Summer Reading

Yes, it is that time of year again... the time where we are being forced to read some novels for our high school of choice.

/sigh

Well, here's the short list of books I have to read as a requirement...

1. The Most Human Human: What Artificial Intelligence Teaches Us About Being Alive by Brian Christian (who, may I add, was a graduate of my high school a decade or so ago)
2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

And finally, a murder mystery novel I have been reading for enjoyment... well, read for enjoyment rather. I finished it within about three hours time, I literally couldn't put it down. It was incredible!

But anyway, that book is... And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

 

Never read this myself but my sister did and very much enjoyed it!

LOVE. Had to read it... god, four years ago now, in my English class. Absolutely terrific.

Because I am graduating high school I get to enjoy an assignment free summer, but I am still reading! Right now my goal is to re-read all the Harry Potter books. Currently on Goblet of Fire.

 

1-A Song of Ice and Fire book series by George RR Martin. I've had them for a while now, but I've been putting off reading them for the longest time because they're just so massive. Now that summer is here, I can actually start them, can't wait.
2-Will Grayson, Will Grayson by the lovely John Green. I actually started this a few weeks back but didn't really get the time to continue it. Now I do though o;
3-Some French book you guys wouldn't care about~

 

Basically going through books in my library that I haven't read for one reason or another.

1. Frankenstein - This one, I actually finished today, but I started it when summer started, so I guess it counts. I really loved it.

2. Pride and Prejudice - Yet another try at this book. At least I made much more progress than I normally do (although I"ve been tempted to take my copy, cross out the title, and put in "First World Problems" instead). Oh, and I hate all of the characters so far. Every single one.

 

Oh, well I wish you luck! I've also finished all the Harry Potter books, not sure if I want to re-read the series just yet.

Speaking of French, that's what language I'm taking in high school! :'D

i wasn't good enough to make Spanish II

 

No one should fucking complain about their fucking summer fucking reading unless they fucking had to put up with what I had to fucking put up with.

I shit you not.

I found myself asked to subject myself to quite possibly the worst book in the American literary canon.

You fuckers don't even fucking understand how ****** this fucking novel was.

You think you hate Pride and Prejudice?

Fuck off.

Your hate is so petty, and tiny.

But the hate I feel for this shit is powerful and compelling.

If left unchecked this shit would burn a hole in the fabric of the universe and fucking cause th end of days.

So know this.

This is but a tiny fraction of my hatred put to pen.

But a tiny sliver of knowledge I'mma drop on you like it's the smoldering hot elemental stew of a dying star.

So let the buying be fucking ware.

Never read Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Never look upon this heinous existence without fearing and reviling its terrible power and horrendous contents.

Burn all copies on sight.

Allow not this shit to pass.

This witchery can only lead to the downfall of humanity and all life as we know it.

You may think I'm exaggerating my point, perhaps. Hyperbolizing and waxing dramatic.

But you'd be wrong.

Fuck.

That.

Shit.

That book is so bad, I'd rather read about the fucking Holocaust.

In fact I read Night as a pick me up afterwards.

This book is so fucking terrible that my favorite character was a rabid dog that appeared on just one page because it was the only one with half the decency to try and kill those stupid fuckers.




You still think you can hate?













YOU KNOW NOT THE DEPTHS OF HATRED! YOU KNOW NOT WHAT HAS TRANSPIRED AND HOW IT HAS WARPED AND TWISTED THE SOULS OF MAN! DON'T COME TO ME WITH YOUR KIDDIE HATE AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT DUMB SHIT! THIS IS THE BIG LEAGUES AND AT THE TOP OF THOSE FUCKING LEAGUES YOU HAVE THIS ATROCITY, THIS AFFRONT, THIS FESTERING BOIL, THIS OOZING AFFLICTION ON THE FACE OF EXISTENCE! I WILL NOT HAVE THIS SHIT! IT SHALL NOT PASS!

 

Oh goodness, I am deeply sorry Jiku... ;~;

 

What kind of bad was it, Jiku? Disgusting, boring, badly written? What was it?

The worst book I have read is easily M. C. Higgins the Great.

 

I'd tend to say all kinds. The writing style was bland, the events were for the most part blander. When they weren't, they were straight up infuriating or revolting. I haven't really read many books that qualify as bad, but this one makes me wretch more than even Catcher in the Rye.

 

Did you ever have to read The Scarlet Letter or The Crucible? I need a point of reference.

 

I was totally okay with The Scarlet Letter, actually. Most people don't like it but I thought it was pretty much painless. Like I'd never reread, but it's whatever. I didn't ever read The Crucible.

 

It was painless but incredibly slow and boring for me. I did like two of the characters, but the conflict was shallow in my opinion.

I will take your word for it, then.

 

If you've read Catcher in the Rye, then you've seen the second worst example of character writing that I've read.

 

LOL


Also, I have no summer reading.
/college

 

I didn't find it too slow really, I mean Hawthrone likes his loooong sentences and reflections on the character's Inner Emotions, but it wasn't too far from the other things being written during the time period.

Ugh, agreed. Hated the book.

 

Video games and Internet activity

>>>> Reading in the summer

 

That explains so much about you.

 

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