My Summer Reading

Hi. I'm Jenni. Welcome to my blog. I get to go on and on and on and on and on and on about my favorite books, so I'm very sorry if I do. I'll try to keep my excitement to a minimum so I won't bore you too much.
For starters, I read some good books this summer and one that I would not have read had I known that I didn't actually have to read it.

I was going to be in Honors English, but...something came up over the summer in the scheduling at my school that got me credit for PATH. We had a summer reading assignment, because it's a 9th grade course. The assignment was one required reading (A Separate Peace by John Knowles) and two books of a reading list, with matching journals. As easy as that seems, it is NOT FUN to have your attempted chew of Lord of the Rings interrupted. I didn't find out about this until I got my schedule about two weeks before school started.

My first read this summer was The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd (amazing) off of my Honors reading list. It was definitely something I would recommend. The story itself kept my attention and I couldn't stop reading it.

The second book was A Separate Peace by John Knowles, the required literature. I strongly disliked it because of its lack of climatic events, drama, and overall depressing mood. I was very bored with this book, and I suffered through it to the end. Which was even more depressing than the beginning of the book.
For my third book, I read Cage of Stars by Jacquelin Mitchard. It is from the Honors reading list, but a little more graphic than some teens can handle. I enjoyed this book immensely, and would also recommend it to my friends. I really love how, at the beginning, you think you know what happens. It is also depressing at the beginning, not to mention graphic. In reality, you need to know the whole story. As an added plus, the end is so sweet and it's a happy ending (yay!).

As the highlight of my summer came to a close and the inevitable return to school drew near, i remembered about a very special final installment of an unbelievably awesome trilogy. Yes, for those of you dystopian fans, I am talking about Mockingjay, book three of the Hunger Games trilogy. I waited for it for so long and memorized the release date, and then it comes around and takes me two days to realize that August 24th has come and gone. Anyways, I was satisfied by this book. However, that was also rather depressing. Okay, nearly suicidal. Although there are lots of new characters, and (SPOILER ALERT) about half of the characters die, I loved it.

Finishing off the summer was The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, which is the first volume of a very long and more difficult trilogy. I have not finished it yet, so I can't say much about it, other than what I know from watching the movies about ten trillion times. Just so you know, the movies leave a lot more out than one would think.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please leave a comment. Or if you just feel like commenting. I do ask that you keep the comments somewhat constructive so that I can know what to edit.
Best wishes to all libraries and to my fellow Comp and Lit 2s,

-Jenni