Catcher In the Rye: This book was the worst book that we have read this year. Everything about it was so negative and gloomy. The way it was written would literally leave me thinking the way Holden thought-negative. When I was finished reading a part of the book, it would take me a few minutes to really get out of it. Therefore, I hated this book. I know it was trying to teach a lesson, but I didn’t think it did a very good job at that. It had a terrible ending with no moral and the same negative tone to it. Also, it was a weird book. There were so many odd events and phrases in it. This blocked me from actually connecting to the book. I thought it was much too weird. I want to say I could have gone my whole life without reading this book, but it’s very famous and is such a different style of writing, so I will admit that it was a good thing that I opened the cover.
First They Killed My Father: I feel wrong saying it, but I enjoy the books about genocides and other topics like that. They are GREAT learning lessons plus they are books that you just can’t put down. This book did this for me; it taught me a lesson and I just kept reading and reading- I couldn’t stop. I commend Loung for writing this because she is spreading a message that needs to be learned. Things like the Cambodian genocide should never happen. It was so sad and devastating to hear about the events that so many people had to try and survive. Plus, it’s so surprising that this dark part in the world’s history happened not that long ago. When Miss Berdick said that she was alive during this time, I was astounded. Just like Matt said, Cambodia and American are so different. I mostly remember peace here in America, sometimes I forget about what all the others places go through. This book educated me and I am grateful for that.
Inherit The Wind: I liked that we started with this book. When I heard most people around me complaining about what a bad book it was, I secretly disagreed. I liked this book a lot because of the fact that it was true and therefore really relatable. To me, I was interested because I felt myself being pulled by the book. I am a very religious person, but I found myself siding with Drummond and Cates, which I thought was interesting. Other people felt that way too because throughout the book, views were changed from radically against Cates to cheering on his attorney at the end, and this book was a true story.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: I was scared to read this book because I thought it was going to be hard to understand. Most of the time when I read poetry, it takes me awhile to figure out what it is actually saying. Once I started reading this book though, it was a piece of cake and it was a great read. I thought it was very entertaining and a little funny at times. It had a great plot and cool twists and turns. Also, the fact that we got it read to us might have an influence on the fact that this book was my favorite book that we read last semester.
My Antonia: There were certain aspects about this book that I liked, and there were others that I did not like. For example, like many of my other classmates said, this book was so long and boring. I would also agree with them that the book did not have a high point. It was very plain and slow all the way through. Oddly enough, I did like the story though. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but each time we had to read the book, I didn’t complain. Then when it was time to write papers, it was easy to find examples and a topic because the book had a lot to it, it was just boring.
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