Retrospective Blog Part 1

Throughout the past 4 years at BSM I have gotten to read a ton of different books. Some I loved, some I hated, and some I stopped reading because they caused me physical pain. I just wanted to take a moment to talk about the best books I’ve read at BSM. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime was a book that engrossed me so much that I read it all in one night. I thought the unique writing style / point of view of the novel really made a pretty mundane series of events into an extremely emotional and interesting story. Another book that stood out to me was The Road. Cormac McCarthy has become one of my favorite authors due to his fast paced tone and straight to the point style. I’ve tried (unsuccesfully) many times to emulate the way he describes the scenery using vivid imagery and metaphors. Out of the three books of his I read, The Road was my favorite. I found the entire thing very unsettling and saddening but overall enjoyed the read. The part where somebody tries to steal from them and in response they leave him to die with nothing was incredibly morbid and disturbing and is not something I will forget anytime soon.