[Seruzawa]

Being forced to read The Old Man And The Sea in high school put me completely off Hemingway. I think they make kids read that and The Last Of The Mohicans in order to ruin literature for them. What horrible books.

[No name given]

I always liked C.S Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien and Michael Crichton myself.

[armourenthusiast]

Bless your heart, I found The Old Man and the Sea very entertaining. In fact, I think of that situation often, although I may be confusing memories with the movie.

[BipolarBob]

Schools infrequently choose books that kids WANT to read. But over time peoples tastes change. I had to read Pride and Prejudice in school. Hated it. Now I love it and have the DVD. I have no idea what books are being touted nowadays. I’m probably better off for it though.

[AnAmericanMother]

I hope it will cheer you up to read Mark Twain's masterful takedown of Cooper . . .

Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offenses

[desertsolitaire]

I got to read Silas Marner.

Not exactly an edge of your seat thriller.