Coming into English I, Dr. deGravelles has instated these Reading Lunches, where we discuss books we're interested in. I have to say, it's been pretty successful, even though there have only been two! I missed the first opportunity to go to the first one last semester, so I knew I had to see what the second would be like. I was one of the first to sign up, and since The Hunger Games has been one of the most popular books, especially in 2012 with the new movie, I wanted to discuss it among my closer friends that were interested too.
Reflecting on my experience, I actually truly engaged with the group and learned a lot from discussing! I knew the hardest part would be listening to others' opinions, even if they weren't true or accurate. Our main discussion focused on comparing the book to the movie, and a lot of the questions raised by our leader were things that I wanted to know. For example, we talked about casting choices, and how we visualized the characters in the book at first, versus how they were portrayed in the movie. Also, I remember learning about setting and how we visualized aspects like the arena in the movie. The experience was great altogether and I'd like to see more of it happening so we can all vent about book discussions in more creative ways more often.
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