As I promised, I shall now make a post about the books I have to read for English. The one we’re reading right now is called The Ladies’ Paradise by Emile Zola. This particular novel was written in the late 1800’s, in French. It was translated, obviously. It is quite a tedious read, owing to the fact that Zola feels the need to describe every display and every piece of fabric that are in the store. The book itself is about a department store in Paris and how it affects the employees, customers, and other shops nearby. It’s honestly not that bad of a plot, but it’s extremely long and I have to finish it by Tuesday. I have three chapters left, at 30-40 pages per chapter. I think I will be able to get it done, but only time will tell.
Fortunately, the essay assigned with this book involves comparing a modern day store with the store in the novel. This will be quite a simple task, since I will just compare it with the store I work at. I will easily be able to write the required 3-4 pages on this topic.
The rest of the novels are The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison, Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf, and Untouchable by Mulk Raj Anand. I hope they are at least somewhat interesting.
Filed under: Other Books, The Daily Grind
I don’t understand why they make you read a book translated from other language… I find it a little strange. I’ve never read that one. I also never read Untouchable. Let me know about these two books.
Thanks for reminding me that I have homework!
I think I’m reading The Great Gatsby this year, too.
We can totally be reading buddies.
I’ve finished it! That was one of the most tedious books I’ve ever read. I wouldn’t recommend it.
Have you read the others, yoon? How are they?
I think we’re reading The Great Gatsby next, Tortilla. I’ll let you know how it is.
I’m not reading anything. I’m suppose to read something, but I don’t want to read anything. I like irritating my English professor.
Love The Great Gatsby, read it a few times. The Bluest Eye is OK, not great. Mrs. Dalloway, for me, was very hard to read. I’ve tried to like Virginia Woolf and so far, it’s a no go.
I like The Great Gatsby!