I think I was quite unusual, in that I usually ended up loving all the books I "did" at school - loving them all the more as a result of studying them. I recognise that this is unusual, though. Being put off for a life seems to be a much more common result.
I devoured Walter Scott between the ages of 11 and 15 or so. I'm fairly sure I must have "done" the tournament scene at school, since I clearly remember reading that scene before I knew who the characters were, but all his other books I found voluntarily.
I do remember my parents gently suggesting that I probably shouldn't be wasting my birthday book tokens on Nancy Drew books, since I'd probably lose interest pretty soon, but they never actively stopped me. Since I was reading Tolkien and Rosemary Sutcliff and the like at the same time, I doubt they were really worried. My local library didn't approve of Nancy Drew or the Famous Five, so buying was the only option for these types.
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Date: 2008-01-22 01:25 pm (UTC)I devoured Walter Scott between the ages of 11 and 15 or so. I'm fairly sure I must have "done" the tournament scene at school, since I clearly remember reading that scene before I knew who the characters were, but all his other books I found voluntarily.
I do remember my parents gently suggesting that I probably shouldn't be wasting my birthday book tokens on Nancy Drew books, since I'd probably lose interest pretty soon, but they never actively stopped me. Since I was reading Tolkien and Rosemary Sutcliff and the like at the same time, I doubt they were really worried. My local library didn't approve of Nancy Drew or the Famous Five, so buying was the only option for these types.