Thursday, March 11, 2010

Writing About Reading: Day 4


As I have been working on catching up on the latest Share a Story, Shape a Future posts, I realize that we are only one day away from wrapping up another year of this event.  It makes me a bit sad because so much wonderful information has been shared; however, SOOOOO much wonderful information has been shared!!!  It has been another informative and inspiring week!!

It is now late and I am running out of energy and writing drive.  I still have one more post to write before heading to bed tonight, so I am once again only going to answer one of the three questions for Day 4 of Writing About Reading.  Don't forget to come back again tomorrow (probably in the evening!) to check out my thoughts on the final day of posts.

Is there a book from your childhood that you didn't like "back then" but that you've since re-read and liked?  What was it about the book that you didn't like before?

This is where I make a confession!  The books that I did not like, I have never re-visited!!  I've thought about it, but have never gotten around to picking up one of these books.  I think that the most disliked book that stands out for me is The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck.  I remember simply not getting the short symbolic chapters, thinking it was such a waste of time!  For some reason, I have this odd image of a turtle crossing the road and the thought that comes to my mind is "What the heck does this have to do with the Depression?"

In recent years, I have seen this very book sitting on shelves at the bookstore and library.  I've wondered if now that I am older (and hopefully, wiser!), this book would make more sense to me . . . if I would appreciate it more.  Hmmmm . . . maybe I should make it a point to try it out and see if it does?  Maybe it does deserve another read?  

Do you think it would be worth it?

[image credit: Share a Story Logo created by author/illustrator Elizabeth Dulemba.]

2 comments:

  1. We are both in the same boat. There are books from high school and college English that I PRAY my daughter won't have to read ... because I'll end up re-reading them just to get familiar with them again. Oh, the memories!

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  2. I believe a few comments were deleted here, so I am reposting them!

    Terry Doherty . . . We are both in the same boat. There are books from high school and college English that I PRAY my daughter won't have to read ... because I'll end up re-reading them just to get familiar with them again. Oh, the memories!

    Terry . . . Oh so very true!! I've got a few more years ahead of me before this hits thankfully!! :)

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