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Help! I'm reading and I can't stop....
As part of my TA role for a personal/social psychology class, I get to grade papers, which I actually enjoy. The first assignment is to select a book from a list provided (mostly memoirs), read it, and analyze the character from a theoretical viewpoint. Great assignment, right? More fun than just a research paper summarizing theory and research, don't you think?
That was my first reaction. Then it started to dawn on me what this meant for me. Hmmm. How many books are on that list, anyway? Thirteen, you say? Just for clarification purposes, do you think the TAs need to read the books in order to grade the papers? I thought so, that makes sense. Oh, no, no...it will be fine...in addition to my coursework...and research work...not to mention my real life that starts when my kids get home from school...to read half of the books this week. Gulp.
Whee! Nothing like mandatory, concentrated, deadline-looming reading to take all the joy out of my usual enthusiasm for reading. On the other hand, I'm getting paid for reading, which feels a lot decadent and a little unethical! But does anyone know any antidotes to serious binge reading?
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Reader Comments (4)
Pick up a copy of US Weekly. It'll set you right, no problem. All you have to do is look at all the pathetic pictures of starlets coming drunk out of nightclubs. You'll feel much less like a forced bookworm, trust me.
just for curiosities sake . . . what's on the list? And I'm sure a few days of endless walking of the NYC streets will send you running (or maybe limping) for the nearest armchair and paperback.
I was just going to ask Emily's question...what books? Please post...with your recommendations, of course.
Also, Christie is being very nice and letting me be the 5th wheel for a bit in NYC. I hate to be a party crasher...but a chance to see my cool sis-in-law plus an excuse to leave the fam for a few hours in the Big Apple was just too good to pass up!
Hope you don't mind...I'm excited to put a face to the blog!!!
Okay, here goes the list!
I don't have the official list right here so here's what I remember: When I Was Puerto Rican, The Color of Water, Liar's Club, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, All Souls, The House on Mango Street, She's Come Undone, All Over But the Shouting, and several more.