Worst Book You've Read for School
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It's the first and to date ONLY book I had to force myself to read two pages a day, the worst part is that we ended up not using the book.
It's the first and to date ONLY book I had to force myself to read two pages a day, the worst part is that we ended up not using the book.
I had to read 'Cal' by Bernard MacLaverty, and watch the movie afterwards. I don't know which one was worse. I now use the book for swatting mosquitos.
EASILY the alchemist. A more pretentious collection of philosophical bullshit douchbaggery could not be attainted without going to a psycic fair.
If you mean HG Well's book I strongly disagree, I thought it was a good book.Verex said:
OT: The Corn Raid, a short shitty book about early-day America.
Nothing happens throughtout the entire book.
i dont think you and i read the same "The Lottery."Teh Ty said:
From wikipedia:
"The Lottery" is a classic short story by Shirley Jackson, first published in the June 26, 1948, issue of The New Yorker.[1]
The magazine and Jackson herself were surprised by the highly negative reader response. Many readers cancelled their subscriptions, and hate mail continued to arrive throughout the summer.[2] The story was banned in the Union of South Africa.[3] Since then, it has been accepted as a classic American short story, subject to many critical interpretations and media adaptations, and it has been taught in schools for decades.[4]
Plot
The story contrasts details of contemporary small town American life with an annual ritual known as "the lottery". In a small village of about 300 residents, the locals are in a strange and nervous mood on 27 June. Children gather up stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event, that in the local tradition has been practiced to ensure a good harvest. In the first round of the lottery, the head of each family draws a small slip of paper; Bill Hutchinson gets the one slip with a black spot, meaning that his family has been chosen. In the next round, each Hutchinson family member draws a slip, and Bill's wife Tessie ? who had arrived late ? gets the marked slip. In keeping with tradition, which has been abandoned in other neighboring communities, Tessie is then stoned to death by everyone present as a sacrifice, all the while protesting about the fairness of the lottery.
The magazine and Jackson herself were surprised by the highly negative reader response. Many readers cancelled their subscriptions, and hate mail continued to arrive throughout the summer.[2] The story was banned in the Union of South Africa.[3] Since then, it has been accepted as a classic American short story, subject to many critical interpretations and media adaptations, and it has been taught in schools for decades.[4]
Plot
The story contrasts details of contemporary small town American life with an annual ritual known as "the lottery". In a small village of about 300 residents, the locals are in a strange and nervous mood on 27 June. Children gather up stones as the adult townsfolk assemble for their annual event, that in the local tradition has been practiced to ensure a good harvest. In the first round of the lottery, the head of each family draws a small slip of paper; Bill Hutchinson gets the one slip with a black spot, meaning that his family has been chosen. In the next round, each Hutchinson family member draws a slip, and Bill's wife Tessie ? who had arrived late ? gets the marked slip. In keeping with tradition, which has been abandoned in other neighboring communities, Tessie is then stoned to death by everyone present as a sacrifice, all the while protesting about the fairness of the lottery.
For a second I thought you were talking about the other lottery, the one with the stones...Teh Ty said:
This one...
benbenthegamerman said:
Catcher in the Rye
The Invisible Man
Jane Eyre
Out of all of the books I was forced to read for school, these three were quite possibly the most boring and wastes of my time.
The Invisible Man
Jane Eyre
Out of all of the books I was forced to read for school, these three were quite possibly the most boring and wastes of my time.
christ! there are so many! the only one i can think of is: Into The Wild. one word resume: BOOOOOOOOOOOOORIIIIIIING!
