Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Second off,
...So today after school, I went and visited my friend at work and she bought me pumpkin spice chai and a cinnamon roll and it was absolutely divine. I was in a state of complete ecstasy. But the point is, I settled into a cozy couch in the corner with Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and took the journey for the first time in 5 years. I knew I really liked it, but I know now that I love it. It's so clever, and some of the silly things are similar to ways that I think. Plus, I laughed out loud many times. I hardly ever laugh at books! Anyways, I was done by 2:30 and went off, to make my life curiouser and curiouser.
First off,
I finished another book for that damned English class yesterday. A Cab Called Reliable. I stepped into it thinking, "Aww man, another book by an Asian-American woman. More crap flowery poetry about cranes and orchids and shit." I was wrong, but I wasn't pleasantly surprised. There was some amount of village lore, which of course pissed me off. But the main thing I didn't like, was how the book was trying to get you to feel sorry for the girl for being abused. Like she made a list of crappy things that happened to her as a kid, and why that made her a rebellious bitch in middle school. There is no excuse for being a bitch. You are a bitch because you are a bitch. Not because your dad rubbed your belly, not because an older man called you pretty. And anyways, I read books to escape reality, not to go into a terrible reality. And if it is going to be a terrible reality, it has to be ridiculous. So that it's no longer a reality. You know? Anyways, one more book...
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Ugh, Shane.
Well, school is back in session, and I'm so very disappointed with my English class. The first day, I optimistically wrote on the "get to know you" paper that the last book I read was Emma. I thought it would show the teacher that I'm serious about reading, but I was scared he would think it was cliche and not that impressive. From what I've hear about this level of schooling, I assumed Emma would be below me.
Then, he showed us the piece of shit books that we would be reading this term. That's when I realized what a crap class it is. I'm sorry, but oftentimes I DO judge books by how popular they are. Same with movies! Indie movies aren't good simply because they're indie movies. There is a reason why certain things are popular: because they are good. Unless we're referring to 2 Fast 2 Furious or Britney Spears or some shit. Anyways, he takes out these books that NO one has heard of, and NO bookstore in town carries them. And they're supposed to give us a fervor for reading, which I already have. This is the most pointless class ever.
So they're all weird genres, like, The Genre Written By Asian Women Talking About How Different Asia Is From America. Damnit, I had enough of that with The Woman Warrior. And The Genre About Native Americans Nowadays As Mystery Detectives. Ughh...What the hell, seriously.
Anyways, the assignment is to rip these books apart and find symbolism in nothing, stuff I learned 3 damn years ago. It makes sense to read between the lines of Hamlet, because it's genius, but Shane? It's this boring ass book about a kid and his stupid parents, living on a farm. Then Shane comes, and teaches them how to be a mysterious character with a dark past. It's so ridiculously dramatic at some points I wanted to kick it. The sucky part is, we were assigned the book on Monday and expected to finish it by Friday. I mean....so yeah...I finished it in one night, but I feel bad for other people who have jobs and a life, and who don't read as often as me. I genuinely feel sorry for them.
Back to the part about the "get to know you" paper. I come into class this morning, and he explains that he got some interesting answers. Who is this Stephanie Meyers that was mentioned on so many of the papers? I glare at the beefy goth kid in front of me who is wearing a Twilight t-shirt, while over-enthusiastic girls tell him that they're excellent books and Stephanie Meyers is an amazing author, and they're coming out with a movie starring this handsome boy from Harry Potter. These are the girls who read to keep up with a fad.
Then he says that he was very surprised to see that someone wrote that they read Emma, he thought that no one had heard of it. So 2 nerdy girls bashfully tell him that they're aware of Jane Austen. Like, who isn't? And all the while ignoring me, he praises them and says that they're likely English majors. Really Mr. French name that I can't remember? Really? Does he really think so lowly of the class?
So, I regretfully end this post keeping in mind that for the next 10 weeks, I will be spending my time reading books that I very much do not want to read. Hopefully I can finish another pleasure one off before I get to Mystery Novel From The Bottom Shelf Of A Used Bookstore, Officially Out Of Print Since 1992. Good day for now.
Then, he showed us the piece of shit books that we would be reading this term. That's when I realized what a crap class it is. I'm sorry, but oftentimes I DO judge books by how popular they are. Same with movies! Indie movies aren't good simply because they're indie movies. There is a reason why certain things are popular: because they are good. Unless we're referring to 2 Fast 2 Furious or Britney Spears or some shit. Anyways, he takes out these books that NO one has heard of, and NO bookstore in town carries them. And they're supposed to give us a fervor for reading, which I already have. This is the most pointless class ever.
So they're all weird genres, like, The Genre Written By Asian Women Talking About How Different Asia Is From America. Damnit, I had enough of that with The Woman Warrior. And The Genre About Native Americans Nowadays As Mystery Detectives. Ughh...What the hell, seriously.
Anyways, the assignment is to rip these books apart and find symbolism in nothing, stuff I learned 3 damn years ago. It makes sense to read between the lines of Hamlet, because it's genius, but Shane? It's this boring ass book about a kid and his stupid parents, living on a farm. Then Shane comes, and teaches them how to be a mysterious character with a dark past. It's so ridiculously dramatic at some points I wanted to kick it. The sucky part is, we were assigned the book on Monday and expected to finish it by Friday. I mean....so yeah...I finished it in one night, but I feel bad for other people who have jobs and a life, and who don't read as often as me. I genuinely feel sorry for them.
Back to the part about the "get to know you" paper. I come into class this morning, and he explains that he got some interesting answers. Who is this Stephanie Meyers that was mentioned on so many of the papers? I glare at the beefy goth kid in front of me who is wearing a Twilight t-shirt, while over-enthusiastic girls tell him that they're excellent books and Stephanie Meyers is an amazing author, and they're coming out with a movie starring this handsome boy from Harry Potter. These are the girls who read to keep up with a fad.
Then he says that he was very surprised to see that someone wrote that they read Emma, he thought that no one had heard of it. So 2 nerdy girls bashfully tell him that they're aware of Jane Austen. Like, who isn't? And all the while ignoring me, he praises them and says that they're likely English majors. Really Mr. French name that I can't remember? Really? Does he really think so lowly of the class?
So, I regretfully end this post keeping in mind that for the next 10 weeks, I will be spending my time reading books that I very much do not want to read. Hopefully I can finish another pleasure one off before I get to Mystery Novel From The Bottom Shelf Of A Used Bookstore, Officially Out Of Print Since 1992. Good day for now.
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