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Originally Posted by JSWolf
I agree it's not true for everyone. ut given the decline in reading, I think it's more true then you think. I will not read Shakespeare. I hated it in school. It put me off. And other books could have put me off. So really, schools need to get books that have less of a change of putting kids off.
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This is true. I've met and dated a few non-readers. When asked why they don't try giving reading more chances, they all told me they were too burned out by the boring books schools had them read and have no interest in trying out reading now that they're "free" and not forced to chore through the school-picked tales.
Some may use it as an excuse, so it may be true.
Really it's ultimately up to the personality of the person - while I firmly believe there is a book everyone will enjoy, even if they think they hate reading -- some people just don't enjoy reading in general and don't want to pursue it.