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d Read the reviews again and write the letters of
the paragraphs which contain:

1 general comments about the book
2 recommendation with the reasons
3 basic information about the book

4 summary of the plot

e Complete the sentences below with the
collocations taken from the reviews.

AGANTA BURİNA BURİNATA page-turner well-developed

A Aganta Burina Burinata is the most impressive thought-provoking read over and over
novel which touches on a strong and fiery passion for flowing style touching story
the sea written by The Fisherman of Halicarnassus in wholeheartedly
1946. It tells the story of Mahmut who is a great lover
of the sea.
B The story begins with the childhood of Mahmut. 1 I read the of four
sisters in Little Women, in which their father
All men in Mahmut’s family are sailors and he grows is away in the army and they don’t have much
up with the dream of being one of them. However, money. They deal with the hardships of daily
his family, who knows the difficulties and the danger life.
of the sea, doesn’t want him to be a sailor. Mahmut
doesn’t listen to them and he, somehow, manages 2 My literature teacher
to sail. When he returns to his village, nothing is the recommends us to read Odyssey by Homer. He
says it is one of two major ancient Greek epic
same as he has left. He feels great disappointment. poems.
His passion for the sea turns into hate and he gives
himself up to land. However, does it go on like this? 3 The themes of peace and justice are so
Will he return to sea? throughout the film.
C The story is certainly a page-turner. It gives a 4 The Little Prince is such a heart-warming
realistic description of two types of people: people of story that you can . There
the sea and people of land. The only criticism about is always something new to discover in the
the book is that the author uses too many terms book.
relevant to the sea. But I don’t think this will spoil 5 Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar writes his books with
your enjoyment. a clear and . His books
D I’d definitely recommend this book to anybody completely engross readers from the first
who enjoys reading realistic and sincere stories about page.
the sea. It’s such a thought-provoking book that you 6 The book is both enjoyable and
will not be able to put it down. . It raises more
c Read the review and fill in the chart. questions than it answers.
Title of the book: 7 All in all, The Lord of the Rings is a real
. I read it in two days! It’s
Author of the book:
that good.
Type of work:
Date of the first publication:

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