#nobookleftbehind

It’s time for me to finally read the crowd favorite of my book vote: East of Eden. I’m really excited about this one and have decided to take No Book Left Behind to the next level. Instead of staying off of only social media, I’m also going to stay away from TV (any by TV I mean Netflix, obviously). ‘What?! Libby, you’re crazy! You’ll never be able to do it!’ I know, I know, my life is truly a wild ride. But the sooner I read this, the sooner I can go back to binge watching Schitt’s Creek and Gilmore Girls (I really don’t how I got sucked into the latter. It all happened so fast and I appreciate your support during this difficult time). Anyway, here we go. *Characters: You’ll notice that the cover shows a young man and a young woman. But before seeing the cover, I thought it was only about a young man, so I’ll stick with that so I’m not cheating! If there’s one thing I remember about my high school chemistry class, it’s that cheating is frowned upon. So, a young man in his...20’s, a bunch of stuck-in-their-ways townsfolk who are loving but ignorant, and, as seems to be the pattern, that damn mouthy mockingbird. *Setting: Somewhere in the Midwest in the 1950’s. I was going to say during The Great Depression but I’m pretty sure that’s Grapes of Wrath (which is still on my list). *Main point of conflict: a curious young man must leave Eden, a seemingly perfect example of small-town America to find himself. But which way should he go? West? South? East? *How it ends: the man decides to go North of Eden, instead. Figures. #NoBookLeftBehind #BookReportsbyLibby #Seriouslyhighschoolchemistrywassohard #ImajoredinEnglishLitforareason https://www.instagram.com/p/B1jdJJehdGH7pTdBSC9eKqpieRR0RLNaVE3CFQ0/?igshid=kswxgp6pjm0e

Well, I’ve finished round two of No Book Left Behind and uh, okay. Nice to meet you, Gatsby. Things I was (somehow) right about: the setting and (some of) the characters. Mostly the rich white guy and well-dressed women. Things I was wrong about: one of those ‘well-dressed women’ did NOT help save the day. In fact, all of them basically helped ruin the day. Other thoughts: Oof. When Gatsby mentioned he hadn’t used the pool all summer, I knew that there would be blood in that pool. But I thought it would be by Gatsby’s own hand. The last sentence of this book gave me many, many chills and I reread it five times in a row and then said ‘Wow’ out loud. Then my cat suddenly jumped on my lap and I shouted an expletive and threw the book. Also, I know this isn’t okay, but the way he described Myrtle running out to the car before she gets hit reminded me of the ‘Mistah Mistah’ lady from Happy Gilmore and I can’t get it out of my head. Also, WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT PUPPY THAT MYRTLE GOT? Did I miss something? #NoBookLeftBehind #IwouldhavegonetoyourfuneralGatsby #AllofthosepartiesandforwhatFORWHAT #seriouslywhereisthatfreakingpuppy #ConfessionsfromanEnglishLiteratureMajor #bookreportsbyLibby #Putyourphoneawayandpickupabook #livealittle https://www.instagram.com/p/B0kItEWA0h97NKnY_TDbsIlZpozpx2REU-tlh00/?igshid=152vbl5tqu3hr

I'm already over social media and hankering for my next book. I'm also changing the name of this adventure to No Book Left Behind because my cats said that's a better name for it. This a fun bandwagon to jump on, everybody! Join me. Pick up a book that's been sitting unread on your shelf or go to your local bookstore and buy one that you've always wanted to read. Then, simply get off of social media until you've finished reading it. Read, rinse, and repeat. No Book Left Behind Round 2: The Great Gatsby Setting: New York in the 1920's? Characters: A super rich white guy, a bunch of well-dressed women, and...a mouthy mockingbird? Main point of conflict: Super rich white guy thinks that things are going well for him but then something happens and the world that he thought he knew crumbles around him? Maybe one of those well-dressed women helps save the day? #NoBookLeftBehind #makereadingcoolagain #dontbeaphonezombie #eatbooksnotmemes https://www.instagram.com/p/B0WbrgGhsC16kR5zSnhi9U8cxr8dn4FXWYp98o0/?igshid=zgw6fkhaqerq