tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post8971813669581649405..comments2023-05-03T04:28:16.339-05:00Comments on <center>Jumping off cliffs</center>: LeekMary O. Paddockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-28333204829461824732007-08-14T17:18:00.000-05:002007-08-14T17:18:00.000-05:00Hi Zach--I agree with you basically. But some lit ...Hi Zach--I agree with you basically. But some lit you have think of in terms of "eating your veggies". They may not taste as good as icecream, but later on, during flu season (college), you'll be glad you ate 'em. <BR/><BR/>H Dennis,<BR/><BR/>Though I am loathe to confess it in public, I didn't like the Great Gatsby either. The biggest problem? I had trouble liking any of the characters. <BR/><BR/> I've actually thought about this a little lately: Why is it that so many of the literary "classics" are about people I wouldn't want to live next door to?Mary O. Paddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04097124493453341534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-34984073374330136762007-08-13T20:57:00.000-05:002007-08-13T20:57:00.000-05:00If it's any comfort, I didn't care for Grapes of W...If it's any comfort, I didn't care for Grapes of Wrath either. I find that literature isn't enjoyable unless it engages me on a personal level.<BR/><BR/>For example, I have heard the suggestion many times that The Great Gatsby is the best American novel ever written. I won't argue the point--I'll even concede that it may very well be--but I hated it from the first word to the last. Great literature, but a lousy read. <BR/><BR/>At this stage in my life I've decided that life is too short for fiction that I don't enjoy. Your son on the other hand is about to have a character-builting experience :-) I wish him well.Dennis Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193366908396134655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34178755.post-9668722678994171922007-08-13T08:10:00.000-05:002007-08-13T08:10:00.000-05:00Well - I am 17 years old and I understand why your...Well - I am 17 years old and I understand why your son is not very keen in reading that book, because it is only fun to read the books that you pick out for yourself.<BR/><BR/>Oh and i love reading.zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246310892766654553noreply@blogger.com