Emily’s Comments (group member since Jun 21, 2017)

Emily’s comments from the It's a Summer Reading Challenge! group.

Right now, I have a lot more reading time, since I am off work during the summer. During the school year it varies. I might snag 30 minutes every night during the week, or an hour here or there, but I do most of it on weekends, when I'll sit down and read through a book, or read if someone else is driving. I'm trying to get back into audiobooks, since I do have an hour drive round trip, and I could get through more books that way. I don't read quite as many as a lot of people here, though. It's all about purposefully making time, and sometimes I'm better at doing it. I know one year, I didn't make it a priority, and only read 3 books from January to April. My reading life varies.

The Captive Bride (1659) and The Indentured Heart (1740). Haha, I think I WILL read them also due to their being shorter than the others I had from those periods, PLUS my 1500s read is quite lengthy.

@Sarah Grace--a friend of mine actually recommended that series after I told her about the time periods in this challenge! I picked out a couple, but I haven't decided whether I shall read them or not.

JD wrote: "Well thank you all for chiming in and responding to my inquisitiveness. I enjoy discussions like this. Especially since I see some very stark parallels to what I face in the podcasting community. I..."

I'm so glad you brought this whole thing up--I have often wondered the very same thing, myself. I've often stepped into the role of editor for friends in college, as well as for a few that were writing creative projects. Those in school, though, I demand (sounds harsh, but it's not) be present during editing, as I like to teach the whys and wherefores for each correction, so that they won't have to depend on me forever. I am the current reigning "Comma Queen" amongst my crowd, and am a delightful user of the Oxford comma.

Finished my fantasy/sci-fi, now time for some contemporary! Still making up my mind between Dee Henderson & DiAnn Mills.

Kendra wrote: "Sharla wrote: "I always get INFP or ENFP. Without fail. But it's funny cause the I and the E always switch for me.... Guess I'm an ambivert."

I would lean towards ENFP in that case, as ENFP's tend..."

I can heartily concur with this. In all of my doubting with MBTI, the E or I function was never the one I questioned. I KNEW I was introverted.

INFP, here! And for the most part, I am a terribly textbook INFP, right down to the propensity for mis-typing at the get-go. Also, I've been a teacher, run the school art club, and am now the librarian/media specialist, which are all so very typical of an INFP.

I don't know, it'd have to be up to Sarah Grace if they would count or not. Mine were both set in the 13-1400s

Sarah wrote: "This conversation is like trying to read computer code. You what?"

LOL, it's Myers-Briggs personality typing, sometimes called the 16 personalities. The letters all stand for how your personality functions. The options are Extroverted or Introverted, Sensing or iNtuitive, Thinking or Feeling, Judging or Perceiving. Put into a matrix/Punnet square, there are 16 combinations. I'm an INFP. There are tons of quizzes out there that can explain it a lot better than I can.

Erudessa wrote: "It's also common for we ENFP's to mistype as I's at first. I did."

Yes! xNFPs are very prone to mistyping, from what I've read. I figured out that I must be mistyped, because the INFJ typing felt too restrictive. Once I figured out that I was actually P, not J, I felt so very FREE.

I checked a couple of Melanie Dickerson's, and they were, very sadly (since I have 2 on my tbr pile), set BEFORE the 1600s, so double check!

Morgan wrote: "There's a sequel to A Little Princess? And EMILY OF NEW MOON! I love those books even better than Anne, but it seems hardly anyone has read them. I'm so Emily it's scary."

I've read them! I love them, and while I share a lot of characteristics with Emily (and a name!), as an INFP, I am definitely an Anne Shirley Blythe.

Erudessa wrote: "Anika wrote: "Hi all!

I am a twelve-year-old ginormous bookworm and professional procrastinator. I don't know about you guys, but I am a Christian and strong believer in Christ.

I'm not picky abo..."

And I'm the introverted version---an INFP! Forever I mistyped as an INFJ, but recently got all of that squared away. Apparently it's rather common for us INFPs to mistype, especially as Js.

Speaking of which, I know I asked about Anne of Avonlea already, but then I started reading The Blue Castle (also by L.M. Montgomery), and wondered if it, also, fit the "classic" mold.

Classic--The Blue Castle by L.M. Montgomery (finished 6/22)

Fantasy/Sci-Fi--The Story Thieves by James Riley (finished 6/27)

Contemporary--Firewall by DiAnn Mills (finished 6/29)

Indie--Until Forever by Darlene Shortridge (finished 7/01)

Non-Fiction--Balancing Diabetes by Kerri Sparling (finished 7/04)

1901-2000--The Lost Heiress by Roseanna M. White (finished 7/12)

1801-1900--Heart on the Line by Karen Witemeyer (finished 7/14)

1701-1800--Cannons at Dawn by Kristiana Gregory (finished 7/18)

1601-1700--I Walk In Dread by Lisa Rowe Fraustino (finished 7/31)

1501-1600--My Lady Jane: The Not Entirely True Story by Hand, Ashton, & Meadows (finished 8/7)

Hello, all! My name is Emily, and I am...in a bit of job switch at the moment. This past school year, I taught 5th grade science, but this coming school year, I will be taking over as the librarian/media specialist on our campus. I'm super excited about that :). I'm working on my master's in Learning & Technology, so this will be done in-between tasks for that. I love to read, and do a little ink-and-watercolor when I can manage to squeeze it in.

Would Anne of Avonlea be considered a "classic"? I know Anne of GG is, but I just read it.