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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
And in any case, having been made to read them doesn't necessarily mean that they retained a great deal. Someone who reads a book by choice might well recall more than someone who was required to read it.
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That describes me in school. Books I was forced to read were never read thoroughly. I skimmed through the book and browsed CliffsNotes for just enough info to survive class discussions and tests.
Books I really enjoyed reading (SciFi and action-adventure) were generally rejected by my teachers, so I suffered through English lit.
To this day, I hate reading the likes of Steinbeck, Hemingway, Maugham, etc.