Thoughts on Final Project

First off I want to say that I really enjoyed this final project and I am not just saying that. It was different and a lot less stressful than most other projects and I don't know if its because we are blogging and there is something less intimidating than sitting down and writing a paper. The project forced me to venture out and find books that I might not have come across. I chose to do Jewish-American literature because religion has always intrigued me and I love to learn about different religions other than my own. When I was researching books to review for my project I found some great titles online, but when I was looking around bookstores hardly any were available without having to be ordered special for me. I thought this was interesting and when I was there and asked for help to look through what they did have they could barely help me with that. So that was a real eye-opener that Jewish-American literature is under-represented. I loved all the books that I did get my hands on and liked writing their reviews. The whole semester we discussed the whole insider/outsider debate and I think that this project helped me to understand more my own thoughts and let me come to make a final decision on what I think creates the best and most authentic books. Overall, this final is a great way to wrap up the year and gave us an opportunity to use all the knowledge that we gained to look at these books and review.