I’ve found that ever since we were assinged to write an analysis of the book and blog about it, I’ve focused less on “going with the flow” and allowing myself to be caught up with the story of my book, and instead focused on things that might be of note for my assingments. To put it differently, I’ve been reading my books more critically than I usually do. However, I haven’t really noticed a difference in the pleasurability with my new reading style, neither an increase nor a decrease in the enjoyability of the book. I suppose that, when you get down to it, reading is reading and the quality of the story is the most important factor in whether or not you enjoy it.
It was also an interesting experience to blog, although I doubt I’ll ever do it as a pastime. What I found even more interesting was observing the progress of my fellow classmates’ blogs, humor was prevalent in many of the texts I read, insuring an interesting read for me. With this in mind though, I don’t honestly think that blogging has improved me in any way. It hasn’t really given me any ideas for my analysis and the experience of reading feels the same as it always does.
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