Independent Suggested Reading

     Over the winter vacation, we were assigned to read the autobiography or memoir of our choice from the list provided. After we were responsible to present the piece of literature that we had read and talk about things like themes, main events, and important quotations. All of the stories touched up on the author's life in one way or another however "The Child Called It" by Dave Pelzer stood out out of the rest of the twenty- two pieces of literature. That is the book I am most likely to read in the future because it heavily reaches out and touches your emotions. The events were based on a true story and the fact that such terrible events occurred in someone's childhood is frightening. I receive unconditional love and support from my parents and can not imagine a world without that. This story might even help me appreciate what I take for granted. I would be emotionally affected if one of my friends even wished my death but having your parents wish your death is a completely different issue and it certainly makes a huge impact in that person's social behavior.
     The story I am least likely to read is "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey. I think that it was very brave of Frey to realize his problem and go to a rehabilitation center to fix it however, I think that the story has been quite tweaked to make himself look like a brave hero while in reality he was a drug addict with a problem. Whenever he justified selling two thousand pounds of hashish to raise money for college, the irony just got me to assume that he was not very truthful in his reasoning. In the end he became a successful writer and I am very glad someone who had as deep of a problem as he did did not end up behind the bars for a more serious crime and instead became a successful writer who has corrected his problem.