Ms. C---
Thank You for picking Frederick Douglass and Huck Finn for us to read. I enjoyed Frederick Douglass a lot more than I thought I would. Actually I really, really, enjoyed the book. That's hard to admit because I am not usually a fan of "hardcore-nonfiction." I need a bit of fiction mixed in to make it readable but, Frederick Douglass wrote so the truth was the strongest and most fascinating thing to read. He wrote history that touched me 150 years later and will continue to affect people and opinions for the next 1000 years. Anyways, thanks for the introduction to his great work. Do you have any recommendations for other well written works of nonfiction? I'd appreciate any ideas, summer is coming up. As you are aware summer is prime reading time.
By the way, I have enjoyed most all the books I've read from your shelves. You have good taste.
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6/6 fantastic entries for 4/28/09!
ReplyDeleteI did not know about White's hypochondriaism, nor about the weirdness of SL's ending and why. Your blogs are very interesting to read--your Gatsby's is insightful and poetic! What a creative thinker you are!
I'm so glad that you enjoyed the books! Hmmm...other great nonfiction....some of my favorites are Angela's Ashes, Father and Son, Why We Can't Wait (essays by MLK), ...and I'll keep thinking!
You'll get a list for AP Lang also--which you'll breeze through in a matter of days, I'm sure.