This weeks question is:
Is there a book you were required to read in high school that you actually loved?
I answered:
First off, I'm so excited to be one of this weeks featured bloggers!! So thanks to Parajunkiee's View for picking me!!
As for this weeks question: I've actually never had issues reading the required books for school. I was usually one of the few people that actually read the entire book instead of Sparknoting most of it; I just hated having to analyze every single word and symbol afterward. I took Brit Lit instead of Am Lit in high school and really liked almost everything we read--especially Pride and Prejudice and Hamlet. In middle school we read The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton and The Giver by Lois Lowry and I really enjoyed those as well!
What about you? Leave your answer to this weeks question in the comments below.
The Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda's Voice. Basically you flip to page 56 (or 56% in your eReader) of any book and post a sentence or two (more if you want) from that page without being too spoiler-y. This gives us a glimpse into what you are reading or have read, and may even prompt us to add your book to our TBR piles!
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My teaser:
Neither Piper nor Dirk seemed to have showered. Squeezing in next to Piper, I thought twice about the wisdom of this. With so many people staying here, there was bound to be no hot water left in a hour. Maybe there was none left now. As for showering in the morning--well, we'd planned a dawn start. What would they smell like by the time we reached Roncesvalles tomorrow? Sheep's cheese?Excerpt From: Jacqueline Kolosov. “Along the Way.”
Congrats on the FF feature! New follower via Bloglovin' and GFC.
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DeleteCongrats on the feature for FF. I found your blog through it and now I'm following you :)
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Tash @ Confessions From Romaholics
First of all, CONGRATS on being one of the featured blogs this week! WOOT, WOOT!!
ReplyDeleteOf the books you've mentioned, I remember having to read "Pride and Prejudice" and "Hamlet" in high school. At the time, I hated the first, and loved the second. I have since begun to appreciate Austen's classic more, but it's not really one of my favorites. "Hamlet" is another matter entirely; I LOVE this tale! The main character is just WONDERFUL, the language exquisite, and the plot, SUPERB!!
Your teaser is a nice contrast to all the previous seriousness. It's HILARIOUS!! I think it would be a perfect summer read!
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Congrats for being featured! And nice post too!
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Congrats on being a feature this week!
ReplyDeleteThe Outsiders was my answer for this week's question. I honestly hated reading the books in school just because they were required and therefor I didn't wanna. Yea I was immature than, lol. However 7th grade we had a English teacher that read the books in class to make sure we read them and that is how I discovered The Outsiders and loved it!
I just recently read The Giver and it was very good. I can see why it's read in schools. Gives you alot to think about.
Well again congrats on being featured and I'm a new follower via GFC & Bloglovin!
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Congrats on being featured! Yay!
ReplyDeleteI remember reading The Outsiders as well. Though not a fave read. The rest we didn't read. Despite always loathing every required book forced upon me, I did enjoy reading growing up. I would always try to finish the required book asap so I could get back to my own book! LOL! It wasn't until my senior year that I finally enjoyed one that was forced upon me! First and last one, actually! LOL!
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I had forgotten about reading The Outsiders. I know...shame on me!! Seriously, shame on me!!
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Congrats on being featured! I had to read Hamlet in my college Shakespeare class and it was my favorite along with Macbeth. I guess I really like tradegies! New follower!
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ReplyDeleteCongrats on being the feature! I loved Pride And Prejudice as well!
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I didn't like the one book I remember having to read in HS...maybe if it and been P&P I would have liked it.
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Whoo hoo on being the feature!! Old follower GFC & blog lovin'
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I loved the Outsiders. Have you thought of reading her other books? I liked That was Then This is Now. Ponyboy makes a small appearance. I followed via bloglovin.
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Congratulations on being a featured blogger! :)
ReplyDeleteI was one of the kids that always read the book too rather than looking up notes!
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Congrats on being a featured blog! I never liked being assigned or forced to read something. It really affected my grades, because a lot of the books I wouldn't read.
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Hopping through. I read The Giver in 8th grade, although not for a school assignment. One of my all time favorites.
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