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Let's start off with Catcher in the Rye. I absolutely hated this book. Holden in particular annoyed me with his vocabulary, his thought process, and how he viewed life. The entire time was him talking about random things that happened to him which I didn't think related very well to us teenagers in 2011. Sure, some things such as being hypocritical and moody do apply, but otherwise I can't think of anybody I know and respect that would even consider acting such as Holden did. Finally, in his words, the ending "killed me," and I thought the fact that he simply said he "didn't want to tell us any more" left me with an impression of how the whole book was a hassle and annoying to write, therefore, it wasn't enjoyable to read.

When we first learned about the storyline of First They Killed My Father, I was very excited like Catherine. I also love learning about genocides, and I've even spent some of my own time learning about the Holocaust, especially since my own ancestors had to live through that time in Poland. However, when I finally started reading it over break, I could not wait for the book to end. It was one of the SLOWEST reads ever, and I could barely get through it without wanting to rip it in half. I truly wanted to like this book, but it was almost impossible. Loung's writing style did not appeal to me at all and, once I started finding grammar and spelling errors I just got even more angry with the book.

I have to say that I barely remember Inherit The Wind. I don't believe it was a "bad book," but I don't think it left much of an impression on me. It was just kind of there. I guess I didn't really like the play format of it, which also pushed me away from really wanting to understand it. I did like how the proverb was used as the title, but for a long time it bothered me as to why the title was "Inherit The Wind" because I think I didn't read carefully enough during the part that the proverb was used. Unlike some others, I still don't know if I liked the open ending of the novel. I like having a definite end to things, and most of the time leaving me to wonder doesn't work out too well. But, I did like how the last scene showed Drummond balancing both books in his hands, showing that one book didn't outweigh the other.

A Midsummer Night's Dream would have to fall under the books I did enjoy. However, I would've liked to have time to read it to myself or out loud with the class. The people on the tapes spoke so quickly and, I hardly ever got to read over the definitions on the left side of my book. I think I would've gotten more out of the book if I had the time to understand the meanings of certain words or phrases. Like Lizzy said, I also thought Romeo and Juliet was funnier and, I liked that play a bit more. I don't think I got very close with the characters, since the plot jumped back and forth between all the different subplots and characters.

Maybe I'm just weird, but I did like My Antonia. Sure, it was a little slow but, I think I enjoyed it more than others because I like the subject of farm life. I grew up reading many Little House on the Prairie books and, I've always loved the idea of living in the "olden days." As the novel progressed, I compared and contrasted my daily life with that of Jim, Antonia, and their families. This kept me going and wanting to know what happens later but, I would've liked a more exciting ending. I was expecting Jim and Antonia to become a couple when we first started reading and, I was surprised when that did not happen.