Ryan Lee

I have no idea how to even start writing this thing. I have a blank word document open and minimized. Every time I open it, I stare at the white screen and then remember the more important things in my life like Pinterest and my refrigerator. I have very little motivation to do this project. I can...

So i’m not exactly sure what prompted me to do this but I was looking at the cover of my book and decided to google image Brave New World to look at all the different covers. I was surprised to find such a wide range of covers. Some (like the pic above) have what looks like a “soma” pill on the cover, while others have several fetuses in test tubes. The cover of my book has what look like replicated mannequins all walking in a line. I  think it’s interesting to see all the different covers because it shows how different aspects of the book are valued depending on the cover. I just attached this picture because it was my favorite cover that I saw! Anyways, I think you all should google the covers of your books too (you may be surprised by what you see)!!

this was an interesting cover that i found.  This minimalistic style really caught my attention and this was my favorite out of all of the covers i saw.  It was weird, when i looked at the other covers i was surprised to find that i didn't like them.  Most were typical 60's style covers with artwork, but  strangely they didn't appeal to me. Maybe it's because their visual adaptation of planet Arrakis is a different than my visual image and that is why I don't like the covers as much.  

I am a little sad as I have just now finished this epic poem. I thoroughly enjoyed following the path of Odysseus’ journey to get back to his wife and child. In books 21-24, Odysseus reveals himself...

This book is so hard to get into when you haven’t read the Iliad. I tried multiple times to start reading and every time I had to start over because I couldn’t get into it. But after having reading...

Yesterday, Garrett and I went to OU’s library to find criticisms on our novels. The librarian was extremely sweet and helpful. I was surprised that everything they had on Tolkien, copies of his works, annotated editions, biographies, and criticisms, ended up being only two shelves. I expected there to be a lot more, considering how famous his works are. After a lot of reading, I found a few options. Kreinbring approved them today, so I am going into break with my novel read, criticisms found, ready to write my abstracts!

one problem i actually have is finding time to read it.  IT saddens my heart to see more and more characters die.  I am curious to see how events will play out for the Bene Gesserit boy

As I read more into the book I am still having issues with the characters and although the storyline is interesting, I’m having a hard time really getting into it. I like the concept of it, but as I progress, there just doesn’t seem to be anything exciting happening. It started off kind of slow and I was hoping that it was just how it started, but as i read more into it, I’m not seeing anything really happening. There are some concepts that are repeated a lot. Some of the same characters going back and saying the same things over and over again and I just feel like there is no real progression in the story so far. Im hoping that changes as i get farther in.