School Readin' - oh to be young again

Resurfacing from a bit of a hiatus! At the laundromat early this evening to do a bit of post Thanksgiving holiday laundry to make sure I have clean things to wear this week I spot young Vaughn seated in one of the chairs by the dryers, reading Ray Bradbury's classic Fahrenheit 451 for his 9th grade English class. He happens to attend the new high school right by my apartment - neat.

I got really excited when I saw that he was reading this book. Book burning - wah! When asked what he thought of the book so far he tells me that it's pretty interesting so far. He tells me he's at the part where they are talking about wife...where his house is ransacked (?) He said he wasn't really sure what was going on and I hadn't read the book in so long so I couldn't corroborate with my new buddy. This book doesn't seem to be a "page turner" per se for him but still holding his interest nonetheless.

It was pretty fun talking to him. It made me remember what many people were like at that age. Namely when asked a question the rule-of-thumb answer was a smirk, shrug, and an "I don't know" or "Anything/Everything". Oh youth. Oh to write papers on books again. Oh to complain about the trials and tribulations of "small font". Definitely had flashbacks of our past moans and groans.

The last book he read for class was Two Moons by Thomas Mallon and Sloan Harris. It takes place in the late 1800's in Washington D.C. around the Reconstruction era. Vaughn enjoyed this book but prefers his current read by far. I recommended that he check out the movie adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 once he is done with the book and see what he thinks about book vs. movie.

Did you read anything interesting over the Thanksgiving holiday break?