I hate reading fiction books. And i have to read one for my english class.

[Tomoyo]

That's really strange in what sense of education does remembering the first two hundred lines of a book enable you to learn about a work, surely a better use of your time would be spent in reading it an understanding it's context and underlying message. In some subjects it's a good idea to remember commonly used laws and axioms, but literature certainly doesn't fit into this. It sounds like a party trick rather than something that will help your ciritical skills, kinda like suggesting remembering the worlds capitals will enable you to understand geography better.

Oh, we have to know all the literary devices, underlying meaning, etc. too. We just memorize the passage so that if it comes up on the AP exam, we'll know the passage really well and won't have to spend the extra time on translating or making sense of the passage that's given.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Well when we move onto hamlet im pretty sure i will have a hard time understanding it.

I mean who can understand shakespearian writing?

And i love and enjoy life without reading fiction thank you!

Shakespeare is pretty awesome.



My advice: read the book. Maybe you'll enjoy it. And if you don't, in the long run, what difference will it make?

 

[Elrohir]

Yikes. I read the caterburys tales in highschool and it is just not understandable even though its translated.

I couldnt make heads or tales of it, its much worse then shakespears.

If you say it and think about it, you can usually figure it out. They just have a rather convoluted way of saying things.

You think that's bad? I've had to memorize the first ~200 lines of the Aeneid, and it's only been a month since the course started.

Your school must suck.