Midterms

Ugh. Midterms started last Thursday and I've already taken my Chinese, Algebra, and English exams. Tomorrow I have French and Civics, then on Tuesday I have Chemistry. I hate studying for these and I get so bored that I end up procrastinating (not good!). I wish I could find already made flashcards in Quizlet but I haven't found any yet. I put up Cold Turkey (a program that blocks your computer's access to certain websites and programs until a specified time) but I still seem to find other ways to procrastinate. ARG! I can't wait until these are over...

30 Day Book Challenge: Day Eleven

"A book you hated"

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

Hate is a strong word, I agree. I don't think there's ever been a book I've actually hated, like wanting to be banned for eternity, but The Pearl is probably one of the worst books I've ever read. It's a classic, I know, and it was a required book for me to read in seventh grade, but it was completely unbearable. Not only was the text inexplicably boring, but in the end (skip this passage if you don't want me to give away the ending), the small child, Coyotito, gets shot in the head. As a seventh grader, this was horrifying to me and it stills is. The plot didn't make much sense, and quite frankly, I didn't like it.