English books

[Studyinghard]

FFFS! They make english books so boring these days that no wonder no one likes to read them.

"Island" and "Years of Wonder" . 2 books that are sooo boring that it makes me want to cry just thinking about how much more I have to read.

Anyone else got any interesting books their school picked?

[ZachCharge]

Into Thin Air...ARGH.

A newspaper article extended into a book with a ton of filler (I saw Tony, he lives in America and does this and yadda yadda yadda *for 2-3 pages on average) on the 1996 Everest Disaster written by one of the climbers...I hate it. The first 200 pages is just the author explaining everything in super detail, giving useless facts about people who are only mentioned once and talking about everyone (else's) faults. The last 100 pages were on the disaster, which was interesting, but seemed to try and place blame (on what turns out to be the hero of the disaster...). I haven't read the other novel (my Lit books are better imo).

Why couldn't we do 1984 like most school's, most people would be interested in a story of a near total authoritarian dystopia...

[Studyinghard]

Into Thin Air...ARGH.

A newspaper article extended into a book with a ton of filler (I saw Tony, he lives in America and does this and yadda yadda yadda *for 2-3 pages on average) on the 1996 Everest Disaster written by one of the climbers...I hate it. The first 200 pages is just the author explaining everything in super detail, giving useless facts about people who are only mentioned once and talking about everyone (else's) faults. The last 100 pages were on the disaster, which was interesting, bad seemed to try and place blame (on what turns out to be the hero of the disaster...). I haven't read the other novel (my Lit books are better imo).

Why couldn't we do 1984 like most school's, most people would be interested in a story of a near total authoritarian dystopia...

Well "Island" is just a bunch of short stories that start of explaining everything in absolute detail that it takes about 20 pages just to understand the setting and then ends so abruptly that you realise there was absolutely no story and no ending but just a random blabbering.

[ZachCharge]

At least the author of that book didn't get too rich off it (as it ain't a "bestseller").

[minilunchbox]

1984 is amazing. I have been staring at it on my book shelf for years and I could never get through the first chapter until now since I sort of have to. But yeah, it's great (hopefully analysing it to death won't put me off it's brilliance). The people in my school who are complaining, 'omg why are we reading 1984, we're in 2012 this is totally irrelevant' make me want to rage.

[mba]

Don't really mind reading our school books, all of them are pretty easy and quick reads. Not to difficult to analysis either.

[Nic K]

1984 is good but Cosi is just amazing! I pity those who have crap books to read for school. Blame your English department who clearly just want to make your last year of secondary education hell

[littlebecc]

Actually Year Of Wonders is an excellent book. Pity you don't like it.... However, it does drag a fair bit
I'm reading Atonement for lit at the moment and am in love with it. Thank god for my school picking substantial books.

[Studyinghard]

Actually Year Of Wonders is an excellent book. Pity you don't like it.... However, it does drag a fair bit
I'm reading Atonement for lit at the moment and am in love with it. Thank god for my school picking substantial books.

Well to be honest I haven't finished the whole book but as you mentioned it is a drag which made me loose interest but if it gets interesting (which I thought it would going by the blurb) then I might try to read it with more enthusiasm

[superflya]

be greatful ur not reading sharknet.

[Studyinghard]

Thats the only thing comforting me right now aha. The fact that people could have it much worse helps me read .

I think boring english books are the main contributor to people dropping out of yr 12!. If they made us read interesting books then analysing texts would be fun and it wouldn't be such a drag

[superflya]

lol i wouldnt say the main contributor, its always the math/science related subjects.

[Aden]

be greatful ur not reading sharknet.

I've never burnt a book before, but I'll make it my mission to set Shark Net ablaze at the end of this year.

[claire.anglim]

The sharknet is so tedious, I'm struggling to get it finished before school begins at this rate.

But I guess it's balanced by Cosi, which is an excellent play. as well as a street car named desire

[Studyinghard]

wow this "sharknet" seems terrible. Atleast my boring book has short stories so you dont have to be concentrating throughout the whole book but can get the misery in short little packages