iamshack Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 QUOTE (Brian @ May 9, 2013 -> 02:01 PM) I struggled to read Gatsby in high school. Was bored by it. I think the worst one ever was The Scarlet Letter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkBomber Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 9, 2013 -> 04:49 PM) Of Mice and Men was the one w/ George the mentally handicapped fellow, right? That was a sad story. He just wanted to pet the rabbits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted May 9, 2013 Author Share Posted May 9, 2013 QUOTE (DrunkBomber @ May 9, 2013 -> 06:30 PM) He just wanted to pet the rabbits Ah god, poor guy. Having a niece and nephew who are mentally handicapped, I worry they will get in to situations where they are too misunderstood as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 I have always read a ton, but always had a thing against being told what I had to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 9, 2013 Share Posted May 9, 2013 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 9, 2013 -> 05:43 PM) Ah god, poor guy. Having a niece and nephew who are mentally handicapped, I worry they will get in to situations where they are too misunderstood as well. Well, Lenny killed a girl. So, it wasnt that he was all that misunderstood as much as he was without George's supervision Spark notes should include that part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 9, 2013 -> 07:45 PM) Well, Lenny killed a girl. So, it wasnt that he was all that misunderstood as much as he was without George's supervision Spark notes should include that part Weird to think I would forget details of a book we were assigned to read back in High School.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (iamshack @ May 9, 2013 -> 05:26 PM) I think the worst one ever was The Scarlet Letter That was one of the few that I thought actually had merit (like To Kill A Mockingbird). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ May 9, 2013 -> 07:05 PM) Weird to think I would forget details of a book we were assigned to read back in High School.... well if Spark notes included those details I am sure you would have remembered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Paradise Lost was one that I really struggled with in College. It was odd though, I really liked parts of it. But I would just get so bored at other parts and wanted to put it down and walk away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Hurtin Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Am I the only one who hated reading anything by Shakespeare? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I remember thinking The Giver was badass in 6th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ May 9, 2013 -> 08:19 PM) Am I the only one who hated reading anything by Shakespeare? I didnt hate it, but I wasnt ready for it. We started reading his plays in class in 5th grade and I just wasnt tuned into it. I read a few plays in junior and senior year and they were better the second time around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I also really liked the short story The Lottery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (Big Hurtin @ May 9, 2013 -> 08:19 PM) Am I the only one who hated reading anything by Shakespeare? Took a basic Shakespeare class my last year at SIU. Some was tough to interpret. Othello is my fav. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (Brian @ May 9, 2013 -> 08:42 PM) Took a basic Shakespeare class my last year at SIU. Some was tough to interpret. Othello is my fav. I always like Midsummer Nights Dream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkBomber Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 6th grade, The Outsiders. Definitely by far my favorite force read. Loved the book and the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Assigned Grade School/High School Books I Loved: • My Side of the Mountain • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • My Side of the Mountain • Animal Farm • 1984 • Catcher in the Rye • Metamorphosis • Cry the Beloved Country • Of Mice and Men • Lord of the Flies • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde • One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich • Candide Assigned Grade School/High School Books I Struggled With/Didn't Like: • White Fang • Scarlet Letter • Steppenwolf • The Great Gatsby • Black Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyyle23 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ May 9, 2013 -> 10:11 PM) Assigned Grade School/High School Books I Loved: • My Side of the Mountain • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn • My Side of the Mountain • Animal Farm • 1984 • Catcher in the Rye • Metamorphosis • Cry the Beloved Country • Of Mice and Men • Lord of the Flies • The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde • One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich • Candide Assigned Grade School/High School Books I Struggled With/Didn't Like: • White Fang • Scarlet Letter • Steppenwolf • The Great Gatsby • Black Boy I liked My Side of the Mountain too. Not enough to list it twice though What kid didnt want to go find their own hawk after that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 9, 2013 -> 11:15 PM) I liked My Side of the Mountain too. Not enough to list it twice though What kid didnt want to go find their own hawk after that? Heh, I was just wracking my brain remembering all of that assigned reading. . , didn't notice I double posted that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 The only one that I can think of is Heart of Darkness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilJester99 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 (edited) I enjoyed Beowulf and The Island of Doctor Moreau Edited May 10, 2013 by EvilJester99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted May 10, 2013 Author Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ May 9, 2013 -> 08:22 PM) Paradise Lost was one that I really struggled with in College. It was odd though, I really liked parts of it. But I would just get so bored at other parts and wanted to put it down and walk away Any relation to the story of the West Memphis Three? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 The Call of the Wild To Kill A Mockingbird The Princess Bride Welcome To The Monkey House 1984 East of Eden Killer Angels The Once and Future King All of those were very good reads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogan873 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 I found The Great Gatsby to be boring when I was forced to read it in high school. I don't know if I'd feel differently now...I have no desire to read it again. When I was a junior in high school, my literature teacher had us read a book by Stephen King. We could pick whatever we wanted. I read Pet Semetary. He said it was as important to read King as it was was to read classic earlier works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeSox Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 QUOTE (iamshack @ May 9, 2013 -> 05:26 PM) I think the worst one ever was The Scarlet Letter burn all victorian romantic literature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.