tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483894590619704273.post520123209251708005..comments2023-11-03T05:51:12.986-07:00Comments on Wonderland's Reader: Reader's Rant: Books Assigned in SchoolAshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10824421758203354453noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483894590619704273.post-63992605586680770452013-06-05T01:03:21.191-07:002013-06-05T01:03:21.191-07:00I'm so with you on this!! I mean, I've alw...I'm so with you on this!! I mean, I've always been someone to enjoy learning and also - usually, to a certain point - analyzing books. It's not that I despise it in general, but when it gets to the point where it ruins all the fun you initially had with the book, I think the teachers overdo it. Also, what's the point of taking away pupils joy of reading? I'd definitely plead for more novels in school, but less forced work with them!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07227894711128590561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483894590619704273.post-70118474863294957142013-05-31T00:02:50.934-07:002013-05-31T00:02:50.934-07:00Last year, we read Island of the Blue Dolphins, Pe...Last year, we read Island of the Blue Dolphins, Peter Pan, Bridge to Terabithia and The Giver. I only finished The Giver, since I read that before school on my own terms. I hate needing to read something that I don't want to. I would be completely fine with having to do all these novel-related projects if we could pick the books.<br /><br />Luckily, this year, The Sea of Monsters is in our to-read list for school! Yay! Finally, I get to read something I actually love.<br /><br />And yeah, not all authors leave hidden meanings in their works. I especially hate it when they give us a sentence, ask us to interpret it simply, and have only one correct answers. Sometimes one sentence can have many meanings, depending on who reads it.<br /><br />Generally, I love to read for fun, but I hate reading for school.Christiehttp://theshadowersshelf.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483894590619704273.post-68103399062661461452013-05-30T06:52:53.116-07:002013-05-30T06:52:53.116-07:00True story right here... Of the billion books that...True story right here... Of the billion books that I was required to read in high school, I only read 3, and I chose one of them myself (Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and I picked Anna Karenina for my big Gr. 12 independent project). I never understood all those little hidden meanings, and that took the fun out of reading. I HATED The Great Gatsby. I have no interest in seeing the movie, or ever thinking about it again. So you're definitely not alone here.<br /><br /> <a href="http://reading-andcoffee.blogspot.ca" rel="nofollow">Samantha @ Reading-AndCoffee</a>Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06572297196253030456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7483894590619704273.post-9217504365704504802013-05-30T06:43:54.421-07:002013-05-30T06:43:54.421-07:00I know how you feel. All those "hidden meanin...I know how you feel. All those "hidden meanings" behind sentences. Sometimes it's just what it is! <br /><br /> <a href="http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mel@thedailyprophecy.</a>Mel@Thedailyprophecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516514938771433319noreply@blogger.com