I feel really good about the book that I chose to read over the next few weeks. When Mr. Schoenborn said that we were going to walk around the room and get a feel for the books and see what appeals to each of us the most, it sounded like the classic English class "what is calling to you" voodoo, but I always just roll with it. So, I pick up one of the books on my desk because it has an intriguing cover, a woman's face surrounded by fruits in a cool art style, and it vaguely reminded me of the painting 'American Gothic'. It's called 'Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit' by Jeanette Winterson. I read the back and it sounded interesting, plus I really enjoy memoir-type books (I loved reading 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings' by Maya Angelou last year). I thought it was probably a bad plan to commit to reading the first book I picked up without at least browsing the others, so I continued around the room keeping Winterson's work in mind. So I looked at all of the books but I kept comparing them to the first and nothing seemed to measure up. It was kind of weird that the right book was right in front of me, but I definitely believe in the power of coincidence, is this what it means for a book to 'call to you'? So far it's worked out well, the book seems super interesting and I enjoy Winterson's writing style! It turns out 'judging a book by it's cover' worked out pretty well for me.
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Ben
9/14/2017 11:06:44 am
Hey Josephine,
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