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Monday, April 10, 2017

A to Z Challenge: Bookish Thoughts: H


H Is for High School English Class

There are certain tomes that will always be tainted by the stench of authoritarian conformity, under the false veneer of pre-collegiate academia.  I speak of Romeo and Juliet, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, 1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, Bored Lord of the Flies, To Kill A Mockingbird, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass.  I speak of death - death of the heart and of the soul.  Kindly avert your gaze from my misty eyes, dear reader.

I would sooner recommend nothing than something from this dastardly mind control scheme, but if you insist:
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Please note this is a specific audio version.
 

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8 comments:

  1. Ericka @ A Quiet Girl's Musings...April 11, 2017 at 4:41 AM

    The only required reading I had to do in high school were: Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hiroshima, Canterbury Tales, and The Great Gatsby.

    I still have yet to read To Kill a Mockingbird. i haven't read Alice in Wonderland either.

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    1. Elliptical ManApril 11, 2017 at 3:18 PM

      I knew I hadn't remembered all of them, and The Canterbury Tales is one of the ones I left out. Meh.

      I haven't read Hiroshima.

      I read The Great Gatsby on my own, and wasn't impressed.

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  2. Aj @ Read All The Things!April 11, 2017 at 7:53 AM

    I read a lot of Shakespeare in high school. I still really don’t like Shakespeare. His stuff bores me.

    Aj @ Read All The Things!

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    1. Elliptical ManApril 11, 2017 at 6:12 PM

      Yeah. There are plenty of good, modern plays that get ignored in high school.

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  3. BirgitApril 11, 2017 at 7:00 PM

    You mad you made me laugh with Lord of the Flies:)

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  4. MikeApril 11, 2017 at 10:20 PM

    I enjoy reading so much more in a non-academic setting, including classics.

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