Classic Book
01/13/2019
Read A Classic
from the perspective of Parker Nagtegaal
A classic is a book everyone know but no ones read
Mark Twain
In English we have been forced to read one or two classic books in one month. With this assignment there were three rules: the book had to be a classic, you have to read for thirty minutes every night, and you have to keep a nightly journal. Most kid responded flabbergasted and said something like, In a month, I haven’t read in like, ten years! Some saw it as an opportunity for something new and exciting. I saw it as something that I would dislike, not because I don’t like reading but because I was (or am) reading the Harry Potter book. Harry Potter not being a classic I couldn’t read it. I tried to convince Mr Fitzsimmons that Harry Potter was a classic but he refused to let me read it. So I “embraced the beast” and decided to The Adventures Of Huckkleberry Finn by Mark Twain. I had enjoyed reading The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer so I figured this would be a good fit. As I started this book I was bored to death until I reached a interesting point of the book (sorry, can’t extend on that for spoiling reasons). The book all the sudden picked up and I was in Huckleberry’s world. But I noticed I was reading very slow and that If i wanted to finish this book I would have to pick up the pace. So I tried the audio version, I started to cruise through the book like it was nothing. Now I am continuing to read my book and keep my journal, the book will hopefully teach me something new about myself. If not there are thousands of books out there that can inspire and change my life. So I will keep reading interesting books as long as I live.