-Anna
"I think we ought to read only the kind of books that wound and stab us. If the book we are reading doesn't wake us up with a blow on the head, what are we reading it for? ...we need the books that affect us like a disaster, that grieve us deeply, like the death of someone we loved more than ourselves, like being banished into forests far from everyone, like a suicide. A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us." -Kafka
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Hi! So I have not had any exposure to Jonathan Safran Foer or his writing; however, I look forward to starting his books. I'm excited for this year's Symposium- I really liked the excitement and knowledge last year's Symposium inflicted on the school about Hornby and his writing. I think as we move through high school the Symposium authors and the experience as a whole means that much more to us. I can remember being a freshman and not really appreciating Symposium or understanding what it was..now I am in the actual class and very excited to begin the process! Have a great summer everyone!
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