I. Hate. The Scarlet Letter. We're talking to the extent you hate Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights. Absolutely hated, hated, HATED that book. (And it was coupled with The Crucible in 11th grade lit, FML.) Canterbury Tales was fun to read in 12th grade lit. I really liked it. And I go through A Knight's Tale and pick out all of the people from Canterbury Tales and giggle.
I vaguely remember reading The Wind in the Willows back when I was in 8th grade and sick as a dog. I do recall enjoying it. (Though this was also the year I read Watership Down, so if you hate That Book About Bunnies, you may not like it.)
Yeah, I had to read bits of The Canterbury Tales in 12th grade, too, and I liked what I read. That's why it's on this list. :D
I haven't read Watership Down, either. FOR SHAME. It's on either my To Read list or my Amazon wish list -- I can't remember which but it depends on if I ever found my copy of it or not. I liked the movie, though, so I suspect I at least won't hate the book.
I HATE The Scarlet Letter too! OMG, I had to read it in school back in the day and I just wanted to light it on fire. It was just horrendous. I couldn't stand it and I nearly failed first quarter English because I couldn't bring myself to slog through it, skimmed most everything, and then failed my teacher's ridiculously detailed quizzes.
Oh man, I hated so much of what I had to read in high school (Don't even get me started on having to compare Julius Caesar/A Separate Peace/Animal Farm for a paper), but I think The Scarlet Letter was my all-time least favorite. It's like, "look, dude, we know you think you're high and mighty, but you still had sex with the woman that is supposedly 'bad,' you know."
After hearing Hester referred to as a "succubus" for the millionth time, I was pretty ready to stage a coup in my lit class.
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I vaguely remember reading The Wind in the Willows back when I was in 8th grade and sick as a dog. I do recall enjoying it. (Though this was also the year I read Watership Down, so if you hate That Book About Bunnies, you may not like it.)
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I haven't read Watership Down, either. FOR SHAME. It's on either my To Read list or my Amazon wish list -- I can't remember which but it depends on if I ever found my copy of it or not. I liked the movie, though, so I suspect I at least won't hate the book.
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After hearing Hester referred to as a "succubus" for the millionth time, I was pretty ready to stage a coup in my lit class.