author- Susane Colasanti

finished date- October 7

genre- romance

pages- 258

rating- 6/10

I like/disliked because...

I disliked it because the main character kinda annoyed me because she just took everything to deeply and she thought her bf was super perfect when he was not and it took forever to get to anything good and I’m to impatient for that.

author- George Orwell

finished date- October 3

genre- Political Satire

pages- 182

rating- 6/10

warnings- confusing wording some non explicit violence

I like/disliked because...

I was indifferent about this book because I did not find the topic super interesting and it was slightly confusing but I did not hate it.

author- Upton Sinclair

finished date- October 21

genre- historical fiction

pages- 395

rating- 4.5/10

warnings- old time language

I like/disliked because...

it was kind of confusing and I did not find it particularly intresting

author- William Shakespeare

finished date- November 28ish

genre- Tragedy/ Drama

pages- 480

rating- 3.5/10

I like/disliked because...

I disliked this book because it was kinda confusing and I was working so hard to understand it I didn't quite get the full story

author- Sandra Cisneros

finished date- ?

genre- fiction

pages- 103

rating- 7/10

I like because...

I found the stories relatively interesting and the style kinda cool.

author- Bethany C. Morrow

finished date- May 8

genre- fantasy fiction

pages- 288

rating- 8/10

I liked because...

I really liked the racial injustice aspects of it but at times it was a little to fantasy and she didn't really explain what each creature was. but it was well writen

author- Homer

finished date- March?

genre- Narrative poetry

pages- 400

rating- 1/10

I disliked because...

I don't realy like adventure books and I found it kinda disgusting. I also didn't love the way the book was set up.

author- Harper Lee

finished date- literally no idea

genre- Thriller/ Domestic fiction.

pages- 384

rating- 7/10

I like because...

I really loved the court seen and the racail inequality stuff addresses however I thought the extra storyline after and all the little stories before where boring.

author- Erich Maria Remarque

finished date- December 1

genre- Historical Fiction

pages- 295

rating- 7/10

I like/disliked because...

I kinda liked this book I think it was well written and organized however I don't like violence and am not really interested in war stories so I didn't find it super intresting

author- Jenny Han

finished date- December 9

genre- romance

pages- 276

rating- 7.5 /10

I like/disliked because...

I liked this book because it was simple and easy to understand and I liked the story I didn't love the flash backs and I think I would have liked it more if I hadn't already watched the show

author- John Steinbeck

finished date- ?

genre- Historical Fiction

pages- 188

rating- 6/10

I like/disliked because...

This book was ok. The story and style where fine. Just not my cup of tea.

author- Sharon M Draper

finished date- January or something

genre- realistic fiction

pages- 180 ish

rating- 9.5 /10

I liked because...

I love this book the story is so beautiful and empowering and its well written however it is a little easy

author- Blues

finished date- May 10

genre- Realistic fiction

pages- 316

rating- 6/10

I like/disliked because...

It was varly interesting however it was kind of hard to get into.

author- Sharon M. Draper

finished date-

genre- Domestic fiction

pages- 320

rating- 8/10

I like because...

I thought the book was easy to understand. and I found the storyline and the characters internal struggle very interesting.

author- Lynda Mullaly Hunt

finished date-

genre- Realistic Ficton

pages- 288

rating- 7/10

I like because...

I liked the authors style and the the storyline of this book.

author- Sara Desai

finished date-

genre- Romance

pages- 352

rating- 9/10

I like because...

I liked this book because the storyline was different but still understandable and intresting. and the authors style was easy to understand

Fish out of water, it is a very well written and powerful book with a great story line

2. Which independent reading book from this year pushed you outside of your comfort zone? (This could be the level of difficulty, content, style, or something else.) If you choose a required reading, you must also explain a book you read independently. Explain why.

I read a few books that switch povs (ex: November  Blues)  which is not my favorite and not in my comfort zone. I didn’t realy like it because I had to use my brain more to sort information but it was fine.

3. How did something you read this year impact your understanding of yourself or the world? Explain, connecting to an independent reading book you have not yet shared about.

My reading this year made me understand that i find war interesting and disturbing. For example I hated reading All quite on the western front and found it difficult to pay attention to.