I’ve adopted a “hundred page” rule: if a book doesn’t grab me by then (or worse, if I dislike everyone in it), I close it and move on. Life is too short to spend it with people you don’t like.
I had to read Jude the Obscure for college English. I hated every page. I hated every character. And I love Victoriana. Amazing what a really dull author can do with a really dull subject.
I read that last line literally, as in to have an obligation to study literature. Caulfield may not owe the author anything but he owes it to himself to give the book another try, maybe in a few years. He could still hate the book but he might be surprised.
Bilan about 6 years ago
The teacher does know how to learn also.
Loren Tollefson about 6 years ago
Good one! The phrase that just keeps on giving. 1937-2018.(you have to be of a certain age to get it.)
magdala666 about 6 years ago
I’ve adopted a “hundred page” rule: if a book doesn’t grab me by then (or worse, if I dislike everyone in it), I close it and move on. Life is too short to spend it with people you don’t like.
jpayne4040 about 6 years ago
Great answer (for once), Mrs. Olsen.
Fontessa about 6 years ago
I read 4/5 of some “important” book that I just could not finish, and now I can’t even remember the title—that’s how much I hated it
wagnertinatlanta about 6 years ago
I had to read Jude the Obscure for college English. I hated every page. I hated every character. And I love Victoriana. Amazing what a really dull author can do with a really dull subject.
DavePederson about 6 years ago
Personally i like murder mysteries. And, if i may say so, i highly recommend mine. My third book will be published this September
paul brians about 6 years ago
The allusion to the radio coverage of the Hindenburg disaster is a real groaner.
cervelo about 6 years ago
Not the first time someone pulls this stunt either. It’s always funny though (81 years later, mind you).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tcbOJuB-pc
danketaz Premium Member about 6 years ago
I was down to the Florida Blue Springs last week. Oh, the huge manatees!
Not the Smartest Man On the Planet -- Maybe Close Premium Member about 6 years ago
Clever double entendre.
Jessica_D about 6 years ago
I read that last line literally, as in to have an obligation to study literature. Caulfield may not owe the author anything but he owes it to himself to give the book another try, maybe in a few years. He could still hate the book but he might be surprised.