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School Reading...

August 31, 2010
Well... I started back up at school yesterday. I am now officially a college senior which is exciting but I am already so overwhelmed and knee-deep in schoolwork I could cry. I am taking three English classes (one of which is my hardcore senior seminar for English majors), and a Health class. Anyways, for TWO of the English classes (Europen Lit. and Topics in Women's Lit.), we have to read a novel a week(!!!) This is a bit overwhelming!

Here's what's on the agenda for this week... ugh.



-The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov for European Lit.
-The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton for Women's Lit. I read Custom of the Country for a class last semester and I wasn't really into it. So... lucky me... more Edith Wharton!

If you've read either of those, it would make me feel super if you loved them... but please, tell me if you hated them too. I'm trying to keep an open mind, but we'll see.

For fun (if fun is still possible), I'm reading Sounds of Murder by Patricia Rockwell... if/when I ever get a spare second to breathe... or pee... or read for enjoyment... or anything else like that. :)



I do have several reviews coming up just as soon as I can get 'em up! Oh, how I love you all!

9 comments:

  1. Michelle Stockard MillerSeptember 1, 2010 at 12:48 AM

    I haven't read either, but they both look fab! I have been wanting to read House of Mirth. Try not to get too overwhelmed. I was in the same boat last year. Now, I just wish I was going. =O( I'm hoping I can work out some kind of consolidation with my student loans so I can go back next year. *fingers crossed* Hang in there, girl!

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  2. DarlynSeptember 1, 2010 at 1:12 PM

    LOL.I never heard of it but I really hope you will enjoy the =)

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  3. Laura J. Wellner (author pseudonym Laura J. W. Ryan)September 1, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    I adore The Master and Margarita... it's Russian lit they always do it up in a big way... it's dark, it's horrible, it's bizarre, it's a love story, and it's funny as hell too... my kind of book, and on the list to have with me should I be stranded on a desert island. (I hope you're reading the Mirra Ginsburg translation!) I hope you like it. I haven't read House of Mirth yet...it's on my reading list. (Found my way here from Goodreads, I'm a fellow Upstate NY girl and you signed up for my book on a giveaway, good luck!)

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  4. MarceSeptember 2, 2010 at 6:04 PM

    Oh Steph, good luck with your senior year.

    Hope you enjoy the books, I haven't heard of them.

    I look forward to your review of After, I have had that one for awhile.

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  5. LolaSeptember 3, 2010 at 6:40 AM

    Good luck with classes!

    Unfortunately, I haven't read any of the books, but I hope you like them. :)

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  6. StephanieSeptember 3, 2010 at 11:14 AM

    Congrats on being a senior! I haven't read either of these, though I really like Edith Wharton.

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  7. AthiraSeptember 4, 2010 at 5:03 PM

    Oh well, school reading can put some stoppers on your usual reading, but they can be fun too. I haven't heard of either book above, but I'll be eager to see your review of them. I love reading "academic" or "literary" books, but I don't read much of them, maybe because I don't get the push?

    Good luck with your senior year - don't forget to have fun since it's your last year of college!

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  8. MysticaSeptember 4, 2010 at 10:01 PM

    I've never read any of the books you mention but good luck - I do hope things get better and less hectic for you.

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  9. (Diane) Bibliophile By the SeaSeptember 5, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    Can't wait to hear your thoughts on The Master and Marguerita. I do want to read that one.

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