Gimme list of books you have read during the past twelve months. As you compile your list, think about the breadth and depth of content. Please don’t fell the need to include every book you read in the last year. Select the ones that best demonstrate your interests/passions or allowed you to explore something “novel.” This list should include the books you are most excited about but also the ones that challenged your way of thinking. Each title is a means of interacting with the world of ideas and communicates something significant about you. Also consider including the books you didn’t finish, ‘cause sometimes it’s just not worth it – and this says something about the book as well as the reader. What does not finishing say about you the good the bad and the ugly.
Due Sunday, September 13
November 1st is the last day to make up Blogs 1-8
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ReplyDeleteI’d like to pretend this isn’t true but I’m not gonna lie, I don’t think I’ve read any books in the past year which I know sounds really bad but hear me out. Last year we took seminar as an English class, and that didn’t require us to read any actual books so I think that was the main reason I haven’t read much recently because nothing was forcing me to, and I was busy with so much other school work that I didn’t make time for it. I think the last actual book I read was To Kill a Mocking Bird at the end of my ninth grade year, which I actually really enjoyed. Now that I’m thinking about it, Duncan actually got me a book I’d wanted called Penpal last year that I did start briefly but never finished it. I’d heard it as an audio book before so I already knew the story but I just never made time to read it again. I have had to read though. I’ve done theatre and we do read through dog scripts and you know I like to annotate them and stuff and make notes for myself so I don’t know if that counts but it’s some reading I’ve done. Of course also in seminar we had to read and annotate many texts, some of which were easier to get through than others. I also had to read our world history textbook and take notes on almost every chapter and it could be a little dense at time. I guess I just haven’t done much reading recently and I’m actually glad that I’m thinking about it because now maybe I can make a more conscious effort on trying to read more. School assigned reading I really dislike though usually. I typically don’t really like reading unless it’s a genre I enjoy (horror and historical fiction oddly enough because I do not like history) but I’ll definitely try to read more and make more time for that after realizing it’s been awhile since I’ve actually read a book.
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