Nervous Conditions for Freshman

3/15 1 hr- b layer 3/17 1 hr 30  mins- a layer

      Although it wasn't my favorite, I think that it is only fair for the rising freshman to read Nervous Conditions.  Nervous Conditions for me was not an easy read, but I still think that in the long run it has improved me as a reader.  I learned a lot of things from reading this book, and I think that it would benefit the rising eighth graders just like it benefitted me. Also, I think that since we had to read it, they should not have any easier of a freshman year in english class.
       I thought that the vocabulary of Tsitsi Dangarembga was not very easy to read.  I found my self looking up words just about every night I read, and this was not a very enjoyable experience considering I could not just sit back and enjoy the book.  Although, I didn't exactly love this aspect of reading Nervous Conditions, I thought that it had made me a better reader, as well as expanded my vocabulary.
      The plot within Nervous Conditions taught me what it'd be like to live in a more remote country.  It made me put myself in Tambu's shoes and think about what it would be like to grow up poor and have to fight for an education.  I think that this book would be good for the eighth graders because it would be very informative about what is happening in the world outside of the United States.
      Overall, I would say that I am glad that we read this book.  I learned a lot about postcolonial literature, women's rights, as well as a lot of vocabulary.  I would say that I came away with a lot of valuable things, especially after doing the layered project.  These are the reasons why I think that this would be something good for the rising freshman to read.