Remember how I thought I was going to get a ton of reading done while I was in Utah? Hahahahahahaha.
I'm not doing very well, guys. I'm far off track and looking at the last few weeks of summer (I'm about to start crying) I don't really see a way to catch up. However, I am going to continue trying valiantly, and even if I don't finish all 50 by August 31, I will finish them eventually, and I have still read A TON this summer.
21. Dracula, Bram Stoker. I was very surprised at how much I liked this book. I normally prefer contemporary fiction, but this book was so spooky and really well-written. Telling the story through letters and diary entries was innovative, and I just kept wondering what was going to happen next.
22. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt. I was originally freaked out by how long this book was, but reading it was easy and it kept my attention the whole time. I experienced a huge range of emotions while reading but the end was satisfying without being unbelievable.
23. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, "JK Rowling"/Jack Thorne/John Tiffany. I had to read this book, because Harry Potter duh, but I knew it wasn't going to be anything like a new HP novel. I missed out on the character development and descriptions that are missing in a script, and all the people who are saying it feels like fan fiction are right. I don't regret reading it, and it was fun to enter the world again with a new story, but I definitely wanted more. Also, I don't believe JK Rowling played anything more than a minimal part in this.
24. Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Okay I love reading novels about people/experiences that I know nothing about because it's like a whole new world opened up to me. This book was exactly like that and I ate it up. My only problem is that I take in these books as if the story is real, and because it's not, it just can't be a completely accurate representation. But still, this book is the bomb. It made me think a lot and entertained me while doing so.
I'm still listening to East of Eden (LOL it's taking an eternity but it's the best so I don't mind) and I'm about to read Ready Player One! Bring it on, August.
I'm not doing very well, guys. I'm far off track and looking at the last few weeks of summer (I'm about to start crying) I don't really see a way to catch up. However, I am going to continue trying valiantly, and even if I don't finish all 50 by August 31, I will finish them eventually, and I have still read A TON this summer.
21. Dracula, Bram Stoker. I was very surprised at how much I liked this book. I normally prefer contemporary fiction, but this book was so spooky and really well-written. Telling the story through letters and diary entries was innovative, and I just kept wondering what was going to happen next.
22. The Goldfinch, Donna Tartt. I was originally freaked out by how long this book was, but reading it was easy and it kept my attention the whole time. I experienced a huge range of emotions while reading but the end was satisfying without being unbelievable.
23. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, "JK Rowling"/Jack Thorne/John Tiffany. I had to read this book, because Harry Potter duh, but I knew it wasn't going to be anything like a new HP novel. I missed out on the character development and descriptions that are missing in a script, and all the people who are saying it feels like fan fiction are right. I don't regret reading it, and it was fun to enter the world again with a new story, but I definitely wanted more. Also, I don't believe JK Rowling played anything more than a minimal part in this.
24. Americanah, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Okay I love reading novels about people/experiences that I know nothing about because it's like a whole new world opened up to me. This book was exactly like that and I ate it up. My only problem is that I take in these books as if the story is real, and because it's not, it just can't be a completely accurate representation. But still, this book is the bomb. It made me think a lot and entertained me while doing so.
I'm still listening to East of Eden (LOL it's taking an eternity but it's the best so I don't mind) and I'm about to read Ready Player One! Bring it on, August.
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