WARNING: I don't mean to offend anyone, I just
So, I go onto goodreads today. I have a bunch of recommendations, a bunch of event invitations, etc. etc. Of course, I love this! Until I see, that yet again, every recommendation, every event, everything on my newsfeed, everything in all of the young adult groups was some form of paranormal lit.
Okay, so I have nothing wrong with people loving paranormal lit or whatever, but I do have an issue with it becoming the entire topic of a group dedicated to ALL forms young adult literature. Or, the lists that are titled 'Best Young Adult' or something like that and then literally everything is paranormal or fantasy or whatever. Surely not every 'best' ya book is paranormal or fantasy. I don't know why this even bothers me so much, but it does.
Saturday, May 21, 2011
Friday, May 20, 2011
OO8. Summer!!
So, I'm finally done with high school!! Woo!! And we all know what that means...I get to start churning out books like it's nobody's business!! Or like it's my job. Whichever expression you prefer, haha. All that matters is that now I'm freeto sit by the pool, on the dock, or on the beach (depending on where I am) with a book all day!!
In the spirit of things (namely summer), I thought I'd list the next yen books on my to-read list for the summer, and I'll add the books I'm currently reading to the top.
Next on my to-do list:
1/2. Demise of the Soccer Moms- Cathryn Grant
1/2x2. Five Things I Can't Live Without- Holly Shumas
1. Following Polly- Karen Bergreen
2. While My Pretty One Sleeps- Mary Higgins Clark
3. Splendor- Anna Godbersen
4. The Space Between Us- Thrity Umrigar
5. Shoe Addicts Anonymous- Beth Harbison
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire- JK Rowling
7. The Inheritance of Loss- Kiran Desai
8. Lock and Key- Sarah Dessen
9. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan- Lisa See
10. Love on the Line (trying again)- Laura Castoro
Jules
In the spirit of things (namely summer), I thought I'd list the next yen books on my to-read list for the summer, and I'll add the books I'm currently reading to the top.
Next on my to-do list:
1/2. Demise of the Soccer Moms- Cathryn Grant
1/2x2. Five Things I Can't Live Without- Holly Shumas
1. Following Polly- Karen Bergreen
2. While My Pretty One Sleeps- Mary Higgins Clark
3. Splendor- Anna Godbersen
4. The Space Between Us- Thrity Umrigar
5. Shoe Addicts Anonymous- Beth Harbison
6. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire- JK Rowling
7. The Inheritance of Loss- Kiran Desai
8. Lock and Key- Sarah Dessen
9. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan- Lisa See
10. Love on the Line (trying again)- Laura Castoro
Jules
Saturday, May 14, 2011
OO7. A Brief Update
1) I got my ARC of The Demise of the Soccer Moms by Cathryn Grant!! And it's signed too, which is pretty cool :)
2) I started reading Five Things I Can't Live Without by Holly Shumas in my study hall on Friday. Seeing as I have four days left of high school, I really have nothing better to do with my time than to read (which makes me happy!!) So far (and I'm on page 65 I do believe) it's pretty good!! It's about a woman who thinks she has a dreadfully average life. She quits her job as an animal biographer, and starts writing peoples bio sections on romance finder website things (I forget what the real name for them is). And it kind of tells her story with her boyfriend-like character, her friends, and all of her other dramas. Basically, it's pretty light.
3) So I still really like A Courtesan's Guide to Getting Your Man. It's starting to get a little unrealistic though. Like now, the main character (the modern one) makes a huge transformation and BAM! her entire life is changed...I don't really know about that. But it's starting to switch between modern and old a lot more frequently now, and I'm really enjoying that transformation.
Hmm...I think that's just about it!
Jules
2) I started reading Five Things I Can't Live Without by Holly Shumas in my study hall on Friday. Seeing as I have four days left of high school, I really have nothing better to do with my time than to read (which makes me happy!!) So far (and I'm on page 65 I do believe) it's pretty good!! It's about a woman who thinks she has a dreadfully average life. She quits her job as an animal biographer, and starts writing peoples bio sections on romance finder website things (I forget what the real name for them is). And it kind of tells her story with her boyfriend-like character, her friends, and all of her other dramas. Basically, it's pretty light.
3) So I still really like A Courtesan's Guide to Getting Your Man. It's starting to get a little unrealistic though. Like now, the main character (the modern one) makes a huge transformation and BAM! her entire life is changed...I don't really know about that. But it's starting to switch between modern and old a lot more frequently now, and I'm really enjoying that transformation.
Hmm...I think that's just about it!
Jules
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
OO6. Catch Up, I'm Now Caught Up
I know I haven’t written in a while, so this post is going to be all over the place, so I apologize for that.
1) I think that the last time I posted I was just starting Summer in the City by Robyn Sisman, so that seems like a good place to start. The book was pretty good for a light chick-lit thing, and on that level I have no complaints, it’s a solid three stars for that (which is about all I’ll give a light read like that, unless I love it). On the other hand, from a more technical standpoint, I’d drop the rating down to a two star. I love multiple narrators, as I think I’ve made clear before, so I loved that aspect of it. The one thing that frustrated me was that there really wasn’t much character development. I mean, I think she tried to make it look like there was, through actions, but all-in-all, psychologically there really were no changes, and there should have been with the plotline.
I would definitely recommend reading it though if you’re on an airplane, by a pool, exhausted at night, or on the beach. Other than that, it really isn’t worth your time.
2) Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, was interesting. I didn’t love it, I don’t know why. I really wanted to like it, so badly actually, but I just didn’t. I felt absolutely no sympathy for Victor throughout the entire book, which I don’t think was the point, but my entire English class did, so that just really turned me off of the book a little. It was definitely well written though, and I actually liked the writing style. The plot was different, and wasn’t the typical plot you’d get from a woman around that time period, so that won points from me. Overall, I’d say it was a two and a half star book. I’ll probably end up rereading it later on, and maybe I’ll feel differently.
3) So, A Brave New World, by Adolus Huxley…I was just genuinely disturbed by that book. I can’t even really talk about it because I have no clue what even went on because I was so creeped out by most of the book. One star—if that. Maybe if I read it again, and got past the disturbances, I’d appreciate it more.
4) About a week ago, I started a book I received as an Advanced Readers Copy (ARC) of The Courtesan’s Guide to Getting Your Man, by Susan Donovan and Celeste Bradley. So far, I’m really enjoying it. It’s definitely a little more…explicit, than I anticipated, but I kind of moved past that. Me being me, I love the two narrators—Ophelia Harrington, the courtesan/heroine from the past, and Piper Chase-Pierpont, the drab museum curator. I especially love that because the two narrators are completely different. I’m only about 130ish pages into it, so I don’t really have much to say on that level, but I’m really looking forward to reading more tonight!!
5) I’ve still made zero progress on Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States
I think that’s all I really had to mention…except…I started a personal blog!! Check it out J Become a follower J I’ll love you forever!!
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
OO5. Review of Change of Heart and a Few Miscellaneous Comments
Hey guys!
So before I start this review, I have one thing to mention:
I'd love to see Jodi Picoult and James Patterson write a book together. I don't know what made me think of that, but I did. I feel like Jodi's emotional connection with the reader and twists combinded with Patterson's good eye for a mystery and what-not and both of their legal system and court writing would be a really good combination.
Anyways, here's my review, and it does have a few spoilers, so if you haven't read Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult, don't read this, unless you have absolutely no intention on ever reading it.
First off, I really liked this book. It captivated me, it made me want to cry at some points, and for God knows what reason, I felt connected to it. That said, I only would give it four stars. As much as I really liked it, it didn't have that je ne sais quoi that Nineteen Minutes had, which is my favourite of her books, at least in my opinion. It just felt like it was missing something, even though I couldn't figure out what it was.
The book is told through four narrators--Father Michael, Maggie Bloom, June Nealon and inmate Lucius DuFresne. I love books that have multiple narrators because I love hearing the different side of things from the various different people who all come from different sides of the story (a lawyer, a priest/spiritual advisor to a death row prisoner, the victim's mother/wife and the friendly/observant inmate). I can't say I even have a favourite narrator, because I liked them all for different reasons.
I liked Father Michael, because it was interesting to see how much he had changed between when he was on the jury on Shay's case to being his spiritual advisor on the other side of the spectrum. I liked Maggie because a) I want to be a lawyer, so naturally, I love hearing lawyers' perspectives on things b) because I related so much to her other than the law thing, like our love of British guys for example c) she changed so much through the duration of the novel, so sublty, but I loved seeing the overall transformation. June was probably my least favourite narrator, because I felt like she was too whiney and stubborn. Which, okay, she'd been through two dead husbands, a dead daughter and a daughter needing a heart transplant, but still. Then again, it's a Jodi Picoult book, so what should I expect. I liked her, though, because her view was so different from the other three's. Lucius was interesting. It was kind of cool to see the story through someone who spent a lot of time around Shay and was kind of in the same shoes as him, and I think that added to the story.
Moving on (I don't really like giving a synopsis of the book, so I'll keep it short). The story is about what happens on the path to Shay Bourne's execution, and whether or not he really was a "messiah" or just fooling everyone, and how he desperately wants to give his heart to Claire Nealon. In short, Maggie takes the case to court, wins, so Shay is hung instead of killed through lethal injection, so he can donate his heart, which allows Claire to live.
So, on to more of my opinions, observations and what-not:
1. I thought it was kind of ironic that the dog was born around the time that Elizabeth and Kurt were murdered and then the dog kind of died when Shay died/Claire got her new heart.
2. I liked how it came full-circle in a non-traditional way. Shay started off performing so-called miracles, but then when Claire gets his heart, she brings the dog back to life.
3. So, the gum and the biblical lines and the description of Michael's grandfather were explained. And Lucius died of AIDS afterall. So, what about the wine in the pipes of the prison?
And I tink that basically sums it up!
Jules
So before I start this review, I have one thing to mention:
I'd love to see Jodi Picoult and James Patterson write a book together. I don't know what made me think of that, but I did. I feel like Jodi's emotional connection with the reader and twists combinded with Patterson's good eye for a mystery and what-not and both of their legal system and court writing would be a really good combination.
Anyways, here's my review, and it does have a few spoilers, so if you haven't read Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult, don't read this, unless you have absolutely no intention on ever reading it.
First off, I really liked this book. It captivated me, it made me want to cry at some points, and for God knows what reason, I felt connected to it. That said, I only would give it four stars. As much as I really liked it, it didn't have that je ne sais quoi that Nineteen Minutes had, which is my favourite of her books, at least in my opinion. It just felt like it was missing something, even though I couldn't figure out what it was.
The book is told through four narrators--Father Michael, Maggie Bloom, June Nealon and inmate Lucius DuFresne. I love books that have multiple narrators because I love hearing the different side of things from the various different people who all come from different sides of the story (a lawyer, a priest/spiritual advisor to a death row prisoner, the victim's mother/wife and the friendly/observant inmate). I can't say I even have a favourite narrator, because I liked them all for different reasons.
I liked Father Michael, because it was interesting to see how much he had changed between when he was on the jury on Shay's case to being his spiritual advisor on the other side of the spectrum. I liked Maggie because a) I want to be a lawyer, so naturally, I love hearing lawyers' perspectives on things b) because I related so much to her other than the law thing, like our love of British guys for example c) she changed so much through the duration of the novel, so sublty, but I loved seeing the overall transformation. June was probably my least favourite narrator, because I felt like she was too whiney and stubborn. Which, okay, she'd been through two dead husbands, a dead daughter and a daughter needing a heart transplant, but still. Then again, it's a Jodi Picoult book, so what should I expect. I liked her, though, because her view was so different from the other three's. Lucius was interesting. It was kind of cool to see the story through someone who spent a lot of time around Shay and was kind of in the same shoes as him, and I think that added to the story.
Moving on (I don't really like giving a synopsis of the book, so I'll keep it short). The story is about what happens on the path to Shay Bourne's execution, and whether or not he really was a "messiah" or just fooling everyone, and how he desperately wants to give his heart to Claire Nealon. In short, Maggie takes the case to court, wins, so Shay is hung instead of killed through lethal injection, so he can donate his heart, which allows Claire to live.
So, on to more of my opinions, observations and what-not:
1. I thought it was kind of ironic that the dog was born around the time that Elizabeth and Kurt were murdered and then the dog kind of died when Shay died/Claire got her new heart.
2. I liked how it came full-circle in a non-traditional way. Shay started off performing so-called miracles, but then when Claire gets his heart, she brings the dog back to life.
3. So, the gum and the biblical lines and the description of Michael's grandfather were explained. And Lucius died of AIDS afterall. So, what about the wine in the pipes of the prison?
And I tink that basically sums it up!
Jules
Thursday, April 14, 2011
OO4. A Review and a Preview
Hey!
I didn't know what to expect when I began this book. I adore Paris, which was probably the main reason I decided to buy this book. I guess you could say that it was different than I expected. I kind of thought it would be really superficial and all the characters would be super-bitchy. I was wrong. The main character, Jirina, is one of the most naive girl I have ever encountered in a book. She leaves Sweden for Paris not knowing anything, literally, about anything. She's like a child almost. Then after a while, she starts to become a little bit more in-tune with reality. Basically, the book tells the story of what happens when a naive fifteen year old Czechoslovakian girl from Sweden moves to Paris to become a model one summer in the early 80's and all of the drama and the hardships she goes through and how she kind of matures. Jirina, as much as I wanted to like her, was one of the most frustrating characters I've ever encountered. Between her naivite and her dumb decisions and ignorant ways, she just frustrated me. I did love a lot of the other characters though, like Hugo and Emanuel. They're probably the only reason why I gave this book three stars--I loved the way they handled their lives and dealt with Jirina. Well, that and I loved hearing about Paris. Overall, I couldn't say I'd recommend this book to everyone, but if you like hearing about Paris, modeling and don't mind a frustrating narrator who likes to complain about everything.
We started Frankenstein in school this week, and I'm starting Summer in the City by Robyn Sisman tonight. And I'm still in the process of listening to Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult, almost done though.
I haven't really heard much about Summer in the City, but it was one of the discounted books at Barnes and Noble the last time I was there, and it looked good, and for $2.99, I couldn't resist buying it. Its about a London woman and a New York man who swap houses for the summer for their job, and figure out this plot against one of them and try to fix it and yeah. It's pretty chick-lit-esque. So, at this point, I think it's fair to say that I have an obsession with novels that take place in cities. Paris in A Model Summer and London and New York in Summer in the City, and a million others in other books I've read. I don't know why, but I just love it.
Anyways, I should probably go do something productive with my life. Not that writing about books isn't productive. Or that reading isn't productive. But I have a pile of schoolwork that needs to get done. Well, wait, who am I kidding, I have like 16 days of high school left, why should I do schoolwork? Haha.
Julia
I didn't know what to expect when I began this book. I adore Paris, which was probably the main reason I decided to buy this book. I guess you could say that it was different than I expected. I kind of thought it would be really superficial and all the characters would be super-bitchy. I was wrong. The main character, Jirina, is one of the most naive girl I have ever encountered in a book. She leaves Sweden for Paris not knowing anything, literally, about anything. She's like a child almost. Then after a while, she starts to become a little bit more in-tune with reality. Basically, the book tells the story of what happens when a naive fifteen year old Czechoslovakian girl from Sweden moves to Paris to become a model one summer in the early 80's and all of the drama and the hardships she goes through and how she kind of matures. Jirina, as much as I wanted to like her, was one of the most frustrating characters I've ever encountered. Between her naivite and her dumb decisions and ignorant ways, she just frustrated me. I did love a lot of the other characters though, like Hugo and Emanuel. They're probably the only reason why I gave this book three stars--I loved the way they handled their lives and dealt with Jirina. Well, that and I loved hearing about Paris. Overall, I couldn't say I'd recommend this book to everyone, but if you like hearing about Paris, modeling and don't mind a frustrating narrator who likes to complain about everything.
We started Frankenstein in school this week, and I'm starting Summer in the City by Robyn Sisman tonight. And I'm still in the process of listening to Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult, almost done though.
I haven't really heard much about Summer in the City, but it was one of the discounted books at Barnes and Noble the last time I was there, and it looked good, and for $2.99, I couldn't resist buying it. Its about a London woman and a New York man who swap houses for the summer for their job, and figure out this plot against one of them and try to fix it and yeah. It's pretty chick-lit-esque. So, at this point, I think it's fair to say that I have an obsession with novels that take place in cities. Paris in A Model Summer and London and New York in Summer in the City, and a million others in other books I've read. I don't know why, but I just love it.
Anyways, I should probably go do something productive with my life. Not that writing about books isn't productive. Or that reading isn't productive. But I have a pile of schoolwork that needs to get done. Well, wait, who am I kidding, I have like 16 days of high school left, why should I do schoolwork? Haha.
Julia
Thursday, April 7, 2011
OO3. Can You Keep A Secret review
I just wrote a review of a book I read a long time ago, Sophie Kinsella's Can You Keep A Secret, for a goodreads groups book of the month, so I thought I'd post it here too, since I haven't really posted anything recently. So, here it is!
Emma Corrigan is on a plane, which she believes is going to crash and she will die, so she starts talking to the man next to her (which she will later find out that he's the CEO of her company), and basically tells him everything from her darkest secrets and her desires. When she gets back to work, and finds out that the man is the CEO and sees all her coworkers vying for his attention, she's embarrased to realize that when they all want him to at least know their names, he knows so much more about her. So as the novel progresses, Emma struggles to balance her working ability with her fears that her boss is going to say something about her confessions on the plane, especially since he knows way more about her than her closest friends and her boyfriend.
I absolutely love Sophie Kinsella because she's reliable. Reliable in the sense that I can always count on her to make me laugh, or at the very least, smile, as I go through the pages of her books. All of her characters are either lovable or 'love to hate' and that's the case in Can You Keep a Secret.
All I can say is, after reading this book whenever I'm on an airplane I make a great effort to bury all of my secrets and confessions so they don't accidently come out because you never know who the person seated next to you will be.
-Jules
Emma Corrigan is on a plane, which she believes is going to crash and she will die, so she starts talking to the man next to her (which she will later find out that he's the CEO of her company), and basically tells him everything from her darkest secrets and her desires. When she gets back to work, and finds out that the man is the CEO and sees all her coworkers vying for his attention, she's embarrased to realize that when they all want him to at least know their names, he knows so much more about her. So as the novel progresses, Emma struggles to balance her working ability with her fears that her boss is going to say something about her confessions on the plane, especially since he knows way more about her than her closest friends and her boyfriend.
I absolutely love Sophie Kinsella because she's reliable. Reliable in the sense that I can always count on her to make me laugh, or at the very least, smile, as I go through the pages of her books. All of her characters are either lovable or 'love to hate' and that's the case in Can You Keep a Secret.
All I can say is, after reading this book whenever I'm on an airplane I make a great effort to bury all of my secrets and confessions so they don't accidently come out because you never know who the person seated next to you will be.
-Jules
Monday, March 28, 2011
OO2. Why I Stopped Reading Sybil and Other Stories for a Bad Monday
Hey everyone!
Sybil, Sybil, Sybil, where do I start...I really genuinely wanted to like this book. But I couldn't. I found it so hard to follow, and it never really caught my interest all that much. I may have to go back and try to read it at some later time. The problem about books I read for school is that I have to read them in a certain amount of time, and be looking for certain things in it, and I don't end up enjoying the book for what it is. That really bothers me. I really don't have much more to say about Sybil other than that.
On the life side, today wasn't exactly a great day...hence the "bad monday" part of the title. I really hate prom season for starts. Just when you think you have an idea of who you're going to prom with, oh wait, you find out that you're probably not the one he's asking. That was a great situation, especially when I hadn't even thought about backups. Which is stupid because prom really shouldn't be this big deal, and I know that, but I'm making it one, and I don't know why. Nor do I like that I'm making it a big deal. Then I had this huge panic attack in school for God knows what reason. So that was pretty fantastic. Oh, and for the meantime I was in college crisis again. I got into Fordham today...which caused me to rethink Siena for a while...but ultimately, I think I made a good decision, and I wouldn't have made that decision if I wasn't certain. But I was pretty upset about it all earleir. Want to come back to high school, anyone?
Back to the book front, we're starting Frankenstein for BritLit sometime this week. I'm kind of excited for that. Other than that, I really haven't been reading that much recently, which I hope to change. I've made little progress in any of the other books I'm reading...but I think I'm going to read for a while tonight.
Jules
Sybil, Sybil, Sybil, where do I start...I really genuinely wanted to like this book. But I couldn't. I found it so hard to follow, and it never really caught my interest all that much. I may have to go back and try to read it at some later time. The problem about books I read for school is that I have to read them in a certain amount of time, and be looking for certain things in it, and I don't end up enjoying the book for what it is. That really bothers me. I really don't have much more to say about Sybil other than that.
On the life side, today wasn't exactly a great day...hence the "bad monday" part of the title. I really hate prom season for starts. Just when you think you have an idea of who you're going to prom with, oh wait, you find out that you're probably not the one he's asking. That was a great situation, especially when I hadn't even thought about backups. Which is stupid because prom really shouldn't be this big deal, and I know that, but I'm making it one, and I don't know why. Nor do I like that I'm making it a big deal. Then I had this huge panic attack in school for God knows what reason. So that was pretty fantastic. Oh, and for the meantime I was in college crisis again. I got into Fordham today...which caused me to rethink Siena for a while...but ultimately, I think I made a good decision, and I wouldn't have made that decision if I wasn't certain. But I was pretty upset about it all earleir. Want to come back to high school, anyone?
Back to the book front, we're starting Frankenstein for BritLit sometime this week. I'm kind of excited for that. Other than that, I really haven't been reading that much recently, which I hope to change. I've made little progress in any of the other books I'm reading...but I think I'm going to read for a while tonight.
Jules
Thursday, March 24, 2011
OO1. My First Post! And an overview of my current reads
Hey everyone!
So I'm very excited to start a blog. It's something I've always wanted to do, and I'm definitely excited that I finally found the time to get around to it.
Right now, I'm reading (or listening to) four different books: The Model Summer, Sybil, A People's History of the United States and Change of Heart.
I'm reading Sybil for a psych project for school. We had to pick a book with someone with a mental disorder, so I decided to read this one! It's a true story about a woman with multiple personality disorder, who has sixteen different 'selves'. It was kind of slow to start, but it's definitely really interesting. I'm currently on page 102, and I would get some more reading of it done tonight, except I kinda left it in my locker today--woops!
I have this thing where I always listen to a book as I'm falling asleep, and that book is currently Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. I'll often fall asleep to her audiobooks. There's something I love about them. It's pretty good, seems kind of different from her usual stuff though. I'm not very far along, so I'm sure it will pick up like her's always do. I have yet to be dissapointed by one of her books.
I'm also reading the Model Summer, which was written by a former model. It's about this young Swedish girl who goes to Paris for the summer to try to start a modeling career. Another book that I'm not very far into, but so far I really am enjoying it! I love how the main character is so awkward and definitely isn't your typical model character.
I've been reading Zinn's A People's History for a while now. My AP Euro teacher last year recommended it to me, and I've liked everything else she recommended, so I decided to give this one a try. It's basically like a history textbook, but instead of telling US History from the typical points of view, it tells it from the points of view that aren't mentioned ever and are usually the opposite of those told in the textbooks. I think it's really interesting to see how points of views differ, but then again, I also love history. So far, I just finished the Civil War, and I'm about to start Reconstruction I think.
Other than that, not too much is going on in my little life. Hopefully you'll follow me, and I promise I'll get more interesting!
Jules
So I'm very excited to start a blog. It's something I've always wanted to do, and I'm definitely excited that I finally found the time to get around to it.
Right now, I'm reading (or listening to) four different books: The Model Summer, Sybil, A People's History of the United States and Change of Heart.
I'm reading Sybil for a psych project for school. We had to pick a book with someone with a mental disorder, so I decided to read this one! It's a true story about a woman with multiple personality disorder, who has sixteen different 'selves'. It was kind of slow to start, but it's definitely really interesting. I'm currently on page 102, and I would get some more reading of it done tonight, except I kinda left it in my locker today--woops!
I have this thing where I always listen to a book as I'm falling asleep, and that book is currently Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult. I'll often fall asleep to her audiobooks. There's something I love about them. It's pretty good, seems kind of different from her usual stuff though. I'm not very far along, so I'm sure it will pick up like her's always do. I have yet to be dissapointed by one of her books.
I'm also reading the Model Summer, which was written by a former model. It's about this young Swedish girl who goes to Paris for the summer to try to start a modeling career. Another book that I'm not very far into, but so far I really am enjoying it! I love how the main character is so awkward and definitely isn't your typical model character.
I've been reading Zinn's A People's History for a while now. My AP Euro teacher last year recommended it to me, and I've liked everything else she recommended, so I decided to give this one a try. It's basically like a history textbook, but instead of telling US History from the typical points of view, it tells it from the points of view that aren't mentioned ever and are usually the opposite of those told in the textbooks. I think it's really interesting to see how points of views differ, but then again, I also love history. So far, I just finished the Civil War, and I'm about to start Reconstruction I think.
Other than that, not too much is going on in my little life. Hopefully you'll follow me, and I promise I'll get more interesting!
Jules
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