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mwmisses4289

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1. I know it is considered a classic, but I found it incredibly boring.

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Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:00 PM

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I had to read it for high school English one year. Read it once, and swore never again.
I find a lot of the classics incredibly boring. Not sure why, but there it is.

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I know it is considered a classic, but I found it incredibly boring. mwmisses4289 Saturday #1

I Taught it for Years in AP English Lit. ScoutHikerDad Saturday #2

Sounds excellent and a bit like my favorite English class in high school! Rhiannon12866 Saturday #3