[justdolit-blog]

Hey all you people. hey all you people wont you listen to meeeeee (special reference to a cartoon nickelodeon cartoon) I want to dedicate this post to our lovely literature class whihc has tought me so much in regards to why reading is important and why it can really make a difference. I was glad...

[tison-hannah-blog]

1st off.. you gotta try this sandwich, its no ordinary sandwich. I loved taking this class! I also feel this class has helped make me a better reader. Even though I was a fairly good, and fast reader before taking this class I feel like now I am more attentive when I read. I think from now on when I read books I will probably pay more attention to symbolism in books. Before taking this class I knew what symbolism was but I never really looked for it while reading a book, and because that was one of the major things in this class, I just started noticing it in the last book.

[tison-hannah-blog]

Huzah!

Well, this semester is almost finished...no really. I am so glad I took this course, it was nice to read some different and new books and get to know some awesome people! I am very much ready for summer, especially now since (because of this class) I have an awesome summer book list. I am pretty sure my favorite book was Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, but The Road came in a Close second. Note not the movie version of the Road, that was way to intense for my eyes. Seems like just last week was the first week and I had no clue what Professor Clark was talking about a New Media Project and reading four POMO books, but here we are at Final Exams and Im more than happy to have taken this class. See you guys are town this summer! (or maybe not)  :D

[tison-hannah-blog]

Movie

Wel that movie was pretty intense. Some how I was able to read the book without getting that horrified, but the movie? scared the heck out of me. I don't really care for gore so the eating humans bloody gross part weren't really for me....at all. When I read the book when something terrifying would happen, such as the people in the basement, I could read it super fast and move on and not picture it but watching the movie made me realize how horrifying this book really was, needless to say I wont be re-reading this book, and probably wont read the rest of McCarthys books either. Also! The guy who wrote "The Things They Carried" Will be speaking at UNF this summer or in the fall, I cant remember which and I think it would be interesting to go, so I just might. Cant believe we have finished all the books. This semester flew by fast! :)

[dearx3kayla-blog]

So, I finished The Road and I have to say I was pleased with the end result of the book. I know it was some what of a cliff hanger, but It was still happy! I was worried for a while that the ending would be when the Man gets shot in the leg with an arrow in the house, and the “bad” guys would...

[tison-hannah-blog]

I enjoyed the ending too! Even though I cant stand cliff hangers, this one didn't bother me as much because he was going with a family, which serves almost like a new family for him. And as much as I would want to know what happens, a sequel to this book would seem almost silly and pointless. I also got emotional at the end when his father dies, its always sad to read something like that, but the man coming looking for the little boy and helping him made my day! The little boy needed help but he was being strong and definitely carrying the fire at the end. :)

[tison-hannah-blog]

Post 13

My goodness, I cant believe we are already finished with all four books! After reading these books, I definitely have my summer book list made up. I surprisingly really enjoyed reading the Road. Everyone seemed to really like the book or really hate it. At first when I found out we weren't going to find out why everything was burned I was disappointed, I love background details. But I like the post-apocalyptic books and I came to see why it didn't matter that I never got to know what had happened to make everything so desolate, sometimes detail arnt all that important.

[lisarios-blog]

Well, Happy Easter and/or Happy Passover. I don’t want to put The Road down. Just when I was getting ready to, the man went down into the basement. Sheesh! That was scary! I read for another hour. Yes, it is sad and depressing, but I’m learning a lot about survival! Does it get anyone else’s...

[tison-hannah-blog]

I have a hard time putting the book down too! Also, I don't do well with getting symbolism while I read a book. I tend to read it so fast and get cought up in the story I don't notice the symbolism even though I am making a better attempt with it this time around. Also, that basement scene scared the pants off me. There seems to be a pattern where not much happens for a few days then they get extremly hungry, risk everything, then almost get cought by the bad guys. Somehow I knew something terrible was about to happen but I defiantly was expecting that. There is some seriously crazy stuff in this book so far.

[tison-hannah-blog]

So sad.

This book is so depressing. It affects my moods, nothing happy ever happens, and I feel like there is no way this book can turn out ok in the end. However, despite all these terrible things I cant seem to put the book down. There is something about the way its written, there aren't chapters just short paragraphs of information so I keep thinking "oh I'll just read a little bit more." I keep wanting to read all the way to the end to find out if they ever make it south or if all these bands of people eating crazies are headed in the opposite direction on the road for a reason.

[pineda-joanna-blog]

Well, after catching with a Visit From the Goon Squad and finally realizing what the “Goon Squad” really was, plus recently having a birthday, I feel like I can relate to what Jennifer Egan was saying all throughout her book. I hate hate hate birthdays. I can literally feel myself getting older,...

[tison-hannah-blog]

so I may be a little slow at on this point but, I JUST figured out the whole "Time is a goon" thing and how it related to the title of the book. Thank you Joanna for bringing me to the light. Also, now that I am thinking about it that is a clever way to introduce the meaning of the book, It really makes me like the book a little more now, because now I feel like I understand why it was written the way it was, and why the characters are the way they are. Time is a crazy thing. And why don't you love birthdays?! I love my birthday :)

[tison-hannah-blog]

Finished :)

So, Im not sure how I thought this book would end. In fact I pretty much wondered how it would end the entire time I was reading it, AND now that I am finished...I'm still a little confused. I feel like even though in the last chapters all the characters started running together and making a little more sense, the last chapter was a bit of a disappointment for me. I thought it would have this big grand ending, like when a book goes out with a bang! Or it could possible be that I can be really sappy a lot of times and want everything in the book to all come together all the time, and the end be super sweet and pretty. I guess I just found the ending of this book kind of bland compared to other parts of the book.

[eldridgekayla-blog]

Post 10

This book has been such a difficult book for me to get into and I am having a hard time catching up because I dread having to pick it up. I know that I have to get it finished and it is really not all that terrible but it’s not fun having to read a book that you really don’t want to read. I have, however, grown to like how the stories flop between each chapter. Especially now that I have been able to draw the connections between each chapter. I am hoping it gets better!

[tison-hannah-blog]

I also have a hard time reading books I don't particularly enjoy. I'm a little nervous that's how I will be when we read the next book The Road. Luckily, we don't have class tomorrow so we can catch up on all this reading. I am enjoying how the book is written though. I have come to like how I feel like I have no clue what's going on at first then it all starts falling together, the more I understand about the actual story line the more I enjoy the book. I'm interested to see how this book ends, especially since everything is jumbled up,will it be a clif hanger or just a nice story ending?

[tison-hannah-blog]

Goon Squad

I’m still enjoying this book! I like how it seems to skip around and I can’t wait for everything to fall in to place, and I’ll be able to understand everything.  I think my favorite chapter so far is the Safari chapter. This could be because I love lions, BUT it is also an interesting chapter. I like how it was split in to 3 different sections, and I didn’t even notice how the names of each section were related to where they were on the safari like the grasslands and stuff.  I enjoyed going over it in class and learning about the symbolism in the section where the lion is shot because I usually don’t pick these things up while I’m reading.

[aliteraryconspiracy-blog]

I started reading Goon Squad on my trip to New Orleans. I am almost a hundred pages in, and I cannot get the whole “There is a bathtub in the kitchen” thing out of my mind. Was it due to the size of the apartments that bathtubs were placed in the kitchen? Was it for aesthetic reasons? It has to be a safety hazard, right? I mean, it would be plain weird to wake up and go to make breakfast and your roommate is just…y’know taking a bath in the kitchen. I suppose you could eat while you bathe? That would be cool, albeit unsanitary…. Instead of breakfast in bed, it could be…BREAKFAST IN BATH.

Because that is oh so very witty, y’know.

If you can’t already tell, I am actually enjoying this book.

[tison-hannah-blog]

I am pretty sure I'm in love with the idea of having a bath tub in my kitchen. I know its a little unsanitary, BUT just think how awesome it would be. Ive been looking for an apartment for when I leave for school next fall and not one of the apartment I looked at had anything as cool and unique as this in fact three out of the ten places I looked has the exact same layout. So, long story short, I'm enjoying this book. Its different and exciting to read. There is some crazy stuff in it and it holds my attention really well.

[tison-hannah-blog]

Goodness, the first chapter of this book kind of threw me off. The title of the book is visit from the goon squad which makes me think of all sorts of silly things I wont go in to, and the whole first chapter is about a compulsive stealer. She sees this green wallet in a bathroom and , having a love for theft, she takes it. I loved the way she described the wallet though, saying it was "tender and ripe as a peach." which to me makes me think it was stuffed with money, card, fancy things, etc. It seemed almost as if she were coveting after this wallet, and the challenge it presented her with.

[tison-hannah-blog]

Excited!

I am so excited that it is spring break! I love it, I don't have to worry about tests or homework. This is a much needed break. I cant wait to start Visit From The Goon Squad, I know you aren't supposed to judge a book by it cover, but just looking at it gets me excited! I got it for my kindle and I'm ready to start! I really hope I enjoy this one, Things they Carried never really got my attention long enough for me to enjoy it.

[candce528-blog]

Lynda Barry’s comic strip “Knowing Things” popped out to me because it reminded me of me and my sister. I am the older sister and always gave my sister the big sister attitude. I tried to boss her around and acted like I knew way more then she did. So when my sister did things as the little sister...

[tison-hannah-blog]

I also enjoyed this comic strip. Being the middle child (-_-) I know what it's like to have an older sister and be an older sister. I always hated when my older sister bossed me around and I still do. So while reading the comic strip I wanted to tell the older sister to shut up, let her little sister figure things out on her own, you don't know everything, it is OK that she is pouring weird things in that plant soil! But, I also noticed I'm just as guilty of doing these kinds of things with my younger sister. The comic really reminded me of my life and how similar things happen between older and younger siblings.

[tison-hannah-blog]

Generation X

So any class that requires me to read books is an automatic plus in my mind, but a class that requires you read good books, is even better! I have been enjoying reading out of the POMO book, I enjoyed reading Generation X. I loved how it had the fairy tale twists with beauty and the beast, Romeo and Juliet, and sleeping beauty. It made me want to go home and watch Disney movies. It also reminded me a lot of the Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy, in that it was syfy-ish and the way it was written and kind of a fast paced read. I don't think I liked the actual story, but the author does a good job of keeping your attention, with the way it is written.

[daniellehumphreys-blog]

On the first day on this class, the idea of postmodern literature frightened me, because I could not grasp an understanding of it. However, as time has progressed and the class has continued to read more and more POMO stories, I am starting to become use to the idea of POMO. This week I have found...

[tison-hannah-blog]

Same here! I am pretty sure I hadn't really heard of post modern fiction or if I had did not pay any attention to it. So when we first started talking about it, and how it was going to be weird for the sake of being weird I was  freaking out a little but. However I have been pleasantly surprised that Postmodern Fiction isn't so terrifying after all, in fact I might have read a couple books that are considered to be postmodern and never even noticed. So far I am enjoying reading the short stories out of the text book even though they are excerpts it is nice to branch out and read something new and different.

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