Restricted Section: Term XXVI - Read, Reading, To Read

[sanalith.livejournal.com]

Activity: Read, Reading, To Read
Points: 10 points for your initial comment, 2 points for every substantial response, max 30 points
Deadline: August 30 @ 11:59PM UTC (Timezone Converter)

Details: Since this will be my only activity of Term XXVI, I wanted to both do something relatively simple AND take the opportunity to get to know you guy, so we're going to have a discussion post about our recent reading habits. For your initial comment, write at least 150 words talking about books you've recently read, are currently reading, and/or what you plan to read next. You can talk about any aspect of the books you wish, but some ideas would be why you selected the books, what you liked/didn't like about them, whether you'd recommend them to others, etc. For your responses, you'll need to write at least 50 words. Make sure you're saying something more than, "I read that book and liked/hated it!" Try to open a dialogue about what was good or bad, or even why you chose NOT to read it. Anything goes, as long as there's substance to it.

If you have any questions, direct them to the appropriate thread. As always, don't forget to sign each comment with your name/house or a sigtag.

Also, do remember that I wiped the roster clean, so if you have bonus items, make sure you register them HERE as soon as possible to earn your extra points. I won't be giving grace periods, so please double-check that you're good to go!

Comments

[evening12]

Howl is one of my favourite poems! Okay, I don't read that much poetry but that's still fine. I like it best when it's read out loud though. I rarely like anything to be read out loud but for some reason it works very well with this poem. I also first learned of it in university, in my Intro to English class. Our prof read the poem and it just felt good. I didn't catch on to what mots of it was about but just the tempo of it felt good.

Martine//claw

[passerine.livejournal.com]

You should look up Ginsberg's own reading of it. He has a really long breath so it sounds a lot more natural when he reads it versus when my prof (who had a shorter breath) read it to us. It was a game changer for me - the emotions and power that you've read in the words come out so much more out loud, and especially when Ginsberg is the one saying them (in my opinion, of course).

Julia // Slytherin

[evening12]

*nods nods* I lucked out. My professor read it the way it was meant to be read. With those long endless sentences all in one breath.



Martine//claw