Monday, May 7, 2012

Outside Reading This Year

This year I found out a lot about what I like to read.  Coming into the year I had a closed mind about only reading "chick flick" books.  The first book I read for outside reading was the second book in the Shiver series, then I read the last book in that series.  Then we had a break from reading because we were starting the literary analysis.  During the second semester I wanted to open my options for a new type of book.  So I started, A Stolen Life, by Jaycee Duggard.  It was completely different from what I was reading.  This was an autobiography about a girl getting kidnapped.  
After reading that book I realized that I do enjoy other books besides books about a girl falling in love with a guy.  I still enjoy those books, and they are probably my favorite genre to read, but this year I learned that I like some books that are not in the genre.  I also thought that writing two paragraphs about what you read every week was a good idea.  It helped me to think about the book besides the story line.  It showed me what kind of writing I like, and what I like about the authors.  Overall, I think this was a good year for outside reading.


Reading Times:
Saturday: 1 hour 50 pages
Sunday: 1.5 hours 68 pages 

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