I oftentimes feel silly as I sit in my English class listening to the animated and intellectual conversations that surround me (no sarcasm here). They really are all very intelligent kids. Today's discussion was about the different books we had been reading for our book report. I am in the middle of Arsenic And Old Lace, a 93-page play about 2 homicidal old ladies. And I'm quite enjoying it. However, while I sat amidst the ambitious Crime and Punishment and Heart of Darkness readers I felt a little out of place. SO.... I'm amping up my reading list for the rest of the year and I'm going to hold myself to it!!
Starting today I plan on reading the following 11 books and finishing all of them by the end of 2011. After reading each one I'll give a response on the blog.
*Les Miserables
*Gone With The Wind
*At least 1 Jane Austin book (probably the shortest, but can you blame me?)
*The Picture of Dorian Gray
*Heart of Darkness
*Anthem
*East of Eden
*Wuthering Heights
*The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
*For whom the Bell Tolls
*Crime and Punishment
2 comments:
Dorian Gray is on my list, let me know when you start and I'll read it too. As a general comment, you don't need to reed boring books in order to fit in with the smart crowd. Just read the cliff notes and try to summon a tear when someone says something sad.
Genius!! I'm reading my books in order so if I stay on track I should be starting Dorian Gray near the end of January. But I will let you know. We can compare notes!
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