2nd Quarter Independent Reading Reflection

This 2nd quarter went by super quickly, it feels like I just did my 1st quarter blog post last night! But anyway, This time around, I read 4 books (not including the one I'm reading currently) which include The Color of Water by James McBride, Electroboy by Andy Behrman, Fangirl and Eleanor and Park, both by Rainbow Rowell. I read one more book than I did last quarter, which isn't truly an accomplishment but it's a change! And I've realized, I don't really read things that go above and beyond my level and comfort zone, because I enjoy more pleasurable and easy reading. Not only that, I tend to stick to the same kind of books too, (but I secretly enjoy books of intensity i.e crime/mystery, mental disorders.. As freaky as that is). Ironically, the only book that I read that wasn't in that same general genre YA, Electroboy was probably my least favorite due to how sloppy it made me feel as an audience member. It just basically was a really out of control guy with a bipolar disorder who goes through shock therapy and that's it. It didn't any depth in the story, it was generally all the things you shouldn't do in your youth to ruin your life. Sure, sure I give him sympathy and pity his life for what he had been going through but it wasn't that great of a book and you couldn't take much out of it besides don't do drugs, don't alcohol, spread your money wisely and don't try to scam people. I knew that already but okay, Andy. My favorite book would have to be Fangirl as how free she can be and confident in herself on a daily basis though she had to split with her twin sister for the first time in college, which I think is probably something hard to do as sisters. I'm an only child but as I am PB&J to my best friend, they are probably too.

Though, my initial goal was to read 2 different books of fantasy/not-modern-times genre, I ended up reading only one... And It wasn't really my choice to read that book because it was an assigned by Mrs. Leistch... Awkward. To ask if I met my goal? No. not really. If anything, I'd give myself a 40%. 50% deducted because I only read one. and The other ten percent deducted through the fact that it wasn't through my own power and will. This next quarter, I would like to push myself to read 5 books total. And also, I would want to read The Death by Bees by  Lisa O'Donnell because this book stood out to me when I was choosing my book for my summer reading assignment. It was extremely intriguing as to what happens just in the first few 50 pages.