Books That Suck--LOLOMGWTFWWJD

[Ghostwriter]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I guess I'm in the minority who thinks TKAM and HF are not "must reads."

Ditto this. I thought both were quaint but boring. Floating around on a raft and finding your Dad dead is not that scintillating. As court room dramas go TKAM was pretty lame. Tom Sawyer was a lot more interesting vs HF and even "A Time to Kill" by lame-o Grisham was more interesting than TKAM. Maybe not better written but...

In TKAM's defense there is not a better name for a kid in literature than "Scout". Gotta' love that.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by Ghostwriter

Ditto this. I thought both were quaint but boring. Floating around on a raft and finding your Dad dead is not that scintillating. As court room dramas go TKAM was pretty lame. Tom Sawyer was a lot more interesting vs HF and even "A Time to Kill" by lame-o Grisham was more interesting than TKAM. Maybe not better written but...

In TKAM's defense there is not a better name for a kid in literature than "Scout". Gotta' love that.

you realize that TKAM was written in 1960, and took place during the Great Depression, versus A Time to Kill, written in and takes place in the 80s.

Don't know if that makes a difference to you, or anyone. But on another note, TKAM is probably more of a classic because of its "coming-of-age" nature, much like The Chocolate War, Catcher in the Rye, etc.

I'm going to throw my vote in for A Separate Peace - was this required reading for others? (i'm not saying it sucked; i actually liked it)

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by tld221

I'm going to throw my vote in for A Separate Peace - was this required reading for others? (i'm not saying it sucked; i actually liked it)

Ha! I had to read it. We also watched the movie in class. Of the required books I read in high school, I'd say I got the least out of that one.