was going to either hold or fold as more people began to find out what they’d done. Griffin’s backstory, choosing instead to consume myself with how Murder Inc. I would not have paid any attention to Duncan’s attempts at Mr. I would have totally gotten behind their cause (well, up to a point), allowing myself to get caught up with the momentum of the story. I’m relatively sure that when I read it as a teenager, I would have been all caught up in the social structure of the killer kids: they lure in a nerdy junior (the majority of them are seniors), they make her feel that she belongs, they complain about the teacher being too demanding. Of course, given that Duncan wrote I Know What You Did Last Summer, this intention was going to go awry, and it did. Griffin?! I hope not, because four particular students decide to play a prank on him and scare Mr. He doesn’t take late work, doesn’t accept mediocrity, insists that students think critically. Griffin is a high school English teacher who pushes his students to be excellent. Would time stand still the same way? Would I feel those little creepy thrills at the mystery? Would I be as enmeshed with a text in the ways I was when I was a teenager?Įssentially, yes. I might reread a book or two that I’ve enjoyed (cue Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed), a lot of young adult literature, some poetry…I don’t want to veer too far outside of the familiar because I need a place to stand (or read, if you will), that is comforting. This type of reading is my self-care, I reckon. Griffin: Nearly As Good Now as It Was Then
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