Presentations Day 2

The Alchemist vs. The Road

The Alchemist
Some group members were saying the same things as others during the presentation which made it seem as though they didn't spend any time working on the project as a group. The summary and plot parts of the presentation were pretty much the same thing being said by two different people. There were a lot of references to a "personal legend" but there wasn't much explanation on what exactly that means. The book sounds like it is very straightforward and rather uninteresting and I can't say from this presentation that I am inclined at all to read it.

The Road
One thing for sure is that starting off a presentation that is aimed to promote a book by saying that it can be really boring at times is not a very effective sales tactic. The summary was very dry and lacking in energy. The book itself did sound interesting, it was just presented in a very dull way. After the summary was finished, the rest of the presentation was actually quite good. The story sounds like it would be a good read for the class and would generate plenty of conversations during discussion.

Overall vote for the day, The Road had better presentation and seems to be the better of the two books for the class.