Larry Gude
Strung Out
...did you read it?
Catcher in the Rye...
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Larry Gude
Strung Out
Beta84
They're out to get us
RareBreed
Throwing the deuces
I read it but my poll answer would be somewhere between:
Yes, must read
Yes, wasted on me
I'm not a big fan of pointless teen angst stories. Grow up and get a freakin' life.
Yes, must read
Yes, wasted on me
I'm not a big fan of pointless teen angst stories. Grow up and get a freakin' life.
Nickel
curiouser and curiouser
Nope. We were too busy reading Dante, Kafka, etc.Really??
BuddyLee
Football addict
Depends on your locale and timing. It wasn't required for me either.Really??
According to wikipedia
it is one of the most censored books in public schools. However, it's also one of the top books that is required reading in public schools. Districts either love it or hate it.
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toppick08
Guest
I don't remember having to read it......we did have The Red Badge of Courage as required reading material....still enjoy that book.
Beta84
They're out to get us
Nope. We were too busy reading Dante, Kafka, etc.
i had the pleasure of reading all of those exciting books too. Metamorphosis was possibly the dumbest book ever, but that made it all the more amusing.
Depends on your locale and timing. It wasn't required for me either.
According to wikipedia
true, maybe it's because i'm a little younger, but my AP teachers never cared for what was censored or not anyway. they went with the best literary works and didn't care what people said
BuddyLee
Football addict
We had to read Tale of Two Cities, which was pretty damn boring. I also had to read Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse Five. Still love that book to this day.
cattitude
My Sweetest Boy
Depends on your locale and timing. It wasn't required for me either.
According to wikipedia
Locale and timing..
PG County...stone age.
Also had to read Grapes Of Wrath the same year.
Nickel
curiouser and curiouser
The only "required" reading for us was what was assigned over the summer. During the school year we chose whatever we wanted from a long list of recommended reading, usually 2 a quarter I think, for papers and such.
Beta84
They're out to get us
Grapes of wrath: ran out of food/money, needed to move. found a place, had a hard time finding work, ran out of food/money, needed to move. So on and so forth.Locale and timing..
PG County...stone age.
Also had to read Grapes Of Wrath the same year.
That was possibly the most difficult read of my life. We had to read Scarlet Letter and Grapes of Wrath back to back. I'm not sure a single person in my class was able to read both fully through...we could only tolerate one or the other.
oh ok...we had to read a ton of books and didn't get many options until the end of the year.
i can't remember it well but i had to read that too
We read it in 7th or 8th grade. 
I hate to say this but I was in the middle of "Portnoy's Complaint" when we got the book assignment, so ol' Holden and his issues didn't really grab my attention.
I hate to say this but I was in the middle of "Portnoy's Complaint" when we got the book assignment, so ol' Holden and his issues didn't really grab my attention.
BuddyLee
Football addict
Typical Steinbeck novel based near the California rusty plains. About a man and his retarded buddy during the Great Depression. Near the climax the buddy commits a horrid act (forget what exactly) and there's a mob looking to string him up. The man finds his buddy first but decides to kill him himself instead of leaving him to the mob. Cue the sobs...