Prelude to: H is for Hawthorne

Here I come "The House of Seven Gables"!!!

I really hope I enjoy this book, I had to plod through a couple of my more recent selections but Ill take the exposure. I really enjoyed "The Scarlet Letter" so Im hoping to enjoy this book, which Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote in the ten months after the Scarlet Letter was published (according to wikipedia). I also enjoyed "The Crucible" so I suppose I enjoy this time period. However, I read both of those under the direction of an excellent teacher (shout out to Mrs. Reschke!) so we'll see if I can guide myself as well.

I find having a class, or even just another person who has read the same book, available to consult really useful when reading a dense, heavy book. Some things don't need this, or don't need it as much. For example, my favorite "genres" if you will, are Muslim Womens Memoirs (I realize thats a really specific area, lol) and African American literature. I know enough about this areas from classes, other readings, that when I come across things Im not familiar with in reading I can often figure it out or know enough that some quick googling clears things up.

In any case, I am excited to start reading this book and will snap it up at the library tomorrow. Im hoping I can find a cool edition, like I did when reading "Little Women". Note: Im still pissed off about the ending. Damn you Louisa May Alcott!! Sisters are NOT interchangeable.