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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Dave Eggers

Pages Read this Week: 109

Pages Read this Semester: 217

Sentences of the Week:

1. "We are a circus family, a trapeze family, with perfect timing, great showmanship, tight green outfits." A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

2. "Between that earth and that sky I felt erased, blotted out." My Antonia

3. "I wonder why you'd want to eat your dinner off the floor when you had a table and chair." Angela's Ashes

The sentences this week are from all the books I am reading in my English Classes.  I found the first sentence interesting because it describes how Eggers views his abnormal family.  I never thought to describe my family as acrobats, but I thought it was funny and insightful.  The second sentence is poetic.  Stuck inside school all the time, I miss being outside.  The narrator of My Antonia, Jim, makes nature seem almost like its own character, and I find the power the environment has over him impressive.  Finally, the last sentence is one I thought was entertaining.  One of the adult characters had just made the point that having a floor clean enough to eat off was beneficial.  I thought the kid who said the sentence had a point!  A good group of sentences today!  I can't wait to keep reading.