Conclusion :)

Finally, my last post. Can’t even believe I made it through 11 books over the semester.

In this course,  we actually touched on a lot of stories about memories. Regarding the memories of reading, I can still clearly remember the image of secretly reading The Romance of the Three Kingdoms during class in elementary school. However, as I grow older, I need to spend more and more time on my studies, life and work, and it has been a long time since I have been able to settle down to read a book. What was once a recreational activity for me has become a time-consuming activity that I won’t touch. This class really helped me recapture the joy I felt when I was immersed in reading.

One of my favourite books from this semester would have to be Agostino. Although, other stories have touched me, Agostino is the book that really resonated with me. When the protagonist is suddenly overwhelmed by the need to face the split identity of a mother and a woman. It really made me feel exactly the same way I felt as a child that I cast the filter of a tall image of an adult and then shattered it. So often, while reading gives me immersive pleasure, I’m constantly looking for myself in books and reflecting on them. (So, reading is also a way for me to re-examine myself and something to learn from.)

Although, this is the last post, I really don’t seem to have anything in particular to say…. So I’ll share a quote from Cici’s self-published quote:

Now that you’ve read my conclusion post, it’s immediately time to consider and respond to the last question I gave.

You are caught up in your memories, tapping the keyboard in front of your computer/laptop, and say, “(something in the comment).”

And I say, “Great, now you have one more reading memory with Cici’s conclusion post.”

[ Quote  inspired by….If you read the book, you should know who he is LOL, see ya! :)))) ]

Final Question: 

Please share one interesting reading experience you have throughout this course :)))

3 thoughts on “Conclusion :)

  1. jerry wang

    Hi Cici, an interesting reading experience I had throughout this course was that I realized that sometimes I just have to put the book down and come back to it another time to fully understand the book. For example the book Faces in the Crowd really confused me with the jumping between timelines but after taking a short break from the book a lot of my confusion became clear.

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  2. Fiona Zeng

    Hi Cici! Congratulations on finishing 11 books, that’s quite impressive! An interesting reading experience that I had in this course was the feeling of discomfort that I experienced in some novels. This was unusual for me as I typically read books within my comfort zones (that being Harry Potter or Percy Jackson), but I’m glad that I got to experience new books and read different forms of writing.

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  3. Tes

    Cici, you made it! I think what you mentioned of writing becoming a task happens to the best of us. Happy this class contributed to bring a little joy back to reading.

    -Tes

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