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Originally Posted by jgumphress
You too? I thought I was alone here. I too never read a classic in shcool. Surprised I got through with passing grades. Anyway, now I'm reading all those greats and loving it. Maybe that's the plan all along, to instill interest for later in life.
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I feel sorry that you didn't have a teacher that could bring the greatness of classics across to you. I read many classics in school and enjoyed most of them. Others (like Madame Bovary for instance) I will now give another chance. I had English teachers that were really able to spark the interest in me for Tennessee Williams, Steinbeck, Shakespeare or Orwell. It's probably the reason why I am still into books.
To the topic, I read the Great Gatsby recently and I have to say it is probably the greatest book I ever read. I know, it's sort of a no-brainer, but in case someone hasn't read it yet, do so
