SHOULD i PICK ENGLISH lit A LEVEL

my main concern is if it is too content heavy. i love writing essays and practising my writing skills but dont like memorising tons of quotes and context and connections/chains of thoughts of analysis.
also, how hard is it to get an A*?

Im doing literature atm, if your doing heavy subjects and want A*s, you have to ENJOY the subject as well as having previously been GOOD at the subject at GCSE. ill be honest with you, English literature is not for the weak, but at the end of the day, choosing subjects that are your passion is the best thing to make your sixth form/college journey as smooth sailing as possible. hope this helps!

Hi- year 12 here- I don't do English lit but I know loads of people that do; all of them really enjoy it so far! 🙂
I know someone who got a 5 at GCSE but is now consistently achieving A at A-Level, and no one I know is particularly struggling with the workload, so it's definitely not a difficult A-Level if you're good at essays.
Absolutely go for it if you enjoy literature and essay writing! It's quite different from GCSE but in a good way, and you'll get on fine if you can analyse well.
As for your main concerns:

thx for ur reply. im currently working at a low grade 9 level at gcse. thing is i've been getting 27/30 on my essays since like febuary and made 0 progress so far which kinda concerns me. but its still high so i should be good in terms of ability (though i did have to work VERY hard to get to a 9 in the first place)
in terms of passion, i love thinking about deep questions that some of literature proposes. our school has a "grade 9 club" where we look at high level analysis and even compare some gcse texts (i never use anything i learn from there in my actual essays lol) and i really enjoyed the stuff i learnt and discussed from there. a lot of philosophy and critical thinking which i liked.
in terms of reading, it really depends. if its a good book and im in the mood, i get lost in the abstract world of whatever my mind imagines and its great. sometimes i can only read for like 20 minutes before getting bored. im also a SLOW reader a lot of the time but when it gets to the good part im laser-focused.
another concern I have for lit is that I'm a straight, hetero man. And im 99% sure my class will be all females except me. ive been around and talked to men my whole life and im not the most extroverted person.