I grew up in Mass. Everything was lib crap. I discovered cliff notes in my older sister's closet. Some kids get turned onto drugs--I got turned on to Cliff notes. I am sad to say that I got through most of High School and almost all of college without reading an assigned book. Sad because I waited years before reading some of the classics (Twain, Melville, etc.) Too boring for a 15 year old kid.
On the other hand, I always had a book, usually history or current events sitting on my nightstand. Still do. It is never too late to start!
I am sad to say that I got through most of High School and almost all of college without reading an assigned book. Sad because I waited years before reading some of the classics (Twain, Melville, etc.) Too boring for a 15 year old kid. On the other hand, I always had a book, usually history or current events sitting on my nightstand. Still do. It is never too late to start!
During my engineering school experience, I had to take a number of electives. One that I chose was Russian Literature. If you've picked up a Russian novel, you know that it's a bit ponderous, especially for someone working at least 40 hours a week and going to night school.
I found that by reading the first page or two and the last page or two of each chapter, I made it through the course with an A. Many of the "liberal arts" students fought it, and failed.
Now that I am in the early stages of my dotage, I am finally able to enjoy Gogol, Dostoyevski, Chekhov, Pushkin, et al.