Final Blog (90 Total Points)

TOTAL POINTS - 90 points


All Classes Attended - 15 points


Book Points - 75 points

Frankenstein (6 points)

Interview with the Vampire (6 points)

A Wild Sheep Chase (6 points)

Annihilation (6 points)

Akata Witch (5 Points)

The Hobbit (6 points)

The Magicians (6 points)

Anansi Boys (6 points)

The Martian (5 points)

The Female Man (5 points)

Neuromancer (5 points)

Bloodchild (2 points)

All at One Point (1 point)

Hitchhiker's Guide Book 1 (4 points)

Future Tense (6 points)



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