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thebookpile) wrote2008-08-03 01:31 pm
thebookpile) wrote2008-08-03 01:31 pm
Less Than a Week Until My Summer Reading Can Begin!
We had been trying to rent The Simpsons Movie this weekend, but Rogers Video had it recalled from their local store due to some problems with the DVDs. Last night, we ended up renting Persepolis instead. It was absolutely wonderful and now I have yet another graphic novel to add to The Book Pile (and this one I'll try to get in French). In the past eight months I have read Blankets and Maus, now I wish to add V for Vendetta, Persepolis, and Watchmen.
Meanwhile, I have barely advanced in Dickens' Great Expectations. Due to my hectic schedule last week, I'm only 50 pages in and the final exam in my literature appreciation class is on Tuesday. Still, I'm not worried: I finished ten of the eleven books for that class, which is more than most; we were told that we need to have at least seven under out belt for the exam questions. Still, I hate not having finished it.
It's going to feel great to have a week to just read for pleasure. Since January, all such reading has felt like time that was stolen from assignments and other chores. I have a "mini-Pile" set up for what I want to read first, but its contents and order keeps changing.
Meanwhile, I have barely advanced in Dickens' Great Expectations. Due to my hectic schedule last week, I'm only 50 pages in and the final exam in my literature appreciation class is on Tuesday. Still, I'm not worried: I finished ten of the eleven books for that class, which is more than most; we were told that we need to have at least seven under out belt for the exam questions. Still, I hate not having finished it.
It's going to feel great to have a week to just read for pleasure. Since January, all such reading has felt like time that was stolen from assignments and other chores. I have a "mini-Pile" set up for what I want to read first, but its contents and order keeps changing.