Are you going to read that or not?
(Descalimer) *Land Of Stories 2nd book SPOLIERS
I am legendary for picking up books and abandoning them! My teachers from elementary to high school could probably vouch for that. It was not until my senior year of high school that I had a teacher give me a book recommendation but by then my experience with reading had already had already been so much of a struggle that I was very opposed to reading. Miller said,”When students lack reading experiences and author awareness, self-selecting books intimidates them.” This line really resonated with me I had not been exposed to many authors and selecting books and my lack of reading experience was not helping the cause. I love the idea of being able to abandon a book and not feel any guilt about it. I have a ten-minute rule for when I watch movies if it does not catch my attention I will move on to the next. The idea of being able to do that with a book is amazing to me like why I have never thought about it before I do not know.
I chose this book because my sister actually pointed out to me that the authour Chris Colfer is actually Kurt from the Glee series I had no idea he was also I writer so I thought I would give the books a chance. Also, before beginning reading the series book a student from an after school program I subbed for was reading the series and I talked to got about how she was like it and if she would recommend it to me. She said she really enjoyed the books and gave me a little background on it off her recommendation I thought I would enjoy the series myself. So I really hope you are not reading The Land of Stories books. I am actually starting with the second one because the library did not have the first one available. So mine is The Grimm warning, I am slightly lost because I did not read the first one but it is not terribly bad I can still follow along pretty well. This story is about twins that go to the Land of Stories (obvi) Alex and Conner are the two main characters, Alex is in the Land Of Stories while Conner is back home. Conner gets an offer from his teacher to go to Germany to hear the first reading of the Brother Grim stories that have been found. His Sister Alex is in the Land Of Stories training/studying to be the new fairy godmother. I am really enjoying this book and I am trying to sneak in as much reading as possible but because it is a big on the thicker side I have not been able to get as far on it as I like.
One Reply to “Are you going to read that or not?”
That’s so cool that you watch a movie for about 10 mins to see if you continue to watch it or not. Honestly, I think that books and movies are related(kind of like sisters). I know it’s weird to say but they just have so many things in common. It is sometimes harder to engage in reading since it takes more work than just laying around and watching Netflix. For me, it is always harder to find a movie that I might like based on the summary it provides. If you stop and think about it, its the same way with books. It probably takes me a longer time to pick out a book because I feel like I have to finish what I started when I pick out a book. It’s super nice to know that we can abandon books, the same way we abandon movies. I am so glad that you are enjoying your series book, and I also think it is very cool that one of the kids from your after school program is reading it. That comes to show how our students will have interest in these books. Knowing how students love this reading must make the reading enjoyable and easier for you to get through. It’s hard to balance out the reading especially if you have so many textbooks to read for other classes and such. Good luck with the reading! Loved the summary of the book, I hope the rest of the book makes you want to read the whole series :)