Final Blog Post

Final Blog Post

During the second trimester of my Sophomore William Mason High School career, I have read a few books. It started with Divergent, and Insurgent by Veronica Roth. Then I continued with the second book in the Hunger Games Trilogy, Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins. Then I finished Enders Game by Orson Scott Card. After that I read Beautiful Lies by Jessica Warman.

Now that I have finished reading the books, I noticed some connections between the genres and story lines that say something about who I am as a reader. Divergent, Insurgent, Catching Fire, and Enders Game are all dystopian novels. These novels also contain bits of science fiction throughout the texts. Beautiful Lies is a mystery but one could argue that Divergent is a mystery too. Beautiful Lies also contains paranormal aspects that Enders Game creates traces of. Every book classifies as a fantasy too, in some format.

Out of diagnosing all of my books, I came to the conclusion that I enjoy reading Science Fiction, Dystopian, Fantasy, Mystery and Paranormal genres. I also learned from this trimester that I’m not alone in my tastes. Right now Dystopian and Science Fiction are among the top selling genres. There recently was a movie based off the book Hunger Games that is increasing interest in the dystopian genre and the books. And coming out soon is the movie Divergent, to add even more hype to the growing dystopian genre. Later this year we will be getting the second part of The Hobbit, which creates interest in the Fantasy series. TV shows are also influencing what genre one tends to read. Shows like The Walking Dead, or Doctor Who, point towards the Science Fiction, Fantasy, Post-Apocalyptic, and Dystopian genres.

I have also learned that I don’t like structure in a class room, which is why I love my Best Sellers class. It has a basic structure that has been adapted to each week and book we read. On Mondays we hold a class activity pertaining to the topic of the week. Tuesday’s are spent reading. Wednesday’s spent creating this blog. Thursday’s are for another activity. Friday’s are laid back and a mixture of both reading and an activity. For someone it doesn’t seem like any structure, but the whole day, is go go go and you come to this class and it’s easy. Most of the class is spent getting to know everyone else in the class, create relationships, and then actually learn. I can function well in this stress free environment. The only thing that I need to worry about is reading, creating blogs on time, and completing final projects.

Best Sellers is a relaxing way to end the day, and it is fun. Whether we’re rap battling, reading an article, creating a quick presentation or just chatting and reading Best Sellers is the best way to end the day. Thank you Ms. Gentene.