End of One Thing, Start of Something Better

Well, the semester is finally coming to a close. I've taken 2 out of 5 finals, and can't wait to finish the rest!! This has been an interesting semester for me in terms of reading. I had my first English class where the professor was so bad that I never wanted to go to class (never take a class from Dr. Harris... luckily she's retiring after next year!) and read a lot of disturbing literature (see the post below about Native Son for an example). However, I've also had some great experiences. My other English classes have been phenomenal, and I've decided that if I ever decide to pursue a Master's in English, I'll definitely specialize in Modern and Post-Modern American literature. Going into the English major I thought I would focus my time on Romantic Era English literature... turns out that I hate the majority of it, and the only thing that makes the time period bearable is Jane Austen (who I love and adore).

However, now I'm off to something bigger and better... THE SUMMER!! (I bet you all thought I was going to say "married life." Well that's a part of the summer that I'm very excited for, but I'm equally excited for a chance to read a lot of great books and hopefully see this country come out of a recession so that I can get a job at a library!! Also, Andy and I are going to be living across the street from the Provo City Library which means it will be much easier for me to get involved on some level at the things that go on there... and just be able to check out books and movies there. I foresee Andy and I watching a lot of the old classic movies because we can rent them for free from the library.

And most importantly, I've started my summer reading. Right now my Goodreads "to read" list has 130 books on it, so we'll see how far I get this summer. Even if I read a book every single day I won't finish up my reading list, so my goal is just to see how much of a dent I can make in it. I've decided to start things off easy though and right now I'm in the middle of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. I bought a collection of his stories, so for the first month or so I'll be reading a lot of him. So give me a week or so and you'll get your post about my musings on that.