Genre Experiences

This year for English class, I have read and discovered many new genres that I have never read before. For the fourth quarter, the genre I have left to read is a classical book. In the first quarter, I read poetry (Crank by Ellen Hopkins). In the second quarter, I read memoirs (The Glass Castle and Running with Scissors) and in the third quarter I read fantasy (The Lovely Bones). From the genre experiences this year I definitely enjoyed reading poetry and memoirs. They are very enjoyable and show a different perspective. Most of the books I read are usually teen fiction books. So, by reading different genres, it gives me a different view of books. I liked reading poetry especially Crank because of the writing structure. For example, if it was talking about sadness the words would be shaped in a tear. And I like how the author uses rhymes and literary devices to tell the story. All the memoir books I read are so sad to read because of the childhood the author went through especially The Glass Castle. Lastly, The Lovely Bones was a fantastic book. This year, I also want to read a play because I have never read one other than the core books we read in class. Overall, the genre requirements have made open my mind to read other books not only teen fiction all the time.
For the third quarter, my all-time favorite book was Veil of Roses by Laura Fitzgerald. It is a fictionalized book. It was one of the best books that I have ever read. It was about an Iranian women named Tamalia. For her twenty-seventh birthday she got a plane ticket to go to America. Since, her sister and her husband lives in Tuscon, Arizona she lived with them. The only way for her to stay in America permanently before her visa experiences, is to get married. There she meets an American man named Ike. Since, its an arranged marriage, her sister plans out the suitors for her to marry. As time passes, none of the suitors are the right one. The only one to save her from going back to Iran is Ike. Eventually, they got married and she stayed in America. The reason I really liked this book, is because it had a lot of culture that I could relate to. I understood everything that was happening. Because of the culture and the language, it made me involved with the book. While reading, I could never stop and put down this book. Also, this book had a different twist than most books I read. Overall, it was a great book.