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Originally Posted by rkomar
It wasn't the books I hated, it was the process of checking each line for similes, litotes, metaphors, alliteration,... that killed the joy of reading. So, I'm not sure that choosing different books is going to stop people from getting turned off, if they're still going to have to analyze the new ones.
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That's an excellent point. Even if they read books the kids absolutely loved, it's not like they're going to be asked questions like, "how did that make you feel?", or "what were your favorite parts of the book?", or "who do you think should play the main character in the film version?"
