Ahh, my love for books will suit me well this semester. Having the inclination to read anything and everything, I am so excited to tackle the box full of books that have been carefully added to the collection in my room. What I'm even most excited about, though, is not the just the number of books I get to read as homework (because honestly, what is better than getting to read a fun and interesting novel for homework??), but the variety we get to read! While I was thrilled (and saw it coming...) when I saw Speak and The Perks of Being a Wallflower start off our semester, I am really looking forward to reading the rest of the novels. I have heard of a couple of them, but for the most part they are completely new adventures I am patiently anticipating. I will admit that if I were taking this course a year ago, upon first glance I would have been slightly-less-than-thrilled about reading the graphic novels because, while I am a fan of comics and have three older brothers who have been collecting classics throughout the years, I never had teachers who pushed graphic novels as being real literature. Luckily, my thoughts changed as soon as I took English 110 with Erin Mae Clark last fall. After I got past the horror of carrying my copy of In the Shadow of No Towers, which would not fit into my messenger bag, much to my dismay, I often felt that I could find more "literary excellence" in a graphic novel than in a lot of the books my friends read. But I guess that's what I like most about reading. You never know what you are going to get.
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To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words make. - Truman Capote
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All I could ever ask: "completely new adventures I am patiently anticipating." Especially the patiently part.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Erin Clark! what did you think of No Towers?
And, oh, have you read Spiegelman's Maus?
ReplyDeleteI LOVED No Towers! It was really interesting, and it sparked a great discussion in class because most of us could remember 911 vividly. I haven't read Maus yet, but my older brothers love graphic novels and one of them is going to lend it to me over Spring Break. I look forward to reading it!
ReplyDeleteOops, I meant 9/11. And I just reminded my brother to have his copy of Maus ready for me, so I'll let you know what I think of it when I'm done.
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