Comments on Summer Reading

How To Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas C. Foster:
I found Foster's novel enlightening because it helped open my perspective towards reading literature. I learned many tricks and ideas I had not known before. I read this book before starting 1984 and The Handmaid's Tale; the two novels were much easier to understand with knowledge of Foster's teachings in mind.

1984 by George Orwell:
When I first started 1984, I was already sure Winston would not prevail in his struggle with the Party, because of foreshadow in the beginning of the novel. However, I was fascinated by Orwell's seemingly attentive observation of human nature. I got the impression that the author spent much time putting together his ideas to create his novel that describes his worry of society going corrupt and ignoring concerns of humanity.

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood:
Of the two stories, I liked The Handmaid's Tale the best. Although I thought this novel did not have as much suspense as that in 1984, I liked reading the story in Offred's perspective, because it let me feel connected with the narrator. I wish the reader is told what happened to Offred in the end of the story, but unfortunately, he or she will never know.