hello everyone. week nine already....geez, the time does fly by, eh? i'll have to agree with the folks who said they enjoyed other folks' opinions/takes on each of the novels we read. interesting viewpoints, lively discussions, passionate web postings...some more so than others! :-)

as i've mentioned before, i really, really enjoyed the reading list for the quarter. some old faves and certainly some new faves (bastard out o' carolina)-- great exposure to contemporary lit i think. although i didn't find the quizzes or papers terribly difficult, i did struggle to find my 'critical voice' early on. i had to get back into that mind set---to 'digest' it all and then assess it. as this is my first quarter back in school in almost eight years, i appreciated the reminders (MLA style, etc...) and the practice. goodness knows there are plenty of papers to come in my 5 qtrs. left!!!

i'm still chewing on a few different ideas for my final paper....probably gonna use "bastard" and "bean trees". we'll see...thanks again for choosing such great novels. (p.s.....i'm glad we didn't find time to watch all those sitcom reruns----i'm not/never have been a t.v. person---glad we made it through without all that!)