Ms. Yamamoto’s Comments (group member since Sep 03, 2013)

Ms. Yamamoto’s comments from the AP English group.

I don't like Hemingway, but this is really good: "All good books are alike in that they are truer than if they had really happened and after you are finished reading one you will feel that all that happened to you and afterwards it all belongs to you: the good and the bad, the ecstasy, the remorse and sorrow, the people and the places and how the weather was. If you can get so that you can give that to people, then you are a writer."

I just started Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness-- it's fascinating so far. About a young woman who was living a pretty normal life, then she became psychotic and basically lost a month of her life. She tries to figure out what happened. She's a really good writer -- it's nonfiction.

For example, Jodi Picoult. I think My Sister's Keeper and Nineteen Minutes are great, but you have to admit they aren't particularly interesting stylistically.

Here is where we talk about the books that aren't well written but we still love...

Leah, is TOWM well written?

Taylor, I agree.I was impressed that she pulled off a child's pov. That's hard to do well.

What do you think so far? Pretty amazing?

other than the Scarlet Letter, of course...