Catcher in the Rye: It is hard for me to describe my feelings about this book. There were many points in the novel where I was in love with the novel. I really enjoyed how the story was narrated, from a more teenager-ey perspective. The relationship between Phoebe and Holden also made me like the book, as well. On the other hand, I simply couldn't stand for some of Holden's actions. There were points where he was beyond stupid or just plain whiny, which are characteristics of people that I tend not to like. I also didn't like the novel in the sense that I could identify with some of Holden's emotions. I didn't like that, because it made me realize some of the unfavorable thing about me. All in all, I did enjoy reading this novel, because I found the narration very captivating, and continued to feed my interest through the entire story.

First They Killed My Father: I simply loved reading this novel. After getting through a dry beginning, I discovered how powerful the will to live is. I was very interested in Loung's journey. Like in Catcher, I also enjoyed the child-like narration. Another thing that I really enjoyed about this book was that it was a breath of fresh air from the fiction we have been reading this year. I really liked how I learned about the take over in Cambodia, because I had never really cared to learn about it. Like Priya, I probably would have never read this book if I didn't have to. I am extremely glad that I did.

Inherit the Wind: I was very happy that we started off the year by reading a play. It was a nice beginning, since I enjoy the formatting of plays more than I enjoy the format of a traditional novel. I found this play to be incredibly captivating. The main characters were well developed, and the plot was laid out quite well. The thing I most liked about "Inherit the Wind" was that it was focused around the idea of Creationism, which is something that fascinates me greatly. "Inherit the Wind" was a good, light read to begin the school year with, and I really liked reading it.

A Midsummer's Night Dream: Again, one of the big reasons why I liked this play, was because I like the format of a play over a novel's. What made this play different for me, was that "A Midsummer's Night Dream" is something I have been familiar with, but I had never dived into reading the play for leisure, or as an assignment for school. I was very excited to read this, and the play did live up to my expectations. I found the characters to be even more well developed than before, and the play has rekindled my love for it, as well as Shakespeare in general.

My Antonia: As many of my comrade students have stated before, My Antonia is my least favorite book of First Semester. The first book of this novel, I found to be very interesting, as well as genuine. I thought that Jim was a very reliable neighbor, and I liked him a lot. As the book progressed, I found the themes presented by the novel to be repeated over and over again, making the rest of the story very dry and almost annoying. Everything became repetitive, and that's something I can't stand when reading. Begrudgingly, I finished this novel, unimpressed.