At the first session of the book club we decided to read two books: Dear life by Alice Munroe and Mrs Dalloway by Wirginia Woolf. My first reaction to the books was a big disappointment, because I thought that they weren't my cup of tea. And after I finished them I knew I was right. Munroes book was a short story compilation that focused on female point of whew and I think that that was the biggest issue for me. But the language of the book was fairly easy and fun to read. Mrs Dalloway's language instead was quite old-fashioned and the whole novel seemed to be written by stream of consciousness. I also found the story of the book fairly boring. But in spite of all the negative things I managed to finish both of the books, and now I can say that I have red two literature classics.
During the reading process I found out that every time I grabbed the book and started to read my reading got faster and faster every time and I understood the wholeness better. It was fun to notice my own progress and it encouraged me to read even more and often. The discussions about the books were also a great way to reflect our thoughts and feelings about the books and it brought also conversation to our reading process.
Time used in reading: 40 hours
Time used in group conversations: 7,5 hours
Time used in writing: 0,5 hours
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