We had to read it in HS. It was AWFUL!
Our English teacher was right out of college, 1970, and we had to read this piece of crap.
What on earth makes educators believe that reading a book about ‘angst’ [I hate that word] or being horny will make a teenager feel better?
Maybe they ought to have them read the Curt Cobain Story.................
Stories about the maturation of young men are a long standing literary tradition.
I went to an elite all girl catholic school. We were told to read it. I refused. Detention....again.