No formal book review today, because I've been doing lots of homework (also I'll be posting a scary review for
Bloggers Dressed In Blood tomorrow). Here's my thoughts on some of what I've been reading for school... Beowulf--At the time, I truly believed that I would ever read anything that I hated as much as I hate Beowulf.
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Then, I read Gilgamesh. I know that they are important historical texts and that I should appreciate them, but I don't. At all. I also read an old text of Genesis, which was... less than enjoyable. Sorry, World Lit.
I've read some other stuff--sonnets, background information, Up From Slavery, Some Stephen Crane and Jack London. I liked the sonnets best, but nothing is really sticking out in my head as memorable. I miss reading for fun. A lot. I'm currently reading My Antonia and it doesn't suck. Maybe four lit classes in one semester was a bad idea?
What is your least favorite school reading assignment?
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That is an awful lot of lit classes at once, Steph! Although Beowulf was not fun, I do remember reading Grendel for Reading Team, which probably made me less go, hero! when I finally read Beowulf...
ReplyDeleteYou'll get to read for fun this weekend! You're still coming, right? Right?!
Um I loved Beowulf and Grendel by John (someone.... BUT I hated Beowulf UNTIL I got to my college class where we dissected each line....in Old English. Then again I'm a huge dork so it was cool. ;) I haven't read My Antonia - please let us know how to it turns out.
ReplyDeleteAnd I also had to translate stuff from the Bible from Latin, Old English, Middle English and Modern English. Yeaaa i'm a dork ;)
I remember reading Beowolf in High school and I HATED it! I hope I never have to reread that one!
ReplyDeleteUgh, I'm so sorry! There's nothing like reading something bad because you HAVE to. It just makes it even more awful!
ReplyDeleteThis question is too easy. I hated As I Lay Dying by (I'm too lazy to look it up, but I believe it was Faulkner) it was awful. I also hated Walden by Thoreau, I'm not sure I'm smart enough for that one. And I loathed, absolutely loathed, The Grapes of Wrath by Steinbeck. That was the absolute worst ever. Just thinking about that book gets me upset again!
ReplyDeleteLOTS of lit! I remember liking Beowulf--the story, not the actual reading part because I think I remember that being pretty hard to read. I tend not to like old stuff like that. Good luck with the rest of the semester--hopefully you'll get more interesting things to read!
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