anyone else had/have to read a really boring book for their school/uni course??

OP

Teao the Cat

Doing an english degree, you learn to hate reading in general, since half if it is boring.... jacobs room, Caleb Williams.... ick.

the english lit course I looked at at Cambridge looked like there weren't any compulsory texts at all- ie- you could avoid reading anything you really found boring. is cambridge an exception, or is it also as you described?

I would have thought there wouldn't be any set texts for English literature university courses

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OP

Shadowplay

Oh yes. And they usually have the most pages. And sometimes you have to read them twice, because you didn't understand it the first time around anyway! :biggrin:

yeah- this is my problem with the second book I mentioned
I keep trying to ask myself- what do people see in this book??
but there's so much literature I am interested in, and I never took to philosophy- so if it weren't compulsory I would just give up

Reply 24

Teao the Cat

yellowwdaisy

the english lit course I looked at at Cambridge looked like there weren't any compulsory texts at all- ie- you could avoid reading anything you really found boring. is cambridge an exception, or is it also as you described?

I would have thought there wouldn't be any set texts for English literature university courses

of course there are- they need something to teach on! But for the exams and essays, you pick the texts from the set texts that you like, and ignore the rest.

Reply 25

blinkbelle

I do Law, every week I have at least 2-3 chapters of boring textbooks to read, plus some tedious journal articles and a few incomprehensible cases for good measure! xx

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OP

Teao the Cat

of course there are- they need something to teach on! But for the exams and essays, you pick the texts from the set texts that you like, and ignore the rest.

which university is this?
are you talking about all english lit courses?

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OP

blinkbelle

I do Law, every week I have at least 2-3 chapters of boring textbooks to read, plus some tedious journal articles and a few incomprehensible cases for good measure! xx

I thought that was basically what law consists of- textsbooks, journal articles and cases- what is it you do find interesting studying law if not that?

Reply 28

SunderX

14

I acclimatise myself to most literature I read and usually grow to love it, but I could not get through 'Tess of the D'Urbavilles'; in fact I think less than 10% of the class actually finished it.

Reply 29

laurenlodge

19

polka_dott

Spies.

Aaarfhfhgh. I had to do an AS exam on it and did so badly I just did another book (Cold Mountain) and did soo much better (got an A for the Cold Mountain exam! :yes:

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Agreed - saw this thread and immediately thought of Spies.

Doing it at the moment for my AS and it's actually hideous. There's no point and it's written in a way that just makes me want to fall asleep.

Reply 30

jessyfantastic90

14

The catcher in a rye ....DULL i hated that book.I had it for gcse english lit...i literally gave up reading it and read the synopsis on wikipedia...I didn't even finish the question in the exam I wrote a paragraph.If it wasn't for those poem questions and coursework I would of failed.

Reply 31

blinkbelle

yellowwdaisy

I thought that was basically what law consists of- textsbooks, journal articles and cases- what is it you do find interesting studying law if not that?

You seriously think everyone studying law enjoys reading textbooks? Seriously?!

It's bearable when its a good subject, but since I only get to pick 2/4 modules, it's often not so fun. xx

Reply 32

blinkbelle

lozz2601

Agreed - saw this thread and immediately thought of Spies.

Doing it at the moment for my AS and it's actually hideous. There's no point and it's written in a way that just makes me want to fall asleep.

I loved reading that book for A Level!! xx

Reply 33

petzneo

15

Arghh..I hate it...my pharmacy books are the most broing books on the planet, the amount of organic chem. is ridiculous!

Reply 34

*MJ*

2

zakiman

Of mice and Men

Need i say any more?

That was quite cool when I did it for GCSE... :cool:

I preferred Blood Brothers though (probably because I saw the play in London)... :love:

Reply 35

LadySmythe

19

petzneo

Arghh..I hate it...my pharmacy books are the most broing books on the planet, the amount of organic chem. is ridiculous!

Please don't tell me that...The BNF is interesting :p:

jokes hehe

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Teao the Cat