Outside Reading Choices

For my outside reading this semester I chose The Bonesetter's Daughter. I have only read a few pages so far but I think I'm going to like it. Last weekend I decided I would just go to Joseph Beth and get all three of my books for this semester. It was hard to choose what I wanted to read because I like to enjoy what I read, otherwise I put it off too long. I chose this one because it has a lot to deal with family issues, which I can relate to a lot. We discussed in class how people only like to read books that they can relate to, and I agree and disagree at the same time. I like to read books that I relate to but I don't think I am stuck up about it, I'll read other ones too. It's just easier, when you are given a big list of books, to choose the ones that you feel you can relate to. I am also a sucker for love stories so I chose at least one of those as well.

Summer reading

For one of my summer reading books this year I read Never Let Me Go. It was the first summer reading book that I actually enjoyed...ever. It also made me realize that I enjoy sci-fi books a lot because of the way that it makes you (or at least me) think about the future. It's kind of scary to think of where our future is heading with the way technology is advancing. For example, in Never Let Me Go, they cloned  people to be major organ donors that were basically normal human beings who had to die for other people. Now, I realize this would never happen because of the morals behind it, but something along those lines could. Seriously though, I'm scared for our children's generation and the future after that. What is going to happen to them? Technology keeps getting smarter and smarted while we are alive, whats it going to be like when our great-grandchildren are alive? Technology is going to be their whole lives... no normal toys, no playing outside, always being in peoples business with whatever crazy social media is going to be out by then. I'm aware that I'm over reacting...but think about it...it's scary.