Caitlin’s Comments (group member since May 19, 2011)

Caitlin’s comments from the Summer Reading '11 group.

LOL okay, nevermind, Tyler already updated it. Thanks!

Okay, I think we'll be going with "Hitchhiker's Guide," since most people seem to favor it, and because while looking over "Familiar Essays," I realized it's a bit dry anyway.
Feel free to update whenever you're able, Tyler.

Because everyone else chose pretty heavy books, I thought maybe I'd go with something more light-hearted. Would you guys rather read:

1. At Large and At Small: Familiar Essays by Anne Fadiman
This one might give us a bit less to discuss, but we might want to sort of wind down the summer and relax with some essays that don't require a lot of analyzing. In this book, Fadiman writes short "familiar" essays about collecting butterflies, ice cream, and the Romantic period of literature.

OR

2. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
This is a comedic sci-fi novel about the destruction of Earth (to make a galactic freeway) and the last survivor's search for a good cup of tea while being reluctantly dragged into the search for the question of life, the universe and everything (the unsatisfying answer of which, is 42). It's very funny, and might prove better for group discussion, since it deals with the absurdity of life and other related themes that people like to pick apart when they're not laughing. I don't know, I enjoyed it a lot, anyway.

Post here with what you want to read, and Tyler can update the book list when enough people answer.

Oh Lord, I didn't even realize this was here...

Anyway, I'm Caitlin, an English major, and chronically unable to make a decision, which is why I still haven't decided on what book to make everyone read. I have till mid August though, so I should have it figured out by then. I didn't get my things together enough to read "The Bell Jar," but I'm over halfway through "Looking For Alaska." I'll do my best to participate in the discussions, but I tend to be terrible about writing commitments. I'LL DO MY BEST.

I tend to enjoy books that have humor as a major component, short nonfiction essays, books about rich people from the past, and some coming of age books. I don't know, I'll give pretty much anything a try. I want to get better at analyzing books for fun. I need more self-discipline in my life, I guess.