Comparing The Great Gatsby And Thirteen Reasons Why

I have read or started to read eight books during my first semester. Frankenstein was my favorite book because of its plot, and the general idea of the story. Frankenstein was filled with an inspiring pursuit of knowledge. I have only read about one-third of A Thousand Splendid Suns, and plan to finish it during my second semester. Perhaps it will surpass The Great Gatsby and Copper Sun on my list of favorites this year. I have only read two chapters of the program, however, I ranked it two spots from the bottom. I did this because I seem to like the setting of The Program more than I did of The Crucible, and I cannot imagine that this book, no matter how bad it may end up, could possibly be more of a waste of time than Thirteen Reasons Why. The only way I could read Thirteen Reasons Why again would be if I went back in time to middle school so this tone could be possibly be appealing to me. …show more content…
It took a little over three weeks of intensive reading to finish the book and was the hardest read I have encountered this year. The book seemed to simply list events, rather than tell a collective story. It wasn’t until I reached near the ending that I realized how all the events started to tie together. I found myself going back in the story to re-read many parts of the book after I had read something to help me understand that certain part. I also read this book within a set time frame while working full time. Because of these other factors, the text may have seemed harder to understand only because my mind was filled with other things. With all my other books, I have had time to read, understand, and enjoy all of them on my own time. For these reasons I ranked The Great Gatsby as the hardest book that I’ve read this