The Sunday Salon #52

(Alternatively titled ‘Why Christina Hasn’t Been Blogging’.) I’ve actually been reading a lot of college and not just the textbooks I mentioned before. One of classes revolves entirely around novels, but after hammering out anywhere from a two to six page essay over each one, I just don’t feel like reviewing. Which then makes me feel like I don’t have anything to blog about (other than Book Blogger Appreciation Week, which I completely missed this year). It’s a vicious cycle.

I still have three books from the summer to review and an additional seven to that, but I’m just letting it all roll of my shoulders and the list get longer. I may get to them, and I may not.

• Shopaholic & Sister
• Where the Broken Heart Still Beats
• Lies My Teacher Told Me
• The Lathe of Heaven
• Cat’s Cradle
• Longitudes & Attitudes
• Oceans Apart
• My Wounded Heart
• Blade Runner
• “Protection”

Two of the books above I definitely want to review because I would give both of them ‘5’s, and I really want people to go out and read them. But like I said, there’s no rush. (Edited to add: I finished my review of Longitudes & Attitudes; please read this book.) After my discussion group on Wednesday, I’m supposed to start We, which has been on my want-to-read list for quiet some time. I’m so excited to finally read it that I volunteered to be discussion leader for it. In some of my spare time, I’m been dipping into Egalia’s Daughters and V for Vendetta. However, this week will be spent studying for my Holocaust midterm on Thursday and editing my big paper for Global Society, so I don’t think I’ll get much recreational reading done.

That said, I really enjoy college; it so much easier to be excited about classes when you picked them. They’re all so interesting and thought-provoking. Last Thursday, my entire Global Society class broke out into an argument over Israeli aggression towards Palestine, but it was handled in such a mature way that would not have been seen in any of my high school classes. In addition, I joined crew (rowing) for my college, so I’m up Monday through Wednesday and Fridays too at 5:30 to hit the water. Crew, which is one of the oldest Olympic sports, just isn’t something you find in Montana (water is too volatile) or Texas (only one natural lake), so it’s definitely been a learning experience.

I hope everyone is enjoying the book(s) they are currently reading. I’ve been jotting down a handful of titles this week, so I know some of you have found some good ones.