Books You Were Forced To Read But Then Loved

Had to read The Hobbit in HS. Have since read the whole series at least 3 times.

 

The Hobbit was the first book I bought after HS. I read that and the Trilogy at least 13 times since. However to keep in topic I must say one word...
PUG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

You stole my answer! I had to read it at school, then fell in love with Lennie and his rabbit tending ways

 

I stole " Great expectations" because I hadnt finished it when I finished HS.

 

Walden II by: B.F. Skinner

To Kill a Mockingbird

 

I can't say that I was "forced" to read any book. I was anxious to read each and every book for school. One book that I read for school that comes to mind, that I absolutely loved was Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison (not to be confused with The Invisible Man by HG Wells)

I think I am going to read it again soon in fact, it was just so amazing.

 

in grade 9 we had to read catcher in the rye
it was the first book i actually couldnt put down, holden was the first character i was captivated by
ill never forget how enthralled i was.

 

alot books that were mentioned were censored and not read in my school, because the principal didnt like em, i got a list of books that were censored somewhere

so far as being forced to read and liked was "To kill a mocking bird", "Of mice and men", " Romeo and Juliet" "Animal farm" " Farenhiet 451" and alot Ray Bradbury short stories

 

I'm going with the outsiders, I had to read that in 8th grade and loved it haha
and great expectations and a lot of poetry including most shakespeare

 

'I know why the caged bird sings', by Maya Angelou. I found it unputdownable!

 

Lord of the flies, and The Great Gatsby

 

Merlin...hehe

peace
chickens

 

The Great Gatsby (Had to read it twice, enjoyed it both times)
The Lovely Bones (Excellent book, very easy to read)

 

I read all the time as a kid, so making me read wasn't as issue. Although I didn't like being being told to read something, if I was reading something else. I was forced to read The Red Badge of Courage and I hated the first chapter so much, I got the Cliff Notes, which was about the only time I ever bought them. (I went to a Catholic University, and I did, however, get the Cliff Notes for the Old Testement. Do I still get into Heaven?)

 

Not to drag up an old thread, but seriously, there have been so many horrible books I've had to read. I'm an English major, so during the semester I have to read at least 1 or 2 books a week. Most of the books my professors make me read SUCK (they always seem like they'll be worthwhile, but NO), but there have been some nice surprises in there, such as::

Idoru & Neuromancer by William Gibson (even though I hate sci-fi)
Memories of a Catholic Girlhood by Mary McCarthy
Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett (?)
The Confessions of Saint Augustine
Silence by Shusaku Endo
+ a ton more I can't recall at the moment.

xoxo
cortnee

 

Flowers for Algernon, Go Ask Alice, the one by jd salinger, romeo and juliet

 

Silas Marner
Antigone
Everyman

 

The Shell Seekers~ by Rosamunde Pilcher

simply beautiful, i didnt want the book to end, if you haven' t read it do so!

 

A Child Called It
by Divid Pelzer It was so good!!!

 

The Great Gatsby-loved the writing

To Kill A Mockingbird- it was decent

The Oddesy(sp?)-its a classic!

I was forced to read/write a paper on the Catcher in the Rye and even though I respect the fact Salinger went as far as he did and the controversy surrounding the book, I can't say I enjoyed it.