Books My High School English Teacher Could Never Make Me Read But I'll Read it for a

**amykhar** · #1 01-01-2003, 07:43 PM

Writeoff!

In highschool, I was assigned a lot of books that I never read beyond the first few pages. Beowulf, Tom Jones, and Wuthering Heights for example.

What I propose is this: We will pick one book we refused to read in highschool English class and read it now. I have a feeling the hit count on these reviews might be pretty good because other students won't want to read the book either

Who's game?

I propose we post our reviews on Feb 28th. This way, it will count towards your review a day commitment if you are playing along with that one.

Amy

**amykhar** · #2 01-01-2003, 07:43 PM

I would also dearly love to try to talk one of my former highschool English teachers into joining this one. I'll update you on my success or failure later.

Amy

**mjfrombuffalo**[$] · #3 01-01-2003, 07:49 PM

well shoot, Amy, I was an

and read all the books assigned by my English teachers. And I've spent the past 10 years reading all the books my friends' English teachers made them read. That's how I got the incredible pleasure (cough, hack, cough, cough, choke) of reading Moby Dick. Can I do that one?

sleeper54 · #4 01-01-2003, 08:13 PM

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Is there a reading list ??

Are you restricting the number to do any specific book ?? They sure didn't do that in HS...:-)

Sounds interesting. Count me in !!

...tom...

magenta321 · #5 01-01-2003, 08:45 PM

Shit, what about the ones we were supposed to have read for college as well?

Margaret, who has only once received a semester grade lower than an A in her HS and College careers (despite what Tom thinks of her spelling and grammar :p) and who once believed reading the material was optional

**amykhar** · #6 01-01-2003, 08:53 PM

Moby Dick would be perfect and college reading is just fine too. I have no set reading list. You slackers all know what you didn't read when you were supposed to

magenta321 · #7 01-01-2003, 09:04 PM

Maybe Tom wasn't in class and missed the reading list or the syllabus?

**thinkerlady**[$] · #8 01-01-2003, 09:34 PM

This might intrigue me. I'll think about it.

sleeper54 · #9 01-01-2003, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by magenta321
Maybe Tom wasn't in class and missed the reading list or the syllabus?

I must have overslept again. . .I hate these 8:00 A.M. classes !!

And I love your 'grammar', just ask Rich...:-)

...tom...

murasaki · #10 01-02-2003, 07:50 AM

Sign me up, Amy. I don't know what I'll do yet. And it will probably be a book I was supposed to read in college. I was too much of a goody in high school to not have read an assigned text.

--naomi

**theworm**[$] · #11 01-02-2003, 09:34 AM

Before I say yeah or neah, I need to know the assignment due date. I was an angel and read all of the books that I was supposed to read in high school and college, but there are lots of literary masterpieces that I've never read and should. I may be too intimidated to write a review of a masterpiece, though!

**amykhar** · #12 01-02-2003, 11:09 AM

Wormie, the assignment due date is Feb 28th.

Amy

**theworm**[$] · #13 01-02-2003, 11:13 AM

Ok - I'll consider going back to school. I'll do some book research and get back to you. Is poetry allowed, or is this a novel assignment?
For the record - the only assigned reading that I really didn't do in high school / college was a grad school text book about corporate social responsibility. I WON"T be reading that now!

**amykhar** · #14 01-02-2003, 11:54 AM

It needs to be a book listed on Epinions. I'm not particular about the genre. A book of poetry would be just fine.

Amy

Redlass · #15 01-02-2003, 12:21 PM

And if it isn't listed on Epinions, drop me a PM and I'll see about adding it (as soon as I catch up on my e-mail that has piled up from taking an impromptu vacation!).

scmrak · #16 01-02-2003, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by amykhar
We will pick one book we refused to read in highschool English class and read it now

Leaves me out - I never refused to read any book!

-30-

rex

ps, Amy - in the interest of accuracy, Dick Lamm is former governor of Colorado - he served three terms (maximum under the state Constitution) and left office in 1986. Roy Romer (former head of the DNC) followed him (1987-1998), some guy named Bill Owens is in there now.

**amykhar** · #17 01-02-2003, 01:38 PM

Thanks Rex. That's what I get for trusting Bartlett

zachborman · #18 01-02-2003, 06:25 PM

Quote:

That's how I got the incredible pleasure (cough, hack, cough, cough, choke) of reading Moby Dick.

You didn't like Moby Dick?

**mjfrombuffalo**[$] · #19 01-02-2003, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by zachborman

You didn't like Moby Dick?

um, no. In fact, if I review it for this assignment, I'll have to re-read portions of it because for the life of me the only thing I can remember is there are 10,800 kegs of ale on Dutch whaling ships when they leave port. At least there were back then.

mj

zachborman · #20 01-02-2003, 08:15 PM

I remember Moby Dick as an exciting adventure story with a lot of thought put into it. Maybe I'll have to read it again....

**amykhar** · #21 01-02-2003, 09:57 PM

Everybody has different tastes, Zach. You liked the book, and I am happy for you. Now, is there a book you DIDN'T read that you want to write about in the writeoff?

Amy

zachborman · #22 01-02-2003, 10:01 PM

Nope, I guess I enjoy reading too much.