Ethanescence
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For English Advanced, I just read "Wrack" (australian author) - it was very poetic and descriptive. I liked everything except the conclusion, which was predictable and sadistic. I felt like I had been tortured through reading the last few chapters for nothing - which might have been the authors aim in the first place, considering the content.
I'm reading "We All Fall Down" for English Extension. Nothing new, we read it last year in my class, so it's a bit boring reading it again. Same with Wrack, the book has a meaningless ending which seems to be that the author either rushed it or did not think the actual plot through clearly. It was an average read.
We had to read Edgar Allen Poe's, "The Cask of Amontillado". I liked it, it was very suspenseful and the language styles used were very well done. My only gripe is that if someone wrote the same plot-line in modern english - even if they used similar imagery - it would be considered much less worthwhile as a short story. I don't agree with how historical context has so much to do with the actual value of the writing - some people tend to think if it's older, it's better, which generally makes no sense. The content was one-layered and vague at times. I much rather his poems, which represent his writing capabilities more clearly.
I'm also reading Angels and Demons (D. Brown) and Twilight (S. Meyer) for enjoyment. They're both very good reads, but I prefer Twilight.
I'm reading "We All Fall Down" for English Extension. Nothing new, we read it last year in my class, so it's a bit boring reading it again. Same with Wrack, the book has a meaningless ending which seems to be that the author either rushed it or did not think the actual plot through clearly. It was an average read.
We had to read Edgar Allen Poe's, "The Cask of Amontillado". I liked it, it was very suspenseful and the language styles used were very well done. My only gripe is that if someone wrote the same plot-line in modern english - even if they used similar imagery - it would be considered much less worthwhile as a short story. I don't agree with how historical context has so much to do with the actual value of the writing - some people tend to think if it's older, it's better, which generally makes no sense. The content was one-layered and vague at times. I much rather his poems, which represent his writing capabilities more clearly.
I'm also reading Angels and Demons (D. Brown) and Twilight (S. Meyer) for enjoyment. They're both very good reads, but I prefer Twilight.
