Do/did you enjoy any required books/stories in high school?

I didn't. I remember reading Romeo and Juliet in high school...It was the snoresfest of the decade. I can't understand 1600s English, sorry. Not to mention I was foreveralone and horny (and still am). I'm glad they both committed suicide at the end. Anything Romance is boring, book or movie. And hell, everything we read in high school was lame. Like The Lord of the Flies....The only interesting part was when Piggy got raped by a boulder. Hell, that's the only thing I remember reading about for the most part. I just skimmed through mostly and didn't retain any of the "information" (I use that word more loosely than a 10 year old's baby tooth). 

We had to have an in-class discussion in which you had to say five things about the book to get a total of 25 points. I dind't say anything, partly because I hated the book and partly because of anxiety talking when everyone can see me (we had to move our desks in a circle, which was even more pointless than the discussion). At the end, we had to state our thoughts on the book. I just said, "boring and lame" and actually got five points for saying that. :lol: 

Of Mice and Men was okay, but we got to watch the movie after the book, which was a lot better. I hate hipster assholes who always say the book is better than the movie. Bullshit, suck my balls. I'm a visual person and am much more intrigued by images and acting rather than mindless reading. I'm not saying every movie is better than the book version; I'm just saying that, as a person with a preference for visual stimuli, movies are a hell of a lot more entertaining than books. 

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To kill a mockingbird.

For the most part, no.

I did however enjoy Animal Farm.

To kill a mockingbird.

GummiRaccoon

that one too.

To kill a mockingbird.

GummiRaccoon

I guess I feel literate that I read the Great Gatsby in high school which now has movie.playmynutz

[QUOTE="playmynutz"]I guess I feel literate that I read the Great Gatsby in high school which now has movie.gamerguru100

ITT: An ahole who does not understand the importance of reading.MgamerBD

we can say asshole now.

[QUOTE="MgamerBD"]ITT: An ahole who does not understand the importance of reading.gamerguru100

The way that most English classes try to teach is pretty effective at sucking whatever fun could possibly be had out of enjoying the books, but thankfully my high school actually had really good English teachers whose teaching methods and attitudes towards the material made it a lot more than just a scavenger hunt for things to put on essays and actually allowed me to enjoy some of the material.

I really liked Of Mice and Men and most of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (before the book spent like 10 chapters on absolutely nothing happening at the end) . There were a few short stories I really liked as well, like The Scarlet Ibis, How Much Land Does a Man Need, and some others whose titles escape me at the moment.

[QUOTE="gamerguru100"][QUOTE="MgamerBD"]ITT: An ahole who does not understand the importance of reading.MgamerBD

we can say asshole now.

konvikt_17

[QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

we can say asshole now.

playmynutz

dont forget bitch.

[QUOTE="playmynutz"][QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

we can say asshole now.

konvikt_17

dont forget bitch.

The way that most English classes try to teach is pretty effective at sucking whatever fun could possibly be had out of enjoying the books, but thankfully my high school actually had really good English teachers whose teaching methods and attitudes towards the material made it a lot more than just a scavenger hunt for things to put on essays and actually allowed me to enjoy some of the material.

I really liked Of Mice and Men and most of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (before the book spent like 10 chapters on absolutely nothing happening at the end) . There were a few short stories I really liked as well, like The Scarlet Ibis, How Much Land Does a Man Need, and some others whose titles escape me at the moment.

MetroidPrimePwn

[QUOTE="playmynutz"][QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

we can say asshole now.

konvikt_17

dont forget bitch.

[QUOTE="konvikt_17"]

we can say asshole now.

playmynutz

No, they were all terrible.

The Outsiders

Of Mice and Men

Those two books changed my life.

[QUOTE="GummiRaccoon"]

To kill a mockingbird.

gamerguru100

It was enjoyable, I finished the whole book the day we started reading it, I couldn't put it down.

Romeo and Juliet.

Of Mice and Men.

The Great Gatsby.

The Metamorphosis.

Moral Disorder.

Reading can be nice, however being forced to read books and write an analysis of it later which had to correspond with the teachers opinion instead of my own, sucked. I love to study and read now when it's on my terms and what I want.

Romeo and Juliet.

Of Mice and Men.

The Great Gatsby.

The Metamorphosis.

Moral Disorder.

applesxc47

Romeo and Juliet.

Of Mice and Men.

The Great Gatsby.

The Metamorphosis.

Moral Disorder.

applesxc47

I enjoyed most of them, Macbeth, Old Story Time, Green Days by the River, Crick Crack Monkey, The Pearl ... makes me actually miss my literature days.

There were a few I enjoyed. Off the top of my head:

-Cinderella Man

-The Kite Runner

-One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

-The Most Dangerous Game (short story)

Some of them. I enjoyed To Kill a Mockingbird, Frankenstein, East of Eden, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Importance of Being Earnest, and Candide.

Lord of The Flies? Cool

Great Gatsby? Neato

Farewell To Arms? Yes!

Of Mice and Men? Fvck yes!

Things Fall Apart? Yeeaaah!

Hobbit? Cool

A Tale of Two Cities? Badass.

The only required reading I loathed was Farewell To Manzanar and some book I read in French.

I enjoyed To kill a mockingbird and Lord of the Flies

for a project my junior year, we got to choose which book to read. I Chose the Count of Monte Cristo, years later, its still my favorite book.

I liked most of them. Of Mice and Men, Scarlet Letter, Sister Carrie, Frankenstein, The Fourth Bear (was legimately hilarious- I was laughing every other page), even boring ones Like Metamorphosis were decent.

Surprisingly the books I was looking forward to reading like The Odyssey and Huckleberry Finn were the ones I didn't enjoy.

Animal Farm, 1984, I, Robot and Stranger from a Strange Land. The last two were part of an elective I took where I read books and analyzed them, so the teacher actually had control over the books.

Edit Warton? I am still not sure if that is the title or the author though.

A few that I can remember:

The Outsiders
Animal Farm
Anthem
Lord of the Flies
Fahrenheit 451
Macbeth
Hamlet
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Grapes of Wrath
Mythology
The Odyssey

More probably, but I can't remember. I enjoyed all of those, though many times it was when I went back on my own as the teaching methods really hurt my enjoyment at the time. The Shakespeare ones were an oddity, however. I enjoyed them more with teachers.

 Heart of Darkness was a chore though. 

Watership Down

The Outsiders

I really should read every now and then. 

The Outsiders was sooo good 

I didn't. I remember reading Romeo and Juliet in high school...It was the snoresfest of the decade. I can't understand 1600s English, sorry. Not to mention I was foreveralone and horny (and still am). I'm glad they both committed suicide at the end. Anything Romance is boring, book or movie. And hell, everything we read in high school was lame. Like The Lord of the Flies....The only interesting part was when Piggy got raped by a boulder. Hell, that's the only thing I remember reading about for the most part. I just skimmed through mostly and didn't retain any of the "information" (I use that word more loosely than a 10 year old's baby tooth). 

 

We had to have an in-class discussion in which you had to say five things about the book to get a total of 25 points. I dind't say anything, partly because I hated the book and partly because of anxiety talking when everyone can see me (we had to move our desks in a circle, which was even more pointless than the discussion). At the end, we had to state our thoughts on the book. I just said, "boring and lame" and actually got five points for saying that. :lol: 

 

Of Mice and Men was okay, but we got to watch the movie after the book, which was a lot better. I hate hipster assholes who always say the book is better than the movie. Bullshit, suck my balls. I'm a visual person and am much more intrigued by images and acting rather than mindless reading. I'm not saying every movie is better than the book version; I'm just saying that, as a person with a preference for visual stimuli, movies are a hell of a lot more entertaining than books. 

/rant  

gamerguru100

I think everyone has a preference for visual stimuli for one simple reason, it's easier.  All the work is done for you, it's simply a matter of sitting back and taking it in.  With books you have to actively engage the material, not to mention imagine the scenarios in your own head.  Watching movies is simpler for everyone, but I don't think that should be an excuse for people to ignore reading.

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I didn't. I remember reading Romeo and Juliet in high school...It was the snoresfest of the decade. I can't understand 1600s English, sorry. Not to mention I was foreveralone and horny (and still am). I'm glad they both committed suicide at the end. Anything Romance is boring, book or movie. And hell, everything we read in high school was lame. Like The Lord of the Flies....The only interesting part was when Piggy got raped by a boulder. Hell, that's the only thing I remember reading about for the most part. I just skimmed through mostly and didn't retain any of the "information" (I use that word more loosely than a 10 year old's baby tooth). 

 

We had to have an in-class discussion in which you had to say five things about the book to get a total of 25 points. I dind't say anything, partly because I hated the book and partly because of anxiety talking when everyone can see me (we had to move our desks in a circle, which was even more pointless than the discussion). At the end, we had to state our thoughts on the book. I just said, "boring and lame" and actually got five points for saying that. :lol: 

 

Of Mice and Men was okay, but we got to watch the movie after the book, which was a lot better. I hate hipster assholes who always say the book is better than the movie. Bullshit, suck my balls. I'm a visual person and am much more intrigued by images and acting rather than mindless reading. I'm not saying every movie is better than the book version; I'm just saying that, as a person with a preference for visual stimuli, movies are a hell of a lot more entertaining than books. 

/rant  

theone86

I think everyone has a preference for visual stimuli for one simple reason, it's easier.  All the work is done for you, it's simply a matter of sitting back and taking it in.  With books you have to actively engage the material, not to mention imagine the scenarios in your own head.  Watching movies is simpler for everyone, but I don't think that should be an excuse for people to ignore reading.

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[QUOTE="gamerguru100"]

I didn't. I remember reading Romeo and Juliet in high school...It was the snoresfest of the decade. I can't understand 1600s English, sorry. Not to mention I was foreveralone and horny (and still am). I'm glad they both committed suicide at the end. Anything Romance is boring, book or movie. And hell, everything we read in high school was lame. Like The Lord of the Flies....The only interesting part was when Piggy got raped by a boulder. Hell, that's the only thing I remember reading about for the most part. I just skimmed through mostly and didn't retain any of the "information" (I use that word more loosely than a 10 year old's baby tooth). 

 

We had to have an in-class discussion in which you had to say five things about the book to get a total of 25 points. I dind't say anything, partly because I hated the book and partly because of anxiety talking when everyone can see me (we had to move our desks in a circle, which was even more pointless than the discussion). At the end, we had to state our thoughts on the book. I just said, "boring and lame" and actually got five points for saying that. :lol: 

 

Of Mice and Men was okay, but we got to watch the movie after the book, which was a lot better. I hate hipster assholes who always say the book is better than the movie. Bullshit, suck my balls. I'm a visual person and am much more intrigued by images and acting rather than mindless reading. I'm not saying every movie is better than the book version; I'm just saying that, as a person with a preference for visual stimuli, movies are a hell of a lot more entertaining than books. 

/rant  

gamerguru100

I think everyone has a preference for visual stimuli for one simple reason, it's easier.  All the work is done for you, it's simply a matter of sitting back and taking it in.  With books you have to actively engage the material, not to mention imagine the scenarios in your own head.  Watching movies is simpler for everyone, but I don't think that should be an excuse for people to ignore reading.

Those books are not long by any stretch of the imagination.  Most books I read are upwards of 300 full pages, small print.  Several of them are close to 500 pages.  My copy of Lord of the Flies?  185 pages, small size.

As for boring, I can't dictate preference to you.  There are going to be some books you like and some you don't.  That being said, required reading does get you to go outside of your comfort zone and try new things.  You're not going to like every book you read just like you're not going to like every movie you see, that shouldn't stop you from reading.

Yes. a lot.pie-junior