Outside Reading

I'm reading The Catcher in the Rye, and so far, it's pretty good. This type of book was interesting, it didn't grab my attention, but I didn't want to stop reading either. Unlike the other books that are like 200 years old, this one I can actually understand well. I'm thinking that the dominant element would be the tone, because the story is told in the main character's perspective, which is pretty negative.

The author probably decided to make tone dominant because he wanted to show how the main character's view of life was. This protagonist seems to hate many things in his life, and has a negative outlook on everything. The tone of the story would definitely be moralistically cynical, because, as I said, he always thinks about things negatively, and hates everything.

RE: Writing About Reading

I like to read all sorts of books, as long as they have some sort of adventure, action, or humor. These kinds of books are easy to enjoy and continue reading.

The main genre I read in middle school was fiction and fantasy, though I'm starting to get into more high school-level books. As for non-fiction...what's non-fiction mean? I disdain books just about facts, they're way too boring. I'm learning how to acutally understand the books that have high diction, like those on the Summer Assignment list.

Always when I begin to read a book, I pay close attention to the first few pages. This lets me know usually the setting of the story, or maybe even some hints of the author's tone. Once I know the main setting and what's going on in the book, I can easily continue reading. Sometimes when I really like a book, time goes by really fast. Overall, I love books that have a interesting beginning; it's like an insurance that I'll enjoy the story.