watch too. I was surprised by the usually bad first impressions of most of the people in the book like uncle lester and tina. But as the story went on, and as people in the book changed one by one, it was rly cool to see how natural the process was when the people changed and the relationships of alton with the other characters. The main theme of the book changed, through out the book, like the theme resistance towards each other became caring......and etc
This book was well described and very well thought out. This book was a very dark and very thoughtful at the same time. This book also had some comedy put into it in small parts. This book was also a bit boring at parts. Sometimes there were parts of this book where there was not that much going on but I think besides that this book was a bit interesting. I also got to learn about some card methods and tricks.
I loved this book. I really connected with the main character and his feelings, the author made me feel like I was there. While Alton and Tracy were playing bridge in the big tournament and trap and Annabele were playing for them I thought that that was a very surprising turn of events in the story, it was the last thing I would have thought to happen next. This book kept me entertained and always guessing what was going to happen next, while teaching me about the game of bridge.
One thing about this book that I thought was really interesting and was a main part of it was the relationship that Alton and Trapp have. At the beginning he would have to say he was his favorite Uncle and Alton didn't even care when he started getting worse. He even kind of wanted him gone. Even when he started to ... (will be continued)
I find this book is interesting because at first Alton didn't like his Uncle. But once he starts to hang out with his Uncle and play bridge with him Alton starts to like him more. Alton also starts to learn about the game bridge which he didn't at first and now he love playing and plays in tournaments. I find that this is so interesting how Alton became to love bridge and his Uncle.
I found Cardturner to be a strange book. My views changed on it's content many times while reading. At first I figured that it was your standard story about a boy who creates a special bond with a relative due to unnusual circumstances, which I inferred from the amount of time Alton spends with his uncle at the beginning of the book. However, when I encountered the first bridge guide I begain to think of Cardturner as a bridge manual with a clever story to help the reader learn. My views once again changed when Alton and Tina began to live and play through their dead relatives. I found this to be quirky, unnecessary, and out of place in an other wise realistic novel. All in all I found The Cardturner to be an unusual but refreshing read.
I like how your perspective shifted on what sort of book this is. I would still say it is realistic. As for the supernatural aspect, isn't it possible for people to feel that they are connected somehow to those they have loved? Do you think it's possible that you might feel that you are even almost being spoken to our guided by these people because your connection to them is so strong?
The game of bridge is a very complicated card game that I feel represents a dying age. An age that uses their brains, an age who uses their creativity, an age that couldn't get everything with just a "click", an age that's almost dead. This book is a smart way to teach the new generation about the game of bridge. It is from the point of view of a teenage boy, who is learning about himself while learning the complicated game of bridge. The author is very clever in the way he writes the story, he writes it in a way that teens in this generation can enjoy and connect with. The main character is very relatable in the way he thinks and it makes it easier to read. Although the game of bridge is very complicated and hard on your brain, this book makes it so you can understand it better. At first I was confused at why the author would make it so Alton and Toni became kind of schizophrenic at the end [hearing their uncle and grandmother's voices and such] I didn't see how it made sense with the style of the story. But then I realized that the game of bridge is all about how the mind can be an extremely intricate and complex thing that can be very powerful and I saw that schizophrenia is all about the mind and how it's almost impossible to figure out how it works. Over all, I thought that this book was very cleverly written and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
The game of bridge is a very complicated card game that I feel represents a dying age. An age that uses their brains, an age who uses their creativity, an age that couldn't get everything with just a "click", an age that's almost dead. This book is a smart way to teach the new generation about the game of bridge. It is from the point of view of a teenage boy, who is learning about himself while learning the complicated game of bridge. The author is very clever in the way he writes the story, he writes it in a way that teens in this generation can enjoy and connect with. The main character is very relatable in the way he thinks and it makes it easier to read. Although the game of bridge is very complicated and hard on your brain, this book makes it so you can understand it better. At first I was confused at why the author would make it so Alton and Toni became kind of schizophrenic at the end [hearing their uncle and grandmother's voices and such] I didn't see how it made sense with the style of the story. But then I realized that the game of bridge is all about how the mind can be an extremely intricate and complex thing that can be very powerful and I saw that schizophrenia is all about the mind and how it's almost impossible to figure out how it works. Over all, I thought that this book was very cleverly written and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
I greatly enjoyed this book, because I really liked how the narrator (Alton) focused on multiple subjects at once, and the author actually did a very good job portraying a teenage mind from what I can tell. This book had many underlying themes, such as how (like Helen said) the game of Bridge is such a complicated game, it needs much brain power and clear thinking to stay on top of where the cards are. Uncle Trapp lost his sight, so his mind needed to be sharper to thrive, and that works out perfectly with the game of bridge. Also, as I was reading, I realized that the game of bridge itself is a mind game of what card to pick, when to pass, when to double, and so on, much like schizophrenia, where you hear voices in your head. Toni and Alton in Chicago played a double mind game, they had to figure out the voices in their heads, and also play bridge, but the voices in their heads were telling them how to play bridge. That underlying theme is a bit confusing and hard to wrap your head around, but I overall really enjoyed this book.
Even when they started to hang out and go to bridge games, Alton still didn't really like Trapp. During the book you can see how they start to get closer and actually care for one another. When Trapp died Alton actually cared and if he had heard that he had died at the beginning it would have meant nothing to him.
In Cardturner one of the main themes was don't judge a book by the cover. One example of this is the fact that Altons whole family at first doesn't actually know Trapp and they think he's the mean uncle who has a lot of money they need. Towards the end of the book Alton learned that Trapp wasn't bad he was smart, funny, and even kind of nice. Alton ended up learning a lot of things about Trapp and his relatives. This also happened with Toni and her whole family, Alton thought they were all crazy. Alton got to know Toni and learned that she’s actually really nice. I think that not judging a book by its cover is a major theme from Cardturner.
In Cardturner one of the main themes was don't judge a book by the cover. One example of this is the fact that Altons whole family at first doesn't actually know Trapp and they think he's the mean uncle who has a lot of money they need. Towards the end of the book Alton learned that Trapp wasn't bad he was smart, funny, and even kind of nice. Alton ended up learning a lot of things about Trapp and his relatives. This also happened with Toni and her whole family, Alton thought they were all crazy. Alton got to know Toni and learned that she’s actually really nice. I think that not judging a book by its cover is a major theme from Cardturner.
I thought that The Cardturner was a very insperational story that was very relatable. Thousands off times I was made to call my aunts and uncles and tell them how much I loved them. This always made me feel fake and uncomfortable. I could hear an old grandparent or great aunt on the phone and carry the conversation. Alton's parents always made him call his Uncle Trapp and tell him how much he loved him. Uncle Trapp was old and rich so they wanted to be included in his will. This made Alton resent Uncle Trapp as well as his money. I think that Louis Sachar is trying to explain to the reader that family and love shouldn't be forced. Alton proberaly would have been more patient and open up to his uncle if he didn't feel that calling him and cardturning was forced. If he chose to be Uncle Trapp's cardturner he proberaly would have told Trapp that he understood Bridge and saved himself the humiliation of his uncle thinking he's stupid. I think that The Cardturner was a book about family and coming together.
The Cardturner has many deep twists and turns throughout the book. That's what makes the book not just about the game of bridge, but about how the game changed Alton's life for the better. Alton got to connect with his very rich Uncle Lester, who taught him how to turn cards for him and how to play the game of bridge, and in the end it really didn't matter that his uncle was rich, it only mattered that he got to play his game of passion (bridge). When Alton's parents were in a bust because his dad lost his job and Uncle Lester ended up donating his money to charity but Alton never really cared, he always just stayed in his own little bubble.
I thought The Cardturner was a very different book. At some parts of the book there is just so much happening that you don't know what going on. But in other parts its so simple and the "between the lines" writing is right there. Through the book at some points I got confused on just who some of the secondary characters where. But in other parts I could almost predict what was going to happen it was so plainly there like I could tell that very soon after he met Toni that he had some sort of feeling for her. Also in the book I liked how you don't really get to understand some of the characters in it until the middle or even the end. This happened with Toni at the beginning you think she might be crazy but that's only partially because the say that right there in the text. But at the end you understand her more and who she really is and it ends up that Alton is just like her too. I don't just like the text of the book though but I also like the way its set up. The book is all about bridge right, but the author doesn't try to force you to learn a little bridge while your trying to read. But the author gives you the choice on how much you want to know about the game. You can ether just know a little or a lot and its up to you. I loved the book The Cardturner but for not just what was written on the page but for what was between the lines and for how those pages where set up.
I thought cardturner was a very interesting and deep book . Even thought the book is mosly about alton crd turning for trapp around the end the book steers to when toni and alton have to play in the national championchip and also it says that the were playing as the crazy ld lady and trapp who died during the ending of the book.
ReplyDeleteI thought cardturner was a very interesting and deep book . Even thought the book is mosly about alton crd turning for trapp around the end the book steers to when toni and alton have to play in the national championchip and also it says that the were playing as the crazy ld lady and trapp who died during the ending of the book.
ReplyDeleten this book, many people think different ways about people because of their first impressions on them. This is shown in Alton and Tina's relationship from the beginning to the end of the story. When Alton first met Tina he did not like her. His first impression of her was when she told him to "shut up and leave me alone". For his entire life up until the end of the book, Alton thought of Tina as annoying. When he got to know her more, he no longer thought this of her. He learned the real reason of why she said this to him. He instead ended up really liking her. This shows that Alton only thinks of Tina as the girl who told him to "shut up and leave me alone", he never gave her another chance. Another way first impressions is shown is in Uncle Lester and Alton's relationship. Alton always thought of Uncle Lester as a grumpy old man. Through Alton being his cardturner, he learns that Uncle Lester is actually very smart, and has so much knowledge in the game of Bridge. Both of these examples shows that characters in this book only think of first impressions and never give others a chance to change the way people may think of them.
ReplyDeleteThe way Lois Sacher wrote the book intrested me alot. At first this book seemed very boring because it was specificly talking about how to play but The story outshined the boring part. I enjoyed The relationship between Even and Trapp. At first Even didn't want to be his card turner but near the end they were friends. This book was very fun to read but it wasn't my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI think that this is a deep book. Despite the fact that most of the book is saying to cards to his uncle and putting down what his uncle said, the end is quite a bit different. In the end Toni and Alton play bridge in the tournament for Uncle Lester and Annabel. It starts to get really weird at the end because the spirit of Uncle Lester and Annabel guided and told them what to play.
ReplyDeleteCardturner, by Lois Sacher was a humorous, educational, and touching book. The relationships between each character was amazing. Alton thinks of his great uncle as a boring, cold hearted, old person who likes to play cards. His great uncle thinks of him as a dumb jock. Alton thinks of Toni as a weird girl who is stealing his great uncle, and his money. Toni thinks of Alton as a cute, dumb boy who is best friends with her boyfriend. At the end of the book, though, all of this changes. Alton thinks of his great uncle as a smart, cool old man who plays a really challenging card game. His great uncle thinks of him as a slightly smart boy who is good at his card game. Alton thinks of Toni as a cute, interesting girl whom he wants to date. Toni thinks of Alton as an understanding, smart boy whom she wants to date. There is a huge relationship change in this book, and it was interesting to read.
ReplyDeleteHi Gracie, I just read your paragraph on the book Cardturner. I noticed that you focused on the relationships and love of the story which I love. I know that you are a big reader in romance so I think its cool how you found that in the book. I totally agree with you when you say theres a huge relationship change in the book. At the beginning of the book The uncle thought Alton was just another one of those silly teenagers but then in the end they both found out they cared for one another very deeply. I really do agree with basicly everything you said about Cardturner.
DeleteWhen I asked last years 8th graders first before i read the book, most of the replies were, Oh i know that book! it was the most boring book ever! or even comments like, that book was trash. And from all those comments, i automatically thought that the book was going to be really boring and mild. And on top of that, i don't know a lot of card games and especially bridge. I actually didn't understand the book at first in the scenes where alton and uncle lester played bridge, but i rly was impressed by the way how the author, Lois Sacher at first introduced himself like after he started in a unnatural but also rly amusing way. The way alton thought and behaved like a teenager, kinda resisting and awkward with elders guy was very funny to watch too. I was surprised by the usually bad first impressions of most of the people in the book like uncle lester and tina. But as the story went on, and as people in the book changed one by one, it was rly cool to see how natural the process was when the people changed and the relationships of alton with the other characters. The main theme of the book changed, through out the book, like the theme resistance towards each other became caring......and etc
ReplyDeleteThis book was well described and very well thought out. This book was a very dark and very thoughtful at the same time. This book also had some comedy put into it in small parts. This book was also a bit boring at parts. Sometimes there were parts of this book where there was not that much going on but I think besides that this book was a bit interesting. I also got to learn about some card methods and tricks.
ReplyDeleteI loved this book. I really connected with the main character and his feelings, the author made me feel like I was there. While Alton and Tracy were playing bridge in the big tournament and trap and Annabele were playing for them I thought that that was a very surprising turn of events in the story, it was the last thing I would have thought to happen next. This book kept me entertained and always guessing what was going to happen next, while teaching me about the game of bridge.
ReplyDeleteOne thing about this book that I thought was really interesting and was a main part of it was the relationship that Alton and Trapp have. At the beginning he would have to say he was his favorite Uncle and Alton didn't even care when he started getting worse. He even kind of wanted him gone. Even when he started to ... (will be continued)
ReplyDeleteI find this book is interesting because at first Alton didn't like his Uncle. But once he starts to hang out with his Uncle and play bridge with him Alton starts to like him more. Alton also starts to learn about the game bridge which he didn't at first and now he love playing and plays in tournaments. I find that this is so interesting how Alton became to love bridge and his Uncle.
ReplyDeleteI found Cardturner to be a strange book. My views changed on it's content many times while reading. At first I figured that it was your standard story about a boy who creates a special bond with a relative due to unnusual circumstances, which I inferred from the amount of time Alton spends with his uncle at the beginning of the book. However, when I encountered the first bridge guide I begain to think of Cardturner as a bridge manual with a clever story to help the reader learn. My views once again changed when Alton and Tina began to live and play through their dead relatives. I found this to be quirky, unnecessary, and out of place in an other wise realistic novel. All in all I found The Cardturner to be an unusual but refreshing read.
ReplyDeleteI like how your perspective shifted on what sort of book this is. I would still say it is realistic. As for the supernatural aspect, isn't it possible for people to feel that they are connected somehow to those they have loved? Do you think it's possible that you might feel that you are even almost being spoken to our guided by these people because your connection to them is so strong?
DeleteThe game of bridge is a very complicated card game that I feel represents a dying age. An age that uses their brains, an age who uses their creativity, an age that couldn't get everything with just a "click", an age that's almost dead. This book is a smart way to teach the new generation about the game of bridge. It is from the point of view of a teenage boy, who is learning about himself while learning the complicated game of bridge. The author is very clever in the way he writes the story, he writes it in a way that teens in this generation can enjoy and connect with. The main character is very relatable in the way he thinks and it makes it easier to read. Although the game of bridge is very complicated and hard on your brain, this book makes it so you can understand it better. At first I was confused at why the author would make it so Alton and Toni became kind of schizophrenic at the end [hearing their uncle and grandmother's voices and such] I didn't see how it made sense with the style of the story. But then I realized that the game of bridge is all about how the mind can be an extremely intricate and complex thing that can be very powerful and I saw that schizophrenia is all about the mind and how it's almost impossible to figure out how it works. Over all, I thought that this book was very cleverly written and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteThe game of bridge is a very complicated card game that I feel represents a dying age. An age that uses their brains, an age who uses their creativity, an age that couldn't get everything with just a "click", an age that's almost dead. This book is a smart way to teach the new generation about the game of bridge. It is from the point of view of a teenage boy, who is learning about himself while learning the complicated game of bridge. The author is very clever in the way he writes the story, he writes it in a way that teens in this generation can enjoy and connect with. The main character is very relatable in the way he thinks and it makes it easier to read. Although the game of bridge is very complicated and hard on your brain, this book makes it so you can understand it better. At first I was confused at why the author would make it so Alton and Toni became kind of schizophrenic at the end [hearing their uncle and grandmother's voices and such] I didn't see how it made sense with the style of the story. But then I realized that the game of bridge is all about how the mind can be an extremely intricate and complex thing that can be very powerful and I saw that schizophrenia is all about the mind and how it's almost impossible to figure out how it works. Over all, I thought that this book was very cleverly written and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteI greatly enjoyed this book, because I really liked how the narrator (Alton) focused on multiple subjects at once, and the author actually did a very good job portraying a teenage mind from what I can tell. This book had many underlying themes, such as how (like Helen said) the game of Bridge is such a complicated game, it needs much brain power and clear thinking to stay on top of where the cards are. Uncle Trapp lost his sight, so his mind needed to be sharper to thrive, and that works out perfectly with the game of bridge. Also, as I was reading, I realized that the game of bridge itself is a mind game of what card to pick, when to pass, when to double, and so on, much like schizophrenia, where you hear voices in your head. Toni and Alton in Chicago played a double mind game, they had to figure out the voices in their heads, and also play bridge, but the voices in their heads were telling them how to play bridge. That underlying theme is a bit confusing and hard to wrap your head around, but I overall really enjoyed this book.
ReplyDeleteEven when they started to hang out and go to bridge games, Alton still didn't really like Trapp. During the book you can see how they start to get closer and actually care for one another. When Trapp died Alton actually cared and if he had heard that he had died at the beginning it would have meant nothing to him.
ReplyDeleteIn Cardturner one of the main themes was don't judge a book by the cover. One example of this is the fact that Altons whole family at first doesn't actually know Trapp and they think he's the mean uncle who has a lot of money they need. Towards the end of the book Alton learned that Trapp wasn't bad he was smart, funny, and even kind of nice. Alton ended up learning a lot of things about Trapp and his relatives. This also happened with Toni and her whole family, Alton thought they were all crazy. Alton got to know Toni and learned that she’s actually really nice. I think that not judging a book by its cover is a major theme from Cardturner.
ReplyDeleteIn Cardturner one of the main themes was don't judge a book by the cover. One example of this is the fact that Altons whole family at first doesn't actually know Trapp and they think he's the mean uncle who has a lot of money they need. Towards the end of the book Alton learned that Trapp wasn't bad he was smart, funny, and even kind of nice. Alton ended up learning a lot of things about Trapp and his relatives. This also happened with Toni and her whole family, Alton thought they were all crazy. Alton got to know Toni and learned that she’s actually really nice. I think that not judging a book by its cover is a major theme from Cardturner.
ReplyDeleteI thought that The Cardturner was a very insperational story that was very relatable. Thousands off times I was made to call my aunts and uncles and tell them how much I loved them. This always made me feel fake and uncomfortable. I could hear an old grandparent or great aunt on the phone and carry the conversation. Alton's parents always made him call his Uncle Trapp and tell him how much he loved him. Uncle Trapp was old and rich so they wanted to be included in his will. This made Alton resent Uncle Trapp as well as his money. I think that Louis Sachar is trying to explain to the reader that family and love shouldn't be forced. Alton proberaly would have been more patient and open up to his uncle if he didn't feel that calling him and cardturning was forced. If he chose to be Uncle Trapp's cardturner he proberaly would have told Trapp that he understood Bridge and saved himself the humiliation of his uncle thinking he's stupid. I think that The Cardturner was a book about family and coming together.
ReplyDeleteThe Cardturner has many deep twists and turns throughout the book. That's what makes the book not just about the game of bridge, but about how the game changed Alton's life for the better. Alton got to connect with his very rich Uncle Lester, who taught him how to turn cards for him and how to play the game of bridge, and in the end it really didn't matter that his uncle was rich, it only mattered that he got to play his game of passion (bridge). When Alton's parents were in a bust because his dad lost his job and Uncle Lester ended up donating his money to charity but Alton never really cared, he always just stayed in his own little bubble.
ReplyDeleteI thought The Cardturner was a very different book. At some parts of the book there is just so much happening that you don't know what going on. But in other parts its so simple and the "between the lines" writing is right there. Through the book at some points I got confused on just who some of the secondary characters where. But in other parts I could almost predict what was going to happen it was so plainly there like I could tell that very soon after he met Toni that he had some sort of feeling for her. Also in the book I liked how you don't really get to understand some of the characters in it until the middle or even the end. This happened with Toni at the beginning you think she might be crazy but that's only partially because the say that right there in the text. But at the end you understand her more and who she really is and it ends up that Alton is just like her too. I don't just like the text of the book though but I also like the way its set up. The book is all about bridge right, but the author doesn't try to force you to learn a little bridge while your trying to read. But the author gives you the choice on how much you want to know about the game. You can ether just know a little or a lot and its up to you. I loved the book The Cardturner but for not just what was written on the page but for what was between the lines and for how those pages where set up.
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