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kittiewhirl1677 · 04-17-2003, 03:55 PM

Tinuviel Took-
I agree, why is it mostly only boys who like sci-fi and fic? I like star trek and star wars too!

But back on topic:
Yes, I agree with a previous group of people saying that forcing Tolkien in school would be like making you like something, forcing you to take on a style of writing and fiction that you just don't like. That makes people turn away from it quicker than if they take their own time to read it.

We just recently read the book, 'Bone from a Dry Sea' in school, and it was a very good book. I only thought it was good because I swallowed it all up, ignoring the 'deep thinking' our teacher made us do. It takes a while for people to really force me into something so much that I start hating it. Other people who had to read it too, though, hated it because for them, just the idea of limited freedom in what you read is terrifying.

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04-17-2003, 03:55 PM	#50
kittiewhirl1677 Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Living Hell Posts: 255	Tinuviel Took- I agree, why is it mostly only boys who like sci-fi and fic? I like star trek and star wars too! But back on topic: Yes, I agree with a previous group of people saying that forcing Tolkien in school would be like making you like something, forcing you to take on a style of writing and fiction that you just don't like. That makes people turn away from it quicker than if they take their own time to read it. We just recently read the book, 'Bone from a Dry Sea' in school, and it was a very good book. I only thought it was good because I swallowed it all up, ignoring the 'deep thinking' our teacher made us do. It takes a while for people to really force me into something so much that I start hating it. Other people who had to read it too, though, hated it because for them, just the idea of limited freedom in what you read is terrifying. [ April 17, 2003: Message edited by: kittiewhirl1677 ] __________________ The world was young, the mountains green. No stain yet on the moon was seen. No words were laid on stream or stone, When Durin woke and walked alone...