Megan's: Semester 1 Reflection

Reading Round-Up: A list of books I've independently read this semester, in difficulty level order (1 hardest, 9 easiest)

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

Difficult to get into

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

Beautifully worded, challenging

Currently: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Very sarcastic, hilarious!

Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple

Great voice!

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Well-written, not believable

All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

Not believable

Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Fun, cute, not believable

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

Easy read, pretty fun, good to relax on

Reached by Ally Condie

Difficult book to read because of its lack of characterization and diction/syntax

Some patterns are that I seem to stick to realistic fiction and dystopian fiction, and that I read a lot of female authors. I also, surprisingly, enjoy olden-timesy realistic fiction (The Secret Life of Bees) and modern day fiction (Where'd You Go, Bernadette). I also enjoy stories with strong characters over strong plots. I kept track of my reading through Goodreads, and selected many of my books based on recommendations on Goodreads and opinions of close friends.

Reflection on My Blog Posts: I believe that I have gotten much better over the semester at writing personal, interesting blog posts. They have gotten a whole lot easier to write, and my personality is evident throughout the reading of it. It's fun to write and organize, and really helped me get into the story and realize things I didn't know before. I also used lots of pictures and some videos, as well as hyperlinks to summaries to avoid wasting blog space on my own. I made sure that my blog posts were always on time, and tried my best to update Goodreads as much as possible. I stayed active on Goodreads as well, looking through others' updates, reviews, and recommendations. My voice is very apparent throughout all of my blog posts, and they are structured to please the eye and to easily follow by using bullet points, line breaks, and pictures/captions. I also cite specific textual examples to get readers to truly understand the type of voice that the writer has.

Goal Setting:
Blogging