Honestly i don't really mind reading just because my teacher assigned it. As long as the teacher gives me a decent book to read. I remember in 6th grade reading oliver twist, Worst Book Ever, that made me think that all the books in school were bad. But ever since the 6th grade i have been given all but good books. such as "the outsiders" and "call of the wild."
'Outsiders' is a classic that they seem to make every school class read. Same with 'The Call of the Wild'.
Anyway, I love reading. I will pickup a book and read, and read until I finish it. That is, if it's a good book. If it's boring and really dull, I will simply dump it for some other book.
Reading can actually help you in the long run, help your thought process and as well as increase your understanding of a formal story.
As for the topic, yes, in school many times. Yet, they were not 'bad', but they were at times dull.
i think that oliver twist was a good "story" but it was written so long ago that it is hard to read. and it is so long because it started out as chapters in the newspaper, and the author would get paid for everyone he wrote.
Is the outsiders the one with the guy named Benny B?
Nah, it's about a group of Greasers who are pretty much those guys in leather jackets with shiny Elvis like hair, who fight with the Soc's, who are the preppy rich kids.
It's centered around Ponyboy...
XVERB - Ah, I see, well I think it might have been a little to challenging for your age level back then. Who knows.
I'm more so interested in War novels and stories, they simply deliver more then the fantasy stuff, in my opinion.
The Scarlet Letter. In my highschool, we had to read it freshmen year. It was so boring that after reading it, you judge all other boring books by how much better they are than the Scarlet Letter. IE:
Bob: I just got assigned to read Walden. I heard it was boring. Have you read it?
Joe: Yeah. It's about twice as thrilling as the Scarlet Letter.
my school has forced me to read "the cay" and "the westing game, and i liked both. i really dont think theve ever force-fed me literary compost (i hope i get merited for that quote)
I've read "The Cay" that book is cool. I've also had to read "The Giver" and "Hatchet" The bad part isn't reading them, but the worksheets assigned while reading them. It kind of ruins the pleasure of reading the book.
I'm reading Johnny Tremain right now. It's pretty interesting, kind of confusing, but it's a classic. I read the Westing Game, I think that was a great book, I LOVE mysteries. And the author of 2 of the 39 clues books came to my school recently, and I'm reading all of them now I've even been getting the cards and going on the site.
The Crucible (Soph class from last year, American Lit) was pretty damn bad. Set in Puritan-run Salem. GAG. No one talks interestingly, except for the slave that was kicked out of the dialog for being a black lady no one cared about. and everyone else in the story talks like the time they're from.
also it was one of those teachers you have to actually read for.
