Posted by 6dasarkel on September 28, 2008 at 10:00pm
Well, it's 10:30 on Sunday night, I'm tired like you would not believe, and this blog is due in less than 2 hours. So what topic does someone choose when they lack inspiration and enthusiasm? Why I do believe that someone chooses a non-inspirational anti-enthusiastic topic!
The Scarlet Letter. It's a book. It's a movie. I don't recommend it. Now don't get me wrong. Just because my topic is lame doesn't mean my blog will be. You see, by the end of this blog you'll have such a knowledge of my opinion of this novel that you'll want to go out and buy it. And burn it. Because that's how much I despise it.A little over a month ago Mrs. Lansman assigned the TAG English 10 class to read one of seven books. I'd say about 2/3 of our class chose The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne because it's plot sounds way interesting. No lie. About 4 pages in we all realized we'd chosen the book of no return. Who actually uses words like, "thus", "wont", and "impish"? Not normal people, that's who!
Due to my frustration with my slow reading comrehension I made my way to the Harlan Library and checked out The Scarlet Letter audio book. What an awesome invention:) But I don't really see how Mr. Bruns says that listening to audio books enables you to multi-task. I got nothing out of it if I didn't follow along in my book. I guess I'm just not as skilled him:(...Nope, I'm pretty sure it was just the book.Though the book is only 200 or so pages long, the overbearing detail in each paragraph made for a tiresome read/listen. In case you were getting worried, I finished the book Thursday evening in good time to take my test Friday. Be proud. That's some skilled procrastination.After having completed the stressful Homecoming Day test, I moved on to what I thought would be an easier task. But it turns out that watching The Scarlet Letter movie was just as painful as reading it(Okay maybe not AS painful). The 12ish girls in my class who read The Scarlet Letter all have to see the watch the one copy of the FOUR-hour-long movie. I stuck the tape in at about 8 and had so much trrouble keeping my eyelids open for the first of the two videos that I gave up for the evening and came to do this blog.Now, if you hadn't sensed how much I despise this book/movie by the fact that I said "I despise it," I'm telling you again. I despise it. Thank you, Mr. Bruns, for not forcing us to travel back in time to VHS tapes and "reading". And the moral of this blog? Don't procrastinate. It can lead to spastic blogs and droopy eyelids.-Sara
The Scarlett Letter--I never read it but am a little familiar with it in that this women is forced to where a scarlet letter due to her infidelity. Please explain the gist of it to me please.
I guess I get distracted too easily. And Hawthorne rambles on forever about one small topic, such as the rosebush, that I have no clue what he's saying. It's seriously not cool. I might like reading if it involved something I'm interested in. But no. Not this.
funny story, this book is incredibly hard to follow. paragraph long descriptions of a rosebush mr bruns. it's tough :O not looking forward to the movie. cannot wait to hand in the essay and officially say I'M DONE AND I'M READING SOMETHING I'LL ACTUALLY ENJOY NOW.... namely Brisingr. Woot Christopher Paolini.
Wasn't the audiobook the same as the book? If so, why would you have to "follow along" wit the book?
The idea of an audiobook is so you can get through books while multi-tasking(driving,mowing, etc). But if you have to look through the book as you listen, why not just read it?
rofl. gosh i heart sara. twas hilarious and 150% agree with you. i particularly enjoyed the suggestion of burning the book. may i join you? in fact, may i host it? bonfire at hosef's house. you know what to bring :P
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- Danielle
The idea of an audiobook is so you can get through books while multi-tasking(driving,mowing, etc). But if you have to look through the book as you listen, why not just read it?
Fun blog entry!