Day One: Post One

Alright, I'll give it to you, Mr. Kent, this was pretty easy. I thought I would have to memorize code or something to make this. But, I'm warning you, don't expect any feats of technological brilliance. I'll leave that to the AP computer science kids.

The book that I picked was "That Old Ace in the Hole", by Annie Proulx. I have read some of her work before- I absolutely loved "The Shipping News".

It was great writing, and I really liked the setting. That's part of why I picked this book. Her writing is once again based in a place that I really don't know anything about, so it has the potential to be really interesting. If it was based in somewhere like Atlanta or New York or places that I am familar with, it wouldn't be as appealing. I also think that it's interesting that the two settings are basically polar opposites. I mean, it would be hard to find a place as unlike Newfoundland as the pan handle of Texas.

So, I'm really excited to start this book and this project. Hopefully, it'll be a good read and the big bad internet monster won't swallow me whole. Hopefully.

-Emily Beam

(picture taken from: http://books.simonandschuster.com/That-Old-Ace-in-the-Hole/Annie-Proulx/9780743548830/book_club_tips)