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What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Smokler's essays on the classics—witty, down-to-earth, appreciative, and insightful—are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypal stage of life—from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but give What do the great books of your youth have to say about your life now? Smokler's essays on the classics—witty, down-to-earth, appreciative, and insightful—are divided into ten sections, each covering an archetypal stage of life—from youth and first love to family, loss, and the future. The author not only reminds you about the essential features of each great book but gives you a practical, real-world reason why revisiting it in adulthood is not only enjoyable but useful.

This sounded like a good concept--revisit books you were assigned in high school, as an adult, and see what they can add to your life. Star Trek Complete Ebook Collection 563 Books Online. Problems---many of items done here aren't even books (some are just essays.) Many of the items listed the author did not read in high school, nor do high schools commonly assign them---the author admits this. And the writing is terrible. Really, truly bad.

There were sentences in here that were actually painful. Lamest metaphors I've ever read, I think. So the au This sounded like a good concept--revisit books you were assigned in high school, as an adult, and see what they can add to your life. Problems---many of items done here aren't even books (some are just essays.) Many of the items listed the author did not read in high school, nor do high schools commonly assign them---the author admits this. And the writing is terrible. Really, truly bad.

There were sentences in here that were actually painful. Lamest metaphors I've ever read, I think. So the author takes a good concept, messes with it by not following his own rules, and then shoots it dead with bad writing. I can't believe I read the whole thing. I never intended to but I would just pick it up and read a few short chapters in between other things and before I knew it, voila! I added some of the suggestions to my TBR and enjoyed Smokler's take on some of the ones I had already read. I think educators face a dichotomy.

Because many people don't study literature post high school, they feel like they have to introduce the classics or these folks will never be exposed to them period. On the other hand, I can't believe I read the whole thing. I never intended to but I would just pick it up and read a few short chapters in between other things and before I knew it, voila! I added some of the suggestions to my TBR and enjoyed Smokler's take on some of the ones I had already read. I think educators face a dichotomy. Because many people don't study literature post high school, they feel like they have to introduce the classics or these folks will never be exposed to them period. On the other hand, most high school students (myself included) were not mature enough to appreciate the themes/metaphors/constructs of great literature.

Smokler seems to have grasped them better than most and hence his really valuable recommendation that we absolutely should reread some of what we skimmed in high school. I've pretty much concluded that everything I read in high school should be taken off the 'read' list and put back on the TBR.