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Little Woman. It set me off the way Jo spent her life(Get married, have all male children, run all male school...)

Interesting that the author, whom Jo was based on, never married, though.

And I just found it dull.

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Lovely set by the equally lovely Silja!

Yes, tears of boredom, thankyou Lillie darling *biiiig huggle because I never see you*

Treasure Island is alright, but I must admit it's a long time since it was read to me (I'm talking...8/9 years?) and the last I encountered it was a apassage in my year 9 SATs. Not that interesting for me and I guess the writing style isn't very attractive.

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The problem with Catcher in the Rye is that it is exceptionally dated, and it makes it hard for angst filled teens to relate to it as much as it was originally intended to.



Actually, I felt that there was quite a bit of irony in his accusations of people being 'phonies' as he was a bit of a shallow stereotypical teen himself.

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It was totally Spira's idea!

Great Expectations.


I mean, seriously, what is the point of that book?! It's in old english, and has like 20 plotlines. You can't even follow the book! And what's worse is that in a bunch of the schools in my area, including mine, honors english in ninth grade, which is what I was in last year, are required to read it. Gah!

I actually liked Catcher in the Rye....but enough about that.



I just couldn't get into (and wolftracker is probably gonna hate me for this), A Separate Peace. I had to read it for school. Normally when I read a book, even if it was for school, I can get into the characters and everything. I felt nothing when I read this book.


Same goes for Jane Eyre.

Of Mice and Men, unforgetable and touching classic, yah right! Books like that are just wrong

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i almost died reading the grapes of wrath. ARG!!

I might have actually liked it had it not been SO long.

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why would I hate you? If I hated you for not liking it I'd also have to hate my own brother, who also doesn't like it. I just happen to adore Phineas. Upon reading the book I began to consider naming future male children Phineas.

I however, didn't like Catcher in the Rye. I have to agree with CSK, his labeling others as phonies wasn't just a little ironic, it was hugely ironic. I think part of the reason I didn't like the book, though, is because Holden hit too close to home. I live with a Holden Caulfield and I can't stand the character type in real-life either.

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Shukrun habeebti these are gorgeous Star.

Nah, I just said that because once I think you said you couldn't believe I hated it lol.*hugs Jules*

*thinks* Phineas...Phineas...why does that name look so familiar. I don't mean it's association with the book. Oh wait. Isn't that what Julia Roberts named her son?

I'd associate that with Phileas Fogg, one of the main characters in Jules Verne's Around The World In Eighty Days, now that is a good classic

Anyway, I suppose this is a bit off-topic... *shuts up*

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Why is it wrong?

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I've read a lot of books for AP English, and I've read them all; some I hated but the only book I could never read was from eighth grade: The Red Badge of Courage. It was boring and depressing, and it was just terrible. The teacher made us actually buy our books (they were only a dollar though) and when we were done I tossed mine in the trash because that book was so. Bad.

I loved Jane Eyre. It's one of the best books i've read, and i was very close to tears in it. Charlotte Bronte has the most precise descriptions and really is a master of character development as well.

Well, basically just because it was so bad in my opinion that it's just wrong to even publish things like that and make people buy it and make them waste their money on it and also waste that time it took the to read it and... but that's just my opinion, now isn't it?

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