First Impressions

[lilyfriend]

I've attended the first class of each course now, so let's get to it.

Engl 215: The class format intrigues me. It's the equivalent of Engl 250 at Camosun, and it's not quite what I was expecting. But I think I'm pleased by that?? There's going to be a lot of in-class writing, that doesn't need to be turned in. Idea is just to get you writing. And

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[intertext]

Ooh, I'm so envious of your YA lit class (cute prof notwithstanding hehe). Do you think sometime you could send me your reading list (to my Camo address) - I'd love to see it. Or is your prof online?

[lilyfriend]

I'll just post it here! Or I could still email it, if you wanted too

[intertext]

Thanks! I've read many of them - of the graphics, I actually preferred Maus. I like the art style of Persepolis, but Maus has a much greater impact. The Curious Incident is WONDERFUL - one of the most amazing pieces of sustained pov's I've ever read. By coincidence, I'm actually reading his next novel right now - it's quite good, but it would be hard to top that one. I've liked other things by Nancy Farmer better than that one, but that's worth reading. It's an interesting selection... The Giver is really really good. There's a sequel, too, which has caused a certain amount of kerfuffle in the childlit world for reasons that I won't reveal here. I'll be interested to hear what you think as you read.

[lilyfriend]

Do you think I should get Maus instead? I wasn't going to make a decision on either until I'd taken a glance through them, but I liked the sound of Persepolis more. I liked the look of the art style too.

I'll have to get the sequel to The Giver. My Challenge English class in high school had the best books, the one that I read over and over again still. The Giver is one of them. Our teacher read it to us, 10 or 15 mins a day, usually at the beginning of the class. It's such a neat story to get into. The other that I really liked from that class was The Chrysalids. I found a copy of that at a used bookstore in Nanaimo a few years back. It's falling apart. I love it. hehe :)

[intertext]

oh, definitely get the sequel (or sequels, I'm not sure...) - the kerfuffle is based on the fact that the sequel seems to make answer some of what was ambiguous in The Giver... I LOVE The Chrysalids. It's a great book. I need to read it again sometime soon.

I can't really advise re Maus vs Persepolis. It's a question of a young girl's vision of Iran (Iraq?) vs something about the Holocaust. But Maus is ultimately "better," I think. eek. That's loading value on you, but that's just mho. It's hard for me to see how you could only read part I, though.