Dumbest. Post. Ever!

Step aside "I know, right?" There is a new cool thing to say.
From now on, everyone should use what I will lovingly refer to as the triple exclamatory. All you have to do is take three words, insert dramatic pauses, and end with an exclamation. It is the
coolest. thing. Ever!
So spread the news.
And actually, keep saying "I know, right?"
Because I can't get enough it.
Thanks Society, for all the improvements to our language,
Steven

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


My Favorite Quote

"If you notice, most folks don't go to church only when they've got to; but a hog is different."

"The pitifulest thing out is a mob... they don't fight with courage that's born in them, but with courage that's borrowed from their mass."

This book was a good look into the perspective of slave owners, and the mentality and justification that enables someone to reach such a place in life. Twain uses a child's perspective to make the conclusions that adults are too morally desensitized to make.

It bears a resemblance to "To Kill a Mockingbird," although I would say that book does a better job of getting to the meat.



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The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

My rating: 1 of 5 stars


This book is a very simple Narrative that I think is meant to serve as a multi-dimensional allegory.

Although there were a few vaguely interesting themes, I think that it lacked a great amount of depth. The ideas are not for the most part very original. It almost felt like a shallow version of Moby Dick.

On the positive side, it was very short.



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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This is an example of why sometimes movies should not be watched before reading the book.

Although the movie was almost as good as the book, it took away a lot of the humor that I would have preferred to read for the first time.

That being said, Adams often hits right on with clever passages. I especially enjoyed the Philosophical satire. He combines Science Fiction, Humor, and Philosophy to create a great experience.

If you are a nerd, you will like this book. Definitely a good read.



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The Bell Jar

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


If you like the Catcher in the Rye, I think you will really like this book.

It was written in a very similar style to Salinger's book, which at first made me think that I would not like it, but I actually enjoyed it.

Sylvia Plath uses novel to express her very real psychological breakdown and recovery. She describes how a person's view of the world can become distorted and darkened, through the metaphor of a bell jar.

After the main character's recovery, she notes "How did I know that someday-at college, in Europe, somewhere, anywhere-the bell jar, with its stifling distortions, wouldn't descend again?"

This is a very interesting book.



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