My earliest memory of literature is a book my Dad would read to me daily, "Two Cool Cows". It was about two cows, Milly and Maude, who wore sunglasses. I am not really sure why I enjoyed this story so much but, we wore out many copies of it. I also remember the obvious classics like Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Bears, and my second all time favorite, Franklin.
Some of my recent memories of literature include, Perks of Being a Wallflower, Jesus For President, A Million Little Pieces, and sadly Twilight.( Also, I obviously read my Bible and any textbooks required for class.) I don't read often and when I do I mostly just read the same books repeatedly. It is hard for me to sit down and read even for a little while, it is hard to keep my attention on that one thing. However, A Million Little Pieces by James Frey is one of my favorite books. Perhaps it is not the best book, very vulgar, but I love how raw the dialect is. There in nothing in the book that is fabricated to make you feel warm inside, its just the "truth".
I think I am really going enjoy this class. The fact that this class is so nontraditional is really exciting. It is a breathe of fresh air. The article, "Literature Is a Thing You Do as Part of Life" just makes me even more excited to see what is in store for this semester. I am really looking forward to the painting day and I look forward to being able to read and appreciate literature more. I have always enjoyed reading but have never done it much. I am just excited to have a new fresh outlook on reading and literature itself.
1 comment:
Hello Robin, Welcome to this class.
I like what you have to say about one of the texts you've read: "There in nothing in the book that is fabricated to make you feel warm inside, its just the 'truth'." I too don't prefer texts that fabricate in order to make me feel "warm". Fiction is a kind of fabrication, but good fiction "fabricates," as it were, in order to get, as you say, at truth on some level.
Also, I'm glad to hear that you are excited about the class.
(And I'm glad that we've got the commenting thing up and working. However, there's one more thing you need to do: make sure to turn off the "comment verification" on your blog, so that it's easier to post comments here. Go under "comments"--one of the tabs within "settings"-- and select "no" for the option "Show word verification for comments?" Thanks.)
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