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

[scarletladyy.livejournal.com]

I feel that pressure about classics too! I feel as though because they're classics, I have to read them, as they're classics for a reason (which is ridiculous really, but we can't help how we feel!). Few of them really catch my eye; To Kill A Mockingbird is the only one I want to read right now, and I've read 1984, Of Mice and Men and Animal Farm, which were all good, and Jane Eyre a long time ago, but all those Pride and Prejudice, Little Women and so on just don't really capture me.

I'm not really into Dracula or Frankenstein, but I'm glad you liked/enjoyed those books :) I've never heard of Inheritance saga though...

Fairy//Hufflepuff

[pretty-panther.livejournal.com]

I liked To Kill a Mockingbird and at the same time I raged by way through it. It deals with racism a lot and it is very powerful because of it but...I just wanted to crawl into the book and punch lots of people in the face for their behaviour. That made it difficult to read and at the same time shows it really gripped me.

Sam/Claw