what are you reading now?

[Corpsey]

Oh don't get me wrong I'm sure it's good

When you're that young nothing could be more hideously boring than a bunch of toothless rustics dancing around a furze faggot at night

Get enough of that at home, if you're from a village

 

[Benny Bunter]

my dad always advised me not to read the books cos it would only confuse me. just learn what you are supposed to think about them.

Yeah that's pretty much what I did with most of them, you'd get those York Notes books and they would get you through no problem.

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[DLaurent]

One of my favourites is Isle of Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell. I mentioned it elsewhere and was told it was curriculum in the states. We read Shakespeare, Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies for GCSE, but were allowed to choose our own book for part of the study. I chose Matilda and my teacher ridiculed me saying it was too simple.

 

[luka]

choosing a book written for 8 year olds was genius. dont listen to her. we did lord of the flues too i forgot that

 

[0bleak]

never heard of that Scott O'Dell book
Animal Farm and LotF were standard over here, too
of course curriculum varies from district to district and also over time

 

[version]

Giving Ulysses a crack. Got stuck on the Shakespeare library dialogue a week ago and haven't picked it up since.

Keep going.