Since August, I have read five books, which actually surprises me, and this is probably my smallest rate of reading in a very long time. Now, I have also read many other forms of media, including Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine, Golf Digest, Golf Magazine, and The Buckeye Sports Bulletin. (I read way to much sports stuff). The few books I did read this semester were by two authors, Tom Clancy and Dan Brown, both authors recommended by father, and of course, all of the movie versions of their books available on Netflix. I enjoyed all of the movie versions of the books, especially the adaptations of Clancy’s novels, but the novels, especially Patriot Games, are filled to the brim with over-detailing of the situation the characters are in. Dan Brown’s books, however, I like much better. He can magically blend religious themes, an action-packed plot. multi-level characters and of course, no unnecessary details. So overall, I enjoyed Dan Brown’s books out of the novels I read this semester, and I plan on reading his final book over Christmas break.
I feel that my blogging over the semester has evolved in a positive manner. I have always tried to write detailed analysis of the book and it’s events, and attempting to pair them with pictures, videos and quotes from the book. However, I feel like I have slacked off a bit on the former. I feel that after I would give myself between a six and an eight for most of them, with a few nines or tens thrown into there.
A few goals I have for next semester all go back to two words…”Try harder.” My first improvement would be to improve on how often I blog, as I didn’t really keep up with it as much as I wanted to. However, I plan on getting a laptop in the coming months, so it’ll be easier to complete these assignments at home, as the computer I had at home was total garbage. Secondly, I hope to see myself add more types of media to my blog posts. And thirdly, I hope to read at least twice as many more books than I did this semester.
