The book I'm voting for for the next installment of this class is Candy. I feel like the group that presented Candy did a very nice job explaining the plot. It really made me want to go out and pick up a copy of the book. When they were giving the summary, I feel like it was loosely related to the movie Candy that has Heath Ledger in it so I was wondering if maybe the movie was based on the book perhaps. Both focus on a heavy heroin addiction and the coming together of Candy and a boy, but in the movie there is no aspect of a pimp and both Candy and the male character get deep into addiction, whereas in the book Candy, it is just Candy that dabbles in heroin.
I chose to vote on this book because for me it seemed the most interesting. It seems , from the presentation that this book creates a lot of tension and are many parts in the story where you don't really know what is going to happen and next and that is what keeps it interesting. Also, the fact that it is in a sense a coming of age story, I think that it would be good for the next class because we are all in college to find our way or start a new life and I think that is one of the lessons in Candy.
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I also agree that Candy would be a good choice for the class as well. I think that it would go along with a lot of the issues that many college students have to deal with; therefore, a lot of people in the class would be able to relate to the book and talk about their opinions and feelings toward the novel. In addition, this would allow for the class discussions to be a look more lively and not silent. It would allow for the class to be a lot more fun for the students because when people are interested in the topic they enjoy it a lot more. Also, I think the presentation group seemed like they loved the book, thinking many other people would as well.
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