To begin, I have enjoyed reading your blog posts. Whether your chosen novels have inspired you or left you unfulfilled, I do know this for certain: your growth as readers, writers, and thinkers continues! Yeah!
In the spirit of looking on the bright side, we will not only blog about your next novel, but also get to discuss it IN PERSON! Come on.... you feel the excitement, don't you?
As I currently make my way through A Visit from the Goon Squad, I can honestly say that I definitely look forward to hearing your thoughts as we "go all AP English on it." Keeping that in mind, I have some advice:
1. You need to have read this book in its entirety and to have posted at least two of the three required blog entries for class on Friday, August 26. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL AUGUST 25 to read this book. NOT WISE.
2. The amazingly eloquent prose and complicated structure of the book needs your UTMOST ATTENTION. It will behoove you to annotate like a professional. Our work on this text will match its eloquence and complicated nature, so you need to make sure you give yourself the chance to let your brilliance shine.
3. Let's face it: No one wants summer to end. BUT, we have each other's fine company and our first terrific book to look forward to. Please approach it with a positive, intellectual mindframe.
