A personal response to a novel reflects an individual's thoughts, feelings, and opinions about the book. It is a subjective reaction that may involve connecting with characters, themes, or the writing style, and often includes how the book impacted the reader emotionally or intellectually. Personal responses can vary widely and are influenced by an individual's experiences, values, and perspectives.
a personal response is personal, its in your own words, and explains how YOU feel about things / opposite of Critical Response
After reading Divergent novel by Veronica Roth, you can decide to leave your response whether short or long from your own site. You can also find sites that are reviewing the book and make a review.
In response to the Civil War, Melville did not - write a great novel about the Civil War
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it is a reader's personal response to a topic or issue in a newspaper.
You may find this frustrating, but anything you write, provide you aren't plagiarizing someone else, is a personal response. It comes from you, the writer, therefore it is personal.
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It allows neuronal development in response to novel experiences.
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A sentimental novel is one that relies on the emotional response of characters and readers. It celebrates sentiment. This was a popular genre in the 18th century.
In a readers response, you say how you feel about the novel or section you have read. So, unless you feel like the social and historical context have affected the novel or you just like it then no, it should't matter or affect the readers response at all. It would be a good idea to mention it in your response but you should ask your teacher or someone you think knows a better response what they think.
People can like any type of novel, it is a matter of personal taste