We recently finished reading Feed by M.T. Anderson, who is apparently a terrible swimmer. Feed was a National Book Award finalist in the year following its release, and is taught in schools to show the dangers of consumerism. We chose this book because Rene had already read and enjoyed it, and Sydney thought it looked … Continue reading Letter-Essay #9: Feed by M.T. Anderson
Rene Itah 4/3/17 Period 5 ILA Hey, remember when I wrote a letter-essay about an album? And how it wasn’t even really a letter-essay, since it wasn’t a book, and I obviously shouldn’t do that again? Yeah, I’m doing it again. Sorry. This time, it’s about a Crystal Castles album, their third album. The first … Continue reading Rene’s Letter-Essay #7: Crystal Castles III
Rene Itah 2/28/17 Period 5 ILA This Letter-Essay isn’t about a book. It’s about an album. Sorry. Namely, Frank Ocean’s Blonde, released in 2016. It’s an experimental R&B album that runs for exactly one hour, and was preceded by 3 years of complete silence from Ocean, who released his cult classic debut, channel ORANGE, in … Continue reading Rene’s Letter-Essay #6 – Blonde by Frank Ocean (Listen Below)
The Time We Have My fry was dry. I had dipped it into Annette’s Sriracha-Mayo, and obviously, it shouldn’t be dry. But it was. “What.” I said. Statement, not a question. I turned to my left, where Annette sits, to tell her about her magic mayo, but I saw that she wasn’t there. Right. I … Continue reading Rene’s Memoir
Recently, I finished reading Invisible Monsters Remix, a 320-page experimental fiction book by veritable psycho Chuck Palahniuk. Palahniuk wrote Fight Club, which was turned into a very influential movie. I decided to read IMR because I was intrigued by the concept. It’s a rework of Palahniuk’s 1999 novel, Invisible Monsters, with a structure inspired by … Continue reading Rene’s Letter Essay #5
Ghosting Edith Pattou Realistic Fiction Edith Pattou’s Novel-Poetry hybrid, Ghosting is a 428-page long story told in free verse and stream-of-consciousness, switching perspectives between characters. It’s about six teenagers about to enter their senior year of high school on the last Saturday before school begins. Most of them don’t really like each other all that … Continue reading Rene’s Letter-Essay #3: Ghosting
I Recently finished Rainbow Rowell’s novel, Eleanor & Park. Rainbow Rowell wrote fan fiction before she became an author, and listens to sad music when she writes. This book received many awards and landed on lots of year-end lists. I first read it last year, and I assumed that I wouldn’t like it. It was … Continue reading Rene’s Letter Essay #2: Eleanor & Park
Rene Honest, Confident, Funny, Caring. Son of Yariv and Valerie, brother of Matan and Talia. Lover of music, friends, and nighttime. Who feels thankful when he can sleep in, when he’s tired, and when he goes to CTY. Who finds happiness in his friends, concerts, and the beach at night. Who needs friends, music, and … Continue reading Bio-Poem: Rene
Rene Honest, Confident, Funny, Caring. Son of Yariv and Valerie, brother of Matan and Talia. Lover of music, friends, and nighttime. Who feels thankful when he can sleep in, when he’s tired, and when he goes to CTY. Who finds happiness in his friends, concerts, and the beach at night. Who needs friends, music, and … Continue reading Bio-Poem – Rene