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Finished reading A Streetcar Named Desire before the bad acting in class--not that I can do better, but my brain sure can--ruined it was amazing. Naturally, I laughed at the STELLAAAAAAAAAHHHHH part for, well, obvious reasons. I'll analyze it while my classmates read it aloud in class and hopefully rereading it'll prove certain conclusions I drew from it. I can't read to save my life and I always seem to be totally off analyzing, so, er, baby steps? This is the first book I liked from this class!
I've been too tired to do much of anything after school, so lately I've become a library regular flippin' through tales by H.C. Andersen! Hans's namesake canonically. I don't like all of them, but I'm trying delve into Hans's mindset since he adores children's literature. God keeps invading and preaching and making miracles, which is why Dusk doesn't like Andersen, but Hans enjoys the simplicity and appreciates all the gaps left for the children to fill. I did enjoy "The Shadow" a ton, which sounded so different compared to the others I read.
I made Hans like "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," but unfortunately I didn't like it as much as he. Now that I've actually read it instead of reading summaries online (laaame), Hans totally would like this story. He's a lonely reclusive character that holes himself up with his books and manages to gain a crush (I caved and made it canonical--why yes, I can like romance) and gets a roommate forced on him to the dismay of both parties and adjusting to it all is just too difficult for him. Of course he'd love reading about a bunch of animate toys. Hans probably likes all the God-filled ones, too, but I don't plan on diving into that in CF. I made Violette like Pinocchio, so once I felt I had read enough Andersen for the day, I picked it up!
Right now (I only nicked the book), Pinocchio's hard to compare to Violette. I looked up certain similarities once upon a time, but I can't remember them. I'll keep reading, and maybe they'll hit me. It's such a painful book to read though! Pino's such a rascal and Gepetto's too easily persuaded. I was appalled by the Cricket's untimely demise. Is it sad that this horrified me more than anything I read of Andersen's? 'Cause it did. For now, I'll see if any situations can be drawn parallel to what Violette goes through or manage to find some strong enough tie somewhere.
I neglected reading the assigned Soldier's Heart in favor of fiction. Samet writes wonderfully, but I have yet to develop patience enough to read fifty pages of a sophisticated essay in one go. Children's lit has that emptiness to it that fascinates me. Usually I'm not in the mood for fairy tales and created Hans as an outlet for my fascination of them, but now I can say I do like the genre. Maybe it's just my moods, I don't know. I just need a break from all of this adult stuff. I'm not well adapted to the world of today. Just how much talent is necessary?
Oh, oh. I should add that I read all of the available scans of Pokemon Special in the span of a week. I'm so cool. :>;;It has the hottest characters ever shutup.
I've been too tired to do much of anything after school, so lately I've become a library regular flippin' through tales by H.C. Andersen! Hans's namesake canonically. I don't like all of them, but I'm trying delve into Hans's mindset since he adores children's literature. God keeps invading and preaching and making miracles, which is why Dusk doesn't like Andersen, but Hans enjoys the simplicity and appreciates all the gaps left for the children to fill. I did enjoy "The Shadow" a ton, which sounded so different compared to the others I read.
I made Hans like "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," but unfortunately I didn't like it as much as he. Now that I've actually read it instead of reading summaries online (laaame), Hans totally would like this story. He's a lonely reclusive character that holes himself up with his books and manages to gain a crush (I caved and made it canonical--why yes, I can like romance) and gets a roommate forced on him to the dismay of both parties and adjusting to it all is just too difficult for him. Of course he'd love reading about a bunch of animate toys. Hans probably likes all the God-filled ones, too, but I don't plan on diving into that in CF. I made Violette like Pinocchio, so once I felt I had read enough Andersen for the day, I picked it up!
Right now (I only nicked the book), Pinocchio's hard to compare to Violette. I looked up certain similarities once upon a time, but I can't remember them. I'll keep reading, and maybe they'll hit me. It's such a painful book to read though! Pino's such a rascal and Gepetto's too easily persuaded. I was appalled by the Cricket's untimely demise. Is it sad that this horrified me more than anything I read of Andersen's? 'Cause it did. For now, I'll see if any situations can be drawn parallel to what Violette goes through or manage to find some strong enough tie somewhere.
I neglected reading the assigned Soldier's Heart in favor of fiction. Samet writes wonderfully, but I have yet to develop patience enough to read fifty pages of a sophisticated essay in one go. Children's lit has that emptiness to it that fascinates me. Usually I'm not in the mood for fairy tales and created Hans as an outlet for my fascination of them, but now I can say I do like the genre. Maybe it's just my moods, I don't know. I just need a break from all of this adult stuff. I'm not well adapted to the world of today. Just how much talent is necessary?
Oh, oh. I should add that I read all of the available scans of Pokemon Special in the span of a week. I'm so cool. :>;;