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Originally Posted by Thasaidon
Re Thomas Hardy. We were forced to analyse his books in Secondary School (Ages 11-16). This ended up with me and the rest of the class disliking his books.
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Hardy has been a favorite of mine since my teens when I read "Jude the Obscure". If I recall correctly I didn't know who Hardy was at the time or that the book was considered a classic. I found it in a 2nd hand book store and read the back and it sounded like a fun read. And it was. He wrote some really good stories.
The book I learned to hate in high school was "Silas Marner". I'm not sure why. I know I resented having to read it for some reason and that probably soured me on it. I re-read it about 7 or 8 years ago and loved it.
I read mostly because I love stories. I do appreciate good writing and I enjoy character development but stories are the real reason I read. I enjoy Hardy's stories. When I don't find a good story I often lose interest.
Barry