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Originally Posted by frau kaleun
I remember having to read The Old Man And The Sea in high school. It's not that I hated it, I just didn't quite get the whole "OMG Hemingway Great American Author!" thing. Same with... oh, the other one we had to read. Spanish Civil War, dude falls in love with some chick, she dies... yeah, it was so memorable I can't even remember which book it was. The Sun Also Rises?
Later on I read a couple more of his "big" novels, but they didn't do anything for me either. Again, didn't hate them, just puzzled as to why he's considered one of our "great" authors.
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I understand where you are coming from. Its like when we had to read
The Catcher in the Rye. Sheesh its a misbehaved kid wondering around NY. Why do I care? Could someone shut this kid up?
I guess this book was suppose to "connect" with us.
The only thing I remember about this book was that it is suppose to be part of some kind of Assassin Programing.
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...huh what... what was I saying? Oh yea...
The only books in school that I liked (of those assigned) were Fahrenheit 451, and Lord of the Flies. Plus the Shakespeare we read aloud in class.