The Books We Read in High School (Part 2)

[@kingfisher9553]

I read "As I Lay Dying" at 14 and was enthralled. Although I was a Pacific Northwest child, I absolutely recognized the strange behavior and feelings of the family. Before that, though I read far beyond my age group, I'd never read anything that felt that . . . twisty and rich and true. After that I set myself a goal of reading classics and best sellers and seeing if I could tell what made one a classic and another a best seller.

[@rkevghas]

I graduated high school in 1975; there were 2 books that probably had the most impact- in junior high we read Go Ask Alice and in high school we read Of Mice and Men. I have to admit though that I was and still am an avid reader since 2nd grade.

[@Edo9River]

Yeah, Catcher in the Rye spoke to me when I was about 15. It seemed like a news story to me about somebody in the dorm next to mine.

[@Edo9River]

So, somebody please tell me what is so great about Middlemarch. I have never managed to read less than 100 pages. I just couldn't find it compelling. yet it is trumpeted as the best book of all English times

[@rkevghas]

I took a college seminar on George Eliot and when I read Middlemarch, I stayed up as late as I could reading- found it hard to put down. I also have like a lot of gothic novels too.

[@Edo9River]

Can't reading the Cliff Notes create a memorable impression?