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I thought old man and the sea was boring and pointless when I had to read it in grade 7 but 20+ years later, it hits me hard.

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[-] gru54777@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I liked Shakespeare - Hamlet, MacBeth, Julius Caesar, The Merchant of Venice, The Tempest. Probably year 10 or 11. Also Animal Farm.

I didn’t care much for Lord of the Flies, or My Family and Other Animals. Probably year 9.

Others I remember fondly were The Silver Sword and Stig of the Dump, from year 5.

I only read the Old Man and the Sea later as an adult, along with other Hemingway books which I enjoyed.

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