Reading
Throughout the year I feel as if I have grown as a reader in that I now am open to more of a variety of genres. I started this year with interest in only young adult and fantasy type books. Now, however, I am open to more meaningful books or more valuable genres though I'm slowly moving towards actually finding books like that that I like enough to read entirely. I have also become more aware of literary devices and grammar in the novels I read. Since last summer and throughout this school year I have read The Selection, The Elite, The One, The Heir, The Crown, Palo Alto, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, Hurricane Kiss, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Trial By Fire, Lord of the Flies, Purple Hibiscus, Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and will soon be done with Macbeth.
This week I read the first 53 pages of Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. It's not a novel that I would've chosen myself, but it's also not the worst book I've read for school. It gives me a bit of a Diary of a Wimpy Kid impression, but that's probably just because it's written from a teenage boy's perspective. I suppose it's supposed to be relatable to some of the readers but instead, I just find myself reading because I feel bad for all of these people.I do find the Indian's situation interesting and pretty upsetting. Growing up I've always been told to do the best I possibly can in school and nothing less was accepted. I'm also expected to go to college and get a good job so I can live a comfortable life. The idea that basically none of the kids on the reservation will go on to do that surprises me and makes me sad for them. To live a life so hopeless and lacking drive seems dull and dreary.
In the grand scheme of things, I'm enjoying Purple Hibiscus. However, it is kind of dense but not a bad kind of dense. This book gives a lot to think about and I think that's why it takes me a while to read it. I'm really trying to focus on annotating the most important things so that I remember them. I annotate with my interpretations of most of the important lines in this book. This book says a lot of important and powerful things though, so my annotations are also kind of dense, but I don't mind it because at least I feel like I'm getting something out of reading this.
I don't always enjoy school reading books, but this one is up there with the good ones. I think that I'm invested in this book so it's making it easier for me to read. If the characters in a novel are likable, or even extremely dislikeable like Papa, it makes it easier to get through. I want the best for Kambili and Jaja so I've mainly been making my annotations analyze their actions in contrast to Papa and basically rephrasing the main parts. Writing things out helps me to remember them so annotating and summarizing important parts has helped me a lot with understanding this novel.
This week I read the first 53 pages of Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. It's not a novel that I would've chosen myself, but it's also not the worst book I've read for school. It gives me a bit of a Diary of a Wimpy Kid impression, but that's probably just because it's written from a teenage boy's perspective. I suppose it's supposed to be relatable to some of the readers but instead, I just find myself reading because I feel bad for all of these people.I do find the Indian's situation interesting and pretty upsetting. Growing up I've always been told to do the best I possibly can in school and nothing less was accepted. I'm also expected to go to college and get a good job so I can live a comfortable life. The idea that basically none of the kids on the reservation will go on to do that surprises me and makes me sad for them. To live a life so hopeless and lacking drive seems dull and dreary.
In the grand scheme of things, I'm enjoying Purple Hibiscus. However, it is kind of dense but not a bad kind of dense. This book gives a lot to think about and I think that's why it takes me a while to read it. I'm really trying to focus on annotating the most important things so that I remember them. I annotate with my interpretations of most of the important lines in this book. This book says a lot of important and powerful things though, so my annotations are also kind of dense, but I don't mind it because at least I feel like I'm getting something out of reading this.
I don't always enjoy school reading books, but this one is up there with the good ones. I think that I'm invested in this book so it's making it easier for me to read. If the characters in a novel are likable, or even extremely dislikeable like Papa, it makes it easier to get through. I want the best for Kambili and Jaja so I've mainly been making my annotations analyze their actions in contrast to Papa and basically rephrasing the main parts. Writing things out helps me to remember them so annotating and summarizing important parts has helped me a lot with understanding this novel.
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