Hey Jen!
Just putting in my calling card.
I have been keeping up with your CPB entries and noticed some trends. You have a way of finding a deeper meaning to specific phrases or lines in the book. A specific passage in a book that may seem straight forward to some (me included) you have a very amazing way of finding what the author may have meant when he/she originally wrote it. This, I feel, is a very strong talent and ability when it comes to reading books, especially novels that were published decades ago. I have noticed that novels published decades ago typically want to mean something beyond a book about a monster. These novels seem to be trying to say something and it is sometimes hard to find that deeper meaning. Even when we talked in our small groups you were very good at finding those hidden meanings in books.
I also observed that you find very accurate outside sources and images that support your point even more. Scrolling through your CPB entries at first glance their are always images that at first, you wonder how you were able to tie them into parts of the book but after reading your entry it always makes a lot of sense. I wonder if these thoughts of outside connections come to you as you read or do they typically come to you after you have read the book and when you look back at your notations?
Hey Olivia!
This is my “calling card” on your CPB entries
Your CPB entries have been so different but that speaks volumes to what spoke to you during different parts of the book. It was always fascinating seeing what passages jumped out at you and how you were able to see them in a different light. I always found it hard to find outside materials that matched my points but you were able to find matches perfectly. I saw a trend of you being able to find outside sources that criticized a specific part of the novel. This to me was interesting to see due to the hidden meaning that most of these books tend to have. It seemed that the British Library was a big resource for you which is a very good source to find that outside material. I wonder if you always agreed with what these critics said? Or if you just found it interesting as to their ideas of what the book may be saying. I think this would be a great topic to discuss when you do your final reflection as to how you were able to find those connections and if they made you think twice or just interested you. Sometimes I would read critics discussing a section of the book and wonder how they came up with that…
I just wanted to also point out that, like my entries, some weeks were just a picture and quote, and others where more in-depth which I found to actually be more strong then you may have thought. When we read certain chapters, sometimes it was hard to find anything worth pulling and analyzing but you always found at least one passage that meant something and that got you thinking. You also always found beautiful graphics. Whether it was a short CPB or long, it always meant something to you. I have really enjoyed reading your CPB entries and they always made me think twice about a passage that I had already read once but did not think much about at first.
